Join: Dec 18, 2006

Name: jazznbear

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Videos (171)

Jim Hession/ Stride Improvisation/ Lect. 13 Part 1

  • Length: 5:38
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  • Author: jazznbear

Tags: Hession  improvisation  jazz  Jim  lecture13  part1  piano  solo  STRIDE 

http://www.artistopia.com/hessionsessionJim demonstrates melodic improvisation in the stride style on a popular song by Fats Waller.

Jim Hession/ What Is Swing?/Stride Shopping List Lect12 Pt5

  • Length: 5:1
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  • Author: jazznbear

Tags: Around  Fats  Hession  jazz  Jim  lecture12  Part5  piano  Rhythm  Spreadin'  stride  Waller 

http://www.artistopia.com/hessionsessionJim discusses the elusive concept of swing. He uses the example of Fats Waller's piano solo on "Spreadin' Rhythm Around", by Jimmy McHugh and Ted Koehler from the movie, The King of Burlesque. Jim has a vid of his take of "Spreadin' Rhythm Around" on YouTube.

Jim Hession/ Improvisation/Stride Shopping List/Lec.12 Pt4/

  • Length: 6:36
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  • Author: jazznbear

Tags: Hession  JAZZ  Jim  lecture12  Part4  piano  STRIDE 

http://www.artistopia.com/hessionsessionJim discusses melodic improvisation with the right hand supported by full rhythm, against stop time chords and the left hand providing melody against stop time chords in the right.

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Louisiana Fairy Tale

  • Length: 3:33
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  • Author: Victrolaman1

Tags: 1930s  Fairy  Fats  jazz  Louisiana  Tale  Waller 

Louisiana Fairy Tale played by Thomas Fats Waller.Recorded on March 6-1935.

Joe Turner Blues

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  • Author: Deaglet

Tags: blues  James  jazz  joe  Johnson  P.  piano  Price  ragtime  roll  stride  turner 

A piano roll of the great stride piano master James P. Johnson. This is one of my favorite pieces played by him. Enjoy it!

Junk Man Rag (1914) played by the composer

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  • Author: Keeper1st

Tags: 1914  junkman  luckey  luckeyeth  luckeyth  lucky  luckyth  piano  ragtime 

As a response to my last video of the very interesting -- and almost unrecognizable -- arrangement of this tune played by the Sullivans and Robyn Drivon, I thought I'd present the "real" Junk Man Rag for comparison.It doesn't get any more real than from Luckey Roberts himself. However, because...