Jelly Roll Morton & His Red Hot Peppers - Hyena Stomp

[popdonnelly]

I don't know if it counts as scat, but you have to admire the musical precision of the "laugher".

Kid Ory on trombone is really good, too.

[sturdle]

makes one happy....simple as that.......

[sturdle]

why no people this good anymore?

[Morahman7vnNo2]

Cuz they could think back then, and didn't waste their time watching some box with flashing lights, to watch some flashy stars.

Plus nobody cares about stuff that they can't make as much money with.

[reaubeansmevold]

Back in the days these guys made a lot of money with this music... which is why a lot of them got into it! Society has moved on and this music is now historical. The same people who made jazz yesterday are making rap today!

[Morahman7vnNo2]

Yeah, but how many are schooled about the old school? What's to stop kids my age from saying "Jelly Roll Morton? Who the hell is that!?" Does Rap have to fight as hard to be appreciated?

Considering how mainstream and whack today's music is today, why should other 17 year olds like me (okay you can tell I'm not like them) go out of their comfortable zone and try listening to something sung Before 1979? We have good musicians, just Bad material.

[reaubeansmevold]

Jazz became mainstream and whack too at one point, while Jelly Roll was still alive. To a certain extent, Jelly himself was mainstream, but in the 30s and 40s and Duke Ellington and Benny Goodman became popular with a mainstream version of Jazz.

Within Jazz, new styles emerged, like bebop, and coltrane's style. Outside of Jazz, rock and roll came out. Eventually these all became mainstream, then new styles like funk, disco, and rap emerged.

It's all part of a trend.

[reaubeansmevold]

The trend is that blacks create new styles of music, and white music corporations bring these musical creations to the mass audience. During this process, however, the corporations influence the music that comes out.

[Morahman7vnNo2]

Okay, so just how do you revive Jazz? From just being elevator music?

Postscript: As much as I love the extra comments and debate, I would much rather have this sent to me as a message; and would also rather have more comments about the actual video.

[Surmusicp]

i think it counts as scat singing. if you listen carefully you will notice that the laughing fix perfectly with the rhythm. it generates a syncopated feel, very typical on morton´s style.

it makes me want to sream and laugh all over the music when everytime i hear that voice..its great

[Morahman7vnNo2]

True, I also thought it counted as scat singing because how wails out his voice at 0:37 , it reminded me of a Trumpet bending a note.

[Surmusicp]

this laugh makes me think on a washboard groove too......

[Morahman7vnNo2]

I wonder if that counts as scat singing.

[runescapedaisey254]

stupidly funny

[Morahman7vnNo2]

Couldn't say it better myself.