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Jelly Roll Morton : the Library of Congress recordings

Title
Jelly Roll Morton : the Library of Congress recordings / by Alan Lomax.
Author
Morton, Jelly Roll, 1890-1941
Publication
Cambridge, Mass. : Rounder Records, [2006], ℗2006.

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Details

Additional Authors
Lomax, Alan, 1915-2002.
Description
1 audio disc : digital; 4 3/4 in.
Series Statement
The Alan Lomax collection
Uniform Title
Alan Lomax collection.
Alternative Title
Library of Congress recordings
Subjects
Note
  • Jazz music and interviews.
  • Title from container.
  • "...highlights from the 8 CD set, including several of Jelly Roll's solo piano performances of his best known compositions, and segments of his remarkable spoken story."--Container.
  • Compact disc.
  • Program notes by John Szwed and credits (ports.) inserted in container.
Event (note)
  • Recorded May-June and Dec. 1938 by Alan Lomax, Coolidge Auditorium, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Contents
The story of "I'm Alabama bound" ; I'm Alabama bound (4:03) -- King Porter stomp ; The story of "King Porter stomp" (4:06) -- Jelly Roll's background (2:21) -- Mr. Jelly Lord (4:08) -- Stomping grounds (2:34) -- The anamule dance (3:46) -- Tiger rag ; Panama (4:03) -- The right tempo is the accurate tempo (4:39) -- Maple leaf rag (3:31) -- Jazz discords and story of "Kansas City stomp" ; Kansas City stomp (4:25) -- Kansas City stomp (3:17) -- Wolverine blues (4:00) -- The Spanish tinge ; New Orleans blues ; La paloma (4:14) -- The crave (4:32) -- Sporting attire and shooting the agate (4:32) -- Funeral march (4:12) -- Flee as the bird to the mountain ; How Jelly got his name ; Original Jelly Roll blues (4:13).
LCCN
011661189720
OCLC
  • ocm78815843
  • 78815843
  • SCSB-13623403
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries