Jelly Roll Morton: The Complete Library of Congress Recordings is a 2005 box set of recordings from jazz pioneer Jelly Roll Morton. The set spans 128 tracks over eight CDs. It won two Grammy Awards in 2006 for Best Historical Album and Best Album Notes.
1"My Gal Sal," original and transformation (Interview and Song)3:53
2The St. Louis Scene (Spoken) / Randall's Tune (Piano Instrumental) / "Maple Leaf Rag," St. Louis style (Piano Instrumental)4:10
3"Maple Leaf Rag," St. Louis style, conclusion (Piano Instrumental) / "Maple Leaf Rag," New Orleans style (Piano Instrumental)4:20
4Jelly Roll Carves St. Louis (Spoken)4:20
5Jelly Roll Carves St. Louis, continued (Spoken) / "Miserere," swinging arrangement, with portion of "Anvil Chorus" (Piano Instrumental)4:24
6"New Orleans Blues" (Song)3:59
7"Winin' Boy Blues" (Song)3:45
8"Winin' Boy Blues," continued (Song)4:24
9"The Anamule Dance" (Song)3:47
10"The Anamule Dance," continued (Song) / The Story of the "The Anmule Dance" (Spoken) / The Origins of Scat, "Scat Song" (Interview and Demonstration)
Dysk 4
1Real Tough Boys (Spoken)4:32
2Sporting Attire and Shooting the Agate (Spoken)4:33
3Sweet Mamas and Sweet Papas (Spoken) / "See See Rider" (Song)4:21
4"See See Rider," continued (Song) / Parading With the Broadway Swells (Spoken)4:25
5Parading With the Broadway Swells, continued (Spoken)4:24
6Fights and Weapons (Spoken) / "Stars and Stripes Forever" (Piano Instrumental)4:28
7Luis Russell and New Orleans Riffs (Interview and Demonstration) / "Call of the Freaks" (Song)4:27
8Jelly's Travels: From Yazoo to Clarksdale (Spoken)4:14
9Jelly's Travels: From Clarksdale to Helena (Spoken)4:34
10Jelly's Travels: From Helena to Memphis (Spoken)
Dysk 5
1"The Dirty Dozen" (Interview and Song)4:31
2The Murder Ballad, Part One (Song)4:03
3The Murder Ballad, Part Two (Song)4:18
4The Murder Ballad, Part Three (Song)4:28
5The Murder Ballad, Part Four (Song)4:20
6The Murder Ballad, Part Five (Song)4:13
7The Murder Ballad, Part Six (Song)4:25
8The Murder Ballad, conclusion (Song)4:30
9"Fickle Fay Creep" (Piano Instrumental)3:16
10"Jungle Blues" (Piano Instrumental)3:45
11
Dysk 6
1"Bert Williams" (Piano Instrumental)3:42
2"Freakish" (Piano Instrumental)4:00
3"Pep" (Piano Instrumental)3:34
4The Georgia Skin Game (Spoken)3:56
5The Georgia Skin Game, continued (Spoken)3:04
6The Georgia Skin Game, conclusion (Spoken) / "I'm Gonna Get One and Go Directly" (Song)3:21
7"Ungai Hai," the Sign of the Indians (Interview and Song)4:11
8"New Orleans Blues" (Piano Instrumental) / The Spanish Tinge (Spoken)4:08
9The Spanish Tinge, continued (Interview and Demonstration)4:15
10Improving Spanish Tempos and "Creepy Feeling" (Interview and Piano Instrumental)4:07
11The Right Tempo Is the Accurate Tempo (Interview and Demonstration) / Harmony, Melody, and Riffs (Interview and Demonstration)4:40
12Jazz Discords and the Story of the "Kansas City Stomp" (Interview and Demonstration) / "Kansas City Stomp" (Piano Instrumental)4:31
13"Kansas City Stomp," continued (Piano Instrumental) / Breaks in Jazz (Interview and Demonstration) / "Darktown Strutters' Ball" (Piano Instrumental)4:35
14Slow Swing and "Sweet Jazz Music" (Interview and Demonstration)4:34
15"Salty Dog" (Song) / Bill Johnson, Jelly's Brother-in-Law (Spoken)4:23
16"Hesitation Blues" (Interview and Song)4:30
4:20
11The Great Buddy Bolden (Spoken) / "Buddy Bolden's Blues" (Song)4:12
12The Great Buddy Bolden, continued (Spoken)4:11
13"Mr. Jelly Lord" (Song)4:10
14How Jelly Roll Got His Name (Spoken) / "Original Jelly Roll Blues" (Piano Instrumental)4:15
15"Original Jelly Roll Blues," continued (Song) / Jelly Roll's Four-Beat Foot (Spoken)4:10
11In Memphis: The Monarch Saloon and Benny Frenchy (Spoken) / "Benny Frenchy's Tune" (Piano Instrumental)4:24
12"Benny Frenchy's Tune," continued (Piano Instrumental) / Bad Sam, Memphis' Toughest (Interview) / "The Stomp That Beat Benny Frenchy" (Piano Instrumental) / "All That I Ask Is Love" (Song)4:24
13"Make Me a Pallet on the Floor" (Interview and Song)4:16
14"Make Me a Pallet on the Floor," continued (Song)4:15
15"Make Me a Pallet on the Floor," continued (Song)4:14
16"Make Me a Pallet on the Floor," conclusion (Song)4:35
"King Porter Stomp" (Piano Instrumental)
2:57
12"Sweet Peter" (Piano Instrumental)3:05
13"Hyena Stomp" (Piano Instrumental)3:34
14"Wolverine Blues" (Song)3:47
15"Wolverine Blues," continued (Song)4:02
16"State and Madison" (Piano Instrumental)3:45
17"The Pearls" (Piano Instrumental)3:31
18"The Pearls," continued (Piano Instrumental)3:35
11"Creepy Feeling" (Piano Instrumental)4:20
12"The Crave" (Piano Instrumental)4:32
13"Mamanita" (Piano Instrumental)4:09
14C'était N'aut' Can-Can, Payez Donc (Interview and Song) / "If You Don't Shake, You Don't Get No Cake" (Song"4:23
15"Spanish Swat" (Piano Instrumental)4:14
16"Ain't Misbehavin'" (Song)4:13
17"I Hate a Man Like You" (Interview and Song) / "Rolling Stuff" (Piano Instrumental)4:13
18"Michigan Water Blues" (Interview and Song)3:51
8:50
11
Jelly Roll's Compositions (Spoken)
3:23
12How Johnny St. Cyr Learned to Play Guitar (Spoken)2:21
13"Guitar Blues" (Guitar Instrumental) / Just the Guitar Blues (Spoken)2:18
14Bad Men and Pimps (Spoken)3:39
15The Story of the "Coon Blues" (Spoken)1:35
16"Coon Blues" (Instrumental)2:23
17Jazz Is Just a Makeup: Buddy Bolden, Honky Tonks, Brass Band Funerals, and Parades (Spoken)5:26
18Young Sidney Bechet: Jim Crow and the Dangers of the District (Spoken)3:41
19The Main Idea in Jazz: "Just Watch Me" – Improvising and Reading Music (Spoken)3:25
20"Of All His Mother's Children He Loved Jelly the Best": A Little Tale of Jelly Roll Morton (Spoken)8:50
1"My Gal Sal," original and transformation (Interview and Song)3:53
2The St. Louis Scene (Spoken) / Randall's Tune (Piano Instrumental) / "Maple Leaf Rag," St. Louis style (Piano Instrumental)4:10
3"Maple Leaf Rag," St. Louis style, conclusion (Piano Instrumental) / "Maple Leaf Rag," New Orleans style (Piano Instrumental)4:20
4Jelly Roll Carves St. Louis (Spoken)4:20
5Jelly Roll Carves St. Louis, continued (Spoken) / "Miserere," swinging arrangement, with portion of "Anvil Chorus" (Piano Instrumental)4:24
6"New Orleans Blues" (Song)3:59
7"Winin' Boy Blues" (Song)3:45
8"Winin' Boy Blues," continued (Song)4:24
9"The Anamule Dance" (Song)3:47
10"The Anamule Dance," continued (Song) / The Story of the "The Anmule Dance" (Spoken) / The Origins of Scat, "Scat Song" (Interview and Demonstration)
Dysk 4
1Real Tough Boys (Spoken)4:32
2Sporting Attire and Shooting the Agate (Spoken)4:33
3Sweet Mamas and Sweet Papas (Spoken) / "See See Rider" (Song)4:21
4"See See Rider," continued (Song) / Parading With the Broadway Swells (Spoken)4:25
5Parading With the Broadway Swells, continued (Spoken)4:24
6Fights and Weapons (Spoken) / "Stars and Stripes Forever" (Piano Instrumental)4:28
7Luis Russell and New Orleans Riffs (Interview and Demonstration) / "Call of the Freaks" (Song)4:27
8Jelly's Travels: From Yazoo to Clarksdale (Spoken)4:14
9Jelly's Travels: From Clarksdale to Helena (Spoken)4:34
10Jelly's Travels: From Helena to Memphis (Spoken)
Dysk 5
1"The Dirty Dozen" (Interview and Song)4:31
2The Murder Ballad, Part One (Song)4:03
3The Murder Ballad, Part Two (Song)4:18
4The Murder Ballad, Part Three (Song)4:28
5The Murder Ballad, Part Four (Song)4:20
6The Murder Ballad, Part Five (Song)4:13
7The Murder Ballad, Part Six (Song)4:25
8The Murder Ballad, conclusion (Song)4:30
9"Fickle Fay Creep" (Piano Instrumental)3:16
10"Jungle Blues" (Piano Instrumental)3:45
11
Dysk 6
1"Bert Williams" (Piano Instrumental)3:42
2"Freakish" (Piano Instrumental)4:00
3"Pep" (Piano Instrumental)3:34
4The Georgia Skin Game (Spoken)3:56
5The Georgia Skin Game, continued (Spoken)3:04
6The Georgia Skin Game, conclusion (Spoken) / "I'm Gonna Get One and Go Directly" (Song)3:21
7"Ungai Hai," the Sign of the Indians (Interview and Song)4:11
8"New Orleans Blues" (Piano Instrumental) / The Spanish Tinge (Spoken)4:08
9The Spanish Tinge, continued (Interview and Demonstration)4:15
10Improving Spanish Tempos and "Creepy Feeling" (Interview and Piano Instrumental)4:07
11The Right Tempo Is the Accurate Tempo (Interview and Demonstration) / Harmony, Melody, and Riffs (Interview and Demonstration)4:40
12Jazz Discords and the Story of the "Kansas City Stomp" (Interview and Demonstration) / "Kansas City Stomp" (Piano Instrumental)4:31
13"Kansas City Stomp," continued (Piano Instrumental) / Breaks in Jazz (Interview and Demonstration) / "Darktown Strutters' Ball" (Piano Instrumental)4:35
14Slow Swing and "Sweet Jazz Music" (Interview and Demonstration)4:34
15"Salty Dog" (Song) / Bill Johnson, Jelly's Brother-in-Law (Spoken)4:23
16"Hesitation Blues" (Interview and Song)4:30
4:20
11The Great Buddy Bolden (Spoken) / "Buddy Bolden's Blues" (Song)4:12
12The Great Buddy Bolden, continued (Spoken)4:11
13"Mr. Jelly Lord" (Song)4:10
14How Jelly Roll Got His Name (Spoken) / "Original Jelly Roll Blues" (Piano Instrumental)4:15
15"Original Jelly Roll Blues," continued (Song) / Jelly Roll's Four-Beat Foot (Spoken)4:10
11In Memphis: The Monarch Saloon and Benny Frenchy (Spoken) / "Benny Frenchy's Tune" (Piano Instrumental)4:24
12"Benny Frenchy's Tune," continued (Piano Instrumental) / Bad Sam, Memphis' Toughest (Interview) / "The Stomp That Beat Benny Frenchy" (Piano Instrumental) / "All That I Ask Is Love" (Song)4:24
13"Make Me a Pallet on the Floor" (Interview and Song)4:16
14"Make Me a Pallet on the Floor," continued (Song)4:15
15"Make Me a Pallet on the Floor," continued (Song)4:14
16"Make Me a Pallet on the Floor," conclusion (Song)4:35
"King Porter Stomp" (Piano Instrumental)
2:57
12"Sweet Peter" (Piano Instrumental)3:05
13"Hyena Stomp" (Piano Instrumental)3:34
14"Wolverine Blues" (Song)3:47
15"Wolverine Blues," continued (Song)4:02
16"State and Madison" (Piano Instrumental)3:45
17"The Pearls" (Piano Instrumental)3:31
18"The Pearls," continued (Piano Instrumental)3:35
11"Creepy Feeling" (Piano Instrumental)4:20
12"The Crave" (Piano Instrumental)4:32
13"Mamanita" (Piano Instrumental)4:09
14C'était N'aut' Can-Can, Payez Donc (Interview and Song) / "If You Don't Shake, You Don't Get No Cake" (Song"4:23
15"Spanish Swat" (Piano Instrumental)4:14
16"Ain't Misbehavin'" (Song)4:13
17"I Hate a Man Like You" (Interview and Song) / "Rolling Stuff" (Piano Instrumental)4:13
18"Michigan Water Blues" (Interview and Song)3:51
8:50
11
Jelly Roll's Compositions (Spoken)
3:23
12How Johnny St. Cyr Learned to Play Guitar (Spoken)2:21
13"Guitar Blues" (Guitar Instrumental) / Just the Guitar Blues (Spoken)2:18
14Bad Men and Pimps (Spoken)3:39
15The Story of the "Coon Blues" (Spoken)1:35
16"Coon Blues" (Instrumental)2:23
17Jazz Is Just a Makeup: Buddy Bolden, Honky Tonks, Brass Band Funerals, and Parades (Spoken)5:26
18Young Sidney Bechet: Jim Crow and the Dangers of the District (Spoken)3:41
19The Main Idea in Jazz: "Just Watch Me" – Improvising and Reading Music (Spoken)3:25
20"Of All His Mother's Children He Loved Jelly the Best": A Little Tale of Jelly Roll Morton (Spoken)8:50