Hamelin,Marc-Andre Bolcom: The Complete Rags CD

Yet another unmissable release from Marc-Andr? Hamelin. From the easy-going elegance of "Tabby Cat Walk" to the high spirits of "Eubie's Luckey Day" (and the altogether wilder antics of "Brass Knuckles"), William Bolcom's lifelong and affectionate homage to-and continuation of- this archetypal American genre is a guaranteed winner.

1. Bolcom: Eubie's Luckey Day 2. Bolcom: Epithalamium 3. Bolcom: Three Popular Rags II. Tabby Cat Walk 4. Bolcom: Knockout 'A Rag' 5. Bolcom: Rag-Tango 6. Bolcom: The Garden of Eden I. Old Adam 7. Bolcom: The Garden of Eden II. The Eternal Feminine 8. Bolcom: The Garden of Eden III. The Serpent's Kiss 9. Bolcom: The Garden of Eden IV. Through Eden's Gates 10. Bolcom: California Porcupine Rag 11. Bolcom: The Gardenia 12. Bolcom: The Brooklyn Dodge 13. Bolcom: Contentment 14. Bolcom: Three Ghost Rags I. Graceful Ghost Rag 15. Bolcom: Three Ghost Rags II. The Poltergeist 16. Bolcom: Three Ghost Rags III. Dream Shadows 17. Bolcom: Raggin' Rudi 18. Bolcom: Three Classical Rags II. Epitaph for Louis Chauvin 19. Bolcom: Three Popular Rags I. Seabiscuits Rag 20. Bolcom: Estela 'Rag Latino' 21. Bolcom: Fields of Flowers 22. Bolcom: Three Classical Rags III. Incineratorag 23. Bolcom: Knight Hubert 24. Bolcom: Lost Lady Rag 25. Bolcom: Three Classical Rags I. Glad Rag 26. Bolcom: Three Popular Rags III. Last Rag 27. Bolcom: Brass Knuckles