Track Listing

1. Cannon Ball
2. Pastime Rag No. 3
3. American Beauty Rag
4. Hilarity Rag
5. Ragtime Oriole
6. Ragtime Nightingale
7. Entertainer's Rag
8. Bethena: A Concert Waltz
9. Pastime Rag No. 4
10. Solace: A Mexican Serenade
11. Pastime Rag No. 2
12. Graceful Ghost Rag
13. Cataract Rag
14. Maple Leaf Rag
15. Poor Katie Redd
16. Coaxing the Piano
17. Baltimore Toledo
18. Rialto Ripples Rag
19. Merry Andrew
20. Dizzy Fingers
21. Kitten on the Keys
22. Brittwood Rag

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #64382 in Music
• Released on: 2004-02-24
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .22 pounds

Customer Reviews

wonderful collection
This is a great collection of rags of various styles. The Graceful Ghost is just a wonderful flowing rag bordering on classical, and at the other end is the very fun Entertainer's Rag. Richard Bowling plays them all well. The three Zez Confrey cuts are not to my liking so much, but the rest is a set of play over and over things.

rkbRiBowlRag
I believe I reviewed this CD already; try to remember what I said. The Disk is a delightful surprise for the ragtime expert crowd, except would have like it even better if the arranger chose "Elite Syncopations" (Joplin) with a little paino keyboard rolling to accompany it. The Eubie Blake, Zez Confrey, and Joe Lamb Rags are delightful to weary ears. Listen to this CD, and forget some of the rebarbative commercial trash we have to listen to otherwise...Robert K Barclay

A Surprise Favorite Ragtimer
Since I'd never heard of Richard Dowling, I had modest expectations, but I like to listen to all the ragtime pianists. (Years ago I borrowed pianos to play "closet" ragtime myself, just to get at those gorgeous chords of Joplin and Joe Lamb). Well, Dowling surprised me with his lyrical, lovely playing! He's a real discovery, and a favorite, along with Dick Hyman. I like also Max Morath for his bouncy and congenial playing & singing. So you give Dowling a chance, and I hope he records more tunes from the large ragtime repertory.