- Ferdinand Joseph La Menthe Morton
- nounUnited States jazz musician who moved from ragtime to New Orleans jazz (1885-1941)• Syn: ↑Morton, ↑Jelly Roll Morton• Instance Hypernyms: ↑jazz musician, ↑jazzman
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Ferdinand Joseph La Menthe Morton
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Ferdinand Joseph La Menthe Morton — n. (1885 1941) pianist, jazz composer, known as Jelly Roll … English contemporary dictionary
Morton,Ferdinand Joseph La Menthe — Mor·ton (môrʹtn), Ferdinand Joseph La Menthe. Known as “Jelly Roll.” 1885 1941. American musician and composer who recorded seminal jazz works during the 1920s and claimed to have invented jazz. * * * … Universalium
Morton — noun United States jazz musician who moved from ragtime to New Orleans jazz (1885 1941) • Syn: ↑Jelly Roll Morton, ↑Ferdinand Joseph La Menthe Morton • Instance Hypernyms: ↑jazz musician, ↑jazzman … Useful english dictionary
Morton — n. male first name; family name; Ferdinand Joseph La Menthe Morton (1885 1941), pianist, jazz composer, known as Jelly Roll … English contemporary dictionary
Morton — [ mɔːtn], 1) Jelly Roll, eigentlich Ferdinand Joseph La Menthe [la mãt], amerikanischer Jazzmusiker (Klavier, Komposition), * Gulfport (La.) 20. 10. 1885, ✝ Los Angeles (Calif.) 10. 7. 1941; begann seine Laufbahn um 1900 als Pianist in New… … Universal-Lexikon
Morton — (Ferdinand Joseph La Menthe, dit Jelly Roll) (1885 1941) pianiste, compositeur et chef d orchestre de jazz américain … Encyclopédie Universelle
Morton, Jelly Roll — orig. Ferdinand Joseph La Menthe born Oct. 20, 1890, New Orleans, La., U.S. died July 10, 1941, Los Angeles, Calif. U.S. pianist and the first important composer in jazz. In his youth Morton was apparently active as a gambler, pool shark, and… … Universalium
Morton, Jelly Roll — orig. Ferdinand Joseph La Menthe (20 oct. 1890, Nueva Orleans, La., EE.UU.–10 jul. 1941, Los Ángeles, Cal.). Pianista estadounidense considerado el primer compositor importante de jazz. Al parecer en su juventud fue un activo tahúr, estafador y… … Enciclopedia Universal
'Jelly Roll' Morton — ‘Jelly Roll’ Morton [Jelly Roll Morton] (1885–1941) a US ↑jazz piano player who is regarded as the first great writer of jazz music. He helped to develop ↑ragtime into New Orleans jazz. He was born Ferdinand Joseph La Menthe Morton in ↑New… … Useful english dictionary
{‘Jelly Roll’ }Morton — (1885–1941) a US jazz piano player who is regarded as the first great writer of jazz music. He helped to develop ragtime into New Orleans jazz. He was born Ferdinand Joseph La Menthe Morton in New Orleans. He formed a band, the Red Hot Peppers,… … Universalium
