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Eubie Blake {1883-1983} released this composition in 1914. His 1st Rag, The Charleston Rag, was released in 1899.
I was with Eubie at a house party where he played way back in the early 1980s in New Orleans for the Jazz & Heritage Festival, Eubie approaching then 100 years. So here we are together that night in the photograph.
One day I received a letter then another day another one all written by hand thanking me
for a card & recording that I had sent. The letters were from Eubie. I later thought this
man is old enough to be Louis Armstrong's Dad! He was a fun loving man and as many from that era mixed serious music with fun and novelty, so I do believe he would have enjoyed this little fun thing I did with his music.
Photograph compliments of Johnny Donnels
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Delightfully quirky &mdash 07/27/06 - 03:23:45 PM
I love the starts and stops, and your cute and tasteful "Carlos-esque"
synth instrumentation choices, which add to the smirky whimsy of this
piece. What a joy to have rubbed elbows and stories with such a nice guy,
and he seems to have thought the same of you! Great stuff, Faved/DLed!
ttfn,
Drakonis [ Reply to This ]
I love it &mdash 07/27/06 - 08:01:58 PM
You know as a kid growing up in New York, I would go to St Mikes
cemetery, get drunk and visit Scott Joplins grave. THis song brought that
all back thanks [ Reply to This ]
He's the Greatest! &mdash 07/28/06 - 10:56:59 PM
This is the most extraordinary piece I've ever heard in my entire life. I'm of course familiar with Eubie Blake, one of America's greatest composers, but the superb performance and arrangement here knocked me down. The music has the lightness and quality of Debussy, but it also has a mischievous facet to it. I had to listen to this twice, and immediately downloaded it, to believe what I was hearing.
I'll likely spend the next week trying to figure-out the chord changes. [ Reply to This ]
Eubie &mdash 10/25/06 - 06:43:01 AM
I've always admired Eubie Blake. I saw him on TV when he was in his late
90s - he played Charleston Rag in umpteen flats and then got up and did
a buck-and-wing. His recordings are hard to come by - I have a few,
including his 'Sounds Of Africa' (which I think may in fact be Charleston
Rag) recorded in 1921. Thanks for the chance to hear this one. [ Reply to This ]
A delight &mdash 10/31/06 - 09:23:25 AM
Such a joy, this piece. Blake meets Tomita. It lends it a calliope feel that is also era-delightful. Extremely enjoyable. [ Reply to This ]
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synth instrumentation choices, which add to the smirky whimsy of this
piece. What a joy to have rubbed elbows and stories with such a nice guy,
and he seems to have thought the same of you! Great stuff, Faved/DLed!
ttfn,
Drakonis
[ Reply to This ]