Samuel Charters, the eminent of historian of jazz and the blues, evokes, with almost uncanny perception, the character and spirit of the self-professed inventor of jazz: the pianist, composer and lyricist extraordinary, Jelly Roll Morton.

"Charters weaves fact and fiction quite seamlessly, bringing a single character to full, vibrant life." - WASHINGTON TIMES

SAMUEL CHARTERS has published ten books on jazz and the blues. He is also a poet, novelist and translator.

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