Jelly Roll Morton, Volume 12: I'm the Winin' Boy: Museum Object and Cultural History

Jelly Roll Morton, Volume 12: I'm the Winin' Boy: recording date: 1938. recording artist: Morton, Jelly Roll. manufacturer: Circle.

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The object in the museum catalogue

Jelly Roll Morton. Jelly Roll Morton, Volume 12: I'm the Winin' Boy (Circle Limited Edition #306). 78 rpm. Album is for a 4-disc set comprised of JM-83, JM-84, JM-85, JM-86, JM-87, JM-88, JM-89, and JM-89.

This is part of a limited edition 45 twelve-inch record set, The Saga of Mr. Jelly Lord. The set is comprised of interviews and musical performances of musician Ferdinand "Jelly Roll" Morton (1890-1941) recorded by American ethnomusicologist Alan Lomax (1915-2002) at the Coolidge Auditorium, Library of Congress, from May 23, 1938 to December 14, 1938. In the interviews, Morton recounts his experiences, both in New Orleans and on the road, as a popular musician of the early twentieth century.

The Saga of Mr. Jelly Lord limited edition record set was issued by Circle Sound Inc., incrementally with two albums every three months, beginning in late 1947. The recordings were pressed on red vinylite. Album design and typography for this set was by Jimmy Ernst (born Hans-Ulrich Ernst, 1920-1984), a German-born American painter.

Materials, dates and provenance

recording date: 1938
recording artist: Morton, Jelly Roll
manufacturer: Circle
Object Name: sound recording album
Physical Description: paper (overall material)
Physical Description: ink (overall material)
Physical Description: vinylite (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 12 in x 14 in; 30.48 cm x 35.56 cm
place made: United States: New York, New York
ID Number: 1988.0698.2609
catalog number: 1988.0698.2609
accession number: 1988.0698
maker number: JM-83/90
serial number: 306
Credit Line: Gift of Howard A. Guernsey (through Richard L. Guernsey)
Data Source: National Museum of American History

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