Jelly's Blues: The Life, Music, and Redemption of Jelly Roll Morton (Paperback)

Jelly's Blues: The Life, Music, and Redemption of Jelly Roll Morton Book Description

"Jelly's Blues" recounts the tumultuous life of Jelly Roll Morton (ca., 18851941). A virtuoso pianist with a larger-than-life personality, he composed such influential early jazz pieces as "King Porter Stomp" and "New Orleans Blues." However, by the late 1930s, he was nearly forgotten. In 1992, the death of an eccentric memorabilia collector led to the unearthing of a startling archive, revealing Morton to be a much more complex and passionate man than many realized. An especially immediate and visceral look into the jazz worlds of New Orleans and Chicago, "Jelly's Blues" is a definitive biography, a long overdue look at one of the twentieth century's most important composers.

About the Author :

Howard Reich has contributed to Jelly's Blues: The Life, Music, and Redemption of Jelly Roll Morton as an author. Howard Reich is the veteran jazz critic of the "Chicago Tribune" and the winner of many awards. A longtime correspondent for "Downbeat" magazine, he is also the author, with William Gaines, of the critically acclaimed biography "Jelly's Blues: The Life, Music, and Redemption of Jelly Roll Morton," He lives in suburban Chicago.

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