Ralph Sutton- Oh Baby: Solo Piano (CD)
These are amongst the earliest of pianist Ralph Sutton's solo recordings. The first fifteen selections come from a session in San Francisco in 1949 originally issued on Down Home Records. Even less known are the final eight tracks recorded in London in 1952 and originally issued on the Lyragon label. At the time, Sutton was performing as a jazz concert artist, but still found time to put down on wax these brief interpretations of material he was to rework through his long career. The highlights include three Willie "The Lion" Smith compositions - "Concentratin'" and "Morning Air" remained staples of Sutton's repertoire, but his version here of "No Local Stops" may well be it's only recorded performance.
Tracklist:
- Down Home Rag
- Harlem Drag
- Jelly Roll Blues
- Cannon Ball Blues
- Black Bottom Stomp
- Cataract Rag
- Shoe Shine Boy
- Christopher Columbus
- Hindustan
- Villain
- Frog Legs Rag
- Chromatic Rag
- Grace and Beauty
- The Cascades
- Black and White Rag
- Three Little Words
- No Local Stops
- Oh Baby
- Concentrating
- Drop Me Off In Harlem
- Morning Air
- Blues For Chuck
- African Ripples
These are amongst the earliest of pianist Ralph Sutton's solo recordings. The first fifteen selections come from a session in San Francisco in 1949 originally issued on Down Home Records. Even less known are the final eight tracks recorded in London in 1952 and originally issued on the Lyragon label. At the time, Sutton was performing as a jazz concert artist, but still found time to put down on wax these brief interpretations of material he was to rework through his long career. The highlights include three Willie "The Lion" Smith compositions - "Concentratin'" and "Morning Air" remained staples of Sutton's repertoire, but his version here of "No Local Stops" may well be it's only recorded performance.
Tracklist:
- Down Home Rag
- Harlem Drag
- Jelly Roll Blues
- Cannon Ball Blues
- Black Bottom Stomp
- Cataract Rag
- Shoe Shine Boy
- Christopher Columbus
- Hindustan
- Villain
- Frog Legs Rag
- Chromatic Rag
- Grace and Beauty
- The Cascades
- Black and White Rag
- Three Little Words
- No Local Stops
- Oh Baby
- Concentrating
- Drop Me Off In Harlem
- Morning Air
- Blues For Chuck
- African Ripples