Frank French's CD releases

The Flowers


Album
American Originals - The Piano Music of Louis Moreau Gottschalk
Catalog Number
VRD 2005
Label
Viridiana Productions
P.O. Box 1616
Sandpoint, ID 83864
USA
Year Released
1997

Tracks
  1. Danza
  2. Le Bananier
  3. Manchega, Etude de Concert
  4. Pasquinade, Caprice
  5. Le Mancenillier, Sérénade
  6. Bamboula
  7. The Banjo, Grotesque Fantasy, American Sketch
  8. Souvenir de la Havane, Grande Caprice de Concert
  9. Minuit à Séville, Caprice
  10. Souvenir de Porto Rico, Marche des Gibaros
  11. Miserere du Trovatore, Paraphrase de Concert
  12. Tournament Galop

Album
Bucktown in the 90's
(piano duets with Scott Kirby)
Catalog Number
CD1306
Label
Stomp Off
Year Released
1995

Tracks
  1. Bucktown Buck (Frank French)
  2. St. Louis Rag (Tom Turpin)
  3. New Orleans Joys (Jelly Roll Morton)
  4. Kismet (Scott Joplin/Scott Hayden)
  5. At Midnight (Hal Isbitz)
  6. Lily Queen (Scott Joplin/Arthur Marshall)
  7. Broadway Rag (James Scott)
  8. Sunflower Slow Drag (Scott Joplin/Scott Hayden)
  9. Dream Rag (Jesse Pickett)
  10. Kinklets (Arthur Marshall)
  11. Ravenna (Scott Kirby)
  12. Something Doin' (Scott Joplin/Scott Hayden)
  13. Sensation (Joe Lamb)
  14. Pasttime #5 (Artie Matthews)
  15. Frog Legs (James Scott)
  16. Mr. Joe (Jelly Roll Morton)
  17. Belle of Louisville (Frank French)

Album
Buon Ritmo Sempre Marcato
Catalog Number
Affinity 1022
Label
Affinity
Year Released
2000

Tracks
  1. Womba Bomba
  2. Centennial Cakewalk
  3. Banjo no. 3
  4. La Cumbia
  5. Arabesque
  6. Frevo
  7. Tumbadores
  8. Belle of Louisville
  9. Bucktown Buck
  10. Candela
  11. Cocinero
  12. Bolero
  13. Campo Criollo
  14. Jasmine

Album
Creole Music
(piano duets with Scott Kirby)
Catalog Number
VRD2006
Label
Viridiana Productions
P.O. Box 1616
Sandpoint, ID 83864
USA
Year Released
1997

Tracks
  1. Bonne Humeur - Arthur Duroseau
  2. La Gallina - Louis Moreau Gottschalk
  3. Womba Bomba - Frank French
  4. A Medianoche - Hal Isbitz
  5. Mascota - Jose Ignacio Quinton
  6. El Caminito - Scott Kirby
  7. Souvenir d'Haiti - Othello Bayard
  8. Pollo con Miel - Kirby and French
  9. Honky Tonk Music - Jelly Roll Morton
  10. Blanco y Azul - Jose Ignacio Quinton
  11. Ravenna - Scott Kirby
  12. Candela - Frank French

Album
Frontiers - New World Piano Music
(with pianists David Thomas Roberts and Scott Kirby)
- out of print
Catalog Number
CD-124
Label
PianoMania
8300 Sierra College Blvd., Suite D
Roseville, California 95661
USA
(916) 791-8079
Year Released
1995

Tracks
  1. Washington County Breakdown (David T. Roberts) - David T. Roberts
  2. Columbine (Scott Kirby) - Scott Kirby
  3. Bucktown Buck (Frank French) - Frank French
  4. For Robin Holtz Williams (David T. Roberts) - David T. Roberts
  5. The Banjo (Gottschalk) - Frank French
  6. Searchlite Rag (Joplin) - Scott Kirby
  7. Fontainebleau Drive (David T. Roberts) - David T. Roberts
  8. La Cumbia (Frank French) - Frank French
  9. Pineapple Rag (Joplin) - Scott Kirby
  10. Kansas City Stomp (Morton) - David T. Roberts
  11. Paramount Rag (James Scott) - Frank French
  12. The Alaskan Rag (Joseph Lamb) - Scott Kirby
  13. Myosotis (Nazareth) - David T. Roberts
  14. Original Rags (Joplin) - Frank French
  15. Gladiolus Rag (Joplin) - David T. Roberts
  16. Troubadour Rag (James Scott) - Frank French
  17. 4th of July Medley (various) - Scott Kirby

Album
James Scott's Ragtime (2 CDs)
Catalog Number
Affinity 1015-1016
Label
Affinity
Available from
Frank French
6420 Woodridge Ct.
Citrus Heights, CA 95621
USA
Year Released
1999

Disc 1 Tracks
  1. Frog Legs
  2. Quality
  3. Great Scott
  4. Troubadour Rag
  5. New Era Rag
  6. Don't Jazz Me
  7. Efficiency Rag
  8. Grace and Beauty
  9. Victory Rag
  10. Ragtime Oriole
  11. Sunburst Rag
  12. Paramount Rag
  13. Evergreen Rag
  14. Hilarity Rag
  15. Peace and Plenty
  16. Climax Rag

Disc 2 Tracks
  1. On the Pike
  2. Honeymoon
  3. The Princess
  4. Rag Sentimental
  5. Broadway Rag
  6. Prosperity
  7. A Summer Breeze
  8. Ophelia
  9. The Ragtime Betty
  10. Dixie Dimples
  11. Modesty
  12. The Fascinator
  13. Kansas City Rag
  14. Pegasus

Album
La Bamboula
Catalog Number
Affinity 1012
Label
Affinity
Year Released
1994

Tracks
  1. Souvenir of Porto Rico (Gottschalk)
  2. Le Congo (J.A. Dawson)
  3. The Flirt (Hal Isbitz)
  4. Carmel by the Sea (Hal Isbitz)
  5. La Mariposa (Hal Isbitz)
  6. New Oriental Darktown Strut (Frank French)
  7. Margarita (Hal Isbitz)
  8. Pasquinade (L.M. Gottschalk)
  9. Intermezzo (Frank French)
  10. Chandelier Rag (Hal Isbitz)
  11. The Western Drouth (Frank French)
  12. Oh Zez! (Frank French)
  13. La Bamboula (Gottschalk)

Album
Live and Lively
Catalog Number
Affinity 1025
Label
Affinity
Year Released
2002

Tracks
  1. Le Mancenellier (Louis Moreau Gottschalk)
  2. Pasquinade (Louis Moreau Gottschalk)
  3. Nene (Ernesto Nazareth)
  4. Carioca (Ernesto Nazareth)
  5. Cocinero (Frank French)
  6. Womba Bomba (Frank French)
  7. Original Rags (Scott Joplin; arr. Ferdinand "Jelly Roll" Morton)
  8. The Crave (Ferdinand "Jelly Roll" Morton)
  9. Belasco (Scott Kirby)
  10. Tiger Rag (Nick LaRocca; arr. Ferdinand "Jelly Roll" Morton)
  11. Maria Antonieta Pons (David Thomas Roberts)
  12. Mr. Joe (Ferdinand "Jelly Roll" Morton)
  13. Candela (Frank French)
  14. The Banjo (Louis Moreau Gottschalk)

Album
Live in Concert
(piano duets with Scott Kirby)
Catalog Number
Affinity 1027
Label
Affinity
Year Released
2001

Tracks
  1. Something Doing
  2. Belle of Louisville
  3. Mr. Joe
  4. Womba Bomba
  5. Pastime No. 5
  6. Atlanta Rag
  7. St. Louis Rag
  8. New Orleans Joys
  9. Kismet Rag
  10. Broadway Rag
  11. Dream Rag
  12. Bucktown Buck

Album
More American Souvenirs
Catalog Number
Affinity 1011
Label
Affinity
Year Released
1992

Tracks
  1. Belle of Louisville (Frank French)
  2. Honky Tonk Music (Jelly Roll Morton)
  3. Don't Jazz Me (James Scott)
  4. The Crave (Jelly Roll Morton)
  5. Mississippi Brown Eyes (David Thomas Roberts)
  6. Labarinto (Ernesto Nazareth)
  7. Texas Fox Trot (David Guion)
  8. Hilarity Rag (James Scott)
  9. At Midnight (Hal Isbitz)
  10. Vem Ca Branquinha (Ernesto Nazareth)
  11. Memories of a Missouri Confederate (David Thomas Roberts)
  12. Levee Revels (William Christopher O'Hare)
  13. The Alaskan Rag (Joseph Lamb)
  14. Ouro Sobre Azul (Ernesto Nazareth)
  15. Climax Rag (James Scott)

Album
Odeon - Tango Brasileiro
Catalog Number
Affinity 1027
Label
Affinity
Year Released
Originally recorded in 1988; reissued on CD in 2004

Tracks
  1. Odeon
  2. Sarambeque
  3. Encantador (Enchanting)
  4. Apanhei-te Cavaquinho (Brace Yourself, Cavaquinho)
  5. Brejeiro (Rascal)
  6. Mandinga (Sorcery)
  7. Segredo (Secret)
  8. Perigoso (Dangerous)
  9. Escorregando (Sliding)
  10. Travesso (Mischivious)
  11. Sustenta A... Nota (Hold That... Note)
  12. Feitiço (Witchcraft)
  13. Duvidoso (Dubious)
  14. Espalhafatoso (Noisy)
  15. Topázio Líquido (Liquid Topaz)
  16. Myosotis (Forget-me-nots)

Album
Tango Brasileiro
Catalog Number
VRD 2008
Label
Viridiana Productions
P.O. Box 1616
Sandpoint, ID 83864
USA
Year Released
1998

Tracks
  1. Rayon d'Or
  2. Fon-Fon!
  3. Ne Ne
  4. Plangente
  5. Esta Chumbado
  6. Gemendo, Rindo E Pulando
  7. Cutuba
  8. Retumbante
  9. Carioca
  10. Quebra Cabecas
  11. Miosotis
  12. Chave de Ouro
  13. Turuna

Album
Terra Verde
(with pianists David Thomas Roberts and Scott Kirby)
Catalog Number
PLR3030
Label
Viridiana Productions
P.O. Box 1616
Sandpoint, ID 83864
USA
Year Released
1996

Tracks
  1. Chandelier Rag (Hal Isbitz) Scott Kirby
  2. To Nita (David Thomas Roberts) David Thomas Roberts
  3. Sosua (Glenn Jenks) Frank French
  4. Womba Bomba (Frank French) French
  5. Revenge (from New Orleans Streets) (David Thomas Roberts) Roberts
  6. Miranda (Hal Isbitz) French
  7. Intermezzo (Frank French) Kirby
  8. North Star (Brian Keenan) Roberts
  9. Lone Jack to Knob Noster (Jack Rummel) French
  10. Waltz (Scott Kirby) Kirby
  11. On the Trail of the Conestoga Wagons (Frank French) French
  12. Raul Casso in Laredo (David Thomas Roberts) Roberts
  13. Nocturne in C# Minor (Scott Kirby) Roberts
  14. The Big Man (Tom McDermott) Kirby
  15. Recovery Parts 1 & 2 (from the suite The Journey Home) (Scott Kirby) Kirby

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