Joseph LaMothe (né Lemott, later Morton; c. September 20, 1890 – July 10, 1941), known professionally as Jelly Roll Morton, was an American blues and jazz...
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a "jelly roll" Jelly Roll (singer) (born 1984), rapper and country musician from Nashville Jelly Roll Morton (1890–1941), jazz musician "Jelly Roll Blues"...
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"Original Jelly Roll Blues", usually shortened to and known as "Jelly Roll Blues", is an early jazz fox-trot composed by Jelly Roll Morton. He recorded...
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Jelly's Last Jam is a musical with a book by George C. Wolfe, lyrics by Susan Birkenhead, and music by Jelly Roll Morton and Luther Henderson. Based on...
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early 1940s. Its most notable releases are piano solos recorded by Jelly Roll Morton in December 1939 late in his career. Established around 1939, General...
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Jelly Roll Morton: The Complete Library of Congress Recordings is a 2005 box set of recordings from jazz pioneer Jelly Roll Morton. The set spans 128 tracks...
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Michael (November 1, 1992). "Review: 'Great Performances Jammin': Jelly Roll Morton on Broadway'". Variety. Archived from the original on November 15...
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Hilma Burt (section Jelly Roll Morton)
Retrieved November 23, 2019. Lomax, Alan (1950). Mister Jelly Roll: the fortunes of Jelly Roll Morton, New Orleans Creole and "inventor of jazz" (2001 ed...
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the single-celled figure is the guide-pattern of New Orleans music. Jelly Roll Morton called the rhythmic figure the Spanish tinge and considered it an...
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commonly used in jazz and pop music. The phrase is a quotation from Jelly Roll Morton. In his Library of Congress recordings, after referencing the influence...
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Orleans-born musicians such as Louis Armstrong, Sidney Bechet and Jelly Roll Morton all recalled the influence Bolden had on the direction of the music...
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Daughter, Reindeer Games, Impostor, and as the early jazz musician Jelly Roll Morton in The Legend of 1900. He also played a supporting role as George...
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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...
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Jelly Roll Morton, Morton recounted the history of scat: Lomax: "Well, what about some more scat songs, that you used to sing way back then?" Morton:...
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King Porter Stomp (category Songs written by Jelly Roll Morton)
"King Porter Stomp" is a jazz standard by pianist Jelly Roll Morton, first recorded in 1923. The composition is considered to be important in the development...
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impact on mainstream popular culture. Piano "professors" such as Jelly Roll Morton played ragtime in the "sporting houses" (bordellos) of New Orleans...
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bass line. Jelly Roll Morton considered the tresillo/habanera (which he called the Spanish tinge) to be an essential ingredient of jazz. Morton stated, "Now...
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New York he played with Bubber Miley, Tommy Ladnier, Fats Waller, Jelly Roll Morton: 1044 and Otto Hardwick. He also played in the band backing Bill...
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so renowned that Jelly Roll Morton, of New Orleans jazz fame, comes aboard to challenge him to a piano duel. After hearing Morton's first tune, 1900 plays...
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Bix Beiderbecke, and Hoagy Carmichael. Its roster also included Jelly Roll Morton, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Charley Patton, and Gene Autry. Gennett Records...
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jazz numbers, from artists such as Hoagy Carmichael, Gene Austin, Jelly Roll Morton, Mamie Smith and Josephine Baker as well as cues from the original...
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Bolden, jazz musician Ann Cook, blues singer Tony Jackson, musician Jelly Roll Morton, musician and composer Jimmie Noone, musician Joe "King" Oliver, musician...
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Black Bottom Stomp (category Songs written by Jelly Roll Morton)
It was composed by Jelly Roll Morton in 1925 and was originally entitled "Queen of Spades". It was recorded in Chicago by Morton and His Red Hot Peppers...
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musicians; Bessie Smith, Ida Cox, Joe "King" Oliver, Louis Armstrong, Jelly Roll Morton, Sidney Bechet, many others make their first recordings. George Enescu...
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working with the Green River Minstrel Show. Benford recorded with Jelly Roll Morton in 1928 and 1930. He also played with Duke Ellington, Fats Waller...
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in the first decade of the 20th century. Jazz pianist and composer Jelly Roll Morton wrote the tune "Black Bottom Stomp", its title referring to the Black...
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Blues", the chorus of "Beale Street Blues", and other compositions. Jelly Roll Morton considered the tresillo-habanera (which he called the Spanish tinge)...
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Y Z "1220 Lyons Street" by Idris Muhammad "35th Street Blues" by Jelly Roll Morton "912 Greens" by Ramblin' Jack Elliot "A Little Lovin'" by Neil Sedaka...
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and composers whose material they favor include Victoria Spivey, Jelly Roll Morton, Lucille Bogan, Memphis Minnie, Jabbo Smith, Jimmie Rodgers, Georgia...
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Robbins in The War Party (1986), and toured as jazz giant Jelly Roll Morton in Jelly Roll! The Music & The Man (1997). Taylor also performed as Edmond...
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