Morton, "Jelly Roll" - periodical articles Gushee, Lawrence: "A Preliminary Chronology of the Early Career of Ferd "Jelly Roll" Morton" American Music Vol. 3 No. 4 Winter 1985 Sonneck Society and the University of Illinois Press. Malcolm-Smith, George: "Cuban Natives, Not Jelly-Roll Morton or Handy, Started Jazz in 1712" Downbeat Jan. 1939. Martin, Sidney: "Jelly Roll to Try Again with New Band" Downbeat Jan. 1939. Miller, Paul Edward: "Was Importance of 1st Jazz Soloists Exaggerated by Records?" Downbeat Aug. 1939. Tolendo, Ralph de: "Jelly Roll Morton Redivises" National Review April 2, 1982, p. 369, 370.