Jazz music is to be played sweet, soft, plenty rhythm.

Jelly Roll Morton

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Topic

Jazz Music

Author

Jelly Roll Morton

Source

Mister Jelly Roll

Language

English

Time

1950 1950s 20th century

Occupation

Jazz musician Musician

From

United States

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Citation

Morton, Jelly Roll. Quoted in Mister Jelly Roll: The Fortunes of Jelly Roll Morton, New Orleans Creole and "Inventor of Jazz", written by Alan Lomax. Grosset & Dunlap, 1950.

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Time
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