Stranger Songs
Tuesday February 13th, 2024 with Mike Regenstreif
A Tribute to Jelly Roll Morton (1890-1941) on Mardi Gras Day
A Tribute to Jelly Roll Morton (1890-1941) on Mardi Gras Day is the theme for this edition of Stranger Songs.
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Jelly Roll Morton, whose birth name was Ferdinand Joseph LaMothe, was a pianist, singer, songwriter and bandleader from New Orleans who was steeped in traditional music and was one of the first important composers in jazz. Morton died in 1941 at age 50 from respiratory problems related to a stabbing in 1938 from which he never fully recovered. Morton claimed to have singlehandedly invented jazz in 1902, a claim that few music historians accept, despite his immense contributions to the early development of jazz. Some of the songs on this show were written by Jelly Roll Morton, all were from his vast repertoire. |
Original Jelly Roll Blues Jelly Roll Morton - Birth of the Hot - Bluebird |
Mamie’s Blues Dave Van Ronk - Sunday Street - Philo |
Milneburg Joys Dr. John - Goin' Back to New Orleans - Warner Bros. |
Winin’ Boy Blues Leon Redbone - Double Time - Warner Bros. |
Mr. Jelly Lord Jelly Roll Morton - The Library of Congress Recordings, Volume 2: Anamule Dance - Rounder |
Dr. Jazz Paul Geremia - Love My Stuff - Red House |
Wild Man Blues Billy Novick’s Blue Syncopators - Music from The Great Gatsby - Billy Novick |
fragment of The Stranger Song Leonard Cohen - Songs of Leonard Cohen - Columbia/Legacy |
Shake It Jelly Roll Morton - Last Sessions: The Complete General Recordings - Commodore |
Sweet Substitute Saffire-The Uppity Blues Women - Old, New, Borrowed & Blue - Alligator |
The Pearls Dave Van Ronk - Sunday Street - Philo |
Michigan Water Blues Amos Garrett - Acoustic Album - Stony Plain |
I Thought I Heard Buddy Bolden Say Dr. John & Danny Barker - Goin' Back to New Orleans - Warner Bros. |
Black Bottom Stomp Andrew Homzy Ensemble - Hommage to Jelly Roll Morton - DSM |
New Orleans Bump Jelly Roll Morton - Great Original Performances 1926-1934 - BBC |
Don't You Leave Me Here Hot Tuna - Hot Tuna - RCA |
Wolverine Blues Guy Van Duser & Billy Novick - Every Little Moment - Daring |
Make Me a Pallet on the Floor Wynton Marsalis & Catherine Russell - Bolden: Music from the Original Soundtrack - Blue Engine |
Tricks Ain't Walking Julian Fauth - The Weak and the Wicked, the Hard and the Strong - Electro-Fi |
Dirty, Dirty, Dirty Jelly Roll Morton - Last Sessions: The Complete General Recordings - Commodore |
The Murder Ballad, part 7: Goodbye to the World, I Know I’m Gone Jelly Roll Morton - The Library of Congress Recordings, Volume 3: The Pearls - Rounder |
King Porter Stomp Henry Butler & Steven Bernstein - Viper's Drag - Impulse |
Kansas City Stomp Dirty Dozen Brass Band - Jelly - Columbia |
fragment of The Stranger Song Leonard Cohen - Songs of Leonard Cohen - Columbia/Legacy |
Looks like another amazing lineup today, Mike. Congratulations on World Radio Day. Look forward to your show every week.
12:25 PM, February 13th, 2024