Lona Rita

Jo Duval & His Orchestra, Lona Rita – Charleston (Remastered) (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 42:07 minutes | 367 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © JPK Musik

The Charleston” is a jazz composition that was written to accompany the Charleston dance. It was composed in 1923, with lyrics by Cecil Mack and music by James P. Johnson, who first introduced the stride piano method of playing. The song was featured in the American black Broadway musical comedy show Runnin’ Wild, which had its premiere at the New Colonial Theatre in New York on October 29, 1923. The music of the dockworkers from South Carolina inspired Johnson to compose the music.
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