In today's post we meet Mr. James P. Johnson, the man who invented Stride style piano playing thus creating the evolutionary link that allowed Ragtime to evolve into what Jazz eventually became. His story is an important one.

Takin’ It All In Stride: The Story of Jazz for Beginners Like Me: Chapter #7: Carolina Shout by James P. Johnson https://tommacinneswriter.com/2024/05/16/takin-it-all-in-stride-the-story-of-jazz-for-beginners-like-me-chapter-7-carolina-shout-by-james-p-johnson/ ##CarolinaShout, ##JamesPJohnson, ##Jazz, ##Piano, ##Ragtime, ##StrideStyle, ##TheStoryOfJazzForBeginnersLikeMe, ##WillieTheLionSmith

Everyone thinks of James P. Johnson as a hard-driving #boogiewoogie player, but this is a lovely ballad delicately performed:
https://youtu.be/Ol3uyKPYSKo?si=3fIOILxN7RMLT4QD

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