Jelly Roll Morton

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Lifespan:
September 20, 1885 - July 10, 1941, he died aged 55 and was American.
Names:
Birthname: Ferdinand Joseph La Menthe. Alternative names: Ferdinand Joseph LaMothe. Also released as: Ferdinand Joseph Morton.
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An Artist with 92 releases, a member of 1 group, and credited 5 times on others' music. 10 collaborations.

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Ferdinand "Jelly Roll" Morton (September 20, 1885 – July 10, 1941) was an American ragtime and early jazz pianist, bandleader and composer.

Widely recognized as a pivotal figure in early jazz, Morton claimed to have invented jazz in 1902. Morton was composer of the first Jazz composition ever published, Jelly Roll Blues, in 1915. Morton is also notable for naming and popularizing the "Spanish tinge" of exotic rhythms and penning such standards as "Wolverine Blues", "Black Bottom Stomp", and "Buddy Bolden's Blues".

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Ragtime, Blues, Dixieland, Jazz, Swing, Musicals, Pop. Vote on Genres

Discography

96 releases – 92 under his own name and 5 credits on others' music Edit
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