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Ferdinand Joseph LaMothe ( né Lemott, [2] later Morton; c. September 20, 1890 – July 10, 1941), known professionally as Jelly Roll Morton, was an American ragtime and jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer of Louisiana Creole descent. [3]
The “Original Jelly Roll Blues” was Morton's “masterpiece” during his early trips to the North. It is widely acknowledged as the very first Jazz tune.© 1924 ...
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Jul 6, 2024 · Jelly Roll Morton was an American jazz composer and pianist who pioneered the use of prearranged, semiorchestrated effects in jazz-band performances. Morton learned the piano as a child and from 1902 was a professional pianist in the bordellos of the Storyville district of New Orleans.
May 8, 2018 · A Colorful Character. Pioneered Jazz Style. Eclectic Musical Influences. Recorded Musical Legacy After the Fact. Selected discography. Sources. When one hears of jazz having its roots in New Orleans, some of the first jazz musicians that come to mind are Louis Armstrong and Jelly Roll Morton.
Nov 28, 2000 · When the jazz pioneer Jelly Roll Morton died penniless and alone nearly 60 years ago, his reputation was already fading. New musical styles had displaced the hot jazz he helped invent, and a...
From 1907 to 1917 Morton traveled across the United States working in vaudeville as a pianist, and singer; while he was in Chicago in 1915 his composition “The Jelly Roll Blues” became the first jazz tune to be published.
A nimble pianist, skilled composer and arranger, an evocative soulful singer and a classic New Orleans flamboyant character – Jelly Roll Morton embodied all these estimable traits.
New Orleans-based arranger and pianist who was the jazz idiom's first important composer. Read Full Biography.
Aug 1, 2001 · Jelly Roll Morton claimed that he invented jazz. While this statement provoked much criticism, Morton is widely considered the first great composer of jazz.
