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Jelly Roll Morton

Jelly Roll Morton. Deepa Kumar and Ilona Harden. History. It involved from hymns, work songs, and field hollers to show the work that was involved and the spiritual side of things. Blues music was originated in New Orleans in the 19 th century.

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Jelly Roll Morton

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  1. Jelly Roll Morton Deepa Kumar and Ilona Harden

  2. History • It involved from hymns, work songs, and field hollers to show the work that was involved and the spiritual side of things. • Blues music was originated in New Orleans in the 19th century. • In the 1920s the music of jazz began to migrate to a big band format combining elements of ragtime, black spirituals, blues, and European music.

  3. History Cont.. • Blues is the foundation of jazz as well as the prime source of rhythm and blues, rock 'n' roll, and country music. • Blues music is often played with a saxophone in it as the style is quite jazzy, however the 3 main instruments are said to be the guitar, the banjo and the harmonica. • The Blues music as a major influence over the music today.

  4. More History • Duke Ellington, Ben Pollack, Don Redman, and Fletcher Henderson sported some of the more popular early big bands playing hot music. • These bands contained burgeoning jazz stars and future big bandleaders like Coleman Hawkins, Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller, Red Allen, and John Kirby. One of the greatest players was Jelly Roll Morton he was the first great composer and piano player of jazz.

  5. Jelly Roll Morton 1890-1941 • His real name is Ferdinand Joseph Lamothe he was born on October 20 1890 in New Orleans ,Louisiana. • Composer and Pianist

  6. Early life • Birth Certificate complications • Baptismal certificate (issued 1894) dates 10/20/1980 • WW1 draft registration dates 9/13/1884 • California death certificate dates 9/20/1885 • He and his half-sisters said 9/20/1885 (though they had sufficient reasons to lie) • No official Birth Certificate has ever been found.

  7. More Early life • Learned to play piano at age 19. • By 1902 he was working in bordellos (of the Storyville District) playing ragtime, other popular songs and dance songs. • "Jelly Roll" is slang for a woman's genitalia. • Learned to play piano at age 19. • By 1902 he was working in bordellos (of the Storyville District) playing ragtime, other popular songs and dance songs. • "Jelly Roll" is slang for a woman's genitalia.

  8. 1904 Jelly Roll Morton was a migrant pianist. • played for traveling minstrel shows • started composing his own pieces • gambled, played pool and 'pimped' on the side. • Travel A LOT, with New Orleans as his home base until 1914 • Memphis, St. Louis, Kansas City • Eventually to Chicago and New York

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