| Contents |
Louisiana town. My folks was all Frenchmans ; Really tremendous sports ; Money in the tenderloin -- Interlude: the family -- Storyville. Where the birth of jazz originated from ; Uptown-downtown ; Sweet, soft, plenty rhythm -- Interlude: the boys in the bands -- Alabama bound. Half-hand bigshot ; Those battles of music ; The lion broke down the door ; Jack the bear ; Can't remember all those towns ; Jelly Roll blues -- I took California. The Cadillac in bloom ; Diamonds pinned to my underwear ; Mama Nita -- Interlude: Hello, central, give me Doctor Jazz -- The bitters with the sweet. Mabel ; Red hot pepper ; It like to broke my herat ; Till the butcher cut him down -- End matter. |
| Abstract |
This classic of jazz literature will enchant readers with the fascinating story of one of the world's most influential composers of jazz. Jelly Roll's voice spins out his life in something close to song, each sentence rich with the sound and atmosphere of the period in which Morton, and jazz, exploded on the American and international scene. |
| Bibliography note | "Chronological list of Morton's compositions": pages 292-296. Discography: pages 297-318. |
| LCCN | 50008436 |
