New Orleans Ragtime Orchestra Grace & Beauty CD

NORO was organized in 1967 by pianist Lars Edegran, who became interested in playing ragtime music after finding a great number of orchestrated turn-of-the-century rags in the John Robichaux Collection at Tulane University's Archive of New Orleans Jazz. The idea was to follow the composer's intention, but add the New Orleans rhythm & swing that is lacking in many ragtime recordings. Violinist William Russell adds greatly to the orchestra's sound.

1. St. Louis Tickle 2. Contentment - a Rag 3. Dusty Rag 4. Reindeer Rag 5. Sensation - a Rag 6. Original Rags 7. Tres Moutarde 8. Sunburst Rag 9. Scott Joplin's New Rag 10. Grace and Beauty 11. Panama Rag 12. Ethiopia Rag 13. Pastime Rag - a Slow Drag 14. Elite Syncopations 15. Creole Belles 16. Pleasant Moments 17. The Chrysanthemum 18. A Rag-Time Nightmare