Jelly Roll Morton - Hyena Stomp

[MszChipmunk]

We had to listen to this in music class, and we all found it pretty amusing how he laughed like that. . .  .

[harryoakley]

The laughing is by a chap called Lew LeMar, a vaudeville artist at the time.

[LSDelusions]

It's amazing that a song can be that great, when the only words is a man's laughter... Actually, hat's what music is all about, having fun whole composing and playing!!!!!

[shell59ell06]

I am still tying to find old recording. The Laughing Hyena Song. I had it on an old 78 when I was little! The other side was jingle jungle land.

[Cindees]

My dad Lee Blair on Banjo

[jamiegtr2007]

Sounds like they were all having fun; sometimes jazz folk take themselves too seriously, and I am a bit of a "jazzer" Jim

[Squarerig]

I had not been aware,until now,that is,that JRM had more people in his bands than the London Symphony Orchestra!

[iainr222]

Thanks for posting but this famous 1927 recording is only a 7 piece band. George Mitchell cornet Gerald Reeves trombone Johnny Dodds clarinet "Stump" Evans alto sax Jelly Roll Morton piano Bud Scott banjo Quinn Wilson tuba and Baby Dodds drums.

[Morahman7vnNo2]

Awful lot of instruments listed, wish I could hear them all.