The Early Days
Jelly Roll Martan was born Ferdinand Joseph La Menthe on October 20. 1890. His early childhood was spent in the homes of his parents and other family members in New Orleans. There is no record of his having having formal music training as a child. His music reflected 1 the musical influence of his surroundings raggime and Creole. By the tone Morton was in his teens, he was playing his music on the streets, in the halls, and anywhere else he could find an audience. Morton began traveling beyond New Orleans. As he traveled across the United States, he incorporated various focal sounds, such as the Lasinfluenez, in his manic
Jelly Roll and jarz
Although Marton shen stated that he s invented jazz-indeed he carned business cards bearing this daim-there is little evidence to support this. He moved to Chicags in 1922, where other musicians were playing early forms of jazz music. There Morton worked Morton worked as both a solo performer and as a band leader, adding kis own unique tisz to classical jarz, Marton's "hot per" was a unique blend of musical influences that eamed him great popularity
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Recording helped Mortarcs fame grow and highlighted the similarities and differences between classical jazz and hot jazz. At the ome records held a maximan of three minutes of recorded music. Working wahin this time constraint, Morton managed to write group pieces with solo spets, as was typical of jazz However, unlike classical jazz, which tended to be improvisational, Morton's performances were well rehearsed, so they wasd fit the limited time span of the recondings. His recordings from the 1920s earned him national fame and served to establish him as one of jarz's proneers
Hard Tinies
In the 1930s the Great Depression took hold of the United States. In such somber times, many Americans preferred the smooth, ooth, soothing sounds of big band muut over the lively, hip swinging sounds of jazz. Mortorr's star was He returned to his roots as he traveled around the United States, earning money no longer on the rise, and his goal became basic survival. by playing the piano and working at odd jobis. Martan never recovered from these hard times. In 1948, a Library of Congress project on the development of jazz music renewed interest in Jelly Roll Morton's music. Unfortunately, the revival carme too late for Morton to benefit from it. He had died seven years earlier.
Important Jelly Roll Marton Recordings
Important Jelly Roll Morton Recordings
"Black Bottom Stomp" (1926)
"Steamboat Stomp (1926)
"Original Jelly Roll Blues" (1926)
"Mr. Jelly Lord" (1927)
"The Pearts" (1927
"Wolverine Blues" (1927) "Georgia Swing" (1928)
"Kansas City Stomp" (1928)
"Sweet Peter" (1929)
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1. It summarizes the information in the passage
2. provides a time line of key events in the passage.
3. It helps explain the kind of music mentioned in the passage.
4. It provides details about achievements mentioned in the passage.
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answeredThe boxed text provides a list of important Jelly Roll Morton recordings, giving the reader a better understanding of the type of music he created and his contributions to jazz.
