Dolceola Favorites

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Andrew M. Cohen, Dolceolist (we know him as Andy) has released Dolceola Favorites, the first ever CD of this marvelous miniature piano, recorded in Memphis on two different instruments, just in time for its centenary.

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Andrew M. Cohen, Dolceolist (we know him as Andy) has released Dolceola Favorites, the first ever CD of this marvelous miniature piano, recorded in Memphis on two different instruments, just in time for its centenary. (Riverlark Music)

This instrument, a tiny grand piano, was created in Toledo, Ohio, just after the turn of the twentieth century. After a brief run of popularity, the Toledo Symphony Company was overwhelmed by the Panic of 1907, and the instruments disappeared into peoples’ attics.

Track List:

  1. “Mother’s Last Words” – Phillips
  2. “Precious Lord” – Thomas A. Dorsey
  3. “All Night Long” – Skip James
  4. “What A Friend We Have In Jesus” – Rev. Charles A. Tindley
  5. “The Entertainer” – Scott Joplin
  6. “Oak Top Boogie” – Jim Brewer
  7. “John Ate The Locust and the Honey” – William Lee Ellis
  8. “Rock Island Line” – Huddie Ledbetter
  9. “Organ Grinder Swing” – Clarence Williams
  10. “What Are They Doin’ In Heaven Today/Paul & Silas” – Tindley
  11. “John Hurt Medley (“Frankie/Creole Belle/Richland Woman”)” – Hurt/Lampe/Hurt
  12. “Take Your Burden To The Lord” – Rev. Charles A. Tindley
  13. “Tipitina/Denomination Blues” – Roy Bird/Phillips
  14. “La Valse Joyeuse” – Jean Carignan
  15. “Teddy Bear’s Picnic” – Bratton/Kennedy
  16. “When My Sugar Walks Down The Street” – Mills/McHugh/Austin
  17. “Goin’ Home” – Charlie Patton
  18. “Lord Franklin” – Trad/Carthy
  19. “I Bid You Goodnight” – Pindar Family
  20. “Bertha Mae” – Memphis Slim (Peter Chatman)