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Terry Waldo
Terry Waldo (born November 26, 1944, Ironton, Ohio) is an American pianist, composer, and historian of early jazz, blues, and stride music, and is best known for his contribution to the genre of ragtime and his role in reviving interest in this form, starting in the 1970s. Says Wynton Marsalis in his introduction to Waldo's book: "He teaches Ragtime, he talks about Ragtime, he plays it, he embodies it, he lives it, and he keeps Ragtime alive." 〔Marsalis "Introduction" ''This Is Ragtime'' xx.〕 The book, ''This is Ragtime'', published in 1976, grew out of the series of the same title that Waldo produced for NPR in 1974. Waldo is also a theatrical music director, producer, vocalist, and teacher. He is noted for his wit and humor in performance, as "a monologist in the dry, Middle Western tradition."〔Wilson "Waldo Plays Ragtime" ''New York Times'' July 1, 1984.〕 Eubie Blake describes his first impression of Waldo's performance thus: "I died laughing… that's one of the hardest things to do––make people laugh. Terry's ability to do this, combined with his musicianship, actually reminds me of Fats Waller."〔Blake "Foreword" ''This is Ragtime'' xxiii.〕
== Early life, Influences, and Training ==
The Waldo family moved to Columbus, Ohio, when Terry was about five years old. The move was especially serendipitous in that one of the neighbors, John Baker, happened to own a vast collection of jazz recordings, piano rolls and〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=''The Columbus Dispatch'' )〕 and jazz films; the association made a critical impression on the young Waldo. The film portion of John Baker's collection was eventually acquired by the American Jazz Museum in Kansas City, Missouri, and is considered to be one of the most extensive in the world.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=''The Kansas City Star'' )〕 As a child, Waldo also listened to Spike Jones and Dixieland records, and became a record collector himself. At around the age of eight he began studying classical piano. The formal lessons continued for three years; in relatively short order he made the transition from classical to jazz and ragtime. He also learned how to play trumpet, tuba, string bass, cello, tympani drums, banjo, and organ. By 1961, he had organized his first band: The Fungus Five Plus Two ("our music grows on you,") which appeared on Ted Mack's Original Amateur Hour in 1963 right after Waldo graduated from high school. In 1969 Waldo met Eubie Blake at the St. Louis Ragtime Festival. At this point, Waldo began a mentorship and lifelong friendship with the preeminent ragtime musician. Waldo studied piano with Blake from 1971 through 1983, although Blake qualifies their arrangement: "Now, I'm not going to say I taught Terry how to play, because he already knew his stuff when I met him...He has become not only a fine musician, but an excellent entertainer." 〔Blake xxiii.〕 Waldo also studied piano with Sir Roland Hanna, Dick Wellstood, Jaki Byard, and Peter Howard (Broadway conductor and arranger)
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