Jelly Roll Morton's Creation Myth

'Invented jazz in 1902' — the professor who was jazz's first real composer and arranger, in his own words.

Playlist by @nola_jazz_origins

8 tracks, shared on Audicious.

1. Jelly Roll Morton in Washington — Library of Congress
2. Who Was Jelly Roll Morton? — Jazz at Lincoln Center's JAZZ ACADEMY
3. The Origins of Jazz #8: Jelly Roll Morton — Jazz at Lincoln Center's JAZZ ACADEMY
4. JELLY ROLL MORTON (No shrinking violet) Jazz History #5 — Chase Sanborn
5. Terry Waldo Talks (and Plays) Jelly Roll Morton — Essentially Ellington
6. Billy Taylor : The Influence of Jelly Roll Morton — visionaryproject
7. Jelly Roll Morton on the Mardi Gras Indians (1938) — Lomax Film Collection
8. Jelly Roll Morton: The Man Who Invented Jazz — WhatWeKnow