Johnny Dodds

clarinet, alto saxophone · 1892–1940 · New Orleans

Clarinetist with King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band from 1923, he then recorded with Armstrong's Hot Five and Hot Seven and with Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers. Leader of his Black Bottom Stompers from 1927 to 1929, he influenced Benny Goodman; he was the brother of drummer Baby Dodds.

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Styles

• New Orleans jazz
• Chicago

Landmark tracks

• Wild Man Blues (1927)

Sources

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