Tantalizing Tingles: A Discography of Early Ragtime, Jazz, and Novelty Syncopated Piano Recordings, 1889-1934 (Discographies: Association for Recorded Sound Collections Discographic Reference)

For the first time, all data for recordings of non-classical piano made for issue on disc and cylinder records prior to 1935 are brought together in this work. The majority of the listing consists of material which has never been published in any form. The volume includes piano solos, duets, trios, and quartets, as well as selected titles where a soloist is featured within a recording by a dance band or orchestra. It covers a wide variety of pianists and piano styles including ragtime, stride, novelty-syncopated, boogie, and blues. This work will be of interest to major libraries, archives, and schools of music, as well as researchers and collectors. The recordings covered in this work range from the earliest known piano recordings which were made in 1889 as cylinder records for the North American Phonograph Company through recordings of the early 1930s by some of the great jazz pianists of that era (Mary Lou Williams, Garland Wilson, Herman Chittison, Art Tatum, and Teddy Wilson). In between are a wide variety of pianists and piano styles from around the world. While many of the solos recorded were of popular tunes of the day, there is also a fascinating selection of piano compositions, often played by the composer. They include such well-known names as Felix Arndt, Nacio Herb Brown, Hoagy Carmichael, Rudolf Friml, George Gershwin, John W. Green, Ferdie Grofe, Ralph Rainger, Leslie Stuart, Clarence Williams, and Vincent Youmans. A comprehensive title index includes composer credits for the majority of titles listed. Contents......Page 6 Introduction......Page 8 1. Scope of the listings and criteria for inclusion......Page 12 4. Place of recording......Page 14 5. Date of recording......Page 15 7. Titles......Page 16 8. Record issues......Page 17 9. Recommended reading......Page 28 10. Acknowledgments......Page 29 11. Additions and corrections......Page 30 Record Label Abbreviations......Page 31 Label illustrations......Page 32 Discography......Page 38 Addenda......Page 208 Non-solo instrumental recordings by selected pianists......Page 210 A......Page 250 B......Page 251 C......Page 254 D......Page 257 E......Page 259 F......Page 260 G......Page 262 H......Page 263 I......Page 265 J......Page 268 K......Page 269 L......Page 270 M......Page 273 N......Page 277 O......Page 278 P......Page 279 R......Page 281 S......Page 283 T......Page 288 U......Page 290 W......Page 291 Y......Page 294 Z......Page 295 Provides data for all recordings of non-classical piano made for issue on disc and cylinder records prior to 1935. This discography includes piano solos, duets, trios and quartets, as well as selected titles where a soloist is featured within a recording by a dance band or orchestra.