Jelly Roll Morton: Bluebird's Best - The Jazz King of New Orleans
Genre: Jazz	Dates: 1926-1929

He didn't invent jazz—he just said he did. No matter: for imaginatively arranged, fully interactive large-group "hot music," he could not be touched. The performances included here, from his heyday in the mid- to late-'20s, helped provide a bridge from the ragtime and Dixieland era to swing by incorporating the former two and anticipating the latter, but, beyond historical significance, they are classic examples of how exciting and alive "the old stuff" still is to the receptive listener.

Playlist:

1. Black Bottom Stomp
2. Steamboat Stomp
3. Cannon Ball Blues
4. Doctor Jazz
5. Jungle Blues
6. Original Jelly Roll Blues
7. Someday Sweetheart
8. Pearls, The
9. Shreveport
10. Mournful Serenade
11. Red Hot Pepper Stomp
12. New Orleans Bump
13. Blue Blood Blues
14. Gambling Jack
15. Winin' Boy Blues