Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Oh, Didn't He Ramble
recording of:
Oh, Didn’t He Ramble
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist), Bob Cole and John Rosamond Johnson (African American songwriter)
arranger:
William Christopher Handy
part of:
All of Me (1984 film)
Jelly Roll Morton’s New Orleans Jazzmen2:59
2West End Blues
recording of:
West End Blues
lyricist:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader)
composer:
King Oliver (jazz cornetist)
is based on:
West End Blues (original instrumental)
Jelly Roll Morton’s New Orleans Jazzmen2:51
3High Society
recording of:
High Society (jazz standard, with lyrics added c. 1920s to a 1901 march, supposedly never performed except instrumentally)
lyricist:
Walter Melrose
composer:
Porter Steele (in 1901-04)
is based on:
High Society (march composed by Porter Steele in 1901)
Jelly Roll Morton’s New Orleans Jazzmen2:48
4I Thought I Heard Buddy Bolden Say
recording of:
Buddy Bolden’s Blues (I Thought I Heard Buddy Bolden Say)
lyricist and previously attributed to:
Jelly Roll Morton
additional composer:
Jelly Roll Morton
composer:
Buddy Bolden
publisher:
Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) and MCD Music Limited
Jelly Roll Morton’s New Orleans Jazzmen3:14
5Kansas City StompJelly Roll Morton’s Red Hot Peppers2:51
6Shoe Shiner's DragJelly Roll Morton’s Red Hot Peppers3:18
7Deep Creek
recording of:
Deep Creek
composer:
Ferdinand Joseph LaMothe
Jelly Roll Morton and His Orchestra3:32
8The Chant
recording of:
The Chant
composer:
Mel Stitzel
Jelly Roll Morton’s Red Hot Peppers3:21
9Original Jelly-Roll BluesJelly Roll Morton’s Red Hot Peppers3:02
10Mr. Jelly Lord
recording of:
Mr. Jelly Lord
composer:
Jelly Roll Morton
Jelly Roll Morton Trio2:53
11Shreveport StompJelly Roll Morton Trio3:17
12Turtle Twist
clarinet:
Barney Bigard (on 1929-12-17)
drums (drum set):
Zutty Singleton (on 1929-12-17)
piano:
Jelly Roll Morton (on 1929-12-17)
recording of:
Turtle Twist (on 1929-12-17)
composer:
Ferdinand Joseph LaMothe
Jelly Roll Morton Trio3:12
13Beale Street Blues
recording of:
Beale Street Blues
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy
publisher:
Handy Bros. Music
Jelly Roll Morton’s Red Hot Peppers3:15
14Georgia Swing
banjo:
Lee Blair (on 1928-06-11)
clarinet:
Omer Simeon (on 1928-06-11)
cornet:
Ward Pinkett (on 1928-06-11)
drums (drum set):
Tommy Benford (on 1928-06-11)
piano:
Jelly Roll Morton (on 1928-06-11)
trombone:
Julius "Geechie" Fields (on 1928-06-11)
tuba:
Bill Benford (on 1928-06-11)
conductor:
Jelly Roll Morton (on 1928-06-11)
recording of:
Georgia Swing (on 1928-06-11)
composer:
Ferdinand Joseph LaMothe
Jelly Roll Morton’s Red Hot Peppers2:28
15Wild Man BluesJelly Roll Morton’s Red Hot Peppers3:03
16Black Bottom Stomp
recording of:
Black Bottom Stomp
composer:
Ferdinand Morton
Jelly Roll Morton’s Red Hot Peppers3:12
17Grandpa's SpellJelly Roll Morton’s Red Hot Peppers2:55
18Doctor Jazz
recording of:
Doctor Jazz
composer:
King Oliver (jazz cornetist)
Jelly Roll Morton’s Red Hot Peppers3:26
19Cannon Ball BluesJelly Roll Morton’s Red Hot Peppers2:55
20Wolverine Blues
recording of:
Wolverine Blues
composer:
Benjamin F Spikes (Benjamin Franklin "Reb" Spikes), Jelly Roll Morton and John Spikes
Jelly Roll Morton Trio3:25
21Boogaboo
recording of:
Boogaboo
composer:
Jelly Roll Morton
Jelly Roll Morton’s Red Hot Peppers3:19
22Winin' Boy Blues
recording of:
Winin’ Boy Blues
lyricist and composer:
Jelly Roll Morton
publisher:
Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and MPL Music Publishing Inc.
Jelly Roll Morton’s New Orleans Jazzmen3:11
23Ballin' the Jack
recording of:
Ballin’ the Jack
lyricist:
Jim Burris
composer:
Chris Smith (Ragtime composer)
part of:
For Me and My Gal (1942 movie)
Jelly Roll Morton’s New Orleans Jazzmen2:16