Marcus Roberts, The Joy of Joplin - 58m 11s

Tracks & Durations

1. The Entertainer	3:47
2. Maple Leaf Rag	3:05
3. Everything's Cool	3:12
4. Hidden Hues	2:31
5. From Rags to Riches	3:18
6. The Easy Winners	2:53
7. Bethena's Waltz	4:40
8. Play What You Hear	5:21
9. Play What's Written	5:13
10. The Joy of Joplin	2:59
11. Magnetic Rag	2:56
12. Elite Syncopation	2:38
13. Before the Party Begins	4:32
14. After the Party is Over	3:48
15. Gladiolus Rag	3:58
16. A Real Slow Drag (from Treemonisha)	3:10

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Review

On this recording, the tradition-conscious pianist Marcus Roberts delivers a satisfying and surprisingly modern take on ragtime composer Scott Joplin's music. Instead of performing like a human piano roll, Roberts--who has already recorded tributes to piano greats Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk, and Jelly Roll Morton--interweaves ragtime with a number of musical genres. With an agile right hand that never sacrifices form for the sake of fluff, and a strong left hand that emulates the low-frequency tuba-bass beats central to the ragtime style, Roberts brings out the best of Joplin's compositions, including the stride/boogie-woogie interpolations on "The Entertainer," the strolling rhythms of "Bethena's Waltz," and the habanera-Spanish tinges of "The Magnetic Rag." Roberts's own compositions in the ragtime idiom reveal his rare gift for emulation and innovation, as evidenced by his Chopinesque and impressionistic "Hidden Hues"; the cascading,Teddy Wilson-ish runs on "Play What's Written"; the supersonic, swinging pace of "From Rags to Rhythm"; and the stop-and-start melody of "After the Party Is Over." --Eugene Holley Jr.

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The Joy of Joplin

Tracks: 16, Disk length: 58m 11s

The Joy of Joplin

Tracks: 16, Disk length: 58m 11s

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