JAZZ/BLUES Musical LP: Blackbirds of 1928 feat. Ethel
Waters (+ Duke Ellington)
Blackbirds of 1928 was a musical that has inspired
revivals and recordings since its original production, including this LP
(Sutton 270).
The Library of Congress Performing Arts Databases site
gives the following details on this recording:
1932-33 studio prod. MUSIC: Jimmy McHugh. WORDS: Dorothy Fields. Orchestras of Duke Ellington, Don Redman. CAST: Bill Robinson & Adelaide Hall of orig cast; Ethel Waters, Cab Calloway, Mills Brothers, Cecil Mack Choir. (78/Bruns album 39; Col OL-6770; Sutton 270; ALB-1194. Excerpts: Robinson: "Doin' the New Low-Down" (ALB-19, ALB-518, ALB-758, ALB-1146, ALB-1180, ALB-1487, ALB-1633, ALB-1737, ALB-1825, ALB-1831) Hall: "Baby" (dropped from the show) (ALB-934, ALB-988, ALB-1483, ALB-1588) "I Must Have That Man" (ALB-959, ALB-1146, ALB-1483) Mills Brothers: "I Can't Give You Anything but Love" (ALB-1527) "Diga Diga Do" (ALB-1588).
Tracks on this LP:
A1 Opening
Medley
A2 I
Can't Give You Anything But Love
A3 Doin'
The New Lowdown
A4 I
Must Have That Man
A5 Baby
Of Mine
B1 Diga
Diga Doo
B2 I've
Got Porgy Now
B3 I'm
On My Way
B4 Stroll
Along Your Way
B5 Closing
Medley
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labels, etc.
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