The Original Jelly Roll Blues (Jazz Motivations) - Softcover

Schafer, William J.

 
9781844513949: The Original Jelly Roll Blues (Jazz Motivations)

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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.

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Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

William Schafer has authored books on ragtime and New Orleans brass bands and is a longtime contributor to the estimable journal The Mississippi Rag.

Howard Mandel is a New-York based writer and editor specializing in jazz, blues, new and unusual music. He produces arts features for National Public Radio, teaches at New York University, is president of the Jazz Journalists Association and edits its website www.Jazzhouse.org. Mandel’s books include Future Jazz and Miles Ornette Cecil: Jazz Beyond Jazz. He has written for Down Beat, Musical America, The Wire (UK), Swing Journal (Tokyo), Bravo (Rio de Janeiro), and many other periodicals.

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