Personnel includes: Jelly Roll Morton (vocals, piano); Bubber Miley, Ward Pinkett (trumpet); George Mitchell (cornet); Kid Ory, Gerald Reeves, J.C. Higginbotham, Wilbur De Paris, Geechie Fields (trombone); Omer Simeon, Barney Bigard, Johnny Dodds, Russell Procope, Albert Nicholas (clarinet); Johnny St. Cyr (banjo); John Lindsay, Bill Benford (bass); Andrew Hillaire, Baby Dodds, Zuggy Singleton, Cozy Cole, Tommy Benford (drums).
Recorded between 1926 & 1930.
Dgitally remastered by John R.T. Davies.
Personnel: Jelly Roll Morton (vocals, piano); Johnny St. Cyr (guitar, banjo, double bass); Lee Blair (guitar, banjo); Will Johnson, Howard Hill, Bernard Addison, Bud Scott (guitar); Lorenzo Tio, Jr. (banjo, clarinet); Barney Alexander (banjo, baritone saxophone); Darnell Howard (violin, clarinet); Clarence Black (violin); Omer Simeon (clarinet, bass clarinet, double bass); Ernie Bullock (clarinet, bass clarinet, background vocals); Jerry Blake (clarinet, bass clarinet); Walter Thomas (clarinet, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone); Eddie Scarpa, Happy Caldwell, George Baquet, Johnny Dodds, Albert Nicholas, Russell Procope, Barney Bigard (clarinet); Paul Barnes (soprano saxophone); Stump Evans, Joe "Cornbread" Thomas (alto saxophone); Joe Garland (tenor saxophone); Pops Foster (baritone saxophone, bass saxophone); John Lindsay (baritone saxophone); Edwin Swayzee, Ed Anderson , Walter Briscoe, Boyd "Red" Rosser, Ward Pinkett, Bubber Miley (trumpet); William Cato, Geechie Fields, J.C. Higginbotham, Gerald Reeves, Kid Ory, Wilbur De Paris, Charlie Irvis (trombone); Rod Rodriguez (piano); Billy Taylor, Sr. , Bass Moore, Pete Biggs, Harry Prather, Bill Benford, Quinn Wilson (double bass); Cozy Cole, William Laws, Manzie Johnson, Andrew Hilaire, Paul Barbarin, Baby Dodds, Tommy Benford, Zutty Singleton, Bill Beason (drums).
Audio Remasterer: John R.T. Davies.
Liner Note Authors: Sally-Ann Worsfold; Laurie Wright; Michael John Bowen; Alan Lomax.
Recording information: Camden, NJ (09/15/1926-10/09/1930); Chicago, IL (09/15/1926-10/09/1930); New York, NY (09/15/1926-10/09/1930).
Director: Jelly Roll Morton.
Ensemble: Rod Rodriguez .
Photographer: Max Jones.
Unknown Contributor Role: George Mitchell.
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 doppelg„ngers, 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
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