Ferdinand Joseph LaMothe (aka Jelly Roll Morton). His true birthdate is unknown, but he thinks he was born on September 20, 1885 in Louisiana. He grew to become a pivotal figure in jazz music, known as the first arranger of jazz music. Known for his arrogance (claimed to have invented jazz in 1902 and claimed the only piano player better than himself was his brother).
Dialect:
Pronunciation:
"th" replaced with "z"
"w" replaced with "v"
Soft "I" replaced with hard e ("ee")
Grammar:
Remove "a" & "an"
Current tense ("ing") is nonexistent
No contractions
Vocabulary:
The phrase "a lot" is eliminated, only use "many" or "much"
"djyes" instead of "yes"
Occasionally double words up "nono" instead of just "no"
At a restaurant Morton is performing in...
Nicholi: "ze playing zat you do on zees piano ees very good"
Morton: "thanks, I know I'm the best in the world"
Nicholi: "ze best een ze vorld?"
Morton: "well, besides my brother. I draw a lot of inspiration from him. But I'm the best besides him"
Nicholi: "Eet has been long time seence I have played. Do you mind eef I try?"
Morton: "be my guest"
*Nicholi proceeds to pull out Morton's most difficult piece. Morton braces himself for some terrible music, but instead he hears Nicholi playing the piece perfectly. Once he has finished, Nicholi gets up and pats Morton on the shoulder*
"zird in zee world ees not too bad eizer my friend"
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