Black bottom stomp – Free Jazz Lead Sheet
Bb to Eb Major – Jelly Roll Morton 1926
Black Bottom Stomp (1926) by Jelly Roll Morton is an early New Orleans jazz standard. View this free online lead sheet in Bb to Eb major, including melody and chords for jazz performance.
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Black Bottom Stomp (1926) by Jelly Roll Morton is a classic early jazz composition combining New Orleans jazz ensemble traditions with ragtime influences. The piece became widely performed by early jazz orchestras and is considered an important example of arranged early swing-era jazz. Its complex ensemble writing and rhythmic drive made it popular among traditional jazz revival groups.
This free online lead sheet presents the melody and chord framework in Bb to Eb major tonal centers, making it suitable for ensemble jazz performance and improvisational study.
About the composer: Jelly Roll Morton
Ferdinand Joseph LaMothe, known as Jelly Roll Morton, was an American jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer born in New Orleans around 1890. He is best known for his early compositions, including "Jelly Roll Blues," which was one of the first published jazz works.
Musical strucutre and form
Typically performed in multi-strain early jazz form with tonal movement between Bb and Eb major, featuring syncopated ensemble passages, call-and-response sections, and improvisational solo opportunities.
