Seattle jazz pioneer, Frank D Waldron composed "That's It" for his saxophone tutorial book "Frank D Waldron's Syncopated Classic" in 1924.  90 years later, we recorded "That's It" during the Rhythm Runners Pacific Northwest Tour.  Waldron's music has not been heard for generations.  This track is from the Greg Ruby and the Rhythm Runners CD - Washington Hall Stomp

That's It

Seattle jazz pioneer, Frank D Waldron composed "Pretty Doll" for his saxophone tutorial book "Frank D Waldron's Syncopated Classic" in 1924. 90 years later, we recorded "Pretty Doll" during the Rhythm Runners Pacific Northwest Tour. Waldron's music has not been heard for generations. This track is from the Greg Ruby and the Rhythm Runners CD - Washington Hall Stomp

Pretty Doll

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Recorded direct to 78 acetate in New Orleans, LA at Twerk-o-phonic Studios with Dennis Lichtman (clarinet) and Greg Ruby (6 string banjo). 

Photo made by Henrietta's Eye in Seattle, WA direct to tin-type. 

"Pretty Doll" was composed in 1925 by Frank D. Waldron in Seattle WA and is soon to be released on the first album of entirely Waldron compositions. For more info about the project, visit  https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gregrubymusic/syncopated-classic-the-lost-work-of-a-1920s-jazz-c

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Pretty Doll direct to 78RPM acetate

Nearly 100 years ago, Frank D. Waldron self-published a solo piano piece called "The Kaiser’s Got the Blues (Since Uncle Sam Stepped In)" from his home at 554 Cliff Avenue in Tacoma Washington. Contributing to the patriotic canon of World War I songs, Waldron registered this composition with the US Copyright office on February 25, 1918. 9 months later, on November 4, 1918, W.C. Handy (the father of the blues) registered a composition titled, “The Kaiser’s Go the Blues (He's Got Those Weary Blues). 

While we will never know if Handy borrowed the title from Waldron, we can hear Waldron’s “Kaiser” again!!

Kaiser's Got The Blues

Washington Hall Stomp

Scofflaw

Sample from the "LIVE AT LINDY FOCUS" 5 song digital download available through the "Oscar Aleman Play-Along Songbook" Kickstarter Campaign.

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Greg Ruby and the Rhythm Runners - You Should'a Been There

From the 2010 Greg Ruby Quartet release, "Look Both Ways" the CD features all original compositions celebrating the 100th anniversary of guitarist, Django Reinhardt.

Please visit www.gregrubymusic.com to purchase the CD or download on iTunes.

“Greg Ruby charted a course years ago into the world of gypsy Django Reinhardt’s musing, made it his own and has assembled a great musical force to assist with his collection of original tunes.”

- Christopher Anderson, Victory Review

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Greg Ruby is a guitar player, teacher and composer living in Rockaway Beach, NY.

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