The Recorded Sound Archives (RSA) is a unit of FAU Libraries Special Collections department. We are located in the Wimberly Library on FAU's Boca Raton campus.

Originally established in 2002 as a small project dedicated to the preservation of recorded Jewish music, it has matured into a robust digitization operation for all types of sound recordings.

Black and White Ragtime 1921-1939


Additional information (PDF) is only available
through the Research Station
Collection(s)Jazz
Catalogue NumberBLP 12047
Matrix Number N/A
Record Label Biograph
Record Format33 1/3 RPM - 12"
Shelf Number000866
Number of Tracks14
Date Recorded1972
Album Artists
Notes N/A

Recordings restricted by copyright will only play 45 seconds to give you a sense of what that recording originally sounded like. These recordings can be identified by the words (Research Station) in the music player.

If a song listed below has not been digitized yet, it will NOT show up within the player. If you need us to digitize this song/album, you can make a formal request here.
1 - Charleston Rag
Composer(s) : Eubie Blake
2 - The Harlem Strut
Composer(s) : James P. Johnson
3 - Unknown Blues
Composer(s) : Fletcher Henderson
4 - Everybody's Rag
Composer(s) : Alonzo Yancey
5 - Louisiana Glide
Composer(s) : Blind Leroy Garnett
6 - Jimmie Blues
Composer(s) : Jimmie Blythe
7 - Mr. Crump's Rag
Composer(s) : Jesse Crump
8 - Kitten On The Keys
Composer(s) : Zez Confrey
9 - Maple Leaf Rag
Composer(s) : Vera Guilaroff
10 - Spring Fever
Composer(s) : Rube Bloom
11 - Sailin' Along
Composer(s) : Jimmy Andrews
12 - Pianotes
Composer(s) : Jean Paques
13 - Knice And Knifty
Composer(s) : Willie Eckstein
14 - Original Rags
Composer(s) : Scott Joplin