Name: New Orleans Rhythm Kings "Tin Roof Blues" Gennett 5105 by Gennett Records in jazz
Duration: 3 min 4 s
Description: March 13 in Gennett History, 1923: New Orleans Rhythm Kings recorded "Tin Roof Blues" in Richmond. This historic session appeared on Ge 5105, Bu 8001, StGe 9435, Temple 521 & UHCA 87. The track featured Paul Mares (cornet), George Brunies (trombone), Leon Rappolo (clarinet), Mel Stizel (piano), and Ben Pollack (banjo).

I got a copy of this record from Kurt Nauck's auction. 

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March 13 in Gennett History, 1923: New Orleans Rhythm Kings recorded "Tin Roof Blues" in Richmond. This historic session appeared on Ge 5105, Bu 8001, StGe 9435, Temple 521 & UHCA 87. The track featured Paul Mares (cornet), George Brunies (trombone), Leon Rappolo (clarinet), Mel Stizel (piano), and Ben Pollack (banjo).

New Orleans Rhythm Kings "Tin Roof Blues" Gennett 5105

Some years ago I was looking at how Jelly Roll Morton's band treated their performances. I arranged, note-for-note (highly unorthodox) three Jelly Roll numbers, basing them either as note-for-note transcriptions of his own band's recordings (Dead Man Blues) or taking Morton's own piano solos as the point of departure for my arrangements. The only improvised parts here are the drums, banjo and the piano: although the solo piano choruses are direct transcriptions of Morton's own playing. The drummer was instructed to be as simplistic as possible, in keeping with what a 1920s recording engineer might need!

This one is "Big Foot Ham". It follows a typical Morton arrangement of semi-scored writing which mutates into freer improv styles to heighten the drama. It came out OK. The "stops" in the music make getting the ultra-rhythmic groove problematic sometimes. 

(The arrangement is available for sale)

Jelly Roll Morton: Big Foot Ham (random pick-up group with Rob Howe)

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Carl Fenton's New Yorkers "You're The Cream In My Coffee"

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New Orleans Rhythm Kings "Tin Roof Blues" Gennett 5105

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