Listen "“King Porter Stomp,” 1924, composed around 1906"
Episode Synopsis
Jelly Roll Morton performs “King Porter Stomp” (1924) with Joe “King” Oliver on trumpet, composed around 1906.
In the early 1910s, popular dances from the Americas arrived in Paris. Cafés and ballrooms cultivated an electric atmosphere, where paired bodies moved with the rhythms and improvisations of African American ragtime and early jazz.
In the early 1910s, popular dances from the Americas arrived in Paris. Cafés and ballrooms cultivated an electric atmosphere, where paired bodies moved with the rhythms and improvisations of African American ragtime and early jazz.
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