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Virtually every photo taken of Chubby Jackson [above, center] shows the bassist smiling or laughing. Jackson played in Woody Herman's band starting in 1943 and remained intermittently through the 1970s, leading his own bands and small groups along the way. Chubby was known for his on-stage exuberance and keeping bandmembers' spirits high. His son, Duffy, became a solid big band drummer, most notably with Count Basie. What makes Duffy Jackson so much fun to watch is the very feature he inherited from his father—enormous passion for the instrument he plays and the music that passes through his fingers. [Photo at top by William P. Gottlieb. Clockwise from left: Dave Lambert, John Simmons, George Handy, Dizzy Gillespie and Chubby Jackson]
Here's Duffy Jackson with Count Basie's small group in 1979...
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