A historic concert tracing the evolution of American music from spirituals to swing.
This film captures the legendary concerts held at Carnegie Hall in 1938 and 1939, a rare record of the development of African-American music. The diverse artists featured demonstrate the diversity and artistry of black music. This is a must-listen document of a crucial turning point in music history.
A:
1)
Benny Goodman Sextet - I Got Rhythm
2)
Benny Goodman Sextet - Flying Home
3)
Benny Goodman Sextet - Memories Of You
4)
Count Basie Combo - Blues With Helen
5)
Count Basie Combo - Mortgage Stomp
6)
Count Basie Band - One O'Clock Stomp
7)
Count Basie Band - Blues With Lips
8)
Count Basie Band - Rhythm Man
B:
1)
Kansas City Six - Good Morning Blues
2)
Kansas City Six - Way Down Yander In New Orleans
3)
Count Basie , Walter Page , Jo Jones - I Ain't Got Nobody
4)
Count Basie Combo - Don't Be That Way
5)
James Price Johnson - Mule Walk
6)
James Price Johnson - Carolina Shout
7)
Sidney Bechet And His New Orleans Feetwarmers - Weary Blues
8)
Sidney Bechet And His New Orleans Feetwarmers - I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate
C:
1)
Benny Goodman Sextet - Stomping At The Savoy
2)
Benny Goodman Sextet - Honeysuckle Rose
3)
The Golden Gate Quartet - Gospel Train
4)
The Golden Gate Quartet - I'm On My Way
5)
Ida Cox And Band - Four Day Creep
6)
Benny Goodman Sextet , Count Basie Band With Meade "Lux" Lewis , Pete Johnson And Albert Ammons - Lady Be Good (Jam Session)
D:
1)
Sonny Terry - Mountain Blues
2)
Sonny Terry And Bull City Red - The New John Henry
3)
Big Joe Turner And Pete Johnson - It's All Right Baby
4)
Pete Johnson , Meade "Lux" Lewis And Albert Ammons With Walter Page , Jo Jones - Cavalcade Of Boogie
5)
Big Bill Broonzy With Albert Ammons , Walter Page , Jo Jones - Done Got Wise
6)
Big Bill Broonzy With Albert Ammons , Walter Page , Jo Jones - Louise, Louise
7)
Mitchell's Christian Singers - What More Can My Jesus Do
8)
Mitchell's Christian Singers - My Mother Died A'Shoutin'
9)
Kansas City Six - Paging The Devil
Vibraphone - Lionel Hampton (A1 to A3, C1, C2, C6)
