Rivermont Records
P. O. Box 3081
Lynchburg, VA 24503
USA
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Founded in 2004, Rivermont Records specializes in preserving music from the first half of the twentieth century--new recordings of vintage music as well as historic recordings painstakingly restored for best sound quality and offered on compact discs with carefully-researched informative booklets. In 2005, the Peakland label was added as a collectors series of high-quality reissues of historic material at a bargain price.
Our newest CDs...
The Happy Six - Dance-O-Mania: Harry Yerkes and the Dawn of the Jazz Age (1919-1923) Rivermont BSW-1150
Released June 9, 2009
Although the name of Harry Yerkes is all but forgotten, in his heydey -- the late 1910s to mid-1920s -- he was one of the most important and influential figures on the New York music scene, especially in the field of record-making. From his office in the Metropolitan Opera House Building, Harry Yerkes ran a musical empire that was unrivaled in its stylistic diversity and connections. The Happy Six was Yerkes's pioneering jazz dance band that featured such New Orleans legends as Tom Brown and Alcide Nunez alongside studio pros such as Rudy Wiedoeft, Ross Gorman, and others. This CD includes 25 of the Happy Six's best recordings and a handsome 28-page book with rare photographs and a comprehensive history of the band by Mark Berresford. Recorded 1919-1923. 78 minutes.
US $18.00 Includes S&H
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COMPLETE TRACK LIST:
1.) Karavan
2.) The First Rose of Summer
3.) Mystery
4.) Shake Your Little Shoulder
5.) Sudan
6.) Dance-O-Mania
7.) Silver Water
8.) Goodbye Sunshine, Hello Moon
9.) My Little Bimbo Down on the Bamboo Isle
10.) Je Ne Sais Pa Pa
11.) Rockaway Baby
12.) By the Pyramids
13.) Dolly I Love You
14.) Yokohama Lullaby
15.) Siam Soo
16.) Moonlight
17.) Down Yonder
18.) Jabberwocky
19.) How Many Times
20.) Leave Me With a Smile
21.) Pick Me Up and Lay Me Down (In Dear Old Dixieland)
22.) Nobody Lied
23.) If I Had My Way, Pretty Baby
24.) You Gave Me Your Heart
25.) Who's Sorry Now?
William McNally: "Chickens 'n' Kittens: A Ragtime Coup" Rivermont BSW-2210
Released May 26, 2009
Rivermont is pleased to offer a refreshing ragtime collection unlike any other: a sampling of ragtime-inspired piano solos by primarily classical pianists and composers spanning the past century. No piece here quite defines the composer who wrote it, though each represents a streak of ingenuity -- a moment of genuine inspiration. There is something for everyone (and conversely, there is likely to be a thing or two that is most definitely not for everyone!). Really, this is a collection to celebrate the diversity of ragtime. William McNally performed for the first time in Carnegie Hall shortly after his ninth birthday and has since played there two more times. A multifaceted musician, Mr. McNally is a widely recognized ragtime pianist and composer. He has twice won the World Championship Old-Time Piano Playing Contest's New Rag Competition (2008 and 2009), and follows his particular interest in the modern and classically trained ragtime composers (particularly William Bolcom and Leopold Godowsky). For this recording, Mr. McNally performs a variety of ragtime compositions -- old and new -- including such seldom-heard gems as Doucet's "Chicken Pie" and Godowsky's "A Little Tango Rag" alongside favorites such as Scott Joplin's "Solace" and William Bolcom's "Graceful Ghost Rag" and premiere recordings of Andrew Barrett's "Humanitar Rag" and Mr. McNally's own prize-winning "Blue Donkey Rag." Recorded 2008. 62 minutes.
US $18.00 Includes S&H
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COMPLETE TRACK LIST:
1.) Chicken Pie (Clement Doucet)
2.) Sedalia Queen (William McNally)
3.) Rialto Ripples (George Gershwin / Will Donaldson)
4.) High Hattin' (Zez Confrey)
5.) Kinda Careless (Zez Confrey)
6.) Mississippi Shivers (Zez Confrey)
7.) Solace (Scott Joplin)
8.) Fox-Trot (Pantcho Vladigueroff)
9.) Rag Infernal (William Bolcom)
10.) Kitten on the Keys (Zez Confrey)
11.) Toccata sur la Shimmy "Kitten on the Keys" (Erwin Schulhoff)
12.) Blue Donkey Rag (William McNally)
13.) Carnival Music: V. Toccata -- Rag (George Rochberg)
14.) Graceful Ghost Rag (William Bolcom)
15.) Humanitaur Rag (Andrew Barrett)
16.) Rag -- Tango (William Bolcom)
17.) A Little Tango Rag (Leopold Godowsky)
On the horizon...
We have many more exciting releases in the works. Please check back for updates.
