Arkansas Blues- Eubie Blake Piano Roll

[Pianosyncrazy]

Thanks JPJ... just catching up on this one after my post.. Great roll.!!

[pianocottage]

You will never be forgotten, Mr. Blake....

[danishpride1]

This can only be played on Piano Roll right?

It sounds like some parts you would have to have like 3 or 4 hands..

[JamesPriceJohnson]

@danishpride1 If theer are 2 people that are good, and have 2 pianos, no, u can also play this by hand. even if you take out the extra impossible notes, u can still play it.

[Bumblebee38]

Somme of the first Boogie Woogie BASSES ever recorded on a ROLL

This is dated from 1921 - if my memory is correct - !!!!!!!!!!!!

[Pianosyncrazy]

absolutely kewl jpj... thanks.... I had a jpj roll of this myself and I loved it... but this is super..

[Pianosyncrazy]

absolutely kewl jpj...thanks!

[charrmmee]

love me some eubie!

[KawhackitaRag]

Fantastic roll! Listen to Eubie's right-hand work... the syncopation is JUST RIGHT in this! Some of the licks are really tasy, too.

I don't know who the roll editor was in this case, but he or she should be commended for helping create a fine arrangement!

[MrStrutyourstuff]

this is interesting stuff

james p johnson also made a piano roll of this, using left hand boogie bass parts that would be used by hersal thomas some 4 years later

[KawhackitaRag]

You're right! Actually the James P. Johnson/Hersal Thomas pattern you cite was a common left hand blues figuration in the 1920s. Even some of the hipper white pianists such as Pete Wendling were using it (briefly) as early as the late 'teens.

[JamesPriceJohnson]

i definately like this piano roll better than james p johnsons. i love all james p johnson rolls, but this eubie blake roll definately is better than jpjs.

[jazzgirl1920s]

Nice to see a mention of those old Biograph lp's which I eagerly bought in the 1980's as they came out. I also like the EBM Eubie Blake Music lp's and the Folkways lp's with piano rolls.