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Repertoire

Title Date Arranger Composer Audio Sample*
(Flash)
The Cannonball 1905 Tobani Joseph Northrup
The Mooche 1929 Van Eps/Wiseman Duke Ellington
Hyena Stomp 1927 Schoebel Jelly Roll Morton
Wall Street Rag 1909 Wiseman Scott Joplin
Hen Cackle Rag 1912 Charles L. Johnson Charles L. Johnson
Solace 1908 Wiseman Scott Joplin
Birmingham Breakdown     Duke Ellington
Bethena 1905 Wiseman Scott Joplin

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Sample Programs: "From Joplin to Jellyroll"

Part One: The Ragtime Craze

This program focusses on the early development of the ragtime style, and its evolution in the early twentieth century.
Title Composer More Information
Maple Leaf Rag Scott Joplin More information
La Paloma Sebastian Yradier More information
Clorindy Selection Will Marion Cook More information
Hands across the sea John Philip Sousa More information
The Ragtime Dance Scott Joplin More information
Melody in F Anton Rubinstein  
Melody Rag Charles L. Johnson More information
Admiration William H. Tyers More information
Hen Cackle Rag Charles L. Johnson More information
Intermission
London Blues Jelly Roll Morton More information
In my harem Irving Berlin More information
Bethena Scott Joplin More information
Elite Syncopation Scott Joplin More information
The Cannon Ball Joseph Northrup More information
Dream Days Charles L. Johnson More information
Feedin the Kitty Roy Bargy More information
Wall Street Rag Roy Bargy More information
Nickel in the Slot “Zez” Confrey  

Part Two: Dawn of the Blues Era

This program features precursors of the early blues pieces and explores their influence on composers of the 1920's, including Duke Ellington and Jelly Roll Morton.
Title Composer More Information
Tin Roof Blues N.O. Rhythm Kings More information
One o’them things! Chapman & Smith More information
The Memphis Blues W.C. Handy More information
The Chevy Chase Eubie Blake More information
Castle's Half and Half James Reese Europe More information
The Castle House Rag James Reese Europe More information
Fizz water Eubie Blake More information
Mister Jelly-Lord Jelly Roll Morton More information
Intermission
The Jelly Roll Blues Jelly Roll Morton More information
Crazy Blues Perry Bradford More information
Roodles Joe Sanders More information
Dead Man Blues Jelly Roll Morton More information

Part Three: The Jazz Age Begins

This program features a wide variety of music from the 1920s that influenced, and was influenced by, the new “Jazz” idiom. It includes music by Paul Whiteman, George Gershwin, and Irving Berlin.
Title Composer More Information
A Song of India Rimsky-Korsakoff/Grofe More information
Sidewalk Blues Jelly Roll Morton More information
The Castle Walk James Reese Europe More information
Maori Will Tyers More information
Pastime #5 Artie Matthews More information
Shim-me-sha-wabble Spencer Williams More information
Soda Fountain Rag Duke Ellington More information
Chicago Breakdown Jelly Roll Morton More information
Harlem Rhythm Dance Clarence Williams More information
Intermission
It all belongs to me Irving Berlin More information
Pagan Love Song Nacio Herb Brown  
Pack up your sins.... Irving Berlin More information
Nashville Nightingale George Gershwin More information
I wish I could shimmy... Armand Piron  
Get Lucky Roy Bargy More information
Puttin' on the Ritz Irving Berlin More information
The Mooche Duke Ellington More information
Hyena Stomp Jelly Roll Morton More information