Jelly Roll Morton
Sign in to saveAmerican ragtime and jazz pianist, bandleader and composer (1890–1941)
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- Born
- 1890-10-20
- Died
- 1941-07-10
- Works
- 7
Top works
- Best of Jelly Roll Morton
- Ferdinand 'Jelly Roll' Morton
- Jelly Roll Morton
- Jelly's last jam
- The Best of "Jelly Roll" Morton (Piano Solos Ser.)
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Ferdinand Joseph LaMothe (October 20, 1890 – July 10, 1941), known professionally as Jelly Roll Morton, was an American ragtime and early jazz pianist, bandleader and composer who started his career in New Orleans, Louisiana. Widely recognized as a pivotal figure in early jazz, Morton is perhaps most notable as jazz's first arranger, proving that a genre rooted in improvisation could retain its essential spirit and characteristics when notated. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Jelly+Roll+Mort
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Key facts
- Born
- Ferdinand Joseph LaMothe , c. ( 1885-10-20 ) October 20, 1885 , New Orleans, Louisiana , U.S.
- Died
- July 10, 1941 (1941-07-10) (aged 55), Los Angeles, California , U.S.
- Genres
- Jazz ragtime blues Dixieland
- Occupations
- Musician composer arranger
- Instrument
- Piano
- Years active
- 1904–1941
- Labels
- Victor Gennett
- Formerly of
- Red Hot Peppers New Orleans Rhythm Kings
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Key dates
- Born
- 20 October 1890
- Died
- 10 July 1941
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ferdinand
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New Orleans
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Occupation
- musician
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- ragtime
Article
Ferdinand 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 pianist, bandleader, and composer of Louisiana Creole descent. Morton was jazz's first arranger, proving that a genre rooted in improvisation could retain its essential characteristics when notated. His composition "Jelly Roll Blues", published in 1915, was one of the first published jazz compositions. He also claimed to have invented the genre.
Morton also wrote "King Porter Stomp", "Wolverine Blues", "Black Bottom Stomp", and "I Thought I Heard Buddy Bolden Say", the last being a tribute to New Orleans musicians from the turn of the 20th century.
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