In the midst of"A Change of Seasons" it is quite common for themes such as those for Major League Baseball and The Simpsons to be quoted, and Rudess routinely modifies his solo section in the song and others,
often playing the Ragtime section of"When the Water Breaks" from Liquid
Tension Experiment 2.
He became a popular and prolific composer, and billed himself as the"Father of the Blues"; however,
his compositions can be described as a fusion of blues with Ragtime and jazz, a merger facilitated using the Afro-Cuban
habanera rhythm that had long been a part of Ragtime; Handy's signature work was the St. Louis Blues.