DODO MARMAROSA
DODO'S DANCEAT LAST! Dodo gets his due. With this amazing, low-priced, 28-track disc from Proper Records, Dodo willl not be denied. Named by Artie Shaw "the best white modern jazz pianist of his time," this Pittsburgh native was a classically trained pianist who happened to hear Erroll Garner play while both were still in high school and so discovered the jazz that lay dormant in his soul. Straight out of high school, Dodo played with, in quick succession, Gene Krupa, Buddy DeFranco, Charlie Barnet, Tommy Dorsey and Artie Shaw.
The recordings on Dodo's Dance start off after this apprenticeship had run its course and features some of his most adventurous work, all recorded in the late 1940s, a period during which he worked with such Jazz luminaries as Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie and Slim Gaillard, among others.
Many jazz fans will consider this a great opportunity to familiarize themselves with Dodo's work, but every jazz fan from Pittsburgh should consider this a must.
Here's his informative Obituary from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
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1. MELLOW MOOD 03:12
2. HOW HIGH THE MOON 02:51
3. DODO’S BLUES 03:11
4. I SURRENDER, DEAR 02:18
5. RAINDROPS 02:47
6. DEEP PURPLE 02:16
7. TEA FOR TWO 01:31
8. DODO’S BOUNCE 01:41
9. OPUS #5 01:46
10. YOU THRILL ME SO 02:44
11. COMPARDOO 02:18
12. I’M IN LOVE 02:37
13. LOVER COME BACK TO ME 02:50
14. SMOKE GETS IN YOUR EYES 02:38
15. ESCAPE 01:41
16. TONE PAINTINGS I 03:01
17. TONE PAINTINGS 2 02:46
18. BOPMATISM 02:55
19. DODO’S DANCE 03:05
20. TRADE WINDS 03:09
21. DARY DEPARTS 02:45
22. COSMO STREET 03:28
23. DODO’S BOUNCE 02:38
24. DODO’S LAMENT 02:49
25. SLAM’S MISHAP 02:30
26. SHUFFLE THAT RIFF 02:32
27. SMOOTH SAILING 02:39
28. COMMERCIAL EYES 02:3
DISCOGRAPHY
Dodo Marmarosa Trio : Lucky Thompson, ts (1-); Dodo Marmarosa, p; Ray Brown, b; Jackie Mills, d.
Los Angeles, January 11, 1946
225-A MELLOW MOOD
225-B HOW HIGH THE MOON (-1)
226-A DODO’S BLUES
226-A I SURRENDER, DEAR (-1)
Dodo Marmarosa Trio : Dodo Marmarosa, p; Barney Kessel, g; Gene Englund, b.
Los Angeles, September 23, 1946
V2070 RAINDROPS
Dodo Marmarosa, p :
AFRS Jubilee Broadcast, Hollywood, 1946
DEEP PURPLE
TEA FOR TWO
Dodo Marmarosa Trio : Dodo Marmarosa, p; Barney Kessel, g; Gene Englund, b
Hollywood, probably late 1946
DODO’S BOUNCE
OPUS #5
YOU THRILL ME SO
COMPADOO
I’M IN LOVE
LOVER COME BACK TO ME
SMOKE GETS IN YOUR EYES
ESCAPE
Dodo Marmarosa, p
Hollywood, 1946 or 1947
TONE PAINTINGS I
TONE PAINTINGS II
Dodo Marmarosa Trio : Dodo Marmarosa, p; Harry Babasin, b, cello (-1); Jackie Mills, d.
Los Angeles, December 3, 1947
D-1131-C BOPMATISM
D-1132-A DODO’S DANCE
D-1133-C TRADE WINDS
D-1134-F DARY DEPARTS (-1)
D-1135-D COSMO STREET (-1)
Lucky Thompson, ts; Dodo Marmarosa, p; Red Callender, b; Jackie Mills, d.
Los Angeles, late 1940;’s
DODO’S BOUNCE
DODO’S LAMENT
SLAM’S MISHAP
SCUFFLE THAT RIFF
SMOOTH SAILING
COMMERCIAL EYES
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