Stomp

This article explains the American dance and musical rhythm; for the percussion and performance group of the same name, see Stomp (volume)

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With Stomp (Engl. "Stamp" for foot stamping) initially be stomping dances of Native Americans (eg z. Cherokee and Muskogean ) referred, but also an African-American dance that was popular after 1923, as well as used in this dance jazz rhythm in faster pace.

This stomp rhythm with its strongly marked beat is common in oldtime jazz . In particular , he played an important role in the development of Kansas City Jazz . The word creation goes back to the jazz pianist Jelly Roll Morton , who recorded his own composition and later jazz standard King Porter Stomp in July 1923 . Since then, the term stomp has found its way into musical language.