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...

a "jelly roll" Jelly Roll (singer) (born 1984), rapper and country musician from Nashville Jelly Roll Morton (1890–1941), jazz musician "Jelly Roll Blues"...

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...

"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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

"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...

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...

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...

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...

impact on mainstream popular culture. Piano "professors" such as Jelly Roll Morton played ragtime in the "sporting houses" (bordellos) of New Orleans...

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...

Michael (November 1, 1992). "Review: 'Great Performances Jammin': Jelly Roll Morton on Broadway'". Variety. Archived from the original on November 15...

Jelly Roll: A Blues is a 2003 poetry collection by Kevin Young. The 208-page book – Young's third – is named for jazz musician Jelly Roll Morton and develops...

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:...

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...

and composers whose material they favor include Victoria Spivey, Jelly Roll Morton, Lucille Bogan, Memphis Minnie, Jabbo Smith, Jimmie Rodgers, Georgia...

"Wolverine Blues" is an early jazz standard by Jelly Roll Morton with lyrics by the brothers Benjamin Franklin "Reb" Spikes and John Curry Spikes. He...

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...

such as Jelly Roll Morton, Chris Barber, Harry Connick Jr. and Dutch Swing College Band. Doctor Jazz, as a record made by Jelly Roll Morton and his Red...

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...

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...

Adrian Rollini U.S. Music Roll Company: Lee Sims, Robert Billings Imperial: Charley Straight, Roy Bargy Vocalstyle: Jelly Roll Morton, Walter Davison, Clarence...

Robert Gill. London: Faber and Faber, 1955. Mister Jelly Roll: The Fortunes of Jelly Roll Morton, New Orleans Creole and "Inventor of Jazz". Drawings...

Blues", the chorus of "Beale Street Blues", and other compositions. Jelly Roll Morton considered the tresillo-habanera (which he called the Spanish tinge)...

where he was very active, working and recording with Louis Armstrong, Jelly Roll Morton, Oliver, Johnny Dodds, Bessie Smith, Ma Rainey, and many others. He...

Bix Beiderbecke, and Hoagy Carmichael. Its roster also included Jelly Roll Morton, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Charley Patton, and Gene Autry. Gennett Records...