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The tracks by Scott Joplin include his most famous work, "Maple Leaf Rag," and in their subtle shifts and overall architecture, they demonstrate Joplin's affinity with European classical forms. Eubie Blake's ragtime pieces are more animated, including by far the earliest roll here, "Charleston Rag," recorded in 1899, when Blake was just 16. There's even more startling contrast between Joplin's careful formalism and the virtuosic exuberance of James P. Johnson, heard here in a joyous performance of "Steeplechase Rag" and a "Twilight Rag" that makes striking use of dissonance. Waller, Johnson's greatest pupil, plays with such larger-than-life vitality and rhythmic ease that his rolls of "New Kind of Man," "Nobody But My Baby," and "Got to Cool My Doggies Now" seem to cross the line into direct recordings of his performances. Alone among these artists, New Orleans jazz pioneer Morton exploits the extended playing time of the piano roll to press his "Shreveport Stomp" toward the five-minute mark. The final tracks come from Jimmy Blythe, a brilliant if obscure Chicago pianist who worked in both blues and jazz. "Mr. Freddie Blues" is pure, heartfelt blues playing, with little suggestion of ragtime, while "Regal Stomp," a duet by Blythe and Charles Clark, is an inspired demonstration of how much data a piano roll could manage. --Stuart Broomer
| ARTIST: | Jelly Roll Morton, Thomas "Fats" Waller, Scott Joplin |
| CATEGORY: | Music |
| MANUFACTURER: | Biograph |
| TYPE: | 20's, 30's, Boogie-Woogie, Classic Jazz, Jazz, Jazz Music, Pop, Ragtime, Ragtime Collections, Stride |
| MEDIA: | Audio CD |
| TRACKS: | Shreveport Stomp - Jelly Roll Morton, Sweet Man - Jelly Roll Morton, Tom Cat Blues - Jelly Roll Morton, A New Kind Of Man With A New Kind Of Love For Me - Thomas 'Fats' Waller, Nobody But My Baby - Thomas 'Fats' Waller, Got To Cool My Doggies Now - Thomas 'Fats' Waller, Maple Leaf Rag - Scott Joplin, Weeping Willow Rag - Scott Joplin, Something Doing - Scott Joplin, Steeplechase Rag - James P. Johnson, Twilight Rag - James P. Johnson, Charleston Rag - Eubie Blake, It's Right Here For You - Eubie Blake, Fare Thee Honey Blues - Eubie Blake, Mr. Freddie Blues - Jimmy Blythe, Regal Stomp - Jimmy Blythe/Charles Clark |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 092631030020 |
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Enjoying a Necessary Evil Before the advent of electric recording in the 1920s, the one musical instrument that it was almost impossible to record was the piano. This meant that during the heyday of ragtime piano, most ragtime composers concentrated on sheet music and most performers concentrated on touring. The closest thing we have to a record of what ragtime originally sounded like are piano rolls like these, most of them recorded in the late 1910s and ealry 1920s, just as piano rolls were building to their peak at the end of the pre-electric era. Oddly enough, because these are rolls rather than acoustic recordings, they are subject to a sort of monkeying that you just couldn't do with a record back then. They were adjusted for pacing and "rough" phrasing was made smoother as the roll was copied to the model from which all subsequent recordings would come. Consequently, pianists of very different generations (e.g., Scott Joplin and James Johnson) sound too much alike on this recording, because the companies that issued their rolls were aiming at an aggregate "rag piano" style. Nevertheless, this is the closest you will get to hearing what ragtime originally sounded like. As you listen, you will understand why Joplin in particular saw close connections between his compositions and those of more "classical" composers. You will also understand why he told people again and again: "You must never play ragtime fast."