The Dukes of Dixieland - A Salute To Jelly Roll Morton (2005)
Video: NTSC, MPEG-2 at 7 477 Kbps, 720 x 480 (1.333) at 29.970 fps | Audio: AC-3 2ch. at 224 Kbps, AC-3 6ch. at 448 Kbps, 48.0 KHz
Genre: Jazz, Dixieland | Label: Kultur Video | Copy: Untouched | Release Date: 26 April 2005 | Runtime: 58 min. | 3,43 GB (DVD5)
In the intimate atmosphere of one of New Orleans's premier jazz clubs, Lulu White's Mahogany Hall on Bourbon Street, the music that set the city on fire: the authentic sounds of Jelly Roll Morton's jazz is performed by the legendary Dukes of Dixieland and Danny Barker, one of Jelly Roll's own musicians. Ferdinand Lamothe aka Jelly Roll Morton was one of the first great composers and piano players of Jazz. He was a talented arranger and musician who wrote special scores that took advantage of the three-minute limitations of the 78 rpm record. Even more than this, he was a real character whose spirit shines brightly through history - like his diamond studded smile