[Dixielandjazz] Maple Leaf Rag

[Ed Danielson]

Ralph Sutton also played the tune at an extremely fast tempo -- to get it 
over with.

Ed Danielson



"You might as well fall flat on your face as lean over too far backward."
-- James Thurber


From: John McClernan <mcclernan1 at comcast.net>

I also found in my archive, a Tommy Dorsey recording of Maple Leaf that is 
insanely fast. I clocked it on my metronome at 270 bpm!  (no chance to swing 
at that tempo and the natural syncopations lose their charm)  Why did they 
do it that fast? My guess is, just to prove they could.