Jazz at 100 Hour 3: New Orleans Diaspora – Jelly Roll Morton & Sidney Bechet (1923 - 1928) Tracklist
This installment of the Jazz at 100 series explores the post-World War I New Orleans diaspora, focusing on the influential 1920s recordings of Jelly Roll Morton and Sidney Bechet. The selection follows the spread of early jazz from the Delta to Chicago and New York between 1923 and 1928. It is an essential archival listen packed with ragtime piano runs, searing soprano sax, and the brassy roots of the genre.