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Portrait of Jelly Roll Morton

Composer

Jelly Roll Morton

American ragtime and jazz pianist, bandleader and composer (1890–1941)

76 works in the index

Birthplace
New Orleans
Citizenship / historical state
United States
Period (estimated from birth year)
Modern

Biography

Jelly Roll Morton — American ragtime and jazz pianist, bandleader and composer (1890–1941). The recorded birthplace is New Orleans. The biographical record lists citizenship or historical state as United States.

In this catalogue

Common listed instruments
Piano, Guitar, Voice, Organ, Vocal
Genres represented
Blues, Jazz, Classical, pop
Works with composition dates
0 of 76

These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.

Catalogue

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Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.

Works and available sheet music details
WorkYear composedCatalogue / opusKey in titleListed instrumentsGenreEditions
King Porter Stomp — —— Piano, Organ, Guitar, VoiceBlues, Jazz 17
Chicago Breakdown (Stratford Hunch) — —— Piano, GuitarBlues, Jazz 10
Shreveport Stomp — —— PianoBlues, Jazz, Classical 10
Mister Joe (Buffalo Blues) — —— PianoBlues, Jazz 8
Ballin' The Jack — —— Piano, Guitar, VoiceBlues, Jazz 6
Jelly Roll Blues — —— Piano, GuitarBlues, Jazz, pop 12
Kansas City Stomps — —— PianoBlues, Jazz, Classical 9
Perfect Rag (Sporting House Rag) — —— PianoBlues, Jazz 6
Winin' Boy Blues — —— —Blues, Jazz 2
Grandpa's Spells — —— Piano, Guitar, VocalBlues, Jazz, Classical 9
New Orleans Blues — —— Piano, GuitarBlues, Jazz 7
Fickle Fay Creep — —— PianoBlues, Jazz, Classical 6
Too Late, Daddy — —— Piano, VoiceBlues, Jazz 6
Frog-I-More Rag — —— Piano, GuitarBlues, Jazz 5
Dead Man Blues — —— Piano, GuitarBlues, Jazz 6
London Blues — —— Piano, GuitarBlues, Jazz 6
Billy Goat Stomp — —— Piano, GuitarBlues, Jazz 6
Frances (Fat Frances) — —— PianoBlues, Jazz 5
Dixie Knows — —— PianoBlues, Jazz 5
Sweet Peter — —— PianoBlues, Jazz 4
Spanish Swat — —— PianoBlues, Jazz 4
The Pearls — —— Piano, GuitarBlues, Jazz 7
Stratford Hunch — —— PianoBlues, Jazz 5
Jelly's Jam (The Jam) — —— PianoBlues, Jazz 5
The Crave — —— PianoBlues, Jazz 4
Wild Man Blues (Ted Lewis Blues) — —— PianoBlues, Jazz 4
State And Madison — —— PianoBlues, Jazz 3
Bert Williams — —— PianoBlues, Jazz 3
Creepy Feeling — —— PianoBlues, Jazz 4
Fingerbuster (Fingerbreaker) — —— PianoBlues, Jazz 3
Honky Tonk Music — —— PianoBlues, Jazz 3
Tin Roof Blues — —— PianoBlues, Jazz 3
Play The Music For Me — —— Piano, VoiceBlues, Jazz 4
Buffalo Blues — —— Piano, GuitarBlues, Jazz 2
Sidewalk Blues — —— Piano, GuitarBlues, Jazz 3
Ted Lewis Blues — —— Piano, GuitarBlues, Jazz 3
Black Bottom Stomp — —— PianoBlues, Jazz 6
Wolverine Blues — —— Piano, GuitarBlues, Jazz 4
Georgia Swing — —— PianoBlues, Jazz 3
Seattle Hunch — —— PianoBlues, Jazz 3
Hyena Stomp — —— PianoBlues, Jazz 3
Pep — —— PianoBlues, Jazz 2
Barrelhouse and Boogie — —— PianoBlues, Jazz 1
Good Ole New York — —— Piano, VoiceBlues, Jazz 3
Somethin' More — —— Piano, VoiceBlues, Jazz 3
The Whole World's Waitin' To Sing Your Song (originally known as My Littl — —— Piano, VoiceBlues, Jazz 3
Doctor Jazz — —— Piano, VoiceBlues, Jazz 3
Milenberg Joys — —— Piano, Organ, Guitar, VoiceBlues, Jazz 3

Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. This short biography is assembled from the recorded facts. Authority record: VIAF 245354940. Portrait: Photographer not credited., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.