Stride is a pioneering jazz piano style. The distinctive technique was originated in Harlem during World War I by Luckey Roberts and James P. Johnson. It was partially influenced by ragtime but as a jazz piano idiom, features improvisation, blue notes, and swing rhythms which its predecessor did not. The practitioners of this style practiced a very full jazz piano style that made use of classical devices. They sometimes engaged in cutting contests to show off their skill.^[1] For other uses, see Harlem (disambiguation). ... “The Great War ” redirects here. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... James Price Johnson (February 1, 1894 - November 17, 1955) was a pianist and composer. ... Look up ragtime in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Improvisation is the practice of acting and reacting, of making and creating, in the moment and in response to the stimulus of ones immediate environment. ... In jazz and blues notes added to the major scale for expressive quality, loosely defined by musicians to be an alteration to a scale or chord that makes it sound like the blues. ... It has been suggested that Swung note be merged into this article or section. ... Cutting contests were a form of musical battles between the various stride pianoplayers of Harlem in the early 1920s. ...

The pianist's left hand may play a four-beat pulse with a bass note or tenth interval on the first and third beats, and a chord on the second and fourth beats, or an interrupted bass with three single notes and then a chord while the right hand plays melodies, riffs and often contrapuntal lines. The name "stride" comes from the left-hand movement "striding" up and down the keyboard. Pedal technique further varies the left hand sound. Stride is one of the most difficult styles of jazz piano playing, takes years to master, and is often confused with other jazz piano where the left hand alternates. One does not play "some" stride, but plays a full several minute piece in the idiom, with many variations along the melodic line. Understanding of multiple tension and release is a must. Typical fingering for a second inversion C major chord on a guitar. ...

Noted stride players include:

• Count Basie
• Eubie Blake
• Ray Charles
• Neville Dickie
• Dorothy Donegan
• Duke Ellington
• Jools Holland
• Dick Hyman
• James P. Johnson
• Pete Johnson
• Michael Kaeshammer
• Donald Lambert
• Mike Lipskin
• Ross MacLachlan
• Thelonious Monk
• Ross Petot
• Luckey Roberts
• Marcus Roberts
• Bobby Short
• Willie "The Lion" Smith
• Ralph Sutton
• Art Tatum
• Fats Waller
• Dick Wellstood
• Bram Wijnands
• Mary Lou Williams

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References

1. ^ Ken Burns (director). (2001). "The Gift" (part 2 of Jazz) [Documentary]. PBS.

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