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Johnny Dodds' Black Bottom Stompers
The Johnny Dodds’ Black Bottom Stompers sessions of April of 1927 are very similar to the classic Louis Armstrong and his Hot Seven sessions of the same year. It is interesting to compare the Hot Seven’s versions of “Weary Blues“, “Wild Man Blues” and “Melancholy Blues” to the recordings below. It is also interesting to hear the two great clarinet players of the 1920s, Barney Bigard (on tenor saxophone) and Johnny Dodds play together; throw in Louis Armstrong and Earl Hines and how can you go wrong?

discography

Title Recording Date Recording Location Company
After You’ve Gone
(Henry Creamer / J. Turner Layton)
10-8-1927 Chicago, Illinois Brunswick
3568-A
Brunswick
3681-A
After You’ve Gone (vocal)
(Henry Creamer / J. Turner Layton)
10-8-1927 Chicago, Illinois Brunswick
3568-A
Come On And Stomp, Stomp Stomp
(Smith / Fats Waller / Irving Mills)
10-8-1927 Chicago, Illinois Brunswick
3568-B
Brunswick
3681-B
New Orleans Stomp
(Louis Armstrong / Lil Hardin)
4-22-1927 Chicago, Illinois Vocalion
B 15632
Melancholy
(Bloom / Melrose)
4-22-1927 Chicago, Illinois Brunswick
3567-B

E-22727
Melancholy
(Bloom / Melrose)
4-22-1927 Chicago, Illinois Brunswick
3567-B

E-22728
Joe Turner Blues
(W.C. Handy / Hirsch)
10-8-1927 Chicago, Illinois Vocalion
3997
Brunswick
80075-A
When Erastus Plays His Old Kazoo
(Larry Spier / Sam Coslow / Sammy Fain)
10-8-1927 Chicago, Illinois Vocalion
3997
Brunswick
80075-B
Wildman Blues
(Smith / Louis Armstrong / Jelly Roll Morton)
4-22-1927 Chicago, Illinois Brunswick
3567-A

E-22725
Wildman Blues
(Smith / Louis Armstrong / Jelly Roll Morton)
4-22-1927 Chicago, Illinois Brunswick
3567-A

E-22726
Weary Blues
(Artie Matthews)
4-22-1927 Chicago, Illinois Vocalion
A 15632

Artist Instrument
Charlie Alexander Piano
Louis Armstrong Cornet
Barney Bigard Tenor Saxophone
Baby Dodds Drums, Vocals
Johnny Dodds Clarinet
Natty Dominique Cornet
Earl Hines Piano
George Mitchell Cornet
Bud Scott Banjo
John Thomas Trombone

 

St Louis Cotton Club Band 1925

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