Biography
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Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers
Effective period / Period of releases: 1926 - 1995
Members: Walter Thomas, Kid Ory, Albert Nicholas, Johnny St. Cyr, Charlie Irvis, Barney Bigard, Johnny Dodds, John Lindsay, Jelly Roll Morton, Lee Blair, Baby Dodds, Omer Simeon, Bud Scott, Gerald Reeves, Joe Thomas (6), Tommy Benford, George Mitchell (3), Marty Bloom, Darnell Howard, George Baquet, Walter Briscoe, Andrew Hilaire, Barney Alexander, Bill Benford, Geechie Fields, Ward Pinkett, William Laws, Ernest Bullock, Stump Evans, Clarence Black, Boyd "Red" Rossiter, J. Wright Smith, Rod Rodriguez, Quinn Wilson, Paul Barnes (2), William Johnson (23)
Early jazz recording group led by Jelly Roll Morton in Chicago from 1926, formed to make recordings for Victor, consisting at any one time of seven or eight of the best freelance players available.