Muddy water blues and big foot ham jelly roll morton and his orchestra. Morton learned the piano as a child and from 1902 was a professional pianist in the bordellos of the storyville district of new orleans. I made my first record in 1918 for some company in california. Being a creole, or mulatto, he grew up in a wonderful musical environment, but one that did not initially foster those who were neither clearly white nor black.
Our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination. That is a very large claim, but the egotistical jelly roll was not a man to downplay his own talents. Ferdinand joseph lamothe october 20, 1890 july 10, 1941, known professionally as jelly. Jelly roll morton big foot ham sheet music piano solo. In addition to his work with folk songs, lomax was very interested in the historical and social origins of jazz, and he wrote a notable biography of the early jazzman ferdinand jelly roll morton entitled mister jelly roll 1950. Jelly roll morton, american jazz composer and pianist who pioneered the use of prearranged, semiorchestrated effects in jazzband performances. Jelly roll probably named big foot ham in tribute to vaudeville artist hamtree harrington, who wore a pair of outsize shoes in his act. While it is true that jelly roll was the first to publish a jazz tune as sheet music, his assertion that buddy bolden played ragtime does not hold water, at. An imaginary memoir was written by ethnomusicologist and folklorist samuel charters in 1984, embellishing morton s early stories about his life. Dec 06, 2005 jelly roll morton plays the library of congress in 1938, at a low point in his career, jelly roll morton recorded a series of interviews and performances with the folklorist alan lomax. Jim learned it in high school from a turk murphywally rose vinyl album purchased at the famous jazzman record shop. Jelly roll morton 1 pianist, composer, bandleader a colorful character 2 pioneered jazz style 3 eclectic musical influences 4 recorded musical legacy after the fact 5 selected discography 6 sources 7 when one hears of jazz having its roots in new orleans 8, some of the first jazz. The cd even goes so far as to include steady roll by a novelty band called jelly roll morton s stomp kings.
Jelly roll morton 1 pianist, composer, bandleader a colorful character 2 pioneered jazz style 3 eclectic musical influences 4 recorded musical legacy after the fact 5 selected discography 6 sources 7 when one hears of jazz having its. Oh, mister jelly a jelly roll morton scrapbook, compiled by william russell, jazz media aps. But jelly roll morton is not your average jazz legend. Other perennial morton vehicles that are heard in their first versions are the pearls and king porter stomp, while big fat ham and london blues are heard in both band and solo piano versions. The collected piano music morton, jelly roll imslp. In accordance with the directives of government and health authorities, we have temporarily suspended operations. Jelly roll morton was an american ragtime and jazz pianist. Jelly roll morton compositions published by others.
This collection pays tribute to jelly roll morton the composer, giving his melodies full. Jelly roll morton king porter stomp ab maj from the original recording of december 1939. Jelly roll mortons pre1923 activities are shrouded in legend. Recorded by alan lomax at the coolidge auditorium of the library of congress, washington, d. Jelly roll morton 1927 a compilation of jelly roll mortons classic chicago red hot peppers sessions, recorded in 192627. Jim hession big fat ham by jelly roll morton youtube. Moment was no doubt the biggest ham of a teacher that ive. Reb spikes, mutt carey, wade waley whaley, kid orey ory and i recorded the wolverines and king porter, but we never heard from those records. Aug 22, 2014 jelly roll morton was an american ragtime and jazz pianist. Jelly roll morton is featured in alessandro bariccos book, novecento. The new orleans pianist jelly roll morton claimed to have invented jazz. Sep 03, 2017 facts about jelly roll morton will inform you about an american ragtime, bandleader, jazz pianist, and composer.
An electrifying 27chorus improvisation on diminuendo and crescendo in blue at the newport jazz festival in 1956 marked his breakthrough to public fame and the. Jelly roll morton big foot ham sheet music piano solo in. Big fat hamham and eggs tom cat blues midnight mama stratford hunch. Recorded with a teac ad500 cassette deck, a desktop computer with a modern soundblaster sound card, and the audio recording program goldwave. Jelly roll morton plays jelly roll 1974, vinyl discogs. I propose to drop the second note of the passage instead of using one finger for two notes. Morton started to play piano, sing, and lead new orleansstyle jazz ensembles from 1902 until 1940. This is an enhanced cd and all the tunes have been transcribed in tabmusic in the 72 page pdf booklet that is on the cd. The cd even goes so far as to include steady roll by a novelty band called jelly roll mortons stomp kings.
Watch the video for big fat ham from jelly roll morton s absolutely the best for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Jelly roll mortons discography ylyxrg9jwenm idocpub. He is the inventor of jazz and the protagonists rival throughout the book. Ferdinand jelly roll morton, the collected piano music by james dapogny. Jelly roll morton 78rpm recordings from the 20s to 30s. Among the manuscript lea d sheets and scores are at least nine holographs, including big fat ham, frogimore rag, and mr. Williams, chicago, published jelly roll bluesin 1915 and it seems to have been quite popular. King porter stomp the music of jellyroll morton arranged for.
Jelly roll morton jelly roll morton 192324 1974, gatefold. The collected piano music by jelly roll morton collection. Morton recorded solo piano, duets with king oliver, a trio with a clarinet, and with a white group called the new orleans rhythm kings. Although he only took one vocal on records in the 1920s doctor jazz, morton in his late30s recordings proved to be an effective vocalist. Jelly roll morton and his red hot peppers jelly roll mortons red hot peppers jellyroll mortons red hot peppers ferdinand joseph lamothe october 20, 1890 july 10, 1941, known professionally as jelly roll morton, was an american ragtime and early jazz pianist, bandleader and composer who started his career in new orleans, louisiana. This song was featured in the 1998 movie the legend of 1900 in the piano battle. Download for free in pdf midi format, or print directly from our site. He was born on october 20, 1890 in new orleans, louisiana, u. Jelly roll morton big foot ham big fat ham ham and eggs solo classic jazz piano. An imaginary memoir was written by ethnomusicologist and folklorist samuel charters in 1984, embellishing mortons early stories about his life. Me playing big foot ham by jelly roll morton 1st part only as played in the 1900 legend movie sorry for the small timing delay between audio and video. Big foot ham jelly roll morton big foot ham jelly roll morton and his orchestra big foot ham jelly roll morton and his orchestra big johns special fletcher henderson orchestra bill bailey wont you please come home kid orys creole orchestra billy goat stomp 1 jelly roll mortons red hot peppers billy goat stomp 3 jelly roll mortons red. Here is an intimate oral history of music and culture in new orleans and along the gulf coast with demonstrative musical accompaniment. Print and download in pdf or midi the finger breaker.
Niven collection of jazz history, a cassette recording from the jazz artist jelly roll morton, from the era of 19261928. Oct 01, 2012 preserving the homes of long dead jazz musicians is not a topic that arouses much excitement in the average citizen understandably, for one can hardly toss a trumpet in this town without hitting some priceless bit of musical history. Jelly roll morton john szwed hello, central, give me doctor jazz hes got what i need, ill say he has. But his greatest success would be for victor in 19261927 with the aptly named jelly roll morton and his red. Right from the foot the way i used to tap my foot, you know. Moriyasu graduated from keio university and, after a brief and unhappy period as a refrigator salesman, took up music professionally during the occupation.
Vappie also the force behind the premiere performance in 1999 of some odd but fascinating big band morton pieces ganjam, we are elks, that shows what. Jelly roll morton born ferdinand joseph lamothe in new orleans, louisiana, 18901941 is hard to distinctly categorize, so he is often just a category unto himself in music. The sone in movie the legend of 1900, played by jelly in during the dual. Jelly roll morton s pre1923 activities are shrouded in legend. Jelly roll mortons life had all the makings of tragedy. Big fat ham by jelly roll morton was recorded by morton in 1923 for paramount. The crave sheet music download free in pdf or midi.
Beautifully restored especially considering the fact that this material was originally etched onto aluminum platters the. Ragtime and early jazz pianist, bandleader and composer from new orleans, louisiana started out his musical career playing brothels as a teenager, then toured the american south as part of a minstrel show. Shop and buy the collected piano music sheet music. Jelly roll morton was one of the most significant figures in the development of early new orleans jazz. In our catalog, you can find jelly roll morton sheet music for piano, drums, flute, saxophone, trumpet, guitar and almost any other. Me playing big foot ham by jelly roll morton 1st part only as played in the 1900 legend movie sorry for the small timing delay between. The legend of 1900 big foot ham piano tutorial youtube. This cd rerelease includes a 104page pdf file of johanssons arrangements, which he. Jelly roll morton biography at black history now black. Cdrom drive and adobe acrobat required to view pdf materials on disc 8. Complete song listing of jelly roll morton on jelly roll morton songs list covid19. Big foot ham big fat hamham and eggs tom cat blues. Preserving the homes of long dead jazz musicians is not a topic that arouses much excitement in the average citizen understandably, for one can hardly toss a trumpet in this town without hitting some priceless bit of musical history.
He was a greatly underrated pianist who had his own individual style. The finger breaker sheet music download free in pdf or midi. The complete library of congress recordings of jelly roll morton is staggering in its depth and magnitude. Ferdinand joseph lamothe october 20, 1890 july 10, 1941, known professionally as jelly roll morton, was an american ragtime and early jazz pianist, bandleader and composer who started his career in new orleans, louisiana. Print and download big foot ham sheet music by jelly roll morton arranged for piano.
Facts about jelly roll morton will inform you about an american ragtime, bandleader, jazz pianist, and composer. See more ideas about jelly roll morton, jazz and jelly. Although his date of birth is something of a mystery, he was probably born sometime between. Ferdinand jelly roll morton, the collected piano music by james dapogny composer morton, jelly roll. Big fat ham ham and eggs tom cat blues midnight mama stratford hunch. Big fat ham instrumental blue big fat ham instrumental blue. Morton learned the piano as a child and from 1902 was a professional pianist in the bordellos of the. The crave morton, jelly roll since this work was first published after 1924 with the prescribed notice, it is unlikely that this work is public domain in the usa. Scribd is the worlds largest social reading and publishing site. Jelly roll morton the finger breaker by dick hyman duration. There has never been a musician more new orleans than jelly roll morton.
The jelly roll morton collection co nsists of 127 copy right deposits, both m anuscript and print, that range in date of com position from 1905 to the y ear of his death in 194 1. Jelly roll morton states in lomaxs mister jelly roll. He then played briefly in dizzy gillespies boporiented big band of 194950 before joining the duke ellington orchestra, where he filled the chair formerly held by ben webster. See new and popular jelly roll morton songs, uploaded by musescore users, connect with a community of musicians who love to write and play music. Jelly roll morton sheet music free download in pdf or midi. Jelly roll morton plays the library of congress in 1938, at a low point in his career, jelly roll morton recorded a series of interviews and performances with the.
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