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Jelly Roll Morton

Jelly Roll Morton
Rounder Records

Jelly Roll Morton

Jelly Roll Morton artist page: interviews, features and/or performances archived at NPR Music

Concerts

Wynton Marsalis.

January 1, 2012 The trumpeter leads a Jazz at Lincoln Center band in the music of Jelly Roll Morton and King Oliver.

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Discover Songs

December 7, 2005 Horses remastered and live from Patti Smith; A preview of new music by Nellie McKay; A new retro...

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December 21, 2005 For lovers of jazz music, the year 2005 brought a wealth of reissues by critical artists.

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The cover of His Best Recordings 1926-1939

August 1, 2001 The most popular tunes from the man who claimed he invited jazz can be found on this album.

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December 6, 2005 Rounder Records has released Jelly Roll Morton: The Complete Library of Congress Recordings.

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Woody Herman in a mortar board

May 19, 2010 Hear five jazz tracks to help new graduates face the world beyond the cap and gown.

Professor Longhair's "Tipitina" is a New Orleans funk staple and a template for the New Orleans piano style.

February 18, 2009 Here's a brief but broad overview of some of the Crescent City's many extraordinary pianists.

Ferdinand Joseph La Menthe, better known as Jelly Roll Morton.

October 16, 2000 Morton was the was the first modern musician to use "riffs" as musical building blocks.

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The Complete Library of Congress Recordings

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One Down, One Up

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  • Album: One Down, One Up
  • Artist: John Coltrane
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The Complete Village Vanguard Recordings, 1961

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  • Album: The Complete Village Vanguard Recordings, 1961
  • Artist: Bill Evans
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  • Artist: Ray Charles
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Town Hall, New York City, June 22, 1945

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  • Album: Town Hall, New York City, June 22, 1945
  • Artist: Dizzy Gillespie/Charlie Parker
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Progressions: 100 Years of Jazz Guitar

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His Best Recordings: 1926-1939

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