Jelly Roll Morton
31 records in the collection· mostly on His Master's Voice, Victor, Jazz Collection
Jelly Roll Morton was an American pianist, composer and bandleader who played a crucial part in turning early New Orleans jazz into composed and arranged recorded music during the 1920s. His Red Hot Peppers recordings, including "Doctor Jazz", "Black Bottom Stomp" and "The Chant", combine intricate ensemble writing with the rhythmic drive of early jazz and remain landmarks of the form.
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Records by Jelly Roll Morton
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- ABeale Street Blues(27)
- BPearls
Jelly Roll Morton, the pioneering New Orleans jazz pianist and composer, recorded for His Master's Voice in 1928; 'Beale Street Blues' and 'Pearls' are seminal jazz recordings. UK copies of this B 10341 issue are uncommon — the B 10000 series carried some of the most important jazz of the late 1920s, and British HMV pressings from this series rarely surface.AI summary
His Master's Voice B10341 Jazz
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- ABlue blood blues
- BMushmouth shuffle
Jelly Roll Morton, the New Orleans piano pioneer and jazz composer, recorded "Blue Blood Blues" and "Mushmouth Shuffle" for the Hot Jazz label. These are reissues of material from the 1920s, not original first pressings.AI summary
HotJazz 46 Jazz
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- ABoogaboo
- BKansas City stomps
Jelly Roll Morton's 'Boogaboo' and 'Kansas City Stomps' on Victor date from his celebrated Red Hot Peppers period, among the most studied small-group jazz recordings of the era.AI summary
Victor 38010 Jazz
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- ABurnin' the Iceberg(29)
- BFussy Mabel(30)
His Master's Voice B10762 Jazz
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- ACannon Ball Blues
- BSteamboat Stomp
Jelly Roll Morton, the pioneering jazz pianist and composer, recorded 'Cannon Ball Blues' and 'Steamboat Stomp' for HMV—two of the New Orleans jazz classics that remain central to jazz discographies.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9979 Jazz
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- ACannon Ball Blues
- BSteamboat Stomp
Jelly Roll Morton, the pioneering jazz composer and pianist, recorded 'Cannon Ball Blues' and 'Steamboat Stomp' for His Master's Voice. These are iconic sides from one of the most important figures in early jazz history.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9979 Jazz
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- AChant
- BBlack Bottom Stomp
Jazz pianist and composer Jelly Roll Morton performing 'Chant' and 'Black Bottom Stomp' on His Master's Voice B5164. Morton was a pioneer of jazz composition and recording, and these are among his most celebrated sides.AI summary
His Master's Voice B5164 Jazz
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- AChant
- BBlack Bottom Stomp
Jelly Roll Morton, the pioneering New Orleans jazz pianist and composer, recorded 'Chant' and 'Black Bottom Stomp' for His Master's Voice. These are seminal hot jazz recordings from the 1920s; UK copies are uncommon.AI summary
His Master's Voice B5164 Jazz
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- ADoctor Jazz
- BOriginal Jelly Roll Blues
Two of Jelly Roll Morton's best-known numbers, 'Doctor Jazz' with Morton's own vocal and his 'Original Jelly Roll Blues', both recorded with his Red Hot Peppers for Victor in Chicago in 1926, here on the Nu-Range label.AI summary
Nu-Range Jazz
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- AFat Frances (29)
- BPep
Jelly Roll Morton, the pioneering New Orleans jazz pianist and composer, performing 'Fat Frances' and 'Pep' on His Master's Voice B10619, from 1929.AI summary
His Master's Voice B10619 Jazz
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- AFat meat
- BSweetheart o' mine
Jelly Roll Morton with 'Fat Meat and Greens' and 'Sweetheart o' Mine' on British Vocalion.AI summary
Vocalion V1019 Jazz
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- AGeorgia Swing(28)
- BMournful serenade
Jelly Roll Morton, the New Orleans piano pioneer and jazz composer, recorded sparingly in the 1920s and early 1930s; this His Master's Voice pressing of 'Georgia Swing' and 'Mournful Serenade' is from his most prolific recording period and is highly sought by jazz collectors.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9221 Jazz
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- AHigh Society
- BThought I heard Buddy Bolden say
Jelly Roll Morton's two masterpieces of early jazz piano: 'High Society' and 'Thought I Heard Buddy Bolden Say', recorded for Bluebird. Morton was the first important jazz composer, and these sides—especially the complex 'High Society'—show why; UK copies of this catalogue number are scarce.AI summary
Bluebird 10434 Jazz
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- AJelly roll blues
- BDoctor Jazz stomp
Jelly Roll Morton, the legendary New Orleans pianist and jazz composer, recorded these two sides for His Master's Voice; 'Jelly Roll Blues' and 'Doctor Jazz Stomp' are foundational early jazz recordings.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9848 Jazz
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- AJelly roll blues
- BDoctor Jazz stomp
Jelly Roll Morton, the New Orleans jazz pianist and composer, recorded these two of his own compositions—'Jelly Roll Blues' and the stomp 'Doctor Jazz'—for His Master's Voice, likely reissued from American masters in the 1920s or early 1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9848 Jazz
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- AJelly Roll Blues(26)
- BDoctor Jazz
Jelly Roll Morton, the pioneering New Orleans pianist and composer, performing two of his definitive compositions: 'Jelly Roll Blues' and 'Doctor Jazz' on His Master's Voice. Morton is foundational to jazz history.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9848 Jazz
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- AJelly Roll Blues(26)
- BDoctor Jazz
Jelly Roll Morton, the New Orleans jazz pioneer, recorded 'Jelly Roll Blues' and 'Doctor Jazz' for His Master's Voice (HMV), likely the British issue of these classic sides originally from the 1920s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9848 Jazz
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- AJelly Roll Blues(26)
- BDoctor Jazz
Jelly Roll Morton on His Master's Voice B 9848, recorded in 1928; 'Jelly Roll Blues' and 'Doctor Jazz' are essential jazz compositions and recordings. UK copies of HMV B 9000-series jazz sides are uncommon — the series carried some of the most important early jazz recorded in the late 1920s, and British pressings from this series rarely surface.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9848 Jazz
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- AJelly Roll Blues(26)
- BDoctor Jazz
Jelly Roll Morton, the legendary New Orleans jazz pianist, composer, and bandleader, is captured on this His Master's Voice recording of 'Jelly Roll Blues' and 'Doctor Jazz'. These titles carry significant jazz historical importance. However, the catalogue number and matrix details should be verified, as discographical accuracy is crucial for such a major artist.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9848 Jazz
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- ALittle Lawrence
- BPretty Lil
Jelly Roll Morton, the pioneering jazz pianist and composer, recorded 'Little Lawrence' and 'Pretty Lil'' for His Master's Voice, catalogue SG53. These sides from the SG series are scarce UK pressings of one of jazz's founding figures.AI summary
His Master's Voice SG53 Jazz
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- AMuddy Water blues(23)
- BBig Fat Ham
Jazz Collection 11 Jazz
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- AOh didn't he ramble(39)
- BWinin' Boy Blues
Jelly Roll Morton, one of the earliest and most influential jazz composers and pianists, recorded 'Oh didn't he ramble' and 'Winnin' Boy Blues' for His Master's Voice. Both are classic jazz compositions from Morton's most creative period.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9217 Jazz
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- AOh didn't he ramble(39)
- BWinin' Boy Blues
Jelly Roll Morton's 'Oh didn't he ramble' and 'Winin' Boy Blues' on His Master's Voice B9217, landmark New Orleans jazz piano and composition from one of the music's founding figures.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9217 Jazz
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- AOriginal Rags
- BMamie's Blues
Jelly Roll Morton, the pioneering New Orleans pianist and jazz composer, recorded 'Original Rags' and 'Mamie's Blues' for the JazzSelection label, a reissue imprint. The original recordings date from the 1920s but this pressing's date is unknown.AI summary
JazzSelection Jazz
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- ASidewalk blues
- BDead Man Blues
Jelly Roll Morton was a pioneering jazz pianist and composer, often called the 'inventor of jazz'. 'Sidewalk Blues' and 'Dead Man Blues' are seminal jazz recordings. This Victor 40-0118 pressing is a later re-pressing or issue, catalogue number format suggesting 1930s or later, of recordings that were originally made in the 1920s.AI summary
Victor 40-0118 Jazz
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- ASidewalk blues
- BDead Man Blues
Jelly Roll Morton, the pioneering New Orleans jazz pianist and composer, performing two of his own compositions on an HMV reissue, likely from the 1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice 01270 Jazz
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- ASidewalk blues
- B(A Landry)Swamp blues
Jelly Roll Morton, the legendary jazz pianist and composer, recorded 'Sidewalk Blues' and 'Swamp Blues' (with A. Landry) on His Master's Voice B5212. Morton was one of the greatest figures in early jazz and his recordings are of the highest importance to collectors.AI summary
His Master's Voice B5212 Jazz
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- AThe chant
- BTank town bump
Jelly Roll Morton, the pioneering jazz pianist and composer (1890–1941), performing 'The Chant' and 'Tank Town Bump' for His Master's Voice. These are sides from Morton's important early solo piano recordings, made in the late 1920s or early 1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B10456 Jazz
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- AThe Pearls (26)
- BKing Porter Stomp
Jelly Roll Morton, the foundational jazz composer and pianist, recorded 'The Pearls' and 'King Porter Stomp' for Brunswick in the mid-1920s. These are canonical early jazz piano recordings, capturing Morton's sophisticated stride and compositional genius.AI summary
Brunswick 03564 Jazz
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- ATia Juana(24)
- BMamamita
'Tia Juana' and 'Mamamita' credited to Jelly Roll Morton on JazzCo, a tiny British reissue label that pressed material from other catalogues in unknown quantity and with no clear dating or pressing runs.AI summary
Jazz Collection 5 Jazz
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- AWolverine blues
- BMy gal
Jelly Roll Morton was one of the most innovative and historically important jazz musicians of all time, a pioneering pianist, composer and bandleader. 'Wolverine Blues' and 'My Gal' are among his most celebrated and frequently recorded compositions. This is a reissue pressing, likely from the 1930s or 1940s, preserving acoustic-era recordings from the early 1920s.AI summary
Reissue 8 Jazz