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Jelly Roll Morton Quotes

«Get up from that piano. You hurtin' its feelings.»
Author: Jelly Roll Morton (Pianist) | Keywords: piano
«I have been robbed of three million dollars all told. Everyone today is playing my stuff and I don't even get credit. Kansas City style, Chicago style, New Orleans style hell, they're all Jelly Roll style.»
«Jazz music is to be played sweet, soft, plenty rhythm.»
Author: Jelly Roll Morton (Pianist) | Keywords: rhythm
«In 1908 Handy didn't know anything about the blues and he doesn't know anything about jazz and stomps to this day. I myself figured out the peculiar form of mathematics and harmonies that was strange to all the world but me.»
«everything from blues to opera!»
«My contributions were many: First clown director, with witty sayings and flashily dressed, now called master of ceremonies.»