Jelly Roll Morton

Ferdinand Joseph LaMothe (1890-1941), known professionally as Jelly Roll Morton, was an American jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer of Louisiana Creole descent. He was the first important composer and arranger of New Orleans jazz, and a major influence on the genre. His work blended genres and pioneered the use of prearranged, semiorchestrated effects in jazz-band…

Morton was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998. His work includes more than 60 albums, including *Mr. Jelly Lord (Mono Version)* (1923-1926) and Morton, Jelly-Roll: Mr. Jelly Lord (1924-1930). In 2005, the Lomax interviews, released on an eight-CD boxed set, The Complete Library of Congress Recordings, won two Grammy Awards.

Morton was born in New Orleans on October 20, 1890. He died in Los Angeles on July 10, 1941, after an eleven-day stay in Los Angeles County General Hospital.

Steamboat Stomp — Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers 1926

Jelly Roll Morton – Hesitation Blues

Jelly Roll Morton – Wolverine Blues

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Jelly Roll Morton, The Dirty Dozen

Jelly Roll Morton – Mamie's Blues 78

CAROLINA SHOUT – James P. Johnson

Canal Street Blues -King Oliver

Maple Leaf Rag Played by Scott Joplin

Joplin/Chauvin, Heliotrope Bouquet, ragtime piano solo

Original Dixieland Jazz Band® "odjb" Tiger Rag

Easy Winner played by Scott Joplin

Jelly Roll Morton

Jelly Roll Morton

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