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Ferdinand "Jelly Roll" Morton's impact on the rise and sustaining value of Traditional Jazz is - at least to hear him tell it - entirely his own invention. Well, maybe not, but close enough. His licks are still being heard reverberating in Trad, and even throughout swing and folk music.For a smorgasbord feast of his mature recordings, this set provides a rather quite stunning array. Transfer quality is pretty much just fine, and there's seemingly no end to the variety, even to the inclusion of several interesting alternate takes.I'll admit to buying this whole set mainly to get the excellent presentation of just two tracks that I'd been birddogging for years, and was delighted to find that it now supplants a dog's breakfast of 78's, vinyls, cassettes and CD's that had piled up dangerously over the years.Thanks to the Brits for a very nicely done collection.
A better buy simply does not exist. Well remasted and probably the best time frame of Jelly Roll's career.
There is very little distortion. These sides are treasures from the 1920s. Just as JSP's "Louis Armstrong and the Hot Five and Seven", they have been miticulously restored to their former glory. What a marvel of modern technology. Get these gems before they go out of print.
While I do have a few of Jelly Roll Morton's CDs, this one is just terrific. However, the sound is just great. Of course nothing sounds as good as it would on your stero, however, if you have never listened to Jelly Roll Morton, then I would recommend you take a few minutes out of your time and listen to the listening sampling's that amazon offers its viewers. I am not sure if amazon has a listening sample [I am pretty sure they do] but if they do, I would highly recommend you listening to these great sounds. It's great and fun music. As far as I know, the complete recordings, both original and alternate takes are complete.
One of the viewers mentioned that he only likes 1920s sound, and this does not measure up. I also am a 1920s person, and I believe it more than measure up. This is a bargain, both the price and the sound quality of this Jelly Roll Morton set. Jelly Roll Morton's place in the pantheon of jazz is paramount to anyone who wants to build a jazz collection. Also, I was not aware of JSP, and the problems that this particular distributor of music was embroiled in. And I do highly recommend it to all viewers. And I recommend that you start with these magnificent recordings.
With all of Jelly Roll Morton's sessions from 1926-1930, remastered with an incredible sound, then look no futher than this CD collection. The remastering of this set is just simply put the best that I have ever heard. [If it is there]. If you are a jazz fan, or like the music of early America [especially that sweet jazz sound] then I would highly recommend this CD for your collection. Moreover, the price is a great bargain. And if not, listen to some of the other Jelly Roll Morton CD samples that I do know are listed. Highly recommended.
The layout is a little confusing, with alternate takes appearing on opposite discs, rather than in chronological order, but that's a minor issue. This box set is from the earlier days of JSP; before they developed a rather dubious reputation for alleged piracy. It's a great set, mastered for them by John R T Davies. Otherwise, the sound quality is superb, another smashing Davies production. The impact of Morton's body of work is incalculable --- what a vital set for any jazz collection.
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