Ferdinand Joseph Lamenthe, aka Jelly Roll Morton, born in New Orleans in 1890, claimed to the inventor of jazz. His “Jelly Roll Blues,” published in 1915 is certainly one of the first jazz compositions to make it to print.
I love this version
one more for luck
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Jelly Roll Morton: Hesitation Blues
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Best version I've heard of this song is by The Unholy Modal Rounders.
You can hear a 30 second clip here:
http://www.last.fm/music/The+Holy+Modal+Rounders/_/Hesitation+Blues
Ta - sounds good. The album looks interesting as well - funny and exuberant
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Bella Benedict
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