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Title	Ralph Sutton
Alternative Title	Ralph Sutton interviewed by Monk Rowe, Clinton, New York, September 22, 1995.
Object Class (AAT)	interviews
Table of Contents	Biography -- Role of radio in exposure to jazz/Early training -- Getting recruited for the Teagarden band -- Playing in the service -- Learning by ear vs. reading music -- Later engagements/Rejoining Teagarden -- 52nd street scene : Seeing Satchmo at town hall -- Making a living jazz -- Fats Waller -- Critics : "I could be a critic's critic"/Labeling jazz -- Touring with "the world's greatest jazz band" -- Touring solo overseas : finding a band on arrival -- Work attitude : "It's a pleasure" -- Dealing with singers -- Effect of rock n' roll on jazz -- Changes in the union scale over the years (Bob Haggart comments) -- Advice to young players/Life's work philosophy -- "W.G.J.B" : "right tickin' rhythm".
Description	Pianist Ralph Sutton was born in 1922, in Hamburg, Missouri. He spent much of his early career with Jack Teagarden, becoming a fixture at Eddie Condon's in New York. His friendship with Fats Waller influenced his own piano style and his recreations of stride and ragtime are well respected. Ralph has recorded frequently for the Riverside, Verve and Commodore labels, and is comfortable in both the solo piano and combo settings. Ralph can be heard at numerous jazz parties and festivals both here and abroad.
Interviewee	Sutton, Ralph, 1922-2001
Interviewer	Rowe, Monk
Date Note	Date of interview: September 22, 1995; Date DVD created: c2003
Medium - Original (AAT)	optical disks
Physical Description	1 videodisc (42 min.)
Language	eng
Original Publisher	Fillius Jazz Archive
Subject	Jazz Pianists Jazz musicians
Tags	piano pianists piano players Hamilton honorary degree recipients
Locations (LCSH)	Clinton (N.Y.)
Holder of Original	Fillius Jazz Archive
Shelf Locator	Identifier of original: Burke Library DVD ML3508.5.S887 1995
Identifier	yhm-jaz-sutton-r-1995
Digital Collection	Jazz Archive Interviews
Virtual Collections	Fillius Jazz Archive
Copyright Note	The Fillius Jazz Archive has made a reasonable effort to secure permission from the interviewees to make these materials available to the public. Use of these materials by other parties is subject to the fair use doctrine in United States copyright law (Title 17, Chapter 1, para. 107) which allows use for commentary, criticism, news reporting, research, teaching or scholarship without requiring permission from the rights holder.
Access Rights	Video is available on loan in DVD format from the Hamilton College Library, via Interlibrary Loan. Please contact your local library's Interlibrary Loan department to have them request specific items via WorldCat Resource Sharing or ALA Form. Interested scholars and jazz enthusiasts are welcome to visit the Hamilton campus and the archive room for consultation with the director. URL: http://www.hamilton.edu/jazzarchive/
Use and Reproduction	Use policy: http://dlib.hamilton.edu/dl/dlget.php?doc=use
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Title	Ralph Sutton
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Ralph Sutton

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