Sutton,Ralph Oh Baby: Solo Piano CD

These are amongst the earliest of pianist Ralph Sutton's solo recordings. The first fifteen selections come from a session in San Francisco in 1949 originally issued on Down Home Records. Even less known are the final eight tracks recorded in London in 1952 and originally issued on the Lyragon label. At the time, Sutton was performing as a jazz concert artist, but still found time to put down on wax these brief interpretations of material he was to rework through his long career. The highlights include three Willie "The Lion" Smith compositions - "Concentratin'" and "Morning Air" remained staples of Sutton's repertoire, but his version here of "No Local Stops" may well be it's only recorded performance.

1. Down Home Rag 2. Harlem Drag 3. Jelly Roll Blues 4. Cannon Ball Blues 5. Black Bottom Stomp 6. Cataract Rag 7. Shoe Shine Boy 8. Christopher Columbus 9. Hindustan 10. Villain 11. Frog Legs Rag 12. Chromatic Rag 13. Grace and Beauty 14. Cascades 15. Black and White Rag 16. Three Little Words 17. No Local Stops 18. Oh Baby 19. Concentrating 20. Drop Me Off in Harlem 21. Morning Air 22. Blues for Chuck 23. African Ripples