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?

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