Artist: Dick Hyman
Album: Scott Joplin: Piano Works 1899-1904
Genre: Ragtime
Label: RCA Victor
Released: 1988
Quality: FLAC (tracks+.cue)
Tracklist:
- Maple Leaf Rag (Joplin) - 2:29
- Original Rags (Joplin) - 3:50
- Swipesy (Joplin-Marshall) - 3:24
- Peacherine Rag (Joplin) - 3:04
- The Easy Winners (Joplin) - 3:39
- Sunflower Slow Drag (Joplin-Hayden) - 4:00
- The Entertainer (Joplin) - 4:30
- Elite Syncopations (Joplin) - 3:47
- The Strenuous Life (Joplin) - 3:43
- A Breeze from Alabama (Joplin) - 4:03
- Palm Leaf Rag (Joplin) - 3:52
- Something Doing (Joplin-Hayden) - 3:25
- Weeping Willow (Joplin) - 4:34
- The Chrysanthemum (Joplin) - 3:49
- The Cascades (Joplin) - 2:50
- The Sycamore (Joplin) - 2:43
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Jazz arranger and stride pianist Dick Hyman has captured the essence of Scott Joplin, playing such classics as "Maple Leaf Rag" and "The Entertainer," as well as many lesser known but still highly enjoyable tunes. Just like Joplin would say never play a rag too fast, Hyman plays at the perfect tempo, never too fast. Hyman proves not only to be a fine stride painist but a superb ragtime painist. Although there is no improvisation here, ragtime is completely written out, there is plenty of syncopation and joyous sounds here to keep the jazz collector happy. this CD is highly recomended as a great introduction to the music of Scott Joplin and the playing of Dick Hyman.
Also try Dick Hyman's tribute CD to Fats Waller. And if you like Ragtime don't miss out on the incredible Paragon Ragtime Orchestra which re-creates bands like Arthur Pryor's Orchestra from the ragtime era.