Upon it's initial release in 1994, The Graceful Ghost charted new musical ground as one of the first recorded surveys of "contemporary" piano ragtime from a broad range of composers. The album's 15 tracks included works by William Bolcom, Max Morath, Trebor Jay Tichenor, Terry Waldo, Hal Isbitz, Donald Ashwander, William Albright, and others, in dynamic performances by virtuoso pianist Matthew de Lacey Davidson that highlighted the rhythmic and expressive possibilities in modern ragtime. The album was a critical success, and it set the stage for recordings of new ragtime by other artists in the years that followed. In celebration of the album's 30th anniversary, Rivermont is pleased to present this deluxe collector's edition including more than 70 minutes of newly recorded music, expanding the scope of the original album to include works from 1960-2021 and adding pieces by Tom Shea, Peter Lundberg, Robin Frost, Ross Petot, Galen Wilkes, Bob Darch, and others. The original 1994 recordings sound better than ever thanks to expert remastering by renowned engineer Doug Benson, and the new recordings made in 2023 prove that Davidson's formidable technique has lost none of it's brilliance. From the rollicking "Brun Campbell Express" to the haunting "Sleepwalker's Shuffle" to the nostalgic "Golden Hours" to the touching "Desdemona" to the dazzling "Bell Rag," The Graceful Ghost is a musical tour-de-force packed with 37 selections sure to delight any lover of syncopated piano music. This specially-priced 2-CD set contains two-and-a-half hours of music along with a handsome 20-page booklet featuring insightful notes by Galen Wilkes, Jeff Barnhart, and Matthew de Lacey Davidson.

Track List

1. Hard Luck Lulu
2. Satisfaction Rag
3. Seabiscuits
4. Three Ghost Rags - 1. the Graceful Ghost [Take 2]
5. Three Ghost Rags - 2. Poltergeist
6. Three Ghost Rags - 3. Dream Shadows
7. Gothenburg Rag
8. Opera House Rag
9. One for Max
10. One for Norma - a Ragtime Intermezzo
11. One for Amelia
12. Foggy Bottom
13. Jacaranda - a Ragtime Waltz
14. Brun Campbell Express
15. Sweet Sixteenths
16. Here and Gone
17. Sweet Alyssum
18. Alligator Gravy
19. Mystic Memories
20. Three Ghost Rags - 1. the Graceful Ghost
21. Chandelier Rag
22. Pad Thai and Sala
23. 400 Roncesvalles Avenue
24. Pleasant Point - Rag Verismo
25. Harry and Jesse's Song
26. Desdemona
27. Ragtime in the Hollow
28. Opalescence
29. The Golden Hours
30. Augusta
31. The Oyster Shimmy
32. Whippoorwill Hollow
33. Three Elusive Rags - 1. Mystery Rag
34. Three Elusive Rags - 2. Elegiac Rag
35. Three Elusive Rags - 3. Transylvanian Tickler
36. The Sleepwalker's Shuffle
37. The Bell Rag

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