Baby (Aka Birdman)
USA
Born: 24 December 1898
Died: 14 February 1959
Genres: Jazz
Styles: New Orleans Jazz, New Orleans/Classic Jazz
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Arguably the first important jazz drummer, Baby Dodds was one of the earliest to vary his patterns during a performance; a strong example of his adventurous style can be heard on a trio performance (with Jelly Roll Morton and Baby's brother Johnny) of "Wolverine Blues" in 1927. A major influence on Gene Krupa, Dodds worked in New Orleans with Willie Hightower, Bunk Johnson, Oscar Celestin, and others and played with Fate Marable's riverboat band in 1918. He joined King Oliver in San Francisco in 1922 and settled in Chicago the following year. I...
Followers
- Louis Armstrong (73)
- Art Blakey (15)
- Jelly Roll Morton (8)
- Roy Haynes (6)
- Shelly Manne (5)
- Gene Krupa (3)
- Sidney Bechet (2)
- Johnny dodds (1)
- Kid Ory (0)
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