Research Catalog

Title

Recordings of piano rolls and more [sound recording] / Eubie Blake.

Author

Blake, Eubie, 1887-1983.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Roberts, Luckey, 1887-1968.
• Sissle, Noble, 1889-1975.
• Grainger, Percy, 1882-1961.

Found In

Carl Seltzer collection of Eubie Blake recordings.

Description

1 sound disc (ca. 74 min.) : digital, mono.; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

Unrelated audition recordings. First four tracks are not part of either audition. Music works of the rerecordings of piano rolls are announced by Carl Seltzer. The 2nd audition includes several takes of one music work and selections from a musical for which Sissle and Blake wrote a few music numbers. Dates of either audition are unknown.

Alternative Title

Carl Seltzer collection of Eubie Blake recordings.

Subjects

• Popular music > 1971-1980
• Piano music (Ragtime)
• Player piano rolls

Note

• Title provided by cataloger.
• Compact disc.

Access (note)

• Access to original items restricted.

Source (note)

• Elaine Shipman (Seltzer);

Linking Entry (note)

• Forms part of: Carl Seltzer collection of Eubie Blake recordings, *L(Special) 05-06.

Contents

• Tracks 1-4: Unidentified piano work (incomplete) (0:43) ; Spoken introduction to unidentified "Bill" (2:04) ; Jazzamine Lane (3:59) ; Unidentified piano work (1:05) / Blake -- Tracks 5-16: Piano rolls: Rose time (QRS 2287) (3:17) ; Molasses (QRS 2306) (3:10) / Roberts ; It's right here for you (Melody S 2948) (2:50) ; Home again blues (Melody S 2949) ; Don't tell your monkey man (Melody S 2966) (4:00) ; Broadway blues (Melody 4153) (4:36) ; Crazy blues (incomplete) (Melody 4199) (2:05) ; Crazy blues (retake) (Melody 4199) (3:24) ; Strut Miss Lizzie (Melody 4241) (3:16) ; The boll weevil blues (Melody 4259) (4:58) ; The Arkansas blues (Melody 4549) (3:39) ; Medley of Negro spirituals (DuoArt 10091) (5:38) / Blake.
• Tracks 17-28: Testing (0:11) -- Happy times: Take 1 (incomplete) (1:21) ; Take 2 (fragment) (0:08) -- Conversation / Sissle and Blake (1:03) -- Happy times (take 3) (3:26) -- Plot of "In Dahomey" / told by Sissle (2:09) -- Selections from "In Dahomey:" Be my Dahomeian Queen (2:55) ; Introduction to and The bleeding Moon (4:53) ; Introduction to and Picnic time (3:22) ; Introduction to next selection (not recorded).

Call Number

*LDC 50410

OCLC

727963755

Author

Blake, Eubie, 1887-1983. Arranger. Performer

Title

Recordings of piano rolls and more [sound recording] / Eubie Blake.

Performer

Tracks 1-16: Eubie Blake, piano, commentary ; Luckey Roberts, piano ; Carl Seltzer, announcer of works. Tracks 17-28: Eubie Blake, piano, commentary ; Noble Sissle, vocals, commentary.

Access

Access to original items restricted.

Linking Entry

Forms part of: Carl Seltzer collection of Eubie Blake recordings, *L(Special) 05-06.

Local Note

Archive original: (2 sound tape reels) in *LT-7-A 3173, *LT-7-A 3194.

Preservation master file (3 sound files): phlt7a3173p1, phlt7a3173p2, phlt7a3194.

Service CD (1 sound disc : digital, mono. ; 4 3/4 in.) copied from archive originals, 2010.

Source

Gift; Elaine Shipman (Seltzer); 2003-2006.

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Added Author

Blake, Eubie, 1887-1983. Works. Selections.

Roberts, Luckey, 1887-1968. Performer

Sissle, Noble, 1889-1975. Performer

Grainger, Percy, 1882-1961. In Dahomey. Selections.

Shipman, Elaine. Donor

Added Title

Carl Seltzer collection of Eubie Blake recordings.

Found In:

Carl Seltzer collection of Eubie Blake recordings.

Research Call Number

*LDC 50410