[Dixielandjazz] Stomp musical definition

[Stephen G Barbone]

On Apr 3, 2008, at 3:00 PM, dixielandjazz-request at ml.islandnet.com  
wrote:

> Tom Loeb Trumpetom at aol.com wrote
>
> In a message dated 4/3/2008 10:32:02 AM Pacific Daylight Time, berl at sti.net
> writes:
>
> When you  see Stomp in a song what does mean.
>
> Sugar foot stomp
> Stevedore  stomp
> New Orleans stomp
>
>
> (Tom replied)  I asked John Gill, from Turk Murphy's band, about it  
> one time. He said  it
> was a dance style.


Online dictionaries define stomp as:

1. A dance involving a rhythmical heavy step.
2. A lively jazz tune with a strong beat.

And other sources indicate that stomp originally described a dance  
performed by Southeastern American Indians. And that slaves prior to  
1865 performed boot dances called stomping.

Cheers,
Steve Barbone
www.myspace.com/barbonestreetjazzband