Description: We combine shipping on all purchased items. It is now automatically calculated and discounted based on your location. Jack Smith (born Jacob Schmidt, (May 30, 1896 – May 13, 1950), known as "Whispering" Jack Smith, was an American baritone singer. Smith was a popular radio, film and recording artist. He was at his most popular during the 1920s and 1930s, making a brief comeback in the late 1940s. Smith began his professional career in 1915, when he sang with a quartet at a theater in the Bronx. After service in World War I, he got a job in 1918 as a "song plugger" for the Irving Berlin Music Publishing Company. He was a pianist at a radio station when he got his singing break substituting for a singer who failed to show up. Smith had a very distinctive style which was a combination of singing and talking in a very "intimate" way using the microphone very effectively as opposed to "belting" the song out. His "whispering" style of singing was a result of a World War I injury from poison gas that kept him from singing at full volume. Smith took to the relatively newly invented microphone, and made the "whispering" style popular and there were a number of imitators. Smith was exclusively on the radio, but beginning in 1925, he began making records. He reveals a range of nearly two full octaves and an almost unbelievable degree of control with emotional nuance in his recordings. Even when Smith sings delicately, which is most of the time, each word is crisp and easy to understand. He tells a story with each song using a interesting delivery of the lyrics. His delivery was happy, playful, romantic and sometimes sarcastic. The popularity began to decrease in the early 1930's when his style of singing was not suited to the swing era. He attempted a comeback in 1940 and made a few recordings. Jack Smith died in New York City after suffering a heart attack at the age of 53. He is buried next to his mother Anna Schmidt at St. Raymond's Cemetery in the Bronx, New York City. His grave is unmarked. The recordings included in the 4 CD’s were made at the peak of his career. They display his unusual jazz singing style, intimate, unique and very entertaining. All recordings were digitally restored by Vintage Recordings. "Whispering" Jack Smith Popular 1920's Crooner Jazz Singer Encore 3 (Recorded 1927-1929) Several Items will have a symbol next to a song. You can listen to a sound clip with the windows media player. 01 There's Always A Way Into Trouble 1927 Your browser does not support the audio element. 02 The Song Is Ended 1927 03 The Best Things In Life Are Free 1927 04 Rosy Cheeks 1927 05 From Sunrise To Sunset 1928 06 Crazy Rhythm 1928 07 Funny Face 1928 08 My One and Only 1928 09 Ramona 1928 10 Sunshine 1928 11 sWonderful 1928 12 That's My Weakness Now 1928 Your browser does not support the audio element. 13 The Song I Love 1928 14 When Day Is Done 1928 15 Whispering 1928 16 All By Yourself In The Moonlight 1928 17 To Be In Love 1928 18 Encore 1929 Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE
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Artist: Jazz Vocals, Jazz Singer, Whispering Jack Smith, Jack Smith, 1920's Crooner, 1920's Jazz Singer, Me and My Shadow, 1920's Radio Singer
Style: 1920's Jazz, 1930's Jazz, Crooner, Jazz Crooner, Crooning, 1920's Crooner, Minstrel, Ragtime, Traditional Jazz
Format: CD
Release Title: "Whispering" Jack Smith 1920's Crooner Singer CD 3
Genre: Big Band, 1920's Jazz Singer, 1920's Blues Singer, Scat Singing, 1920's Crooner, Crooner, Blues, Jazz
Sub-Genre: Vocal Jazz
Era: 1920s
