Composed by Ubie Blake. Arranged by Jeff Bergler. American Ragtime. Score and parts. Published by Cherry Classics (CY.CC2914).
Eubie Blake composed the Charleston Rag in 1899 for Piano under the title Sounds of Africa while working at Aggie Shelton's Bawdy House in Baltimore as a precocious 12 year old. Geoffrey Bergler has arranged Eubie's Ragtime classic of about 4 minutes in length for Brass Quintet of advanced performers. Trumpet parts are in B-flat.
