About This Song
About "Cannon Ball Blues (Take 2)" by Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers
A cannonball's arc through ragtime air: Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers turn a bluesy lament into a percussive, syncopated thrill. The tension between the tune's mournful title and its jaunty, strutting rhythm creates a delicious unease, as if joy and sorrow are dancing cheek to cheek.
