I don't know if this helps anything, but Clarence Johnson was also known as "Jelly", and he played in more of a boogie style, once in a while (although he was certainly more of "stride" pianist). I think "Jelly" was a nickname with somewhat x-rated origins which was applied indiscriminately to pianists who worked in certain places.
What is the name of the show this is from? I have never seen this before, thanks for posting it!
Кто скажет мне:кого из современных артистов можно хоть рядом поставить с этим монстром гениальной музыки?!-Траханую леди гага?, беёнсе?, джей зи?-бэээ!! не доросли
Who can tell me: Which of today's artists can be by her side to put this monster of genius music?-Fucking lady gaga?, Beyonce?, Jay-Z?-Sick!! immature degenerates, shaking her ass
No. Meade was definitely playing himself. Jelly Roll Morton NEVER played like that! Morton was more stride. Meade had a distinct sound and style all his own.
I like these cameo appearances by great jazzers, who are always the real stars of the piece.
I haven't seen the film, but Hollywood may just have thought Jelly was jazzy name, Jelly Roll Morten would have been mortified to be played by Mead Lux Lewis.
I was lucky my husband taped this off TV on his old beta machine. Don't know if you knew this or have heard it but a collector told me a guy named Tom Stewart recorded hundreds of hours of jazz live at clubs and off the radio on a wire recorder and his kids threw them all out after he died because they had no way to play them. The guys wire recorder had broken and he he threw it out years ago but he kept all the wire spools. He had live recordings of Louis, Duke, Basie no one else had..
Muchas gracias por compartirlo.
sirjuandabicho 1 month ago
What is the tune being played in the background?
SLaDueP 2 months ago
re "bloody racist america ". See you're in UK. How are your Pakistani minorities
doing ? How are things in Belfast ? How egalitarian was the Royal Wedding ?
Maybe all humans are flawed. Of course, maybe it's just Americans.
Pip, pip and cheerio, old bean.
Nice fake American piano in your videos. Appropriating black culture, are we ?
gwalker134 9 months ago
In which Movie this was taken FROM , please ?
05Toamasina1938 1 year ago
This clip is not from an old movie but from a TV show that aired in the early 60's called The Roaring 20's.
jazzgirl1920s 1 year ago
I don't know if this helps anything, but Clarence Johnson was also known as "Jelly", and he played in more of a boogie style, once in a while (although he was certainly more of "stride" pianist). I think "Jelly" was a nickname with somewhat x-rated origins which was applied indiscriminately to pianists who worked in certain places.
What is the name of the show this is from? I have never seen this before, thanks for posting it!
KawhackitaRag 1 year ago
great video thanks for the upload 5/5!!!
Eeco
freakyhead20 1 year ago
Great clip, but I don't think it's from the 1920's.
kitchentom1 1 year ago
0:50 black guy has to move aside for a white guy.. bloody racist America.
ACEweVideos 2 years ago
Кто скажет мне:кого из современных артистов можно хоть рядом поставить с этим монстром гениальной музыки?!-Траханую леди гага?, беёнсе?, джей зи?-бэээ!! не доросли
Who can tell me: Which of today's artists can be by her side to put this monster of genius music?-Fucking lady gaga?, Beyonce?, Jay-Z?-Sick!! immature degenerates, shaking her ass
Maryasha33 2 years ago
No. Meade was definitely playing himself. Jelly Roll Morton NEVER played like that! Morton was more stride. Meade had a distinct sound and style all his own.
2agray 2 years ago
I like these cameo appearances by great jazzers, who are always the real stars of the piece.
I haven't seen the film, but Hollywood may just have thought Jelly was jazzy name, Jelly Roll Morten would have been mortified to be played by Mead Lux Lewis.
old6is 3 years ago
I might. I will have to look for them. Glad you enjoyed the film clip.
jazzgirl1920s 3 years ago
Nice one!
Do you have any of the recordings he made with Albert Ammons?
MoleDFigg 3 years ago
I was lucky my husband taped this off TV on his old beta machine. Don't know if you knew this or have heard it but a collector told me a guy named Tom Stewart recorded hundreds of hours of jazz live at clubs and off the radio on a wire recorder and his kids threw them all out after he died because they had no way to play them. The guys wire recorder had broken and he he threw it out years ago but he kept all the wire spools. He had live recordings of Louis, Duke, Basie no one else had..
jazzgirl1920s 2 years ago