The Complete Library of Congress Recordings

~ Release by Jelly Roll Morton (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1"Original Jelly Roll Blues" (Guitar Instrumental)Johnny St. Cyr1:52
2Jelly Roll's Early Playing Days in the District (Spoken)
spoken vocals:
Johnny St. Cyr and Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
Johnny St. Cyr and Alan Lomax1:23
3Hot Bands and Creole Tunes (Spoken)
spoken vocals:
Johnny St. Cyr and Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
Johnny St. Cyr and Alan Lomax4:30
4"Eh, La Bas" (Song) / Riffs and Breaks From Creole Songs (Spoken)Johnny St. Cyr and Alan Lomax2:03
5Old-Time Creole Musicians and the French Element (Spoken)
spoken vocals:
Leonard Bechet and Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
Leonard Bechet and Alan Lomax3:33
6Playing Hot With Buddy Bolden (Spoken)
spoken vocals:
Paul Dominguez, Jr., Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) and Alphonse Picou
Paul Dominguez, Jr., Alphonse Picou, and Alan Lomax3:18
7"High Society" (Instrumental)
recorded in:
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (on 1949-04-03)
clarinet:
Alphonse Picou
guitar:
Paul Dominguez, Jr.
field recordings:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1949-04-03)
Alphonse Picou and Paul Dominguez, Jr.2:17
8Sporting Life Costumes (Spoken)
spoken vocals:
Leonard Bechet, Albert Glenny and Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
Albert Glenny, Leonard Bechet, and Alan Lomax1:39
9Buddy Bolden: Man and Musician (Spoken)
spoken vocals:
Leonard Bechet, Albert Glenny and Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
Albert Glenny, Leonard Bechet, and Alan Lomax2:24
10Creoles Playing With Negroes: Getting That Drive (Spoken)
spoken vocals:
Leonard Bechet and Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
Leonard Bechet and Alan Lomax4:29
11Jelly Roll's Compositions (Spoken)
spoken vocals:
Johnny St. Cyr and Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
Johnny St. Cyr and Alan Lomax3:23
12How Johnny St. Cyr Learned to Play Guitar (Spoken)
spoken vocals:
Johnny St. Cyr and Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
Johnny St. Cyr and Alan Lomax2:21
13"Guitar Blues" (Guitar Instrumental) / Just the Guitar Blues (Spoken)
guitar:
Johnny St. Cyr
spoken vocals:
Johnny St. Cyr and Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
Johnny St. Cyr and Alan Lomax2:18
14Bad Men and Pimps (Spoken)
spoken vocals:
Johnny St. Cyr and Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
Johnny St. Cyr and Alan Lomax3:39
15The Story of the "Coon Blues" (Spoken)
spoken vocals:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) and Alphonse Picou
Alphonse Picou and Alan Lomax1:35
16"Coon Blues" (Instrumental)Alphonse Picou and Paul Dominguez, Jr.2:23
17Jazz Is Just a Makeup: Buddy Bolden, Honky Tonks, Brass Band Funerals, and Parades (Spoken)
spoken vocals:
Leonard Bechet, Albert Glenny and Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
Albert Glenny, Leonard Bechet, and Alan Lomax5:26
18Young Sidney Bechet: Jim Crow and the Dangers of the District (Spoken)
spoken vocals:
Leonard Bechet and Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
Leonard Bechet and Alan Lomax3:41
19The Main Idea in Jazz: "Just Watch Me" – Improvising and Reading Music (Spoken)
spoken vocals:
Leonard Bechet, Albert Glenny and Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
Albert Glenny, Leonard Bechet, and Alan Lomax3:25
20"Of All His Mother's Children He Loved Jelly the Best": A Little Tale of Jelly Roll Morton (Spoken)
spoken vocals:
Johnny St. Cyr and Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
Johnny St. Cyr and Alan Lomax8:50