i was digging through a bunch of "Dixieland" CDs at a local used record store when i found this little gem simply titled, "Baby Dodds".
i popped it into my car Cd player and low & behold, it's an instructional recording.
from the liner notes i've gleaned this:
it was recorded by Bill Russell in the mid 40's, and is a combination of several 10" recordings. Russell issued 3 volumes and this CD is volumes 1,3, and a previous unreleased volume 4. volume 2 was omited because it was, except for one song, repeated in other volumes.
it really is a remarkable recording. the music is great, but the lessons and anecdotes are worth their weight in gold (and then some).
Baby Dodds-American Music #AMCD-17