Baby Dodds

Baby Dodds

Warren "Baby" Dodds (December 24, 1898 – February 14, 1959) was an American jazz drummer born in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. 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 improvising while performing.

Birth and Death Data: Born December 24, 1898 (New Orleans), Died February 14, 1959 (Chicago)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1923 - 1945

Roles Represented in DAHR: drums, washboard, traps

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 51-71 of 71 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Gennett	11637	10-in.	10/5/1923	Someday, sweetheart	King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Gennett	11638	10-in.	10/5/1923	Krooked blues	King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Gennett	11639	10-in.	10/5/1923	If you want my heart (You got to 'low it, babe)	King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Gennett	12600	10-in.	2/23/1927	Dixieland stomp	Melrose Dixieland Thumpers	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, washboard
Gennett	12611	10-in.	2/28/1927	Goo goo blues	Melrose Dixieland Thumpers	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, washboard
Gennett	12612	10-in.	2/28/1927	Sweetness	Melrose Dixieland Thumpers	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, washboard
Gennett	12613	10-in.	2/28/1927	47th Street stomp	Melrose Dixieland Thumpers	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, washboard
Gennett	12614	10-in.	2/28/1927	Cootie stomp	Melrose Dixieland Thumpers	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, washboard
Gennett	12989	10-in.	8/12/1927	There'll come a day	Blythe's Blue Boys	Instrumental quartet	instrumentalist, washboard
Gennett	12990	10-in.	8/12/1927	The weary way blues	Blythe's Blue Boys	Instrumental quartet	instrumentalist, washboard
Gennett	12991	10-in.	8/12/1927	Cootie stomp	Blythe's Blue Boys	Instrumental quartet	instrumentalist, washboard
Gennett	13529	10-in.	3/8/1928	My baby	State Street Ramblers [Blythe's Blue Boys]	Instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, washboard
Gennett	13530	10-in.	3/8/1928	Pleasure mad	State Street Ramblers [Blythe's Blue Boys]	Instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, washboard
Gennett	13531	10-in.	3/8/1928	Oriental man	State Street Ramblers	Instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, washboard
Decca	73149	10-in.	11/21/1945	Maryland, my Maryland	Bunk Johnson and his New Orleans Band		instrumentalist, drums
Decca	73150	10-in.	11/21/1945	Alexander's ragtime band	Bunk Johnson and his New Orleans Band		instrumentalist, drums
Decca	73151	10-in.	11/21/1945	Tishomingo blues	Bunk Johnson and his New Orleans Band		instrumentalist, drums
Decca	73152	10-in.	11/21/1945	You always hurt the one you love	Bunk Johnson and his New Orleans Band		instrumentalist, drums
Decca	93032	10-in.	6/5/1940	Red onion blues	Johnny Dodds’ Orchestra		instrumentalist, drums
Decca	93033	10-in.	6/5/1940	Gravier Street blues	Johnny Dodds’ Orchestra		instrumentalist, drums
Decca	20240	10-in.	December 1927	Oriental man	Dixieland Thumpers		instrumentalist, drums, washboard

(Results 51-71 of 71 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Dodds, Baby," accessed November 23, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103281.

Dodds, Baby. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103281.

"Dodds, Baby." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 23 November 2024.