Tricky Fingers

Eubie Blake · 1969 · Rag de Blake, 86 ans d'âge

Context

Piece by Eubie Blake, third track of "The Eighty-Six Years of Eubie Blake" (Columbia, 1969), recorded in three sessions between December 26, 1968, and March 12, 1969. Blake, then 86 years old, plays piano and has Noble Sissle sing on some tracks.

In the genealogy of jazz

This track belongs to Ragtime, Stride (Harlem piano). Among the origins and influences of Ragtime: Blues, spirituals, work songs.

By the same artist

• Charleston Rag (1969)
• Blue Rag in 12 Keys (1969)
• Spanish Venus (1969)

Sources

• EN: The Eighty-Six Years of Eubie Blake

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