The Eighty-Six Years of Eubie Blake
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The 86 Years of Eubie Blake is a 1969 studio album by ragtime pianist Eubie Blake and marks a reunion for Blake with his longtime collaborator, Noble Sissle. The album was a 2006 entry into the Library of Congress' National Recording Registry.
Was recorded in three sessions (the first on December 26, 1968, followed by two more on February 6, and March 12, 1969).[2][3]
Personnel
Track listing
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| 1. | Dream Rag | Jesse Pickett |
| 2. | Semper Fidelis | John Philip Sousa |
| 3. | Tricky Fingers | Eubie Blake |
| 4. | Troublesome Ivories | Blake |
| 5. | Chevy Chase | Blake |
| 6. | Brittwood Rag | Blake |
| 7. | Spanish Venus | Luckey Roberts |
| 8. | As Long As You Live | Bernie Hanighen, Johnny Mercer |
| 9. | Memories of You | Blake, Andy Razaf |
| 10. | Charleston Rag | Blake |
| 11. | Maple Leaf Rag | Scott Joplin |
| 12. | Stars and Stripes Forever | John Philip Sousa |
| 13. | Shuffle Along Medley | Blake |
| 14. | I'm Just Wild About Harry | Blake, Noble Sissle |
| 15. | Blue Rag in 12 Keys | Blake |
| 16. | Eubie's Boogie | Blake, Noble Sissle |
| 17. | Poor Jimmy Green | |
| 18. | Baltimore Todalo | Blake, Noble Sissle |
| 19. | Poor Katie Red | Blake |
| 20. | Kitchen Tom | Blake |
| 21. | Medley: Bleeding Moon/Under the Bamboo Tree | |
| 22. | It's All Your Fault | Blake, Noble Sissle, E. Nelson |
| 23. | Medley: Charleston/Old-Fashioned Love/If I Could Be With You | Zoltan Fabian, James P. Johnson |
| 24. | You Were Meant For Me | Nacio Herb Brown, Arthur Freed |
| 25. | Dixie Moon | Blake, Noble Sissle |
| 26. | Blues, Why Don't You Let Me Alone? | Eubie Blake/Arthur Porter |
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