Label: Fuel 2000
Release Date: January 31, 2006
Recording Time: 63 minutes
Releases: January 31, 2006 (Varèse Sarabande / Fuel 2000); April 18, 2006 (True North Records)
Styles: New Orleans Jazz, Early Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz, Jazz Blues
Though Jelly Roll Morton didn't invent jazz (as he often claimed) he was one of the chief architects of its early sound, and made great strides as an arranger and composer in the age when the genre was just growing up. All of those accomplishments are evident on this superbly selected compilation, as is Morton's fine piano playing, and, most importantly, the beauty of his songs. "King Porter Stomp," "Jelly Roll Blues," and "Black Bottom Stomp," among others, are here--every one of them a stone-cold jazz classic. As the title suggests, this is an ideal way to get introduced to this pivotal figure.
Liner Note Author: Bill Dahl.
Credits: Bill Dahl - liner notes; Jelly Roll Morton - primary artist.
Tracks: 1) King Porter Stomp; 2) Kansas City Stomp; 3) Jelly Roll Blues; 4) Shreveport Stomps; 5) Tin Roof Blues; 6) Perfect Rag; 7) Sweet Man; 8) Big Fat Ham; 9) Stratford Hunch; 10) Granpa's Spells; 11) New Orleans Joys; 12) Wolverine Blues; 13) London Blues; 14) Dead Man Blues; 15) Mr. Jelly Lord; 16) Black Bottom Stomp; 17) Sidewalk Blues; 18) Steamboat Stomp; 19) Ponchartrain; 20) Smoke-House Blues.
Credits: Bill Dahl - liner notes; Jelly Roll Morton - primary artist.
Tracks: 1) King Porter Stomp; 2) Kansas City Stomp; 3) Jelly Roll Blues; 4) Shreveport Stomps; 5) Tin Roof Blues; 6) Perfect Rag; 7) Sweet Man; 8) Big Fat Ham; 9) Stratford Hunch; 10) Granpa's Spells; 11) New Orleans Joys; 12) Wolverine Blues; 13) London Blues; 14) Dead Man Blues; 15) Mr. Jelly Lord; 16) Black Bottom Stomp; 17) Sidewalk Blues; 18) Steamboat Stomp; 19) Ponchartrain; 20) Smoke-House Blues.