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Born out of Harlem in the 1920s, stride pianists took the basic left-hand "oompah" rhythm of ragtime, but played it with more swing and complexity, while the right hand played the melody and the ever-increasing improvisations upon it. Read and hear a five-song introduction to a style that travels great distances up and down the keyboard.

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Thomas Wright "Fats" Waller was a singer, violinist, composer, organist, and pianist who also moonlighted as a comedic entertainer. Waller has over 400 songs copyrighted to his name, the majority of which were results of collaborations with Andy Razaf, a close friend. He is also heralded as the initiator of modern jazz

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