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Harlem Stride Pianists

Geoffrey Smith surveys the great pianists of the Harlem Stride school.

Jazz piano doesn't come more exciting that the stride masters of Harlem. The likes of James P. Johnson, Fats Waller and Willie the Lion Smith set a standard for keyboard heroics that reached its peak in the breathtaking virtuosity of Art Tatum. Especially for Radio 3's piano season, Geoffrey Smith salutes the giants of stride.

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Sun 12 May 2019 00:00
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Music Played

  • Jelly Roll Morton

    Original Rags

    Composer: Scott Joplin, arr Morton Performers: Jelly Roll Morton, p. 14th December 1939

    • The Great Jazz Pianists.
    • Past Perfect.
    • PPCD 78 107. Tr.15.

  • Earl Hines

    Fifty-Seven Varieties

    Composer: Hines Performers: Earl Hines, p. 12th December 1928

    • The Great Jazz Pianists.
    • Past Perfect.
    • PPCD 78 107, Tr. 2.

  • James P. Johnson

    You've Got to Be Modernistic

    Composer: Johnson Performers: James P. Johnson, p. 21st January 1930

    • The Great Jazz Pianists.
    • Past Perfect.
    • PPCD 78 107. Tr. 21.

  • James P. Johnson

    Bleeding Hearted Blues

    Composer: Austin Performers: James P. Johnson, p. 25th July 1923

    • James P. Johnson 1921 - 1928.
    • Classics.
    • Classics 658 (1); Tr.10;.

  • Willie 鈥淭he Lion鈥� Smith

    Passionette

    Composer: Smith Performers: Willie the Lion Smith, p; O鈥橬eill Spencer, d. 1939

    • The Great Jazz Pianists.
    • Past Perfect.
    • PPCD 78 107. Tr.6.

  • George Gershwin

    Scandal Walk

    Composer: Gershwin & Jackson Performers: George Gershwin, p. August 1920

    • The Piano Rolls.
    • Elektra Nonesuch.
    • 7559-79287-2. Tr.11.

  • Fats Waller

    Carolina Shout

    Composer: James P. Johnson Performers: Fats Waller, p. 13th May 1941

    • The Great Jazz Pianists.
    • Past Perfect.
    • PPCD 78 107. Tr.1.

  • Art Tatum

    Tiger Rag

    Composer: LaRocca & Da Costa Performers: Art Tatum, p. 22nd February 1940

    • The Spirit of Ragtime.
    • ASV.
    • CDAJA 5256. Tr.19.

  • Donald Lambert

    Pilgrim's Chorus

    Composer: Wagner, arr. Lambert Performers: Donald Lambert, p. 30th January 1941

    • The Great Jazz Pianists.
    • Past Perfect.
    • PPCD 78 107. Tr.12.

  • Dick Hyman and Dick Wellstood

    Snowy Morning Blues

    Composer: James P. Johnson & Perry Bradford Performers: Dick Hyman, Dick Wellstood, p. 19th June 1986

    • Stridemonster!.
    • Sackville.
    • SKCD22064 (1); Tr. 9.

  • Count Basie

    The Kid From Red Bank

    Composer: Neil Hefti Performers: Count Basie, p. 21st & 22nd October 1957

    • Count Basie and His Orchestra.
    • Avid.
    • AMSC 948. D2, Tr.1.

  • Thelonious Monk

    I Hadn't Anyone Till You

    Composer: Monk Performers: Thelonious Monk, p. 1964

    • Solo Monk.
    • CBS.
    • 62549. S2/1.

  • Rahsaan Roland Kirk

    No Tonic Pres

    Composer: Kirk Performers: Roland Kirk, ts; Jaki Byard, p; Richard Davis, b; Elvin Jones, d. 13th January 1965

    • Rip, Rig and Panic.
    • Mercury.
    • LML 4015. S1/1.

  • Jason Moran

    You've Got to Be Modernistic

    Composer: James P. Johnson Performers: Jason Moran, p. 12th April 2002

    • Modernistic.
    • Bluenote.
    • 5398382 (1), T.1.

Harlem Stride Pianists

Title: 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 ORIGINAL RAGS

Artist: 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Jelly Roll Morton听听听听听听听听听听听听听

Composer: 听听听听听听听听 Scott Joplin, arr Morton

Album: 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听The Great Jazz Pianists

Label: 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Past Perfect PPCD 78 107.听听听听听听听听听听听

Performers: 听 听 听 听 Jelly Roll Morton (piano)

听

听

Title:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 FIFTY-SEVEN VARIETIES 听

Artist:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Earl Hines听听听听听听听听听听听

Composer: 听听听听听听听听 Hines

Album: 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听The Great Jazz Pianists

Label: 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Past Perfect PPCD 78 107听听听听听听听听听听听听听

Performers:听 听 听 听 听Earl Hines (piano)

听

听

Title: 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 YOU鈥橵E GOT TO BE MODERNISTIC听

Artist:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 James P. Johnson听听听听听听听听听听听

Composer:听 听 听 听 听 听Johnson

Album: 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 The Great Jazz Pianists

Label: 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Past Perfect听听听听听听 PPCD 78 107

Performers:听 听 听 听 听James P. Johnson (piano)

听

Title: 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 BLEEDING HEARTED BLUES听

Artist:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 James P. Johnson听听听听听听听听听听听

Composer:听 听 听 听 听 听Austin

Album: 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 James P. Johnson 1921 - 1928

Label: 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Classics Classics 658 (1)

Performers:听 听 听 听 听James P. Johnson (piano)

听

Title: 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 PASSIONETTE听

Artist: 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Willie the Lion Smith听听听听听听

Composer:听 听 听 听 听 听 Smith

Album: 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听The Great Jazz Pianists

Label: 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Past Perfect 听PPCD 78 107

Performers:听 听 听 听 听 Willie the Lion Smith (piano); 听O鈥橬eill Spencer (drums)

听

Title: 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 SCANDAL WALK听

Artist: 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 George Gershwin听听听听听听听听听听听

Composer:听 听 听 听 听 听 Gershwin and Jackson

Album:听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 The Piano Rolls

Label: 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Elektra Nonesuch听 7559-79287-2听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听

Performers:听 听 听 听 听 George Gershwin (piano)

听

Title: 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 CAROLINA SHOUT听

Artist: 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Fats Waller听听听听听听听听听

Composer:听 听 听 听 听 听 James P. Johnson

Album:听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 The Great Jazz Pianists

Label: 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Past Perfect PPCD 78 107

Performers:听 听 听 听 听 Fats Waller (piano)

听

Title: 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 TIGER RAG听听

Artist: 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Art Tatum听听听听听听听听听听听

Composer:听 听 听 听 听 听 LaRocca & Da Costa

Album:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 The Spirit of Ragtime

Label: 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 ASV CDAJA 5256听听听听听听听听听听听听听听

Performers:听 听 听 听 听 Art Tatum (piano)

听

Title: 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 PILGRIM鈥橲 CHORUS听

Artist: 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Donald Lambert听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听

Composer:听 听 听 听 听 听 Wagner, arr. Lambert

Album: 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听The Great Jazz Pianists

Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Past Perfect听 PPCD 78 107

Performers:听 听 听 听 听 Donald Lambert (piano)

听

Title: 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 SNOWY MORNING BLUES听听听

Artist: 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Dick Hyman and Dick Wellstood

Composer:听 听 听 听 听 听 James P. Johnson and Perry Bradford

Album: 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听Stridemonster!

Label: 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Sackville听 SKCD22064听听听听听听

Performers:听 听 听 听 听 Dick Hyman (piano); 听Dick Wellstood (piano)

听

Title: 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 THE KID FROM RED BANK听听听

Artist: 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Count Basie & band听 听 听 听听

Composer:听 听 听 听 听 听 Neil Hefti

Album: 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Count Basie and His Orchestra

Label: 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Avid听 AMSC 948

Performers:听 听 听 听 听Count Basie (piano)

听

Title: 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 I HADN鈥橳 ANYONE TILL YOU听听

Artist: 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Thelonious Monk听听听听听听听听听听听听

Composer:听 听 听 听 听 听 Monk

Album: 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Solo Monk

Label: 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 CBS 62549

Performers:听 听 听 听 听 Thelonious Monk (Piano)

听

Title: 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 NO TONIC PRES 听听

Artist: 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Roland Kirk听听听听听听听听

Composer:听 听 听 听 听 听 Kirk

Album: 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Rip, Rig and Panic

Label: 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Mercury LML 4015听听听听听听听听听听

Performers:听 听 听 听 听 Roland Kirk (tenor sax); Jaki Byard (piano); Richard Davis (bass); Elvin Jones (drums)

听

Title: 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 YOU鈥橵E GOT TO BE MODERNISTIC听

Artist: 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Jason Moran听听听听听

Composer:听 听 听 听 听 听 James P. Johnson听

Album: 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Modernistic

Label: 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Bluenote听 5398382

Performers:听 听 听 听 听 Jason Moran (piano)

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