Greatest Jazz Recordings of All Time: Kings of New Orleans Jazz

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Tracklist

▼Vinyl 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Mamie's Blues
recording of:
2.19 Blues
writer:
Mamie Desdume
Jelly Roll Morton2:45
2King Porter Stomp
recording of:
King Porter Stomp
composer:
Jelly Roll Morton
King Oliver & Jelly Roll Morton2:31
3The Pearls
recording of:
The Pearls
composer:
Ferdinand Joseph LaMothe
Jelly Roll Morton3:14
4London Blues
recording of:
London Blues (on 1923-07-18)
composer:
Jelly Roll Morton
New Orleans Rhythm Kings2:47
5The Chant
recording of:
The Chant
composer:
Mel Stitzel
Jelly Roll Morton’s Red Hot Peppers3:19
6Original Jelly Roll Blues
recording of:
Original Jelly-Roll Blues
composer:
Ferdinand Morton
Jelly Roll Morton’s Red Hot Peppers2:59
7Someday Sweetheart
piano:
Jelly Roll Morton (on 1926-12-16)
recording of:
Someday Sweetheart (on 1926-12-16)
lyricist and composer:
Benjamin Franklin Spikes (Benjamin Franklin "Reb" Spikes) and John Curry Spikes
publisher:
Spikes Bros. and Carter Music House (on 1919-12-26)
Jelly Roll Morton’s Red Hot Peppers3:33
8Red Hot Pepper
recording of:
Red Hot Pepper
composer:
Ferdinand Joseph LaMothe
Jelly Roll Morton and His Orchestra3:08
9Freakish
recording of:
Freakish
composer:
Jelly Roll Morton
Jelly Roll Morton2:53
10That's Like It Ought to Be
recording of:
That's Like It Ought to Be
composer:
Jelly Roll Morton
Jelly Roll Morton Trio3:01
11High Society
recording of:
High Society (jazz standard, with lyrics added c. 1920s to a 1901 march, supposedly never performed except instrumentally)
lyricist:
Walter Melrose
composer:
Porter Steele (in 1901-04)
is based on:
High Society (march composed by Porter Steele in 1901)
Jelly Roll Morton’s New Orleans Jazzmen2:47
12Sweet Substitute
recording of:
Sweet Substitute
lyricist and composer:
Jelly Roll Morton
Jelly Roll Morton2:57
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