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Claude Bolling
Original Ragtime
Genres: Jazz, Pop

Track Listings (12) - Disc #1
1. Waiting For The Robert E.
2. On The Mississippi
3. Mississippi Rag
4. Temptation Rag
5. Canadian Capers
6. Perfect Rag
7. Maple Leaf Rag
8. Kitten On The Keys
9. Harlem Strut
10. Cataract Rag
11. Saint-Louis Rag
12. Entertainer's Rag

L'original Series. Reissue of the Original Album. Digitally Remastered from Analog Tapes, Using 20 Bit Technology. Digipack.

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CD Details

All Artists: Claude Bolling
Title: Original Ragtime
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Philips Import
Release Date: 10/7/1998
Album Type: Import, Original recording remastered
Genres: Jazz, Pop
Style: Swing Jazz
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 731455802429

Synopsis

Album Details

L'original Series. Reissue of the Original Album. Digitally Remastered from Analog Tapes, Using 20 Bit Technology. Digipack.

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CD Reviews

PLAYED by Bolling; NOT composed by Bolling

Frances Richey | 09/11/1998

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I own this album on cassette. It is an exciting selection of classic ragtime pieces by many different composers, all play impeccably by Bolling. So far as I can recall, none of the compositions are composed by the artist.I note you do not list it under "jazz" but surprisingly under "classical." Ragtime is an integral part of jazz, and thus this album seems to this listener to be in the wrong category as "classical.""

Positively infectious!

Catherine S. Vodrey | East Liverpool, Ohio United States | 10/03/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Claude Bolling's wonderful "Original Ragtime" was recorded in March 1966, but the music as remains fresh and sparkling today as when he recorded it. How can you go wrong with the combination of Claude Bolling and ragtime music?! This is wonderful stuff. "Waiting for the Robert E. Lee" is a masterpiece of technique--Bolling throws in little firecrackers of counterpoint to the tune so that it lights right up. "Mississippi Rag" has the feeling of something you might have heard in a darkened movie house while watching a silent movie in which a villainous landlord was trying to boot out the poor lady with no rent money--it's truly evocative. "Perfect Rag" is very nearly just that: perfect. A trilling waterfall of piano notes, it is a treat to hear. Everyone's favorite "Maple Leaf Rag" is here, as are "Kitten on the Keys" and "Harlem Strut" and many others. A real thrill for Bolling and ragtime fans!"

Virtuoso rags

Frances Richey | 11/18/1999

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This CD features very upbeat and virtuosic performances of some classic ragtime pieces by a wide assortment of composers. Note that the "buzz" that is audible on occasion is the sound of Mr. Bolling humming the tunes to himself."