Tracklist Hide Credits
| 1 | Muslin Rag (One Step, 1918)Composed By – Mel B. Kaufman |
1:58 |
| 2 | Melancholy Baby (Two Step, 1912)Composed By – Ernie Burnett |
2:40 |
| 3 | That Hindu Rag (Novelty, 1910) Composed By – George Cobb |
2:49 |
| 4 | A Cakewalk Contest Composed By – Arthur Pryor |
2:44 |
| 5 | The Favorite (Two Step, 1904)Composed By – Scott Joplin |
3:16 |
| 6 | Shadow Time (Reverie, 1913)Composed By – Charles L. Johnson |
2:57 |
| 7 | Ragtime Travisty on "Il Trovatore" Composed By – Carleton L. Colby |
2:23 |
| 8 | Ghost Dance (Descriptive, 1911)Composed By – Cora Salisbury |
3:39 |
| 9 | The Bullfrog Blues (Fox Trot, 1916)Composed By – Brown & Shrigley |
2:40 |
| 10 | Bombs & Bullets: An Explosion in Ragtime Composed By – Elmer G. Ruth |
2:27 |
| 11 | Smiles and Chuckles (One Step, 1917)Composed By – Frank Henri Klickmann |
2:28 |
| 12 | The Dallas Blues Composed By – Hart A. Wand |
2:30 |
| 13 | That Demon Rag! (Two Step, 1912)Composed By – Russell Smith |
2:54 |
| 14 | Chevy Chase Foxtrot Composed By – Eubie Blake |
3:08 |
| 15 | Great Scott Rag (Two Step, 1909)Composed By – James Scott |
2:56 |
| 16 | The Booster: An American Absurdity Composed By – Mayhew Lester Lake |
2:40 |
| 17 | Palm Leaf Rag Composed By – Scott Joplin |
2:50 |
| 18 | Spirit of Independence (March, 1912)Composed By – Abe Holzmann |
2:36 |
| 19 | They Didn't Believe Me (Fox Trot, 1914)Composed By – Jerome Kern |
2:37 |
| 20 | Muslin Rag (Reprise) | 1:58 |
Companies, etc.
- Recorded At – Merkin Hall
Credits
- Bass – Joe Russo
- Cello – Lawrence Zoernig
- Clarinet [First] – Mark Lieb
- Clarinet [Second] – Rick Shapiro
- Cornet – Jeff Venho, Rich Gradone
- Design [Graphic] – Michael P. Chrisner
- Directed By, Liner Notes, Music Director – Rick Benjamin
- Drums, Percussion – Jim Musto*
- Edited By – Marco Brenner
- Engineer – Rob Rapley
- Flute, Piccolo Flute – Leslie Cullen
- Trombone – Roger Riccomini
- Viola – Henry Kao
- Violin [First] – Anton Miller
- Violin [Second] – Michele Zanky
Notes
Orchestrations from the Arthur Pryor Collection, performance editions prepared by Rick Benjamin.Recorded at Merkin Hall in New York City, March 2 and 3, 1992.
Cover photo of "Lucy the Margate Elephant" (Margate, NJ).
Vintage instruments:
B-flat/A cornet by Henry Distin, Williamsport, Pennsylvania c. 1886.
B-flat/A cornet by H.N. White, Cleveland, Ohio c.1895.
Slide trombone by F.E. Olds, Los Angeles, California c. 1912.
Drum set by Albert Houdlett, New York City, c. 1910.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (string): 682486000127
- SPARS Code: DDD
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIS-80107 | The Paragon Ragtime Orchestra* | That Demon Rag! (CD, Album) | Dorian Discovery | DIS-80107 | US | 1993 |
