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<p><b> Clifton Luther „Cliff“ Jackson</b> (* <a href="19._Juli" title="19. Juli">19. Juli</a> <a href="1902" title="1902">1902</a> in <a href="Culpeper" title="Culpeper">Culpeper</a>, <a href="Virginia" title="Virginia">Virginia</a>; † <a href="24._Mai" title="24. Mai">24. Mai</a> <a href="1970" title="1970">1970</a> in <a href="New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a>) war ein US-amerikanischer <a href="Jazzpiano" class="mw-redirect" title="Jazzpiano">Pianist</a> des <a href="Stride_Piano" class="mw-redirect" title="Stride Piano">Stride Piano</a><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> und Bandleader.
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<p>Jackson kam 1923 von <a href="Atlantic_City_(New_Jersey)" title="Atlantic City (New Jersey)">Atlantic City</a> nach New York, wo er im folgenden Jahr in Lionel Howards Musical <i>Aces</i> musizierte. Unter eigenem Namen nahm er 1926 <i>Hock Shop Blues</i> und <i>What’s The Matter Now</i> auf; die Titel erschienen später bei <a href="Riverside_Records" class="mw-redirect" title="Riverside Records">Riverside Records</a> (<i>Riverside History Of Classic Jazz, Vol. 7&8: Chicago Style / Harlem</i>).<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 1927 entstanden Aufnahmen mit <a href="Bob_Fuller" title="Bob Fuller">Bob Fuller</a> und <a href="Elmer_Snowden" title="Elmer Snowden">Elmer Snowden</a>; danach gründete er eine <a href="Big_Band" title="Big Band">Big Band</a> (<i>Krazy Kats</i>), mit der er 1930 einige Titel aufnahm, darunter <i>Horse Feathers</i> und <i>The Terror</i>. Nach Auflösung der Band, in der u. a. zeitweilig auch <a href="Happy_Caldwell" title="Happy Caldwell">Happy Caldwell</a>, <a href="Bingie_Madison" title="Bingie Madison">Bingie Madison</a>, <a href="Tricky_Sam_Nanton" title="Tricky Sam Nanton">Tricky Sam Nanton</a> und <a href="Rudy_Powell" title="Rudy Powell">Rudy Powell</a> spielten, arbeitete Jackson zumeist als Solist in New Yorker Nachtclubs. In dieser Zeit begleitete er Sängerinnen wie Viola McCoy, <a href="Lena_Wilson" title="Lena Wilson">Lena Wilson</a>, <a href="Sara_Martin" title="Sara Martin">Sara Martin</a>, <a href="Lizzie_Miles" title="Lizzie Miles">Lizzie Miles</a> und <a href="Clara_Smith" title="Clara Smith">Clara Smith</a>. Weitere Aufnahmesessions fanden 1940/41 mit <a href="Sidney_Bechet" title="Sidney Bechet">Sidney Bechet</a> statt.
</p><p>Unter eigenem Namen spielte er 1944/45 Solo-Titel und Dixieland-Nummern für <a href="Black_%26_White_Records" title="Black & White Records">Black & White Records</a> ein. In den folgenden Jahren nahm er außerdem für das Label <i>Disc</i> (1945), Riverside/Swingville (1961, darunter den <a href="Rudy_Van_Gelder" title="Rudy Van Gelder">Rudy Van Gelder</a> gewidmeten <i>Blues in Englewood</i>) und Black Lion (<i>Carolina Shout!</i>), Ri-Disc, Jazzology und Master Jazz (1969) auf. 1943 bis 1951 war er Hauspianist im <a href="Caf%C3%A9_Society" title="Café Society">Café Society</a>; 1946 ging er mit <a href="Eddie_Condon" title="Eddie Condon">Eddie Condon</a> auf Tournee. 1966 trat er mit seiner Frau <a href="Maxine_Sullivan" title="Maxine Sullivan">Maxine Sullivan</a> auf, mit der er seit 1960 verheiratet war. Er spielte im Laufe seiner Karriere u. a. mit <a href="Bunk_Johnson" title="Bunk Johnson">Bunk Johnson</a>, <a href="Tommy_Ladnier" title="Tommy Ladnier">Tommy Ladnier</a>, <a href="Mezz_Mezzrow" title="Mezz Mezzrow">Mezz Mezzrow</a>, <a href="Red_Norvo" title="Red Norvo">Red Norvo</a>, <a href="Garvin_Bushell" title="Garvin Bushell">Garvin Bushell</a> (1950), <a href="J._C._Higginbotham" title="J. C. Higginbotham">J. C. Higginbotham</a> (1960) und <a href="Joe_Thomas_(Saxophonist%2C_1909)" title="Joe Thomas (Saxophonist, 1909)">Joe Thomas</a> (1962).
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sammlung">Sammlung</h2></div>
<ul><li><i>The Complete <a href="Master_Jazz_Recordings" title="Master Jazz Recordings">Master Jazz</a> Piano Series mit <a href="Earl_Hines" title="Earl Hines">Earl Hines</a>, <a href="Claude_Hopkins" title="Claude Hopkins">Claude Hopkins</a>, Cliff Jackson, Keith Dunham, <a href="Sonny_White" title="Sonny White">Sonny White</a>, <a href="Jay_McShann" title="Jay McShann">Jay McShann</a>, <a href="Teddy_Wilson" title="Teddy Wilson">Teddy Wilson</a>, <a href="Cliff_Smalls" title="Cliff Smalls">Cliff Smalls</a>, <a href="Sir_Charles_Thompson" class="mw-redirect" title="Sir Charles Thompson">Sir Charles Thompson</a>, Gloria Hearn & <a href="Ram_Ramirez" title="Ram Ramirez">Ram Ramirez</a> (1969–1974)</i>. <a href="Mosaic_Records" title="Mosaic Records">Mosaic</a>, 1990 – 6 LPs oder 4 CDs</li></ul>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Literatur">Literatur</h2></div>
<ul><li><a href="Leonard_Feather" title="Leonard Feather">Leonard Feather</a>, <a href="Ira_Gitler" title="Ira Gitler">Ira Gitler</a>: <i>The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz.</i> Oxford University Press, New York 1999, ISBN 0-19-532000-X.</li></ul>
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<div class="sisterproject" style="margin:0.1em 0 0 0;"><div class="noresize noviewer" style="display:inline-block; line-height:10px; min-width:1.6em; text-align:center;" aria-hidden="true" role="presentation"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Commons"></span></span></div><b><span class=""><a class="external text" href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Cliff_Jackson?uselang=de"><span lang="en">Commons</span>: Cliff Jackson</a></span></b> – Sammlung von Bildern, Videos und Audiodateien</div>
<ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000126663">Cliff Jackson</a> bei <a href="AllMusic" title="AllMusic">AllMusic</a> (englisch)</li>
<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.discogs.com/de/artist/Cliff+Jackson">Cliff Jackson</a> bei <a href="Discogs" title="Discogs">Discogs</a></li></ul>
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<li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-1">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.blueblackjazz.com/stride_piano.html">Porträt</a> bei blueblackjazz</span>
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<li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-2">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.jazzdisco.org/riverside-records/discography-1925-1930/">Riverside Records / Discography 1925–1930</a></span>
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