The Jelly Roll Joys is a studio album

Studio album

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 released by jazz

Jazz

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 pianist

Piano

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 Dave Burrell

Dave Burrell

Davis Burrell is an American jazz instrumentalist, most notably on the piano. He has worked for many jazz musicians including Archie Shepp, Pharoah Sanders, Marion Brown and David Murray.- Biography :...

. It was recorded in 1990 and released in 1991 by Gazell Records.

Track listing

1. "The Pearls" (Morton
   Jelly Roll Morton
   Ferdinand Joseph LaMothe , known professionally as Jelly Roll Morton, was an American ragtime and early jazz pianist, bandleader and composer....
   
   ) — 6:32
2. "New Orleans Blues" (Morton) — 4:09
3. "Billy's Bounce" (Parker
   Charlie Parker
   Charles Parker, Jr. , famously called Bird or Yardbird, was an American jazz saxophonist and composer....
   
   ) — 2:01
4. "Spanish Swat" (Morton) — 6:45
5. "Giant Steps
   Giant Steps (composition)
   "Giant Steps" is a jazz composition by John Coltrane, first appearing as the first track on the album of the same name . The composition contains a rapid and improvised progression of chord changes through three keys shifted by major thirds, creating an augmented triad.-Title:The song title comes...
   
   " (Coltrane
   John Coltrane
   John William Coltrane was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. Working in the bebop and hard bop idioms early in his career, Coltrane helped pioneer the use of modes in jazz and later was at the forefront of free jazz...
   
   ) — 2:06
6. "Freakish" (Morton) — 6:32
7. "A.M. Rag" (Burrell) — 3:01
8. "Popolo Paniolo" (Burrell) — 2:59
9. "The Crave" (Morton) — 4:39
10. "Moment's Notice" (Coltrane) — 4:34

Personnel

• Dave Burrell — piano
• Glenn Barratt — engineer
• Nora Charters — photography
• Samuel Charters — producer, liner notes

Reception

Allmusic gushes for this album, commenting that Burrell has contributed some "utterly gorgeous compositions." Reviewer Brian Olewnick states that this album is "highly recommended both as a wonderful recital and as one of the most rewarding albums by a musician deserving far greater renown."