stop-time

A rhythmic device in which the accompanying instruments play a few notes of the rhythm with especially sharp accents, exaggerating the rhythm which, despite its name, does not stop. The "Charleston" rhythm is the most famous of stop-time figures.

Black Bottom Stomp (1926) - Jelly Roll Morton & His Red Hot Peppers

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