| Grex > Classicalmusic > #56: Ragtime Recording Recommendations |  |
| response 10 of 15: | 
Apr 7 20:40 UTC 2001 |
Easy Winners (Bonnie Banks Productions, 1994). Glenn Jenks, piano solo. Jenks is one of the best ragtime performers today and certainly one of the finest composers. This album is a fine showcase for his talents, and includes classics like Joplin's "Easy Winners" and Lamb's "Ragtime Bobolink", as well as several of Jenks' own compositions.
| response 11 of 15: |
Apr 7 20:41 UTC 2001 |
(I've more recordings to list but am taking a break for a while. Stay tuned.)
| response 12 of 15: |
May 8 02:23 UTC 2001 |
Just acquired an excellent ragtime recording: "Joseph F. Lamb: The Complete Stark Rags", performed by Guido Nielsen. Lamb, along with Scott Joplin and James Scott, was one of the "big three" classical ragtime composers. Included in this CD are "Sensation", "Excelsior", "American Beauty", "Reindeer", "Top Liner", "Nightingale", and others. Guido Nielsen is a Dutch pianist. I'd not heard him before. He plays these pieces with wonderful style and precision. The CD includes great liner notes by Galen Wilkes; they include reproductions of the original covers of all the pieces. Highly recommended.
| response 13 of 15: |
May 22 16:47 UTC 2001 |
Based on John's recommendations, I was preparing to get copies of "The Tichenor Family Trio" (resp:9) and the Joseph Lamb CD (resp:12), for both myself and my father. However, no path is ever simple. In party I mentioned to John that I had exchanged e-mail with Marty Eggers, who is a part of the Tichenor Family Trio, about ordering some CDs, and in response John mentioned that Marty Eggers also plays with a ragtime band called Bo Grumpus. I looked up some Bo Grumpus tracks on mp3.com and I think that one of their albums will push out the Joseph Lamb disc for now. Bo Grumpus is a trio of guitar, bass and percussion, and the sample tracks on mp3.com sound *exactly* like stuff my father will love.
| response 14 of 15: |
May 22 18:44 UTC 2001 |
And all tracks will sound just like the sample tracks. These are way talented guys but everything they do sounds the same.
| response 15 of 15: |
May 23 21:28 UTC 2001 |
Not always a bad thing.