Jelly Roll Morton - Hesitation Blues

..an American virtuoso pianist and composer who some call the first true composer of jazz music.

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[Lembit Punapart]

Ferdinand should have at least a million views.

[dirtynuke]

Jelly Roll Morton was not white. He was Creole. (Black, Native American, French/Spanish blood) He looked black though, which is what he most likely went by.

[redpunk]

"the black experience" is a line of simplifying crap and nobody back in jelly roll's days practiced music in an "african tradition"

black americans are not african and "african american" is one of the stupidest euphemisms that people have ever been coaxed into adopting. especially since it suggests that an african is an african is an african is an african is a black guy

ever hear of carthage?

[Mark Orenchuk]

passé blanc.... "pass for white" in French? wow.

[ZulehkaDarego]

.. he was not and did not consider himself a black .. he did not share the black experience in that he was a privileged "person of color" .. the "passe blanc" (mixed-race) and the blacks were a separate and distinct people .. he even went as far as to make several ballads making the distinction between "creolese" and "negroes" .. one of which is called "Creoles Playing with Negroes" ..

[ZulehkaDarego]

.. as well we must remember that in those times the "passe blanc" (mixed-race) were proud of their French, Spanish and English ancestries .. while renouncing their West African ancestry .. there is a song in the Complete Library of Congress Recordings you made mention of called "Jelly Roll's Background" where he states that all his family came directly from France ..

[YDG777]

35 cents-eh

[kombi52]

"You tryin' to be a bad girl, you dont know how; how long do i have to wait?

[potatoepeter1]

you are chef.100% Jelly Roll M;orton

[potatoepeter1]

this is more than very good,... this iis it

[Larry Shone]

Great song. Timeless!