[Dixielandjazz] Jelly Roll LoC narrative completion

[D and R Hardie]

Dear List,
  Mike Meddings and his co-workers are to be commended for this mammoth 
contribution.
The interviews with Jelly Roll Morton recorded by Alan Lomax for the 
Library of Congress in 1938 have as far as I can discover  never been 
presented fully in written form before. Some material was initially put 
out on 78 inch recordings in the 1940's and later transferred to LP and 
in the 1950's we had Lomax's book that included some transcriptions. 
More recently some musical excerpts have been released on Rounder CD. 
If you have ever tried to transcribe the text from any of the recorded 
interviews you will realize the magnitude of what Mike's team undertook 
to do. This is a great contribution that should not go unnoticed. Top 
marks Mike.
regards
Dan Hardie

On Thursday, January 1, 2004, at 11:03  AM, Mike Meddings wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> I am pleased to inform you that LoC narrative is now complete.    These
> include the "never before viewed" final 14th December 1938 recordings.
>
> Looking back to AFS 2488-A, the Hotel Stella (not Hotel Sala as in 
> Lomax)
> has been located in Tucuman Street, Buenos Aires.   See the "footnote"
> courtesy of Ricardo Manella.
>
> The following are presented for your viewing :
>
> AFS 2488-B   Mention of Lucille Hegamin, Willie Tyler.
>
> AFS 2489-A   Mention of Bill Johnson, Anita, Dink Johnson and his 
> McFarlan
> automobile, King Oliver and a "footnote" on the movie actor Zack 
> Williams
> courtesy of Millie Gaddini.
>
> AFS 2489-B   Mention of Kid North, Joe Gans, Kid North, Bob Rowe and 
> the
> story of Someday Sweetheart and Wolverine Blues.
>
> I would like to thank all those who have contributed to this very 
> historical
> project.
>
> All of the above updates can be accessed from the UPDATED BOX at :
>
> http://www.doctorjazz.freeserve.co.uk/index.html
>
> Coming soon, more on Jelly and James P. Johnson, Eubie Blake, Anita, 
> and
> another mammoth project : Ate van Delden's "Jelly Roll Morton 
> ICONOGRAPHY."
>
> HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL.
>
> Musically yours
>
> Mike
>
> mike at doctorjazz.freeserve.co.uk
> http://www.doctorjazz.freeserve.co.uk/
>
>
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