Mister Jelly Roll
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Mister Jelly Roll is a biographical book by folklorist Alan Lomax that chronicles the life and music of early jazz pioneer Jelly Roll Morton through extensive interviews and storytelling.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mister Jelly Roll canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
biography
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book ⓘ |
| about |
African American musical culture
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Creole culture in New Orleans ⓘ blues ⓘ ragtime ⓘ |
| author | Alan Lomax NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | interviews with Jelly Roll Morton ⓘ |
| contains |
folkloric commentary
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musical anecdotes ⓘ song lyrics ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describes |
development of New Orleans jazz
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early jazz history ⓘ life of Jelly Roll Morton ⓘ |
| documentedBy | Alan Lomax fieldwork ⓘ |
| genre |
jazz literature
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music biography ⓘ |
| hasContributor | Library of Congress (field recordings source) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFormat | print ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
jazz historiography
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oral history methods in music studies ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | first-person narrative by Jelly Roll Morton as told to Alan Lomax ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| libraryOfCongressSubject |
Jazz musicians—United States—Biography
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Morton, Jelly Roll, 1890–1941 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Jelly Roll Morton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | oral history ⓘ |
| notableFor |
first major biography of a jazz musician
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use of vernacular speech and storytelling ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1950 ⓘ |
| publisher | Duell, Sloan and Pearce NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork | The Land Where the Blues Began NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPlace |
Chicago
NERFINISHED
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Los Angeles NERFINISHED ⓘ New Orleans NERFINISHED ⓘ Storyville, New Orleans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectField | jazz ⓘ |
| subjectOccupation |
bandleader
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composer ⓘ pianist ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
Storyville era
NERFINISHED
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early 20th century ⓘ |
| titleCharacter | Jelly Roll Morton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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