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Allan Sutton / Foreword by David Reffkin

CAKEWALKS, RAGS AND NOVELTIES:
The International Ragtime Discography (1894-1930)

2004 Finalist, ARSC Award for Excellence


CAKEWALKS, RAGS AND NOVELTIES: The International Ragtime Discography, by Allan Sutton

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65.00 postpaid (elsewhere)



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The first comprehensive ragtime discography, this volume includes thousands of recordings and details not to be found in Jasen's Recorded Ragtime, Rust's Jazz & Ragtime Records, and other earlier works.

Compiled and annotated by Allan Sutton, with data from major collectors and researchers around the world, its features include:

  • Discographic details for more than 4,600 U.S. and foreign instrumetal ragtime recordings, including unissued and private recordings
  • Listing by title for more than 700 rags and ragtime-related compositions by over 400 composers
  • Sheet-music publication details for all titles
  • Condensed corollary listings for hundreds of related jazz, dance band, country, and vocal recordings
  • Complete performer and composer indexes, plus extensive cross-indexing, for easy location of any recording in the discography

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400 pages / Lithocase hardcover
ISBN 0-9671819-6-8
Library of Congress Control No. 2003110722



"My hope is that casual readers, collectors and researchers will enjoy this volume on several levels, primarily, of course, as the useful directory that it is intended to be. But beyond that, it should be read with an appreciation not only of the infinite variety of musicianship that is catalogued, but also with a more informed conception of the fabulous era of music that it represents."  

— David Reffkin, KUSF's Ragtime Machine

"This volume enhances Allan Sutton's reputation as a dedicated researcher of historical recorded sound."  

— Edward Berlin, ARSC Journal



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