Jelly Roll Morton's Discography
Jelly Roll Morton's Discography
Jelly Roll Morton's Discography
b. 1434-2
c. 1435-2
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
Date: 17/7/1923
Location: Richmond
Ferd (Jelly Roll) Morton
Jelly Roll Morton (p).
a. 11537
b. 11538
c. 11538a
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
b. 11540a
c. 11541a
d. 11541c
Date: 18/7/1923
Location: Richmond
Ferd (Jelly Roll) Morton
Jelly Roll Morton (p).
a. 11544
b. 11545
c. 11546
d. 11547
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
b. 11551
c. 11551c
8498-a
b.
8499-a
b. 8065-2
8071
b.
8072
Mamanita - 2:48
Date: 9/6/1924
Location: Richmond
Ferd (Jelly Roll) Morton
Jelly Roll Morton (p).
a. 11907a
b. 11908a
c. 11909a uni
Frog-i-more Rag
d. 11910a
Mamanita - 2:52
e. 11911a
f.
11912a
g. 11913a
h. 11914
i.
11915a
j.
11917
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12973
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12974
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50478 uni
Mamanita
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50479
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50479
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50479
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50480
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50480
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50481
m. 50481
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50481
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50485
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50485
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50486 uni
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50487
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50487
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50487
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50488 uni
The Pearls
b. 12983
c. 12983
d. 50505 uni
e. 50505
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50505
g. 50508 uni
685
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687
a. 791
My Gal - 2:33
b. 1334
c. 1334
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
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
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
b. 36240-2
c. 36241-1 alt
d. 36241-3
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
b. 36283-3
c. 36284-1 alt
d. 36284-2
e. 36285-3
b. 3674
c. 3674
d. 3675
e. 3675
f.
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
b. 37254-3 alt
c. 37255-2 alt
d. 37255-3
e. 37256-1 alt
f.
37256-2
g. 37257-3
h. 37258-1 alt
i.
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
b. 38627-3 alt
c. 38628-1
d. 38628-3 alt
e. 38629-1
f.
38629-3 alt
g. 38630-2 alt
h. 38630-3
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
b. 38661-2 alt
c. 38662-2 alt
d. 38662-3
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
b. 38663-2 alt
c. 38664-1
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
b. 145759-2
c. 145760-2
d. 145761-1
e. 145762-3
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
b. 45620-3
c. 45621-3
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
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
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
b. 48435-3
Date: 8/7/1929
Location: Camden
Jelly Roll Morton - Piano Solo
Jelly Roll Morton (p).
a. 49448-2
Pep - 2:53
b. 49449-1
Frances - 3:02
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
49454-2
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
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
b. 49458-2
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
g. 57083-1
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
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
b. 57787-2
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
d. 59506-1
e. 59507-2
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
b. 59533-1
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
b. 59644-1
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
b. 59735-2
c. 59736-1
d. 59736-2
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
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
b. 62184-2
c. 62185-1
d. 62185-2 alt
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
b. 62189-2
c. 62190-1
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
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
b. 62340-1 alt
c. 62340-2
d. 62341-1
e. 62341-2 alt
f.
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
b. 64313-2 alt
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
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
c. B-15632-A
b.
Trees - 1:47
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Blues - 2:00
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1642 B Tony Jackson was the Favorite / Dope, Crown, and Opium - 4:00
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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.
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1645 B Aaron Harris, His Hoodoo Woman, and the Hat That Started a Riot - 4:10
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1646 A The Story of the 1900 New Orleans Riot and the Song of Robert Charles - 4:04
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Miserere - 4:23
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c, d, e, f, h, i, j, k, o, p, q, r, s, t performed as medleys.
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1688 A
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c, d, e, f, g performed as medleys.
b.
b. MLB-145
c. MLB-146
d. MLB-147
e. MLB-149
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
d. 041458-1
e. 041459-1
f.
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
e. 041362-1
f.
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
b. R-2561
c. R-2562
d. R-2563
e. R-2564
f.
R-2565
g. R-2566
h. R-2567
Date: 16/12/1939
Location: New York City
Jelly Roll Morton
Jelly Roll Morton (p, v).
a. R-2570
b. R-2571
c. R-2572
d. R-2573
Date: 28/12/1939
Location: New York City
Jelly Roll Morton
Jelly Roll Morton (p, v).
a. R-2579
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
b. R-2583
Panama - 2:30
c. R-2584
d. R-2585
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
c. R-2623
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
b. R-2633
c. R-2634
d. R-2635
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
b. air-shot
Pep - 3:17
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