Footnotes to Jazz, Vol. 1: Baby Dodds Talking and Drum Solos

Baby Dodds FW02290 / FJ 2290

This fascinating album follows jazz drummer Baby Dodds as he demonstrates the sonic elements of his famous solos and discusses these component parts with the attentive audience. From a discussion of drumming in the 1920s to a tom-tom "workout," Dodds' album is as entertaining as it is educational.
Country(s) United States
Culture Group(s) African American
Keyword(s) Jazz; Oral history
Instrument(s) Drum kit; Drum

Year of Recording 1951
Record Label Folkways Records
Source Archive Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
Credits Produced by Frederic Ramsey ; Artist Baby Dodds ; Recorded by Moses Asch

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101	Drums in the Twenties - 1. Jazzin' Babies Blues 2. Wild Man Blues	Baby Dodds	8:28
102	Spooky Drums No. 1	Baby Dodds	2:24
103	Shimmy Beat And Press Roll Demonstration	Baby Dodds	1:25
104	Careless Love Blues	Baby Dodds	2:08
201	Rudiments with Drumstick Nervebeats	Baby Dodds	2:07
202	Maryland	Baby Dodds	2:33
203	Spooky Drums No. 2	Baby Dodds	2:18
204	Tom Tom Workout	Baby Dodds	1:57

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