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Ragology

By Ricky Alexander

Label: Turtle Bay Records
Released: 2026
Track listing: Wildcat Blues; Slidin’; Dizzy Fingers; The Buffalo Rag; Nola; You and a Canoe; Blackstick; Ragtime Oriole; Little Bits; Shreveport Stomp; Sweetheart o’ Mine.

Ricky Alexander: Ragology

by Jack Bowers
February 20, 2026

Ragtime takes its name from the ragged rhythmic patterns created by syncopated melodies played against a regular, steady bass line. The result is a lively and energetic sound that predates traditional jazz and swing. Among ragtime's foremost exponents was Scott Joplin, whose music was reintroduced to the public in 1973 via Paul Newman and Robert Redford's ...

Just Found Joy

By Ricky Alexander

Label: Turtle Bay Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: People Will Say We’re in Love, Sweet Lorraine, King Porter Stomp, Promenade, It Had to Be You, Just One of Those Things, High Society, Fine and Dandy, Don’t Blame Me, Spring Is Here, The Touch of Your Lips, Rubber Plant Rag.

Ricky Alexander: Just Found Joy

by Nicholas F. Mondello
June 18, 2024

The odd picture on the cover of Ricky Alexander's Just Found Joy is neither a takeaway from The Beach Boys' Pet Sounds (Capitol, 1966) album cover, nor a play on the GOAT acronym. Actually, the album art was photographed at the Store Barns Farm in Downstate New York. This is a superb album of a dozen ...

Turtle Bay Records Launches On The Back Porch Video Series Spotlighting NYC Jazz Musicians

March 4, 2023

NYC jazz record label Turtle Bay Records has announced the launch of their new video series, On the Back Porch. The series features eight talented jazz musicians from around the US, with in-depth interviews and their acoustic performances of early jazz music standards. Shot on the back porch at the home of TBR Founder and Executive ...

Sweepin' the Blues Away

By Molly Ryan

Label: Turtle Bay Records
Released: 2022
Track listing: Get Yourself a New Broom (and sweep the blues away); The Folks Who Live On the Hill; I'm Putting All My Eggs in One Basket; You and I; A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square; I'll Sit Right On The Moon; I Wonder Who's Kissing Him Now; You Turned the Tables On Me; A Cottage For Sale; Let a Smile Be Your Umbrella (On a Rainy Day); If You Want the Rainbow (You Must Have the Rain)

I'm in Love Again

By Sweet Megg

Label: Turtle Bay Records
Released: 2021
Track listing: My Honey’s Lovin’ Arms; Foolin’ Myself; Right Or Wrong; Squeeze Me; Last Night On The Back Porch; Angry; I Got It Bad; Ragged But Right; I’m In Love Again; I’d Love To Take Orders From You; A Blues Serenade