stride piano

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stride piano

noun

Definition of STRIDE PIANO

: a style of jazz piano playing in which the right hand plays the melody while the left hand alternates between a single note and a chord played an octave or more higher

Origin of STRIDE PIANO

from stride bass left hand part consisting of large skips
First Known Use: 1952

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