Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Promoting New Music Tuesday 27th May

Beautiful Sunset
Harlem Rag (1897)
by georgeptingley

"Father of St. Louis Ragtime." Tom Turpin was the first black ragtime composer to be published - his Harlem Rag came out two full years before Scott Joplin's celebrated Maple Leaf Rag.

Tom was a big man at six-foot three, 350 pounds with a bad leg. It is said that he would jack up his piano on stilts so he could play standing up in the St. Louis speakeasies. He was also a bouncer. Picture him getting halfway through a ragtime piece and having to throw out a couple of drunks, then coming back to finish up.

It is also said that Tom Turpin would not fancy up performances of his rags. Respectfully, I have added no notes or flourishes beyond the printed page, and, of course, have kept a very moderate tempo.

George Peter Tingley plays the Harlem Rag (1897)
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Beautiful Sunset
Counterbalanced
by o0o and amateurpro

Music and lyrics by Amateurpro
Vocals and melodyline by o0o

I thought the instrumental version is a real beauty on its own...And I was not planned on adding anything untill I red the text amateurpro stated at his original upload..

I thought those where great lyrics and I started to find a way to sing 'm on his own tune...

Enjoy...

Thanks amateurpro for delivering beautiful babies!!
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Beautiful Sunset
Someone To Watch Over Me ( Gershwin )
by JodyG and eagle_1

I have always loved Arend's Vocal work. He took this piano rendition of Someone To Watch over Me I played months ago and added the Magic it needed. Great job Arend you never stop amazing me.
Peace
JodyG
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Beautiful Sunset
Fade To Black
by etgilles and EvilFactman

A creative attempt at toying with Evil's Fade To Black.

Original lyric and loop structure EvilFactman

New version, A Cappella loops and vocal etgilles

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