Jazz
Johnny Dodds - Clarinet
Ate Van Delden Original Material
Baby Dodds Drums
Barney Bigard Sax (Tenor)
Bud Scott Banjo
Charlie Alexander Piano
Earl Hines Piano
Harry Coster Original Material, Audio Restoration
John Albert Thomas Trombone
Johnny St. Cyr Spoken Word, Banjo
Kid Ory Trombone
Lil Armstrong Piano
Louis Armstrong Vocals, Cornet
Marcel van den Broek Cover Design
Mark Berresford Photography, Liner Notes, Sleeve Notes
Natty Dominique Cornet
Wim Bor Original Material
Johnny Dodds
Active Decades: '20s, '30s and '40s
Born: Apr 12, 1892 in New Orleans, LA
Died: Aug 08, 1940 in Chicago, IL
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Classic Jazz, New Orleans Jazz
One of the all-time great clarinetists and arguably the most significant of the 1920s, Johnny Dodds (whose younger brother Baby Dodds was among the first important drummers) had a memorable tone in both the lower and upper registers, was a superb blues player, and held his own with Louis Armstrong (no mean feat) on his classic Hot Five and Hot Seven recordings. He did not start on clarinet until he was 17 but caught on fast, being mostly self-taught. Dodds was with Kid Ory's band during most of 1912-1919, played on riverboats with Fate Marable in 1917, and joined King Oliver in Chicago in 1921. During the next decade, he recorded with Oliver's Creole Jazz Band, Jelly Roll Morton, Louis Armstrong, and on his own heated sessions, often utilizing trumpeter Natty Dominique. He worked regularly at Kelly's Stables during 1924-1930. Although Dodds continued playing in Chicago during the 1930s, part of the time was spent running a cab company. The clarinetist led recording sessions in 1938 and 1940, but died just before the New Orleans revival movement began.
---Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
