Thompson, Butch: Deep Creek - Sheet Music Download

Short Description: The sheet music is a note-for-note transcription of "Deep Creek" (Butch Thompson) out of the album "New Orleans Joys" for piano solo, incl. chord symbols. The original recording is the album version and not the YouTube video, but they are likewise. You find the original version and a simplified version without tenth in the left hand.

Licensed Territory: worldwide

Instrumentation: Piano solo

Interpreter: Butch Thompson

Music by: Jelly Roll Morton

Level: 3 (of 5)

Pages: 4 + 4

Order No. 101-115-8007d

Guarantee: yes

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Songfacts:

Jelly Roll Morton (1890 - 1941) was born in New Orleans. His year of birth however is not known: There is no birth certificate. May be he was even born in 1884. He probably was the first great piano composer and interpreter of jazz. His careet began as a teenager when he played bar piano in brothels of Storyville. But even before he was known as a great musician, but mainly as guitar and harmonica player. His nickname »Jelly Roll« is according Wikipedia a sexual connotation and may correspond to his many affairs. Besides in the Dixieland he temporarely lived in California and Chicago. 1936 he foundet the legendary "Red Hot Peppers". Because of the technical limits of the 78 records many of his famous compositions don't last more than tree minutes or are even shorter. In times of swing his music was no more popular. That's why Jelly Roll Morton came into severe troubles. He did not live to see the later Dixieland boom

Deep Creek originally was composed for combo. Butch Thompson arranged it for piano solo. The original recording of the jazzinotes edition is the album version on "88s New Orleans Joys". In addition you find a simplified version without tenth in the left hand and a simplified solo. The level of the original is between 3 and 4, the one of the simplified version between 2 and 3.

Transposition:

We can transpose this score for you. This is how it works:

1. Order it in the original version.
2. Order our article Transposition A.
3. Send an informal email to info@jazzinotes.com (subject: “Transposition”). In the text of the email please indicate the title of the original as well as the key desired.

You’ll receive the transposition within a couple of days as a pdf file you can open using your password for the original version.