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Jelly Roll Morton

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American ragtime and jazz pianist, bandleader and composer (1890-1941)

United StatesMusiciansLived 1890 to 1941 · aged 50
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Ferdinand Joseph LaMothe, 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.

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Morton claimed to have written "Jelly Roll Blues" in 1905.Morton claimed to have written "Jelly Roll Blues" in 1905.Morton in 1918Morton in 1918

Awards 2

2005Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
1998Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

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Ferdinand Joseph LaMothe, 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.

Country
United States
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1890 to 1941 · aged 50
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29 languages

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