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Jelly’s Blues choose

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[US] J. Morton letter 27 Apr. in Reich & Gaines Jelly’s Blues (2003) 38: These [pianists] set a pace for everyone [who] entered N.O. I have never known anyone to leave N.O. victorious.
at N.O., n.
[US] Reich & Gaines Jelly’s Blues 92: Melrose filed a new copyright on the instrumental composition [...] In so doing, he could double-dip, collecting the publisher’s traditional 50 percent of royalties, as well as an additional 50 percent of the songwriter royalties.
at double-dip, v.
[US] Reich & Gaines Jelly’s Blues 107: Peyton recoiled, aghast at how wrong he had been, awestruck by Morton’s prowess at the keyboard. He had been had.
at have, v.
[US] Reich & Gaines Jelly’s Blues 179: Producer Smith stood by petrified, not knowing whether to broach the subject with Bechet and risk humiliating him or to say nothing and allow a musical train wreck to ensue.
at train wreck, n.2
[US] Reich & Gaines Jelly’s Blues 169: But this time, MCA was trifling with him. On March 16, MCA boss Bill Stein blew Morton off .
at trifle, v.
[US] Reich & Gaines Jelly’s Blues 88: As Morton wrote and rehearsed at the Melrose store, the pandemonium of Sixty-third and Cottage Grove roaring outside, the composer simply tuned out the distractions and created.
at tune out (v.) under tune, v.
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