early stride (1921)

Like Maple Leaf Rag as performed by Jelly Roll Morton, Carolina Shout is performed in ragtime style with many liberties taken. Johnson was a clever improviser. Notice how he turns the boom-chuck around (chuck-boom), creating a very interesting texture. Carolina Shout is a rag that is based on a three-theme rag with the same name. The three themes support Johnsons motivic improvisations. The complexity of the interaction between the two hands is typical of stride and will be intensified by later performers. 
