About This Song
About "The Chant (Take 1)" by Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers
Jelly Roll Morton’s 'The Chant' (Take 1) is a 1926 hot-jazz incantation, its title promising ritual but delivering a jaunty, disciplined stomp. The Red Hot Peppers balance precision and abandon, a calm ensemble surface barely containing the joyous unease of early jazz’s rhythmic spell.
