Early Ragtime Piano
Various Artists
This compilation traces the genre's early days in the recording studio. It includes a reissue of the Victor Talking Machine Company's first piano ragtime disc in 1916, as well as several performances of English ragtime. These sides portray the piano in an era when recording technology struggled to capture the instrument's full range.
Track Listing
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101
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1915 Rag | Harry Austin Tierney | 2:36 | |
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102
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The Tramp Rag | Joe Batten | 2:56 | |
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103
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Delirious Rag | Harry Thomas | 2:55 | |
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104
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Breakin' the Piano | Billy James | 2:56 | |
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105
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Monkey Blues | Max Darewski | 2:26 | |
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106
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Fine Feathers | Willie Eckstein | 3:02 | |
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107
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Spring Feelin' | Donald Thorne | 2:33 | |
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108
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You've Got to Be Modernistic | James P. Johnson | 3:14 | |
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201
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Frog-I-More Rag | Jelly Roll Morton | 2:46 | |
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202
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King Porter Stomp | Jelly Roll Morton | 2:58 | |
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203
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Dusting the Keys | Harry Snodgrass | 3:00 | |
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204
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Try it and Play It | Willy White | 2:36 | |
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205
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Pianola | Frank Westphal | 3:22 | |
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206
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Chimes | Willie Eckstein | 3:02 | |
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207
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Doing the Dominoes | Ronald Gourlay | 2:46 | |
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208
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Dancing Shadows | Raie Da Costa | 2:55 |
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