Spirit of Ragtime (1998)

About this title: As the title suggests, ASV/Living Era's Spirit of Ragtime collects sassy ragtime songs like Scott Joplin's "The Entertainer," Art Tatum's "Tiger Rag," Louis Armstrong's "Weather Bird Rag," Fred Van Eps' "Ragtime Oriole" and Jelly Roll Morton's "Pearls." Standards like "Maple Leaf Rag" and performances from Luckey Roberts, Sidney Bechet and Fats Waller capture ragtime's buoyant spirit. Heather Phares, All Music Guide

Tracks:

1. Maple Leaf Rag [Joplin]
2. Temptation Rag [Lodge]
3. Waiting for the Robert E. Lee [Gilbert/Muir]
4. Tiger Rag [DaCosta/Edwards/LaR]
5. Carolina Shout [Johnson]
6. Snake Rag [King Oliver/Piron]
7. Ragtime Oriole [Scott]
8. Alexander's Ragtime Band [Berlin]
9. The Pearls [Morton]
10. Southern Rag [Blake]
11. Weather Bird [Armstrong]
12. Numb Fumblin' [Waller]
13. The Darktown Strutters' Ball [Brooks]
14. Eccentric (That Eccentric Rag) [Robinson]
15. Twelfth Street Rag [Bowman]
16. The Thriller Rag [Aufderheide]
17. Echoes of Spring [Smith]
18. Panama Rag [Tyers]
19. Tiger Rag [DaCosta/Edwards/LaR]
20. Harlem Rag [Turpin]
21. Music Box Rag [Roberts]
22. Swipesy Cakewalk [Joplin/Marshall]
23. Joplin's Sensation
24. The Entertainer [Joplin]
25. Maple Leaf Rag [Joplin]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.