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A Short Lecture and Demonstration on the Evolution of Ragtime as Presented by Jelly Roll Morton (2016)
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A Short Lecture and Demonstration on the Evolution of Ragtime as Presented by Jelly Roll Morton (2016)

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Director: Shirley Clarke

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Overview

An astonishing Holy Grail-like glimpse of choreographer/dancer Anna Sokolow's famed 'A Short Lecture and Demonstration on the Evolution of Ragtime as Presented by Jelly Roll Morton' (1952), from Shirley Clarke's 'Home Movies #20'.

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