Cliff Smalls

Clifton Arnold (3 March 1918 – 2008), better known as Cliff Smalls, was an American jazz trombonist, pianist, conductor and arranger who worked in the jazz, soul and rhythm & blues genres.

Birth and Death Data: Born (Charleston (largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina)), Died 2008

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1945 - 1947

Roles Represented in DAHR: trombone, leader, piano, arranger

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor D5VB-0034 10-in. 1/16/1945 Scoop's - Carry's - merry Earl Hines Orchestra Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, trombone  
Victor D5VB-0035 10-in. 1/16/1945 Satchel mouth baby Earl Hines Orchestra ; The Mello-Tones Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quintet instrumentalist, trombone  
Victor D5VB-0036 10-in. 1/16/1945 Furlough blues Earl Hines Orchestra ; Arthur Walker Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, trombone  
Atlantic 67 10-in. 12/6/1947 Blues in the dark Melrose Colbert ; Clifton "Cliff" Smalls leader, instrumentalist, piano  
Atlantic 68 10-in. 12/6/1947 Heart and soul Melrose Colbert ; Clifton "Cliff" Smalls leader, instrumentalist, piano  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Smalls, Cliff," accessed January 3, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/377775.

Smalls, Cliff. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 3, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/377775.

"Smalls, Cliff." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 3 January 2026.

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URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/377775

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