(1885–1941), American jazz pianist, composer, and bandleader; born Ferdinand Joseph La Menthe Morton. He was one of the principal links between ragtime and New Orleans jazz.
Definition of Morton, Jelly Roll in US English:
Morton, Jelly Roll
proper nounˈmôrtn
(1885–1941), US jazz pianist, composer, and bandleader; born Ferdinand Joseph La Menthe Morton. He was one of the principal links between ragtime and New Orleans jazz. He formed his band, the Red Hot Peppers, in 1926.