
Baby Dodds
Warren "Baby" Dodds (December 24, 1898 – February 14, 1959) was a jazz drummer born in New Orleans, Louisiana. He is regarded as one of the best jazz drummers of the pre-big band era, and one of the most important early jazz drummers. He varied his drum patterns with accents and flourishes, and he generally kept the beat with the bass drum while playing buzz rolls on the snare. Some of his early influences included Louis Cottrell, Sr., Harry Zeno, Henry Martin, and Tubby Hall. Dodds was among the first drummers to be recorded who improvised while performing. |
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Birth and Death Data: Born December 24th, 1898 (New Orleans), Died February 14th, 1959 (Chicago)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1923 - 1945
Roles Represented in DAHR: drums, washboard, traps
Recordings (Results 1-25 of 42 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BVE-38627 | 10-in. | 6/4/1927 | Hyena stomp | Jelly Roll Morton ; Red Hot Peppers | Jazz/dance band, with laughing | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | BVE-38628 | 10-in. | 6/4/1927 | Billy goat stomp | Jelly Roll Morton ; Red Hot Peppers | Jazz/dance band, with goat imitations | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | BVE-38629 | 10-in. | 6/4/1927 | Wild man blues | Jelly Roll Morton ; Red Hot Peppers | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | BVE-38630 | 10-in. | 6/4/1927 | Jungle blues | Jelly Roll Morton ; Red Hot Peppers | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | BVE-38661 | 10-in. | 6/10/1927 | Beale Street blues | Jelly Roll Morton ; Red Hot Peppers | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | BVE-38662 | 10-in. | 6/10/1927 | The pearls | Jelly Roll Morton ; Red Hot Peppers | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | BVE-38663 | 10-in. | 6/10/1927 | Wolverine blues | Jelly Roll Morton | Jazz/dance ensemble | instrumentalist, traps | |
Victor | BVE-38664 | 10-in. | 6/10/1927 | Mr. Jelly Lord | Jelly Roll Morton | Jazz/dance ensemble | instrumentalist, traps | |
Victor | BVE-46063 | 10-in. | 7/6/1928 | Bucktown stomp | Johnny Dodds Washboard Band | Instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, washboard | |
Victor | BVE-46064 | 10-in. | 7/6/1928 | Weary city | Johnny Dodds Washboard Band | Instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, washboard | |
Victor | BVE-46065 | 10-in. | 7/6/1928 | Bull fiddle blues | Johnny Dodds Washboard Band | Instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, washboard | |
Victor | BVE-46066 | 10-in. | 7/6/1928 | Blue washboard stomp | Johnny Dodds Washboard Band | Instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, washboard | |
Victor | BVE-48797 | 10-in. | 1/16/1929 | Pencil papa | Johnny Dodds’ Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | BVE-48798 | 10-in. | 1/16/1929 | Heah' me talkin' | Johnny Dodds’ Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | BVE-48799 | 10-in. | 1/16/1929 | Goober dance | Johnny Dodds’ Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | BVE-48800 | 10-in. | 1/16/1929 | Too tight | Johnny Dodds’ Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | BVE-48841 | 10-in. | 1/30/1929 | Sweet Lorraine | Johnny Dodds’ Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | BVE-48842 | 10-in. | 1/30/1929 | My little Isabel | Johnny Dodds’ Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | BS-053431 | 10-in. | 9/6/1940 | Blues in thirds | New Orleans Feetwarmers | Jazz/dance trio | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | BS-053432 | 10-in. | 9/6/1940 | Blues for you, Johnny | Sidney Bechet ; Herb Jeffries ; New Orleans Feetwarmers | Jazz/dance quintet with male vocal solo (take 2: no vocal) | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | BS-053433 | 10-in. | 9/6/1940 | Ain't misbehavin' | Sidney Bechet ; New Orleans Feetwarmers | Jazz/dance quintet | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | BS-053434 | 10-in. | 9/6/1940 | Save it, pretty mama | Sidney Bechet ; New Orleans Feetwarmers | Jazz/dance quintet | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | BS-053435 | 10-in. | 9/6/1940 | Stompy Jones | Sidney Bechet ; New Orleans Feetwarmers | Jazz/dance quintet | instrumentalist, drums | |
OKeh | 8392 | 10-in. | 6/22/1923 | Sweet lovin' man | King Oliver’s Jazz Band | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, drums | |
OKeh | W81126 | 10-in. | 5/13/1927 | S.O.L. blues | Louis Armstrong ; Hot Seven | Jazz/dance ensemble, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, drums |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Dodds, Baby," accessed February 25, 2021, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103281.
Dodds, Baby. (2021). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved February 25, 2021, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103281.
"Dodds, Baby." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2021. Web. 25 February 2021.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Dodds, Baby, 1898-1959 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81097885
Wikidata: Baby Dodds - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q374629
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/57417578/
MusicBrainz: Dodds, Baby, 1898-1959 - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/5fae9c18-a94f-424e-99e0-2b4cc7be991e
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