| The 86 Years of Eubie Blake | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Eubie Blake |
| Cover: | Eighty six years of cover.jpg |
| Released: | 1969 |
| Recorded: | December 26, 1968 – March 12, 1969 |
| Genre: | Ragtime |
| Label: | Columbia |
| Prev Title: | Golden Reunion in Ragtime |
| Prev Year: | 1962 |
| Next Title: | Ragtime Concert |
| Next Year: | 1973 |
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.[1] [2]
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 | 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 |