About This Song
About "Fussy Mabel" by Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers
Morton's Red Hot Peppers swagger through a ragtime strut, brass and clarinet trading mischievous winks. 'Fussy Mabel' is all bustle and fuss, a comic character sketch where the band's tight ensemble playing masks a sly, razor-edged humor beneath the polished Victor-era surface.
