One of the very first giants of jazz, Jelly Roll Morton did himself a lot of harm posthumously by exaggerating his worth, claiming to have invented jazz in 1902. Morton's accomplishments as an early innovator are so vast that he did not really need to stretch the truth.
Morton was jazz's first great composer, writing such songs as "King Porter Stomp," "Grandpa's Spells," ...more
- Sidney Bechet
- Petite Fleur
- Piano
- Various Artists
- Up Jumped the Devil: American Devil Songs 1920's - 1950's
- Leader
- Various Artists
- Up Jumped the Devil: American Devil Songs 1920's - 1950's
- Piano
- Various Artists
- Listening to Jazz
- Piano
- Sidney Bechet
- Pre-War Classic Sides
- Arranger






































Plus