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Jelly Roll Morton's Manager's Documents to Be Auctioned on Ebay
Jazz legend Jelly Roll Morton, who claims to have invented jazz, allegedly had a manager named Harrison Smith. Smith, also a music publisher, claims to have had ownership of a number of tunes that Jelly Roll composed.
The owner of these historical documents is a lawyer who represented Smith in various copyright infringement actions brought against ASCAP, BMI, The Harry Fox Agency, record companies and music publishers.
These documents will be auctioned off on Ebay, beginning Monday, February 12th.
More information is available from the owner at (212)579-0689.
For more information contact All About Jazz.
