From No Time to Rag Time is an album by European jazz group the Vienna Art Orchestra featuring variations on compositions by Anthony Braxton, Ornette Coleman, Scott Joplin, Hans Koller, Charles Mingus, Fritz Pauer, Bud Powell and Roswell Rudd which was first released in 1983 on the Hat ART label.[1][2]

From No Time to Rag Time
Live album by Vienna Art Orchestra
Released	1983
Recorded	October 21, 1982
Venue	Muhle Hunziken, Rubigen, Switzerland.
Genre	Contemporary classical music, Jazz
Length	75:00
Label	Hat ART Hat Art 1999/2000
Producer	Werner X. Uehlinger, Pia Uehlinger
Vienna Art Orchestra chronology
Suite for the Green Eighties (1982) From No Time to Rag Time (1983) The Minimalism of Erik Satie (1984)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]

The Allmusic review stated: "Powerful atonal improvisors Lauren Newton, Mathies Ruegg leading and conducting the 13-piece group. The best soloists are Herbert Joos on flugelhorn, Harry Sokal on sax/flute, and Wolfgang Pusching on sax. ... The best cuts are 'Variations About Silence (For Ornette),' and 'Jelly Roll, but Mingus Rolls Better'".[3]

Track listing

1. "Variations about N 508-10 (4G)" (Anthony Braxton/Mathias Rüegg) − 10:43
2. "Variations about Keep Your Heart Right" (Roswell Rudd/Mathias Rüegg) − 11:19
3. "Variations About Silence" (Ornette Coleman/Mathias Rüegg) − 14:57
4. "Un Poco Loco" (Bud Powell) − 6:47
5. "Variations about A Liberate Proposal" (Fritz Pauer/Mathias Rüegg) − 5:49
6. "Variations about Soma" (Hans Koller/Mathias Rüegg) − 10:43
7. "Jelly Roll, But Mingus Rolls Better" (Charles Mingus/Mathias Rüegg) − 10:39
8. "Variations about The Cascades" (Scott Joplin/Mathias Rüegg) − 4:03

Personnel

• Mathias Rüegg − arranger, conductor
• Karl Fian − trumpet
• Herbert Joos − flugelhorn, alphorn, double trumpet
• Christian Radovan − trombone
• Billy Fuchs − tuba
• Wolfgang Puschnig − soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, bass clarinet, flute
• Harry Sokal − soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute
• Roman Schwaller − tenor saxophone, clarinet
• Uli Scherer − piano, melodica
• Woody Schabata - marimba, vibraphone
• Jürgen Wuchner − bass
• Wolfgang Reisinger, Janusz Stefanski - drums, percussion
• Lauren Newton - voice

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