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Harlem Stride Pianists

Duration:
1 hour
First broadcast:
Sunday 30 September 2012

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, GS salutes the giants of stride.

Music Played

14 items
Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes
  • Image for Jelly Roll Morton

    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 the Lion Smith Passionette

    Composer: Smith Performers: Willie the Lion Smith, p; O’Neill Spencer, d. 1939

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

  • Image for George Gershwin

    George Gershwin Scandal Walk

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

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

  • Image for Fats Waller

    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

  • Image for Art Tatum

    Art Tatum Tiger Rag

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

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

  • Image for Donald Lambert

    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

  • Image for Count Basie

    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

  • Image for Thelonious Monk

    Thelonious Monk I Hadn’t Anyone Till You

    Composer: Monk Performers: Thelonious Monk, p. 1964

    Solo Monk, CBS, 62549. S2/1

  • Image for Rahsaan Roland Kirk

    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

  • Image for Jason Moran

    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

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