My uncles,Walter and Lester, owned Melrose Publishing Co, in Chicago, and were one of the first to record Jelly. Though they wound up beating him out of what he was due,(something I hate) they DID recognize talent! No one like JRM!
In those days I would imagine a lot of recording companies were beating the musicians out of what they had coming,,,My father Frank Melrose was a personal friend of Jelly's,,wound up just as jelly did,,,a pauper. Sad isn't it!
jelly was king but your right it is really sad. I am actually reading about your uncles now in jelly's biography "jelly's blues", the two seemed cool but it seems walter was the bad guy..anyway, cheers didn't mean to blast on you..
No problem...My Uncle lester got out of the business long before the Melrose Pub, Co. sold. I just know, from my mother, that my dad and jelly were friends, toured Chicago trying out new pianos, which they couldn't buy, but enjoyed doing this. My father had no connection with the Publishing Co, even though these were his brothers, and he was a heck of a piano player himself. Difference in people, I guess,
?? I'll have to look this one up, but didn't Jelly record this in 1936 or thereabouts? It's one of those 'rare' recordings of his and I've always like this rocking version of The Pearls. Nobody plays like Jelly Roll!
Nope, this version is indeed from 1926. It's from the session he did for Vocalion, in which he also did stuff like Sweetheart 'O Mine, Fat Meat and Greens, and his 2nd piano solo of King Porter.
There's another recording of this. I like it better than this one.
richallewall 3 months ago
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erinkelly83 2 years ago
idamay1,are you also related to kansas city frank melrose?
weberduoart 3 years ago
here you're talking the Inner Circle of classic jazz
lezgon 3 years ago
genio !!! fuiste la base de la mejor musica del mundo. Incomparable
littlebighorm 3 years ago
My uncles,Walter and Lester, owned Melrose Publishing Co, in Chicago, and were one of the first to record Jelly. Though they wound up beating him out of what he was due,(something I hate) they DID recognize talent! No one like JRM!
idamay1 3 years ago
lucky jelly didn't blast your cheap ass uncles with that .38 he carried around. That's some weak shit.
willy4u4u 3 years ago
In those days I would imagine a lot of recording companies were beating the musicians out of what they had coming,,,My father Frank Melrose was a personal friend of Jelly's,,wound up just as jelly did,,,a pauper. Sad isn't it!
idamay1 3 years ago 3
jelly was king but your right it is really sad. I am actually reading about your uncles now in jelly's biography "jelly's blues", the two seemed cool but it seems walter was the bad guy..anyway, cheers didn't mean to blast on you..
willy4u4u 3 years ago
No problem...My Uncle lester got out of the business long before the Melrose Pub, Co. sold. I just know, from my mother, that my dad and jelly were friends, toured Chicago trying out new pianos, which they couldn't buy, but enjoyed doing this. My father had no connection with the Publishing Co, even though these were his brothers, and he was a heck of a piano player himself. Difference in people, I guess,
idamay1 3 years ago
?? I'll have to look this one up, but didn't Jelly record this in 1936 or thereabouts? It's one of those 'rare' recordings of his and I've always like this rocking version of The Pearls. Nobody plays like Jelly Roll!
wininboy 3 years ago
From what I found, Morton recorded this version of The Pearls in august 1938 in Baltimore, Maryland.
wininboy 3 years ago
Nope, this version is indeed from 1926. It's from the session he did for Vocalion, in which he also did stuff like Sweetheart 'O Mine, Fat Meat and Greens, and his 2nd piano solo of King Porter.
ragtimemax 3 years ago
Thanks! That's very interesting. I'll have to do my homework again and have another listen...
Jelly's discography is somewhat of a labyrinth to me still, I admit.
But I am an eager student.
wininboy 3 years ago
Not his best rendition, but certainly interesting. Thanks for posting.
Wderganc 4 years ago
very interesant
manuelvis10 4 years ago
Where do you get these things? :S
thedays3 4 years ago