Jelly Roll Morton
Jelly Roll Morton
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Artist Information
Genres: Dixieland, Early Jazz, New Orleans Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz
Active: 30's, 40's
Born: October 20, 1890 in New Orleans, LA
Influences
Tony Jackson, Mike Walbridge, Scott Joplin
Similar Artists
Richard M. Jones, Eubie Blake, W.C. Handy, Lovie Austin, James P. Johnson, Lil Armstrong, Fletcher Henderson, Clarence Williams, Thomas Morris, King Oliver, Bennie Moten, Lem Fowler, Freddie Keppard, Art Hodes, Johnny Dodds, Jimmy Blythe, Joe Robichaux, Boilermaker Jazz Band, Lu Watters
Followers
Don Ewell, Art Hodes, Dick Hyman, Dave Burrell, Bob Brookmeyer, Ikey Robinson, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Lonnie Liston Smith, Turk Murphy, Al Bundy, Little Brother Montgomery, Mike Westbrook, Lu Watters, Glorytellers, Bob Scobey, The Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band, Boilermaker Jazz Band, Mike Walbridge, Dave Van Ronk
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Biography
One of the very first giants of jazz, Jelly Roll Morton did himself a lot of harm posthumously by exaggerating his worth, claiming to have invented jazz in 1902.
Discography
Release:
Label: Black & Blue, Black And Blue - (import), Disques Black & Blue
Release: May 27, 2008
Label: BD Jazz