When one thinks of ragtime, it is of turn of the century music played by a solo pianist. In reality, ragtime (along with pop music from the era) was also an orchestral music although that aspect of its history was almost totally overlooked until recent times. The Stomp Off label has done a fine job of documenting several contemporary ragtime orchestras including the local L.A. Pierce College Symphonic Winds. A huge ensemble that includes seven flutes, one piccolo, two oboes, eight clarinets, two bassoons, five saxophones, six trumpets, four french horns, four trombones, two euphoniums, three tubas, and six percussionists (but no piano), the group performs 14 obscure pieces from the 1908-19 period plus five more recent rags by conductor/arranger Stephen Kent Goodman. There are no solos or any improvising (since ragtime was not jazz) but the appealing syncopations and fresh material makes this a release of interest to early jazz collectors. When was the last time anyone played such songs as "Oh! That Navajo Rag," "War Bride Blues," "Instantaneous Rag" and "When You Get It Tuned Up, Play Us Something?"