Ferdinand Morton (1885-1941)
Last updated: 06.10.25
According to the Internet source given below, Jelly Roll [Ferdinand] Morton was Black American jazz composer and pianist. Raised in New Orleans he was influenced early by the jazz pianist-composer Tony Jackson. By 1911 the jazz pianist James Price Johnson had heard him play his "Jelly Roll Blues" in New York and considered his style advanced for its time; the piece being published two years later Chicago. In 1913 Morton was in St. Louis and then he lived in Los Angeles from 1917 to 1922 enjoying great success. He then started a remarkable recording career spanning 1923 until 1957. He was the first significant jazz composer.
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Jelly Roll Morton | Biography by wikipedia.org. | |
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DAHR: Jelly Roll Morton | List of 178 historic recordings from 1921 to 1940. |
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Don't Tell Me Nothin' 'bout My Man (1929) | F. Morton | Lizzie Miles | Victor: BVE-57762 |
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Georgia Swing (1928) | F. Morton | Red Hot Peppers | Victor: BVE-45619 |
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I Hate a Man Like You (1929) | F. Morton | Lizzie Miles | Victor: BVE-57761 |
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| Folk Music CDs: | |||
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Johnny Handle | Six of the Best - Ragtime Piano Music | |
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Canadian Brass | Ain't Misbehavin' and Other Fats Waller Hits |     |
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Canadian Brass | Canadian Brass |  |
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Canadian Brass | The Canadian Brass Greatest Hits | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s)   |
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Canadian Brass | Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) |
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Canadian Brass | Ragtime! | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) |
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Canadian Brass | Red Hot Jazz: The Dixieland... | |
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Empire Brass | Braggin' in Brass | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) |
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South Shore Circus Concert Band | Sounds of the Circus - Volume 25 | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) |
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Eastern Brass Quintet | Ragtime | |
| Jazz Music CDs: | |||
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⇑Ferdinand Morton | The Chronological Jelly Morton (1930-1939) | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) |
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Ferdinand Morton | The Original Mr. Jelly Lord | |
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Turk Murphy | Euphonic Sounds | |
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Turk Murphy | Turk Murphy's Jazz Band Favorites | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) |
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Various Performers | Super Jazz-Best of New Orleans | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) |
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Nat Gonella | The Nat Gonella Collection 1930-62 | |
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Jack Teagarden | Time for T: Classic Big Band Recordings from the Swing Era | |
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Stumptown Jazz | Hot Time in the Old Town | |
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Sidney Bechet | 100 Ans de Jazz | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) |
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Sidney Bechet | The Creole Prodigy | |
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Sidney Bechet | Les Oignons | |
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⇑Chris Barber | The Absolutely Essential 3CD Collection | |
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Dick Charlesworth | The City Gent | |
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Dick Charlesworth | Dick Charlesworth & His City Gents | |
| Ragtime Music CDs: | |||
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Ted Lewis | Is Everybody Happy?: Ted Lewis and His Band | |
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Various Artists | American Roots Music: Ragtime | |
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Various Artists | Best Ragtime Album Ever | |
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Various Artists | Black & Proud | |
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Various Artists | Classic Ragtime: Roots and Offshoots | |
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Various Artists | Cotton Club: A Nostalgic Collection | |
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Various Artists | Early Ragtime Piano: 1910-1930 | |
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Various Artists | Good Time Jazz Story | |
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⇑Various Artists | The Greatest Jazz, Blues and Ragtime of the Century | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) |
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Various Artists | The Greatest Ragtime of the Century | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) |
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Various Artists | Honky Tonk Piano | |
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Various Artists | New Orleans Masters | |
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Various Artists | Rags to Rhythms | |
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Various Artists | Ragtime | |
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Various Artists | Ragtime Hard To Find Classics | |
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Various Artists | Ragtime Memories | |
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Various Artists | Ragtime's Greatest Hits | |
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Various Artists | The Riverside History of Classic Jazz | |
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Various Artists | Spirit of Ragtime | |
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⇑Various Artists | That Devilin' Tune | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) |
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Various Artists | The Traditional Jazz Ragtime Collection | |
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John Arpin | Kings of Ragtime | |
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New Orleans Ragtime Orchestra | New Orleans Ragtime Orchestra | |
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David Thomas Roberts | Best of New Orleans Ragtime Piano | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) |
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Claude Bolling | Original Blues | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) |
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Claude Bolling | Original Ragtime | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) |
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Claude Bolling | Original Ragtime/Original Boogie Woogie/Original Piano Blues | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) |
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Dave Dallwitz | Hooked on Ragtime - Vol. 1 | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) |
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Robert R. Darch | Reunion in Ragtime | |
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Ophelia Ragtime Orchestra | Echoes from the Snowball Club | |
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⇑Tom Hazelton | Ragtime's Greatest Hits | |
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Tommy Yetta | Tommy Yetta: New Orleans Jazz: Autographed (signed): Vinyl LP | |
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Paul Asaro | Parlor Piano Solos | |
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Wally Rose | Ragtime Classics | |
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Dave Tucker | Tickled Ragtime & Novelties | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) |
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James Price Johnson | Carolina Shout | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) |
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James Price Johnson | Harlem Stride Piano | |
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James Price Johnson | Harlem Stride Piano 1921-1929 | |
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James Price Johnson | Hot Piano | |
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James Price Johnson | James P. Johnson 1921-28 | |
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James Price Johnson | James P. Johnson 1944 Vol. 2 | |
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⇑Marcus Roberts | Alone With Three Giants | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) |
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Marcus Roberts | As Serenity Approaches | |
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Marcus Roberts | Blues for the New Millenium | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) |
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Paul Lingle | Live at the Jug Club | |
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Paul Lingle | They Tore My Playhouse Down | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) |
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Trebor Jay Tichenor | Ragtime Reunion | |
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Trebor Jay Tichenor | The Tichenor Family Trio | |
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Trebor Jay Tichenor | Wild Flower Rag | |
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Mimi Blais | Once Upon a Rag Time | |
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Paragon Ragtime Orchestra | More Candy | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) |
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Ron Weatherburn | Ragtime Piano and Beyond | |
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⇑Willie 'The Lion' Smith | Lion Roars: His Greatest 1934-44 | |
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Marco Fumo | Last Time Rag: Joplin - Morton et al | |
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Matthew Davidson | Sugar's Nightmare | |
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Matthew Davidson | Voodoo Queen: Piano Rags, Jazz and Blues | |
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Ton Van Bergeyk | Black & Tan Fantasy | |
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Ton Van Bergeyk | Famous Ragtime Guitar Solos | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) |
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New England Ragtime Ensemble | The Art of the Rag | |
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St. Louis Ragtimers | The St. Louis Ragtimers: Volume 1 | |
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St. Louis Ragtimers | The St. Louis Ragtimers: Volume 2 | |
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St. Louis Ragtimers | The St. Louis Ragtimers: Volume 3 | |
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Brent Watkins | The Heroes of Parlor Town - Volume 1 | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) |
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⇑Terry Waldo | Hot House Rag | |
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Terry Waldo | Ragtime Classics Vol. 2 | |
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Mark Birnbaum | Hot Piano! Ragtime Blues Jazz Classical Mark Birnbaum | |
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Sue Keller | Wild Women Don't Have The Blues | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) |
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John W. "Knocky" Parker | Complete Works of Jelly Roll Morton | |
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George Lewis | George Lewis' Ragtime Band of New Orleans: The Oxford Series Vol. 01 | |
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George Lewis | George Lewis' Ragtime Band of New Orleans: The Oxford Series Vol. 02 | |
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Al Turk | The Complete Recordings 1924-1926: Chicago Rhythm/Hot Dance and Ragtime | |
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Peter Muir | Spontaneous Ragtime | |
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Scott Kirby | Bucktown in the 90's | |
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Butch Thompson | Butch Thompson Plays Jelly Roll Morton Piano Solos | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) |
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⇑Butch Thompson | Butch Thompson's King Oliver Centennial Band | |
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Butch Thompson | Chicago Breakdown 88's | |
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Butch Thompson | Good Old New York 88's | |
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Butch Thompson | Lincoln Avenue Blues | |
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Butch Thompson | Lincoln Avenue Express | |
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Butch Thompson | Live at Illiana | |
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Butch Thompson | Minnesota Wonder 88's | |
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Butch Thompson | New Orleans Joys 88's | |
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Paul Hersh | The Great Ragtime Classics | |
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Adam Swanson | Chestnut St. in the 90s | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) |
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Dick Hyman | Forgotten Dreams: Archives of Novelty Piano (1920's-1930's) | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) |
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⇑Johnny Maddox | Dixieland Blues | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) |
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Bill Edwards | Syncopated Safari | |
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Bill Edwards | The Two Sides of Perfessor Bill |
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Crave (1939), The | F. Morton (music) | Piano | IMSLP |  |
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New Orleans Blues (1925) | F. Morton (music) | Piano | IMSLP | |
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Original Jelly Roll Blues (1915), The | F. Morton (music) | Piano | IMSLP | |
| Recorder Sheet Music |
Jelly Roll Blues (D/D/A/T/B)
Score and Parts. Level: 5 - Very Difficult. Publisher: Polyphonic Publications (PP00073) |
| Milenberg Joys (D/A/T/T/B)
Score and Parts. Publisher: Polyphonic Publications (PP00122) |
This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 96 works by Ferdinand Morton (1885-1941).
It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: ER
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| Title | Year | Attribution | Remarks |
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| Winin' Boy Blues | 1902 ca. | ||
| Crazy Chord Rag | 1904 | ||
| Game Kid Blues | 1904 | ||
| Buddy Bertrand's Blues | 1905 | ||
| Frog-I-More Rag | 1906 ca. | a.k.a. Froggie Moore, Sweetheart o' Mine: copyright 1918 | |
| Shreveport Stomp | 1907 ca. | |
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| Jelly Roll Blues, The | 1915 | a.k.a. Original Jelly Roll Blues, Chicago Blues |  |
| Original Jelly Roll Blues, The | 1915 | Pub. |
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| Superior Rag | 1915 ca. | ||
| Bert Williams | 1922 ca. | copyright 1948 | |
| Big Foot Ham | 1923 | a.k.a. Big Fat Ham, Ham and Eggs | |
| ⇑ Grandpa's Spells | 1923 | Pub. | |
| Kansas City Stomp | 1923 | Pub. | |
| London Blues | 1923 | a.k.a. London Cafe Blues, Shoe Shiner's Drag | Pub. |
| Mr. Jelly Lord | 1923 | ||
| Pearls, The | 1923 | Pub. | |
| Wolverine Blues | 1923 | a.k.a. The Wolverines | |
| King Porter Stomp | 1923 ca. | Pub. | |
| Mama'nita | 1924 | copyright 1949 | |
| Perfect Rag, The | 1924 ca. | a.k.a. Sporting House Rag copyright 1939 |
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| Midnight Mama | 1925 | a.k.a. Tom Cat Blues | |
| Milenburg Joys | 1925 | ||
| New Orleans Blues | 1925 | a.k.a. New Orleans Joys | |
| Tom Cat Blues | 1925 | a.k.a. Midnight Mama | |
| Black Bottom Stomp | 1926 | a.k.a. Queen of Spades | |
| Cannon Ball Blues | 1926 | ||
| Chicago Breakdown | 1926 | |
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| Dead Man Blues | 1926 | ||
| Sidewalk Blues | 1926 | |
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| State and Madison | 1926 | ||
| Stratford Hunch | 1926 | a.k.a. Chicago Breakdown | |
| ⇑ Billy Goat Stomp | 1927 | |
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| Ham and Eggs | 1927 | ||
| Hyena Stomp | 1927 | ||
| Jungle Blues | 1927 | |
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| Wild Man Blues | 1927 | a.k.a. Ted Lewis Blues | |
| Boogaboo | 1928 | |
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| Buffalo Blues | 1928 | a.k.a. Mister Joe | |
| Georgia Swing | 1928 | Santo Pecora (co-author) Red Hot Peppers (perf.) |
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| Mister Joe | 1928 | a.k.a. Buffalo Blues |
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| Deep Creek Blues | 1928 ca. | ||
| Red Hot Pepper | 1928 ca. | ||
| Don't Tell Me Nothin' 'bout My Man (w&m) | 1929 | Lizzie Miles (perf.) | |
| Freakish | 1929 | ||
| I Hate a Man Like You (w&m) | 1929 | Lizzie Miles (perf.) | |
| Seattle Hunch | 1929 | ||
| Burnin' the Iceberg | 1929 ca. | ||
| Frances | 1929 ca. | a.k.a. Fat Frances - copyright 1931 | |
| Pep | 1929 ca. | copyright 1931 | |
| Pretty Lil | 1929 ca. | ||
| Turtle Twist | 1929 ca. | ||
| ⇑ Ponchatrain | 1930 | a.k.a. Pontchartrain Blues | |
| Dixie Knows | 1931 | ||
| Fickle Fay Creep | 1931 | a.k.a. Soap Suds | |
| Gambling Jack | 1932 | ||
| Crazy Chords | 1932 ca. | ||
| Sweet Peter | 1933 | ||
| My Home Is in a Southern Town | 1936 | ||
| Creepy Feeling | 1938 | copyright 1944 | |
| Sweet Substitute | 1938 |
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| Jazz Jamboree | 1938 ca. | ||
| Spanish Swat | 1938 ca. | copyright 1948 | |
| Anamule Dance | 1939 | ||
| Buddy Bolden's Blues | 1939 | ||
| Crave, The | 1939 | |
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| I'm Alabama Bound | 1939 | ||
| Naked Dance, The | 1939 | Pub. | |
| Albert Carrol's Blues | 1948 | ||
| Honky Tonk Music | 1948 ca. | copyright 1948 | |
| Buddy Carter's Rag | 1949 | ||
| Finger Breaker | 1975 | aka Finger Buster | |
| ⇑ Big Lip Blues | ? | ||
| Chicago Blues | ? | a.ka.a Jelly Roll Blues | |
| Courthouse Bump | ? | ||
| Don't You Leave Me Here | ? | ||
| Each Day | ? | ||
| Exit Gloom | ? | ||
| Fussy Mabel | ? | ||
| Good Old New York | ? | ||
| I Thought I Heard Buddy Bolden Say | ? | a.k.a. Buddy Bolden's Blues |
| Title | Year | Attribution | Remarks |
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| If Someone Would Only Love Me | ? | ||
| If You Don't Shake | ? | a.k.a. Mama's Got a Baby | |
| If You Knew How I Love You | ? | ||
| Jelly's Last Jam | ? | and others1 (co-author) Susan Birkenhead (words) |
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| Little Lawrence | ? | ||
| Load of Coal | ? | ||
| Mama's Got a Baby | ? | a.k.a. Tee Nah Nah/ If You Don't Shake | |
| Primrose Stomp | ? | ||
| Queen of Spades | ? | a.k.a Black Bottom Stomp | |
| Shoe Shiner's Drag | ? | a.k.a. London Blues | |
| Smiling the Blues Away | ? | ||
| ⇑ Sporting House Rag | ? | a.k.a. Perfect Rag | |
| Sweet Anita Mine | ? | ||
| Sweetheart O' Mine | ? | John C. Spikes (words) Benjamin F. Spikes (words) a.k.a. Froggie Moore |
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| Tank Town Bump | ? | ||
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F. Morton | Big Foot Ham (0:00) | Ragtime Dorian Henry |
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F. Morton | Billy Goat Stomp (0:00) | Ragtime Dorian Henry |
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F. Morton | The Crave - Jelly Roll Morton (Original Version) (4:82) | F. Morton |
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F. Morton | Black Bottom Stomp (0:00) | Ragtime Dorian Henry |
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F. Morton | Boogaboo (0:00) | Ragtime Dorian Henry |
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F. Morton | Creepy Feeling (0:00) | Ragtime Dorian Henry |
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F. Morton | The Jelly Roll Blues (0:00) | Ragtime Dorian Henry |
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F. Morton | Jungle Blues (0:00) | Ragtime Dorian Henry |
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F. Morton | Mama'nita (0:00) | Ragtime Dorian Henry |
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⇑F. Morton | New Orleans Blues (0:00) | Ragtime Dorian Henry |