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Still, they make up for this by featuring several rarities. “ Eugenia” and “ Leola”
aren’t listed in They All Played Ragtime, the definitive book by Blesh and Janis. Neither
is “ Crazy Organ Rag” , published as late as 1955 . . . 38 years after Joplin’ s death. Also
worth seeing are a set of orchestra parts for “ Gladiolus Rag” , the book for Joplin’ s
ragtime opera, and his instruction primer School o f Ragtime.
What happens when you turn to the other ragtime giants?
James Scott (writer of such classics as “ Climax Rag” and “ Grace And Beauty” ).
Not a single item.
Joseph Lamb (the fourth of the ‘ Big Four’ of ragtime). Nothing — except a few
waltzes written before he became bitten by the ragtime bug.
Henry Lodge? Arthur Marshall? Artie Matthews? Luckey Roberts? Eubie Blake?
J. Russell Robinson? Fats Waller? All were prolific composers. Yet not a single item
between them.
But wait for it . . . Jelly Roll Morton?
Incredible to believe: not a single item. So someone has been naughty because
plenty of Jelly compositions have been published in Brtain.
Other composers do at least get a look in.
For instance, Charles H Hunter ( who wrote “ Tickled To Death” ) scrapes in with
one tune.
J P Johnson romps home with two, including an intruiging piece called “ Yamekraw
— A Negro Rhapsody” .
Charles L Johnson gets in with a dozen — but not his well known “ Dill Pickles” .
Not all are rags but they include “ Pansy Blossoms” , “ Silver King Rag” , “ Tobasco”
and “ Pigeon Wing Rag” . . . all tunes that have missed the recording studios. The
Museum refer to him each time as ‘ Charles L Johnson of Kansas City’ , presumably to
distinguish him from a Charles Lute Johnson who has an entry entitled ‘Little Coon
Lullaby’ ’ .
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