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Jelly Roll Morton
at the Victor Studios, Camden, New Jersey, July 1929

The earliest known print of this photograph is in Rhythm On Record (1936) by Hilton R. Schleman, plate XL. [5]

Hilton was a pioneer British discographer. This was probably the first time that a photograph of Jelly Roll Morton appeared in a European publication.

Shown in Mr. Jelly Lord (1980) by Laurie Wright, page 68. Not shown in Oh, Mister Jelly (1999) edited by William Russell.

courtesy of Ate van Delden

© 2004 Ate van Delden Collection

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