Jelly Roll Morton - Grandpa's Spells - YouTube.
Jelly Roll Morton's music is one of the great, elemental pleasures in American music, on a level with Ellington, Basie, Miles Davis, and a few others. I'm not really an expert on all of the various recordings, but this box set feels pretty essential. It is somewhat repetitive from disc to disc, different performances of the same material, but well structured, so that each disc is an enjoyable.
Among his originals that he introduced were 'King Porter Stomp', 'Grandpa's Spells', 'Wolverine Blues', 'The Pearls' and 'Original Jelly Roll Blues'. Most of Morton's earliest band recordings were unfortunately made for the Paramount label, a company infamous for its primitive recording techniques and excessive surface noise. However in 1926 Morton signed with Victor, arguably the premier.
Jelly Roll Morton Piano Classics, 1923-24. Jelly Roll Morton. Jelly Roll Morton's unexpected use of rhythm and his skill at emulating a full jazz band sound on the piano resonate throughout this collection of classic recordings from the Gennett label. These 19 selections were recorded during one prolific year and are presented here in chronological order. Track Listing. 101 King Porter Stomp.
Mr. Jelly Lord (2) Grandpa's Spells Kansas City Stomps Wolevrine Blues (Joys) The Pearls London Blues (2) Milenberg Joys (2) Some Day Sweetheart (3) London Blues (3) 1924. Mr. Jelly Roll (4) Mr. Jelly Lord (4) Thirty Fifth St. Blues Mamanita Frog-I-More Rag London Blues Tia-Juana Shreveport Stomps Mamanita Jelly Roll Blues Big Foot Ham Bucktown Blues Tom Cat Blues Stratford Hunch Perfect Rag.
Jelly Roll Morton covered Don't You Leave Me Here, Ballin' the Jack, Michigan Water Blues, La paloma and other songs. Jelly Roll Morton originally did Kansas City Stomp, Grandpa's Spells, Doctor Jazz-Stomp, Don't You Leave Me Here and other songs. Jelly Roll Morton wrote King Porter Stomp, Wolverine Blues, Grandpa's Spells and I Hate a Man Like You.
Jelly Roll Morton was born Ferdinand Joseph La Menthe in 1890 and later became a pioneer of modern American jazz. Growing up in New Orleans, he played piano in saloons and brothels when he was still a child. As an adult, he formed a band, the Red Hot Peppers and also played on his own. Morton is renown for his ability to bring traditionally black musical styles to the mainstream and he was.
Jelly Roll had toured with a band in late 1925 and early 1926, recording for Gennett as Jelly Roll Morton's Incomparables. Apart from obscure cornetist Ray Bowling, none of the sidemen are known — but none of them were picked for the Victor sessions. Three of his musicians came from Lil Armstrong's recently disbanded Dreamland Syncopators: George Mitchell, Kid Ory, John St. Cyr, and, I.