The transformative power of classical music benjamin zander. The film is named after the song pretty baby by tony jackson. Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page. Ferdinand joseph lamothe october 20, 1890 july 10, 1941, known professionally as jelly roll morton, was an american ragtime and jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer.
Beautifully restored especially considering the fact that this material was originally etched onto aluminum platters the morton interviews are able. This bar and the repeating are taken from an other version. Jelly roll morton jelly roll morton 192324 1992, cd. 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. Jelly roll morton wild man blues jelly roll morton wolverine blues all jelly roll morton transcriptions you can order by email and download in pdf, midi, sib, mus, xml and etc digital formats. Jelly roll morton the complete library of congress. Jelly roll morton tiger rag morton claimed to have written jelly roll blues in 1905.
An lp album of the soundtrack, also entitled pretty baby, was issued in 1978 on abc records. Jazz on the screen is a reference work of filmographic information and does not point to digitized versions of the items described. The focus is mostly on jelly roll morton s childhood and young adulthood. There are two different ways to acquire pianistcomposer jelly roll morton s famed library of congress recordings. Jelly roll morton kansas city stomp the library of. July 10, 1941 was an american ragtime and early jazz pianist, bandleader and composer. Tiger rag ory kid 1959 kid ory trombone, henry red allen trumpet, bob maxcracken clarinet, cedric haywood piano, alton redd drums and william girsback bass. Here morton is talking about how a tune called the tiger rag a very. The afroamerican transformation of european set dances and. 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 jelly roll blues lyrics genius lyrics. Pdf jelly roll morton, the old quadrille and tiger. The earlier 20 have been issued several times by milestone but it is convenient to have all 24 dating from 192324 and 1926 together. Jelly roll morton, the old quadrille and tiger rag.
Jelly roll morton tiger rag parte 1 sheet music for. Here is my transcription of jelly roll morton s famous improvisation on joplins maple leaf rag, which was fortuitously recorded in 1938 at the library of congress. Jelly roll mortons life had all the makings of tragedy. Writing in the jazz record magazine of october 1947, roy j. The reliability of this assertion has generated a great debate. It has often been reported, without verification, that the tiger roar was derived by pianist jelly roll morton during a performance with the band. Jelly roll morton sheet music, tabs and lead sheets. In 2003, the 1918 recording of tiger rag was entered into the u. Ferdinand joseph lamothe, known professionally as jelly roll morton, was an american ragtime and early jazz pianist, bandleader and composer who started his. His composition jelly roll blues, published in 1915, was one of the first published. Jelly roll morton and his red hot peppers playing james scotts climax rag. Chicago, june 1923 1434 big fat ham rivrlp12128 14352 muddy water blues rivrlp12128 jelly roll morton p richmond, indiana, july 17, 1923 11537a king porter stomp rivrlp12lll 11538a new orleans joys rivrlp12lll richmond, indiana, july 18, 1923 1 1 544 grandpas spells riv rlp 12111 11545a kansas city stomps riv rlp 121 11 11546. I stood on the corner, my feet was dripping wet i stood on the corner, my feet was dripping wet i asked every man i met cant give me a dollar, give me a lousy dime.
Lomax, and the invention of jazz in the spring and summer of 1938, 23yearold alan lomax, assistantincharge of the archive of american folk song at the library of congress, recorded over nine hours of the singing. Sheet music available in ferdinand jelly roll morton. The complete library of congress recordings of jelly roll morton is staggering in its depth and magnitude. While not an easy thing to play, this shows that morton s style fits well under the. A historiographic revision, vincenzo caporaletti provides an exciting illustration of what can be achieved by combining musicological and. The alternative method is to acquire rounders fourcd series. Tiger rag contributor names larocca, dominick james composer created published leo feist, 1917, monographic. Morton was born ferdinand joseph lamothe into the creole community 6 in the faubourg marigny neighborhood of new orleands around 1890. He was born on october 20, 1890 in new orleans, louisiana, u. The french jazz writer robert goffin recognized the tiger rag as the second dance of. Print and download in pdf or midi tiger rag jelly roll morton. 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. Jelly roll morton free sheet music to download in pdf.
In 1938, noted musicologist and morton biographer alan lomax conducted a series of interviews with morton at the library of congress. Sep 03, 2017 facts about jelly roll morton will inform you about an american ragtime, bandleader, jazz pianist, and composer. Tiger rag and oh didnt he ramble were played long before the first jazz recording, and the names of buddy bolden, jelly roll morton, bunk johnson, papa celestin, sidney bechet, king oliver, freddie keppard, kid ory, and papa laine were already well known to the jazz community. Jelly roll morton songs for all instruments and levels. Learn how to play jelly roll morton songs for piano online. Dink johnson was one of ferdinand jelly roll mortons brothersinlaw through mortons first wife, anita gonzalez. The stomping grounds jelly roll morton top jelly roll morton lyrics jelly roll blues tiger rag time in mobile king porter stomp the story of alabama bound honky tonk blues the style of sammy davis salty dog miserere oh. Jazzology is currently working on making these important recordings available on cd. It also does not include the reprint of alan lomaxs book of interviews with morton, mister jelly roll, that was included with rounder 1166118882. 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 kid ory band in concert at salle pleyel, paris, france in 1959 kid ory 18861973 was one of the great new orleans pioneers, an early trombonist who virtually defined the tailgate style using his horn to play rhythmic. Morton was jazzs first arranger, proving that a genre rooted in improvisation could retain its essential characteristics when notated. Download for free in pdf midi format, or print directly from our site. Jelly roll morton in the rock and roll hall of fame.
The soundtrack to the film pretty baby used many local new orleans musicians playing in the jazz, ragtime, and blues style of the city in the early 20th century. This one was a lot easier to read, but some notes seemed innacurate tone wise. In our catalog, you can find jelly roll morton sheet music for piano, drums, flute, saxophone, trumpet, guitar and almost any other. Jelly roll morton, maple leaf rag 1938 joplins 1916 recording altered joplin was very precise in his recordings, gave specific details on how his piece was to be played. His memory was unimpaired, although he chose to tell things as he. Richard cook and brian morton describe these recordings as jelly roll morton s virtual history of the birth pangs of jazz as it happened in the new orleans of the turn of the century. The complete library of congress recordings by alan lomax. Claimed authorship of many jazz standards likes tiger rag.
Title tiger rag contributor names lomax, alan 19152002 recordist morton, jelly roll d. In them, morton performs not only his own music, singing and playing the piano, but recreates the styles and repertoires folk tunes, blues, marches, ragtime, opera he heard during his. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. 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. Although many years later jelly roll morton claimed he had transformed tiger rag from an old french quadrille, there are, in fact, many forerunners and descendants of the major themes in tiger rag. Jelly roll morton he was a vordello pianist, pimp, pool hall hustler and comedian. All billed as jelly roll morton s red hot peppers except where noted, these were. Here is an intimate oral history of music and culture in new orleans and along the gulf coast with demonstrative musical accompaniment. Jelly roll morton claimed that the tune was an adaptation of an old french. Jelly roll morton tiger rag original quadrille jelly roll morton p this is one of the recordings made at the library of congress in which alan lomax had jelly roll morton talk about the history of jazz and demonstrate some of the tunes and styles that he had come across. Morton started to play piano, sing, and lead new orleansstyle jazz ensembles from 1902 until 1940.
It is, he wrote, the first time, to my knowledge, that any morton number has ever been published exactly as he. The soundtrack was nominated for the academy award for original music score in. The piece tiger rag was indicated by jelly roll morton as one of the cornerstones that mark the beginning of the history of jazz. Maple leaf rag as interpreted new orleans style by jelly roll morton. Conflicting images merge in early hillbilly music decadence, bigotry, regressive imagery. Provided to youtube by tunecore tiger rag jelly roll morton jelly roll morton the complete congress recordings. The premier site for the history and analysis of the standards jazz musicians play the most. In the critical edition that follows, jelly roll morton, the old quadrille, and tiger rag. The efforts could have been developed better, all items are in uptempi, almost frenetic atmosphere. Jelly roll morton tiger rag download free in pdf or midi. The new orleans pianist jelly roll morton claimed to have invented jazz. I made my first record in 1918 for some company in california.
King porter stomp jelly roll morton transcribed by thomas mueller 201029 the version i used is probably from 1926. How jelly roll morton invented jazz by jonah winter. That is a very large claim, but the egotistical jelly roll was not a man to downplay his own talents. It evolved into the tiger rag most are now familiar with, although the original sheet music contains neither the roar or the oftsung hold that tiger theme.
Original jelly roll blues morton, jelly roll imslp. Jelly roll morton maple leaf rag 1938 paul whiteman whispering 1920 original dixieland jazz band tiger rag 1918 creole jazz band dipper mouth blues 1923 gene austin my blue heaven 1927 ethel merman i got rhythm 1947, comp. Check out tiger rag by jelly roll morton on amazon music. Jelly roll morton and his red hot peppers jelly roll morton s red hot peppers jelly roll morton s 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. Ory moved to chicago, in 1925, where he was active, working radio broadcasts and recording with louis armstrong, jelly roll morton, johnny dodds and many others. Widely recognized as a pivotal figure in early jazz, morton claimed, in selfpromotional hyperbole, to have invented jazz outright in 1902. Jelly roll morton 78rpm recordings from the 20s to 30s. An unlikely encounter between folklore archivist alan lomax and jazz composer and pianist jelly roll morton led to some remarkable recordings for the library of congress of morton speaking, singing, and playing. The discs are packaged in two separate digipaks that each hold four discs. Datetimeplace of a event note recorded by alan lomax at the coolidge auditorium of the library of congress, washington, d. A historiographic revision, vincenzo caporaletti provides an exciting illustration of what can be achieved by combining musicological and phenomenological analysis. I propose to drop the second note of the passage instead of using one finger for two notes. Find jelly roll morton movies, filmography, bio, co stars, photos, news and tweets. Sep 19, 2011 check out tiger rag by jelly roll morton on amazon music.
Download and print sheet music or learn how to play online. The complete library of congress recordings jelly roll. Carew announced that he had published jelly roll mortons frogimore rag, calling it the finest example of a published rag that has appeared in many years. Jelly roll morton, the first great jazz artist, made these library of congress recordings in 1938, at the behest of alan lomax of the archive of folk song.
Jelly roll morton he introduced orchestrallike arrangements with the instrumentation of a small group one of the first composers to blend the art of composition with improvisation with maintaining the puree excitement of jazz improvisation. 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. Recorded on june 10, 1927 by jelly roll morton trio jelly roll morton pn, johnny dodds cl, baby dodds dr. Jelly roll morton states in lomaxs mister jelly roll. This cd reissue from the british retrieval label has jelly roll morton s first 24 piano solos. Classic jazz and the australian label swaggie on eight lps have reissued virtually all of morton s monologues and music. Tiger rag is a jazz standard that was recorded and ed by the original dixieland jass band in 1917. The library of congress may or may not own a copy of a particular film or video. Dink was usually a drummer, and both brothers were readily influenced by this talented giant of jazz. Library of congress artifact added 2006 1926, us billboard 1927 3 weeks, 19 of the 1920s 1926, rym 3 of 1926, guardian jazz 3.
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