The 86 Years of Eubie Blake is a 1969 studio album by ragtime pianist Eubie Blake and marks a reunion for Blake with his longtime collaborator, Noble Sissle. The album was recorded in three sessions, the first on December 26, 1968, followed by two more on February 6, and March 12, 1969.Jasen, David A. Black Bottom Stomp: Eight Masters of Ragtime and Early Jazz, Routledge (2002), page 47 - Track listings
In 2006 the Library of Congress selected The Eighty-Six Years of Eubie Blake for inclusion in the National Recording Registry based on its cultural, artistic or historical significance.
Track listing Track Song title Composer 1. "Dream Rag" Jesse Pickett 2. "Semper Fidelis" John Philip Sousa 3. "Tricky Fingers" Eubie Blake 4. "Troublesome Ivories" Blake 5. "Chevy Chase" Blake 6. "Brittwood Rag" Blake 7. "Spanish Venus" Luckey Roberts 8. "As Long As You Live" Bernie Hanighen, Johnny Mercer 9. "Memories of You" Blake, Andy Razaf 10. "Charleston Rag" Blake 11. "Maple Leaf Rag" Scott Joplin 12. "Stars and Stripes Forever" Sousa 13. "Shuffle Along Medley" (feat. Noble Sissle)Blake 14. "I'm Just Wild About Harry" Blake, Noble Sissle 15. "Blue Rag in 12 Keys" Blake 16. "Eubie's Boogie" Blake, Sissle 17. "Poor Jimmy Green" 18. "Baltimore Todolo" Blake, Sissle 19. "Poor Katie Red" Blake 20. "Kitchen Tom" Blake 21. "Medley: Bleeding Moon / Under the Bamboo Tree" 22. "It's All Your Fault" (feat. Noble Sissle)Blake, Sissle, Nelson 23. "Medley: Charleston / Old-Fashioned Love / If I Could Be With You" Zoltan Fabian, James P. Johnson 24. "You Were Meant For Me" (feat. Noble Sissle) Nacio Herb Brown, Arthur Freed 25. "Dixie Moon" Blake, Sissle 26. "Blues, Why Don't You Let Me Alone?" Blake/Arthur Porter
Personnel Eubie Blake, piano Noble Sissle, vocals
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