| Description |
2 audio discs : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. |
| Description |
digital |
|
optical |
|
1.4 m/s |
|
stereo |
|
digital recording |
| Series |
Pacifica Radio Archive ;
BB4015.
|
| Summary |
Musical settings of the poems of Langston Hughes. With the San Francisco Ballet Orchestra. |
| Note |
Title from disc label. |
| Performer |
San Francisco Ballet Orchestra ; George Manahan, conductor ; featuring the Roots, Janai Brugger, Nnenna Freelon, Angela Brown, Medusa. |
| Event |
Recorded during a WBAI broadcast. |
| Note |
Compact discs. |
|
Program notes (27 p. : ports.) inserted in container. |
| Contents |
Disc 1. Dedication (4:20) ; Cultural exchange (12:53) ; Ride, red, ride (4:16) ; Shade of pigmeat (7:42) ; Ode to Dinah (10:37) ; Blues in stereo (5:12) ; Horn of plenty (7:39) ; Gospel cha-cha (11:00) -- Disc 2. Is it true? (2:52) ; Ask your mama (6:51) ; Bird in orbit (12:12) ; Jazz muted-show fare, please (17:04). |
| Subject |
Songs with orchestra.
|
|
Songs with orchestra. |
|
African Americans -- Poetry.
|
|
African Americans. |
| Genre/Form |
Poetry.
|
|
Sound recordings.
|
|
Sound recordings.
|
|
Poetry.
|
| Added Author |
Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967.
|
|
Manahan, George.
|
|
Karpman, Laura.
Cultural exchange.
|
|
Karpman, Laura.
Ride, red, ride.
|
|
Karpman, Laura.
Shade of pigmeat.
|
|
Karpman, Laura.
Ode to Dinah.
|
|
Karpman, Laura.
Blues in stereo.
|
|
Karpman, Laura.
Horn of plenty.
|
|
Karpman, Laura.
Gospel cha-cha.
|
|
Karpman, Laura.
Is it true?
|
|
Karpman, Laura.
Ask your mama.
|
|
Karpman, Laura.
Bird in orbit.
|
|
Karpman, Laura.
Jazz muted-show fare, please.
|
|
San Francisco Ballet. Orchestra.
|
| Added Title |
Songs. Selections
|
| Standard No. |
822252234626 |
| Music No. |
AV2346 Avie Records |
|
