New Orleans Rhythm Kings

New Orleans Rhythm Kings | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 1, 1991)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Milestone
• ASIN: B000000XW4
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #234,548 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Eccentric

2. Farewell Blues

3. Discontented Blues

4. Bugle Call Rag

5. Panama

6. Tiger Rag

7. Livery Stable Blues

8. Oriental

9. Sweet Lovin' Man [1st Take]

10. That's A-Plenty [2nd Take]

11. Shim-Me-Sha-Wabble

12. Weary Blues

13. That Da Da Strain

14. Wolverine Blues [3rd Take]

15. Maple Leaf Rag

16. Tin Roof Blues [3rd Take]

17. Sobbin' Blues

18. Marguerite

19. Angry

20. Clarinet Marmalade [1st Take]

See all 27 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The FIRST Interracial collaboration in Jazz!, August 20, 2002

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Walter Five (13th Floor Elevator, Enron Hubbard Bldg. Houston Texxas) - See all my reviews
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I don't want to over-emphasise the above, as the New Orleans Rhythm Kings (NORK) stand on their own throughout 3/4ths of this CD without the able assistance of Mssr. Ferdinand (Jelly-Roll) Morton, but this is an incredibly notable and undeniably historic team-up. The NORK have been largely dismissed as (pardon the pun) pale echoes of King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band, but I beg to differ with that opinion. Play this CD. Hear this incredible band. Compare them to any of their contemporaries in 1922-23, the Original Dixieland Jazz Band, Kid Ory's Band, King Oliver's--they hold their own. It is true, that the NORK recording dates which *follow* these are simply not as good, as tight, as together, but those were *not* sessions played by the original line-up presented here--THESE really cook!

Mssr. Morton is to be found on the cuts "Sobbin' Blues", Clarinet Marmalade (1st and 2nd takes), Mr. Jelly Lord (2nd and 4th takes), London Blues, and Milenberg Joys (1st &4th takes). Predating his "Red Hot Peppers" band by three years, these sides find the Jelly Roll King in fine form, a component and team player, comfortable in his role as a sideman. Not as florid or flamboyant as his Piano Rolls from the same period, to be sure, Morton gives enough to make his presence known, without overplaying.

In a sane world, our children would be studying this disc in 6th Grade Musical History.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Essential Early Jazz, December 26, 2001

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Peter Acebal (Christiansburg, VA United States) - See all my reviews

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If some customer has read any of my reviews they notice I give out 5 stars often,but the stars don't come easily with me and this superb set is an example of essential music earning its stars;the NORK were the next critical white band in early jazz (after the Original Dixieland Jazz Band)and they display already a sense of collective character all their own (listen to their rendering of the ODJB's "Clarinet Marmalade" for a starter);the digital mastering on this CD is basically very good (although a bit too 'hazy' in spots) but that cannot detract the value of this wonderful set PLUS this set includes the 1923 sides the NORK recorded with Jelly Roll Morton and it is indeed a revelation to see how that notorious genius could put his ego aside and prove an ace team-player! Enjoy and Replay to your ear's and heart's content!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Progress of Jazz, December 21, 2001

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Peter Acebal (Christiansburg, VA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: New Orleans Rhythm Kings (Audio CD)

I first had these recordings on LP some twenty-five (!) years ago so this CD came as a revelation to me - The NORK were a direct descendant of the Original Dixieland Jazz Band as the next most significant white jazz band and as such they directly influenced Bix Beiderbecke and the Wolverines two years later who in turn influenced scores of white jazzmen;but the NORK had a firmer command of the African-American Creole passion for polyphony and syncopation and in cornetist Paul Mares and trombonist George Brunies there are two first-rate jazz stylists;the inclusion here of their records with Jelly Roll Morton only emphasizes how far the NORK transcended the color lines.This set is a critical purchase,...no serious jazz lover should do without this excellantly presented set.Jazz Lovers dig in and Enjoy!