Everything from blues to opera! -Jelly Roll Morton

 

Everything from blues to opera!


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This quote is just one of 5 total Jelly Roll Morton quotes in our collection. Jelly Roll Morton is known for saying 'Everything from blues to opera!' as well as some of the following quotes.

My contributions were many: First clown director, with witty sayings and flashily dressed, now called master of ceremonies.

Jelly Roll Morton

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.

Jelly Roll Morton

Jazz music is to be played sweet, soft, plenty rhythm.

Jelly Roll Morton

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.

Jelly Roll Morton