The Crave

The Crave, a tango written by Jelly Roll Morton, was a sensation in Hollywood, California, in 1917.

Jelly Roll Morton (1885 - 1941) was an American ragtime/jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer. An influential figure in early jazz, he was possibly the first person to make written jazz-scores. His Jelly Roll Blues was arguably the first jazz composition ever published.

Much to the derision of later musicians and critics, Morton claimed to have invented jazz. However, jazz historian Gunther Schuller made the following statement about Morton's "hyperbolic assertions": "there is not only no proof to the contrary, but Jelly's own considerable accomplishments in themselves provide reasonable substantiation".

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From Piano-Pal: Only found it in this expensive book, Ferdinand “Jelly Roll” Morton: the Collected Piano Works. Could not view the score for “The Crave” in the book, but assume it will match.

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