Origins of Jazz Drumming

[trieck]

I am interested in increasing my knowledge of some of the greats from the early part of the 20th century. I want to try to get some CDs that are available which highlight some of the early jazz greats like Shadow Wilson, Baby Dodds, Sid Catlett, etc. Anyone have any particular recommendations? Anything that stands out or is a must have. Thanks.

[Dazzler]

Thomas, get any Louie Armstrong Hot 5 & 7 recordings.

Baby Dodds

Big Sid

and Goooooooogle baby, Goooooogle!!

Also check out The Original Dixiland Jazz Band, the first recorded jazz group, led by cornet player Nick La Rocca.

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[Cameron_Mahoney]

My drum instructor had a cd box set that was called "the boiler room" or something like that, which was kind of a historical compilation of jazz drumming. I'll try to see if I can find out what it is exactly. I remember it being good, though.

[tombo74]

Here are tunes considered as early jazz drumming milestones; as selected by Michael Lauren who taught the listening analysis class at DC:

Baby Dodds
1. Louis Armstrong - The Hot Sevens
"Willie the Weeper", 1927
2. Baby Dodds - Talking and drum solos
"Spooky Drums #2"

Sid Catlett
1. Fletcher Henderson
"Chistopher Colombus", 1936
2. Lester Young
"Afternoon of a Basie-ite", 1943

Sonny Greer
1. Duke Ellington
"Ring them bells", 1930
2. Duke Ellington
"The sergeant was shy", 1939

Chick Webb
1. "Don't be that way", 1934
2. "Liza", 1937
3. "Spinning the Webb", 1937

Jo Jones
1. Count Basie
"Jumpin' at the Woodside", 1938
2. Count Basie
"Lonesome Miss Pretty", 1939

Gene Krupa
1. Benny Goodman
"Sing, sing, sing", 1938

Dave Tough
1. Benny Goodman
"Perfidia", 1938
2. Woody Herman
"Caladonia", 1945

[Henry II]

The "origin" of jazz drumming is the same as the origin of jazz - New Orleans. The first jazz drummers were the New Orleans second line drummers who were primarily marching drummers who invented the drum set and jazz drumming from second line drumming around 1890's.

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