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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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Releases

Singles

Title Performer Release date Label
Ballin' the Jack Jelly-Roll Morton's New Orleans Jazzmen 1939 Bluebird
Big Fat Ham Jelly Roll Marton and His Orchestra November 10, 1923 Paramount
Big Lip Blues Jelly Roll Morton Seven 1940 General
Black Bottom Stomp Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers November 5, 1926 Victor
Boogaboo Jelly-Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers 1938 Bluebird
Bucktown Blues Ferd (Jelly Roll) Morton September 1924 Gennett
Buddy Bolden's Blues Jelly Roll Morton 1940 General
Burnin' the Iceberg Jelly-Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers August 1929 Victor
Courthouse Bump Jelly Roll Morton and His Orchestra 1929 Victor
Dirty, Dirty, Dirty The Morton Seven 1940 General
Doctor Jazz Jelly-Roll Morton and His Red Hot Peppers May 15, 1939 Bluebird
Doctor Jazz-Stomp - Memphis Shake Jelly-Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers - Dixieland Jug Blowers February 25, 1927 Victor
Dream Daddy - The Pearls Sol Wagner and His Orch. - Ferd (Jelly Roll) Morton January 1924 Gennett
Each Day Jelly-Roll Morton and His Red Hot Peppers August 1932 Victor
Fat Meat and Greens Jelly Roll Morton June 1926 Vocalion [US]
Finger Buster Jelly Roll Morton December 1942 Jazz Man
Fussy Mabel Jelly-Roll Morton and His Red Hot Peppers 1930 Victor
Gambling Jack Jelly-Roll Morton and His Orchestra October 1931 Victor
Georgia Swing Jelly-Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers February 1929 Victor
Get the Bucket The Morton Sextet February 1940 General
Grandpa's Spells Ferd (Jelly Roll) Morton October 1923 Gennett
Grandpa's Spells Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers April 8, 1927 Victor
Harmony Blues Jelly-Roll Morton and His Red Hot Peppers 1930 Victor
High Society Jelly-Roll Morton's New Orleans Jazzmen 1939 Bluebird
Hyena Stomp Jelly-Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers October 1927 Victor
Jelly Roll Blues Ferd (Jelly Roll) Morton November 1924 Gennett
Jungle Blues - African Hunch Jelly-Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers - Richard M. Jones' Jazz Wizards Orchestra July 1928 Victor
Kansas City Stomps Jelly-Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers January 1929 Victor
King Porter King Oliver - Piano Accompaniment Jelly Roll Morton 1925 Autograph [US]
Mama's Got a Baby The Morton Seven 1940 General
Mamie's Blues Jelly Roll Morton September 1947 Commodore
Mamie's Blues Jelly Roll Morton 1940 General
Michigan Water Blues Jelly Roll Morton 1940 General
Michigan Water Blues Jelly Roll Morton 1947 Commodore
Mint Julep Jelly-Roll Morton and His Red Hot Peppers May 1932 Victor
Mister Joe Jelly Roll Morton 1947 Commodore
Mr. Jelly Lord Levee Serenaders – Vocal Chorus by Frances Hereford 1928 Vocalion [US]
Mr. Jelly Lord – Wimmin Aah! Jelly Roll Morton's Incomparables – "Fess" Williams & His Royal Flush Orch. April 1926 Gennett
Mushmouth Shuffle Jelly-Roll Morton and His Red Hot Peppers September 12, 1930 Victor
My Sweetie Went Away (She Didn't Say Where—When—or Why) – Muddy Water Blues Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra – Jelly Roll Marton and His Orchestra 1923 Paramount
New Orleans Bump Jelly-Roll Morton and His Orchestra September 1929 Victor
Oh, Didn't He Ramble Jelly-Roll Morton's New Orleans Jazzmen 1939 Bluebird
Oil Well Jelly-Roll Morton and His Red Hot Peppers March 25, 1932 Victor
Olga - Blue Blood Blues King Oliver and His Orchestra - Jelly-Roll Morton and His Red Hot Peppers May 1931 Victor
Pep Jelly-Roll Morton December 1930 Victor
Perfect Rag Ferd (Jelly Roll) Morton 1924 Gennett
Primrose Stomp Jelly-Roll Morton and His Red Hot Peppers December 12, 1933 Victor
Professor Hot Stuff - Load of Coal Bennie Moten and His Kansas City Orchestra - Jelly-Roll Morton and His Red Hot Peppers January 24, 1934 Victor
Red Hot Pepper Jelly-Roll Morton and His Orchestra May 1929 Victor
Seattle Hunch Jelly-Roll Morton August 1929 Victor
Shake It The Morton Sextet 1940 General
Shreveport Jelly-Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers December 1928 Victor
Shreveport Stomps Ferd (Jelly Roll) Morton December 1924 Gennett
Sidewalk Blues Jelly-Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers January 1927 Victor
Smoke-House Blues Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers January 1927 Victor
Some Day Sweetheart Jelly Roll Morton's Jazz Band January 1924 OKeh
Sweet Peter Jelly-Roll Morton and His Red Hot Peppers July 28, 1933 Victor
Sweet Substitute Jelly Roll Morton Seven 1940 General
That'll Never Do Jelly-Roll Morton and His Red Hot Peppers November 1930 Victor
Thirty Fifth St. Blues Jelly Roll Morton September 8, 1924 Paramount
Tia Juana (Tee Wana) Ferd (Jelly Roll) Morton March 1925 Gennett
Tin Roof Blues Jelly Roll Morton September 1924 Vocalstyle
Try Me Out Jelly-Roll Morton and His Orchestra February 1930 Victor
West End Blues Jelly-Roll Morton's New Orleans Jazzmen 1939 Bluebird
Wild Man Blues Jelly-Roll Morton and His Red Hot Peppers 1939 Bluebird
Wild Man Blues Jelly Roll Morton & His Red Hot Peppers 1954 His Master's Voice
Winin' Boy Blues Jelly Roll Morton 1940 General
Winin' Boy Blues Jelly Roll Morton 1942 Jazz Man
Wolverine Blues Ferd (Jelly Roll) Morton December 1923 Gennett

Performances also appear on

Tributes

Title Performer Release date Label
Alone with Three Giants Marcus Roberts 1991 Novus
Armand Hug Plays Jelly Roll Morton Armand Hug 1977 Swaggie
A Tribute to Jelly Roll Morton Albert Nicholas Quartet 1972 Storyville [DK]
Barrelhouse Jazzband Plays Jelly Roll Morton Barrelhouse Jazzband [DE] 1981 Intercord
Becoming Jelly Roll Tom Hook October 2020 (self-released)
Blue Wonder Jazzband spielt Ellington & Morton Blue Wonder Jazzband 2002 (self-released)
Bob Greene's The World of Jelly Roll Morton Bob Greene 1974 RCA Red Seal
Butch Thompson Plays Jelly Roll Morton Piano Solos Butch Thompson 1966 Center Records
Butch Thompson Plays Jelly Roll Morton Solos Vol. 2 Butch Thompson 1976 Center Records
Chicago Breakdown - The Music of Jelly Roll Morton Thomas Heberer • Dieter Manderscheid 1990 Jazz Haus Musik
Doctors Jazz Keith Nichols and the Red Hot Syncopators 1986 Stomp Off Records
El legado de Jelly Roll Morton The Swing Summit 1995 Discos Redondel
Freakish Anthony Coleman September 29, 2009 Tzadik
Jelly Roll RAI Big Band & Soloists December 15, 1981 FMP
Jelly Roll Vernal Bagneris and Morton Gunnar Larsen 1996 GHB
Jelly Roll Morton - 100 Years "Pam" Pameijer featuring Butch Thompson 1986 Stomp Off Records
Jelly Roll Revisited Bob Greene and The Peruna Jazz Band January 1972 Fat Cat's Jazz
Jelly Roll's Jazz Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band 1955 Decca
Jelly Roll's Jazz Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band 1951 Decca
Jelly's Best Jam Silver Leaf Jazz Band 1993 Good Time Jazz
Jelly's New Clothes Ken Mathieson's Classic Jazz Orchestra 2006 (self-released)
Jim Turner' Jelly Roll Blues Jim Turner August 11, 2009 Arbors Records
Joplin, Jelly Roll and Fats John Gill [AU] 2002 B&W Music [AU]
Jungle Blues Ray Smith [GB] 1981 Stomp Off Records
King Porter Stomp - Homage to Jelly Roll Morton Andrew Homzy Ensemble 1999 DSM
King Porter Stomp - The Music of Jelly Roll Morton Arranged for the Guitar Lasse Johansson 1980 Kicking Mule
Mainly Morton Geoff Cole's Red Hot Seven 1996 Jazz Crusade
Mr. Jelly Lord - Standard Time Vol.6 Wynton Marsalis 1999 Columbia [US]
Mr. Jelly Rolls On Butch Thompson and Chet Ely 1971 Jazzology
Music of Jelly Roll Morton for Solo Piano, Trio, Quartet & Septet The Dick Hyman Ensemble featuring Bob Wilber 1978 Smithsonian Collection
New Orleans Joy Rufus Temple Orchestra December 11, 2020 Sungroove Records
Oh! Mister Jelly Max Harris and the New Red Hot Peppers 1975 Pye Records
Original Jelly Roll Blues James Dapogny's Chicago Jazz Band 1993 Discovery Records [US1]
Pam Pameijer's New Jazz Wizard Play the Music of Jelly Roll Morton Vol.2 Pam Pameijer's New Jazz Wizard 1998 Stomp Off Records
Piano Music of Ferdinand "Jelly Roll" Morton James Dapogny 1976 Smithsonian Collection
Shootin' the Agate - The Music of Jelly Roll Morton The Jim Cullum Jazz Band 1993 Stomp Off Records
Smith Street Society Plays Jelly Roll Morton Smith Street Society 1981 Fat Cat's Jazz
Sweet Jazz Music Paul Asaro and The Fat Babies Jazz Band May 20, 2016 Rivermont
The Complete Morton Project Andrew Oliver, David Horniblow 2019 Lejazzetal
The Complete Piano Works of Jelly Roll Morton John W. "Knocky" Parker 1960 Audiophile
The Dirty Dozen Brass Band Plays Jelly Roll Morton The Dirty Dozen Brass Band 1993 Columbia [US]
The Entertainer Duncan Swift 1974 Black Lion
The Music of Jelly Roll Morton Klaus Lessmann Sextet June 23, 1998 Splasc(H) Records
The Music of Jelly Roll Morton Turk Murphy and Wally Rose July 19, 1954 Columbia [US]
The New Jazz Wizard Play the Music of Jelly Roll Morton The New Jazz Wizards 1997 Stomp Off Records
The Zenith Six Play Jelly Roll Morton - Volume One The Zenith Six 1965 GHB
The Zenith Six Play Jelly Roll Morton - Volume Two The Zenith Six 1965 GHB
Wolverine Blues - Plays the Music of Jelly Roll Morton Noël Akchoté August 2015 Noël Akchoté Downloads
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