Tommy Brookins in Chicago
from Hear Me Talkin' To Ya: The Classic Story of Jazz as Told by the Men Who Made It, page 99:
One of the things that struck me most at the Royal Gardens was the smile of Baby Dodds. When he played drums he had the most patched-up material for a drum set that I'd ever seen in my life, but he had a rhythm entirely his own, and I feel that as a drummer he has more personality than any other specialist on any other instrument. He was a man of natural playfulness, possessed by rhythm. Just to see him smile and to hear his beat would make you happy.
As for Johnny Dodds, his brother, I sincerely believe that he was the greatest clarinetist that ever lived and I've never heard any … more >>
Nat Hentoff and Nat Shapiro, Hear Me Talkin' To Ya: The Classic Story of Jazz as Told by the Men Who Made It (London, 1992), p. 99. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1434554475323 accessed: 23 April, 2024
Listeners
Listening to
hide composers| Jazz band music | performed by Baby Dodds, Johnny Dodds, King Oliver and His Creole Jazz Band |
Experience Information
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |