Rolls

Jelly Roll Morton Realized By Artis Wodehouse - The Piano Rolls (1997) is a fascinating album that brings the legendary jazz pianist and composer Jelly Roll Morton into the modern era, reimagined through the efforts of pianist Artis Wodehouse. This album is part of a broader movement to bring Morton’s influential piano rolls back to life, preserving and interpreting his early 20th-century piano compositions. The 1997 release features Artis Wodehouse’s own performances based on the original piano rolls recorded by Morton in the 1920s and 1930s.