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The New England Conservatory sounds really good:
I think the New England Conservatory sounds really good, and I consider them to be one of the top ragtime bands. But I'm not impressed with the Southland Stingers, for example the Elite Syncopations doesn't sound right, because it's played too slow and doesn't have that 2/4 waltz beat at the end.

Some wonderful pieces in this collection:
Two words..."Bink's Waltz" worth the price of admission here. While an entire CD of these songs begins to feel strident, this music is very evocative--a brave wash of gaiety over sadness. A good addition to any collection of "American" music. Hope the Ragtime Conservatory records more. J. Makil

I found it !!:
I, too, grew up listening to an old castte tape of this recording. I have been looking for the cd for many years. Why didn't I look for it at Amazon before ?! This is a recording that makes any moment a pleasant and joyful time. You will never stop listening to it for years and still enjoy every track as the first time. It is so light... You will also enjoy the charming sound of each instrument, and you'll shurely discover a whole new aproach to Joplin's music as a band, rather than the original piano. Of course, the piano versions stand for themselves, but the deep bass lines, the charming flutes, the rithm of drums, you could almost belive it could have originally been written for a band.

A must for anyone who apreciates Ragtime:
Anyone who apreciates the Ragtime music of Scott Joplin should own a copy of the New England Conservatory Ragtime Ensemble. I grew up listening to an old cassette recording of the Ensemble and was so excited to find that a CD was still available. It is wonderful and exciting to hear Ragtime played by an entire enseble of instuments, rather than just a piano. Once again, a must for any lover of Ragtime.

• Cascades - Scott Joplin, New England Conservatory Ragtime Ensemble
• Sunflower Slow Drag - Scott Joplin, New England Conservatory Ragtime Ensemble
• Chrysanthemum - Scott Joplin, New England Conservatory Ragtime Ensemble
• Ragtime Dance - Scott Joplin, New England Conservatory Ragtime Ensemble
• Sugar Cane - Scott Joplin, New England Conservatory Ragtime Ensemble
• Easy Winners - Scott Joplin, New England Conservatory Ragtime Ensemble
• Entertainer - Scott Joplin, New England Conservatory Ragtime Ensemble
• Maple Leaf Rag - Scott Joplin, New England Conservatory Ragtime Ensemble
• Elite Syncopations - Southland Singers
• Heliotrope Bouquet - Southland Singers
• Nonpareil - Southland Singers
• Strenuous Life - Southland Singers
• Bink's Waltz - Southland Singers
• Sycamore - Southland Singers
• Eugenia - Southland Singers
• Something Doing - Southland Singers