The 86 Years of Eubie Blake is a 1969 studio album by ragtime pianist Eubie Blake and marks a reunion for Blake with his longtime collaborator, Noble Sissle.
The 86 Years of Eubie Blake | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1969 | |||
Recorded | December 26, 1968 – March 12, 1969 | |||
Genre | Ragtime | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Eubie Blake chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
The album was recorded in three sessions, the first on December 26, 1968, followed by two more on February 6, and March 12, 1969.[2][3]
In 2006 the Library of Congress selected The Eighty-Six Years of Eubie Blake for inclusion in the National Recording Registry based on its cultural, artistic or historical significance.
Track listing
editTrack | Song Title | Composer |
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1. | "Dream Rag" | Jesse Pickett |
2. | "Semper Fidelis" | John Philip Sousa |
3. | "Tricky Fingers" | Eubie Blake |
4. | "Troublesome Ivories" | Blake |
5. | "Chevy Chase" | Blake |
6. | "Brittwood Rag" | Blake |
7. | "Spanish Venus" | Luckey Roberts |
8. | "As Long As You Live" | Bernie Hanighen, Johnny Mercer |
9. | "Memories of You" | Blake, Andy Razaf |
10. | "Charleston Rag" | Blake |
11. | "Maple Leaf Rag" | Scott Joplin |
12. | "Stars and Stripes Forever" | Sousa |
13. | "Shuffle Along Medley" (feat. Noble Sissle) | Blake |
14. | "I'm Just Wild About Harry" | Blake, Noble Sissle |
15. | "Blue Rag in 12 Keys" | Blake |
16. | "Eubie's Boogie" | Blake, Sissle |
17. | "Poor Jimmy Green" | |
18. | "Baltimore Todolo" | Blake, Sissle |
19. | "Poor Katie Red" | Blake |
20. | "Kitchen Tom" | Blake |
21. | "Medley: Bleeding Moon / Under the Bamboo Tree" | |
22. | "It's All Your Fault" (feat. Noble Sissle) | Blake, Sissle, Nelson |
23. | "Medley: Charleston / Old-Fashioned Love / If I Could Be With You" | Zoltan Fabian, James P. Johnson |
24. | "You Were Meant For Me" (feat. Noble Sissle) | Nacio Herb Brown, Arthur Freed |
25. | "Dixie Moon" | Blake, Sissle |
26. | "Blues, Why Don't You Let Me Alone?" | Blake/Arthur Porter |
Personnel
edit- Eubie Blake, piano
- Noble Sissle, vocals
References
edit- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Jasen, David A. Black Bottom Stomp: Eight Masters of Ragtime and Early Jazz, Routledge (2002), page 47 - ISBN 0-415-93641-1
- ^ Track listings