J.C. Higginbotham

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Jay C. (Jack) Higginbotham (May 11, 1906 – May 26, 1973) was an American jazz trombonist. His playing was robust and swinging. In the 1930s and 1940s he played with some of the premier swing bands, including Luis Russell's, Benny Carter's, Red Allen's, and Fletcher Henderson's. He also played with Louis Armstrong, who had taken over Russell's band, from 1937 to 1940. From 1947 on he chiefly led his own groups. He recorded extensively both as a sideman and as a leader. He played for a long period in the forties with his ideal partner Red Allen, and then disappeared from the scene for several years. Higginbotham led several bands in the Fifties in Boston and Cleveland, appeared regularly at the Metropole in New York between 1956 and 1959, and led his own Dixieland band there in the Sixties. He also appeared on the DuMont series Jazz Party (1958), aired on WNTA-TV. During the tenure with Luis Russell, on February 5, 1930, a single session was issued under the name of J.C. Higgenbotham and His Six Hicks was issued on OKeh 8772, featuring "Give Me Your Telephone Number" and "Higgenbotham Blues". Musicians included Henry Allen, Higgenbotham, Charlie Holmes, Luis Russell, Will Hognson, Pops Foster and Paul Barbarin, all member of Russell's band. He went on his first European tour with Sammy Price, appearing in Scandinavia, and worked once again briefly in 1964 with Louis Armstrong. After that things quietened down around Higginbotham. He died on May 26, 1973 in New York. Higginbot

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20.3014-HI (1of2) - Big City Blues

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The Ultimate Jazz Archive

The Ultimate Jazz Archive 4 (3 Of 4)

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Jazz Legends 1930 - 1939

Symphony in Riffs

The Ultimate Jazz Archive Set 04

Swing Out

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Best of Dixieland Jazz, The Disc 7

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Best of Dixieland Jazz, The Disc 9

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Funeral Songs (Dead Man Blues)

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Best of Dixieland Jazz, The Disc 4

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Best of Dixieland Jazz, The Disc 8

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