Sunday, May 15, 2005

Johnny Dodds

Johnny Dodds
USA
Jazz

Johnny Dodds (April 12, 1892 – August 8, 1940) was an American jazz clarinetist and alto saxophonist based in New Orleans, best known for his recordings under his own name and with bands such as those of Joe "King" Oliver, Jelly Roll Morton, Lovie Austin and Louis Armstrong. Dodds (pronounced "dots") was the older brother of the drummer Warren "Baby" Dodds; they worked together in the New Orleans Bootblacks in 1926.


The Chronological 1926 (1991)
The Chronological 1927 (1991)
The Chronological 1927-1928 (1991)
The Chronological 1928-1940 (1992)
Clarinet Wobble: Quadromania (2005)