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1. His trademark compositions from this era include “The Animule Dance,” “King Porter Stomp,” and “Original Jelly Roll Blues.” Musical Style. Although Morton did not single-handedly “invent” jazz, as he often claimed, he ranks among the important defining figures in its initial evolution. Morton’s eclectic approach consisted of a synthesis of ragtime, classical music (including opera), miscellaneous .

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2. Jelly Roll Morton, 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 was a professional pianist in the bordellos of the Storyville district of New Orleans. He was one of the.

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3. Find Jelly Roll Morton discography, albums and singles on AllMusic.

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4. Beginning in , he led Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers, a seven- or eight-piece band comprised of musicians who were well-versed in the New Orleans ensemble postpunk.chartgenie.netinfo: Oct 20,

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5. Jan 30,  · 50+ videos Play all Mix - Jelly Roll Morton - The Original Jelly Roll Blues YouTube Sidewalk Blues - Jelly Roll Morton (Piano Solo) - Duration: RollingTenths 5, views.

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6. Dec 28,  · Jelly Roll Morton was a towering figure in early jazz, and one with a very large number of accomplishments. As a pianist who had his own easily recognizable style, Morton was a major transition figure between ragtime and early jazz, combining the syncopations of ragtime with jazz improvisations as early as

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7. Mister Jelly Roll: The Fortunes of Jelly Roll Morton, New Orleans Creole and Inventor of Jazz [Lomax] on postpunk.chartgenie.netinfo *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. When it appeared in , this biography of Ferdinand Jelly Roll Morton became an instant classic of jazz literature. Now back in print and updated with a new afterword by Lawrence GusheeCited by:

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