Ragtime 1: City Banjos Brass / Var Ragtime 1: City Banjos Brass / Var CD

As it did with blues and jazz, the early recording industry missed the beginnings of ragtime. Luckily, the burgeoning player piano industry produced ragtime tunes on paper rolls, and these rolls augment the recordings we have. This collection presents ragtime played on piano rolls as well as on instruments like the banjo, which were suitable for early recording processes.

1. Contentment Rag 2. Oriole Rag 3. Buffalo Rag 4. Original Rags 5. Operatic Rag 6. Notoriety Rag 7. Frog Legs Rag 8. St. Louis Tickle 9. Railroad Rag 10. Tickled to Death 11. Springtime Rag 12. Frog-I-More Rag 13. Original Tuxedo Rag 14. Sic 'Em Tige