James P. Johnson
Carolina Shout [ASV/Living Era]
Snowy Morning Blues
Eubie Blake

Jazz » New Orleans/Classic Jazz » Ragtime

Although lacking the improvisation or the blues feeling inherent in jazz, Ragtime was a strong influence on the earlier forms of jazz. At its prime from 1899-1915, ragtime is best known as totally written out piano music, though it was also performed by orchestras. Its syncopations and structure (blending together aspects of classical music and marches) hinted strongly at jazz, and many of its melodies (most notably "Maple Leaf Rag") would be played in later years by jazz musicians in a Dixieland context.

Ragtime Artists Highlights

James P. Johnson
James P. Johnson
Eubie Blake
Eubie Blake
Leon Redbone
Leon Redbone
Elena Kats-Chernin
Elena Kats-Chernin
Scott Joplin
Scott Joplin
The Paragon Ragtime Orchestra
The Paragon Ragtime ...

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Ragtime Album Highlights

Carolina Shout [ASV/Living Era]
James P. Johnson
Carolina Shout [ASV/Living ...
Snowy Morning Blues
James P. Johnson
Snowy Morning Blues
Harlem Stride Piano
James P. Johnson
Harlem Stride Piano
The Original Mr. Jelly Lord
Jelly Roll Morton
The Original Mr. Jelly Lord
King of Stride Piano 1918-1944
James P. Johnson
King of Stride Piano ...
Woody Allen's Movie Music
Woody Allen
Woody Allen's Movie Music

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Ragtime Song Highlights

Title/Composer Performer Stream
Lorenzo's Blues (Morning After Blues) James P. Johnson / Omer Simeon & His Trio
You've Got to Be Modernistic James P. Johnson
Panama Jelly Roll Morton Seven
Over the Bars James P. Johnson
Entertainer Scott Joplin
High Society Jelly Roll Morton
Snowy Morning Blues James P. Johnson

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