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Ferdinand Joseph LaMothe (né Lemott, 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.
Apr 2, 2014 · Jelly Roll Morton was an American pianist and songwriter best known for influencing the formation of modern day jazz during the 1920s.
Oct 28, 2022 · Sadly, KPCC reports, Morton never got the chance for a comeback. Shortly after booking a venue to perform in Los Angeles, he was hospitalized. "Jelly Roll" Morton died 11 days after he was admitted on July 10, 1941. He was only 50 years old.
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.
Morton recorded his composition for the first time on 9 June 1924 in Richmond, Indiana, as a mid to uptempo piano solo, and then with his Red Hot Peppers in Chicago on December 16th 1926, titled...
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New Orleans-based arranger and pianist who was the jazz idiom's first important composer. Read Full Biography.
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,...
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.
Jelly Roll Morton often introduced himself as the creator of Jazz. Learn more about the history of Jazz and Morton's influence, here!
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