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Jelly Roll Morton's Discography

Date: April-May 1915


Location: Chicago
H. Connor, ? Jelly Roll Morton (p roll).
a. 50140

One-Step Medley no. 2 - 5:32

Date: June 1923


Location: Chicago
Jelly Roll Morton and his Orchestra
Wilson Townes (cl), Charles Harris (as), Tommy Ladnier (c), Roy Palmer (tb), Jelly Roll Morton (p), Jasper
Taylor (wbk).
a. 1434-1

Big Fat Ham - 3:00

b. 1434-2

Big Fat Ham - 2:49

c. 1435-2

Muddy Water Blues - 0:59

Date: 17/7/1923
Location: Richmond
New Orleans Rhythm Kings
Leon Roppolo (cl), Glenn Scoville (as, ts), Jack Pettis (Cm), Don Murray (ts), Paul Mares (c), George
Brunies (tb), Chink Martin (tu), unknown (bj), Jelly Roll Morton (p), Ben Pollack (d).
a. 11535a

Sobbin' Blues - 2:46

Date: 17/7/1923
Location: Richmond
Ferd (Jelly Roll) Morton
Jelly Roll Morton (p).
a. 11537

King Porter Stomp - 2:40

b. 11538

New Orleans Joys - 2:43

c. 11538a

New Orleans Joys - 2:47

Date: 17/7/1923
Location: Richmond
New Orleans Rhythm Kings
Leon Roppolo (cl), Glenn Scoville (as, ts), Jack Pettis (Cm), Don Murray (ts), Paul Mares (c), George
Brunies (tb), Chink Martin (tu), unknown (bj), Jelly Roll Morton (p), Ben Pollack (d).
a. 11540

Clarinet Marmalade - 2:34

b. 11540a

Clarinet Marmalade - 2:39

c. 11541a

Mr. Jelly Lord - 3:11

d. 11541c

Mr. Jelly Lord - 3:05

Date: 18/7/1923
Location: Richmond
Ferd (Jelly Roll) Morton
Jelly Roll Morton (p).
a. 11544

Grandpa's Spells - 2:34

b. 11545

Kansas City Stomp - 2:55

c. 11546

Wolverine Blues - 3:29

d. 11547

The Pearls - 3:11

Date: 18/7/1923
Location: Richmond
New Orleans Rhythm Kings
Leon Roppolo (cl), Glenn Scoville (as, ts), Jack Pettis (Cm), Don Murray (ts), Paul Mares (c), George
Brunies (tb), Chink Martin (tu), unknown (bj), Jelly Roll Morton (p), Ben Pollack (d).
a. 11550

London Blues - 2:45

b. 11551

Milenberg Joys - 2:51

c. 11551c

Milenberg Joys - 2:56

Date: Oct. 1923


Location: Chicago
Jelly Roll Morton's Jazz Band
Horace Eubanks (cl), Natty Dominique (c), Zue Robertson (tb), Jelly Roll Morton (p), W. H. 'Buddy' Burton
(d).
a.

8498-a

Someday Sweetheart - 3:09

b.

8499-a

London Blues - 3:16

Date: Apr. 1924


Location: Chicago
Jelly Roll Morton's Steamboat Four
'Memphis' (com), Jack Russell (kaz), Boyd Senter (cl), Jelly Roll Morton (p).
a. 8065

Mr. Jelly Roll - 2:49

b. 8065-2

Mr. Jelly Roll - 2:49

Date: Apr. 1924


Location: Chicago
Jelly Roll Morton's Jazz Kids
'Memphis' (com), Jack Russell, Russell Senter (kaz), Boyd Senter (kaz, bj).
a. 8066

Steady Roll - 2:28

Date: Apr. 1924


Location: Chicago
Jelly Roll Morton's Stomps Kings
'Memphis' (com), Jack Russell, Russell Senter (kaz), Boyd Senter (kaz, bj).
a. 8066-2

Steady Roll - 2:28

Date: Apr. 1924


Location: Chicago
Jelly Roll Morton
Jelly Roll Morton (p).
a.

8071

35th Street Blues - 2:30

b.

8072

Mamanita - 2:48

Date: Apr. / May 1924


Location: Chicago
Jelly Roll Morton
Jelly Roll Morton (p).
a. 534

Frog-i-more Rag - 2:47

Date: Apr. / May 1924


Location: Chicago
Fred (Jelly Roll) Morton
Jelly Roll Morton (p).
a. 535

London Blues - 2:56

Date: 9/6/1924
Location: Richmond
Ferd (Jelly Roll) Morton
Jelly Roll Morton (p).
a. 11907a

Tia Juana - 2:49

b. 11908a

Shreveport Stomps - 2:51

c. 11909a uni

Frog-i-more Rag

d. 11910a

Mamanita - 2:52

e. 11911a

Jelly Roll Blues - 3:03

f.

Big Foot Ham - 2:52

11912a

g. 11913a

Bucktown Blues - 2:55

h. 11914

Tom Cat Blues - 3:00

i.

11915a

Stratford Hunch - 2:50

j.

11917

Perfect Rag - 2:41

Date: Sept. 1924


Location: Chicago
Jelly Roll Morton's King Of Jazz
Balls Ball (cl), Alex Poole (as), Lee Collins (c), Roy Palmer (tb), Jelly Roll Morton (p).
a.

635

Fish Tail Blues - 3:08

b.

636

High Society - 3:22

c.

638

Weary Blues - 2:48

d.

639

Tiger Rag - 3:22

Date: Sept. 1924


Location: Cincinnati
Jelly Roll Morton, Piano Roll
Jelly Roll Morton (p roll).
a.

12973

Mr. Jelly Lord - 3:45

b.

12973

Mr. Jelly Lord - 4:07

c.

12974

Tin Roof Blues - 3:02

d.

12974

Tin Roof Blues - 2:59

e.

12974

Tin Roof Blues - 3:15

f.

50478 uni

Mamanita

g.

50479

London Blues - 3:19

h.

50479

London Blues - 3:16

i.

50479

London Blues - 3:10

j.

50480

King Portor - 2:33

k.

50480

King Porter - 2:44

l.

50481

Shreveport Stomp - 4:18

m. 50481

Shreveport Stomp - 4:22

n.

50481

Shreveport Stomp - 4:04

o.

50485

Stratford Huntch - 4:18

p.

50485

Stratford Huntch - 3:53

q.

50486 uni

Kansas City Stomp

r.

50487

Grandpa's Spells - 3:37

s.

50487

Grandpa's Spells - 3:54

t.

50487

Grandpa's Spells - 3:23

u.

50488 uni

The Pearls

Date: Nov. 1924


Location: Cincinnati
Jelly Roll Mortion, Piano Roll
Jelly Roll Morton (p roll).
a. 12983

Tom Cat Blues - 2:59

b. 12983

Tom Cat Blues - 2:53

c. 12983

Tom Cat Blues - 3:27

d. 50505 uni

The 'Jelly Roll' Blues - 3:41

e. 50505

The 'Jelly Roll' Blues - 3:17

f.

The 'Jelly Roll' Blues - 3:34

50505

g. 50508 uni

New Orleans Blues

Date: Dec. 1924


Location: Chicago
King Oliver Piano Accompaniment Jelly Roll Morton
Joseph 'King' Oliver (c), Jelly Roll Morton (p).
a.

685

King Porter Stomp - 2:31

b.

687

Tom Cat Blues - 2:46

Date: May 1924


Location: Chicago
Jelly Roll Morton and his Jazz Trio
W. H. 'Buddy' Burton (kaz), Voltaire De Faut (cl), Jelly Roll Morton (p).

a. 791

My Gal - 2:33

Date: May 1925


Location: Chicago
Voltaire De Faut Piano Accompaniment Jelly Roll Morton
Voltaire De Faut (cl), Jelly Roll Morton (p).
a. 792

Wolverine Blues - 2:42

Date: Dec. 1925


Location: Chicago
Jelly Roll Morton, Piano Roll
Jelly Roll Morton (p roll).
a. 1334

Sweet Man - 3:04

b. 1334

Sweet Man - 3:27

c. 1334

Sweet Man - 3:52

Date: 24/2/1926
Location: Richmond
Jelly Roll Morton's Incomparables
unknown (as, ts, tb, d), Ray Bowling (t), Jelly Roll Morton (p).
a. 12466 uni

Milenberg Joys

b. 12466a uni

Milenberg Joys

c. 12467

Mr. Jelly Lord - 2:46

Date: 20/4/1926
Location: Chicago
Jelly Roll Morton
Jelly Roll Morton (p).
a. C160; E2863 The Pearls - 2:49
b. C163; E2866 Sweetheart O'Mine - 2:52
c. C164; E2867 Fat Meat And Greens - 2:55
d. C166; E2869 King Porter Stomp - 2:53

Date: 12/5/1926
Location: St. Louis
St. Louis Levee Band
unknown (sax, c, tb, d), Jelly Roll Morton (p).

a. 9661-a

Soap Suds - 3:02

Date: 21/7/1926
Location: Chicago
Edmonia Henderson Contralto, with piano, cornet and saxophone
unknown (as, c), Jelly Roll Morton (p), Edmonia Henderson (v).
a. C512; E3576 Dead Man Blues - 3:08
b. C515; E3575 Georgia Grind - 3:04

Date: 15/9/1926
Location: Chicago
Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers
Omer Simeon (cl), George Mitchell (c), Edward 'Kid' Ory (tb), Johnny St. Cyr (bj), Jelly Roll Morton (p),
John Lindsay (b), Andrew Hilaire (d).
a. 36239-2

Black Bottom Stomp - 3:10

b. 36240-2

Smoke-House Blues - 3:25

c. 36241-1 alt

The Chant - 3:17

d. 36241-3

The Chant - 3:10

Date: 21/9/1926
Location: Chicago
Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers
Marty Bloom (eff), Barney Bigard, Darnell Howard, Omer Simeon (cl), George Mitchell (c), Edward 'Kid'
Ory (tb), Johnny St. Cyr (bj), Jelly Roll Morton (p), John Lindsay (b), Andrew Hilaire (d).
a. 36283-2 alt

Sidewalk Blues - 3:35

b. 36283-3

Sidewalk Blues - 3:26

c. 36284-1 alt

Dead Man Blues - 3:14

d. 36284-2

Dead Man Blues - 3:21

e. 36285-3

Steamboat Stomp - 3:08

Date: Oct. 1926


Location: Chicago
Jelly Roll Morton, Piano Roll
Jelly Roll Morton (p roll).
a. 3674

Dead Man Blues - 4:19

b. 3674

Dead Man Blues - 3:59

c. 3674

Dead Man Blues - 4:35

d. 3675

Midnight Mama - 4:03

e. 3675

Midnight Mama - 3:15

f.

Midnight Mama - 3:46

3675

Date: 16/12/1926
Location: Chicago
Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers
Omer Simeon (cl, bcl), George Mitchell (c), Edward 'Kid' Ory (tb), Johnny St. Cyr (g), Jelly Roll Morton (p,
v), John Lindsay (b), Andrew Hilaire (d), Clarence Black, Wright Smith (vn).
a. 37254-2

Someday Sweetheart - 3:27

b. 37254-3 alt

Someday Sweetheart - 3:27

c. 37255-2 alt

Grandpa's Spells - 2:52

d. 37255-3

Grandpa's Spells - 2:53

e. 37256-1 alt

Original Jelly Roll Blues - 2:58

f.

Original Jelly Roll Blues - 3:03

37256-2

g. 37257-3

Doctor Jazz - 3:23

h. 37258-1 alt

Cannon Ball Blues - 2:51

i.

Cannon Ball Blues - 3:33

37258-2

Date: 4/6/1927
Location: Chicago
Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers
Lew LeMar (voc), Johnny Dodds (cl), Paul 'Stump' Evans (as), George Mitchell (c), Gerald Reeves (tb),
Quinn Wilson (tu), Bud Scott (g), Jelly Roll Morton (p), John Lindsay (b), Warren 'Baby' Dodds (d).
a. 38627-2

Hyena Stomp - 3:09

b. 38627-3 alt

Hyena Stomp - 3:07

c. 38628-1

Billy Goat Stomp - 3:30

d. 38628-3 alt

Billy Goat Stomp - 3:23

e. 38629-1

Wild Man Blues - 3:06

f.

Wild Man Blues - 3:10

38629-3 alt

g. 38630-2 alt

Jungle Blues - 3:25

h. 38630-3

Jungle Blues - 3:29

Date: 10/6/1927
Location: Chicago
Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers
Johnny Dodds (cl), Paul 'Stump' Evans (as), George Mitchell (c), Gerald Reeves (tb), Quinn Wilson (tu), Bud
Scott (g), Jelly Roll Morton (p), Warren 'Baby' Dodds (d).
a. 38661-1

Beale Street Blues - 3:13

b. 38661-2 alt

Beale Street Blues - 3:06

c. 38662-2 alt

The Pearls - 3:19

d. 38662-3

The Pearls - 3:23

Date: 10/6/1927
Location: Chicago
Jelly Roll Morton Piano Solo With Clarinet And Traps
Johnny Dodds (cl), Jelly Roll Morton (p), Warren 'Baby' Dodds (d).
a. 38663-1

Wolverine Blues - 3:15

b. 38663-2 alt

Wolverine Blues - 3:20

c. 38664-1

Mr. Jelly Lord - 2:49

Date: 21/1/1928
Location: Chicago
Levee Serenaders - Vocal Chorus by Frances Hereford
Walter Thomas (sax), Edwin Swayze (t), Louis Taylor (tb), Hayes Alvis (tu), Leslie Corley (bj), Jelly Roll
Morton (p), Wallace Bishop (d), Frances Hereford (v).
a. C1630; E7058 Midnight Mama - 2:44
b. C1632; E7060 Mr. Jelly Lord - 2:57

Date: 13/3/1928
Location: New York City
Johnny Dunn and his Band
Garvin Bushell (sax), Johnny Dunn (t), Herb Flemming (tb), Harry Hull (tu), John 'Speed' (?) Mitchell (bj),
Jelly Roll Morton (p), Sid Catlett, Mort Perry (d).
a. 145759-1

Sergeant Dunn's Bugle Call Blues - 2:58

b. 145759-2

Sergeant Dunn's Bugle Call Blues - 2:58

c. 145760-2

Ham And Eggs - 3:00

d. 145761-1

Buffalo Blues - 3:05

e. 145762-3

You Need Some Loving - 3:08

Date: 11/6/1928
Location: New York City
Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers
Omer Simeon (cl), Ward Pinkett (t), Geechie Fields (tb), Bill Benford (tu), Lee Blair (bj), Jelly Roll Morton
(p), Tommy Benford (d).
a. 45619-2

Georgia Swing - 2:26

b. 45620-3

Kansas City Stomps - 2:50

c. 45621-3

Shoe Shiner's Drag - 3:17

d. 45622-2

Boogaboo - 3:15

Date: 11/6/1928
Location: New York City
Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers
Omer Simeon (cl), Jelly Roll Morton (p), Tommy Benford (d).
a. 45623-1

Shreveport Stomp - 3:12

b. 45623-2 alt Shreveport Stomp - 3:11

Date: 11/6/1928
Location: New York City
Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers
Omer Simeon (cl), Geechie Fields (tb), Jelly Roll Morton (p), Tommy Benford (d).
a. 45624-2

Mournful Serenade - 3:23

Date: 6/12/1928
Location: New York City
Jelly Roll Morton and his Orchestra
Russell Procope (cl, as), Paul Barnes (ss, as), Joe Garland (ts), Edward Anderson, Edwin Swayze (t), William
Kato (tb), William Moore (tu), Lee Blair (g), Jelly Roll Morton (p), Manzie Johnson (d).
a. 48434-1

Red Hot Pepper - 3:05

b. 48435-3

Deep Creek - 3:28

Date: 8/7/1929
Location: Camden
Jelly Roll Morton - Piano Solo
Jelly Roll Morton (p).
a. 49448-2

Pep - 2:53

b. 49449-1

Seattle Hunch - 3:05

c. 49449-2 alt Seattle Hunch - 3:04


d. 49450-2

Frances - 3:02

e. 49451-1 alt Freakish - 2:49


f.

49451-2

Freakish - 2:51

Date: 9/7/1929
Location: Camden
Jelly Roll Morton and his Orchestra
George Baquet (cl), Paul Barnes, Walter Thomas (as), Joe Thomas (ts), Walter Briscoe, Boyd Rosser (t),
Charlie Irvis (tb), Harry Prather (tu), Barney Alexander (bj), Jelly Roll Morton (p), William Laws (d).
a. 49452-1 alt Burnin' The Iceberg - 3:00
b. 49452-2

Burnin' The Iceberg - 2:59

c. 49453-1 alt Courthouse Bump - 3:00


d. 49453-2

Courthouse Bump - 2:59

e. 49454-1 alt Pretty Lil - 3:10


f.

49454-2

Pretty Lil - 3:10

Date: 10/7/1929
Location: Camden
Jelly Roll Morton and his Orchestra
George Baquet (cl), Paul Barnes (ss), Walter Thomas (as), Joe Thomas (ts), Walter Briscoe, Boyd Rosser (t),
Charlie Irvis (tb), Harry Prather (tu), Barney Alexander (bj), Jelly Roll Morton (p), William Laws (d).
a. 49455-1

Sweet Anita Mine - 2:43

b. 49455-2 alt Sweet Anita Mine - 2:41


c. 49456-1

New Orleans Bump - 3:25

d. 49456-2 alt New Orleans Bump - 3:19

Date: 12/7/1929
Location: New York City
Jelly Roll Morton and his Orchestra
George Baquet (cl), Paul Barnes (ss), Walter Thomas (as), Joe Thomas (ts), Walter Briscoe, Boyd Rosser (t),
Charlie Irvis (tb), Harry Prather (tu), Barney Alexander (bj), Jelly Roll Morton (p), William Laws (d).
a. 49457-1

Down My Way - 3:16

b. 49458-2

Try Me Out - 2:26

c. 49459-1 alt Tank Town Bump - 3:09


d. 49459-2

Tank Town Bump - 3:06

Date: 13/11/1929
Location: New York City
Jelly Roll Morton and his Red Hot Peppers
Albert Nicholas (cl), Henry 'Red' Allen (t), J. C. Higginbotham (tb), Will Johnson (g), Jelly Roll Morton (p),
George 'Pops' Foster (b), Paul Barbarin (d).
a. 57080-1

Sweet Peter - 2:43

b. 57080-2 alt Sweet Peter - 2:52


c. 57081-1

Jersey Joe - 2:20

d. 57081-2 alt Jersey Joe - 2:23


e. 57082-1
f.

Mississippi Mildred - 3:17

57082-2 alt Mississippi Mildred - 2:52

g. 57083-1

Mint Julep - 3:01

Date: 2/12/1929
Location: New York City
Wilton Crawley and his Orchestra
Wilton Crawley (cl), Charlie Holmes (as), unknown (t, tb, g, bj), Jelly Roll Morton (p), George 'Pops' Foster
(b), Paul Barbarin (d).
a. 57565-2 You Oughta See My Gal - 2:19
b. 57566-1 Futuristic Blues - 3:18

Date: 2/12/1929
Location: New York City
Wilton Crawley, clarinet with orchestra
Charlie Holmes (as), Freddy Jenkins (t), unknown (t, tb, g, bj), Jelly Roll Morton, Luis Russell (p), George
'Pops' Foster (b), Paul Barbarin (d).
a. 57567-2 Keep Your Business To Yourself - 2:51
b. 57568-1 She's Got What I Need - 2:55

Date: 11/12/1929
Lizzie Miles, blues singer with piano by Jelly Roll Morton
Jelly Roll Morton (p), Lizzie Miles (v).
a. 57761-2 I Hate A Man Like You - 3:22

b. 57762-2 Don't Tell Me Nothin' 'Bout My Man - 2:56

Date: 17/12/1929
Location: New York City
Jelly Roll Morton Trio Instrumental
Barney Bigard (cl), Jelly Roll Morton (p), Zutty Singleton (d).
a. 57784-1 Smilin' The Blues Away - 2:58
b. 57785-1 Turtle Twist - 3:11

Date: 17/12/1929
Location: New York City
Jelly Roll Morton Trio Piano, Clarinet and Trapes
Barney Bigard (cl), Jelly Roll Morton (p), Zutty Singleton (d).
a. 57786-1

My Little Dixie Home - 2:53

b. 57787-2

That's Like It Ought To Be - 2:53

Date: 5/3/1930
Location: New York City
Jelly Roll Morton and his Red Hot Peppers
unknown (cl, bcl), Bubber Miley, Ward Pinkett (t), Wilbur De Paris (tb), Bill Benford (tu), Bernard Addison
(g), Jelly Roll Morton (p), Tommy Benford (d).
a. 59504-1

Each Day - 2:56

b. 59504-2alt Each Day - 2:58


c. 59505-2

If Someone Would Only Love Me - 3:41

d. 59506-1

That'll Never Do - 2:56

e. 59507-2

I'm Looking For A Little Blue Bird - 2:53

Date: 19/3/1930
Location: New York City
Jelly Roll Morton and his Red Hot Peppers
unknown (cl), Bubber Miley, Ward Pinkett (t), Wilbur De Paris (tb), Bill Benford (tu), Bernard Addison (g),
Jelly Roll Morton (p), Tommy Benford (d).
a. 59532-2

Little Lawrence - 2:57

b. 59533-1

Harmony Blues - 3:31

Date: 20/3/1930
Location: New York City
Jelly Roll Morton and his Red Hot Peppers

unknown (cl, b-cl), Bubber Miley, Ward Pinkett (t), Wilbur De Paris (tb), Bill Benford (tu), Bernard Addison
(g), Jelly Roll Morton (p), Tommy Benford (d).
a. 59643-1

Fussy Mabel - 3:18

b. 59644-1

Pontchartrain Blues - 2:55

Date: 3/4/1930
Location: New York City
Miss Billie Young, blues singer with piano accomp. by Jelly Roll Morton
Jelly Roll Morton (p), Billie Young (v).
a. 59735-1

When They Get Lovin' They's Gone - 3:38

b. 59735-2

When They Get Lovin' They's Gone - 3:27

c. 59736-1

You Done Played Out Blues - 3:21

d. 59736-2

You Done Played Out Blues - 3:15

Date: 2/6/1930
Location: New York City
Jelly Roll Morton and his Red Hot Peppers
Joe Thomas (cl, ts), Walter Thomas (cl, as), unknown (cl, as, t), Ward Pinkett (t), Geechie Fields (tb), Billy
Taylor (tu), Lee Blair (bj), Jelly Roll Morton (p), Cozy Cole (d).
a. 62182-1

Oil Well - 2:41

b. 62182-2alt Oil Well - 2:59


c. 62183-1

Load Of Coal - 3:00

d. 62183-2alt Load Of Coal - 2:56

Date: 2/6/1930
Location: New York City
Jelly Roll Morton and his Orchestra
unknown (cl, as, t), Walter Thomas (as, bar), Joe Thomas (ts), Ward Pinkett (t), Billy Taylor (tu), Lee Blair
(bj), Jelly Roll Morton (p), Cozy Cole (d).
a. 62184-1 alt

Crazy Chords - 3:01

b. 62184-2

Crazy Chords - 2:59

c. 62185-1

Primerose Stomp - 3:00

d. 62185-2 alt

Primerose Stomp - 3:01

Date: 3/6/1930
Location: New York City
Wilton Crawley and his Orchestra

Wilton Crawley (cl, v), Charlie Holmes (as), Henry 'Red' Allen (t), unknown (tu), Teddy Bunn (g), Jelly Roll
Morton (p), Bruce Johnson (d, wb).
a. 62188-2 Big Time Woman - 3:21

Date: 3/6/1930
Location: New York City
Wilton Crawley and the Washboard Rhythm Kings
Wilton Crawley (cl, v), Charlie Holmes (as), Henry 'Red' Allen (t), unknown (tu), Teddy Bunn (g), Jelly Roll
Morton (p), Bruce Johnson (d, wb).
a. 62189-1 alt

I'm Her Papa, She's My Mama - 2:58

b. 62189-2

I'm Her Papa, She's My Mama - 3:17

c. 62190-1

New Crawley Blues - 3:02

Date: 3/6/1930
Location: New York City
Wilton Crawley and his Orchestra
Wilton Crawley (cl, v), Charlie Holmes (as), Henry 'Red' Allen (t), unknown (tu), Teddy Bunn (g), Jelly Roll
Morton (p), Bruce Johnson (d, wb).
a. 62191-1

She Saves Her Sweetest Smiles For Me - 2:59

Date: 14/7/1930
Location: New York City
Jelly Roll Morton and his Red Hot Peppers
Albert Nicholas (cl), Ward Pinkett (t), Geechie Fields (tb), Pete Briggs (tu), Howard Hill (g), Jelly Roll
Morton (p), Tommy Benford (d).
a. 62339-1

Low Gravy - 2:48

b. 62340-1 alt

Strokin' Away - 2:58

c. 62340-2

Strokin' Away - 2:57

d. 62341-1

Blue Blood Blues - 3:04

e. 62341-2 alt

Blue Blood Blues - 3:04

f.

Mushmouth Shuffle - 2:45

62342-1

Date: 9/10/1930
Location: New York City
Jelly Roll Morton and his Orchestra
Lorenzo Tio (cl), Ward Pinkett (t), Sandy Williams (tb), Billy Taylor (tu), Bernard Addison (g), Jelly Roll
Morton (p), Bill Beason (d).
a. 64313-1

Gambling Jack - 2:53

b. 64313-2 alt

Gambling Jack - 2:46

Date: 9/10/1930
Location: New York City
Jelly Roll Morton and his Red Hot Peppers
Lorenzo Tio (cl), Ward Pinkett (t), Sandy Williams (tb), Billy Taylor (tu), Bernard Addison (g), Jelly Roll
Morton (p), Bill Beason (d).
a. 64314-1

Fickle Fay Creep - 3:18

Date: 15/8/1934
Location: New York City
Wingy Mannone and his Orchestra
Artie Shaw (cl), Bud Freeman (ts), Joe 'Wingy' Manone (t), Dicky Wells (tb), Frank Victor (g), Jelly Roll
Morton (p), John Kirby (b), Kaiser Marshall (d).
a. B-15631-Aalt Never Had No Lovin' - 3:02
b. B-15631-B

Never Had No Lovin' - 3:05

c. B-15632-A

I'm Alone Without You - 2:56

Date: ? before April 1938


Location: Baltimore
The Baltimore Acetates of 1938
Eddie Smith, Teddy Smith (as), Jelly Roll Morton (p).
a.

After You've Gone - 3:12

b.

Trees - 1:47

c.

Tiger Rag - 2:49

d.

Blues - 2:00

Date: ?8 April 1938


Location: Baltimore
Jelly Roll Morton (The Baltimore Acetates of 1938)
Jelly Roll Morton (org).
a.

Organ Interlude - 1:15

Date: ?8 April 1938


Location: Baltimore
Jelly Roll Morton (The Baltimore Acetates of 1938)
Jelly Roll Morton (sh, p, v), Eddie Smith, Teddy Smith (as), Dick Burg (t), Biddy Fleet (g), unknown (b, d,
cwb).

a.

Honeysuckle Rose - 3:15

b.

Honeysuckle Rose - 2:49

c.

My Melancholy Baby - 3:24

Date: ?8 April 1938


Location: Baltimore
Jelly Roll Morton (The Baltimore Acetates of 1938)
Jelly Roll Morton (foo, sh, p, v), Eddie Smith, Teddy Smith (as), Dick Burg (t).
a.

My Melancholy Baby - 2:45

b.

I Ain't Got Nobody - 3:26

c.

I Would Do Anything For You - 3:12

d.

Honeysuckle Rose - 3:52

Date: Begun 23rd May 1938 - Concluded 12th June 1938


Location: Coolidge Auditorium, Washington
The 1938 Jelly Roll Morton Library of Congress Sessions Recorded by Alain Lomax
Jelly Roll Morton (p, v, spk).
a.

1638 A The Story of I'm Alabama Bound

b.

1638 A I'm Alabama Bound - 4:03

c.

1638 B Time in Mobile

d.

1638 B I'm Alabama Bound - 4:13

e.

1639 A King Porter Stomp

f.

1639 A The Story of King Porter Stomp - 4:06

g.

1639 B The Story of King Porter Stomp

h.

1639 B You Can Have It, I Don't Want It

i.

1639 B Copyrights and Battles of Music - 3:53

j.

1640 A Jelly Roll's Background - 4:22

k.

1640 B Music Lessons

l.

1640 B Miserere - 4:05

m. 1641 A Miserere
n.

1641 A The French Opera House and the Tenderloin - 4:05

o.

1641 B The Stomping Grounds - 4:15

p.

1642 A The Style of Sammy Davis

q.

1642 A The Renown of Tony Jackson

r.

1642 A Pretty Baby - 4:17

s.

1642 B Tony Jackson was the Favorite / Dope, Crown, and Opium - 4:00

t.

1643 A Poor Alfred Wilson

u.

1643 A Tony Jackson's Naked Dance - 4:20

v.

1643 B Honky Tonk Blues

w. 1643 B In New Orleans, Anyone Could Carry a Gun - 4:20


x.

1644 A New Orleans was a Free and Easy Place

y.

1644 A Levee Man Blues - 4:06

z.

1644 B The Story of Aaron Harris - 4:06

a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, k, l, m, n, p, q, r, t, u, v, w, x, y performed as medleys.

Date: Begun 23rd May 1938 - Concluded 12th June 1938


Location: Coolidge Auditorium, Washington
The 1938 Jelly Roll Morton Library of Congress Sessions Recorded by Alain Lomax
Jelly Roll Morton (p, v, spk).
a.

1645 A The Story of Aaron Harris

b.

1645 A Aaron Harris Blues - 4:05

c.

1645 B Aaron Harris, His Hoodoo Woman, and the Hat That Started a Riot - 4:10

d.

1646 A The Story of the 1900 New Orleans Riot and the Song of Robert Charles - 4:04

e.

1646 B The Story of the 1900 New Orleans Riot

f.

1646 B Game Kid Blues - 4:04

g.

1647 A Game Kid Blues

h.

1647 A Buddy Carter Rag - 3:57

i.

1647 B New Orleans Funerals

j.

1647 B Steal Away

k.

1647 B Nearer My God To Thee - 4:17

l.

1648 A Funeral Marches

m.

1648 A Flee As The Bird to the Mountain - 4:11

n.

1648 B Oh, Didn't He Ramble

o.

1648 B Evolution of Tiger Rag

p.

1648 B Tiger Rag - 4:07

q.

1649 A Tiger Rag

r.

1649 A Tiger Rag - 4:02

s.

1649 B Tiger Rag

t.

1649 B Panama - 4:02

u.

1650 A The Right Tempo is the Accurate Tempo

v.

1650 A Harmony, Melody, and Riffs - 4:39

w.

1650 B Jazz Discords and Story of the Kansas City Stomp

x.

1650 B Kansas City Stomp - 4:31

y.

1651 A Kansas City Stomp

z.

1651 A Break in Jazz

aa. 1651 A Darktown Strutters' Ball - 4:34


ab. 1651 B Slow Swing and Sweet Jazz Music - 4:32
ac. 1652 A Salty Dog
ad. 1652 A Bill Johnson, Jelly's Brother-in-Law - 4:22
ae. 1652 B Hesitation Blues - 4:30
a, b, e, f, g, h, i, j, k, l, m, n, o, p, q, r, s, t, u, v, w, x, y, z, aa, ac, ad performed as medleys.

Date: Begun 23rd May 1938 - Concluded 12th June 1938


Location: Coolidge Auditorium, Washington
The 1938 Jelly Roll Morton Library of Congress Sessions Recorded by Alain Lomax
Jelly Roll Morton (p, v, spk).
a.

1653 A

My Gal Sal - 3:51

b.

1653 B The St. Louis Scene

c.

1653 B Randalls' Tune

d.

1653 B Maple Leaf Rag - 4:09

e.

1654 A

Maple Leaf Rag

f.

1654 A

Maple Leaf Rag - 4:19

g.

1654 B Jelly Roll Carves St. Louis - 4:19

h.

1655 A

Jelly Roll Carves St. Louis

i.

1655 A

Miserere - 4:23

j.

1655 B New Orleans Blues - 3:58

k.

1656 A

l.

1656 B Winin' Boy Blues - 4:24

m. 1657 A

Winin' Boy Blues - 3:45

The Anamule Dance - 3:46

n.

1657 B The Anamule Dance

o.

1657 B The Story of the The Anamule Dance

p.

1657 B The Origin of Scat, Scat Song - 4:19

q.

1658 A

The Great Buddy Bolden

r.

1658 A

Buddy Bolden's Blues - 4:11

s.

1658 B The Great Buddy Bolden - 4:11

t.

1659 A

u.

1659 B How Jelly Roll Got His Name

v.

1659 B Original Jelly Roll Blues - 4:14

Mr. Jelly Lord - 4:09

w. 1660 A

Original Jelly Roll Blues

x.

1660 A

Jelly Roll's Four-Beat Foot - 4:09

y.

1660 B Honky Tonk Blues

z.

1660 B Old-Time Honky Tonks - 4:07

b, c, d, e, f, h, i, n, o, p, u, v, w, x performed as medleys.

Date: Begun 23rd May 1938 - Concluded 12th June 1938


Location: Coolidge Auditorium, Washington
The 1938 Jelly Roll Morton Library of Congress Sessions Recorded by Alain Lomax
Jelly Roll Morton (p, v, spk).
a.

1661 A

Real Tough Boys - 4:31

b.

1661 B Sporting Attire and Shooting the Agate - 4:33

c.

1662 A

Sweet Mamas ans Sweet Papas

d.

1662 A

See See Rider - 4:20

e.

1662 B See See Rider

f.

1662 B Parading with the Broadway Swells - 4:24

g.

1663 A

h.

1663 B Fights and Weapons

i.

1663 B Stars and Stripes Forever - 4:27

j.

1664 A

Luis Russell and New Orleans Riffs

k.

1664 A

Call of the Freaks - 4:25

l.

1664 B Jelly's Travels: From Yazoo to Clarksdale - 4:14

m. 1665 A

Parading with the Broadway Swells - 4:22

Jelly's Travels: From Clarksdale to Helena - 4:34

n.

1665 B Jelly's Travels: From Helena to Memphis - 4:23

o.

1666 A

In Memphis: The Monarch Saloon and Benny Frenchy

p.

1666 A

Benny Frenchy's Tune - 4:24

q.

1666 B Benny Frenchy's Tune

r.

1666 B Bad Sam, Memphis' Toughest

s.

1666 B The Stomp That Beat Benny Frenchy

t.

1666 B All That I Ask is Love - 4:23

u.

1667 A

v.

1667 B Make Me a Pallet on The Floor - 4:14

w. 1668 A
x.

Make Me a Pallet on The Floor - 4:15

Make Me a Pallet on The Floor - 4:14

1668 B Make Me a Pallet on The Floor - 4:35

c, d, e, f, h, i, j, k, o, p, q, r, s, t performed as medleys.

Date: Begun 23rd May 1938 - Concluded 12th June 1938


Location: Coolidge Auditorium, Washington
The 1938 Jelly Roll Morton Library of Congress Sessions Recorded by Alain Lomax
Jelly Roll Morton (p, v, spk).
a.

1669 A

The Dirty Dozen - 4:30

b.

1669 B The Murder Ballad - 4:01

c.

1670 A

d.

1670 B The Murder Ballad - 4:27

The Murder Ballad - 4:17

e.

1671 A

f.

1671 B The Murder Ballad - 4:12

g.

1672 A

h.

1672 B The Murder Ballad - 4:30

i.

1673 A

j.

1673 B Jungle Blues - 3:45

k.

1674 A

l.

1674 B Sweet Peter - 3:04

m. 1675 A

The Murder Ballad - 4:18

The Murder Ballad - 4:24

Fickle Fay Creep - 3:14

King Porter Stomp - 2:55

Hyena Stomp - 3:33

n.

1675 B Wolverine Blues - 3:45

o.

1676 A

p.

1676 B State and Madison - 3:44

q.

1677 A

r.

1677 B The Pearls - 3:35

Wolverine Blues - 4:00

The Pearls - 3:29

Date: Begun 23rd May 1938 - Concluded 12th June 1938


Location: Coolidge Auditorium, Washington
The 1938 Jelly Roll Morton Library of Congress Sessions Recorded by Alain Lomax
Jelly Roll Morton (p, v, spk).
a.

1678 A Bert Williams - 3:41

b.

1678 B Freakish - 3:59

c.

1679 A Pep - 3:32

d.

1679 B The Georgia Skin Game - 3:54

e.

1680 A The Georgia Skin Game - 3:03

f.

1680 B The Georgia Skin Game

g.

1680 B I'm Gonna Get One and Go Directly - 3:19

h.

1681 A Ungai Hai, the Sign of the Indians - 4:09

i.

1681 B New Orleans Blues

j.

1681 B The Spanish Tinge - 4:07

k.

1682 A The Spanish Tinge - 4:13

l.

1682 B Improving Spanish Tempos

m. 1682 B Creepy Feeling - 4:06


n.

1683 A Creepy Feeling - 4:19

o.

1683 B The Crave - 4:31

p.

1684 A Mamanita - 4:07

q.

1684 B C'tait N'aut' Can-Can, Payer Donc

r.

1684 B If You Don't Shake, You Don't Get No Cake - 4:21

s.

1685 A Spanish Swat - 4:12

t.

1685 B Ain't Misbehavin' - 4:12

u.

1686 A I Hate A Man Like You

v.

1686 A Rolling Stuff - 4:11

w. 1686 B Michigan Water Blues - 3:52


i, j, f, g, l, m, q, r, u, v performed as medleys.

Date: Begun 23rd May 1938 - Concluded 12th June 1938


Location: Coolidge Auditorium, Washington
The 1938 Jelly Roll Morton Library of Congress Sessions Recorded by Alain Lomax
Jelly Roll Morton (p, v, spk).
a. 1687 A

Winin' Boy Blues - 4:08

b. 1687 B

Winin' Boy Blues - 4:15

c. 1688 B

Boogie Woogie Blues

d. 1688 B

Albert Carroll's Tune

e. 1688 B

Buddy Bertrand's Blues - 4:21

f.

Buddy Bertrand's Blues

1688 A

g. 1688 A

Mamie's Blues - 4:25

c, d, e, f, g performed as medleys.

Date: Aug. (?) 1938


Location: Baltimore
Jelly Roll Morton (The Baltimore Acetates of 1938)
Jelly Roll Morton (p).
a.

King Porter Stomp - 2:11

b.

The Pearls - 5:07

Date: Dec. 1938


Location: Rialto Theater Building, Washington
The Jazzman Recordings
Jelly Roll Morton (p, v).
a. MLB-144

Honky Tonk Music - 3:11

b. MLB-145

Finger Buster - 2:48

c. MLB-146

Creepy Feeling - 3:29

d. MLB-147

Winin' Boy Blues - 3:03

e. MLB-149

Honky Tonk Music - 3:14

Date: 14/9/1939
Location: New York City
Jelly Roll Morton's New Orleans Jazzmen
Albert Nicholas (cl), Sidney Bechet (ss), Happy Caldwell (ts), Sidney De Paris (t), Claude Jones (tb, v),
Lawrence Lucie (g), Jelly Roll Morton (p, v), Wellman Braud (b), Zutty Singleton (d, v).
a. 041456-1

Oh, Didn't He Ramble - 3:02

b. 041456-2 alt Oh, Didn't He Ramble - 3:00


c. 041457-1

High Society - 2:44

d. 041458-1

I Thought I Heard Buddy Bolden Say - 3:10

e. 041459-1

Winin' Boy Blues - 3:08

f.

Winin' Boy Blues - 3:05

041459-2

Date: 29/9/1939
Location: New York City
Jelly Roll Morton's New Orleans Jazzmen
Albert Nicholas (cl), Happy Caldwell (ts), Sidney De Paris (t), Fred Robinson (tb), Lawrence Lucie (g), Jelly
Roll Morton (p), Wellman Braud (b), Zutty Singleton (d).
a. 041360-1 alt Climax Rag - 2:21
b. 041360-2

Climax Rag - 2:31

c. 041361-1 alt Don't You Leave Me Here - 2:20


d. 041361-2

Don't You Leave Me Here - 2:19

e. 041362-1

West End Blues - 2:48

f.

Ballin' The Jack - 2:11

041363-1

Date: 31/10/1939
Location: WABC Radio Station, CBS Network, New York City
We, The People
Unidentified Band (ldr), Jelly Roll Morton (p, spk), Gabriel Heatter (spk).
a. air-shot

Interview

b. air-shot

Tiger Rag

Date: 14/12/1939
Location: New York City
Jelly Roll Morton
Jelly Roll Morton (p, v).
a. R-2560

Sporting House Rag (Perfect Rag) - 2:19

b. R-2561

Original Rags - 2:49

c. R-2562

The Crave - 3:06

d. R-2563

The Naked Dance - 2:51

e. R-2564

Mister Joe - 2:50

f.

King Porter Stomp - 2:52

R-2565

g. R-2566

Winin' Boy Blues - 2:56

h. R-2567

Animule Dance - 2:48

Date: 16/12/1939
Location: New York City
Jelly Roll Morton
Jelly Roll Morton (p, v).
a. R-2570

Buddy Bolden's Blues - 2:47

b. R-2571

The Naked Dance - 2:51

c. R-2572

Don't You Leave Me Here - 2:51

d. R-2573

Mamie's Blues - 2:44

Date: 28/12/1939
Location: New York City
Jelly Roll Morton
Jelly Roll Morton (p, v).

a. R-2579

Michigan Water Blues - 3:01

Date: 4/1/1940
Location: Reeves Sound Studios, 1600 Broadway, New York City
Jelly Roll Morton's Hot Seven
Albert Nicholas (cl), Eddie Williams (as), Henry 'Red' Allen (t), Joe Britton (tb), Jelly Roll Morton (p, v),
Wellman Braud (b), Zutty Singleton (d).
a. R-2582

Sweet Substitute - 2:53

b. R-2583

Panama - 2:30

c. R-2584

Good Old New York - 2:44

d. R-2585

Big Lip Blues - 3:10

Date: 23/1/1940
Location: Reeves Sound Studios, 1600 Broadway, New York City
Jelly Roll Morton's Hot Six
Albert Nicholas (cl), Eddie Williams (as), Henry 'Red' Allen (t), Jelly Roll Morton (p, v), Wellman Braud (b),
Zutty Singleton (d).
a. R-2621

Why - 2:49

b. R-2622

Get The Bucket - 2:51

c. R-2623

If You Knew - 2:50

d. R-2624

Shake It - 2:50

Date: 30/1/1940
Location: Reeves Sound Studios, 1600 Broadway, New York City
Jelly Roll Morton's Hot Seven
Albert Nicholas (cl), Eddie Williams (as), Henry 'Red' Allen (t), Claude Jones (tb), Jelly Roll Morton (p, v),
Wellman Braud (b), Zutty Singleton (d).
a. R-2632

Dirty, Dirty, Dirty - 2:51

b. R-2633

Swinging The Elks - 2:49

c. R-2634

Mama's Got A Baby - 3:39

d. R-2635

My Home Is In A Southern Town - 2:45

Date: 14/7/1940
Location: WEAF Radio Station, NBC-Blue Network, RCA Building, Radio City, Rockefeller Center, New
York City
The Chamber Music Society of Lower Basin Street
Alfie Evans (cl), Rudolf Adler (ts), Henry Levine (t), Jack Epstein (tb), Tony Colucca (g), Jelly Roll Morton
(p), Harry Patent (b), Nat Levine (d), Gene Hamilton (spk).

a. air-shot

Winin' Boy Blues

b. air-shot

King Porter Stomp

Date: 1983 & 1985


Jelly Roll Morton, Piano Rolls
Jelly Roll Morton (p roll).
a.

Pep - 3:17

b.

30

The Naked Dance - 3:11

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