Toe Tappin' Ragtime

Toe Tappin’ Ragtime – Various Artists

A lively historical compilation celebrating the roots of American popular music, Toe Tappin’ Ragtime gathers pioneering recordings from the early dance bands and jazz orchestras that helped shape ragtime, stride piano, and early swing.

Spanning the vibrant transition from ragtime to jazz, the collection features legendary composers and bandleaders such as Scott Joplin, James P. Johnson, and Bennie Moten. From the iconic Maple Leaf Rag to high-energy dance orchestra numbers like Cannonball Rag and Goofy Dust, the album captures the infectious energy and rhythmic invention of early 20th-century American music.

Featuring both sophisticated dance band arrangements and raw, swinging jazz performances, this collection offers a fascinating snapshot of the era when ragtime evolved into jazz and popular dance music as we know it today.

Tracklist:

Side A – Dance Bands

1. Maple Leaf Rag – Herb Wiedoeft's Cinderella Roof Orchestra
2. Tenth Interval Rag – Gene Rodemich's Orchestra
3. Pianoflage – Fate Marable's Society Syncopators
4. Springtime Rag – Vic Meyers And His Orchestra
5. Pork And Beans – Earl Fuller's Rector Novelty Orchestra
6. Gloria – Vincent Lopez' Hotel Pennsylvania Orchestra
7. Cannonball Rag – Guy Lombardo And His Royal Canadians
8. Ginger Snaps – Rosario Bourdon & His Orchestra

Side B – Jazz Bands

1. Dog On The Piano – Arcadia Peacock Orchestra Of St. Louis
2. Lolly Pops – The Tuxedo Orchestra
3. Nightingale Rag Blues – Hitch's Happy Harmonists
4. Catarac Rag Blues – Hitch's Happy Harmonists
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6. Goofy Dust – Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra
7. The Arm Breaker – Clarence M. Jones And His Wonder Orchestra
8. Hobson Street Blues – Bob Zurke & His Orchestra