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One of the last survivors of the pre-swing era,
Franz Jackson (a fine tenorman and clarinetist) remained active into the next century, recording for Parkwood with
Marcus Belgrave, and enjoying the release of a 2000 performance on Delmark. He worked in the Chicago area starting in 1926, including with
Albert Ammons,
Carroll Dickerson (1932 and 1934-1936),
Jimmie Noone (1934),
Roy Eldridge (1937), and
Fletcher Henderson's orchestra (1937-1938).
Jackson traveled to New York with
Eldridge (1938-1939), played in California with
Earl Hines' orchestra (1940-1941), and then worked with
Fats Waller (1941) and the
Cootie Williams big band (1942). Stints with
Frankie Newton (1942-1943) and
Wilbur DeParis (1944-1945) followed, and he played in the Pacific on several USO tours. In the mid-'50s, after returning to Chicago,
Franz Jackson formed his
Original Jazz All Stars, a group that lasted for around 20 years. He recorded for Riverside in 1961, Delmark, and for his own label Pinnacle;
Jackson also recorded with
Art Hodes in 1974. He continued playing regularly in the Chicago area during the next several decades. ~ Scott Yanow