Annotated and coproduced by Joplin scholar Richard Zimmerman, this 2-CD retrospective of rag traces it from the old masters to it's present day exponents. Among the solo performances are Charleston Rag; Stars and Stripes Forever Eubie Blake; the Ragtime Dance; Scott Joplin's New Rag Joshua Rifkin; the Entertainer; Rags to Burn Richard Zimmerman, and the Easy Winners-A Ragtime Two Step; Pickles and Peppers (A Rag Oddity) Max Morath. Ragtime orchestras and ensembles from coast to coast and generation to generation are also included in this 38-track "rags to rags" story.

Tracklist:

Stars and Stripes Forever - Eubie Blake
Harlem Rag - Trebor Tichenor
Maple Leaf Rag - Dick Hyman
Rags to Burn - Richard Zimmerman
Charleston Rag - Eubie Blake
Easy Winners, The (A Ragtime Two Step) - Max Morath
Entertainer, The - Richard Zimmerman
Ragtime Dance, The - Joshua Rifkin
Pickles and Peppers (A Rag Oddity) - Max Morath
April Fool Rag - Mimi Blais
Scott Joplin's New Rag - Joshua Rifkin
Chevy Chase Rag, The - John Arpin/Catherine Wilson
12th Street Rag - Richard Zimmerman
Bohemia - John Arpin/Catherine Wilson
Kitten on the Keys - Dick Hyman
Musical Massacre - Mimi Blais
Toad Stool Rag - Morton Gunnar Larsen
One For Amelia - Max Morath
Graceful Ghost - William Bolcom
Roberto Clemente - David Thomas Roberts
Mississippi Rag - St. Louis Ragtimers
Echoes From the Snowball Club - Ophelia Ragtime Orchestra
Eli Green's Cake Walk - Dawn Of The Century Ragtime Orchestra
Cotton Pickers Rag and Cakewalk - New Leviathan Oriental Fox Tro
St. Louis Rag - Paragon Ragtime Orchestra
Belle of the Philippines - Ophelia Ragtime Orchestra
Frog Legs Rag - The New England Ragtime Ensemble
Dixie Blossoms - Dawn Of The Century Ragtime Orchestra
Black and White Rag - Paragon Ragtime Orchestra
Grace and Beauty - New Orleans Ragtime Orchestra
Mephisto Rag - New Leviathan Oriental Fox Trot Orchestra
Harmony Rag - Pacific Coast Ragtime Orchestra
American Beauty - Pacific Coast Ragtime Orchestra
Castle House Rag - The New England Ragtime Ensemble
Reindeer Rag - New Orleans Ragtime Orchestra
Cleopatra Rag - New Orleans Ragtime Orchestra
Rag Baby, The - The University Of Wisconsin Eau Claire Symphony
Gold Rush Rag - The University Of Wisconsin Eau Claire Symphony

UPC: 015707006828
Label: Vanguard Records
Release Date: 2.18.97
Format: CD

Century Of Ragtime - Century of Ragtime: 1897-1997 / Various (2 CD)