The Pearls is a Jazz album by Jelly Roll Morton, originally released in 1988. On Gatefold: 5 pressings tracked.
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Tracklist
- 1Black Bottom Stomp3:10
- 2Smokehouse Blues3:26
- 3The Chant3:11
- 4Sidewalk Blues3:32
- 5Dead Man Blues3:13
- 6Steamboat Stomp3:07
- 7Grandpa's Spells2:53
- 8Original Jelly Roll Blues3:08
- 9Doctor Jazz3:26
- 10Cannon Ball Blues2:50
- 11The Pearls3:25
- 12Wolverine Blues3:18
- 13Mr. Jelly Lord2:49
- 14Georgia Swing2:30
- 15Kansas City Stomps2:53
- 16Shreveport Stomp3:14
- 17Mournful Serenade3:24
- 18Red Hot Pepper Stomp3:10
- 19Deep Creek3:27
- 20Freakish2:55
- 21Tanktown Bump3:10
- 22I Thought I Heard Buddy Bolden Say3:12
- 23Winin' Boy Blues3:13
Sound DNA
- Jazz
- Bebop & Hard Bop
- brittle
- playful
- smoky
Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.
[A1 to A3]: Chicago, Sept. 15, 1926.
[A4 to A6]: Chicago, Sept. 21, 1926.
[A7 to B2]: Chicago, Dec. 16, 1926.
[B3]: Chicago, June 04, 1927.
[B4, B5]: Chicago, June 10, 1927.
[B6 to B8]: New York, June 11, 1928.
Digitally Remastered.Special Thanks to Sonic Solutions, San Francisco, for use of their NoNoise processing.
The runout matrix are etched, except for the SRC (Specialty Records Corporation company stamped logo). Also, there is E A S T
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Jelly Roll MortonPIANO, ARRANGED BY VOCALS
- Andrew HilaireDRUMS
- Baby DoddsDRUMS
- Barney BigardCLARINET
- Bill BenfordTUBA
- Bud ScottGUITAR
- Darnell HowardCLARINET
- Geechie FieldsTROMBONE
- Gerald ReevesTROMBONE
- John LindsayBASS
- Johnny DoddsCLARINET
- Johnny St. CyrBANJO GUITAR VOCALS
- Kid OryTROMBONE
- Lee BlairBANJO
- Omer SimeonBASS CLARINET CLARINET
- Quinn WilsonTUBA
- Stump EvansALTO SAXOPHONE
- Tommy BenfordDRUMS
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 5 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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