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| 1. | Railroad Blues
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| 2. | Ripples of the Nile
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| 3. | Pork and Beans
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| 4. | Shy and Sly
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| 5. | Music Box Rag
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| 6. | Junk Man Rag
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| 7. | Dill Pickles, No. 1
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| 8. | Dill Pickles, No. 2
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| 9. | Whitewash Man
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| 10. | Carolina in the Morning
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| 11. | St. Louis Blues
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| 12. | A-Flat Dream
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| 13. | African Ripples
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| 14. | Drop Me off in Harlem
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| 15. | Fascination
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| 16. | Love Me or Leave Me
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| 17. | I'm Coming Virginia
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| 18. | Sugar Rose
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| 19. | Bee's Knees
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Jazz
Luckey Roberts - Piano
Ralph Sutton - Piano
Barry Martyn Producer, Liner Notes
George H. Buck, Jr. Liner Notes
George Wetting Drums
Luckey Roberts, considered one of the big three of 1920s stride piano (along with James P. Johnson and Fats Waller), was by far the most obscure of the trio, running a successful society band for decades but leading only three record sessions during his long career. This Solo Art CD brings back the six songs from his earliest (1946) date, and is quite impressive. Roberts' virtuosity and total command of the piano are remarkable and he really tears into his originals, which include "Ripples of the Nile" (turned by Glenn Miller into the pop hit "Moonlight Cocktail"), "Pork and Beans," and "Music Box Rag." Also on this valuable CD are pianist Ralph Sutton's four performances (plus an alternate take) from his debut as a leader in 1949 and eight exciting stride-filled duets with drummer George Wettling from 1952. While Sutton shows the influences of Bob Zurke and Joe Sullivan on the earlier titles, by 1952 he had found his own voice within the classic idiom. A highly recommended disc. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide
Ralph Sutton
Active Decades: '40s, '50s, '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s and '00s
Born: Nov 04, 1922 in Hamburg, MO
Died: Dec 29, 2001 in Evergreen, CO
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Stride, Standards
Ralph Sutton was the greatest stride pianist to emerge since World War II, with his only close competitors being the late Dick Wellstood and the very versatile Dick Hyman. Nearly alone in his generation, Sutton kept alive the piano styles of Fats Waller and James P. Johnson, not as mere museum pieces but as devices for exciting improvisations. Although sticking within the boundaries of his predecessors, Sutton infused the music with his own personality; few could match his powerful left hand. Ralph Sutton played with Jack Teagarden's big band briefly in 1942 before serving in the Army. After World War II he appeared regularly on Rudi Blesh's This Is Jazz radio show and spent eight years as the intermission pianist at Eddie Condon's club, recording frequently. He spent time playing in San Francisco, worked for Bob Scobey, moved to Aspen in the mid-'60s, and became an original member of the World's Greatest Jazz Band with Yank Lawson, Bob Haggart, and Bud Freeman. In the 1970s, he recorded many exciting albums for the Chaz label and then cut albums for quite a few labels. Despite suffering a stroke in the early '90s, Sutton kept a busy schedule through the mid-'90s, playing at jazz parties and festivals. He died suddenly on December 29, 2001, in his car outside a restaurant in Evergreen, CO. Although he would have received much greater fame if he had been born 20 years earlier and come to maturity during the 1930s rather than the 1950s, at the time of his death it was obvious that Ralph Sutton had earned his place among the top classic jazz pianists of all time.
---Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
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