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Title Jelly's last jam / [music by Jelly Roll Morton ; book by George C. Wolfe ; lyrics by Susan Birkenhead ; additional music and musical adaptation by Luther Henderson].

Publication Info. New York, New York : Mercury : On Broadway, [1992]
℗1992

Call No.CD 347
LocationMoore Audio CD

Item Status

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 Moore Audio CD  CD 347    Available  Ask at Circulation Desk
 Talbott Media  CD 7872    Available  Ask at Circulation Desk
Description 1 audio disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Playing Time 000111 000358 000359 000139 000430 000543 000413 000500 000647 000324 000312 000632 000240 000135 000329 000311 000225 000417 000202 000145 000314 000239
Physical Medium 4 3/4 in.
plastic metal
Description digital
optical
stereo
1.4 m/s
audio file
CD audio
Note Musical.
Original Broadway cast.
Performer Gregory Hines ; Keith David ; Savion Glover ; supporting vocalists and musicians ; Linda Twine, conductor.
Event Recorded 1992 June 2 and 8 BMG Studio A.
Note Title from disc label.
Synopsis and lyrics (15 unnumbered pages : illustrations) inserted in container.
Summary Musical biography of jazz pioneer Jelly Roll Morton.
Contents Prologue (1:11) -- Jam (3:58) -- In my day (3:59) -- Creole way (1:39) -- Whole world's waitin' to sing your song (4:30) -- Michigan water (5:43) -- Banishment (4:13) -- Somethin' more (includes the pool game) (5:00) -- That's how you jazz (6:47) -- Chicago strut (3:24) -- Play the music for me (3:12) -- Lovin' is a lowdown blues (6:32) -- Doctor jazz (2:40) -- Good ole New York (1:35) -- Too late, Daddy (3:28) -- That's the way we do things in New York (3:11) -- Good ole New York reprise (Door slam) (2:25) -- Last chance blues (4:17) -- Scene : The last chance (includes Central Avenue) (2:02) -- Scene : The last rites (includes Boy pretty boy) (1:45) -- Creole boy (3:14) -- Finale (We are the rhythms that color your song) (2:39).
Language Sung in English.
Subject Morton, Jelly Roll, 1890-1941 -- Drama.
Morton, Jelly Roll, 1890-1941.
Genre/Form Drama.
Subject Musicals.
Musicals.
Jazz.
Jazz.
Genre/Form Jazz.
Musicals.
Musicals.
Jazz.
Original cast recordings.
Original cast recordings.
Studio recordings.
Studio recordings.
Subject Musicals.
Genre/Form Sound recordings.
Sound recordings.
Drama.
Added Author Morton, Jelly Roll, 1890-1941, composer.
Henderson, Luther, 1919-2003, composer.
Wolfe, George C., librettist.
Birkenhead, Susan, lyricist.
Hines, Gregory, performer.
David, Keith, performer.
Glover, Savion, performer.
Twine, Linda, conductor.
Standard No. 731451084621
3145108462
Music No. 314 510 846-2 Mercury/On Broadway