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ArtistJazz · Soul · Funk · Hip-hop

Jelly Roll Morton

Claimed the “Spanish tinge”

1904 – 1941· New Orleans

Member(3)

→New Orleans JazzDocumented
→RagtimeWidely cited
“Genre classification (Wikidata P136).”
→JazzWidely cited
“Genre classification (Wikidata P136).”

Carries technique(1)

←Tresillo / ClaveDocumented
“Morton: without “tinges of Spanish” you can’t get the right seasoning for jazz.”
— Library of Congress / Alan Lomax interviews