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. American Sampler Rag
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by: Elite Syncopators
Release Date February 21, 2006
The difficulty with this type of CD is that it is pure guesswork what you are getting. Unknown band, most of the tunes end in the word RAG and the band name contains the word SYNCOPATORS. The band name is clearly derived from the Joplin tune Elite Syncopations; that's about as far as the similarity goes. What you get is ragtime music which is clearly intended to appeal to American `country and western' audiences. The music is mainly played on the piano with some backing musicians here and there. The pianist is very good , but is extremely laid-back; would be good for a pensioners tea dance. There are about half-dozen tracks that are a serious attempt to play recognisable syncopated ragtime; these are mostly James Scott composition and ... Read More:
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