Warren "Baby" Dodds
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Warren "Baby" Dodds was an influential early jazz drummer, best known for his pioneering work in New Orleans jazz and collaborations with Louis Armstrong and other major figures of the genre.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Warren "Baby" Dodds canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
human
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jazz drummer ⓘ musician ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1950s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1910s ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1898-12-24 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Bunk Johnson
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Jelly Roll Morton NERFINISHED ⓘ Johnny Dodds NERFINISHED ⓘ King Oliver NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis Armstrong NERFINISHED ⓘ Sidney Bechet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1959-02-14 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Chicago, Illinois, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs | one of the most important early jazz drummers ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African American
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| familyName | Dodds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
New Orleans jazz
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jazz ⓘ |
| givenName | Warren NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | later jazz drummers ⓘ |
| influenced |
early jazz drumming
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swing drumming ⓘ |
| instrument | drums ⓘ |
| knownFor |
helping define the role of drums in small jazz ensembles
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improvisational drum breaks ⓘ innovative use of press rolls ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers
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King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis Armstrong's Hot Seven NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
New Orleans jazz
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early jazz ⓘ |
| nickname | Baby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
pioneering New Orleans jazz drumming style
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recordings with Bunk Johnson ⓘ recordings with Jelly Roll Morton ⓘ recordings with Johnny Dodds ⓘ recordings with King Oliver ⓘ recordings with Louis Armstrong ⓘ recordings with Sidney Bechet ⓘ |
| occupation |
bandleader
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drummer ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial | Lincoln Cemetery, Blue Island, Illinois, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sibling | Johnny Dodds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style |
ensemble-oriented drumming
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rhythmically complex snare and cymbal work ⓘ |
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