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Release Date: Dec 14, 1999
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Personnel includes: Tony Parenti (clarinet); Wild Bill Davison (cornet); Jimmy Archey (trombone); Ralph Sutton, Danny Barker, Cyrus St. Clair, Larry Conger, Charlie Bornemann, Knocky Parker.
Recorded in 1947.
Personnel: Tony Parenti (clarinet); Danny Barker (banjo); Wild Bill Davison (cornet); Jimmy Archey (trombone); Cyrus St. Clair, Don Franz (tuba); Knocky Parker, Ralph Sutton (piano); Baby Dodds (drums).
Recording information: 11/22/1947/04/10/1966.
On Nov. 22, 1947, New Orleans clarinetist Tony Parenti recorded six rags in a septet also including cornetist Wild Bill Davison, trombonist Jimmy Archey, pianist Ralph Sutton, banjoist Danny Barker, Cyrus St. Clair on tuba, and drummer Baby Dodds. Since ragtime had been largely dead for 30 years and was very rarely played during that period (other than jazz versions of "Maple Leaf Rag"), this was a rather unusual occasion. The six performances (including "Sunflower Slow Drag," "Grace and Beauty Rag," and "Swipesy Cake Walk"), which mostly stick near the melodies other than short solos, work quite well. The remainder of this CD consists of ten numbers from April 10, 1966 (strangely enough that date is not listed), featuring Parenti with a completely different septet that includes trumpeter Larry Conger, trombonist Charlie Bornemann, and pianist Knocky Parker. The basic style (heard on "Smokey Mokes," "Maple Leaf Rag," and a variety of obscurities) is similar. This CD is easily recommended to ragtime fans, particularly those who think the music should only be played by solo pianists! ~ Scott Yanow
Recorded in 1947.
Personnel: Tony Parenti (clarinet); Danny Barker (banjo); Wild Bill Davison (cornet); Jimmy Archey (trombone); Cyrus St. Clair, Don Franz (tuba); Knocky Parker, Ralph Sutton (piano); Baby Dodds (drums).
Recording information: 11/22/1947/04/10/1966.
On Nov. 22, 1947, New Orleans clarinetist Tony Parenti recorded six rags in a septet also including cornetist Wild Bill Davison, trombonist Jimmy Archey, pianist Ralph Sutton, banjoist Danny Barker, Cyrus St. Clair on tuba, and drummer Baby Dodds. Since ragtime had been largely dead for 30 years and was very rarely played during that period (other than jazz versions of "Maple Leaf Rag"), this was a rather unusual occasion. The six performances (including "Sunflower Slow Drag," "Grace and Beauty Rag," and "Swipesy Cake Walk"), which mostly stick near the melodies other than short solos, work quite well. The remainder of this CD consists of ten numbers from April 10, 1966 (strangely enough that date is not listed), featuring Parenti with a completely different septet that includes trumpeter Larry Conger, trombonist Charlie Bornemann, and pianist Knocky Parker. The basic style (heard on "Smokey Mokes," "Maple Leaf Rag," and a variety of obscurities) is similar. This CD is easily recommended to ragtime fans, particularly those who think the music should only be played by solo pianists! ~ Scott Yanow
Tracks:
1 - Hysterics Rag
2 - Sunflower Slow Drag
3 - Grace and Beauty Rag
4 - Praline
5 - Hiawatha
6 - Swipsey Cake Walk
7 - Minstrel Man
8 - Sapho Rag
9 - Smokey Mokes
10 - That Erratic Rag
11 - Blue Goose Rag
12 - Dynamite Rag
13 - Red Pepper
14 - Maple Leaf Rag
15 - Whirlwind Rag
16 - Patricia Rag
2 - Sunflower Slow Drag
3 - Grace and Beauty Rag
4 - Praline
5 - Hiawatha
6 - Swipsey Cake Walk
7 - Minstrel Man
8 - Sapho Rag
9 - Smokey Mokes
10 - That Erratic Rag
11 - Blue Goose Rag
12 - Dynamite Rag
13 - Red Pepper
14 - Maple Leaf Rag
15 - Whirlwind Rag
16 - Patricia Rag