Jelly's Blues

Jelly's Blues
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Publisher : Hachette+ORM
Total Pages : 306
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780786741762
ISBN-13 : 0786741767
Rating : 4/5 (62 Downloads)

Synopsis Jelly's Blues by : Howard Reich

Jelly's Blues vividly recounts the tumultuous life of Jelly Roll Morton (1890-1941), born Ferdinand Joseph Lamonthe to a large, extended family in New Orleans. A virtuoso pianist with a larger-than-life personality, he composed such influential early jazz pieces as "Kansas City Stomp" and "New Orleans Blues." But by the late 1930s, Jelly Roll Morton was nearly forgotten as a visionary jazz composer. Instead, he was caricatured as a braggart, a hustler, and, worst of all, a has-been. He was ridiculed by the white popular press and robbed of due royalties by unscrupulous music publishers. His reputation at rock bottom, Jelly Roll Morton seemed destined to be remembered more as a flamboyant, diamond-toothed rounder than as the brilliant architect of that new American musical idiom: Jazz.In 1992, the death of a New Orleans memorabilia collector unearthed a startling archive. Here were unknown later compositions as well as correspondence, court and copyright records, all detailing Morton's struggle to salvage his reputation, recover lost royalties, and protect the publishing rights of black musicians. Morton was a much more complex and passionate man than many had realized, fiercely dedicated to his art and possessing an unwavering belief in his own genius, even as he toiled in poverty and obscurity. An especially immediate and visceral look into the jazz worlds of New Orleans and Chicago, Jelly's Blues is the definitive biography of a jazz icon, and a long overdue look at one of the twentieth century's most important composers.

Mister Jelly Roll

Mister Jelly Roll
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Publisher : Univ of California Press
Total Pages : 372
Release :
ISBN-10 : 0520225309
ISBN-13 : 9780520225305
Rating : 4/5 (09 Downloads)

Synopsis Mister Jelly Roll by : Alan Lomax

A biography of Ferdinand 'Jelly Roll' Morton, one of the world's most influential composers of jazz.

How Jelly Roll Morton Invented Jazz

How Jelly Roll Morton Invented Jazz
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Publisher : Macmillan
Total Pages : 37
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781596439634
ISBN-13 : 1596439637
Rating : 4/5 (34 Downloads)

Synopsis How Jelly Roll Morton Invented Jazz by : Jonah Winter

Jelly Roll Morton grew up in New Orleans playing the piano in bars, then traveled the country as a jazz musician.

Mister Jelly Roll

Mister Jelly Roll
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Publisher : Univ of California Press
Total Pages : 340
Release :
ISBN-10 : 0520022378
ISBN-13 : 9780520022379
Rating : 4/5 (78 Downloads)

Synopsis Mister Jelly Roll by : Alan Lomax

Traces the jazz musician's career journey from Storyville to Broadway, showing the ways in which his unique compositions reflected the problems of America's poor

Dead Man Blues

Dead Man Blues
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Publisher : Univ of California Press
Total Pages : 276
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780520236875
ISBN-13 : 0520236874
Rating : 4/5 (75 Downloads)

Synopsis Dead Man Blues by : Phil Pastras

"It is hard to say which makes for the more compelling narrative: the life of jazz great Jelly Roll Morton or the detective work that Phil Pastras undertook in putting together this engaging book. Dead Man Blues tells both these tales admirably, drawing on a treasure-trove of previously unknown material. It is both an important contribution to jazz scholarship and a fascinating piece of storytelling."—Ted Gioia, author of The History of Jazz and West Coast Jazz "Meticulously researched, including primary source material recently uncovered by the author, Dead Man Blues is not only a masterfully written, definitive account of Jelly Roll Morton's west coast years, but also a penetrating psychological and social study of the man and the forces that drove and shaped him."—Steve Isoardi, co-author of Central Avenue Sounds "A must-read for all jazz aficionados."—Gerald Wilson "One of the best books ever written about Jelly Roll Morton."—Gerald Wiggins, jazz pianist

Jelly's Last Jam

Jelly's Last Jam
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Publisher : Theatre Communications Grou
Total Pages : 132
Release :
ISBN-10 : 1559360690
ISBN-13 : 9781559360692
Rating : 4/5 (90 Downloads)

Synopsis Jelly's Last Jam by : George C. Wolfe

Dramatizes the life of Jelly Roll Morton, pianist, composer, and self-proclaimed inventor of jazz.

Jelly Roll Morton

Jelly Roll Morton
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Publisher : JG Press
Total Pages : 256
Release :
ISBN-10 : 1844513947
ISBN-13 : 9781844513949
Rating : 4/5 (47 Downloads)

Synopsis Jelly Roll Morton by : William J. Schafer

The self-styled 'Originator of Jazz', Ferdinand 'Jelly Roll' Morton was a virtuoso pianist, composer and band leader. His many songs include "Wolverine Blues", "Shake It" and "King Porter Stomp". Now learn more about his life and work, and his true legacy, with the latest from a series of critical, biographically-based primers about the leading musicians and songwriters in Jazz. This work is a must for any Jelly Roll or Jazz enthusiast.

"Oh, Mister Jelly"

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Publisher :
Total Pages : 730
Release :
ISBN-10 : UOM:39015042569999
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (99 Downloads)

Synopsis "Oh, Mister Jelly" by :

Jelly Roll Morton's Last Night at the Jungle Inn

Jelly Roll Morton's Last Night at the Jungle Inn
Author :
Publisher : Marion Boyars
Total Pages : 153
Release :
ISBN-10 : 0714528978
ISBN-13 : 9780714528977
Rating : 4/5 (78 Downloads)

Synopsis Jelly Roll Morton's Last Night at the Jungle Inn by : Samuel Charters

Samuel Charters, the eminent historian of jazz and the blues, evokes the character and spirit of the self-professed inventor of jazz. "Funny and moving."--The New Yorker*

Ernie K-Doe

Ernie K-Doe
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Publisher : Louisiana Artists Biography
Total Pages : 0
Release :
ISBN-10 : 0917860608
ISBN-13 : 9780917860607
Rating : 4/5 (08 Downloads)

Synopsis Ernie K-Doe by : Ben Sandmel

"May 1961, and one tune was sitting pretty atop both the R&B and pop charts. "Mother-in-Law" became the first hit by a New Orleans artist to achieve this feat?to rule black and white airwaves alike. Ernie K-Doe was only twenty-five years old, and his reign was just beginning. Born in New Orleans?s Charity Hospital, K-Doe came of age in a still-segregated South. He built his musical chops singing gospel in church, graduating to late-night gigs in clubs on the city?s backstreets. He practiced self-projection, reinvention, shedding his surname, Kador, for the radio-friendly tag K-Doe. He coined his own dialect, heavy on hyperbole, and created his own pantheon, placing himself front and center: "There have only been five great singers of rhythm & blues?Ernie K-Doe, James Brown, and Ernie K-Doe!" Decades after releasing his one-and-only chart-topper, he crowned himself Emperor of the Universe. A decade after his death, lovers of New Orleans music remain his loyal subjects." -- from publisher's website.