Ragtime Party - Black & White Rag

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  • A few days ago, someone asked me if Tom Brier can play George Botsford's famous "Black and White Rag". This weekend at a ragtime music party jam session when people wondered what to play next, I mentioned that question.
    At first we're waiting for TH-cam's "verybigrifle" to change the memory card in his camera. You can see his video of this same performance here:
    • Black & White Rag
    My camera takes a long time to start up so I just let it run rather than risk missing the beginning while I stopped and deleted anything. And editing the video would lose considerable audio quality... so this is cinema vérité!
    On the grand piano is Tom Brier. On the upright behind him are Jack & Chris Bradshaw. On the piano in the next room is Monty Suffern (though you can't really hear him from these angles). On flute is Julia Riley. On tuba is Robyn Drivon. On drums is Steve Drivon. On oboe is Pepper Rae. On violin is her granddaughter Soleil. On clarinet is Larisa Migachyov (who hadn't touched a clarinet in more than five years, she said).
    Black & White Rag is in the public domain now. You can download the sheet music from many places, including levysheetmusic.... or www.ragtimepian... or digital.library... (that last one looks to be quite a clear copy).

ความคิดเห็น • 105

  • @my508server
    @my508server 13 ปีที่แล้ว +79

    I liked the part from 0:00 to 3:29

  • @gerryquinn8390
    @gerryquinn8390 7 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    Fabulous...if i had a tiny fraction of Tom's talent i'd be a very happy man.

    • @thatrecord5313
      @thatrecord5313 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      It's a damn shame that a damn truck took all of that away...

    • @hendrixcrossan9104
      @hendrixcrossan9104 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@thatrecord5313 far out i didnt know it was a truck!!

    • @thatrecord5313
      @thatrecord5313 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@hendrixcrossan9104 , a truck, yes, not a semi, a pickup.

    • @mrarab5125
      @mrarab5125 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That Record I’m still seeking vengeance and you bet the truck driver will be tortured greatly by me

    • @JorgeL721
      @JorgeL721 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Just keep practicing....been practicing for the past three years and I'm not disappointed. You'll get there dude

  • @Nintendopython
    @Nintendopython 14 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    I love all of these videos. You guys all seem to be having such a great time to great music. I first found the vids because I'm an avid video game music advocate, and I LOVE it when Tom reads those. I find his humility makes the situation all that much better. I'm sure he gets plenty of praise on here, but make sure he knows that he (and the rest of your ragtime group) are spreading a lot of good feelings all around with these videos. Thanks again!

    • @chlhpua
      @chlhpua ปีที่แล้ว

      Oh yeah!

  • @josephhay10
    @josephhay10 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I think that song is so much fun and very jazzy

  • @Keeper1st
    @Keeper1st  13 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    @etermal07g Sounds like Bb, Bo, F7, F7 (then repeat those four), G7, G7, C7, C7, F7, F7, Bb. Bass notes are Bb, B, C, F, Bb, B, C, F, G, D, C, G, F, C, Bb. I don't have perfect pitch, but that makes the most sense. Of course an F7 chord as the quick bass notes go up F, G, A to repeat the vamp.

  • @lucasalvatelli4082
    @lucasalvatelli4082 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    And here we are, eleven years later. Thanks youtube for let us gather once again

  • @chickenko5192
    @chickenko5192 9 ปีที่แล้ว +84

    i really wish my house had 3 pianos within 20 ft of each other

  • @ThisIsKuroCat
    @ThisIsKuroCat 14 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Reminded me a little bit of Yoshi´s rag time piece, but damnnnn, Tom is in good shape like always hehe ^^

  • @Thingfishy
    @Thingfishy 13 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Brings back lots of childhood memories from when this tune was used as the theme for a BBC snooker programme on TV here in the U.K. called 'Pot Black' :)) Great playing by Tom here and thanks again for all the videos!

  • @infledermaus
    @infledermaus 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I hate it that he was so badly injured that he can no longer play. Selfish AF of me, but what a brilliant player!

  • @antho214
    @antho214 13 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    What a party! Thanks for posting.

  • @fil7276
    @fil7276 8 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    Does your whole family/neighbourhood only consist of musicians?
    i got a really large family (about 40 people) and iam the only one that can play an instrument. in my local area (about 1000) are only 10-20 able to play an instrument well.
    but it seems like your whole family consist of generations of musicians. i would like to have that too.
    @Keeper1st

    • @Keeper1st
      @Keeper1st  8 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Well, the ragtime family is worldwide; we just happen to get together from time to time!

  • @Keeper1st
    @Keeper1st  12 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    @tomisztor Well, it is a party and not rehearsed at all...! Two of the people in this video will be in Kecskemét in two weeks. Check it out if you're able to make it! Look up "Bohém Festival".

  • @MariaLopez-nk3mi
    @MariaLopez-nk3mi 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Es uno de los mejires pianistas que he oudo. Se sabe todas las piezas y con que facilidad enlaza unas con otras. Es un genio

  • @nixonreneejotajaspe2666
    @nixonreneejotajaspe2666 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Fantastic.......

  • @TheMisterLaster
    @TheMisterLaster 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    this looks like so much fun

  • @PiotrBarcz
    @PiotrBarcz 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Loved the part when the tuba came in!

  • @AnotherSchmoe
    @AnotherSchmoe 13 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    @sabata2
    It amplifies his power over the keys.

  • @AdrianHernandez-yu4yz
    @AdrianHernandez-yu4yz 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great musicians congratulations for playing this type of music

  • @StrangeSounds2009
    @StrangeSounds2009 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    This, I think, was one of my dad's favorite.

  • @bce5150
    @bce5150 14 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Tom I want you to play at my wedding! hell you can play at my funeral if you're still around too!

  • @giorgiopicker
    @giorgiopicker 14 ปีที่แล้ว

    one of my favorite numbers!:) tnx

  • @slappy5204
    @slappy5204 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    i for real thought that lady was about to slam a shisha hit when i realised it was a clarinet

  • @olibolton4633
    @olibolton4633 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I would love to be in his group of friends

  • @jonathangorka6808
    @jonathangorka6808 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    I like it very well

  • @pixelpugg676
    @pixelpugg676 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    what is the name of the rag in the beginning?

    • @Keeper1st
      @Keeper1st  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      "vamp 'til ready" ... It's not a rag or any piece in particular. He's just vamping.

    • @pixelpugg676
      @pixelpugg676 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Wow Tom really is something else.

  • @tomilivesey
    @tomilivesey 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Apart from the piano playing by Tom this entire scene is a pure disaster 😂

  • @that1toad64
    @that1toad64 ปีที่แล้ว

    0:47 dementia jumpscare

  • @TitaniumSubscriber
    @TitaniumSubscriber 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What is the first song he played?

    • @Keeper1st
      @Keeper1st  6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He who? Tom Brier? I don't know, but it apparently was something that was on a piano roll, as his talent was discovered when at age 4 he began playing back tunes that the family's player piano had just played.

    • @Saint-Justus
      @Saint-Justus 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      In the Scott Joplin movie from 1977, they played it in between songs in the piano cutting contest

  • @etermal07g
    @etermal07g 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    Whats the name of the first song tom is playing?

  • @dennisspinkshappyforbusker2523
    @dennisspinkshappyforbusker2523 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Cool🤗

  • @HighWideandHandsome
    @HighWideandHandsome 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    Out of curiosity, what were the music sheets that were being distributed before this performance? They certainly weren't "Black and White Rag"...

    • @Keeper1st
      @Keeper1st  9 ปีที่แล้ว

      +HighWideandHandsome It was "The Kangaroo Hop", being put in the queue basically. Here's when they played it: th-cam.com/video/qsY5PiZWqVw/w-d-xo.html

  • @srenhaandbk7904
    @srenhaandbk7904 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    wow, this is very strange. When i first saw (listened to) this video i had no idea what all the bits and pieces by keeper,, "carl", and all the others rambling on in the background, were even saying. My english was too bad for that. that was almost a year ago, and now, boom, it just hit me like a thunderstroke. and i thought, "hey, this video is not complete without proper lyrics!" so i wrote this:
    My- my memory ran out, awa, four gigs in. "Walks it
    cold" I'm a waiter here with call, to change his *memoryyyy*, so he can record
    Yeah slow, and slow, but used to it. So progress liniar, so that's...
    Mmm, where 'round the mic - n-bad dada dad bap baa!
    haha, monty knows the black and white rag, but he plays it like Winifred Lightwell, because that's for most tries
    Ahh, we're good to go, good to go, thank youuuu
    Kangaroo hop? speaking of australia... you don't get it grandpa
    two sec, who's playing what pianoooo?
    Sing along if you know the words!

    • @srenhaandbk7904
      @srenhaandbk7904 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I very well know, this is not what they're saying, but i think these lyrics sound more like what's being said.

    • @Keeper1st
      @Keeper1st  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Not far off. "We're waiting for Carl..." and "We're in the money" (because Tom's riff reminded me of that song). And it's Winifred Atwell.

    • @srenhaandbk7904
      @srenhaandbk7904 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Keeper1st Yeah, i read that in the comments fairly soon afterwards. Interesting background though.

  • @Offshoreorganbuilder
    @Offshoreorganbuilder 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I must say I enjoyed this very much, but don't you just want to get in there with the Dettol surface cleaner.

  • @tomisztor
    @tomisztor 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    ez egy marhajó szám, és nagyon jól is játsza, de amit a többiek művelnek alatta, az valami borzalom :)

  • @markopolo2224
    @markopolo2224 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    rip

    • @Keeper1st
      @Keeper1st  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Who? Everyone in this video is still living.

    • @markopolo2224
      @markopolo2224 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Keeper1st his piano skills

    • @Cyrus_got_verified
      @Cyrus_got_verified 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@markopolo2224 the accident doesn’t lose his piano skills

  • @Keeper1st
    @Keeper1st  13 ปีที่แล้ว

    @etermal07g It is nothing -- just a vamp.

  • @jpdivaret
    @jpdivaret 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Jsuper

  • @supernathan94
    @supernathan94 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    OBOE :D

  • @marcel911
    @marcel911 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Is the pianist wearing a beard of bees?

  • @WillieDines1
    @WillieDines1 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very nice video, but I heard someone saying in the Video that Winnifred Atwell is from Australia, which is incorrect.
    Winnifred Atwell was born in Trinidad and raised in England where she recorded most of her music, including her cover of 'Black & White Rag' in 1955 and later moved to Australia after she got married and eventually passed away in Australia.
    The Black & White Rag was not written or composed by Scott Joplin, it was composed by George Botsford and originally recorded in 1910, I have a special release ragtime album that features the original recording of this piece by George Botsford's own ragtime band :)

    • @Keeper1st
      @Keeper1st  8 ปีที่แล้ว

      No, I said Monty was from Australia, and that is why he plays the Atwell version.

    • @WillieDines1
      @WillieDines1 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      ah ok, sorry about that and kinda makes sense :)
      Winnifred Atwell's version of Black & White rag was recorded in London :)

  • @nguyenthuyanhthu5348
    @nguyenthuyanhthu5348 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Mắc cười quá

  • @ohyeahyeahrepellent6100
    @ohyeahyeahrepellent6100 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    The camera guy talks so fast lol

    • @Keeper1st
      @Keeper1st  5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Raised by parents from New Jersey...

  • @sabata2
    @sabata2 13 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Massive neckbeard...

  • @0276boy
    @0276boy 11 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    This reminds me of my family gatherings. Not that we had more than one piano, but my(6) bothers played clarinet, violin, and ragtime was always in the air. How fun! Thanks.

  • @richtmusic
    @richtmusic 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Purely inspirational. Thank you so much Tom and everyone involved in this marvellous wonderfulness!!

  • @Sinth64
    @Sinth64 14 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I am perpetually amazed at how much fun all your ragtime vids are to watch.

  • @mewhite1528
    @mewhite1528 14 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Can Tom play":Black & White Rag" ....haha...I think Tom can play anything. He is probably the best. Thanks for sharing......

  • @markmusicman
    @markmusicman 14 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    looks like a good time to me.

  • @chenhoward7807
    @chenhoward7807 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    the entire house is so lively. I love it.

  • @PiotrBarcz
    @PiotrBarcz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You have to do an arrangement of this! That is the best performance of this rag that I have heard in my life!

  • @isambo400
    @isambo400 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thank you Keeper for filming all of these over the years

  • @payndr
    @payndr 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hi, I would like to add a link to this incredible video in my children's book, who can I get authorization from??

    • @filtheus5338
      @filtheus5338 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I reccomend joining their discord and asking

    • @bencarter8324
      @bencarter8324 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I’m so curious, what is this book about and can I read it?

  • @christianhankerson4192
    @christianhankerson4192 12 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I really like this

  • @etermal07g
    @etermal07g 13 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    @Keeper1st THANKS SO MUCH XD

  • @PiotrBarcz
    @PiotrBarcz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What was the little ditty that was being played prior to Black and White Rag?

  • @JackTheSkunk
    @JackTheSkunk 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The master at work....I don't think he ever hit a sour note in his life!!

  • @chriswalden6519
    @chriswalden6519 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    How awesome is this!! Winifred would be so proud!

  • @RexusTheWolf
    @RexusTheWolf หลายเดือนก่อน

    0:47 OMG BLACK AND FROCK RAG

  • @DaveTexas
    @DaveTexas 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That is a cacophony of joy! So much fun to see and hear.

  • @supersmolios2695
    @supersmolios2695 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Why does Keeper1st sound like MatPat?

  • @etermal07g
    @etermal07g 12 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks alot :D

  • @lisaf5725
    @lisaf5725 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Fire mixtape

  • @Boxfan2008
    @Boxfan2008 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm genuinely curious what that opening number was? Was it from a game show?

    • @Keeper1st
      @Keeper1st  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It was nothing; Tom is just vamping.

  • @chlhpua
    @chlhpua ปีที่แล้ว

    You're amazing

  • @etermal07g
    @etermal07g 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    @Keeper1st Do u know chords he is using?

  • @3TnT
    @3TnT 14 ปีที่แล้ว

    really nice party !!! :D:D:D

  • @FarQLoL
    @FarQLoL ปีที่แล้ว

    Good stuff 👍

  • @megaLizi2010
    @megaLizi2010 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    მაგარია!

  • @iwaslostbutimfound9526
    @iwaslostbutimfound9526 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    What's the song from the beginning of the video?

    • @Keeper1st
      @Keeper1st  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nothing -- just vamping.

    • @sergiosaucedo5834
      @sergiosaucedo5834 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Haha I was hearing muppets in there

  • @srenhaandbk7904
    @srenhaandbk7904 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    What is Toms relation to the filmer/recorder?

    • @Keeper1st
      @Keeper1st  7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Just friends through ragtime. We're about the same age; Tom is almost exactly a year younger than I am.

    • @srenhaandbk7904
      @srenhaandbk7904 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thankyou. i am not sure how it went after the traffic accident. how is he doing?

    • @Keeper1st
      @Keeper1st  7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I visited him last month and posted a video account of how it went. th-cam.com/video/zlEyOdb9DzA/w-d-xo.html