Turtle Twist; Smilin' the Blues Away

Description (Brief):

Jelly Roll Morton Trio. side 1: Turte Twust; side 2: Smilin' the Blues Away (British Rhythm Society BRS 1011).
78 rpm. Both tracks were originally recorded in 1929 and released on Victor V-38108.

Description (Brief)

British Rhythm Society was a 78-rpm record bootleg label founded by American jazz enthusiast and record label manager Dante S. Bollettino in New York, in 1950. Most of the BRS pressings were on non-breakable vinyl. British Rhythm Society was fictional and most likely created as a “club label” akin to legitimate re-issue record labels Hot Record Society and United Hot Clubs of America. Bollettino was also responsible for Jolly Roger Records bootleg label.

Recording Date: 1929

Recording Artist: Jelly Roll Morton TrioManufacturer: British Rhythm Society

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: New York, New York

General Subject Association: Music

Subject:

See more items in: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment, Music & Musical Instruments, Popular Entertainment, Family & Social Life, Sound Recordings

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Related Publication: Rust, Brian. Jazz Records 1897-1942, Vol. 2, Johns, Adrian. Piracy: The Intellectual Property Wars from Gutenberg to Gates

Credit Line: Gift of Lucy C. Shain in memory of James Lewis Shain

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1978.0670.064Accession Number: 1978.0670Maker Number: BRS 1011Catalog Number: 1978.0670.064

Object Name: sound recording

Physical Description: vinylite (overall material)Measurements: overall: 10 in; 25.4 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-2c0e-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_666402

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