High Society by The Storyville Ragtimers

On this record, wanting to capture as faithfully as possible the atmosphere of that time, we chose to follow the same recording technique that was used in the early twentieth century when this music was first recorded, a.k.a. "one microphone recording" for the sound texture to be as close as possible to what the "High Society" of the time would listen.

All the tracks were recorded one by one live, with all the musicians in one room, without separate booths, without personal microphones and amplifiers, but playing live, with a single microphone in the middle of the room, which captured the unique "live" feel of the band.

It is a challenging recording technique, which leaves no space for corrections, tunings, digital effects, etc., allowing instead the listener to have the sense of being in the room and hearing the band play live.

For this record, we worked with great appetite for about a year and had a lot of fun...! We hope we have succeeded in capturing the vibe of this exciting era, and we hope you enjoy it as much as we did.

Thank you to everyone who contributed to making this album happen!

Athens/Greece based Dixieland/Ragtime/Swing/Blues band, established in 2015.

TSR are:

Yiannis Karayiannakis | Cornet
Kostis Vazouras | Soprano Sax, Clarinet
Vassilis Panayiotopoulos | Trombone
Vassilis Tzavaras | Piano, Vocals
Meletis Pogas | Guitar, Banjo, Vocals
Manos Loutas | Double Bass
Theo Christo | Drums