First Known Use: 1952
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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
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Origin of STRIDE PIANO
from stride bass left hand part consisting of large skips
Rhymes with STRIDE PIANO
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