Jimmy Strong (August 29, 1906 – April 1977) was an American

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reedist. While he is best known as a clarinetist, he occasionally played tenor saxophone as well.

Career

Strong was based in

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as a teenager, performing in

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'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

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's orchestra, where he worked with

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; he appears on Armstrong's Hot Fives recordings. In 1928, he also worked briefly with Clifford King. In the 1930s, he played with Cassino Simpson, Zinky Cohn, and

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, in addition to his own bands. Around 1940, he relocated to

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, where he performed with local bands until his death in 1977.

References

;Footnotes ;General references *"Jimmy Strong". '' The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz''. 2nd edition, ed.

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