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Jelly Roll Morton, an Uncommon card
Ferdinand Joseph LaMothe, known professionally as Jelly Roll Morton, was an American blues and jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer of Louisiana Creole descent.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 72
- DEF
- 62
- Power
- 134
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 130,000
Power 134 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 65 % of WikiCards cards.
Jelly Roll Morton quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Jelly Roll Morton card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He also claimed to have ______ the genre.
Answer
invented. He also claimed to have invented the genre. From the Jelly Roll Morton article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
His composition "Jelly Roll Blues", published in ____, was one of the first published jazz compositions.
Answer
1910s. His composition "Jelly Roll Blues", published in 1915, was one of the first published jazz compositions. From the Jelly Roll Morton article on Wikipedia.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Morton was jazz's first arranger, proving that a genre rooted in improvisation could retain its essential characteristics when notated.
- His composition "Jelly Roll Blues", published in 1915, was one of the first published jazz compositions.
- He also claimed to have invented the genre.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Jelly Roll Morton article was read about 130,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 72 and blocks with 62: each hit it takes is cut by 25 %.
How to get Jelly Roll Morton
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Jelly Roll Morton (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Bloom photograph studio, Chicago, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
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