Ferdinand Joseph LaMothe, known professionally as Jelly Roll Morton, was an American blues and jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer of Louisiana Creole descent. Morton was jazz's first arranger, proving that a genre rooted in improvisation could retain its essential characteristics when notated. His composition "Jelly Roll Blues", published in 1915, was one of the first published jazz compositions. He also claimed to have invented the genre.
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The Library of Congress Recordings by Alan Lomax
The Library of Congress Recordings by Alan Lomax
2006
Compilations44
Wolverine Blues (The Complete Victor Recordings 1927-1929)
Wolverine Blues (The Complete Victor Recordings 1927-1929)
2014
The Library of Congress Recordings - Volume 3 - The Pearls
The Library of Congress Recordings - Volume 3 - The Pearls
1993
The Library of Congress Recordings, Volume 4: Winin' Boy Blues
The Library of Congress Recordings, Volume 4: Winin' Boy Blues
1993
The Chronological Classics: Jelly-Roll Morton 1928-1929
The Chronological Classics: Jelly-Roll Morton 1928-1929
1992
