Jim Hession / Jitterbug Waltz by Fats Waller / stride

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At The Word Of Mouth Studios in New Orleans, Jim has been encouraged by the warm ambience to sit down and spontaneously play piano solos having no idea what he might do with them. This "one take wonder" showcases Waller's unique Jitterbug Waltz. This piano piece is unmatched in its uniqueness. The "jitterbug" was a popular 4/4 swing dance of the 1930's. Waller's inimitable sense of musical irony combined the term with the structure and feel of an expressive, sometimes lilting piano waltz.

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• STRIDE
• Jim
• Hession
• jazz
• waltz
• solo
• piano
• Waller
• stride
• New
• Orleans

[idasynco]

VERY nice cascading effect about 1/2 way thru, and I LOVED the ending.

[jazznbear]

Merry Christmas and many thanks for your kind support.

J&M

[bigstriderman]

Nice fingerwork Mr. Hession.

[jazznbear]

Thank you!

[Lovable1601]

That was AMAZING *CLAPSSSSSSSSS

[bbrannddX]

This is a wonderful arrangement for solo piano, very much like I would like to play it, even though my favorite version is by Earl Hines with a trio, but neither he nor Fats himself put in that 'b' section that I know of. Tell me, did you invent it, or is that Fats' own idea? This piece definitely begs for a second theme, and you execute it wonderfully. Your left hand ideas deserve lots of praise also. You are truly the Liszt of ragtime piano!

[fargenta]

Hession will always be the man.

[mahoutsukaitai]

it sounded a little bit classical

[coutchie]

Great Music

[SJEFRH]

NICE!!!

[MerlynSchutterle]

I thought of all the hours of practice it took to play that well. What a great way to spend some of your life.

[STILLAVRIL1]

I laughed out loud half way through.

That is outrageous playing.

Thank you very much.