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Langston Hughes
The Story Of Jazz - The First Album Of Jazz

Album US 1954 on Folkways Records label
Jazz, Spoken Word and Children's Music (Education, Spoken Word)

For children, with documentary recordings Written and narrated by Langston Hughes, author of "First Book Of Jazz", Franklin Watts Inc.

     
Musicians
PortraitLangston Hughes voc, 1902-1967 US
narrator, written by, album by
PortraitBix Beiderbecke cor, p, 1903-1931 US
featuring
PortraitBunk Johnson tr, 1879-1949 US
featuring
PortraitDizzy Gillespie tr, 1917-1993 US
featuring
PortraitDuke Ellington p, 1899-1974 US
featuring
PortraitEarl Hines p, 1903-1983 US
featuring
PortraitJelly Roll Morton p, voc, 1890-1941 US
featuring
PortraitLennie Tristano p, 1919-1978 US
featuring
PortraitLouis Armstrong tr, voc, 1901-1971 US
featuring
PortraitMa Rainey voc, 1886-1939 US
featuring
PortraitMary Lou Williams p, 1910-1981 US
featuring
PortraitScott Joplin p, 1868-1917 US
featuring
Producers
John Carlis artwork
Moses Asch recording supervisor
Album Tracks
No Title Artist Composer Duration
1The First Album Of Jazz (Part 1)Langston Hughes
2Beginnings: Introduction, Africa, The Soth, New Orleans, Jelly Roll Morton, Rags, Bunk Johnson, Scott Joplin, Louis AmstrongLangston Hughes
3The Blues: Introduction, St. Louis, Ma Rainey, Perdido Street BluesLangston Hughes
4The First Album Of Jazz (Part 2)Langston Hughes
5Characteristics: A Break, A Riff, Boogie Woogie, Bix Biederbecke, Duke Ellington, Earl Hines, Dizzy Gillespie, Lenny Tristano, Teen-Agarts, Mary Lou WilliamsLangston Hughes
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