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Jelly Roll Morton
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American ragtime and jazz pianist, bandleader and composer (1890–1941)
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Jelly Roll Morton, born Ferdinand Joseph LaMothe in 1890, was an American bandleader, composer, conductor, and jazz musician. He played the piano and performed in genres including jazz, ragtime, blues, and big band. Morton was influenced by Scott Joplin and began his work period in 1900. He recorded for Vocalion Records and was recognized in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame collection.
Morton received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Original Score. He was a member of the African American ethnic group and spoke English. He died in Los Angeles in 1941 from asthma and is buried at Calvary Cemetery.
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1885
- Active to
- 1941
Discography
Member of
- Jelly‐Roll Morton’s Jazz Band
- Jelly Roll Morton’s New Orleans Jazzmen
- Jelly‐Roll Morton’s Incomparables
- Jelly Roll Morton’s Red Hot Peppers
- Jelly-Roll Morton Trio
- Jelly Roll Morton and His Orchestra
- Levee Serenaders
- Jelly‐Roll Morton’s Steamboat Four
- Jelly‐Roll Morton’s Stomp Kings
- Jelly‐Roll Morton’s Kings of Jazz
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 188,363
- Total plays
- 1,445,724
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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
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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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ferdinand
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New Orleans
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Occupation
- conductor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- piano
- Record label
- Vocalion Records
- Image
- Jelly Roll Morton (c. 1927).jpg
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- Commons category
- Jelly Roll Morton
- date of birth
- 1890-10-20
- date of death
- 1941-07-10
- ethnic group
- African Americans
- place of burial
- Calvary Cemetery
- cause of death
- asthma
- influenced by
- Scott Joplin
- start of work period
- 1900-00-00
- different from
- Jelly Roll (singer)
- pseudonym
- Jelly Roll Morton
- birth name
- Ferdinand Joseph LaMothe
- nominated for
- Tony Award for Best Original Score
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
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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