Vinyl records

Johnny Dodds vinyl records

2 albums with 31 vinyl pressings between them. Open an album to see all its pressings and how to spot the first one.

American jazz & blues clarinetist, born 12 April 1892, he grew up in New Orleans. Largely self taught, Dodds gained valuable early experience with such legendary bands as the Eagle and the Tuxedo. Years (ca.)1911 to 1916 found him working with trombonist . By 1920 he had moved north to Chicago to join celebrated . His first recordings came with this band in 1923, followed by a concentrated period before the great Depression which included recordings with and with . With the economic collapse of 1928, and Dodds, not shifting to New York as did many of his contemporaries, was no longer playing in the spotlight.