[Dixielandjazz] Fw: The Transition from Ragtime to Improvised Piano Style

Robert S. Ringwald ringwald at calweb.com
Sun Jun 22 15:01:16 PDT 2003


 Forwarded by mr.wonderful:

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Eli Newberger" <newberge at massmed.org>
To: <ringwald at calweb.com>
Sent: Sunday, June 22, 2003 7:13 AM
Subject: The Transition from Ragtime to Improvised Piano Style


> 
> Dear Friends:
>  
> Originally published in the Journal of Jazz Studies, my article on this
> subject is now uploaded to my website.  You can read it if you wish at
> http://www.elinewberger.com/articles/trans_to_improv/index.html
>  
> The analysis compares 16-measure transcriptions of the second strain of
> "Maple Leaf Rag" by Scott Joplin (his MS with his recording), Brun
> Campbell, Eubie Blake, 
> Jelly Roll Morton ("St. Louis" and "Correct" versions), James P.
> Johnson, and Willie "The Lion" Smith.
>  
> Feel free to circulate it to anyone who might find it useful.
>  
> Kind regards,
>  
> Eli Newberger
>  
> 





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