About Jimmy "Jammin'" Smith
Lived 1926 – 1953 (aged 26–27). Jimmy "Jammin'" Smith was an American jazz musician.
James Darwin Smith (1926–1953) was an American jazz trumpet player who reached his peak in the early 1950s.
After a bebop debut with Miles Davis in a small group setting, Smith continued to record for Blue Note and played a number of gigs in Chicago. His first self-composed stylistic jazz was a piece called "Cold Jammin", which earned him his nickname Jimmy "Jammin" Smith. Smith died at the early age of 27 from a heroin overdose after one of his concerts.
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Who was Jimmy "Jammin'" Smith?
American musician
When was Jimmy "Jammin'" Smith born?
Jimmy "Jammin'" Smith was born in 1926.
When did Jimmy "Jammin'" Smith die?
Jimmy "Jammin'" Smith died in 1953.
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Jimmy "Jammin'" Smith was a jazz musician.
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Jimmy "Jammin'" Smith was American.
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