Jelly Roll Morton

"Ferdinand 'Jelly Roll' Morton (1890-1941)"

members

George Mitchell, cornet; Kid Ory, trombone; Omer Simeon, clarinet; Morton, piano; Johnny St. Cyr, banjo; John Lindsay, bass; Andrew Hilaire, drums.

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women, music, life.

state of mind

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favorite movies

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GENRES: jazz, standards, big band
LOCATION: LA, US
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I would give anything to live the life Jelly Roll Morton lived. I mean he was a bad MOFO! He played piano in the whorehouse of Storyville; he worked as a gambler, a comedian, a pool shark, and (of course) as a pimp. Can you imagine what this man's day... more »

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Dead Man Blues [Take 1]
jazz, standards
A morose song about death. Recorded in 1926.

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Posted 2008-06-10 15:47:47

Sidewalk Blues (Take 3)
jazz, standards
This tune really takes you back to a different era. A time when you could drive on the sidewalk and shout at pedestrians to get...