Thomas Edison's Attic:
Playlist
from June 14, 2005
The audio curator at Edison National Historic Site rummages through the archives of the legendary Edison Laboratory of West Orange, New Jersey. Tune in for Edison cylinder and disc record rarities, many not heard since "the old man" himself stashed them away, featuring: Tin Pan Alley pop songs, ragtime, vaudeville comedy sketches, flapper dance bands, old-time country tunes, historic classical music, laboratory experiments and other artifacts - all dating from 1888 through 1929.
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June 14, 2005: Rick Benjamin's Paragon Ragtime Orchestra wax cylinder recording session
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with phonograph expert Peter Dilg
making wax cylinder records
using circa 1899 recording equipment
| Artist | Track | Year | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paragon Ragtime Orchestra |
The Castle house rag (James Reese Europe)
|
2003 | "Black Manhattan" CD - New World Records |
| Paragon Ragtime Orchestra |
The strenuous life - march & two-step (Scott Joplin)
|
2005 | take 1 - live into phonograph |
| Paragon Ragtime Orchestra |
The strenuous life - march & two-step (Scott Joplin)
|
2005 | take 1 - wax cylinder record |
| Paragon Ragtime Orchestra |
The strenuous life - march & two-step (Scott Joplin)
|
2005 | take 2 - live into phonograph |
| Paragon Ragtime Orchestra |
The strenuous life - march & two-step (Scott Joplin)
|
2005 | take 2 - wax cylinder record |
| Paragon Ragtime Orchestra |
That left hand rag (Charles Humfeld)
|
2005 | live into phonograph |
| Paragon Ragtime Orchestra |
That left hand rag (Charles Humfeld)
|
2005 | wax cylinder record |
| Paragon Ragtime Orchestra |
The entertainer (Scott Joplin)
|
2005 | live into phonograph |
| Paragon Ragtime Orchestra |
The entertainer (Scott Joplin)
|
2005 | wax cylinder record |
| Paragon Ragtime Orchestra |
Oh promise me - from "Robin Hood" (Reginald De Koven)
|
2005 | live into phonograph |
| Paragon Ragtime Orchestra |
Contentment rag (Joe Lamb)
|
2005 | live into phonograph |
| Paragon Ragtime Orchestra |
Contentment rag (Joe Lamb)
|
2005 | wax cylinder record |
| Paragon Ragtime Orchestra |
Maple leaf rag (Scott Joplin)
|
2005 | live into phonograph |
| Paragon Ragtime Orchestra |
Maple leaf rag (Scott Joplin)
|
2005 | wax cylinder record |
| Paragon Ragtime Orchestra |
Alabama jubilee (George L. Cobb)
|
2005 | live into phonograph |
Yonah Zur - 1st violin & concertmaster
Walter Choi - 2nd violin
Bill Muller - viola
Jane O'Hara - 'cello
Leslie Cullen - flute & piccolo
Mitch Kriegler - clarinet
Kyle Resnick - cornet
C.J. Camerieri - cornet
Mike Boschen - trombone
Kerry Meads - mallets & percussion
Rick Benjamin - leader & recording bass (tuba)
Tim Albright - trombone soloist on "Oh Promise Me"
The crew:
Gil Schuster - radio engineer
PGB - assistant radio engineer & photographer
Matthew Benjamin - board operator
Tom Spain - wax cylinder announcer
Peter Dilg - wax cylinder recording specialist
Jerry Fabris - program producer & host
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