GOOD TIME FLAT BLUES - Free Jazz Leadsheet

good time flat blues was composed by Jelly Roll Morton in 1928, combining blues sensibility with early jazz rhythms. Its playful melody and syncopation made it popular in dance and small-group contexts.

The first recording was by Jelly Roll Morton and His Red Hot Peppers in Chicago in 1928, featuring melodic interplay between piano, horns, and rhythm section. Structurally, it uses a 12-bar blues form with improvisational sections for each instrument.

Later renditions by New Orleans-style jazz bands maintained its lively spirit. Lyrically minimal, the tune emphasizes rhythmic groove, melodic hooks, and collective instrumental expression.