Poetry, stories, art, and music from the desk of Jezzie G, a writer without a label
New Orleans Bump
1929
Jazz
Jelly Roll Morton
Jazz, Blues
Born: 20 October 1890, Louisiana, USA
Nationality: American
Died: 10 July 1941, California, USA
Morton was a ragtime and jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer. He was jazz’s first arranger to prove that a genre rooted in improvisation could retain its essential characteristics when notated. Morton’s composition, ‘Jelly Roll Blues’ (1915) was among the first published jazz compositions
King Porter Stomp
1923
Jazz
Jelly Roll Morton
Jazz, Blues
Born: 20 October 1890, Louisiana, USA
Nationality: American
Died: 10 July 1941, California, USA
Morton was a ragtime and jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer. He was jazz’s first arranger to prove that a genre rooted in improvisation could retain its essential characteristics when notated. Morton’s composition, ‘Jelly Roll Blues’ (1915) was among the first published jazz compositions
Dead Man Blues
1926
Blues
Jelly Roll Morton
Jazz, Blues
Born: 20 October 1890, Louisiana, USA
Nationality: American
Died: 10 July 1941, California, USA
Morton was a ragtime and jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer. He was jazz’s first arranger to prove that a genre rooted in improvisation could retain its essential characteristics when notated. Morton’s composition, ‘Jelly Roll Blues’ (1915) was among the first published jazz compositions
Jezzie G 