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Jelly Roll Morton
The Jelly Roll Morton Centennial: His Complete Victor Recordings
Genres: Jazz, Pop

Track Listings (22) - Disc #1
1. Black Bottom Stomp - Jelly Roll Morton, Morton, Ferdinand J
2. Smoke-House Blues - Jelly Roll Morton, Luke, Charles
3. The Chant [Take 1] - Jelly Roll Morton, Stitzel, Mel
4. The Chant [Take 3] - Jelly Roll Morton, Stitzel, Mel
5. Sidewalk Blues [Take 2] - Jelly Roll Morton, Melrose, Walter
6. Sidewalk Blues [Take 3] - Jelly Roll Morton, Melrose, Walter
7. Dead Man Blues [Take 1] - Jelly Roll Morton, Gonzales, Anita
8. Dead Man Blues [Take 2] - Jelly Roll Morton, Gonzales, Anita
9. Steamboat Stomp - Jelly Roll Morton, Morton, Ferdinand J
10. Someday, Sweetheart [Take 2] - Jelly Roll Morton, Spikes, Benjamin
11. Someday, Sweetheart [Take 3] - Jelly Roll Morton, Spikes, Benjamin
12. Grandpa's Spells [Take 2] - Jelly Roll Morton, Morton, Ferdinand J
13. Grandpa's Spells [Take 3] - Jelly Roll Morton, Morton, Ferdinand J
14. Original Jelly-Roll Blues [Take 1] - Jelly Roll Morton, Morton, Jelly Roll
15. Original Jelly-Roll Blues [Take 2] - Jelly Roll Morton, Morton, Jelly Roll
16. Doctor Jazz - Jelly Roll Morton, King Oliver
17. Cannon Ball Blues [Take 1] - Jelly Roll Morton, Bloom, Marty
18. Cannon Ball Blues [Take 2] - Jelly Roll Morton, Bloom, Marty
19. Hyena Stomp [Take 2] - Jelly Roll Morton, Morton, Ferdinand J
20. Hyena Stomp [Take 3] - Jelly Roll Morton, Morton, Ferdinand J
21. Billy Goat Stomp [Take 1] - Jelly Roll Morton, Morton, Jelly Roll
22. Billy Goat Stomp [Take 3] - Jelly Roll Morton, Morton, Jelly Roll
Track Listings (23) - Disc #2
1. Wild Man Blues [Take 1] - Jelly Roll Morton, Armstrong, Louis
2. Wild Man Blues [Take 3] - Jelly Roll Morton, Armstrong, Louis
3. Jungle Blues [Take 2] - Jelly Roll Morton, Morton, Ferdinand J
4. Jungle Blues [Take 3] - Jelly Roll Morton, Morton, Ferdinand J
5. Beale Street Blues [Take 1] - Jelly Roll Morton, Handy, W.C.
6. Beale Street Blues [Take 2] - Jelly Roll Morton, Handy, W.C.
7. The Pearls [Take 2] - Jelly Roll Morton, Morton, Ferdinand J
8. The Pearls [Take 3] - Jelly Roll Morton, Morton, Ferdinand J
9. Wolverine Blues [Take 1] - Jelly Roll Morton, Morton, Jelly Roll
10. Wolverine Blues [Take 2] - Jelly Roll Morton, Morton, Jelly Roll
11. Mr. Jelly Lord - Jelly Roll Morton, Melrose, Walter
12. Georgia Swing - Jelly Roll Morton, Morton, Ferdinand J
13. Kansas City Stomp - Jelly Roll Morton, Morton, Ferdinand J
14. Shoe Shiner's Drag - Jelly Roll Morton, Morton, Ferdinand J
15. Boogaboo - Jelly Roll Morton, Morton, Ferdinand J
16. Shreveport Stomp [Take 1] - Jelly Roll Morton, Morton, Ferdinand J
17. Shreveport Stomp [Take 2] - Jelly Roll Morton, Morton, Ferdinand J
18. Mournful Serenade - Jelly Roll Morton, Oliver, Joe "King"
19. Red Hot Pepper - Jelly Roll Morton, Morton, Ferdinand J
20. Deep Creek Blues - Jelly Roll Morton, Morton, Ferdinand J
21. Pep - Jelly Roll Morton, Morton, Jelly Roll
22. Seattle Hunch [Take 1] - Jelly Roll Morton, Morton, Jelly Roll
23. Seattle Hunch [Take 2] - Jelly Roll Morton, Morton, Jelly Roll
Track Listings (21) - Disc #3
1. Frances (Fat Frances) - Jelly Roll Morton, Morton, Jelly Roll
2. Freakish [Take 1] - Jelly Roll Morton, Morton, Jelly Roll
3. Freakish [Take 2] - Jelly Roll Morton, Morton, Jelly Roll
4. Burnin' the Iceberg [Take 1] - Jelly Roll Morton, Morton, Ferdinand J
5. Burnin' the Iceberg [Take 2] - Jelly Roll Morton, Morton, Ferdinand J
6. Courthouse Bump [Take 1] - Jelly Roll Morton, Morton, Ferdinand J
7. Courthouse Bump [Take 2] - Jelly Roll Morton, Morton, Ferdinand J
8. Pretty Lil [Take 1] - Jelly Roll Morton, Morton, Ferdinand J
9. Pretty Lil [Take 2] - Jelly Roll Morton, Morton, Ferdinand J
10. Sweet Anita Mine [Take 1] - Jelly Roll Morton, Morton, Ferdinand J
11. Sweet Anita Mine [Take 2] - Jelly Roll Morton, Morton, Ferdinand J
12. New Orleans Bump [Take 1] - Jelly Roll Morton, Morton, Ferdinand J
13. New Orleans Bump [Take 2] - Jelly Roll Morton, Morton, Ferdinand J
14. Down My Way - Jelly Roll Morton, Morton, Jelly Roll
15. Try Me Out - Jelly Roll Morton, Morton, Jelly Roll
16. Tank Town Bump [Take 1] - Jelly Roll Morton, Morton, Jelly Roll
17. Tank Town Bump [Take 2] - Jelly Roll Morton, Morton, Jelly Roll
18. Sweet Peter [Take 1] - Jelly Roll Morton, Morton, Jelly Roll
19. Sweet Peter [Take 2] - Jelly Roll Morton, Morton, Jelly Roll
20. Jersey Joe [Take 1] - Jelly Roll Morton, Morton, Jelly Roll
21. Jersey Joe [Take 2] - Jelly Roll Morton, Morton, Jelly Roll
Track Listings (22) - Disc #4
1. Mississippi Mildred [Take 1] - Jelly Roll Morton, Morton, Jelly Roll
2. Mississippi Mildred [Take 2] - Jelly Roll Morton, Morton, Jelly Roll
3. Mint Julep - Jelly Roll Morton, Morton, Jelly Roll
4. Smilin' the Blues Away - Jelly Roll Morton, Morton, Jelly Roll
5. Turtle Twist - Jelly Roll Morton, Morton, Ferdinand J
6. My Little Dixie Home - Jelly Roll Morton, Cloud, Bob
7. That's Like It Ought to Be - Jelly Roll Morton, Morton, Jelly Roll
8. Each Day [Take 1] - Jelly Roll Morton, Morton, Jelly Roll
9. Each Day [Take 2] - Jelly Roll Morton, Morton, Jelly Roll
10. If Someone Would Only Love Me - Jelly Roll Morton, Morton, Jelly Roll
11. That'll Never Do - Jelly Roll Morton, Morton, Jelly Roll
12. I'm Looking for a Little Bluebird - Jelly Roll Morton, Morton, Jelly Roll
13. Little Lawrence - Jelly Roll Morton, Morton, Ferdinand J
14. Harmony Blues - Jelly Roll Morton, Morton, Ferdinand J
15. Fussy Mabel - Jelly Roll Morton, Morton, Ferdinand J
16. Ponchartrain - Jelly Roll Morton, Morton, Ferdinand J
17. Oil Well [Take 1] - Jelly Roll Morton, Morton, Jelly Roll
18. Oil Well [Take 2] - Jelly Roll Morton, Morton, Jelly Roll
19. Load of Coal [Take 1] - Jelly Roll Morton, Morton, Jelly Roll
20. Load of Coal [Take 2] - Jelly Roll Morton, Morton, Jelly Roll
21. Crazy Chords [Take 1] - Jelly Roll Morton, Morton, Jelly Roll
22. Crazy Chords [Take 2] - Jelly Roll Morton, Morton, Jelly Roll
Track Listings (23) - Disc #5
1. Primrose Stomp [Take 1] - Jelly Roll Morton, Morton, Jelly Roll
2. Primrose Stomp [Take 2] - Jelly Roll Morton, Morton, Jelly Roll
3. Low Gravy - Jelly Roll Morton, Morton, Jelly Roll
4. Strokin' Away [Take 1] - Jelly Roll Morton, Morton, Jelly Roll
5. Strokin' Away [Take 2] - Jelly Roll Morton, Morton, Jelly Roll
6. Blue Blood Blues [Take 1] - Jelly Roll Morton, Morton, Ferdinand J
7. Blue Blood Blues [Take 2] - Jelly Roll Morton, Morton, Ferdinand J
8. Mushmouth Shuffle - Jelly Roll Morton, Morton, Jelly Roll
9. Gambling Jack [Take 1] - Jelly Roll Morton, Morton, Jelly Roll
10. Gambling Jack [Take 2] - Jelly Roll Morton, Morton, Jelly Roll
11. Fickle Fay Creep - Jelly Roll Morton, Morton, Jelly Roll
12. Oh, Didn't He Ramble? [Take 1] - Jelly Roll Morton, Handy, W.C.
13. Oh, Didn't He Ramble? [Take 2] - Jelly Roll Morton, Handy, W.C.
14. High Society - Jelly Roll Morton, Melrose, Walter
15. I Thought I Heard Buddy Bolden Say - Jelly Roll Morton, Morton, Ferdinand J
16. Winin' Boy Blues [Take 1] - Jelly Roll Morton, Morton, Ferdinand J
17. Winin' Boy Blues [Take 2] - Jelly Roll Morton, Morton, Ferdinand J
18. Climax Rag [Take 1] - Jelly Roll Morton, Scott, James [1]
19. Climax Rag [Take 2] - Jelly Roll Morton, Scott, James [1]
20. Don't You Leave Me Here [Take 1] - Jelly Roll Morton, Morton, Ferdinand J
21. Don't You Leave Me Here [Take 2] - Jelly Roll Morton, Morton, Ferdinand J
22. West End Blues - Jelly Roll Morton, King Oliver
23. Ballin' the Jack - Jelly Roll Morton, Burris, James Henry

CD Details

All Artists: Jelly Roll Morton
Title: The Jelly Roll Morton Centennial: His Complete Victor Recordings
Members Wishing: 3
Total Copies: 0
Label: Bluebird
Release Date: 10/5/1990
Album Type: Box set, Original recording remastered
Genres: Jazz, Pop
Styles: New Orleans Jazz, Traditional Jazz & Ragtime
Number of Discs: 5
SwapaCD Credits: 5
UPCs: 078635236125, 078635236149, 669910874806

Synopsis

Amazon.com

Jelly Roll Morton recorded voluminously for RCA, and this five-CD set includes many of the masterpieces of New Orleans jazz, the bulk of them recorded between 1926 and 1930, when Morton's art was at its peak. First recording in Chicago and later in New York, the great composer evolved his style within its own terms, gradually moving from fairly tight arrangements of his compositions to a more expansive approach that increasingly exploited the special talents of his players. Whether playing with musicians whose names are obscure today, or with some of the most famous names from the early history of jazz, like Red Allen, Bubber Miley, Zutty Singleton, and Baby Dodds, Morton created music of relaxed verve, often favoring medium tempos that highlighted his keen sense of detail. In addition to all the great band tracks, there are superb trios featuring the clarinets of Omer Simeon and Johnny Dodds, as well as fine solo piano pieces. Among early jazz recordings, these rank in importance with those of King Oliver and Louis Armstrong. --Stuart Broomer

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CD Reviews

Not the best purchase to make for this music

09/28/2000

(3 out of 5 stars)

"The very best music found in this box set (particularly the Red Hot Pepper Recordings) are essential in any jazz collection, as they are as important to the evolution of jazz as the recordings made by Armstrong's Hot Fives & Sevens and Ellington's Blanton-Webster Band. These are the epitome of small combo recordings, celebrated for their composition, arrangements, and performance. Having said that, this particular box set is a disappointment. It's bad enough that Morton's 100th birthday nearly passed without any notice (this box set was virtually the only piece of commemoration; even concert tributes were curiously absent). But this box set adds insult to injury. At first glance, it seemed like a cause for celebration, collecting all of Morton's RCA recordings and having been directed by Orrin Keepnews, who has given jazz so much invaluable support over the last few decades. However, upon closer inspection, it's painful to find how poorly this box set was put together. For starters, the listening experience is dragged down by the lazy sequencing, which places things in order they were recorded. That means master takes are often surrounded by alternate takes. With other artists, like Charlie Parker, it wouldn't be so bad because the alternate takes are often vastly different and sometimes better than the master take. That is NOT the case with Jelly Roll Morton. These performances were carefully arranged and composed, and early takes were rarely anything more than rehearsals for the master take; basically, the alternate takes sound like imperfect versions of the master takes. While they may still be interesting to jazz enthusiasts, it would have been a lot wiser to place them on separate discs. The main reason why this set is a disappointment lies in the sound. Up until the mid-90's, BMG/RCA had a terrible reputation for hastily mastering their CD's from inferior sources, refusing to spend the time and effort to track down originals. On this box set, a large number of tracks weren't mastered from original sources or even vintage 78's. Instead, a large number of tracks were taken from old analogue multi-generational copies. If that wasn't bad enough, all the recordings were heavily processed with a primitive version of Sonic Solutions' NoNoise system, stripping the music of any hiss and surface noise, but compressing the life out of the recordings. BMG/RCA has yet to remaster these recordings, but luckily, there's a great, affordable alternative: famed jazz expert John T.R. Davies remastered these recordings for JSP, a small, British label. Taking more care in the mastering process and utilizing golden sounding, vintage 78's from private collections, his work puts this box set to shame. His work is available at a much more affordable price on Amazon as well; also a 5-CD set, it's called "As Artist" (even thought that's not really the set's title). Don't be a fool; buy the JSP set, not "The Centennial.""

The Genius That Roared

Peter Acebal | Christiansburg, VA United States | 12/31/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Anyone conversant with Jelly Roll Morton is aware of his notorious Ego,he claimed,after all,to have invented Jazz.While of course that were not the case,he DID make some of the most revolutionary music of the 20th century! YES you can quibble about the muddy sound quality and awkward track sequencing AND you WOULD have a point(s);but this set is not for party play.This superlative set contains all of Morton's Victor recordings,from the 1926-1927 Red Hot Peppers records where Morton brings New Orleans polyphony to its ultimate summit to the orchestra records where Morton midwifes the birth of Swing a decade before his time on through the various combo and solo cuts where he displays his tonal palette in full glory on to the 1939 sides where the rediscovered Morton reinvents his roots yet again.Actually,this set is intended for close study,its NOT a party CD and by close listening we begin to grasp the enormity of gifts this Narcissist possessed...the sound quality be darned...this is essential to any understanding of Jazz and 20th century music for that matter....sorry MTV,but This is the music that transcends the ages! Hip Hop what?"

COMPLETE, BUT LACKING IN SOUND QUALITY

Barry McCanna | Normandy, France | 12/28/2008

(3 out of 5 stars)

"I bought this set when it first came out, in 1990, and over the years I've become resigned to the fact that the "NoNOISE" processing has had the effect of flattening the tonal quality and dynamics of the original recordings, which were brilliant in every sense of the word. Those recordings were collectors' items, and I had various sides on the original 78s, both Victor and HMV, many of which sounded better that their digital counterparts. Which is a pity, because someone at Victor went to some trouble to put together this centennial set, which includes all known alternates, and is well-documented in the accompanying 64-page booklet."