Jelly Roll Morton Realized By Artis Wodehouse - The Piano Rolls (1997)
BAND/ARTIST: Jelly Roll Morton
- Title: The Piano Rolls
- Year Of Release: 1997
- Label: Nonesuch[7559-79363-2]
- Genre: Jazz, Ragtime, Dixieland
- Quality: FLAC (tracks + .cue,log,scans)
- Total Time: 43:24
- Total Size: 196 MB(+3%)
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist
01. Midnight Mama
02. Shreveport Stomps
03. Stratford Hunch
04. Dead Man Blues
05. Grandpa's Spells
06. Tin Roof Blues
07. London Blues
08. King Porter Stomp
09. Sweet Man
10. Original Jelly Roll Blues
11. Mr. Jelly-Lord
12. Tom Cat Blues
In the same period that Jelly Roll Morton began making acoustic recordings of his piano solos, he was also making piano rolls of his strongest material. This CD presents piano rolls that Morton made in 1924, and producer Artis Wodehouse has done a remarkable job of recording them, capturing them with a convincingly live resonance. Morton was keenly aware of studio technology, and it's fascinating to hear him exploit the extended playing time that the piano rolls provided him. Several of these pieces stretch past four minutes, and tracks like "Stratford Hunch" and "Dead Man Blues" allow Morton to extend his variations further than recording allowed, providing another opportunity to hear Morton's innovative synthesis of ragtime, blues, and spontaneous inspiration. The piano sound compares favorably with even well-restored versions of Morton's contemporaneous acoustic recordings for Gennett, with brighter highs and firmer bass notes.
01. Midnight Mama
02. Shreveport Stomps
03. Stratford Hunch
04. Dead Man Blues
05. Grandpa's Spells
06. Tin Roof Blues
07. London Blues
08. King Porter Stomp
09. Sweet Man
10. Original Jelly Roll Blues
11. Mr. Jelly-Lord
12. Tom Cat Blues
In the same period that Jelly Roll Morton began making acoustic recordings of his piano solos, he was also making piano rolls of his strongest material. This CD presents piano rolls that Morton made in 1924, and producer Artis Wodehouse has done a remarkable job of recording them, capturing them with a convincingly live resonance. Morton was keenly aware of studio technology, and it's fascinating to hear him exploit the extended playing time that the piano rolls provided him. Several of these pieces stretch past four minutes, and tracks like "Stratford Hunch" and "Dead Man Blues" allow Morton to extend his variations further than recording allowed, providing another opportunity to hear Morton's innovative synthesis of ragtime, blues, and spontaneous inspiration. The piano sound compares favorably with even well-restored versions of Morton's contemporaneous acoustic recordings for Gennett, with brighter highs and firmer bass notes.
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