The Jelly Roll Joys

The Jelly Roll Joys
The Jelly Roll Joys
Studio album by Dave Burrell
Released	1991
Recorded	1990
Genre	Jazz; Avant-garde; Post-bop
Length	41:01
Label	Gazell Records
Producer	Samuel Charters
Dave Burrell chronology

The Jelly Roll Joys is an album by jazz pianist Dave Burrell. It was recorded in 1990 and released in 1991 by Gazell Records.

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	^[2]

AllMusic gushes for this album, commenting that Burrell has contributed some "utterly gorgeous compositions." Reviewer Brian Olewnick states that this album is "highly recommended both as a wonderful recital and as one of the most rewarding albums by a musician deserving far greater renown."^[3]

Track listing[]

"The Pearls" (Morton) — 6:32
"New Orleans Blues" (Morton) — 4:09
"Billy's Bounce" (Parker) — 2:01
"Spanish Swat" (Morton) — 6:45
"Giant Steps" (Coltrane) — 2:06
"Freakish" (Morton) — 6:32
"A.M. Rag" (Burrell) — 3:01
"Popolo Paniolo" (Burrell) — 2:59
"The Crave" (Morton) — 4:39
"Moment's Notice" (Coltrane) — 4:34

Personnel[]

Dave Burrell — piano
Glenn Barratt — engineer
Nora Charters — photography
Samuel Charters — producer, liner notes

References[]

^ Allmusic review
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 200. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
^ Brian Olewnick. "The Jelly Roll Joys". Retrieved 2007-02-02.

[1] Allmusic review

[Penguin-2] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 200. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

[3] Brian Olewnick. "The Jelly Roll Joys". Retrieved 2007-02-02.

[1]

[2]

[3]

show v t Dave Burrell
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
As leader or co-leader	High Won-High Two (1968) Echo (1969) La Vie de Bohème (released 1969) After Love (1970) In: Sanity (The 360 Degree Music Experience, 1976) Dave Burrell Plays Ellington & Monk (1978) Lush Life (1978) Windward Passages (hatART, 1979) The Jelly Roll Joys (1990) Recital (and Tyrone Brown, 2000) Consequences (2005) Margy Pargy (2005) Momentum (2005)
With David Murray	Hope Scope (1987) Ballads (1988) Deep River (1988) Lovers (1988) Lucky Four (1988) Spirituals (1988) Tenors (1988) Daybreak (Burrell, 1989) Remembrances (1990) Death of a Sideman (1991) In Concert (1991) Picasso (1992) Brother to Brother (1993)
With Archie Shepp	For Losers (1968–69) Kwanza (1968–69) The Way Ahead (1968) Black Gipsy (1969) Blasé (1969) Live at the Pan-African Festival (1969) Pitchin Can (1969–70) Yasmina, a Black Woman (1969) Things Have Got to Change (1971) Attica Blues (1972) The Cry of My People (1972) A Sea of Faces (1975) Body and Soul (1975) Jazz a Confronto 27 (1975) Montreux One (1975) Montreux Two (1975) There's a Trumpet in My Soul (1975) U-Jaama (Unite) (1975) Lover Man (1988)
With others	Three for Shepp (Marion Brown, 1966) I Plan to Stay a Believer (William Parker, 2001–08) Essence of Ellington (William Parker, 2012) Epitome (Odean Pope, 1993) Black Woman (Sonny Sharrock, 1969)