It's with great pleasure that I offer this musical timeline ranging from ragtime to the swing era. In creating this CD, my goal was to distill some of the best representations of jazz styles that characterize a particular era. The music offers a unique slice of American heritage, and a rare glimps into the world of historic jazz pianists. My own composition, 'Rose City Rag,' was commissioned by the Automatic Musical Collectors Association (AMICA). It has been converted into a piano roll for presentation to the association at the 2003 convention in Portland, Oregon. Nathan Bello.