The Red Hot Peppers were a recording jazz band led by Jelly Roll Morton from 1926–1930.
They were a seven- or eight-piece band formed in Chicago which recorded for Victor and featured some of the best New Orleans-style freelance musicians available, including cornetist George Mitchell, trombonist Kid Ory, clarinetists Omer Simeon and Johnny Dodds, banjoists Johnny St. Cyr and Bud Scott, double bass player John Lindsay, and drummers Andrew Hilaire and Baby Dodds.
The quality of the recordings is further enhanced by the band's careful rehearsals, which were uncommon in early jazz performances.
[3] In 1928, Morton moved to New York, where he continued to make recordings under the name Red Hot Peppers, but collaborated with musicians from his regular band or from other orchestras.
The masterful blend of composition and improvisation demonstrated by Morton and his colleagues set a precedent for early jazz.