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Johnny Dodds
From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Artist
The clarinettist Johnny Dodds played in New Orleans with Kid Ory and then left for Chicago, where he joined King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band. His brother Baby Dodds played drums in the same band. Johnny Dodds played with a full, warm tone in the low register and a strong feeling for the blues. He played clarinet on Louis Armstrong's Hot Five and Hot Seven recordings and in 1926 and 1927 made records with groups of his own, such as the New Orleans Wanderers and the Black Bottom Stompers. He stayed in Chicago for his whole career, where he also ran a taxi business, and died there in 1940.
Listening
Listening tip. Listen to the clarinet that circles around the melody and makes the blues sing.
Wild Man Blues · Johnny Dodds, 1927
Weary Blues · Johnny Dodds, 1927
Perdido Street Blues · Johnny Dodds, 1926
Works
- 1923King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band
- 1925–1927Hot Five & Hot Seven
- 1927Wild Man Blues · Johnny Dodds' Black Bottom Stompers
In School of Rock
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- Jazz MapNL Map
- After Hours: Session 1NL Reader