MUSIC 0711 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Jelly Roll Morton, Eubie Blake, Ragtime
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Born in new orleans, louisiana 1885. Earlier in his career he learned to play the guitar, trombone, and later mastered the piano. Such morton compositions as the king porter stomp , wild man blues , and chicago. Breakdown became standard repertoire for professional jazz musicians. During the early years jelly roll worked mainly in the sporting houses of new orleans: most of his work during this period was as a solo pianist. Gave him the musical freedom to explore the rhythmical and structural content of the music. Shortly after his solo performance in new orleans jelly roll began touring with various instrumental groups. Perhaps the most productive period of his recording career was between 1926-27 when he recorded for victor. Morton also tried his hand at a number of other careers: boxing promoting, running a hotel-club. Throughout his career jelly roll experimented with a variety of businesses as well as performing as a jazz artist.
