Uploaded August 2019 | Updated September 2026, 52 minutes ago
J. Lawrence Cook was QRS piano roll's chief arrangers between the early/mid '20's all the way to the '70s. He got his start when, upon ragtime and jazz composer Eubie Blake's advice, he moved to New York and attracted the attention of QRS by making homemade piano rolls. His recording output is said to have been between 10,000-20,000 rolls. In the late 1940s, Cook made a number of special rolls to be recorded by the Abbey record company. These were then plugged into a player piano, with a drummer and woodblock providing accompaniment, while Cook himself operated the pianola. This recording of the 1925 jazz/ragtime pop song, "Alabamy Bound" is one of my favorites. The drumming and woodblock are spot on, and Cook's arrangement sends shivers running down my spine!
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J. Lawrence Cook was QRS piano roll's chief arrangers between the early/mid '20's all the way to the '70s. He got his start when, upon ragtime and jazz composer Eubie Blake's advice, he moved to New York and attracted the attention of QRS by making homemade piano rolls. His recording output is said to have been between 10,000-20,000 rolls. In the late 1940s, Cook made a number of special rolls to be recorded by the Abbey record company. These were then plugged into a player piano, with a drummer and woodblock providing accompaniment, while Cook himself operated the pianola. This recording of the 1925 jazz/ragtime pop song, "Alabamy Bound" is one of my favorites. The drumming and woodblock are spot on, and Cook's arrangement sends shivers running down my spine!
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