Ragtime Guitar CDs

If you have MP3 player, some tunes can be heard. Please try! (It links to "SAMPLE" page). But, all rights reserved. we will often upload MP3 files.

All is HAMADA's originals, except as noted.

All CD price is including its postage (except "CD Baby"'s CDs).

HAMADA's Solo CD
	"Ragtime Guitar" (1992/2000) $20.00
	"Flying Seagulls" (1995) $20.00
	"Climax Rag" (1999) $25.00
	"Ragtimer, the Cat Star & Moon Shadow March" [2 in 1 CD] (2000) $22.00
	"Orion" [new ragtime guitar] (double album) (2001) $18.00, available from CD Baby web-site
	"End Of Summer" (2001) $12.00
	"Live Ragging" (2002) $20.00
	"Akaiwa Suite" (2003) $22.00
	"Live Ragging 2" (2004) $20.00
	HAMADA Takasi plays "Roberto Clemente" and other rags (2005) $18.00, available from CD Baby web-site
	"Sunshine Music" (double album) (2007) $18.00, available from CD Baby web-site
	"Canal Crow" (2008) by Kenji Komatsuzaki (hammer dulcimer) and Takashi Hamada (guitar) We are planning to be available from CD Baby as soon as possible.
	"Echoes From Otarunay Vol.1" (best album Vol.1, 2009, 2CDs) $25.00, available from CD Baby web-site
	"Echoes From Otarunay Vol.2" (best album Vol.2, 2010) We are planning to be available from CD Baby as soon as possible.
	"The Amur Adonis" (2010) by Kenji Komatsuzaki (hammer dulcimer) and Takashi Hamada (guitar) We are planning to be available from CD Baby as soon as possible.
	"Utabakka (Only Songs)" (2011) Japanese folk rock vocal album by HAMADA Takasi. Sorry, this album is only for Japanese, because of almost all Japanese songs.
Omnibus CD
	"Acoustic Guitar / Solo" (1997) out of order
	"Born in The Air" (1999) $25.00
	"A Long Way to Go --Acoustic Breath Vol.III--" (2001) $25.00
	"Joyous Reunion --Acoustic Breath Vol.IV--" (2003) $25.00
	"Maple Leaf Rag ---Japan Ragtime Club CD Vol.1----" (2004) $20.00
	"Namida : -John Fahey Tribute-" (2006) $18.00, available from CD Baby web-site
	"The Favorite ---Japan Ragtime Club CD Vol.2----" (2007) $16.00, available from CD Baby web-site
	"Don't Jazz Me Rag" -- Japan Ragtime Club CD Vol.3 --(2011) We are planning to be available from CD Baby as soon as possible.

* SOLO [all acoustic guitar solo]

"Ragtime Guitar" (1992/2000)  Newly released as CD-R!.
$20.00 (including postage, oversea only)
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You can play this CD-R with almost all CD players. Sorry, its jacket will be color copy. Original ragtime guitar solos by HAMADA Takasi. Mostly classic rag style.
Total 52 minutes.

Digital Delay Rag (1986) / Hamburg Lunch Rag (1987) / Otamoy Rag (1987) / Cat's Eyes Rag (1991) / The Three Legs (1990) * 1 minute demo./ Rurumoppe Rag (1990) / Bikuni Rag [Beautiful Country] (1987-1990) / A Brief Letter (1990) / Headlight Rag (1990) / Breakthrough Tune (1991) / Hariusu (1991) / Freelance Rag (1988) / Leo's Rag (1992) / See You Again Rag (1992).

　

　

"Flying Seagulls" (1995)   Newly released as CD-R!.
$20.00 (including postage, oversea only)
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HAMADA's more free originals, influenced by Brazilian guitar music.
Total 43 minutes.

Voyager's Song (1993) / Sea Breeze (1993) * 1 minute demo. / Song For Utasutu (1993) / Reminiscence Rag (1993) / Nona & Ganze [Sea-hedgehogs] (1993) / Kunne-cup [Moon] (1988) / Otarunay Rag (1987) / Ragtime Meeting (1990) / Flying Seagulls (1989) / Sheebeg Sheemore (by Turlough O'Carolan) / The Cloud of Aynumosir (1995) / Morning on a Ferryboat (1993) / Serenade (1992).

　

　

　

"Climax Rag" (1999)
$25.00 (including postage, oversea only)
ORDER -You can also order it from Jazz by Mail- or TAB Guitar School.

It is the classic ragtime album, including two HAMADA's original rags.
Total 46 minutes.

The Third Man's Theme (Anton Karas 1949) / The Chrysanthemum (Scott Joplin 1904) / Ransima (Takasi Hamada 1999) / The Entertainer (Scott Joplin 1902) / Sunburst Rag (James Scott 1909) / Swipesy (Scott Joplin & Arthur Marshall 1900) / The Nonpareil (Scott Joplin 1907) / Climax Rag (James Scott 1914) / Kinklets (Arthur Marshall 1906) / Soup Curry (Takasi Hamada 1998-1999) / Peacherine Rag (Scott Joplin 1901) * 1 minute demo. / Evergreen Rag (James Scott 1915) / Maple Leaf Rag (Scott Joplin 1899) / The Easy Winners (Scott Joplin 1901).

"Climax Rag" TAB & Score (1999)
$25.00 (including postage, oversea only)
ORDER - You can also order it from TAB Guitar School.

We have also its sheet book from TAB Guitar School. Complete TAB & Score of all 14 rags of "Climax Rag" in his tuning EbAbCFCEb. Some Japanese article is included. You have the chance to play HAMADA's amazing ragtime guitar arrangement!

"Ragtimer, the Cat Star & Moon Shadow March" [2 in 1 CD] (2000)
$22.00 (price-down!!.....including postage, oversea only)
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It is reissue of two of HAMADA's cassette albums in 1989-1990.
From folky ballad to Leo Kottke style breakdown. Total 73 minutes.

Suite: Stars of Ainu [Horkew-nociw / Rupunpe / Prelude / Ragtimer, The Cat Star / Cikusakur / Erumun-pu * 1 minute demo. / Kunne-cup / Yasyanoka-nociw]
/ Here Comes Mr. Maezawa! / The Theme of Guitar Kamuy / Syumpoo Rag / Memories of Route 5 / Medley : Wind Cat - Usio-Ondo / Syumpoo Dance / Little Typhoon / Urawa-Bojo / Song of Happiness #1 * 1 minute demo. / Song of Happiness #2 / Poor Boy Boogie #3 / Moon Shadow March / A Running Cockroach / Execise

　

"Orion" [new ragtime guitar] (double album) (2001)

Please check out at CD Baby web-page, where you can hear more samples than here and can easily order it by $18.00 (MP3; $15).
Go To http://cdbaby.com/cd/hamada1

HAMADA's new original ragtime guitar solo album. No need for words!
All 20 tunes. Total 72 minutes.

Heartland * 1 minute demo. / Siberian Swing / Kitty Cakewalk / Katunay Rag / Umurekkur Waltz / Ketahata (Folk Song of Ainu) / Orion * 1 minute demo. / My Secret Lover Came To Light / I'll Remember You / Shipworms' Song / The Smiler / The Light of Dunedin / Babaria / The Crown's Dream / Song of Happiness #3 / Research for the Legend of Blind Joe Death * 1 minute demo. / Flat Minor / A Cat's Explain / Resting the Wings / Peaceful Morning

　

"End Of Summer" (2001) Released as CD-R.
$12.00 (including postage, oversea only)
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This is his recent mini album. Unusual among his albums, no ragtime tune is included in it. Very fantastic and lyrical fingerstyle guitar music.
All 7 tunes. Total 26 minutes.

End Of Summer/ Blizzard * 1 minute demo. / 500 Yen Elegy / Hure Pira (Red Cliff in Ainu) / A Byroad / Ode To Bob Hadley / Nociw (Stars in Ainu) * 1 minute demo.

　

"Live Ragging"(2002) Released as CD-R
$20.00 (including postage, oversea only)
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This is his first live album, including 12 tunes, almost solid rags.
Live recording is the best resource for feeling the direct groove of his amazing ragtime guitar.

1. Eisbahn (T. Hamada) * 1 minute demo. 2. Maple Leaf Rag (S. Joplin) 3. Sallon Mandolino (T. Hamada)* 1 minute demo. 4. Climax Rag (J. Scott) 5. Tune For Yumekazu (T. Hamada) 6. Heartland (T. Hamada) 7. Swipesy (S. Joplin & A. Marshall) 8. Hello Working Rag (T. Hamada) 9. Ransima (T. Hamada) 10. One Man (T. Hamada) 11. Onnano Miryoku (Japanese ragtime song) * 1 minute demo. 12. Paragon Rag (S. Joplin)

"Akaiwa Suite"(2003) Released as CD-R.
$22.00 (including postage, oversea only)
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Totally concept album, including 14 tunes, all HAMADA's original guitar solos. This work is dedicated for Akaiwa (Red Rock) in Otaru city, Hokkaido, Japan.
Not purely ragtime, but great guitar solo compositions based on rags, blues, latin music, terra verde, classic, Japanese folk song etc.

1. Rock Climber * 1 minute demo. 2. Watara (= Big Rock by the Sea in Ainu) 3. Pon Akaiwa (= Small Akaiwa in Ainu) 4. Blue Tower of Rock 5. "Pool-sea" 6. Song for Yamanaka * 1 minute demo. 7. Carse Nay (= Sounding River in Ainu) 8. Pirka Wakka (= Clean Water in Ainu) 9. Hure Cis (= Red Rock or Crag in Ainu) 10. Kawahira (< Kapassirar = Flat Rock in Ainu) 11. Gathering Shellfishes 12. Lonesome Road 13. Memories * 1 minute demo. 14. Menas Tomari (= East Wind Harborage in Ainu)

"Live Ragging 2"(2004) Released as CD-R.
$20.00 (including postage, oversea only)
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From classic ragtime such as Joplin, to folklore of Ainu.
HAMADA's live performances will make you happy.

* : with Kenzi Komatsuzaki (hammer dulcimer)
** : with Goro Noda (12 string guitar)
*** : with Tokio Uchida (ac-guitar)

　

HAMADA Takasi plays "Roberto Clemente" and other rags (2005) NEW!!

Masterpiece of the ragtime guitar!!
Guitar arrangement of the works by Roberts, Joplin, Lamb, Scott, Blind Blake, and Hamada.

Please check out at CD Baby web-page, where you can hear more samples than here and can easily order it by $18.00 (MP3; $15).
Go To http://cdbaby.com/cd/hamada2

1. Roberto Clemente (David Thomas Roberts) 2. Waterloo Girls (David Thomas Roberts) 3. The Girl Who Moved Away (David Thomas Roberts) 4. Pinelands Memoir (David Thomas Roberts) * 1 minute demo. 5. Paragon Rag (Scott Joplin) 6. Pine Apple Rag (Scott Joplin) * 1 minute demo. 7. The Alaskan Rag (Joseph Lamb) 8. Ragtime Bobolink (Joseph Lamb) * 1 minute demo. 9. Great Scott Rag (James Scott) 10. West Coast Blues (Blind Blake * 1 minute demo. 11. Sikuzusi (Takashi Hamada) 12. Fuku Fuku Rag (Takashi Hamada) 13. Jacky Rag (Takashi Hamada) * 1 minute demo. 14. Just A Closer Walk With Thee (Traditional)

Please check out at CD Baby web-page, where you can hear more samples than here and can easily order it by $18.00. Go To http://cdbaby.com/cd/hamada3 * Sunshine Music / HAMADA Takasi (double album) (2007) ...NEW!! HAMADA's latest CD (CDR) has brilliancy and solace of guitar music. All 21 guitar solos, total 75 minute. Original rags, melodious tunes, as well as standard, traditional. Here he plays 8 rare Japanese guitars, Yamaha, Morales etc. You will feel nice and enjoy his versatile music. 1. Morning Coffee * 1 minute demo. 2. Madiana (by Maiotte Almaby) 3. Lovely Matampusi 4. Savoia Rag 5. Absence Without Notice * 1 minute demo. 6. Some Nispa's Song 7. August Dance * 1 minute demo. 8. Petetoko 9. Salon Mandolino 10. Suppokasu 11. Michelle (by Lennon & McCartney) 12. Red Herring Rag 13. Sobre las Olas (Over The Waves) (by Juventino Rosas Cadenas) * 1 minute demo. 14. Remarkable Rag 15. Marcel's Rag * 1 minute demo. 16. Love Is A Many Splendored Thing (by Fain / Webster) 17. The Lantern Swing 18. Song Of Mantis Shrimp 19. Solace -A Mexican Serenade- (by Scott Joplin) * 1 minute demo. 20. Red Hot Rag 21. Take Me Home, Country Roads (by Danoff / Nivert / Denver) all composed by HAMADA Takasi, except as noted.

* Echoes From Otarunay Vol.1 (Ragtime guitar solo works by HAMADA Takasi) (2009)

Please check out at CD Baby web-page, where you can hear more samples than here and can easily order it by $25.00 (MP3; $20). Go To http://cdbaby.com/cd/hamada4

HAMADA's first best album (2CDs), featuring original guitar solo, with classic rag style. All 27 guitar solos, total 110 minute. From 1986, he has been challanging to compose "classic rag by guitar", not by piano. It is not only his most significant album, but monument of ragtime guitar world. We will present his another best album (Vol.2) with "free style", at the near days. [Disc-A] 1. Digital Delay Rag (1986) 2. Hamburg Lunch Rag (1987) 3. Otamoy Rag (1987) * 1 minute demo. 4. Bikuni Rag (Beautiful Country) (1987-90) 5. The Last Vacation (1988) * 1 minute demo. 6. Ragtime Meeting (1990) 7. Rainbow Chaser Rag (1992) 8. Reminiscence Rag (1993) 9. Katunay Rag (1996) 10. Ragtime Hobo (1996) 11. Jacky Rag (1997) * 1 minute demo. 12. The Pendulum Rag (1998) * 1 minute demo. 13. Letter From Taiwan (1999) [Disc-B] 1. Ransima (1999) 2. Orion (1999) * 1 minute demo. 3. Eisbahn (2000) 4. Heartland (2000) * 1 minute demo. 5. Salon Mandolino (2001) 6. Thawing (2002) 7. Rock Climber - from Akaiwa Suite - (2003) * 1 minute demo. 8. Fuku Fuku Rag (2003) 9. Savoia Rag (2004) 10. The First Kiss (2006) * 1 minute demo. 11. Artwood Rag (2007) * 1 minute demo. <special track> 12. Maple Leaf Rag (by Scott Joplin, 1899) 13. Ragtime Oriole (by James Scott, 1911) 14. For Teresa (by David Thomas Roberts, 1974) all composed by HAMADA Takasi, except as noted.

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* Omnibus CD [all acoustic guitar solo]

"Acoustic Guitar / Solo" (1997)
$25.00 (including postage, oversea only)
sorry, out of order.

All 17 tunes, 10 Japanese acoustic guitarists. Produced by HAMADA. Total 62 minutes.

Pikata (1996)/Hello Working Rag (1995) [HAMADA's tunes.]

Admission Free / Daniel The Spider / Lastspart / Inferiority / Malolactic Dance / Pinewoods Rag / Anyone Please Tell Me / Gogatu-Bae / Kagura no Sato / Serenade / Discourage of R.N / Stone Pavement / Pikata / Hello Working Rag / Elizabeth's Air / Meguru Omoi / Children In The Light

　

　

"Born in The Air --Acoustic Breath Vol.II--" (1999)
$25.00 (including postage, oversea only)
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All 14 tunes, 14 Japanese acoustic guitarists and others.
Produced by Morihiko Yasuda. Total 59 minutes.

A Letter From Taiwan (1999) [HAMADA's classic rag.]

ferocious longing / Koto Hiku Hama / Big Dipper Breakdown / September on the Mississippi / A Letter From Taiwan / Born in The Air / Ramblin' Lingong / First Love / White Night / El Carambolo / Hiai / Highmountain Blues / An Essay of Six Strings / Tomorrow we will meet again

Please visit to SHEET MUSIC, on which I updated "A Letter From Taiwan" sheet music.

　

"A Long Way to Go --Acoustic Breath Vol.III--" (2001)
$25.00 (including postage, oversea only)
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Most recent works. All 15 tunes, 12 Japanese acoustic guitarists and others.
Produced by Morihiko Yasuda. Total 60 minutes.

Eisbahn (2000) [HAMADA's folk-blues rag, his recent masterpiece!]

A Long Way to Go / East Texas Serenade / Little J / The person you love is the mirror that reflects you / Lynne "thinking of you" / Tiny Bicycle / Summertime in Vancouver / And... Early Evening / No Reason To Cry / White Snow / Eisbahn / Someone waits for spring / Welcoming / Sunday Afternoon Rag / Nukumori

　

"Joyous Reunion --Acoustic Breath Vol.IV--" (2003)
$25.00 (including postage, oversea only)
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Most recent works. All 15 tunes, 12 Japanese acoustic guitarists and others.
Produced by Morihiko Yasuda. Total 58 minutes.

Ragtime Hobo (1996) [HAMADA's another classic rag.]

New Trad Boogie / Milky Way Highland Rag / tsume-Ato / Red Antelope / Raspberry field / Great Bad / Ozark Dream / Ragtime Hobo / You standing by lush rice fields / Wild Herb / Joyous Reunion / Everyday Walkin' Rag / Wind of the schoolyard / Tenkubashi / Good Night

　

$20.00 (including postage, oversea only) ORDER

"Maple Leaf Rag ---Japan Ragtime Club CD Vol.1---"(2004) 1st Omnibus CD of Japan Ragtime Club. You can hear Japanese hot ragtime by piano or guitar solos. Please click and hear the sample MP3 files! 1. Frog Legs Rag 2. Ophelia Rag / Kazutaka Muromachi (Piano Solo) * 1 minute demo. 3. Powder Rag 4. At A Georgia Camp Meeting / Yoshiaki Nagata (Guitar Solo) 5. Maple Leaf Rag * 1 minute demo. 6. Heliotrope Bouquet 7. Ragtime Nightingale / Hiromi Nakaoka (Piano Solo) 8. American Beauty Rag 9. Maple Leaf Rag * 1 minute demo. 10. The Entertainer / Hidaka Aoki (Guitar Solo) 11. Who Let The Cows Out? / Alexei Rumiantsev (Piano Solo) 12. Maple Leaf Rag / Naoki Sugo (Guitar Solo) 13. Peacherine Rag * 1 minute demo. 14. Magnetic Rag / Gen Kusano (Piano Solo) 15. Savoia Rag 16. Ragtime Oriole / Takashi Hamada (Guitar Solo)

Please check out at CD Baby web-page, where you can hear more samples than here and can easily order it by $18.00. Go To http://cdbaby.com/cd/namida omnibus CD on sale. "NAMIDA -John Fahey Tribute-" (2006) 1. Snapping Turtle Blues #2 / Manabu Aoyagi (4:55) * 1 minute demo. 2. Railway for J. F. / Toru Ogiyanagi (7:12) 3. Wail / Kaya Ogawa (4:24) 4. Requieminence -from the research on various soundings by two electric guitars- / Michio Ogawa (6:57) 5. Turtle Talk / Noribo Kamezawa (9:35) * 1 minute demo. 6. The Water / Goro Noda (4:46) 7. Bicycle Built For You / Takashi Hajime (3:47) 8. Barcarolle (Scopolamine mix) / Takashi Hamada mixing by Daisuke Minamizawa (6:58) * 1 minute demo. 9. Stone High / masaki μ (4:55) 10. D' delights and/or Pile Driver Blues / Akihiko Watanabe (4:30) * 1 minute demo. Produced by Otarunay Records. All original tune by 10 Japanese guitarists. Japanese answer for John's art of guitar music! This CD is also dedicated to our friend Goro Noda, who passed away at June 7. 2006.

Ragime omnibus CD Please check out at CD Baby web-page, where you can easily order it by $16.00. Go To http://cdbaby.com/cd/japanragtime The Favorite -- Japan Ragtime Club CD Vol.2 --(2007) Now On Sale! It is 2nd Omnibus CD of Japan Ragtime Club, which contains 2 guitar solos by HAMADA. All 20 rags, total 74 minute! You can hear Japanese hot ragtime by mainly piano, some guitar and ukulele solos. 1. The Favorite (Scott Joplin) * 1 minute demo. 2. Echo of Spring (Hammed, Williams, Smith) 3. Oh! You Angel (Ford T. Dabney) 4. Whoa! You Heiffer (Al Verges) / by Rika Enomoto (piano) 5. Maple Leaf Rag (Scott Joplin) / by Ken Kawai (ukulele) * 1 minute demo. 6. The Alaskan Rag (Joseph F. Lamb) * 1 minute demo. 7. The Entertainer (Scott Joplin) / by Gen Kusano (piano) 8. Gladiolus Rag (Scott Joplin) / by Hiroshi Sato (guitar) * 1 minute demo. 9. Ragtime No.3 (Ken Shitara) / by Ken Shitara (piano) * 1 minute demo. 10. Maple Leaf Rag (Scott Joplin) 11. X. L. Rag (L. Edgar Settle) / by Naoki Sugo (piano) * 1 minute demo. 12. American Beauty Rag (Joseph F. Lamb) 13. Maria Antonieta Pons (David Thomas Roberts) / by Hiromi Nakaoka (piano) * 1 minute demo. 14. Evergreen Rag (James Scott) * 1 minute demo. 15. Harlem Rag (Tom Turpin) / by Reina Nakajima (piano) 16. The First Kiss (Takashi Hamada) * 1 minute demo. 17. For Teresa (David Thomas Roberts) / by Takashi Hamada (guitar) 18. Roberto Clemente （David Thomas Roberts） / by Kazutaka Muromachi (piano) * 1 minute demo. 19. Elite Syncopations (Scott Joplin) * 1 minute demo. 20. Original Rags (Scott Joplin) / by Manami Yoshimura (piano)

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