* Yeah sorry a day late, I have been away for the weekend and intended to schedule this to be posted, and I forgot to be honest. Well here it it now, Box 40 starts with Andy's land themed tunes from 1 to 8 and then Concha's tracks are in the middle section from 9 to 16 and my (Reb) tunes close Box 40 with the tunes from 17 to 24. *
* Moezeke has just ripped this from CD to Wav to share with you all, here on vibes. Thank you again for sharing your music with everyone here on vibes Moezeke. *
During the aftermath of being pushed off the stage at the Rainbow Theatre in London, England, FZ found himself recuperating for months in his home in Laurel Canyon. Although he was confined to a wheelchair, his work ethic could not be tamed. During this time, he managed, among other things, to assemble an ensemble that quenched his thirst and desire to work with a large “Electric Orchestra.” Ultimately, a 20-piece group was contracted, along with recording sessions and an 8-city tour. Shortly thereafter, a scaled down 10-piece configuration, now known as the “Petit Wazoo” toured for almost two months. After all was said and done, FZ finished the experiment with two albums in the can, Waka/Jawaka & The Grand Wazoo, plus two tours and an archive of show masters in his Vault. It was a monumental feat for a guy with a cast on his leg and a conductor’s baton in his hand.
The Waka/Wazoo box set features a complete historical run-down of the entire project, featuring alternate takes of almost every composition recorded during the album sessions, along with Vault mix session outtakes and oddities. Also included is the full final show of the 10-piece tour, recorded at the famous Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco on December 15, 1972. The Blu-ray Audio disc features both albums with brand-new, first-time-ever Atmos and 5.1 mixes from the original multi-tracks and the 96kHz 24-bit high-resolution stereo remasters.
Finally, during the album recording sessions at Paramount Studios, FZ worked with George Duke on some of Duke’s solo material. These demos were produced by Zappa, who also played guitar. Although George would go on to re-record the compositions for his own albums, the versions with FZ have never been officially issued until now. (Improvised Music)
1994 - Ian Whitcomb & His Merry Bands – We're Talking Ragtime
1. Ian Whitcomb - Where The Black-Eyed Susans Grow
2. Ian Whitcomb - Mandy, How Do You Do?
3. Ian Whitcomb - They're Wearin' 'Em Higher In Hawaii
4. Ian Whitcomb - Robinson Crusoe's Isle
5. Ian Whitcomb - When You Wore A Tulip
6. Ian Whitcomb - My Wife Is Dancing Mad
7. Ian Whitcomb - Lawns Of Louisiana
8. Ian Whitcomb - Take Your Girlie To The Movies (If You Can't Make Love At Home)
9. Ian Whitcomb - What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For?
10. Ian Whitcomb - That Twentieth Century Rag
11. Ian Whitcomb - I Didn't Raise My Boy To Be A Soldier
12. Ian Whitcomb - When Alexander Takes His Ragtime Band To France
13. Ian Whitcomb - When The Bees Make Honey Down In Sunny Alabam'
14. Ian Whitcomb - A Precious Little Thing Called Love
15. Ian Whitcomb - She Lives Down In Our Alley
16. Ian Whitcomb - Emma Louise (In Old Los Angeles)
17. Ian Whitcomb - For Me And My Gal
18. Ian Whitcomb - Rosy Cheeks
19. Ian Whitcomb - I'm Sorry I Made You Cry
20. Ian Whitcomb - It's All Over Now
We're Talking Ragtime is a vintage-pop and ragtime revival album by the British entertainer, music historian, and performer Ian Whitcomb alongside His Merry Bands. Initially released on CD on 15 June 1994 via the traditional jazz label Stomp Off Records (Catalog: STOMP OFF CD1276), the album reflects Whitcomb's lifelong passion for early 20th-century American music, Tin Pan Alley, and vaudeville.
The album captures the playful, energetic essence of the ragtime era across 25 tracks, including "Where The Black-Eyed Susans Grow," "When You Wore A Tulip," and "Till We Meet Again".
