Jell Roll Morton - A Career Anthology Vol. 1 1923-28 (CD)

His career output of recordings was so prolific that we have chosen to release them as two 3-CD sets. Pianist, bandleader, composer, arranger and occasional singer Ferdinand Joseph 'Jelly Roll' Morton was one of the most important and influential personalities in the entire history of jazz. Born in New Orleans of Creole descent in 1890, he was one of the earliest jazz innovators and pioneers, to the extent that he actually said that he invented the genre, although his accomplishments and influence were such that he did not need to make such exaggerated claims. Starting as a ragtime pianist, his 1915 tune 'Jelly Roll Blues' was one of the first published jazz compositions. His career output of recordings was so prolific that we have chosen to release them as two 3-CD sets. This 70-track Vol. 1 collection comprises releases during these years on the Paramount, Gennett, Okeh, Autograph, Vocalion, and Victor labels, including solo performances, and recordings with various line-ups as his O