JSP's five-CD set devoted to Jelly Roll Morton contains all of his Victor recordings cut between September 1926 and October 1930. The sound quality is excellent and complete discographical information is provided along with insightful liner notes. Alternate takes are presented on separate discs so as to avoid redundancy. This creates doppelgängers, as it were, of most of the sessions involving larger ensembles. Jelly Roll Morton is heard as a solo pianist and as leader of his trios, Red Hot Peppers, and orchestra. The only shortcoming is the absence of eight titles recorded for Victor's Bluebird imprint in 1939 by Morton's New Orleans Jazzmen. Had the producers of this otherwise excellent compilation opted for these classic latter-day Jellies instead of obsessing over every single alternate take from the earlier sessions, this would be a serious contender for the "best and most affordable Jelly Roll Morton set" award. As it stands, JSP's hefty anthology is a great way to obtain most of Morton's major work on CD at relatively little cost. The very best way to study this artist is to start at the beginning of his discography using the Classics Chronological Series and then move forward. After hearing these canonic classic jazz recordings as presented by JSP, some folks will indeed want to zoom in for close-ups and study every recorded episode in this primal jazzman's life and works. ~ arwulf arwulf, All Music Guide
Jelly Roll Morton (JSP)
09/12/2000 | Jsp Records
All Music Guide Review
Jelly Roll Morton (JSP) Track Listing
Credits of Jelly Roll Morton (JSP)
- Ward Pinkett
- Trumpet
- Harry Prather
- Double Bass
- Gerald Reeves
- Trombone
- Rod Rodriguez
- Piano, Ensemble
- Boyd "Red" Rosser
- Trumpet
- Bud Scott
- Guitar
- Omer Simeon
- Clarinet, Double Bass, Clarinet (Bass)
- Edwin Swayzee
- Trumpet
- Walter Thomas
- Clarinet, Sax (Baritone), Sax (Tenor)
- Quinn Wilson
- Double Bass
- Wilbur DeParis
- Trombone
- Walter Briscoe
- Trumpet
- Stump Evans
- Sax (Alto)
- Will Johnson
- Guitar
- William Laws
- Drums
- Ed Anderson
- Trumpet
- Billy Taylor, Sr.
- Double Bass
- Michael John Bowen
- Liner Notes
- Ernie Bullock
- Clarinet, Vocals (Background), Clarinet (Bass)
- Bass Moore
- Double Bass
- Max Jones
- Photography
- John R.T. Davies
- Remastering
- William Cato
- Trombone
- Eddie Scarpa
- Clarinet
- Lorenzo Tio, Jr.
- Banjo, Clarinet
- Sally-Ann Worsfold
- Liner Notes
- George Mitchell
- Conductor, ?
- Laurie Wright
- Liner Notes
- Joe "Cornbread" Thomas
- Sax (Alto)
- Paul Barnes
- Sax (Soprano)
- Russell Procope
- Clarinet
- Johnny St. Cyr
- Banjo, Guitar, Double Bass
- Alan Lomax
- Liner Notes
- Bubber Miley
- Trumpet
- Bernard Addison
- Guitar
- Barney Alexander
- Banjo, Sax (Baritone)
- Baby Dodds
- Drums
- George Baquet
- Clarinet
- Bill Beason
- Drums
- Bill Benford
- Double Bass
- Tommy Benford
- Drums
- Barney Bigard
- Clarinet
- Pete Biggs
- Double Bass
- Clarence Black
- Violin
- Lee Blair
- Banjo, Guitar
- Jerry Blake
- Clarinet, Clarinet (Bass)
- Marty Bloom
- Effects
- Happy Caldwell
- Clarinet
- Geechie Fields
- Trombone
- Pops Foster
- Sax (Baritone), Sax (Bass)
- Joe Garland
- Sax (Tenor)
- J.C. Higginbotham
- Trombone
- Andrew Hilaire
- Drums
- Howard Hill
- Guitar
- Darnell Howard
- Clarinet, Violin
- Charlie Irvis
- Trombone
- Manzie Johnson
- Drums
- Lew LeMar
- Effects, Vocal Effect
- John Lindsay
- Sax (Baritone)
- Paul Barbarin
- Drums
- Johnny Dodds
- Clarinet
- Jelly Roll Morton
- Piano, Director, Vocals, Main Performer, Soloist
- Albert Nicholas
- Clarinet
- Kid Ory
- Trombone
- Cozy Cole
- Drums
- Zutty Singleton
- Drums














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