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Jelly Roll Morton

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Born
20 October 1885
Born In
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Died
10 July 1941 (aged 55)
Ferdinand Joseph LaMothe (October 20, 1890 – July 10, 1941), known professionally as Jelly Roll Morton, was an American ragtime and early jazz pianist, bandleader and composer who started his career in New Orleans, Louisiana. Widely recognized as a pivotal figure in early jazz, Morton is perhaps most notable as jazz's first arranger, proving that a genre rooted in improvisation could retain its essential spirit and characteristics when notated. His composition "Jelly Roll Blues" was the first published jazz composition, in 1915. Morton is also notable for naming and p… read more
Ferdinand Joseph LaMothe (October 20, 1890 – July 10, 1941), known professionally as Jelly Roll Morton, was an American ragtime and early jazz pianist, bandleader and composer who started his career in New Orleans, Louisiana. Widely recognized as a pivotal figure in early jazz, Morton is perh… read more
Ferdinand Joseph LaMothe (October 20, 1890 – July 10, 1941), known professionally as Jelly Roll Morton, was an American ragtime and early jazz pianist, bandleader and composer who started his career in New Orleans, Louisiana. Widely recognized as a pivotal figure in early jazz, Morton is perhaps most notable as jazz's first arranger, proving that a genre roo… read more

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1 Play track Beginners (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Sweet Jazz Music
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2 A Jazz Hour With Jelly Roll Morton: Doctor Jazz Doctor Jazz
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3 Jazz King of New Orleans Black Bottom Stomp - 2002 Remastered
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4 Play track A Jazz Hour With Jelly Roll Morton: Doctor Jazz Wolverine Blues
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5 Jelly Roll Morton 1938, 1940 King Porter Stomp
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6 A Jazz Hour With Jelly Roll Morton: Doctor Jazz Georgia Swing
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7 Piano Rolls Kansas City Stomp
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8 Play track Fingerbreaker: Classics Of Ragtime And Early Jazz Piano Fingerbreaker
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9 Play track The Very Best Of New Orleans Bump (Monrovia)
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10 The Only Jazz Album You'll Ever Need I Thought I Heard Buddy Bolden Say
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  1. 25,774 listeners

    2001 · 21 tracks

    Piano Rolls
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    3 Aug 2011 · 21 tracks

    A Jazz Hour With Jelly Roll Morton: Doctor Jazz
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    Jelly Roll Blues
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