Africa in America: Rock, Jazz & Calypso 1920–1962

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Greetings to Fellow Citizens of Africa
Marcus Garvey0:27
2Soudan
Art Hickman’s New York London Five2:36
3Sounds of Africa
Eubie Blake3:10
4Zulu’s Ball
King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band2:32
5African Blues
Sam Manning2:57
6The King of the Zulus
recording of:
King of the Zulus
composer:
Lil Hardin Armstrong
Louis Armstrong3:22
7East St. Louis Toodle‐Oo (version 2)
recording of:
East St. Louis Toodle‐oo
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Bubber Miley
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc.
Duke Ellington3:02
8Egyptian Ella
Ted Lewis3:20
9Shakin’ the African
Don Redman2:52
10Jungle Fever
The Mills Brothers3:13
11African Love Call
Wilmoth Houdini2:56
12Hojoe African War Song
The Lion2:49
13Jungle Drums
Sidney Bechet2:31
14Mbube
Solomon Linda w/ The Evening Birds2:46
15You’ve Got Me Voodoo’d
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1940-03-14)
alto saxophone:
Charlie Holmes (US jazz saxophonist, active 1920s/1930s) (on 1940-03-14)
bass:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1940-03-14)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1940-03-14)
guitar:
Lee Blair (on 1940-03-14)
piano:
Luis Russell (on 1940-03-14)
reeds:
Rupert Cole (swing era jazz clarinetist and saxophonist) (on 1940-03-14)
saxophone:
Joe Garland (saxophonist, composer) (on 1940-03-14)
tenor saxophone:
Bingie Madison (on 1940-03-14)
trombone:
Wilbur de Paris (on 1940-03-14), J.C. Higginbotham (on 1940-03-14) and George Washington (jazz trombonist) (on 1940-03-14)
trumpet:
Henry “Red” Allen (jazz musician) (on 1940-03-14), Louis Armstrong (on 1940-03-14), Bernard Flood (on 1940-03-14) and Shelton "Scad" Hemphill (on 1940-03-14)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1940-03-14)
orchestra:
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra (on 1940-03-14)
recording of:
You've Got Me Voodoo'd (on 1940-03-14)
composer:
Louis Armstrong, Cornelius Lawrence and Luis Russell
Louis Armstrong3:00
16I’m a Pilgrim
The Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet3:14
17African Jive
Slim & Slam2:49
18Menelik the Lion of Juda
Rex Stewart3:21
19Congo Blues
recording of:
Congo Blues
composer:
Red Norvo
Red Norvo feat. Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie4:02
20A Night in Tunisia
recording of:
Night in Tunisia (instrumental)
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie and Frank Paparelli
publisher:
Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
Dizzy Gillespie3:09
21Signifying Monkey (The Jungle King)
The Big Three Trio feat. Willie Dixon2:56
22Kumina Bailo
Kumina congregation2:29
23John Canoe Music
John Canoe Group1:48
24Pukkumina Cymbal
Pukkumina congregation7:58
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