Footnotes to Jazz, Vol. 1: Talking and Drum Solos

This fascinating album follows jazz drummer Baby Dodds as he demonstrates the sonic elements of his famous solos and discusses these component parts with the attentive audience. From a discussion of drumming in the 1920s to a tom-tom "workout," Dodds' album is as entertaining as it is educational.

Track Listing

101	Drums in the Twenties - 1. Jazzin' Babies Blues 2. Wild Man Blues	Baby Dodds	08:28
102	Spooky Drums No. 1	Baby Dodds	02:24
103	Shimmy Beat and Press Roll Demonstration	Baby Dodds	01:25
104	Careless Love Blues	Baby Dodds	02:08
201	Rudiments (With Drumstick Nervebeats)	Baby Dodds	02:07
202	Maryland	Baby Dodds	02:33
203	Spooky Drums No. 2	Baby Dodds	02:18
204	Tom Tom Workout	Baby Dodds	01:57