jazz origins

"Early jazz pioneer Jelly Roll Morton, whose own name was a euphemism for sex, first developed his own style playing piano in these ‘sporting houses’ and to get extra tips he’d peek at a prostitute and her client through a peephole and time his playing with the pace of their revels."

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I'm not much of a jazz fan, but I love attempts to suss out the origins of human interest and passion and seriousness.