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

by Baby Dodds

Footnotes to Jazz, Vol. 1: Talking and Drum Solos cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1951
  • Label: Folkways
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 23:22
  • Community rating: 2.74/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Part oral history and part instrumental demonstration, this unique recording features one of early New Orleans jazz's most prominent percussionists explaining his craft. Through spoken anecdotes and unaccompanied drum solos, the artist breaks down the rhythmic evolution from military marching styles to syncopated jazz patterns. It provides an invaluable educational resource directly from a pioneer of the drum kit.

Genres

Descriptors: unaccompanied-solo, history, rhythmic, educational

Tracklist

  1. Drums in the Twenties - 1. Jazzin' Babies Blues 2. Wild Man Blues (8:28)
  2. Spooky Drums No. 1 (2:24)
  3. Shimmy Beat and Press Roll Demonstration (1:25)
  4. Careless Love Blues (2:08)
  5. Rudiments (With Drumstick Nervebeats) (2:07)
  6. Maryland (2:33)
  7. Spooky Drums No. 2 (2:17)
  8. Tom Tom Workout (1:57)

Credits

  • Baby Dodds - primary artist, speech [talking]
  • Frederic Ramsey Jr. - editor

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