Ragtime for Rent

The Royal City Saxophone Quartet

Ragtime for Rent

The CD and Cassette feature the following selections:
(click the song title to hear a sample)

1. 12^th Street Rag
Euday L. Bowman, arr. J.A. Villanueva

2. Pineapple Rag
Scott Joplin, 1908, arr. T. Thompson

3. The Strenuous Life
Scott Joplin, 1902, arr. T. Thompson

4. Black and White Rag
George W. Botsford, arr. J. McLeod

5. Pan Am Rag
Tom Turpin, arr. A. Frackenpohl

6. Something Doing
Scott Hayden & Scott Joplin, 1903,
arr. A. Frackenpohl

7. The Cascades
Scott Joplin, 1904, arr. A. Frackenpohl

8. The Russian Rag
Geo. L. Cobb, 1918, arr. H. Klickmann

9. The Piggly Wiggle
Edward C. Barroll, 1924, arr. H.L. Alford

10. Bassoons for Rent
Bob Milne, 1972, arr. B. Milne and E. Kalwa

11. Maple Leaf Rag
Scott Joplin, 1904, arr. E. Graf

12. Bill Bailey
Hughie Cannon, arr. J. Christensen

13. Ragtime Nightmare
Tom Turpin, arr. T. Thompson

14. Le Petit Negre
Claude Debussy, c. 1920, arr. M. Mule

15. Original Rags
Scott Joplin, 1899, arr. C. Voirpy

16. The Entertainer
Scott Joplin, 1902, arr. O. Griffith

17. The Easy Winners
Scott Joplin, 1901, arr. E. Kalwa

Total playing time: 46:05

Tim Moher - Soprano*, Alto * Soprano on tracks 5, 6, 9, 11, 12, 14-17.
Bradley Moggach - Soprano**, Alto **Soprano on tracks 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 10, 13.
Peter Wendell - Tenor
Ernie Kalwa - Baritone

Recorded at Escarpment Sound
Acton, Ontario, Canada
October 24, 1997

Printed in Canada

Produced by Ernie Kalwa
Engineered by Brian Hewson
Directed by Tim Moher
Liner notes by Bradley Moggach
Photos by Peter Wendell

Thanks to: Bob Milne, Ragtimist, for his bodacious composition of Bassoons for Rent and for opportunities, inspiration, and encouragement; Eddie Graf for his arrangement of The Maple Leaf Rag; and many others. Cover art: An original painting in oil by John C. Knapton, Elora, Ontario. Website: www.knaptonart.ca.

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