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Two lesser-known but truly gifted ragtime artists, Bill Krenz - "Tallest pianist in captivity" - and Burt Bales, "play that thing" on mostly very rare cuts that have not been available for many decades, and never on CD.
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• Oh Willie, Play That Thing!
• Whispering Rain
• Poodle Rag
• Estelle
• Coaxing the Piano
• Greenwich Witch
• Kitten on the Keys
• Dill Pickles
• This Old Piano †
• Goofus †
• Ripples †
• Marita †
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• How Come You Do Me Like You Do? †
• Rambling Rag †
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• Down Among the Sheltering Palms †
• Cakewalkin' Babies From Home †
• 12th Street Rag
• Dill Pickles
• Oh You Beautiful Doll
• Canadian Capers
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Famous band leader and composer Frankie Carle displays his unique interpretive skills on this album culled from his first two 10" Honky-Tonk LPs, and assorted ragtime-themed singles with small ensembles or his band from the 1940s and 1950s, all together for the first time.
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• In a Little Spanish Town
• Crazy Bone Rag
• Frankie Carle Rag (Swanee River)
• Frankie and Johnny
• The Prisoner's Song
• The Old Piano Roll Blues
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• Memories
• Nobody's Sweetheart
• I Can't Give You Anything But Love
• Someday Sweetheart
• I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
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• Just A Girl That Men Forget
• Alexander's Ragtime Band
• Who's Sorry Now
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• 12th Street Rag †
• Nola †
• Hindustan †
• Stumbling †
• Kitten on the Keys †
• Flapperette †
• Doll Dance †
• Wedding of the Painted Doll †
• Humoresque †
• Dardanella †
• American Patrol †
• The Carle Boogie †
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Pianist Billy Rowland performs for two of the early "Knuckles" O'Toole albums mixing honky-tonk with music from Mexico, South America and France. A nice mix of tunes that works well in this unusual context.
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• Under Paris Skies
• La Seine
• Left Bank
• Comme Çi, Comme Ça
• Paris
• C'est Si Bon
• Midnight in Paris
• Darling Je Vous Aime Beaucoup
• My Man
• Mademoiselle from Armentier
• Why Do You Pass Me By?
• Paris in the Spring
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• Cumana
• Mambo Jambo
• Sweet and Gentle
• Tropical Merengue
• South of the Border
• Mambo Number 8
• The Mexican Hat Dance
• Mambo Number 5
• Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps
• El Rancho Grande
• Eso es Cha Cha
• La Cumparsita
• Say "Si Si"
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Jazz pianist Billy Rowland wends his way through a hefty number of honky tonk hits familiar to old-time fans. As with all Grand Award CDs, includes the original liner notes and reproduced artwork by Tracy Sugarman.
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Dick Hyman takes his turn as Mister O'Toole, performing a variety of well-known old-time tunes, and many splendid honky-tonk versions of popular songs. Volume 4 is in Stereo for the first time.
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Knuckles O'Toole via Dick Hyman takes in his greatest ragtime piano album of all, followed by Ms. Bridey O'Toole and her renditions of mildly bawdy old standards as only a true bird in a gilded cage could sing them.
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Knuckles O'Toole and his Singing Gang do a marvelous job of capturing old-time and ragtime era songs in a style that is inviting, rivaling similar efforts by Mitch Miller on these songs. In the original Stereo.
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The intrepid and versatile Dick Hyman performs as two of his ragtime personalities from the 1950s. Some very fine arrangements and good drive, both strong signatures of Hyman's evolving style and expertise.
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• Some of These Days
• Nobody's Sweetheart
• Sweet Sue
• Margie
• The Darktown Strutter's Ball
• Honeysuckle Rose
• Maple Leaf Rag
• New Orleans Rag
• Glow Worm
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• 12th Street Rag
• Yellow Rose of Texas Rag
• My Gal Sal
• By the Beautiful Sea
• School Days
• I Want a Girl
• Row, Row, Row
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• Shine On, Harvest Moon
• Tiger Rag
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• The Slugger Speaks
• My Melancholy Baby
• Honky Tonk Music
• The Naked Dance
• 12th Street Rag
• Slugger's Maple Leaf Rag
• Ja-Da
• Tiger Rag
• St. Louis Blues
• Slugger's Blues
• Hot-Rock Rock
• The Darktown Strutter's Ball
• Slugger Swings Out
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Known for his legendary Good Time Jazz tracks, Wally Rose also recorded for Columbia in the mid 1950s. Volume I covers his solo ragtime recording plus an interesting dance music history album with banjoist Clancy Hayes.
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• Hot House Rag
• Scott Joplin's New Rag
• Rooster Rag
• Silent Movie Rag (Trilby Rag)
• Triangle Jazz Blues
• Nonsense Rag
• Hot Chocolate Rag
• Castle House Rag
• Maple Leaf Rag
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• At a Georgia Campmeeting
• Grizzly Bear Rag
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• Ballin' the Jack
• Do the Funny Fox Trot
• I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate
• Charleston
• Black Bottom
• The Varsity Drag
• Doin' the Raccoon
• Doin' the New Low Down
• Truckin'
• That Lindy Hop
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Another set of Rose tracks from 1953 for Columbia with Turk Murphy's traditional jazz band, covering some of the best of Jelly Roll Morton in a style he would approve of, collectively together for the first time on CD.
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• Kansas City Stomps
• Sweet Substitute
• Frog-I-More Rag
• Tom Cat Blues
• London Blues
• Sidewalk Blues
• Mr. Jelly Lord
• Big Fat Ham
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• Jelly Roll Blues
• Stratford Hunch
• Wild Man Blues
• Shreveport Stomp
• Milenberg Joys
• 35th Street Blues
• New Orleans Blues/Joys
• The Pearls
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Two full minstrel shows in the style of those of the late 19th century, although featuring mostly early 20th century tunes. Includes solos, medleys, and comic patter, for an engaging study of an historical entertainment format.
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• Hot Time in The Old Town Tonight/Robert E. Lee
• Old Dan Tucker/Mandy Lee/ Old Folks at Home/The Camptown Races/In the Evening By the Moonlight
• Can't You Hear Me Callin' Caroline
• Shine On, Harvest Moon
• I Wish't I Was In Peoria
• Oh By Jingo
• I Wonder What's Become Of Sally
• Lassus' Trombone
• When the Bell in the Light House Rings (Ding Dong)
• Joe Howard Medley
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• Down South/Bring Back Those Minstrel Days
• What You Doing To Do When the Rent Comes Round/Uncle Ned/Little Annie Rooney/Hot Time In the Old Town Tonight
• Danny Boy
• Blue Eyed Sally
• When You Wore a Tulip/ Bye Bye Blues/Goofus
• Come After Breakfast
• Beets and Turnips
• She Was Bred in Old Kentucky
• The Big Bass Viol
• George M. Cohan Medley
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Two minstrel albums of performers who were actually around during the heyday of Lew Dockstader: Benny Fields, George Burns, Milton Berle, Jack Benny and Phil Silvers, plus an album by George Jessel. Great fun.
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Originally recorded in the early 1950s, there are a number of rolls rarely heard today, and some that were never included on Biograph discs of the 1970s. They were recorded from a different perspective of ragtime piano performance than we now know.
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• Grace and Beauty
• St. Louis Rag
• American Beauty Rag
• Scott Joplin's New Rag
• Original Rags
• Fig Leaf Rag
• The Entertainer
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• Maple Leaf Rag
• Evergreen Rag
• Grizzly Bear Rag
• The Cascades
• States Rag Medley
• St. Louis Tickle
• Jungle Time
• Possum and Taters
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• Frog Legs Rag
• The Entertainer's Rag
• Cannon Ball
• Glad Rag
• Chinatown Rag
• The Smiler
• Weeping Willow Rag
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• Zig Zag Rag
• Prosperity Rag
• Alabama Tickle
• At A Georgia Campmeeting
• Dill Pickles
• Junk Man Rag
• Pianophiends/ Black Beauty Rag
• Polar Bear Rag/ Louisiana Rag
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From a bevy of requests comes this first in the series of Del Wood reissues, covering her initial recording of Down Yonder and other honky-tonk classics for Tennessee Records. Most cuts have never been on an album, much less a CD. Biographical information as well, plus an essay on the unlikely hit, Down Yonder. A ragtime treat.
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The second in the series of Del Wood reissues covers her frequent recordings for Republic Records and some Decca sides up through late 1953. There are a few rarities here, many of which were not on LP, and none on CD until now.
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The third in the series of Del Wood reissues covers her first two RCA Victor LPs and some assorted singles from 1955 to 1957. A few rarities here, some of which were not on LP, and none on CD until now.
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• Down Yonder
• Ida! Sweet as Apple Cider
• Just Because
• Aloha Oe
• Smoky Mountain Polka
• Ivory Corn
• Twelfth Street Rag
• Down South
• Darktown Strutter's Ball
• Tie Me To Your Apron Strings Again
• That Naughty Waltz
• Home Sweet Home
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• Rocky Mountain Express †
• Dream Train †
• Ain't She Sweet †
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• Josephine †
• Are You From Dixie? †
• Intermission at the Opry †
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• Pony Boy Medley
• Remember Me
• Runaround
• Tennessee Waltz
• Chinese Breakdown
• Little Green Valley
• Beer Barrel Polka
• Sentimental Journey
• Black and White Rag
• Cuckoo Waltz
• Red Rose
• Somebody Else is Taking My Place
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The fourth in the series of Del Wood reissues covers her first stereo releases in 1958 and 1959, the beginning of her more thematic albums. Includes bonus tracks which were not on LP or CD until now.
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• Hello Ma Baby
• The New Red Wing
• Jealous Heart
• Del's Ace in the Hole
• You Can't Be True Dear
• Alabama Jubilee
• Whirl-A-Way
• Side by Side
• Charmaine
• The Bells of St. Mary's
• My Gal Sal
• Queenie of the Town
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• Crazy †
• On the Sunny Side of the Street †
• After Five †
• Rockin' 88 †
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• Piano Roll Waltz †
• Chica Boo †
• When You And I Were Young, Maggie, Blues †
• Gismo Rag †
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• Waltzing Over the Waves
• Camp Meetin' Time
• Memphis Blues
• Casey Was Dancing
• River Boat Ride (Green River)
• South
• Waiting for the Robert E. Lee
• Shine On, Harvest Moon
• Come Home, Bill Bailey
• Dixie Look Away
• Swanee River Soft Shoe
• Swinging by the Riverside
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The fifth in the series of Del Wood reissues continues in 1960 with a couple more of her interesting thematic albums. Some extras are included here, most of which were not on LP, much less CD until now.
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• Speakeasy
• Some of These Days
• Bye Bye Blackbird
• Me and My Shadow
• Varsity Trot (Snow Deer)
• The Flivver Song
• Yes Sir, That's My Baby
• (The Gang That Sang) Heart of My Heart
• Tiger Rag
• What's the Password
• When My Baby Smiles At Me
• Ridin' High (Crazy Bone)
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• Echo Waltz †
• Sunday Down South †
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• The World is Waiting for The Sunrise
• Ballin' the Jack
• Meet Me Tonight in Dreamland
• In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree
• It's a Long Way to Tipperary
• When I Lost You
• Peg o' My Heart
• Put On Your New Grey Bonnet
• Roses of Picardy
• New Maple Leaf Rag
• Row, Row, Row
• Nola
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This first volume of Marvin Ash highlights one of the more under-recorded ragtime, stride and jazz pianists of the 1940s to the 1960s. It includes most of his known recorded piano solo output plus a couple of extraordinary piano roll transcriptions, with different versions of some pieces showing just how versatile this artist was.
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• Cannon Ball
• Sugar
• Lonesome, Lovesick For My Daddy Blues #1
• Peg O' My Heart
• Tin Roof Blues
• These Foolish Things
• Maple Leaf Rag
• Squeeze Me
• You Took Advantage of Me
• Smokey Mokes
• Take Me to the Midnight Cakewalk Ball
• Pearl House Rag #1
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• (What Can I Say) After I Say I'm Sorry
• Sweet Lorraine
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• Nightcap
• The Little New Yorker
• Tishimingo Blues
• Ain't Misbehavin'
• T-5 Blues
• Temptation Rag
• Sensation Rag
• Lonesome, Lovesick For My Daddy Blues #2
• Sweet Lorraine (Alternate)
• I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate
• Pearl House Rag #2
• Pearl House Rag #3
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• If I Had You
• St. Louis Blues
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This second volume represents much of the recorded ensemble work that Marvin Ash either fronted or worked as a sideman. Even his shorter solos bear significance on the overall attitude of the pieces, as does his tasty backing work. Includes work with Rosy McHargue (cl), Nappy Lamare (gt) and Wingy Manone (tp), plus copious liner notes on sessions.
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This final volume of Marvin Ash includes his small ensemble Capitol ragtime cuts, his only full ragtime album on Jazz Man, and New Orleans at Midnight, one of his finest, along with some surprises, copious liner notes and a biography.
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