The Red Back Book
Scott Joplin: The Red Back Book is an album by the New England Ragtime Ensemble conducted by Gunther Schuller featuring the music of Scott Joplin arranged by E.J. Stark and D.S. De Lisle.
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| Released | 1973 |
| Recorded | February 1973 |
| Venue | Jordan Hall |
| Genre | Jazz |
| Length | 36:18 |
| Label | Capitol Records |
| Producer | George Sponhaltz |
Reception
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow stated "Hearing Joplin's music interpreted by a group consisting of trumpet, trombone, clarinet, flute/piccolo, tuba, piano, bass, drums and a string quartet helps cast new light on these vintage themes."[1] The Red Back Book earned a Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music Performance of 1973. It spent 54 weeks on Billboard's Top 100 Albums List.[2][3]
Track listing
All music by Scott Joplin arranged by E.J. Stark and D.S. De Lisle for chamber ensemble.
- "The Cascades" – 3:27
- "Sun Flower Slow Drag" – 3:07
- "The Chrysanthemum" - 3:44
- "The Entertainer" (solo piano version) - 4:00
- "Sugar Cane" - 3:20
- "The Easy Winners" - 3:56
- "The Entertainer" - 4:15
- "Sun Flower Drag" (solo piano version) - 3:27
- "Maple Leaf Rag" - 3:11
Personnel
- Charles Lewis - trumpet
- Victor Sawa - clarinet
- Ray Cutler - trombone
- David Reskin - flute and piccolo
- Gary Ofenloch - tuba
- Myron Romanul - piano
- Mark Belair - drums
- Juan Ramirez-Hernandez - 1st violin
- Tibor Pusztai - 2nd violin
- Juan Dandridge - viola
- Bruce Cooppock - cello
- Michael Singer - bass
References
- Yanow, Scott. New England Ragtime Ensemble: The Red Back Book' – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
- McLean, Robert A. (March 5, 1974). "Schuller's kinetic kids win Grammy". The Boston Evening Globe.
- "Awards Nominations & Winners". GRAMMY.com. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
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