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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Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Smalls, Cliff, 1918-2008 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n89614546
Wikidata: Cliff Smalls - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5132763
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/45905936
MusicBrainz: Cliff Smalls - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/d2d823fb-d361-414e-938f-00e9893d20eb
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