Ragtime pianist
Morath
has spent a lifetime immersed in its history and his intimate knowledge of it shines brightly on this fine little disc. Consisting of recordings made in 1987 with five bonus tracks recorded in 1989,
breezes handily through a batch of less familiar ragtime perennials like
"Saloon, Saloon, Saloon,"
"Willie the Weeper,"
and
Irving Berlin
's
"Everything in America Is Ragtime,"
along with old standards like
Scott Joplin
"Maple Leaf Rag"
Eubie Blake
"The Charleston Rag."
Played (and sung) with a lot of heart and soul, this is one delightful set. ~ Cub Koda