History of Jazz (79-326)
Music Played in Class

January 13, 1999

1. Caliente = Hot: Puerto Rican and Cuban Musical Expression in New York. New World Records. NW 244-2. Track 3: "Emi Ra Obini Le Wa.," by Julito Collazo y su Grupo Afro- Cubano.

2. Sweet Honey in the Rock. Live at Carnegie Hall. Flying Fish Records. FF 70106. Track 12: "Denko."

3. A Carnival of Cuban Music. Routes of Rhythm Volume 1. Rounder Records. Rounder CD 5049. Track 1: "Chant to Elgua," by Afro-Cuba de Matanzas.

4. A Carnival of Cuban Music. Routes of Rhythm Volume 1. Rounder Records. Rounder CD 5049. Track 11: "Manteca," by Chano Pozo and Dizzy Gillespie's Big Band (recorded 1947).

5. The Yoruba/Dahonean Collection: Orishas Across the Oceans. Ryko. RCD 10405. Track 6: "Agolona" (Entry of the Orishas), by Manoel's Group, Brazil.

6. The Yoruba/Dahonean Collection: Orishas Across the Oceans. Ryko. RCD 10405. Track 10:"Song for Elegua," by Conjunto El Nino, Cuba.



January 18, 1999

1. The Arthur S. Alberts Collection: More Tribal, Folk, and Café Music of West Africa. Ryko. RCD 10401. Track 9: Drums from Ghana.

2. The Arthur S. Alberts Collection: More Tribal, Folk, and Café Music of West Africa. Ryko. RCD 10401. Track 11: Malinke vocal performance accompanied by bala.

3. Sounds of the South. Volume 1: Sounds of the South. Atlantic Recording Corporation. Atlantic 7 82496-2. Track 13: "Come on Boys, Let's Go to the Ball," Sid Hemphill and Lucius Smith.

4. Sounds of the South. Volume 1: Sounds of the South. Atlantic Recording Corporation. Atlantic 7 82496-2. Track 2: "Hen Duck," Lonnie Young, Ed Young and Lonnie Young Jr.

5. Sounds of the South. Volume 3: Negro Church Music. Atlantic Recording Corporation. Atlantic 7 82496-2. Track 10: "I'm Gonna Sail Like A Ship on the Ocean," Henry Morrison & St. Simon's Island Singers.

6. Sounds of the South. Volume 3: Negro Church Music. Atlantic Recording Corporation. Atlantic 7 82496-2. Track 11: "Blow Gabriel," John Davis, Bessie Jones & St. Simon's Island Singers.

7. Sweet Honey in the Rock. Still on the Journey: The 20th Anniversary Album. Earthbeat Records. Earthbeat 9 42536-2. Track 10: "Sojourner's Battle Hymn."

8. Sounds of the South. Volume 1: Sounds of the South. Atlantic Recording Corporation. Atlantic 7 82496-2. Track 14: "Join the Band," John Davis and Group

9. Sounds of the South. Volume 2: The Roots of the Blues. Atlantic Recording Corporation. Atlantic 7 82496-2. Track 14: "Jim and John," Lonnie Young, Ed Young and Lonnie Young Jr.

10. "Street Cries of Charleston," Male street vendor, Charleston, S.C. early 20th century. Described in Gridley, p. 48.

11. Miles Davis. "Fishermen, Strawberry and Devil Crab," Miles Davis, Porgy and Bess 1958.




January 25, 1999

1. Negro Prison Blues and Songs. Legacy CD 326. Track 10: "Rosie."

2. Negro Prison Blues and Songs. Legacy CD 326. Track 5: "Jumpin' Judy."

3. Blues in the Mississippi Night. Rykodisk. RCD 90155.

4. Mississippi John Hurt. Avalon Blues: The Complete 1928 Okeh Recordings. Columbia. CK 64986. Track 1: Frankie.

5. Mississippi John Hurt. Avalon Blues: The Complete 1928 Okeh Recordings. Columbia. CK 64986. Track 13: Spike Driver Blues.

6. Sounds of the South. Volume 1: Sounds of the South. Atlantic Recording Corporation. Atlantic 7 82496-2. Track 20: "John Henry," The Mountain Ramblers.

7. Charley Patton. Founder of the Delta Blues, 1929-1934. Yazoo CD 2010.

February 1, 1999

1. "Hokum Blues." Dallas String Band with Coley Jones. Roots n' Blues: The Retrospective (1925-1950). Disc 1. Columbia/Legacy C4K 47911. Originally recorded 1928.

2. "St. Louis Blues." Composed by W.C. Handy, performed by Bessie Smith (with Louis Armstrong [cornet] and Fred Longshaw [reed organ]). Smithsonian Collection of Classic Jazz, Volume 1 (hereafter SCCJ). Originally recorded 1925.

3. "Low Down Blues." Whistler and His Jug Band. Roots n' Blues: The Retrospective (1925-1950). Disc 1. Columbia/Legacy C4K 47911. Originally recorded 1927.

4. "The Jazz Fiddler." The Mississippi Sheiks. Roots n' Blues: The Retrospective (1925-1950). Disc 2. Columbia/Legacy C4K 47911. Originally recorded 1930.

5. "Got the Blues." Mississippi John Hurt. Avalon Blues: The Complete 1928 Okeh Recordings. Columbia. CK 64986.

6. "Pony Blues." Charley Patton. Founder of the Delta Blues, 1929-1934. Yazoo CD 2010.

7. "A Spoonful Blues." Charley Patton. Founder of the Delta Blues, 1929-1934. Yazoo CD 2010.

February 3, 1999

1. "Crossroads." Johnny Shines and Snooky Pryor. Back to the Country. Blind Pig Records BP 74391. Originally recorded by Robert Johnson ("Cross Road Blues") 1936.

2. "Matchbox Blues." Blind Lemon Jefferson. Blind Lemon Jefferson: King of the Country Blues. Yazoo Records Yazoo 1069. Originally recorded 1927.

3. "Fort Worth and Dallas Blues." Leadbelly. Legends of the Blues Volume 1. Columbia CK 46215. Originally recorded 1935.

4. "Maple Leaf Rag." Scott Joplin. SCCJ 1.

5. "Maple Leaf Rag." Jelly Roll Morton. SCCJ 1.

6. "Maple Leaf Rag." Jelly Roll Morton. Kansas City Stomp: The Library of Congress Recordings, Volume I. Rounder CD 1091.

7. "Carolina Shout." James P. Johnson. SCCJ 1.

8. "I'm Going to Take the Train to Charlotte." Roots n' Blues: The Retrospective (1925-1950). Disc 1. Columbia/Legacy C4K 47911. Originally recorded 1928.

9. "Soldier's Joy." Gid Tanner and the Skillet Lickers. Roots n' Blues: The Retrospective (1925-1950). Disc 2. Columbia/Legacy C4K 47911. Originally recorded 1929.

10. "Blind Arthur's Breakdown." Blind Blake. Blind Blake: Ragtime Guitar's Foremost Fingerpicker. Yazoo 1068.

11. "Southern Rag." Blind Blake. Blind Blake: Ragtime Guitar's Foremost Fingerpicker. Yazoo 1068.

12. "Georgia Rag." Blind Willie McTell. Great Blues Guitarists: String Dazzlers. Columbia CK 47060.