Keith Ingham - Music from Mauve Decades (CD)

Trio whose playing reaches back to the earliest days of jazz. 1900-1920 were considered "the Mauve Decades," so on this Sackville CD, pianist Keith Ingham (in a trio with clarinetist Bobby Gordon and clarinetist Bobby Gordon) performs 17 songs written during that period. Although one might think that the music would be ragtime-oriented, in reality many of the songs retained their popularity into the 1920s and beyond, including "Glow Worm," "Ida," "My Gal Sal," "Some of These Days" and "Love Nest." The interpretations, which are a little reminiscent of the Benny Goodman Trio, fall into mainstream jazz, between swing and Dixieland. Everyone plays up to par, making this a good acquisition for pre-bop collectors.

Track List:

Disc: 1

1. Creole Belle
2. Just A-Wearyin' for You
3. Glow Worm
4. Ida Sweet As Apple Cider
5. My Gal Sal
6. Mary's a Grand Old Name
7. Vilia
8. Meet Me Tonight in Dreamland
9. Some of These Days
10. Oh! You Beautiful Doll
11. Memphis Blues
12. Ballin' the Jack
13. I Love a Piano
14. Poor Butterfly
15. Till We Meet Again
16. Take Me to the Land of Jazz
17. The Love Nest