Plankensteiner, Helga & Michael Losch
Jelly Roll Plays Morton
We were all happy to have found a studio where we were allowed to record our project Jelly Roll plays Morton "quasi" live in a room, just like the old masters of jazz did it with all its (positive) consequences! Helga Plankensteiner The current work, JELLY ROLL PLAYS MORTON, explores one of the legendary figures of the origins of Jazz with splendid sensitivity - Ferdinand Jelly Roll Morton, pianist, composer, leader, singer - the very person who had 'Originator of jazz-stomp-swing' printed on his business card. . JELLY ROLL PLAYS MORTON deserves careful listening; it is a work where reflection on an important glimpse of African American musical history is fruitfully mixed with the moods of today, where the exquisite interventions of individuals reveal the innovative, innate and stainless character of Morton's music. We hope this is the first chapter of a fruitful tale to be continued.