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- Artist: Luckey Roberts & Ralph Sutton
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- Release Date: 1946 05 21-1952 06 11
- Type: Compilation (best of)
- Genre: Jazz
Review
Luckey Roberts, considered one of the big three of 1920s stride piano (along with James P. Johnson and Fats Waller), was by far the most obscure of the trio, running a successful society band for decades but leading only three record sessions during his long career. This Solo Art CD brings back the six songs from his earliest (1946) date, and is quite impressive. Roberts' virtuosity and total command of the piano are remarkable and he really tears into his originals, which include "Ripples of the Nile" (turned by Glenn Miller into the pop hit "Moonlight Cocktail"), "Pork and Beans," and "Music Box Rag." Also on this valuable CD are pianist Ralph Sutton's four performances (plus an alternate take) from his debut as a leader in 1949 and eight exciting stride-filled duets with drummer George Wettling from 1952. While Sutton shows the influences of Bob Zurke and Joe Sullivan on the earlier titles, by 1952 he had found his own voice within the classic idiom. A highly recommended disc. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music GuideTracks
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| Railroad Blues | Luckey Roberts | Luckey Roberts | (2:39) |
| Ripples of the Nile | Luckey Roberts | (2:48) | |
| Pork and Beans | Luckey Roberts | (2:30) | |
| Shy and Sly | Luckey Roberts | (2:54) | |
| Music Box Rag | Luckey Roberts | Luckey Roberts | (2:46) |
| Junk Man Rag | Luckey Roberts | (2:31) | |
| Dill Pickles, No. 1 | Ralph Sutton | (2:56) | |
| Dill Pickles, No. 2 | Ralph Sutton | (2:50) | |
| Whitewash Man | Ralph Sutton | (2:50) | |
| Carolina in the Morning | Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn | Ralph Sutton | (3:23) |
| St. Louis Blues | W.C. Handy | Ralph Sutton | (3:16) |
| A-Flat Dream | Ralph Sutton | (2:40) | |
| African Ripples | Fats Waller | Ralph Sutton | (2:48) |
| Drop Me off in Harlem | Duke Ellington, |
Ralph Sutton | (3:02) |
| Fascination | Ralph Sutton | (3:18) | |
| Love Me or Leave Me | Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn | Ralph Sutton | (2:52) |
| I'm Coming Virginia | Will Marion Cook, |
Ralph Sutton | (4:02) |
| Sugar Rose | Ralph Sutton | (3:57) | |
| Bee's Knees | Ralph Sutton | (3:03) |
