Rhapsodies in Black: Music and Words From the Harlem Renaissance
Compilation by Various Artists
Released 2000
Tracklist
- CD 1: Struttin' & Stridin'
- 1The Negro Speaks of Rivers (poem by Langston Hughes)Quincy Jones0:45
- 2Cotton Club StompDuke Ellington and His Cotton Club Orchestra2:18
- 3The Harlem StrutJames P. Johnson2:33
- 4Brother Low DownBert Williams2:51
- 5Letter From Aaron Douglas to Langston Hughes (excerpt)Wally Amos0:52
- 6There'll Be Some Changes MadeEthel Waters’ Jazz Masters3:21
- 7Sounds of AfricaEubie Blake3:11
- 8Sweet Man o' MineMamie Smith and Her Jazz Band3:15
- 9The Weary Blues (poem by Langstron Hughes)Branford Marsalis1:27
- 10Blues Ain't Nothin Else But!Ida Cox3:10
- 11Kansas City Man BluesClarence Williams’ Blue Five2:55
- 12IndianolaWilbur Sweatman's Jazz Orchestra2:39
- 13Hard Hearted HannahRosa Henderson2:59
- 14Sonnet to a Negro in Harlem (poem by Helene Johnson)Angela Basset0:51
- 15St. Louis BluesBessie Smith3:13
- 16CopenhagenFletcher Henderson and His Orchestra2:51
- 17Cake Walking Babies From HomeClarence Williams’ Blue Five2:59
- 18Long Gone (poem by Sterling Brown)Darius Rucker0:58
- 19Railroad BluesTrixie Smith2:59
- CD 2: Testifyin' & Philosophyin'
- 1Smoke, Lillies and Jade (short story by Richard Bruce Nugent) (excerpt)Carl Hancock Rux1:54
- 2(Lookie Lookie Lookie) Here Comes CookieCleo Brown2:51
- 3CharlestonPaul Whiteman & His Orchestra2:41
- 4Chili PepperFred Longshaw2:47
- 5Lucy LongPerry Bradford's Jazz Phools2:51
- 6Chain Gang BluesMa Rainey3:06
- 7Mother to Son (poem by Langston Hughes)Sylvia Rhone0:37
- 8Deep RiverPaul Robeson2:21
- 9East St. Louis Toodle-ODuke Ellington and His Kentucky Club Orchestra3:40
- 10Lazy DragThomas Morris and His Seven Hot Babies2:59
- 11How It Feels to Be Colored Me (essay by Zora Neale Hurston) (excerpt)Debbie Allen2:59
- 12Sengalese StompSavoy Bearcats2:58
- 13After You've GonePaul Whiteman & His Orchestra3:04
- 14Dead Drunk BluesMargaret Johnson3:10
- 15No Images (poem by Waring Cuney)Lou Rawls0:18
- 16Woke Up With the Blues in My FingersLonnie Johnson3:10
- 17Worried BluesGladys Bentley2:44
- 18Humpty DumptyFrankie Trumbauer and His Orchestra3:02
- 19Ham and EggsJohnny Dunn and His Band3:01
- 20SugarAlberta Hunter3:19
- CD 3: Preachin' & Prayin'
- 1If We Must Die (poem by Claude McKay)Ice‐T0:50
- 2Honey, I'm All Out and DownLead Belly3:13
- 3My Handy ManVictoria Spivey3:02
- 4Ain't Misbehavin'Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra3:214.7 ★
- 5A Handfull of RiffsBlind Willie Dunn & Lonnie Johnson3:06
- 6Bright Boy BluesCecil Scott and His Bright Boys3:08
- 7The Debt (poem by Paul Laurence Dunbar)Joshua Redman0:28
- 8Harlem FussFats Waller and His Buddies3:21
- 9Nobody Knows You When You're Down and OutBessie Smith2:575.0 ★
- 10Fare Thee Honey BluesJimmy Johnson and His Band3:21
- 11Soon (poem by Leon Damas)Gregory Hines0:30
- 12Smashing ThirdsFats Waller3:07
- 13Do ShuffleFess Williams and His Royal Flush Orchestra2:54
- 14Wherever There's a Will, BabyMcKinney’s Cotton Pickers2:58
- 15Dee BluesThe Chocolate Dandies2:56
- 16Odyssey of Big Boy (poem by Sterling Brown)Chuck D2:42
- 17Minnie the Moocher (The Ho De Ho Song)Cab Calloway and His Orchestra3:09
- 18PanamaLuis Russell and His Orchestra3:18
- 19Royal Garden BluesTed Lewis and His Orchestra3:02
- 20America (poem by Claude McKay)August Wilson0:52
- 21Jesus Gonna Make Up My Dying BedJosh White3:02
- CD 4: Lustin' for Love & Life
- 1I Want to Die While You Love Me (poem by Georgia Douglas Johnson)Alfre Woodard0:49
- 2Stormy Weather (Keeps Rainin' All the Time)Ethel Waters3:11
- 3Corrine CorrinaCab Calloway and His Orchestra3:03
- 4Sweetie DearSidney Bechet and His New Orleans Feetwarmers2:51
- 5The Damnation of Women (essay by W.E.B. Dubois) (excerpt)LeVar Burton2:26
- 6BabyAdelaide Hall with Duke Ellington & His Orchestra3:09
- 7Happy as the Day Is LongLeo Reisman & His Orchestra2:24
- 8I Got RhythmThe 5 Spirits of Rhythm2:44
- 9Let's Get TogetherChick Webb's Savoy Orchestra3:05
- 10Their Eyes Were Watching God (novel by Zora Neale Hurston) (excerpt)Veronica Chambers1:45
- 11Lady, Be GoodBuck and Bubbles3:25
- 12Symphony in RiffsBenny Carter and His Orchestra3:04
- 13Sendin' the VipersMezz Mezzrow and His Orchestra2:57
- 14Down South Camp MeetingFletcher Henderson and His Orchestra3:01
- 15The Day Breakers (poem by Arna Bontemps)Coolio0:16
- 16She'll Be Coming 'round the MountainTiny Bradshaw and His Orchestra2:44
- 17Minor ManiaClaude Hopkins and His Orchestra2:55
- 18Sensemayá: Chant for Killing a Snake (poem by Nicolas Guillen)Eartha Kitt1:20
- 19Symphony in BlackDuke Ellington & His Orchestra9:28
- 20Echoes of SpringWillie “The Lion” Smith and His Cubs2:32
- 21Lookie, Lookie, Lookie Here Comes CookieTeddy Hill and His Orchestra3:03
- 22The Negro Artist and the Racial Mountain (essay by Langston Hughes)George Duke1:48
- 23It Never Dawned On MeTeddy Wilson3:10
- 24Honey Dripper BluesGeorgia White3:08
- 25I'm in the Mood for LoveLouis Armstrong & His Orchestra3:09
Release credits
- vocal [6]
- reeds [3]
- reeds [4.3, 3.8]
- piano [3]
- alto saxophone [4]
- vocal [9]
- vocal [19]
- banjo [17]
- clarinet [6]
- vocal [3]
- conductor [4], violin [4]
- banjo [6]
- trumpet [8]
- trombone [6]
- trombone [1.17, 3.8]
- piano [1.17, 3.9]
- performing orchestra [3]
- bass saxophone [6]
- alto saxophone [4]
- tuba [9]
- trombone [3]
- cornet [9]
- banjo [8]
- guitar [5]
- trumpet [3]
- vocal [17]
- piano [8, 12]
- performer [8]
- piano [6]
- trombone [4]
- alto saxophone [9]
- piano [4]
- tenor saxophone [9]
- trombone [3]
- trumpet [4]
- vocal [10]
- double bass [3]
- tenor saxophone [4]
- cornet [6]
- trumpet [3]
- guitar [2], lead vocals [2]
- drums (drum set) [3]
- guitar [5]
- cornet [17], trumpet [4], vocal [4]
- performing orchestra [10]
- vocal [6]
- banjo [4]
- banjo [3]
- tuba [4]
- trumpet [3]
- recording [2.7, 2.11, 2.15, 3.7, 3.11, 3.20, 1.1, 1.5, 1.9, 1.14, 1.18]
- soprano saxophone [17]
- vocal [3]
- woodwind [3]
- drums (drum set) [4]
Issues
R2000