Jazz & Ragtime — Public-domain era
Early Jazz · 1923

King Porter Stomp

J. R. Morton

Key
Ab
Time
2/4
Tempo
♩=96
AO focus
AO3

Incipit

Form

Standard New Orleans stomp. Multi-strain. Played by every swing band of the 1930s.

Teaching points

  • Multi-strain stomp
  • Bridge from ragtime to swing
  • AO3: jazz prehistory
Full score ↓Public domain

1923 first ed, PD via 95-year rule.

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