Jimmy Strong

Jimmy Strong (August 29, 1906 – April 1977) was an American jazz reedist. While he is best known as a clarinetist, he occasionally played tenor saxophone as well.

Birth and Death Data: Born August 29, 1906, Died April 1, 1977 (South Carolina)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1928 - 1929

Roles Represented in DAHR: clarinet, tenor saxophone

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 31 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
OKeh	W400960	10-in.	6/27/1928	Fireworks	Louis Armstrong ; Hot Five	Jazz/dance sextet	instrumentalist, clarinet
OKeh	W400961	10-in.	6/27/1928	Skip the gutter	Louis Armstrong ; Hot Five	Jazz/dance sextet	instrumentalist, clarinet
OKeh	W400962	10-in.	6/27/1928	A Monday date	Louis Armstrong ; Hot Five	Jazz/dance sextet, with male vocal solo and talk	instrumentalist, clarinet
OKeh	W400966	10-in.	6/28/1928	Don't jive me	Louis Armstrong ; Hot Five	Jazz/dance sextet	instrumentalist, clarinet, tenor saxophone
OKeh	W400967	10-in.	6/28/1928	West End blues	Louis Armstrong ; Hot Five	Jazz/dance sextet, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, clarinet
OKeh	W400968	10-in.	6/28/1928	Sugar foot strut	Louis Armstrong ; Hot Five	Jazz/dance sextet, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, clarinet
OKeh	W400973	10-in.	6/29/1928	Two deuces	Louis Armstrong ; Hot Five	Jazz/dance sextet	instrumentalist, clarinet
OKeh	W400974	10-in.	6/29/1928	Squeeze me	Louis Armstrong ; Hot Five	Jazz/dance sextet, with male vocal solo and male vocal trio	instrumentalist, clarinet, tenor saxophone
OKeh	W400991	10-in.	7/5/1928	Knee drops	Louis Armstrong ; Hot Five	Jazz/dance sextet	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone, clarinet
OKeh	W400993	10-in.	7/5/1928	Stomp de los del Savoy	Carroll Dickerson y su Orquesta	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
OKeh	W402153	10-in.	12/4/1928	No	Louis Armstrong Orchestra	Jazz/dance sextet	instrumentalist, clarinet
OKeh	W402154	10-in.	12/4/1928	Basin Street blues	Louis Armstrong Orchestra	Jazz/dance sextet, with male vocal trio	instrumentalist, clarinet
OKeh	W402168	10-in.	12/5/1928	No one else but you	Louis Armstrong ; Savoy Ballroom Five	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, clarinet
OKeh	W402169	10-in.	12/5/1928	Beau Koo Jack	Louis Armstrong ; Savoy Ballroom Five	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, clarinet
OKeh	W402170	10-in.	12/5/1928	Save it pretty mamma	Louis Armstrong ; Savoy Ballroom Five	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, clarinet
OKeh	W402200	10-in.	12/7/1928	Muggles	Louis Armstrong Orchestra	Jazz/dance sextet	instrumentalist, clarinet
OKeh	W402224	10-in.	12/12/1928	Heah me talkin' to ya?	Louis Armstrong ; Savoy Ballroom Five	Jazz/dance ensemble, with talk	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone, clarinet
OKeh	W402225	10-in.	12/12/1928	St. James' Infirmary	Louis Armstrong ; Savoy Ballroom Five	Jazz/dance ensemble, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone, clarinet
OKeh	W402226	10-in.	12/12/1928	Tight like this	Louis Armstrong ; Savoy Ballroom Five	Jazz/dance ensemble, with talk	instrumentalist, clarinet, tenor saxophone
OKeh	W402525	10-in.	7/10/1929	Funny feathers	Victoria Spivey	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance sextet	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
OKeh	W402526	10-in.	7/10/1929	How do you do it that way?	Victoria Spivey	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance sextet	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
OKeh	W402534	10-in.	7/19/1929	Ain't misbehavin'	Louis Armstrong Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, clarinet, tenor saxophone
OKeh	W402535	10-in.	7/22/1929	(What did I do to be so) Black and blue	Louis Armstrong Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
OKeh	W402540	10-in.	7/19/1929	That rhythm man	Louis Armstrong Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, clarinet, tenor saxophone
OKeh	W402541	10-in.	7/19/1929	Sweet Savannah Sue	Louis Armstrong Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, clarinet, tenor saxophone

(Results 1-25 of 31 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Strong, Jimmy," accessed November 6, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/113433.

Strong, Jimmy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 6, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/113433.

"Strong, Jimmy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 6 November 2024.