Manhattan Serenade Ragtime but also daring and surprising

but also daring and surprising

The Ramble

Dancing Shadows

the group includes the following musicians: Jeff Hughes (cornet and trumpet)

Ed's loving interpretations are melody-focused and full of romance -- with a generous dusting of jazz to create a musical hour that holds up well to repeated listening

Manhattan Serenade Ragtime but also daring and surprisingThe first decades of the twentieth century witnessed the flowering of an exciting new style of piano composition that fused European classical music traditions with the popular music styles of the New World. George Gershwin's music is highly representative of this tradition, but with this recording, pianist Frederick Hodges and Rivermont present a major recital of some of the lesser known gems of piano writing that emerged during the flood of