All of Scott Joplin's rags (other than his collaborations, which are on a different and complementary disc) are on this two-CD set. Pianist William Albright, a [more]
There are a certain few CDs that serve as the staples for a fun and festive soundtrack and this disc is sure to fit the bill. It captures a [more]
Subtitled "The Complete Piano Music, Vol. 2," this single disc is the logical companion to pianist William Albright's slightly earlier two-CD Scott Joplin [more]
He's a fastidious, terrifically charismatic stage performer ... when Mr. Larsen does the Morton tour de force Fingerbreaker ... the theater seems to swivel deliriously around him. -New York Times
Norwegian pianist Morten Gunnar Larsen pays tribute to ragtime and early syncopated jazz on the aptly named Fingerbreaker, which includes pieces by greats such as Scott Joplin, [more]
Ragtime and stride pianist Wally Rose died in 1997, but during his lengthy career, he had credentials that included stewardship with vintage jazz icons Lu Watters & the Yerba Buena [more]