Jelly Roll Morton - Wikipedia
WEBFerdinand 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.
Jelly Roll Morton - Songs, Music & Facts - Biography
WEBApr 2, 2014 · Jelly Roll Morton was an American pianist and songwriter best known for influencing the formation of modern day jazz during the 1920s. Updated: Apr 27, 2021. Photo: Michael Ochs...
Jelly Roll Morton | Jazz Composer, Pianist, Bandleader
WEBMar 27, 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.
Ferdinand “Jelly Roll” Morton - The Musical Cultures of the Gulf …
WEBBy Ben Sandmel. 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. Morton (1885 – 1941) was a second-generation New Orleans jazz musician, and the genre’s first important composer/arranger, as heard on such ...
Jelly Roll Morton | Encyclopedia.com
WEBviews updated May 11 2018. Morton, ‘Jelly Roll’ (1885–1941) US jazz pianist, bandleader and composer, b. Ferdinand Joseph La Menthe. Morton played in the brothels of Storyville in New Orleans, before making some of the first jazz recordings (1923).
Jelly Roll Morton - New World Encyclopedia
WEBFerdinand "Jelly Roll" Morton (October 20, 1890 – July 10, 1941) was an American virtuoso jazz pianist, bandleader, and songwriter whom many consider the first true composer of jazz music. A light-skinned Creole, Morton grew up in a respectable family where he was exposed to opera and a rudimentary musical education.
The Best of Jelly Roll Morton | Jazz Music - YouTube
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The Man Who Made Jazz Hot; 60 Years After His Death, Jelly Roll Morton ...
WEBNov 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...
Jelly Roll Morton Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio ... | AllMusic
WEBNew Orleans-based arranger and pianist who was the jazz idiom's first important composer. Read Full Biography. STREAM OR BUY: Active. 1900s - 1940s. Born. October 20, 1890 …
Jelly Roll Morton: 'His Best Recordings: 1926-1939' - NPR
WEBAug 1, 2001 · [MUSIC] A.B. SPELLMAN, National Endowment for the Arts: We're listening to jazz from the cradle. That's Jelly Roll Morton from a CD called An Introduction to Jelly Roll Morton: His Best...
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