"Highlights from the 8 CD set, including several of Jelly Roll's solo piano performances of his best known compositions, and segments of his remarkable spoken story." Recorded May-June and Dec. 1938 by Alan Lomax, Coolidge Auditorium, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Contents:
The story of "I'm Alabama bound" ; I'm Alabama bound (4:03) -- King Porter stomp ; The story of "King Porter stomp" (4:06) -- Jelly Roll's background (2:21) -- Mr. Jelly Lord (4:08) -- Stomping grounds (2:34) -- The anamule dance (3:46) -- Tiger rag ; Panama (4:03) -- The right tempo is the accurate tempo (4:39) -- Maple leaf rag (3:31) -- Jazz discords and story of "Kansas City stomp" ; Kansas City stomp (4:25) -- Kansas City stomp (3:17) -- Wolverine blues (4:00) -- The Spanish tinge ; New Orleans blues ; La paloma (4:14) -- The crave (4:32) -- Sporting attire and shooting the agate (4:32) -- Funeral march (4:12) -- Flee as the bird to the mountain ; How Jelly got his name ; Original Jelly Roll blues (4:13).
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