Recommended Materials
RAGS TO RHYTHM
16 early rag recordings from artists such as Vess Ossman, Dudley Trio, King Oliver’s Jazz Orchestra, Jelly Roll Morton and Arthur Pryor’s Band. Tracks include the 1907 #1 hit recording by the United States Marine Band: “Maple Leaf Rag.”
Memphis Archives. 1994.
MAX MORATH PLAYS THE BEST OF SCOTT JOPLIN AND OTHER RAGS
Originally released in 1972, this is a collection of 23 recordings by Max Morath of the Scott Joplin catalog. Tracks include “Silver Swan,” “Elite Syncopations,” “The Entertainer,” “Euphonic Sounds,” “Ragtime Nightingale,” “Country Club,” “Ragtime Dance,” “Swipsey Cake Walk” and “A Real Slow Drag."
Vanguard Records # 39, 1993.
THE ENTERTAINER: SCOTT JOPLIN
14 recordings of the Scott Joplin catalog, including original Joplin recordings of “Maple Leaf Rag,” “Something Doin,” “Weeping Willow.” All other tracks digitally recorded from a 1910 Steinway 65/88 note player.
Biograph Records # 30155, 1987.
KING OF RAGTIME WRITERS
17 recordings by Scott Joplin including “Peacherine Rag,” “Something Doing,” “Search Light,” “Rose Leaf Rag,” “Fig Leaf Rag,” “Pleasant Moments” and “Sunflower Slow Drag.”
Biograph Records # 30159, 2003.