Ragtime Jazz - CD Reviews (14)
Very few ragtime recordings are issued today, especially by European artists. The last to cross this writer’s desk was Alessandra Celletti’s beautiful Black Baby CD …
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Richard Freitas describes his tunes as orginal, new, stride and ragtime tunes for solo piano. The title, Tootsie Tunes could bring to mind the spirited music of tele…
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Just a little bit of history concerning Ragtime: Catherine Schmidt-Jones stated in her brief history of ragtime music that following the American Civil War, the only…
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The first time I met Joe Sample, I was somewhat taken aback by the simplicity of his character as a world-class entertainer. As a jazz pianist, Joe has been a viable…
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Hearkening back to the days of ragtime and stride, when a pianist could sit down alone and play unaccompanied for hours keeping the fans enraptured, Soul Shadow by Joe Samp…
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Mews Small has been acting and singing most of her life on Broadway, in television productions and in major film releases like One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest and
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It’s always nice to hear a good stride player in this day and age. It was a bit surprising though, to find a stride piano man living in Whitehorse, Yukon. For the un…
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I felt it appropriate to start off this review with an explanation of what kind of music Grant Simpson presents on his new album Stride And True. Not everyone knows …
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Long ago, before the singers were stars, and before there were movies with sound, people went to see live entertainment. One such was Guido Deiro (1886-1950), an accordioni…
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Here's a nice new release from the independent Italian recording company, KHA. The classically oriented label makes a venture into the jazz world with this fine compilation…
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This is a memorable collection of solo ragtime piano performances that will thrill the jazz listening audience with its innovation, approach, and style. Scott Warner excels…
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Mimi Blais is a classically trained pianist based in Montreal, Quebec. About 1990, she stumbled across some sheet music by a little known Quebec composer and theatre pianis…
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For those who enjoy Dixieland jazz, this is a wonderful new release, one that will really grab you and give you a healthy jolt of happy jazz sounds! Dr. Ted Borodofsky on c…
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Mimi Blais is a highly trained classical pianist and a native of Québec. About 1989, she discovered the ragtime and waltz music of Québec composer Jean Baptiste Lafrenière …
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