Mr Jelly Lord

Jelly Roll Morton | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 22, 1991)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Rhino / Wea
• ASIN: B0000032F5
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,382,245 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Black Bottom Stomp

2. The Chant

3. Dead Man Blues

4. Original Jelly Roll Blues

5. Grandpa's Spells

6. Beale Street Blues

7. Kansas City Stomp

8. Shoe Shiner's Drag

9. Deep Creek Blues

10. Pretty Lil

11. New Orleans Bump

12. Ponchartrain

13. Blue Blood Blues

14. Ham and Eggs

15. You Need Some Loving

16. I'm Alone Without You

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Old, New, No Rolls, Something to Learn, August 1, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Mr Jelly Lord (Audio CD)

I have only heard Jelly Roll Morton in passing, so I bought this to see what I could learn and hear. The actual inlay to the album gives you a lot of info, but beware, it is written by a critic. Also, the photo on the back is not the most flattering of a fellow, who when younger looked like he was barely old enough to get into a club these days. He is an amazing writer, you could tell something was up when players like Kid Ory and Johnny St. Cyr sounded so amazing and full of life, completely different from when they're with the Louis Armstrong's Hot Fives. The tuba players on this ablum are absolutely amazing and quick. As random and improvised as jazz can sound, except for the individual styles of the players, when you listen long enough you see where he orchestrates. Of course he's willing to try and play a lot of things, which makes it a lot more interesting than the same big band group playing the same variations in different order. For anyone who wants a first album to get introduced to him I think this one is great, but as far as a collection of what he did best or just an overview, know that he did sing, and he does not on this album and that he made several piano rolls, not of which appear either. So, if you are looking for the last two things, you may wish to give this album a miss.