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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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Songs written by Jelly Roll Morton

Original songs

Title Written by Originally by Original date Covered by
Bert Williams Jelly Roll Morton Jelly Roll Morton 1947 Covered by (5 artists)
Big Fat Ham Jelly Roll Morton Jelly Roll Marton and His Orchestra June 1923 Covered by (19 artists)
Big Lip Blues Jelly Roll Morton Jelly Roll Morton Seven 1940 Covered by (20 artists)
Billy Goat Stomp Jelly Roll Morton Jelly-Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers June 4, 1927 Covered by (8 artists)
Black Bottom Stomp Jelly Roll Morton Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers November 5, 1926 Covered by (104 artists)
Blue Blood Blues Jelly Roll Morton Jelly-Roll Morton and His Red Hot Peppers July 14, 1930 Covered by (19 artists)
Boogaboo Jelly Roll Morton Jelly-Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers June 11, 1928 Covered by (11 artists)
Burnin' the Iceberg Jelly Roll Morton Jelly-Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers July 1929 Covered by (9 artists)
Cannon Ball Blues Jelly Roll Morton, Marty Bloom, Charlie Rider Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers December 16, 1926 Covered by (16 artists)
Courthouse Bump Jelly Roll Morton Jelly Roll Morton and His Orchestra July 9, 1929 Covered by (3 artists)
Crazy Chord Rag Jelly Roll Morton Jelly-Roll Morton 1947 Covered by John W. "Knocky" Parker
Crazy Chords Jelly Roll Morton Jelly-Roll Morton and His Orchestra June 2, 1930 Covered by (3 artists)
Creepy Feeling Jelly Roll Morton Jelly Roll Morton December 1942 Covered by (3 artists)
Croc-O-Dile Cradle Jelly Roll Morton Covered by (2 artists)
Dead Man Blues Jelly Roll Morton King Oliver and His Dixie Syncopators September 17, 1926 Covered by (42 artists)
Deep Creek Jelly Roll Morton Jelly-Roll Morton and His Orchestra December 6, 1928 Covered by (13 artists)
Dirty, Dirty, Dirty Jelly Roll Morton The Morton Seven 1940 Covered by Geoff Cole's Red Hot Seven
Down My Way Jelly Roll Morton Jelly-Roll Morton and His Orchestra July 12, 1929 Covered by Back Bay Ramblers
Each Day Jelly Roll Morton Jelly-Roll Morton and His Red Hot Peppers March 5, 1930 Covered by (3 artists)
Fickle Fay Creep Jelly Roll Morton Jelly-Roll Morton and His Red Hot Peppers November 1930 Covered by (16 artists)
Fingerbreaker Jelly Roll Morton Jelly Roll Morton December 1942 Covered by (14 artists)
Frances Jelly Roll Morton Jelly-Roll Morton July 8, 1929 Covered by (5 artists)
Freakish Jelly Roll Morton Jelly-Roll Morton August 1929 Covered by (15 artists)
Frog-I-More Rag Jelly Roll Morton King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band April 6, 1923 Covered by (117 artists)
Fussy Mabel Jelly Roll Morton Jelly-Roll Morton and His Red Hot Peppers March 20, 1930 Covered by (5 artists)
Gambling Jack Jelly Roll Morton Jelly-Roll Morton and His Orchestra October 9, 1930 Covered by (3 artists)
Georgia Swing Jelly Roll Morton, Santo Pecora Jelly-Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers June 11, 1928 Covered by (51 artists)
Get the Bucket Jelly Roll Morton The Morton Sextet January 23, 1940 Covered by (2 artists)
Good Old New York Jelly Roll Morton Jelly Roll Morton Seven 1940 Covered by (19 artists)
Grandpa's Spells Jelly Roll Morton Ferd (Jelly Roll) Morton July 18, 1923 Covered by (93 artists)
Harmony Blues Jelly Roll Morton Jelly-Roll Morton and His Red Hot Peppers March 19, 1930 Covered by The New Jazz Wizards
Honky Tonk Music Jelly Roll Morton Jelly Roll Morton 1942 Covered by (3 artists)
Hyena Stomp Jelly Roll Morton Jelly-Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers June 4, 1927 Covered by (9 artists)
If Someone Would Only Love Me Jelly Roll Morton Jelly-Roll Morton and His Red Hot Peppers March 5, 1930 Covered by (9 artists)
If You Knew Jelly Roll Morton, Ed Werac The Morton Sextet 1940 Covered by (11 artists)
I Hate a Man Like You Jelly Roll Morton Lizzie Miles - With piano by Jelly-Roll Morton December 11, 1929 Covered by (13 artists)
I'm Looking for a Little Blue Bird Jelly Roll Morton Jelly-Roll Morton and His Red Hot Peppers March 5, 1930 Covered by (2 artists)
Jelly Roll Blues Jelly Roll Morton Fred (Jelly Roll) Morton June 9, 1924 Covered by (60 artists)
Jersey Joe Jelly Roll Morton Jelly-Roll Morton and His Red Hot Peppers November 13, 1929 Covered by The New Jazz Wizards
Jungle Blues Jelly Roll Morton Jelly-Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers June 4, 1927 Covered by (30 artists)
Kansas City Stomp Jelly Roll Morton Ferd (Jelly Roll) Morton July 18, 1923 Covered by (108 artists)
King Porter Stomp Jelly Roll Morton Ferd (Jelly Roll) Morton July 17, 1923 Covered by (179 artists)
Little Lawrence Jelly Roll Morton Jelly-Roll Morton and His Red Hot Peppers March 19, 1930 Covered by (11 artists)
Load of Coal Jelly Roll Morton Jelly-Roll Morton and His Red Hot Peppers June 2, 1930 Covered by (2 artists)
London Blues Jelly Roll Morton New Orleans Rhythm Kings July 18, 1923 Covered by (36 artists)
Low Gravy Jelly Roll Morton Jelly-Roll Morton and His Red Hot Peppers July 14, 1930 Covered by (2 artists)
Mamamita Jelly Roll Morton Ferd (Jelly Roll) Morton September 8, 1924 Covered by (13 artists)
Mama's Got a Baby Jelly Roll Morton The Morton Seven 1940 Covered by (7 artists)
Midnight Mamma Jelly Roll Morton Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra December 14, 1926 Covered by (13 artists)
Milenberg Joys Jelly Roll Morton, Paul Mares, Walter Melrose, Leon Roppolo New Orleans Rhythm Kings July 18, 1923 Covered by (201 artists)
Mint Julep Jelly Roll Morton Jelly-Roll Morton and His Red Hot Peppers November 13, 1929 Covered by (4 artists)
Mister Joe Jelly Roll Morton Johnny Dunn and His Band March 13, 1928 Covered by (29 artists)
Mr. Jelly Lord Jelly Roll Morton New Orleans Rhythm Kings July 17, 1923 Covered by (63 artists)
Mushmouth Shuffle Jelly Roll Morton Jelly-Roll Morton and His Red Hot Peppers July 14, 1930 Covered by The New Jazz Wizards
My Home is in a Southern Town Jelly Roll Morton The Morton Seven 1940 Covered by (11 artists)
Naked Dance Jelly Roll Morton Jelly Roll Morton December 16, 1939 Covered by (12 artists)
New Orleans Bump Jelly Roll Morton Jelly-Roll Morton and His Orchestra July 10, 1929 Covered by (15 artists)
New Orleans Joys Jelly Roll Morton Ferd (Jelly Roll) Morton 1924 Covered by (35 artists)
Oil Well Jelly Roll Morton Jelly-Roll Morton and His Red Hot Peppers June 2, 1930 Covered by The New Jazz Wizards
Pep Jelly Roll Morton Jelly-Roll Morton July 8, 1929 Covered by (6 artists)
Perfect Rag Jelly Roll Morton Ferd (Jelly Roll) Morton 1924 Covered by (17 artists)
Ponchatrain Jelly Roll Morton Jelly-Roll Morton and His Red Hot Peppers March 20, 1930 Covered by (26 artists)
Pretty Lil Jelly Roll Morton Jelly-Roll Morton and His Orchestra July 9, 1929 Covered by (3 artists)
Primrose Stomp Jelly Roll Morton Jelly-Roll Morton and His Red Hot Peppers June 2, 1930 Covered by (6 artists)
Red Hot Pepper Jelly Roll Morton Jelly-Roll Morton and His Orchestra December 6, 1928 Covered by (7 artists)
Seattle Hunch Jelly Roll Morton Jelly-Roll Morton August 1929 Covered by (6 artists)
Shoe Shiner's Drag Jelly Roll Morton Jelly-Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers June 11, 1928 Covered by (14 artists)
Shreveport Stomp Jelly Roll Morton Ferd (Jelly Roll) Morton June 9, 1924 Covered by (59 artists)
Sidewalk Blues Jelly Roll Morton Jelly-Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers September 21, 1926 Covered by (91 artists)
Spanish Swat Jelly Roll Morton Jelly Roll Morton 1947 Covered by (6 artists)
State and Madison Jelly Roll Morton, Chas Raymond, Bob Peary Jelly Roll Morton 1947 Covered by (5 artists)
Stratford Hunch Jelly Roll Morton Ferd (Jelly Roll) Morton June 9, 1924 Covered by (49 artists)
Strokin' Away Jelly Roll Morton Jelly-Roll Morton and His Red Hot Peppers July 14, 1930 Covered by (3 artists)
Superior Rag Jelly Roll Morton Covered by (3 artists)
Sweet Anita Mine Jelly Roll Morton Jelly Roll Morton and His Orchestra July 10, 1929 Covered by (2 artists)
Sweet Peter Jelly Roll Morton Jelly-Roll Morton and His Red Hot Peppers November 13, 1929 Covered by (8 artists)
Sweet Substitute Jelly Roll Morton Jelly Roll Morton Seven January 4, 1940 Covered by (102 artists)
Tank Town Bump Jelly Roll Morton Jelly-Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers July 1929 Covered by (12 artists)
The Animule Dance Jelly Roll Morton Jelly Roll Morton 1947 Covered by (4 artists)
The Crave Jelly Roll Morton Jelly Roll Morton December 14, 1939 Covered by (30 artists)
The Murder Ballad Jelly Roll Morton Jelly Roll Morton 1947 Covered by Butch Thompson and Chet Ely
The Pearls Jelly Roll Morton Ferd (Jelly Roll) Morton July 18, 1923 Covered by (100 artists)
Tom Cat Blues Jelly Roll Morton Ferd (Jelly Roll) Morton June 9, 1924 Covered by (16 artists)
Try Me Out Jelly Roll Morton Jelly-Roll Morton and His Orchestra July 12, 1929 Covered by The New Jazz Wizards
Why Jelly Roll Morton, Ed Werac The Morton Sextet January 23, 1940 Covered by (13 artists)
Wild Man Blues Louis Armstrong, Jelly Roll Morton Johnny Dodds' Black Bottom Stompers April 22, 1927 Covered by (111 artists)
Winin' Boy Blues Jelly Roll Morton Jelly-Roll Morton's New Orleans Jazzmen September 14, 1939 Covered by (96 artists)
Wolverine Blues Jelly Roll Morton, Benjamin F. Spikes, John C. Spikes New Orleans Rhythm Kings March 13, 1923 Covered by (284 artists)

Adapted songs