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dbpedia:Jelly_Roll_Morton

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Ferdinand Joseph LaMothe (October 20, 1890 – July 10, 1941), known professionally as Jelly Roll Morton, was an American ragtime and early jazz pianist, bandleader and composer who started his career in New Orleans, Louisiana.Widely recognized as a pivotal figure in early jazz, Morton is perhaps most notable as jazz's first arranger, proving that a genre rooted in improvisation could retain its essential spirit and characteristics when notated.

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Morton, Jellyroll Jelly Roll Morton

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American musician

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Ferdinand Joseph LaMothe (possibly spelled Lemott, LaMotte or LaMenthe)

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1941-01-01Z

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1900-01-01Z

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Jelly Roll Morton

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dbpedia:Red_Hot_Peppers dbpedia:New_Orleans_Rhythm_Kings

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dbpedia:Red_Hot_Peppers dbpedia:New_Orleans_Rhythm_Kings

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non_vocal_instrumentalist

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1890-10-20Z

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1890-01-01Z

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1941-07-10Z

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dbpedia:Los_Angeles

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1941-01-01Z

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dbpedia:New_Orleans

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dbpedia:Vaudeville

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