Stride! : Fats, Jimmy, Lion, Lamb, and all the other ticklers / John L. Fell and Terkild Vinding.

Author/creator Fell, John L., 1927-
Other author Vinding, Terkild.
Other author Rutgers University. Institute of Jazz Studies.
Format Book
Publication InfoLanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press ; [New Brunswick, N.J.] : Institute of Jazz Studies Rutgers, State University of New Jersey, 1999.
Descriptionxvi, 237 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Pianists--Biography.
Jazz musicians--Biography.
Piano music (Jazz)--History and criticism.

SeriesStudies in jazz ; no. 31
Studies in jazz ; no. 31. ^A141750
Contents Dancing into jazz -- Before stride -- Raggin' the scale -- The birthing -- Shoutin' in the amen corner -- Stride right -- Buffet flat -- Ticklers: ragtime and popular song -- Eubie Blake (1883-1983) -- Luckey Roberts (1887-1968) -- James P. Johnson (1894-1955) -- Bluin' the rags -- Hank Duncan (1894-1968) -- Willie "the Lion" Smith (1897-1963) -- Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (1899-1974) -- Cliff Jackson (1902-1970) -- Earl Kenneth "Father" Hines (1905-1983) -- Donald "the Lamb" Lambert (1904-1962) -- Thomas "Fats" Waller (1904-1943) -- William "Count" Basie (1904-1984) -- Joe Sullivan (1906-1971) -- Joe Turner (1907-1990) -- Art Tatum (1910-1956) -- Johnny Guarnieri (1917-1985) -- Perfunctory stride -- Ralph Sutton (1922-) -- Dick Hyman (1927-) -- Dick Wellstood (1927-1987) -- Appendix 1. Clubs, theaters, and ballrooms -- Appendix 2. The compositions of Luckey Roberts -- Appendix 3. The compositions of Willie "the Lion" Smith -- Appendix 4. Facsimile of Earl Hines's funeral and memorial service program -- Appendix 5. The compositions of Fats Waller.
Abstract This book traces the stride piano style from its roots in minstrel shows and ragtime, through the contributions of itinerant entertainers, to its joyful birth in Harlem, where it became known as Harlem Piano. With its speakeasies, nightclubs, and rent parties, Harlem provided a setting in which hot-blooded stride could blossom. The development of stride spans a period from World War I to the depression years, and younger players maintain its traditions today. It is a musical style marked by friendly rivalry and shared pleasures. This book provides a carefully documented, accurate, yet colorful account of that world and the players at the origin of stride piano.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 223-232) and index.
LCCN 98030579
ISBN0810835630 (acid-free paper)

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