Jimmy Strong (musician)
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.
Strong was based in Chicago as a teenager, performing in 's Nighthawks; around 1925 he did a national tour with a traveling revue and stayed in California for a time, freelancing with several groups. Upon his return he joined Carroll Dickerson's orchestra, where he worked with Louis Armstrong; he appears on Armstrong's Hot Fives recordings. In 1928 he also worked briefly with . In the 1930s he played with Cassino Simpson, Zinky Cohn, and Jimmie Noone, in addition to his own bands. Around 1940 he relocated to Jersey City, New Jersey, and founded a new ensemble, playing at a club called the Blue Room. Following this he appears to have left music; he was living in South Carolina in the 1970s.
References[]
- "Jimmy Strong". The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. 2nd edition, ed. Barry Kernfeld.
- 1906 births
- 1977 deaths
- American jazz saxophonists
- American male saxophonists
- American jazz clarinetists
- 20th-century saxophonists
- 20th-century American male musicians
- American male jazz musicians
- Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five members