The Eighty-Six Years of Eubie Blake
The 86 Years of Eubie Blake | ||||
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Released | 1969 | |||
Recorded | December 26, 1968 – March 12, 1969 | |||
Genre | Ragtime | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
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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. In 2006, the album was entered in the National Recording Registry at the Library of Congress.
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]
Track listing[]
Track | 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 | 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 | 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 | Nacio Herb Brown, Arthur Freed |
25. | Dixie Moon | Blake, Sissle |
26. | Blues, Why Don't You Let Me Alone? | Blake/Arthur Porter |
Personnel[]
- Eubie Blake, piano
- Noble Sissle, vocals
References[]
- ^ 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
Categories:
- 1969 albums
- United States National Recording Registry recordings
- Eubie Blake albums
- United States National Recording Registry albums
- 1960s jazz album stubs