Jelly Roll Morton - Wikipedia
Ferdinand Joseph LaMothe (né Lemott, [2] 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. [3]
Jelly Roll Morton - Songs, Music & Facts - Biography
2014年4月2日 · Jelly Roll Morton was an American pianist and songwriter best known for influencing the formation of modern day jazz during the 1920s.
The Tragic 1941 Death Of 'Jelly Roll' Morton, One Of Jazz
2022年10月28日 · "Jelly Roll" Morton may or may not have "invented" jazz, as he claimed, but he was undeniably one of the great jazz innovators in American music history.
Jelly Roll Morton | Jazz Composer, Pianist, Bandleader | Britannica
2024年10月16日 · Jelly Roll Morton (born Oct. 20, 1890, New Orleans, La., U.S.—died July 10, 1941, Los Angeles, Calif.) was an American jazz composer and pianist who pioneered the use of prearranged, semiorchestrated effects in jazz-band performances.
Who Was Jelly Roll Morton? Self-styled “Inventor” of Jazz
3 天之前 · A teenage Jelly Roll Morton, aged around 17 years old. Source: Wikimedia Commons Ferdinand Joseph Lemott (LaMothe, or LaMenthe) was born between 1885 and 1890 in New Orleans, Louisiana.Both his parents were among the free people of color, Creoles, whose ancestors arrived in Louisiana after the Haitian Revolution.
Ferdinand Joseph La Menthe “Jelly Roll” Morton (1885-1941)
2008年6月28日 · Ferdinand Joseph La Menthe Morton, more popularly known as “Jelly Roll” Morton, was an influential early 20th Century composer and pianist. Jelly Roll, the son of Creole parents, E.P. La Menthe and Louise Monette, was born in Gulfport, Mississippi in 1885.
The Man Who Made Jazz Hot; 60 Years After His Death, Jelly Roll Morton ...
2000年11月28日 · 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,...
Jelly Roll Morton Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio ... | AllMusic
New Orleans-based arranger and pianist who was the jazz idiom's first important composer. Read Full Biography. STREAM OR BUY: Active. 1900s - 1940s.
Jelly Roll Morton - Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
A true giant of jazz. He did not, as he claimed, invent jazz, but there’s no denying that he was a major influence on the genre. Jelly Roll Morton was a master composer, arranger and pianist who blended genres in an early form of jazz. HALL OF FAME ESSAY. By David McGee. Jelly Roll Morton in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?
Ferdinand “Jelly Roll” Morton - The Musical Cultures of the Gulf …
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.