Eubie Blake- Memories of You (CD)
Talk about "career-spanning"! This collection begins with Eubie Blake's first piano roll, Charleston Rag, composed in 1899. Then come nine piano-roll performances from 1917 to 1921 and two early rags, Fizz Water and Chevy Chase. And the finale? His last two piano-roll recordings, performed in 1973 at age 90! That's a lot of history on one CD.
Tracklist:
- Charleston Rag
- Chevy Chase
- Mirandy
- Fizz Water
- Crazy Blues
- Memphis Blues
- Dangerous Blues
- Arkansas Blues
- Down Home Blues, The
- Good Fellow Blues, The
- Don't Tell Your Monkey Man
- Boll Weevil Blues
- If You Don't Want Me Blues
- I'm Just Wild About Harry
- Memories of You
Talk about "career-spanning"! This collection begins with Eubie Blake's first piano roll, Charleston Rag, composed in 1899. Then come nine piano-roll performances from 1917 to 1921 and two early rags, Fizz Water and Chevy Chase. And the finale? His last two piano-roll recordings, performed in 1973 at age 90! That's a lot of history on one CD.
Tracklist:
- Charleston Rag
- Chevy Chase
- Mirandy
- Fizz Water
- Crazy Blues
- Memphis Blues
- Dangerous Blues
- Arkansas Blues
- Down Home Blues, The
- Good Fellow Blues, The
- Don't Tell Your Monkey Man
- Boll Weevil Blues
- If You Don't Want Me Blues
- I'm Just Wild About Harry
- Memories of You