Early Ragtime Piano 1913-1930

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

101	1915 Rag Harry Austin Tierney	02:36
102	The Tramp Rag Joe Batten	02:56
103	Delirious Rag Harry Thomas	02:55
104	Breakin' the Piano Billy James	02:56
105	Monkey Blues Max Darewski	02:26
106	Fine Feathers Willie Eckstein	03:02
107	Spring Feelin' Donald Thorne	02:33
108	You've Got to Be Modernistic James P. Johnson	03:14
201	Frog-I-More Rag Jelly Roll Morton	02:46
202	King Porter Stomp Jelly Roll Morton	02:58
203	Dusting the Keys Harry Snodgrass	03:00
204	Try It and Play It Willy White	02:36
205	Pianola Frank Westphal	03:22
206	Chimes Willie Eckstein	03:02
207	Doing the Dominoes Ronald Gourlay	02:46
208	Dancing Shadows Raie Da Costa	02:55