Jelly Roll Morton "CRAZY CHORDS" (1930)

Crazy Chords
Composed by Jelly Roll Morton
Performed by Jelly Roll Morton and his Red Hot Peppers
Recorded June 2, 1930, New York City

Personnel:
Jelly Roll Morton - piano, director
Ward Pinkett - trumpet
Unknown - trumpet
Julius "Geechy" Fields - trombone
Happy Caldwell - clarinet
Walter Thomas - clarinet, baritone sax
Joe Thomas - alto saxophone
Lee Blair - banjo
Billy Taylor - tuba
Cozy Cole - drums

Ferdinand Joseph Morton (Jelly Roll Morton) (1890-1941)
Major early jazz figure as pianist, band leader and composer. Started playing piano in New Orleans with a style with ragtime roots, but style unique, advanced in harmony, composition and solo conception. In the early 1900s played in New Orleans "sporting houses". Jobs throughout Louisiana and Mississippi. Toured south with minstrel show around 1909-1911. 1911-1917 Jobbed in St. Louis, Kansas City. Jazz composition, "Jelly Roll Blues" published in Chicago in 1917. Based in California five years, worked all over the west coast. Back in Chicago, 1923, worked for Melrose Brothers Music Company, had more jazz pieces published. Began extensive recording in 1923 using small groumps of excellent jazzmen. Greatest recording period 1926-1930 for Victor. During this period toured with other bands, led groups. In 1928 led band at New York's Rose Danceland. Jobbed in New York early 1930s. Led band 1935-1936, settled in Washington D.C., 1937-1938 in comparitive obscurity. Managed jazz club, also performed. Alan Lomax recorded him solo on long series for archives of Library of Congress. More recording sessions 1939-1940, limited engagements in New york 1939 and California 1940. Ill health 1940-1941, before death.

Other compositions:
Pearls, King Portert Stomp, Winin' Boy Blues, Wolverine Blues, Milenberg Joys, Wild man Blues, Shoe Skinner Blues, Shoe Shiner's Drag, The Cave, Buddy Boldens's Blues, Perfect Rag, Frog-I-More Rag, Kansas City Stomp

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Jelly Roll Morton
• Jazz
• Dixieland
• Piano
• Ragtime
• 78rpm
• 1930
• Alan Lomax
• Crazy Chords
• dance
• Red Hot Peppers

[GiromCalica]

Now time to make a funny God of War video in a 1930's style

[dirtynuke]

Duke was more suited for that 40s and 50s type jazz. The early jazz, that raunchy disgusting outrageous jazz was perfected by none other but three men, Jelly Roll, Louis Armstrong, and King Oliver.

[666cricket]

let us never forget the wonder of King Oliver's Syncopators ..such a hot band and

possibly the jazziest of them all..........Jeely Roll was ,of course, superb; I always

found Ellington a little formal and over arranged.

[Gangstagran]

The Duke was superb, I agree, but Jelly Roll was touched by a divine hand

[ndodro]

@Ellie5621 ha you bash on the Duke with Jelly Roll, no you can't. Jazz, more than a half of it is the Duke and his people, including (only to quote a few) Mingus, Monk, Hawk and Trane, Sun Ra, Lacy and Billy Strayhorn.

[Ellie5621]

Wow....Just really great! This guy should be remembered more for his amazing contribution to Jazz and Ragtime. He was really the original, and a way more gifted composer than Duke Ellington.

[TheGoldenlegend1]

crazy indeed :D