You don't hear
Robert P. Johnson on the radio
all that often these days.
Or
Willie "The Lion" Smith. Throw in some
Fats Waller and
Art Tatum (assuming he doesn't decide to
throw in
a ringer) and you could build your own cutting contest. It's a harmless
eccentricity. The joint will be
jumpin'.
You can base the contest on
"Carolina Shout":
A or
B or
C or
D (or
E if you're up for more player piano rolls) if you fel the need for a theme.
Go,
tiger go.
We should not forget
Eubie Blake and
Jelly Roll Morton. Mr. Morton would hate to be forgotten!
Also, the photo montages that people have added to some of these selections? Lovely things.
This, let me repeat, is why the internet needs to stay as untrammeled as possible.