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Lecture6 Part 1 Interrupted Bass Lines
Jim talks about the evolution of interrupted bass lines from Eubie Blake to James P. Johnson. You can find Jim's piano solo of "Troublesome Ivories" on YouTube.
wow-mr. blake was at your house? Incredible!
IntelInside2020 3 years ago
Incredible? Yes! Martha and I were just out of college when our new friends Eubie and Marion Blake would stay at our house in both Calif. and Florida for extended periods. We also did concerts, radio shows and other public appearances with Eubie for almost 15 years. We spent many treasured hours at the piano talking music and American musical history. We recorded two albums on Eubie's label and were preparing a PBS special with Eubie in 1982 when he became too ill to perform.....
jazznbear 3 years ago
Is it possible to have impressionistic stride piano?
CBasie2856 3 years ago
Please define your adjective...... in classical music "impressionism" utilized the absence of a tonal center, achieved by extensive (but not exclusive) use of whole tones. My first thought is that a stride piano piece based on whole tones would fall into the category of "novelty" piano. What do you think, viewers?
jazznbear 3 years ago