JELLY ROLL MORTON

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• JELLY ROLL MORTON (noun)
  The noun JELLY ROLL MORTON has 1 sense:

1. United States jazz musician who moved from ragtime to New Orleans jazz (1885-1941)

  Familiarity information: JELLY ROLL MORTON used as a noun is very rare.

• JELLY ROLL MORTON (noun)

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Meaning:

United States jazz musician who moved from ragtime to New Orleans jazz (1885-1941)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Ferdinand Joseph La Menthe Morton; Jelly Roll Morton; Morton

Instance hypernyms:

jazz musician; jazzman (a musician who plays or composes jazz music)