Black Bottom Stomp tells the compelling stories of the lives and times of nine seminal figures in American music history, including Scott Joplin, Louis Armstrong, and Jelly Roll Morton.
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Music historians often see ragtime and jazz as separate entities, with ragtime often getting brushed off as the quaint predecessor to the more sophisticated jazz. Jasen and Jones call for a more sophisticated, nuanced understanding of the relationship between the two popular music styles, examining the lives of eight stars of these genres, and noting that during their long careers, they often strode atop both. The authors attack the idea of a rigid divide between the two styles; although ragtime is viewed as a rigid, composed form, it arose from the crucible of informal jam sessions and other improvisatory settings. Jazz, they note, simply took ragtime's improvisation to another level. Aside from being shrewd entertainers, all eight profiled here were always mindful of public taste, all largely self-taught, and all technical masters of their instruments. Moreover, all had long careers joining two centuries, defying the myth that tragic musical geniuses die before their time. An interesting, concise history of a musical genre unfortunately often consigned to footnotes. Ted Leventhal
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all the profiles are informative, well written, and filled with insights into their music, personalities, and social backgrounds . . . An excellent introductory resource on the subject, this book will be useful to undergraduates and general readers.
–C.M. Weisenberg, UCLA, Choice, May 2002
–C.M. Weisenberg, UCLA, Choice, May 2002
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An inviting, revealing account jazz fans will appreciate,
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This review is from: Black Bottom Stomp: Eight Masters of Ragtime and Early Jazz (Paperback)
Eight major figures in jazz and ragtime American music from Scott Joplin, Louis Armstrong and Jelly Roll Morton to James P. Johnson are selected for feature in David Jasen and Gene Jones' Black Bottom Stomp. In using their lives and music as a starting point, the authors reveal how they shaped the direction of jazz music and the social and musical issues which challenged their successes. An inviting, revealing account jazz fans will appreciate.
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SCOTT JOPLIN WAS in the netherworld of itinerant black pianists of his day, but he was not of it. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
ragtime playing, stride pieces, classic ragtime, ragtime dance, piano rolls, stride piano, third strain, piano solos Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New Orleans, New York, Louis Armstrong, Fats Waller, Maple Leaf, King Oliver, Clarence Williams, Eubie Blake, All Stars, Luckey Roberts, Hot Five, Duke Ellington, Carolina Shout, Joe Glaser, Los Angeles, Scott Joplin, Wolverine Blues, Kid Ory, Creole Jazz Band, King Porter, Willie Smith, Cotton Club, Eulalie Echo, Library of Congress, Red Hot Peppers New!
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SCOTT JOPLIN WAS in the netherworld of itinerant black pianists of his day, but he was not of it. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
ragtime playing, stride pieces, classic ragtime, ragtime dance, piano rolls, stride piano, third strain, piano solos Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New Orleans, New York, Louis Armstrong, Fats Waller, Maple Leaf, King Oliver, Clarence Williams, Eubie Blake, All Stars, Luckey Roberts, Hot Five, Duke Ellington, Carolina Shout, Joe Glaser, Los Angeles, Scott Joplin, Wolverine Blues, Kid Ory, Creole Jazz Band, King Porter, Willie Smith, Cotton Club, Eulalie Echo, Library of Congress, Red Hot Peppers New!
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- Maple Leaf Rag by Sott Joplin on 8 pages
- Swing That Music by Louis Armstrong on page 213, and Back Matter
- Duke Ellington by G. W. Lambert on page 88, and page 92
- Jack Teagarden: The Story Of A Jazz Maverick (Da Capo Paperback) by Jay Smith on page 80, and page 87
- Duke Ellington: A Listener's Guide (Studies in Jazz) by Eddie Lambert on page 88, and page 92
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- The Life and Times of Scott Joplin (Masters of Music) by John Bankston in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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