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Table of Contents:

• The Castle perfect trot / James Reese Europe & Ford T. Dabney (2:15)
• Carolina fox trot / Will H. Vodery (2:42)
• Overture to In Dahomey / Will Marion Cook (8:14)
• Deep river : old Negro melody / trad. ; arr. Harry T. Burleigh (2:21)
• Sambo : a characteristic two step march / William H. Tyers (3:10)
• When the band plays ragtime / Bob Cole & the Johnson brothers (3:12)
• Castle house rag / James Reese Europe (2:07)
• Smyrna : a Turkish serenade / William H. Tyers (4:39)
• Ballin' the jack / Chris Smith ; What it takes to make me love you, you've got it / James Reese Europe (1:42)
• Meno d'amour / William H. Tyers (4:46)
• Hey there! (Hi there!) / James Reese Europe (2:38)
• The Tar Heel blues rag / J. Tim Brymn (2:31)
• Congratulations : The Castles' lame duck waltz / James Reese Europe (4:55)
• Strut Miss Lizzie / J. Turner Layton ; arr. Will H. Vodery (2:00)
• Panama : a characteristic novelty / William H. Tyers (4:47)
• The Clef Club march / James Reese Europe (2:47)
• Under the bamboo tree / Bob Cole & the Johnson brothers (5:05)
• Cocoanut [sic] Grove jazz / J. Tim Brymn (3:04)
• Swing along! / Will Marion Cook (4:05).

Author/Creator:

Paragon Ragtime Orchestra , performer, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prf

Contributors:

Burleigh, H. T. (Harry Thacker), 1866-1949 , arranger of music

Benjamin, Rick , conductor

Pleasant, Edward , performer

Andemicael, Awet , performer

Europe, James Reese, 1881-1919

Vodery, Will H.

Cook, Will Marion

Tyers, Wm. H. (William H.), 1876-1924

Cole, Bob, 1868-1911

Smith, Chris, 1879-1949

Brymn, J. Tim, 1881-1946

Layton, Turner, 1894-1978

Clef Club (New York, N.Y.)

Recorded Anthology of American Music, Inc.

DRAM (Online service)

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Black Manhattan: theater and dance music of James Reese Europe, Will Marion Cook, and members of the legendary Clef Club [Paragon Ragtime Orchestra]

Included Works:

Instrumental music [of Europe, J.R.] (Selections)

Carolina fox trot [by Vodery, W.H.]

In Dahomey [by Cook, W.M.] > Overture

In Dahomey [by Cook, W.M.] > Swing along!

Instrumental music [of Tyers, W.H.] (Selections)

When the band plays ragtime [by Cole, B.]

Ballin' the jack [by Smith, C.]

Tar Heel blues rag [by Brymn, J.T.]

Strut, Miss Lizzie [by Layton, T.] (arranged)

Cocoanut Grove jazz [by Brymn, J.T.]

Under the bamboo tree [by Cole, B.]

Subjects:

Popular instrumental music — New York (State) — New York — 1901-1910

Popular instrumental music — New York (State) — New York — 1911-1920

Popular music — New York (State) — New York — 1901-1910

Popular music — New York (State) — New York — 1911-1920

African Americans — Music

Musicals — Excerpts

Waltzes

Marches (Instrumental ensemble)

Foxtrots

Ragtime music

Dance music — New York (State) — New York

1901-1920

Popular music

African Americans

Musicals

Dance music

Popular instrumental music

New York (State) — New York

Genres:

Music

Excerpts

Musicals

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.
System requirements: Web browser; QuickTime 6.5.2 or later.

Performers:

Edward Pleasant, baritone (6th work) ; Awet Andemicael, soprano (17th work) ; The Paragon Ragtime Orchestra ; Rick Benjamin, conductor.

General Notes:

Streaming audio.
Principally instrumental popular music by African-American composers from early 20th-century Manhattan; the 6th and 17th works are songs.
Title from image of compact disc cover on Web page (viewed July 10, 2007).
Recorded May 28-29, 2003, Academy of Arts and Letters, New York City, N.Y.
"Recorded Anthology of American Music, Inc."
Includes program notes.
Also available as compact disc; previously issued as New World Records 80611-2.
Digital content provided by DRAM; access may be restricted to users at subscribing institutions.

Physical Characteristics:

Web browser; QuickTime 6.5.2 or later.

Audio Characteristics:

digital

Digital Characteristics:

audio file; QuickTime

Call Numbers:

Online Audio

Other Standard Numbers:

Publisher Number, DRAM: 80611

OCLC Numbers:

166236384