Cliff Jackson (musician)

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Cliff Jackson
Cliff Jackson at the piano in 1947, photo by William P. Gottlieb
Background information
Birth name	Clifton Luther Jackson
Born	(1902-07-19)July 19, 1902 Culpeper, Virginia, U.S.
Died	May 24, 1970(1970-05-24) (aged 67) New York City, U.S.
Genres	Jazz
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instrument(s)	Piano

Clifton Luther Jackson (July 19, 1902 – May 24, 1970)

Career

Jackson was born in

Jackson was married to the singer Maxine Sullivan from 1950, until his death from heart failure in 1970.^[2]

Discography

As leader

• Uptown and Lowdown (Prestige, 1961)
• Carolina Shout! (Black Lion, 1973)
• Cliff Jackson and His Crazy Kats 1930 (Retrieval, 1981)
• Recorded in New York 1926–34 (Jazz Oracle, 2003)

As sideman

• Sidney Bechet, Bechet of New Orleans (RCA Victor, 1965)
• Bunny Berigan, 1935–1936 (Classics, 1993)
• Eddie Condon, The Eddie Condon Concerts (Chiaroscuro, 1972)
• Eddie Condon, The Town Hall Concerts Vol. Four (Jazzology, 1989)
• The Delfonics, La La Means I Love You (Philly Groove, 1968)
• Helen Gross, 1924–1925 (Document, 1988)
• Coleman Hawkins, Years Ago (Prestige, 1964)
• Rosa Henderson, Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order Vol. 4 (Document, 1995)
• Alberta Hunter, Lucille Hegamin, Victoria Spivey, Songs We Taught Your Mother (Prestige, 1962)
• Lonnie Johnson, Idle Hours (Prestige, 1987)
• Jimmy Rushing, The Jazz Odyssey of Jimmy Rushing (Philips, 1957)
• Al Sears, Things Ain't What They Used to Be (Swingville, 1961)
• Elmer Snowden, Harlem Banjo (Riverside, 1960)

References

Bibliography

• ISBN 978-0195320008
  , p. 345.