morton, jelly roll

Looks at the life and career of Jazz musician Jelly Roll Morton.

Recounts the tumultuous life of jazz composer Jelly Roll Morton, born Ferdinand Joseph Lamothe to a large extended family in New Orleans in 1885.

Presents a reprint of the original 1950 edition and contains a biography of jazz great Ferdinand "Jelly Roll" Morton, providing information on his early life and his accomplishments in music, including scores of Jelly Roll's arrangements, a discography, chronology of compositions, and more.

Contains the script to the Broadway musical "Jelly's Last Jam".