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Lecture1
What is ragtime?
What is stride piano?
This is a quick look at ragtime and stride and where they are similar and where they differ.
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The "Sound of Music" touched the hearts of 1960's moviegoers. Coming in a close second to Julie Andrews movie vocal was the classic jazz rendition by John Coltrane. Although heard all year long, it has become a popular Christmas standard. Jim plays a spontaneous jazz waltz rendition here.
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The Memphis Blues was written in 1912 as "Mr.Crump" for a candidate running for mayor of Memphis. By 1913 it was republished under the name of the "Memphis Blues". It was the first huge hit for Handy. In this cut Jim incorporates many early versions of this blues, including those by Jack Teagarden, Louis Armstrong and Kenny Ball.
Little Drummer Boy, a favorite of the Christmas season, is heard here performed by Jim Hession-piano; Joe Lastie-drums and featuring one of the finest bassists in New Orleans, Steve Braun.
