Jelly's Blues
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| Originally published | 2003 |
| Authors | Howard Reich |
| Genres | Biography |
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| ID | 2376317 |
About Jelly's Blues
Jelly's Blues recounts the tumultuous life of Jelly Roll Morton (ca. , 18851941). A virtuoso pianist with a larger-than-life personality, he composed such influential early jazz pieces as "King Porter Stomp" and "New Orleans Blues. " However, by the late 1930s, he was nearly forgotten. . . .