Jelly Roll Morton

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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Covers by Jelly Roll Morton

	Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
i	Aaron Harris	Jelly Roll Morton	1947	(unknown)
	Ballin' the Jack	Jelly-Roll Morton's New Orleans Jazzmen	1939	Prince's Band
i	Climax Rag	Jelly-Roll Morton's New Orleans Jazzmen	1939	James Scott
i	Dead Man Blues	Jelly-Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers	January 1927	King Oliver and His Dixie Syncopators
	Don't You Leave Me Here	Jelly-Roll Morton's New Orleans Jazzmen	1939	Prince's Orchestra
i	High Society	Jelly-Roll Morton's New Orleans Jazzmen	1939	"Standard Band"
	If I Was Whiskey and You Were a Duck	Jelly Roll Morton	1947	John Estes Covered by Butch Thompson and Chet Ely
i	King Porter	King Oliver - Piano Accompaniment Jelly Roll Morton	1925	Ferd (Jelly Roll) Morton
i	La paloma	Jelly Roll Morton	1947	Sebastián Yradier PRF, Cornet Duet REL
i	London Blues	Jelly Roll Morton's Jazz Band	January 1924	New Orleans Rhythm Kings
	Michigan Water Blues	Jelly Roll Morton	1940	(unknown)
	Midnight Mama	Levee Serenaders – Vocal Chorus by Frances Hereford	1928	Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra
i	Mister Joe	Jelly Roll Morton	1940	Johnny Dunn and His Band
	Mr. Jelly Lord	Levee Serenaders – Vocal Chorus by Frances Hereford	1928	New Orleans Rhythm Kings
i	Mr. Jelly Lord	Jelly Roll Morton's Incomparables	April 1926	New Orleans Rhythm Kings
	My Gal Sal	Jelly Roll Morton	1947	Byron G. Harlan
	Oh! Didn't He Ramble	Jelly-Roll Morton's New Orleans Jazzmen	1939	Dan W. Quinn
i	Original Rags	Jelly Roll Morton	1940	Scott Joplin
i	Panama	Jelly Roll Morton Seven	1940	Friar's Society Orchestra
i	Some Day Sweetheart	Jelly Roll Morton's Jazz Band	January 1924	Alberta Hunter and Ray's Dreamland Orchestra
i	Steamboat Stomp	Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers	January 1927	Boyd Senter
i	Sweetheart o' Mine	Jelly Roll Morton	June 1926	King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band
i	Tin Roof Blues	Jelly Roll Morton	September 1924	New Orleans Rhythm Kings
i	Tom Cat	King Oliver - Piano Accompaniment Jelly Roll Morton	1925	Ferd (Jelly Roll) Morton
i	West End Blues	Jelly-Roll Morton's New Orleans Jazzmen	1939	King Oliver and His Dixie Syncopators
i	Wild Man Blues	Jelly-Roll Morton and His Red Hot Peppers	1939	Johnny Dodds' Black Bottom Stompers
i	Wolverine Blues	Ferd (Jelly Roll) Morton	December 1923	New Orleans Rhythm Kings

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	Title	Performer	Upload date	Originally by
	Pretty Baby	Jelly Roll Morton	August 7, 2023	Emerson Military Band

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