Jelly Roll Morton
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Jelly Roll Morton was an influential early jazz pianist, composer, and bandleader who helped shape and popularize the New Orleans jazz style in the early 20th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jelly Roll Morton canonical | 9 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
bandleader
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composer ⓘ human ⓘ jazz musician ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1940s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1900s ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Ferdinand Joseph Morton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct | Red Hot Peppers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedBand | Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1890-10-20 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1941-07-10 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Los Angeles, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicity | African American ⓘ |
| fullName | Ferdinand Joseph LaMothe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
New Orleans jazz
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jazz ⓘ |
| heritage | Creole of color ⓘ |
| honor | Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (Early Influences) ⓘ |
| influenced |
Duke Ellington
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Louis Armstrong NERFINISHED ⓘ later jazz composers ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
early jazz
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swing ⓘ |
| instrument | piano ⓘ |
| knownFor |
claiming to have invented jazz
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early jazz composition and arrangement ⓘ helping shape New Orleans jazz style ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Black Bottom Stomp
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Grandpa's Spells NERFINISHED ⓘ Jelly Roll Blues NERFINISHED ⓘ King Porter Stomp NERFINISHED ⓘ Original Jelly Roll Blues NERFINISHED ⓘ The Pearls NERFINISHED ⓘ Wolverine Blues NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
arranger
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bandleader ⓘ composer ⓘ pianist ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Chicago, Illinois
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New Orleans, Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ New York City, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Gennett Records
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Victor Talking Machine Company NERFINISHED ⓘ Vocalion Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stageName | Jelly Roll Morton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Library of Congress recordings by Alan Lomax NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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