Pictures of
Jelly Roll Morton

American ragtime and early jazz pianist, bandleader and composer
(1885-1941)



Jelly Roll Morton's works included "Jelly Roll Blues" (1915; the first published jazz composition), "Wolverine Blues," "Black Bottom Stomp," and "I Thought I Heard Buddy Bolden Say",

Jelly Roll Morton. This photograph wa cropped from group photo of musicians and entertainers taken at the Cadillac Club, Los Angeles, California, c. 1917 or 1918.




Jelly Roll Morton (2nd from right) with Bricktop (Ada Smith) (right) in Los Angeles in 1918







Sheet music cover of the 'Jelly Roll' Blues, by Ferd Morton (Jelly Roll Morton) printed in 1915





Author: David Paul Wagner
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Note: This picture gallery page includes drawings, paintings, photos and images of performances of Jelly Roll Morton.