Compiled by noted music historian, Rudi Blesh, this collection of the best Piano rags recaptures the lively mood of the ragtime era.

All the greats are here, including Scott Joplin, James Scott, and Joseph Francis Lamb, asare such popular pieces as Maple Leaf Rag, The Entertainer, Elite Syncopations, Swipesy Cake Walk, and American Beauty Rag.

• A Breeze From Alabama [Joplin, Scott]
• Agitation Rag [Hampton, Robert]
• American Beauty Rag [Lamb, Joseph]
• Ashy Africa [Wenrich, Percy]
• Back To Life [Hunter, Charles]
• Blue Goose Rag [Birch, Raymond]
• Bohemia [Lamb, Joseph F.]
• Cataract Rag [Hampton, Robert]
• Cum Bac Rag [Johnson, Charles L.]
• Don't Jazz Me Rag [Scott, James]
• Elite Syncopations [Joplin, Scott]
• Ethiopia Rag [Lamb, Joseph F.]
• Evergreen Rag [Scott, James]
• Frog Legs Rag [Scott, James]
• Great Scott Rag [Scott, J...