Reddit reviews Song Reader

The Amazon writeup has even more information. What a cool idea.

Totally agree with you then. The "Gershwin-y" aspect of the piece is why I like it. It's more romantic-sounding and less mechanical than most ragtime. I don't mean capital-R "Romantic period" music, just an overall nostalgic, romantic sound. You can play the piece with quite a bit of rubato, which is certainly not true of most ragtime.

Edit: Speaking of American Songbook have you gotten your hands on a copy of Beck's Song Reader? Really neat publication. I have a feeling you'd enjoy it.