shreveport stomp [piano solo]

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This piece was written around 1924 by Jelly roll Morton. He recorded it as a piano solo for Gennet that same year and later again in 1928 with his famous piano trio , which consisted of Omer Simeon on clarinet and Tommy Benford on drums. This is almost stride but nevertheless remains just inside the ragtime boundary line.

I got this version from an old sheet music copy from the twenties and it was recorded on Christmas eve 2008.

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Uploaded: Dec 31, 2008 - 07:58:39 AM
Last Updated: Dec 31, 2008 - 07:58:39 AM Last Played: Oct 16, 2009 - 09:44:13 AM

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Feter	Feter said 329 days ago (December 31st, 2008)
	shreveport stomp WOW ...what a great piano playin ....man ...my jaw dropped dooown !!! great music ...thnx so very much for sharin such gem !!!! Check out my latest song called A Night With Feter feat'(Roxylee sloparts crissew johnwhitehead and Yamin AL Yamani )

woofer3	woofer3 said 329 days ago (December 31st, 2008)
	Feter Thank you, much appreciated. John. Check out my latest song called coalhouse blues

lengold	lengold said 329 days ago (December 31st, 2008)
	You are just class. Cheers Len Check out my latest song called Dodgy Doughnut

woofer3	woofer3 said 329 days ago (December 31st, 2008)
	Lenny the Lion thank you for your kind comments, Best wishes, John Check out my latest song called coalhouse blues

richard13	richard13 said 329 days ago (December 31st, 2008)
	Just what the world needs... more happy music, especially by the ol' Jelly Roll ;-) This is way cool and great fun. Thanks for recording it (a pleasant way to spend Christmas Eve, I trust) and for posting. Cheers. Check out my latest song called Dancing on the Head of a Pin

woofer3	woofer3 said 329 days ago (December 31st, 2008)
	thank you Jelly made quite a few of these sort of things with hi trio. I'm glad you enjoyed it. John. Check out my latest song called coalhouse blues

magnatone	magnatone said 329 days ago (December 31st, 2008)
	Shreveport Stomp GOOD GRIEF - this is INCREDIBLE!! You have got SERIOUS piano chops - i think i'd have to practice this everyday for a year to come even remotely close to a performance of this quality! GREAT work - i love the genre, let's hear more of solo piano from you!! Check out my latest song called Symphonic Smackdown

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woofer3 said 329 days ago (December 31st, 2008)

Karen - hello
praise indeed coming from another pianist, especially one as good as you. Thank you, I was always aware of this sort of style long before I ever knew what it was, my mother used to play a kind of what I think is called butterfly stride which I always used to watch closely, so fast and light it always looked impossible to me when I was a kid.

Thanks again Karen.

John.

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Elevator_Funk	Elevator_Funk said 329 days ago (December 31st, 2008)
	So... ....do you have to wear a handlebar mustache and an arm garter to play this music? Or maybe a pocket watch and a fancy hat? Good stuff by the way. Check out my latest song called Post Nasal Drip

woofer3	woofer3 said 329 days ago (December 31st, 2008)
	you are right and I would definately describe this as comedy music and why not ? as Frank Zappa once said - Does humour belong in music. Thanks for listening, J. Check out my latest song called coalhouse blues

egobandit	egobandit said 329 days ago (December 31st, 2008)
	didnt know you had this in you and from sheet music just fantastic ! thanks a download fro sure! Check out my latest song called when its love

woofer3	woofer3 said 329 days ago (December 31st, 2008)
	thanks for listening the music I think must be from the 1920's as it's falling apart, it's not completely accurate but close enough. It's nearer the 1928 verion than the 1924 one. I'm glad you enjoyed it. John. Check out my latest song called coalhouse blues

Monkaton	Monkaton said 314 days ago (January 15th, 2009)
	Nobody Better John - Great playing, as always, but this really captures the spirit and flare of the time. You're the best. Check out my latest song called Darkness of the Night

woofer3	woofer3 said 311 days ago (January 18th, 2009)
	thanks for your comments Tim it's quite a difficult piece to play but there's so much life in it and the melody goes into places I know I'd have never thought of. Check out my latest song called coalhouse blues

Bass2x	Bass2x said 305 days ago (January 24th, 2009)
	Perfect! You the Jelly Roll man! Check out my latest song called Sometimes Its Worth It

woofer3	woofer3 said 301 days ago (January 28th, 2009)
	james ! yes - I am the Jelly Roll man - well maybe a Sweet Substitute for Doctor Jazz - Thanks for listening. John. Check out my latest song called coalhouse blues