In 1938, a casual encounter in Washington, DC, inspired one of the most remarkable documents in American music and culture. Alan Lomax, the young director of the American Archive of Folk Song at the Library of Congress, heard that Jelly Roll Morton, a legendary pianist-composer from the bygone days of New Orleans jazz, was languishing in a seedy local club. Renowned as much for his bravado as his talent (his very nickname was a shameless sexual boast), Morton bitterly resented being cast aside by the flashy big bands of the swing era and was keen to stake his rightful claim to recognition.
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机译：1938年，在华盛顿特区的一次偶然相遇启发了美国音乐和文化中最杰出的唱片之一。国会图书馆的美国民歌档案库的年轻导演艾伦·洛马克斯（Alan Lomax）听说，来自新奥尔良爵士时代的传奇钢琴家和作曲家杰利·罗尔·莫顿（Jelly Roll Morton）在当地一家肮脏的俱乐部里然。莫顿（Morton）因其勇敢而出名，同时也因他的才华而闻名（他的昵称是无耻的性夸耀），他对被摇摆时代浮华的大乐队抛在一边而怀恨在心，并热衷于承认自己的正当主张。
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