Various Artists - Saga Jazz: Stride Piano (James P. Johnson, Fats Waller, Willie The Lion Smith) (2003)

Vibrating, sometimes even stifling, and hard-headed to the point of burning its own wings, this piano jazz style was in the image of the neighbourhood where it was born: Harlem. Here, from the Roaring Twenties to the Fifties, are some of the most beautiful moments worthy of an anthology. Whether they were one-day adepts or long-haul “striders”, these ivory-fanatics definitely had the knack of grabbing us by the throat.

Tracklist:
1-1. James P. Johnson - Carolina Shout (02:38)
1-2. James P. Johnson - Jingles (03:27)
1-3. Luckey Roberts - Ripples Of The Nile (02:55)
1-4. Willie Smith - Rippling Waters (02:54)
1-5. Fats Waller - Handful Of Keys (02:53)
1-6. Fats Waller - I've Got A Feeling I'm Falling/My Fate Is In Your Hands/Ain't Misbehavin' (06:34)
1-7. Fats Waller - Anitra's Dance (02:45)
1-8. Cliff Jackson - Limehouse Blues (02:49)
1-9. Pat Flowers - Honeysuckle Rose (03:05)
1-10. Hank Duncan - Oh Lady Be Good (02:01)
1-11. Don Frye - The Man In The Moon (03:24)
1-12. Joe Turner - The Ladder (02:20)
1-13. Don Ewell - Parlor Social (02:54)
1-14. Ralph Sutton - Bee's Knees (03:06)
1-15. Art Tatum - I Wish I Were Twins (02:16)
1-16. Count Basie - I Ain't Got Nobody (03:53)
1-17. Mary Lou Williams - Night Life (03:02)
1-18. Joe Sullivan - Little Rock Getaway (02:39)
1-19. Duke Ellington - Swing Session (02:00)
1-20. Johnny Guarnieri - Exactly Like You (02:59)
1-21. Mel Powell - Hommage A Fats Waller (02:35)
1-22. Nat Jaffe - Zonky (02:31)
1-23. Erroll Garner - Play Piano Play (03:18)
1-24. Eubie Blake - Sounds Of Africa (03:08)