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Eternal gratitude to Reginald R. Robinson who received these from Trebor Tichenor.
11 April 1956, Chicago, IL.
Interviewing and music recording of pianist Glover Compton conducted in 1956 by Birchall W. Smith. Compton speaks of many things from the past, notably pianist Tony Jackson. Some other names mentioned are those such as Fats Waller, Jelly Roll Morton, etc.
EDIT: The second recording session (the final 18 minutes or so, right after Compton performs Junk Man Rag) is said to have been recorded by a separate person (John Steiner) according to Trebor Tichenor and Reginald R. Robinson, this is from 1958, immediately before Compton had his stroke.
Additional Information on Compton:
ragpiano.com/comps/gcompton.shtml
02:05 Tony Jackson's "Pretty Baby"
05:45 Some Sweet Day
07:55 unknown tune (You're Such A Pretty Thing?)
11:15 Unknown tune 2 (My Baby Rocks Me With A Steady Roll?)
16:55 High Society
24:25 Piano Price's "No Name Rag"
32:10 Jelly Roll Blues (Ferdinand Jelly Roll Morton)
36:25 That Monkey Rag
42:20 The Junk Man Rag (C. Luckeyth Roberts)
44:26 Pretty Baby
47:08 Unknown tune 4, maybe just filler?
47:45 Some Sweet Day
49:30 30 seconds of filler? Leading up to "The Man Who Broke The Bank At Monte Carlo"
52:27 Then I'd Be Satisfied With Life
55:05 If You Saw What I Saw You'd Go To Utah
57:13 Yes, Yes, Yes
60:02 Unknown Tune 5. Probably a medley. Penthouse Serenade is played near the closing.
Magnificent piano playing.
Eternal gratitude to Reginald R. Robinson who received these from Trebor Tichenor.
11 April 1956, Chicago, IL.
Interviewing and music recording of pianist Glover Compton conducted in 1956 by Birchall W. Smith. Compton speaks of many things from the past, notably pianist Tony Jackson. Some other names mentioned are those such as Fats Waller, Jelly Roll Morton, etc.
EDIT: The second recording session (the final 18 minutes or so, right after Compton performs Junk Man Rag) is said to have been recorded by a separate person (John Steiner) according to Trebor Tichenor and Reginald R. Robinson, this is from 1958, immediately before Compton had his stroke.
Additional Information on Compton:
ragpiano.com/comps/gcompton.shtml
02:05 Tony Jackson's "Pretty Baby"
05:45 Some Sweet Day
07:55 unknown tune (You're Such A Pretty Thing?)
11:15 Unknown tune 2 (My Baby Rocks Me With A Steady Roll?)
16:55 High Society
24:25 Piano Price's "No Name Rag"
32:10 Jelly Roll Blues (Ferdinand Jelly Roll Morton)
36:25 That Monkey Rag
42:20 The Junk Man Rag (C. Luckeyth Roberts)
44:26 Pretty Baby
47:08 Unknown tune 4, maybe just filler?
47:45 Some Sweet Day
49:30 30 seconds of filler? Leading up to "The Man Who Broke The Bank At Monte Carlo"
52:27 Then I'd Be Satisfied With Life
55:05 If You Saw What I Saw You'd Go To Utah
57:13 Yes, Yes, Yes
60:02 Unknown Tune 5. Probably a medley. Penthouse Serenade is played near the closing.
Magnificent piano playing.
