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THE JAZZ TRAIN

Description:
The Jazz Train was "A Musical Dedicated To The Negro People", but was not a conventional book musical and more akin to an elaborate cabaret. The "train" was made up of "coaches", each one representing a different period or stage in the evolution of black American popular music as seen through the eyes of Mervyn Nelson, the director and devisor of the show. It transferred from New York where it had been seen in a night club into London's Piccadilly Theatre in April 1955 introducing the great Bertice Reading to British audiences singing the tale of Frankie and Johnny and impersonating Bessie Smith. Energy and excitement abounded in The Jazz Train and it was not a show for those wanting a quiet night out. To complement the six tracks recorded from The Jazz Train the CD continues with some unusual Bertice Reading songs, and performances by other black singers, who, like Bertice, found their careers blossomed in Britain. We have included tracks recorded in London in the 1950s by Elisabeth Welch and Marie Bryant. The Peters Sisters are represented by a selection of songs recorded in Paris while they were head lining at the Folies Bergere. The 16 page CD booklet contains production shots and photos of some of the performers featured here.

Songs:

Personnel

Details:

I Got A Train - Spiritual Car - Plantation Car

Holy Roller Car - Minstrel Car

Frankie And Johnny

Bessie Smith Blues

Ev'rything Is Rhythm - Calypso - Manman La Greve Barre Moin - Basin Street Lover

John Henry - Finale (There's No Journey's End To My Train) - My One Sin (In Life)

Everybody's Somebody's Fool

I'm Alone

Tears Of Joy

Ain't Misbehavin'

Beale Street Blues

Georgia On My Mind

Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams

Alibis

December Road

Hold Me

Until

Mazel Tov

C A Va, C A Va!

Munasterio E Santa Chiara

Mon Che Ri

Trois Faibles Femmes

C'est Marveilleux

Basin Street Blues

's Wonderful

Personnel: Bertice Reading, Jeff Williams, Marie Bryant, Fredye Marshall, Edric Connor, Lucy Guannel, Elisabeth Welch, The Peters Sisters, more

Label:	SEPIA
Number:	1062
Item Code:	58196
Format:	CD
Genre:	Vocals Jazz Pop
Dates:	(1950-1955)
Price:	$15.00
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