Ferdinand 'Jelly Roll' Morton: The Collected Piano Music

I believe this book contains most (if not all) of Jelly Roll Morton piano works, some of which I like dearly. The only problem is that the book bulky, and a bit hard to place on the piano and have it remain open (that is the reason for 4 stars instead of 5).

Excellent - history and notes on each composition outstanding. As much a historical study on Morton and his musical impact, growth and precursor to modern jazz as a great collection and study of his works.

this is the most complete and magnificent edition of Morton's music, with a lot of information about his life, his career as a composer and pianist with detailed dates and pictures. is a think book. The only issue is that is not easy to keep open on the piano stand but other than that this is a real gem.

I may not be able to ever go through all of it, but there's definitely a lot to learn musically by studying what's in here. The ragtime and stride eras of music generally speaking were definitely some of my favorites.

Every serious pianist who wishes to expand their stylistic resume should make a study of these transcriptions of "live" recordings by this legendary pianist. This is not for the beginner or intermediate level player: this is the straight proof.

I couldn't be happier with this purchase!!It's been a goal of mine to learn as much of Jelly Roll's music as i possibly can...this book is jam packed with all his best tunes!

I'm not kidding- every tune he recorded is transcribed with absolute, painstaking detail. I've loved getting some of these tunes into my fingers!

It was a gift for my piano player musician son. He is very happy with it

It contains the pieces I want but WHY oh WHY does it have to be bound in a way that it is impossible to use at a piano. It doesnt stay open. I had to pay extra at a print shop to have the spine cut off and replaced with spiral binding. Why can't products aimed at pianists be produced in a way we can actually use them???? Come on publishers - I would be prepared to pay extra so that I don't have the hassle of taking the music in and fetching again. Why not produce as Pdf's as well?

This is a huge volume - something to really get your teeth into, no easy pieces to play. A ring binding would have been a better idea.

Great addition to my collection of piano music. Not easy music but I like a challenge. Pieces are suitable for advance players.

Everything I could have wanted with the exception of the binding. Difficult to keep the book open at one page.

Un libro bellissimo e ben fatto: le pagine sono spesse, le note chiare e di facile lettura.Belle anche le foto e le spiegazioni e citazioni storiche inserite, che arricchiscono enormemente questi spartiti già completi in partenza.Vengono inoltre citate le variazioni di alcune esecuzioni di Morton.Il prezzo è basso, vista la completezza del testo.Confermo che è faticoso da tenere aperto perché è davvero grosso e pesante, ma non importa, so che qualcuno lo ha fatto rilegare nuovamente, io invece risolvo il problema in modo molto barbaro utilizzando delle mollette da bucato.Lo ricomprerei mille volte, e di sicuro sarebbe il regalo perfetto per gli amanti del genere.