KPFA-FM Music Dept. ➔ Jazz Archives: Ragtime Piano, Part I

Analog Audio

Event Type

Music

Origin

KPFA

Identifier

C.1964.04.14

Program Series

Jazz Archives

Program Length

30 min

Dates

1964-04-14 | created

Description

Phil Elwood presents the first installment of a program on the evolution of Ragtime music from Scott Joplin to Jelly Roll Morton. The program begins with selections of music from piano rolls cut nearly over 100 years ago. Elwood also explains the difference between the player piano and the pianola. Selections of music from Scott Joplin, James Scott, and Joseph Lamb are heard.

Genres

Jazz
Popular music

Musical Selections

Original Rags (1899) (2:50) -- Maple Leaf Rag (1899) (2:25) -- Weeping Willow (1903) (2:45) -- The Cascades (2:05) (1904) -- St. Louis Rag (1903) (2:45) / Scott Joplin
Frog Legs Rag (1907) (2:26) -- Quality Rag (1911) (2:32) / James Scott
American Beauty Rag (1913) (1:09) / Joseph Lamb

Performers

Turpin, Tom (St. Louis Rag)

Subjects

Ragtime music
Piano music (Ragtime)
Mechanical musical instruments

Related place

Berkeley (Calif.) (was broadcast at)

Related Entities

Elwood, Phil
Joplin, Scott, 1868-1917
Scott, James, 1885-1938
Lamb, Joseph F. (Joseph Francis), 1887-1960