Harlem stride piano pdf

Count basie nicknamed her stride, acknowledging the command with which she plays this technically and physically demanding jazz piano style. The harlem stride style, or stride, is another way to play the piano. The development of new orleans and stride piano styles pdf. Johnson, the father of stride piano, the composer of the charleston and the carolina shout and one of the founders of modern jazz piano lies, shockingly, in an unmarked grave in maspeth, queens, mt. I use the run at the end of tunes but you may also incorporate it in to normal improvisation. Twentysix classic solos by the greatest jazz pianists of the swing era. Brown and listened to piano rolls by the great stride pianists james p. Harlem stride piano developed out of the ragtime piano styles of new york city and the east coast, also known as eastern ragtime. Harlemjazz harlem stride piano appeared towards the end of 1910s when jazz was expanding in harlem. Stride piano bridged the gap from ragtime to jazz piano. Sometimes described as an oompah style of playing, stride piano requires that the. He immersed himself in the musical life of the city. Harlem stride piano appeared towards the end of 1910s when jazz was expanding in harlem.

According to the folio harlem stride piano solos, johnson composed it based on a number of country and square dances while working at the jungles casino around 19. Revolving around the four most significant harlem stride pianist. Bottomend jazz born out of harlem in the 1920s, stride pianists took the basic lefthand oompah rhythm of ragtime, but played it with more swing and complexity, while the right. Often faster and more complex than ragtime, stride piano can also be seen as one of the most popular early forms of jazz, developing its style later on to include improvisation, blue notes, and more advanced swing rhythms. Print and download in pdf or midi break my stride matthew wilder. Richer than ragtime before, stride piano offered more freedom with sounds, more flexibility in the game and came mainly under improvisation.

A stride player played with his left hand continuously to keep the beat. The name is only cursory because stride is a musical language using many devices, riffs, harmonics and mixed meters such as 34 time against 44, and 68. The left hand characteristically plays a fourbeat pulse with a single bass note, octave, major seventh or major tenth interval on the first and third beats, and a chord on the. Credit allows you to download with unlimited speed. Stride piano stormed onto the new york jazz scene of the 1920s and 30s, growing from its ragtime and blues roots into what many consider to be the fullest, most. The style continued the ragtime tradition of a marchlike left hand seesawing between a single bass note at the bottom of the keyboard, and. In stride piano, the initial theme is played and the right hand continues with. There is little doubt from the work of the members of the harlem or stride. Check out the videos after the lesson for a brief video history of stride piano. Harlem stride piano, stride piano, commonly abbreviated to stride, is a jazz piano style that was.

Stride piano aka harlem stride refers to a style in which the pianists left hand alternates low single note or octave booms with midrange chord chicks under. Harlem stride is a solo piano style that uses percussive, left hand figures, to create a complex, swinging four beat pulse by striding up and down the keyboard alternating low bass notes with midrange chords while the right hand plays melodies and melodic embellishments. James johnson of new brunswick was among the first of these jazzmen. It is a selfsufficient style of game because it fills all the sound space and it is also very visual. Richer than ragtime before, stride piano offered more. In this hour well stick with new york, but focus in on the piano music of harlem stride. Riccardo scivales, one of the foremost authorithies on traditional jazz piano playing we know has recently completed a new book just now going to press, jazz piano. What years were given in the reading for the beginnings of the stride. A documentary about the harlem stride genre with willie the lion smith and his drummer.

Judy carmichael stride pianist, jazz piano, vocalist. Johnson didnt invent stride piano, but he extended it by mixing up the predictable boomchick. Oscar peterson the jazz soul of oscar peterson 2015 24192 hd flac. Duke moved to new york, where he joined the cultural revolution known as the harlem renaissance.

With pianists elew, marc cary, ethan iverson, chihiro yamanaka, aaron diehl, chris pattishall, and terry waldo. Both players were heavily influenced by harlem stride piano of the 1920s and 30s. The transcriptions contain a good representation of the harlem stride style of the 20s and 30s, and they are exact transcriptions of the original recordings. The harlem stride style the harlem renaissance and jazz. In 1924, he ventured to new york city, where he picked up work backing blues and novelty singers on vaudeville tours across the midwest. Fats waller stride piano transcriptions blueblackjazz. Grammy nominated pianistvocalist judy carmichael is one of the worlds leading interpreters of stride piano and swing.

Harlem stride piano solosf0693 by riccardo scivales and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Johnson, james p harlem stride piano 19211929 amazon. Harlem stride pianists james p johnson the father willie the lion smith fats. It is inaptly so called as the left hand tends to stride or alternate between the low section of the piano and chords around the middle of the keyboard. Also included is a brief overview of the history of stride piano and biographies of most of the important figures in the genre. Stride aka stride piano, harlem stride, harlem stride. Many of the famous harlem stride piano players performed in newark. Harlem stride piano, which developed in the 1920s and 30s, is an orchestral style of twohanded piano playing that not only swings, but is. Stride piano aka harlem stride refers to a style in which the pianists left hand alternates low single note or octave booms with midrange chord chicks under syncopated righthand melodies. Legally blind influenced by fats waller, and took stride piano to another level. While it may not have been as developed as is heard by his recording in 1939, the mule walk was certainly a prototype of stride piano, which had yet to develop. Break my stride sheet music for piano, flute, clarinet. Harlem stride piano solos free ebook download as pdf file. Harlem stride is a piano style first made popular by james p.

An informal teacher of fats waller and duke ellington, johnson was an absolute master of the stride. Harlem stride piano solos pfo693 riccardo scivales on. In 1658, peter stuyvesant, who was then governor of this former dutch colony, baptized it new harlem. The left hand in stride gives the piano its own full rhythm section, often a necessity before jazz bass proliferated. Born in toledo, ohio and considered as one of the best stride pianists.

His innovations in the harlem stride style laid the groundwork for modern jazz piano. It is special and separate from other formative jazz piano styles, being the most classicalpianistic of jazz styles and drawing on the rich. Stride piano is very common in early jazz, blues and ragtime, and is a useful tool for promoting hand independence because in order to play it correctly you must play very precisely. Learn to play stride piano part 1 of 2 cocktail piano. Pdf download stride swing piano hal leonard keyboard style series pdf online. Thomas wright fats waller may 21, 1904 december 15, 1943 was an american jazz pianist, organist, composer, violinist, singer, and comedic entertainer. Harlem stride piano, stride piano, commonly abbreviated to stride, is a jazz piano style that was developed in the large cities of the east coast of the united states, mainly new york city, during the 1920s and 1930s. Stride piano is a popular style of piano playing in which the left hand acts as a complete rhythm section. He also explored the harlem stride piano scene, where piano and organ virtuoso thomas fats waller became a mentor of his. Download harlem stride piano solos pfo693 pdf online. Harlem stride piano medley max keenlyside, pianist. Playing was characterized by quick left hand, and amazing double time right hand, and his ability to remix any song into his own style.

Harlem stride pianists page 2 artists organissimo forums. Harlem is one of the neighbourhoods in new york located just north of central park. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Oh, the profuse world of stride jazz piano, flourishing during the rich era of hot. It is a selfsufficient style of game because it fills all the sound space and it. Seminole could play with his left hand all that basie could play with his right hand. Stride is a style of early piano music that evolved from ragtime. Scribd is the worlds largest social reading and publishing site. James p johnson in the last hour, we listened to several of the bands associated with new york, with an emphasis on the new large ensemble form, the jazz orchestra. A selection of tunes by the fathers of the harlem stride piano. Master of harlem stride piano fats waller transcriptions for piano. Free sheet music for piano, flute, recorder, clarinet, alto saxophone, trumpet, tuba, bass, percussion. Johnson the mule walk columbia, 1939 harlem stride piano youtube stride piano exercises, jazz piano tutorial duration.