It Must Be the Blues - Johnny Dodds, Partham, John
Oh, Daddy Blues (You Won't Have No Mama) - Johnny Dodds, Herbert
Loveless Love - Johnny Dodds, Handy, W.C.
19th Street Blues - Johnny Dodds,
San - Johnny Dodds, McPhail, Lindsay
Oh! Lizzie (A Lover's Lament) - Johnny Dodds, Bibo
Clarinet Wobble - Johnny Dodds, Dodds, Johnny
The New St. Louis Blues - Johnny Dodds, Handy, W.C.
Easy Come, Easy Go Blues - Johnny Dodds, Bertrand, Jimmy
The Blues Stampede - Johnny Dodds, Bertrand, Jimmy
I'm Goin' Huntin' - Johnny Dodds, Bertrand, Jimmy
If You Want to Be My Sugar Papa - Johnny Dodds, Bertrand, Jimmy
Weary Blues - Johnny Dodds, Matthews, Artie
New Orleans Stomp - Johnny Dodds, Dodds, Johnny
Wild Man Blues - Johnny Dodds, Armstrong, Louis
Melancholy - Johnny Dodds, Bloom, Marty
There'll Come a Day - Johnny Dodds, Sconosciuto
The Weary Way Blues - Johnny Dodds, Blythe, Jimmy
Cootie Stomp - Johnny Dodds, Burris, James Henry
There'll Come a Day - Johnny Dodds, Sconosciuto
Weary Way Blues - Johnny Dodds, Blythe, Jimmy
Weary Way Blues - Johnny Dodds, Blythe, Jimmy
Poutin' Papa - Johnny Dodds, Longshaw, Fred
Hot Stuff - Johnny Dodds, Blythe, Jimmy
Though not as well known as many of his contemporaries in early jazz, Johnny Dodds was widely respected by critics, fans, and other musicians as one of the greatest clarinet players of the pre-swing era. The New Orleans na... more »tive had no formal training, learning his art from the ground up by playing with the innovators who coined the musical terminology of jazz. His playing evinced a warm, rich tone and the kind of rhythmic subtlety that defined greatness at the time, and he was known for his emotional, "hot" soloing. These 1927 tracks show Dodds leading a sextet that included the awesome Freddie Keppard on cornet, brother Warren "Baby" Dodds on washboard, Eddie Ellis on trombone, Jasper Taylor on drums, and either Lil Hardin Armstrong, Jimmy Blythe, or Tiny Parham on piano. --John Swenson« less
Though not as well known as many of his contemporaries in early jazz, Johnny Dodds was widely respected by critics, fans, and other musicians as one of the greatest clarinet players of the pre-swing era. The New Orleans native had no formal training, learning his art from the ground up by playing with the innovators who coined the musical terminology of jazz. His playing evinced a warm, rich tone and the kind of rhythmic subtlety that defined greatness at the time, and he was known for his emotional, "hot" soloing. These 1927 tracks show Dodds leading a sextet that included the awesome Freddie Keppard on cornet, brother Warren "Baby" Dodds on washboard, Eddie Ellis on trombone, Jasper Taylor on drums, and either Lil Hardin Armstrong, Jimmy Blythe, or Tiny Parham on piano. --John Swenson
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Leonid Gershon | 01/23/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Classics 1927 CD contains all the sides cut with Armstrong playing under Johnny's leadership. Recorded at the same time as Louis' Hot Fives etc., these recordings are just as important. The cd has been unavailable lately. There's also an alternate take of Wildman Blues available from Neatwork. Seems to be the only known surviving alternate from the these sessions."
Track Listings (25) - Disc #1