Playlist
DISC 1
Title New Orleans Joys (aka New Orleans Blues)
Artist Jelly Roll Morton
Composer Morton
Album Doctor Jazz
Label Proper
Number Properbox 113 DCD 1 Track 5
Personnel: JRM piano solo, 17 July 1923
DISC 2
Title Black Bottom Stomp
Artist Jelly Roll Morton and His Red Hot Peppers
Composer Morton
Album Essential Collection
Label Avid
Number AVC 890 CD 1 Track 3
Personnel: JRM, p; George Mitchell, c; Kid Ory, tb; Omer Simeon, cl; Johnny St Cyr, bj; John Lindsay, b; Andrew Hilaire, d. Chicago, 15 Sep 26
DISC 3
Title Beale St Blues
Artist Jelly Roll Morton and His Red Hot Peppers
Composer Handy
Album Doctor Jazz
Label Proper
Number Properbox 113 CD 3 Track 1
Personnel: JRM, p; George Mitchell, cnt; Gerald Reeves, tb; Johnny Dodds, cl; Stomp Evans, as; Bud Scott, g; Quinn Wilson, tu; Baby Dodds, d. 10 June 1927.
DISC 4
Title The Pearls
Artist Jelly Roll Morton
Composer Morton
Album Mr Jelly Lord
Label Naxos
Number 8.120824 Track 12
Personnel: Morton, piano solo 20 April 1926
DISC 5
Title The Pearls
Artist Jelly Roll Morton
Composer Morton
Album Mr Jelly Lord
Label Naxos
Number 8.120824 Track 13
Personnel and date as for Beale St Blues.
DISC 6
Title Kansas City Stomps
Artist Jelly Roll Morton and His Red Hot Peppers
Composer Morton
Album Essential Collection
Label Avid
Number AVC 890 CD 1 Track 22
Personnel: JRM, p; Ward Pinkett, t; Geechie Fileds, tb; Omer Simeon, cl; Lee Blair, bj; Bill Benford, tu; Tommy Benford, d. NYC 11 June 28
DISC 7
Title Shreveport
Artist Jelly Roll Morton Trio
Composer Morton
Album Essential Collection
Label Avid
Number AVC 890 CD 2 Track 1
Personnel: Morton, p; Simeon, cl; Benford, d. Same date.
DISC 8
Title Deep Creek
Artist Jelly Roll Morton and His Orchestra
Composer Morton
Album Essential Collection
Label Avid
Number AVC 890 CD 2 Track 3
Personnel: Ed Anderson, Edwin Swayzee, t; Willaim Cato, tb; Russell Procope, cl; Paul Barnes, ss; Joe Garland, ts; Lee Blair, g; Bass Moore, tu; Manzie Johnson, d. NYC 6 Dec 1928
DISC 9
Title Blue Blood Blues
Artist Jelly Roll Morton and His Red Hot Peppers
Composer Morton
Album Essential Collection
Label Avid
Number AVC 890 CD 2 Track 20
Personnel: JRM, p; Ward Pinkett, t; Geechie Fields, tb; Albert Nicholas, cl; Howard Hill, g; Pete Briggs, tu; Tommy Benford, d. NYC 14 July 1930.
DISC 10
Title Tiger Rag
Artist Jelly Roll Morton
Composer La Rocca / Shields (or Morton according to the man himself)
Album The Complete Library of Congress recordings of Jelly Roll Morton
Label Rounder
Number CD ROUN 1888 CD 2 Tracks 9 and 10.
Personnel: JRM, piano, comments, Alan Lomax interviewee. 1939.
DISC 11
Title I Thought I heard Buddy Bolden Say
Artist Jelly Roll Morton New Orleans Jazzmen
Composer Morton
Album Centennial Edition, Complete Victor Recordings of Jelly Roll Morton
Label RCA Victor / Bluebird
Number 5-2361 2 CD 5 Track 15
Personnel: JRM, p; Sidney De Paris, t; Claude Jones, tb; Albert Nicholas cl; Sidney Bechet ss; Happy Cauldwell, ts; Lawrence Lucie, g; Wellman Braud, b; Zutty Singleton d; 14 Sept 1939
DISC 12
Title Don't You Leave Me Here
Artist Jelly Roll Morton New Orleans Jazzmen
Composer Morton
Album Centennial Edition: Complete C=Victor Recordings of Jelly Roll Morton
Label RCA Victor / Bluebird
Number 5 2361 2 CD 5 Track 20
Also on Avid Essential collection.
Personnel: as for 13 except Bechet out and Fred Robinson replaces Jones. 28 Sept 1939
DISC 13
Title Sweet Substitute
Artist Jelly Roll Morton's Seven
Composer Morton
Album Essential Collection
Label Avid
Number 890 CD2 Track 25.
Personnel: JRM, p voc; Henry Red Allen, t; Joe Britton, tb; Albert Nicholas, cl; Eddie Williams, as; Wellman Braud, b; Zutty Singleton d. 4 Jan 1940.
Recommendations:
Essential Collection (Avid)
Doctor Jazz (Properbox)
Complete Library of Congress Recordings (Rounder)
Read Alyn Shipton's Jelly Roll Morton profile
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/jazz/profiles/jellyroll_morton.shtml
email the programme at jazz.library@bbc.co.uk
Jazz Library at the London Jazz Festival
The next Listener Feedback programme is being recorded at the Front Room of the Queen Elizabeth Hall foyer at 5pm on Sunday 18 November. Listeners and surprise guests will be joining Alyn Shipton on stage to add their essential selections to the recommended discs covered during the last three months. Admission is free, and does not require a ticket. All listeners are welcome. If you want to suggest your selected additions to the Jazz Library recommendations, then please email the programme as soon as possible on jazzlibrary@bbc.co.uk. This show will be broadcast on Friday 30 November.
