Euphonic Sounds

by Reginald R. Robinson

Overview

Reginald Robinson's third recording for Delmark has many highlights. The opening number ("Joplin Song Fragment") is just 31 seconds long and finds Robinson playing the sheet music that was spotted on the music rack of Scott Joplin's piano in a photo; it was greatly magnified so the unpublished Joplin extract could be read. In addition, he performs three numbers by the legendary Louis Chauvin (including "Heliotrope Bouquet," which Chauvin co-wrote with Joplin), works by Floyd Willis, Joe Jordan, James Scott, Joseph Lamb, and Joplin, plus a straightforward rendition of "Lift Every Voice and Sing" and seven of his originals. The latter fall into the vein of classic ragtime, including a tango and one number vocalized by Sondra Davis, and are full of rich melodies. Based on his recordings thus far, Reginald Robinson ranks with David Thomas Roberts as the top ragtime composer of the past 20 years and is sure to be a major force in keeping this 100-year-old (but at times nearly extinct) music alive. ~ Scott Yanow

Product Details

Release Date:	04/21/1998
Label:	Delmark
UPC:	0038153071820
Rank:	138052

Tracks

1. Joplin Song Fragment
2. Space Coaster Ride
3. The Entertainer
4. Raggy Rag
5. Pekin Rag
6. Truly Yours
7. Heliotrope Bouquet
8. Babe, It's Too Long Off
9. The Moon Is Shining in the Skies
10. Euphonic Sounds
11. Frog Legs Rag
12. Sweet Envy
13. The Daredevil's Gallop
14. Ragtime Bobolink
15. Adventures in Wonderland
16. Incognito
17. Still Water Blues
18. Lift Every Voice and Sing
19. Cottontail Rag

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Reginald R. Robinson   Primary Artist,Piano

Technical Credits

Louis Chauvin   Composer
Joseph Lamb   Composer
Robert G. Koester   Producer,Supervisor
Reginald R. Robinson   Composer
Scott Joplin   Composer
Todd Winters   Photography
James Scott   Composer
John Johnson   Composer
Louise Taylor   Composer
James Weldon Johnson   Composer
Trebor Tichenor   Liner Notes
Joe Jordan   Composer