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Jelly Roll Morton

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Aliases
Ferd (Jelly Roll) Morton
Fred (Jelly Roll) Morton
Jelly Roll Marton and His Orchestra
Jelly-Roll Morton
Jelly Roll Morton and His Orchestra
Jelly-Roll Morton and His Orchestra
Jelly-Roll Morton and His Red Hot Peppers
Jelly Roll Morton & His Red Hot Peppers
Jelly Roll Morton's Incomparables
Jelly Roll Morton's Jazz Band
Jelly-Roll Morton's New Orleans Jazzmen
Jelly-Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers
Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers
Jelly Roll Morton Seven
Levee Serenaders
The Morton Seven
The Morton Sextet
Real name
Ferdinand Joseph LaMothe
Born
September 20, 1890
Died
July 10, 1941
Country
United States
IPI
00021585796 88 works
00021586695 10 works
Affiliation
ASCAP
Comments
Pianist, vocalist, composer and bandleader, and an influential figure in the creation of jazz - particularly as a composer. In fact, Morton, who was reputedly very egotistical, claimed to have personally invented jazz.

Morton's true last name and date of birth have been subject to much controversy.

Morton was stabbed when a fight broke out in the place he was playing in Washington, D.C. He was first denied treatment at a nearby whites-only hospital, then taken to a further away lower quality hospital where, following a long wait, he received substandard care. Morton never completely recovered from his wounds, which led to his death.
Family
Dink Johnson Brother-in-law
Anita Gonzales Companion
Related
Baby Dodds Dodds played on various of Morton's recordings
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Title Performer Release date Covered by
i July 1928 Red Rose Ragtime Band
i 1947 (5 artists)
i November 10, 1923 (19 artists)
1940 (20 artists)
i October 1927 (8 artists)
i November 5, 1926 (104 artists)
i May 1931 (19 artists)
i January 1929 (11 artists)
listen on Internet Archive i September 1924 (2 artists)
i August 1929 (9 artists)
i April 8, 1927 (16 artists)
i 1929 (3 artists)
i 1947 John W. "Knocky" Parker
i October 1931 (3 artists)
i December 1942 (3 artists)
i May 1929 (13 artists)
i 1940 Geoff Cole's Red Hot Seven
listen on Internet Archive February 25, 1927 (216 artists)
listen on Internet Archive i February 1930 Back Bay Ramblers
listen on Internet Archive i August 1932 (3 artists)
i June 1926 Butch Thompson
i November 1930 (16 artists)
i December 1942 (14 artists)
i December 1930 (5 artists)
listen on Internet Archive i August 1929 (15 artists)
i 1930 (5 artists)
i October 1931 (3 artists)
i February 1929 (51 artists)
February 1940 (2 artists)
1940 (19 artists)
i October 1923 (93 artists)
i 1930 The New Jazz Wizards
i 1942 (3 artists)
i October 1927 (9 artists)
i March 25, 1932 (9 artists)
1940 (11 artists)
listen on Internet Archive March 1930 (13 artists)
i September 12, 1930 (2 artists)
listen on Internet Archive 1939 (171 artists)
November 1924 (60 artists)
listen on Internet Archive i July 28, 1933 The New Jazz Wizards
i July 1928 (30 artists)
i October 1923 (108 artists)
i December 1923 (179 artists)
i 1930 (11 artists)
i January 24, 1934 (2 artists)
listen on Internet Archive i May 1932 (2 artists)
listen on Internet Archive i September 8, 1924 (13 artists)
1940 (7 artists)
listen on Internet Archive 1940 (43 artists)
i May 1932 (4 artists)
i February 1929 (6 artists)
i September 12, 1930 The New Jazz Wizards
1940 (11 artists)
listen on Internet Archive i 1924 (35 artists)
i September 1929 (15 artists)
i March 25, 1932 The New Jazz Wizards
i December 1930 (6 artists)
listen on Internet Archive i 1924 (17 artists)
i 1930 (26 artists)
listen on Internet Archive i September 1929 (3 artists)
i December 12, 1933 (6 artists)
listen on Internet Archive i May 1929 (7 artists)
listen on Internet Archive i August 1929 (6 artists)
listen on Internet Archive i December 1928 (14 artists)
listen on Internet Archive i December 1924 (59 artists)
listen on Internet Archive i January 1927 (91 artists)
listen on Internet Archive i January 1927 (11 artists)
i 1947 (6 artists)
i 1947 (5 artists)
listen on Internet Archive i December 1924 (49 artists)
listen on Internet Archive i August 1932 (3 artists)
i 1929 (2 artists)
listen on Internet Archive i July 28, 1933 (8 artists)
listen on Internet Archive 1940 (102 artists)
i August 1929 (12 artists)
1947 (4 artists)
i November 5, 1926 (96 artists)
i 1940 (30 artists)
i 1947 Butch Thompson and Chet Ely
listen on Internet Archive i 1940 (12 artists)
i January 1924 (100 artists)
listen on Internet Archive i September 8, 1924 (4 artists)
listen on Internet Archive i  REC March 1925 (31 artists)
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listen on Internet Archive i September 1924 (16 artists)
listen on Internet Archive i February 1930 The New Jazz Wizards
February 1940 (13 artists)
listen on Internet Archive 1939 (96 artists)