[Dixielandjazz] Joe Smith, was early Rex Stewart

[Anton Crouch]

Hello all

Ah, yes - Joe Smith. Lyricism and power.

His 32 bar solo on Bessie Smith's /Hot time in (the) old town tonight/ 
(March 1927) is quite beautiful.

All the best,
Anton


On 20/01/2015 23:38, ROBERT R. CALDER wrote (in part):

His younger brother Joe was the jazzman, highly esteemed as a lyrical player, with Fletcher Henderson and on blues accompaniments which many years later Count Basie was recommending Sonny Cohn to study.