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Artist: Johansson, Lasse
Title: King Porter Stomp
Format: CD
Label: STEFAN GROSSMAN'S GUITAR WORKSHOP
Catalog Number:152
Barcode:725543175229 itemnumber=1000113884
Price: $17.98  (All prices include domestic shipping.)
Genre: JAZZ
Release Date: 6/18/2013
Availability: Not Currently In Stock
Additional Musical Category Notes:
Guitar Instrumental, Educational 


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This collection pays tribute to Morton the composer, giving his melodies full respect rather than turning them into improvisational vehicles. The result is a fine exposition of the musical possibilities of solo fingerstyle guitar playing and a worthy tribute to Jelly Roll Morton, one of the greatest musicians of the twentieth century. The thirteen solos presented in this collection cover a wide range of Mr. Jelly Lord's music, chronologically and stylistically. They were arranged by the Swedish guitarist, Lasse Johansson. Lasse displays ample proof of the viability of the transposing Morton's ideas to the guitar. Pieces like King Porter Stomp and Grandpa's Spells are good examples of Morton's expansion of the ragtime approach. Chicago Breakdown and especially Wild Man Blues were made famous by Louis Armstrong. And Dixie Knows has a folk quality, the first section evoking Alabama Bound. This is an enhanced CD and ALL the tunes have been transcribed in tab/music in the 72 page PDF booklet that is on the CD.

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