The Color Line : Les artistes africains‐américains et la ségrégation 1916–1962

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Tracklist

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1▼CD: 1916–1948
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Roll On, Heave That Cotton
Harry C. Browne2:57
2Oh! Susanna
Harry C. Browne with the Peerless Quartet3:37
3Ethiopia Shall Stretch Forth Her Hands Onto God
Marcus Garvey3:03
4We Love Humanity
Marcus Garvey0:17
5Black and Tan Fantasy
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1927-04-07)
banjo:
Fred Guy (on 1927-04-07)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1927-04-07)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1927-04-07)
reeds:
Otto Hardwick (on 1927-04-07) and Prince Robinson (on 1927-04-07)
trombone:
Joe Nanton (on 1927-04-07)
trumpet:
Louis Metcalf (on 1927-04-07) and Bubber Miley (on 1927-04-07)
tuba [brass bass]:
Mack Shaw (on 1927-04-07)
arranger:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1927-04-07)
recording of:
Black and Tan Fantasy (on 1927-04-07)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Bubber Miley
The Washingtonians13:20
6Dry Bone Shuffle
Arthur "Blind" Blake2:39
7The American Woman and the West Indian Man, Pt. 1
Sam Manning and Anna Freeman3:23
8The American Woman and the West Indian Man, Pt. 2
Sam Manning and Anna Freeman2:56
9High Society
recorded in:
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (in 1928-12)
alto saxophone and baritone saxophone:
Hal Jordy (US jazz saxophonist) (in 1928-12)
clarinet:
Sidney Arodin (in 1928-12)
drums (drum set):
Monk Hazel (in 1928-12)
guitar:
Joe Cupero (in 1928-12)
piano:
Freddy Newman (US early jazz pianist) (in 1928-12)
trumpet:
Sharkey Bonano (in 1928-12)
tuba:
Luther Lamar (in 1928-12)
recording of:
High Society (jazz standard, with lyrics added c. 1920s to a 1901 march, supposedly never performed except instrumentally) (in 1928-12)
lyricist:
Walter Melrose
composer:
Porter Steele (in 1901-04)
is based on:
High Society (march composed by Porter Steele in 1901)
Monk Hazel and His Bienville Roof Orchestra3:02
10Chicago High Life
recording of:
Chicago High Life
composer:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader)
publisher:
Hi-Cue Productions
Earl Hines2:53
11My Mammy
recording of:
My Mammy (on 1928-03-31)
lyricist:
Sam M. Lewis (1930s lyricist) and Joe Young (US lyricist)
composer:
Walter Donaldson
publisher:
Irving Berlin Inc. (on 1920-12-29)
part of:
The Jazz Singer (1927 film)
Al Jolson3:13
12W.P.A. Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1936-02-12)
double bass:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1936-02-12)
piano:
Black Bob (on 1936-02-12)
steel guitar:
Casey Bill Weldon (blues slide guitar player) (on 1936-02-12)
vocals:
Casey Bill Weldon (blues slide guitar player) (on 1936-02-12)
Casey Bill Weldon3:20
13The Bourgeois Blues
guitar:
Lead Belly (in 1944-05)
vocals:
Lead Belly (in 1944-05)
recording of:
The Bourgeois Blues (in 1944-05)
lyricist and composer:
Lead Belly
arranger:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) and John A. Lomax
Lead Belly2:20
14Tarzan of Harlem
double bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1939-10-17)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1939-10-17)
guitar:
Danny Barker (on 1939-10-17)
reeds:
Chauncey Haughton (on 1939-10-17)
tenor saxophone:
Leon “Chu” Berry (on 1939-10-17) and Walter "Foots" Thomas (on 1939-10-17)
trombone:
Keg Johnson (jazz trombonist) (on 1939-10-17), Claude Jones (on 1939-10-17) and DePriest Wheeler (on 1939-10-17)
trumpet:
Mario Bauzá (on 1939-10-17), Dizzy Gillespie (on 1939-10-17) and Lammar Wright (on 1939-10-17)
vocals:
Cab Calloway (on 1939-10-17)
part of:
Master Records, Inc. (by matrix number) (number: WM-1102)
recording of:
Tarzan of Harlem (on 1939-10-17)
lyricist:
Irving Mills and Buck Ram
composer:
Lupin Fein and Henry Nemo
Cab Calloway2:51
15Strange Fruit
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra3:14
16Parchman Farm Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1940-03-07)
guitar and lead vocals:
Bukka White (on 1940-03-07)
washboard:
Washboard Sam (on 1940-03-07)
vocals:
Bukka White (on 1940-03-07)
recording of:
Parchman Farm Blues (on 1940-03-07)
lyricist and composer:
Bukka White
recording of:
Parchman Farm (in 1940)
lyricist and composer:
Mose Allison
publisher:
Jazz Editions
Bukka White2:41
17Trouble
bass:
Bill White (brother of blues singer Josh White)
guitar:
Josh White (American folk-blues singer/songwriter)
vocals:
Sam Gary, Bill White (brother of blues singer Josh White) and Josh White (American folk-blues singer/songwriter)
Josh White3:21
18Uncle Sam Says
Josh White2:44
19Old Alabama
field recordings:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
recorded at:
Mississippi State Penitentiary in Sunflower County, Mississippi, United States
B.B. and group3:04
20Early in the Mornin’
lead vocals:
"22" (Benny Will Richardson) (1940s Mississippi prison blues, a.k.a. '22')
vocals:
"Hart Hat" (Willie Lacey), "Little Red" (1940s prison blues recorded by Alan Lomax) and "Tangle Eye" Walter Jackson (American soul ballad singer)
field recordings:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (from 1947-11 until 1947-12)
recorded at:
Mississippi State Penitentiary in Sunflower County, Mississippi, United States and Camp B, Parchman Farm (Mississippi State Penitentiary) in Quitman County, Mississippi, United States (from 1947-11 until 1947-12)
’22’ and group4:41
2▼CD: 1944–1958
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Jim Crow
The Union Boys2:50
2Jim Crow Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1944-05)
guitar:
Lead Belly (in 1944-05)
vocals:
Lead Belly (in 1944-05)
recording of:
Jim Crow Blues (in 1944-05)
writer:
Huddie William Ledbetter
Lead Belly2:26
3Black, Brown and Beige: Work Song
Duke Ellington4:41
4Black, Brown and Beige: Come Sunday
Duke Ellington4:35
5Black, Brown and Beige: The Blues
Duke Ellington4:39
6Black, Brown and Beige: Three Dances
Duke Ellington4:31
7Water Boy
recording of:
Water Boy (Avery Robinson arrangement)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Avery Robinson
arrangement of:
Waterboy
Paul Robeson2:34
8Prison Blues
Alex2:27
9Hard Road Blues
Floyd Dixon with Johnny Moore’s Three Blazers3:17
10Black, Brown and White
guitar:
Big Bill Broonzy
piano:
Blind John Davis (on 1952-02-05)
vocals:
Big Bill Broonzy
recorded at:
Salle Pleyel (1927-) in Paris, Île-de-France, France (until 1952-02-05)
recording of:
Black, Brown and White
lyricist and composer:
Big Bill Broonzy
publisher:
Warner Chappell Overseas Holdings Ltd.
Big Bill Broonzy2:53
11Brown Skin Women
recorded in:
West Memphis, Arkansas, United States (on 1952-02-12)
bass:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1952-02-12)
drums (drum set):
Willie Steele (on 1952-02-12)
guitar:
Willie Johnson (American electric blues guitarist) (on 1952-02-12)
harmonica:
Howlin’ Wolf (on 1952-02-12)
piano:
Ike Turner (on 1952-02-12)
vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (on 1952-02-12)
Howlin’ Wolf2:46
12Low Society
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1953-05-10)
piano:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (on 1953-05-10)
Ray Charles2:54
13I’ve Been Born Again
The Blind Boys of Alabama2:55
14Black and Tan Fantasy
double bass:
Oscar Pettiford (from 1955-07-21 until 1955-07-27)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (from 1955-07-21 until 1955-07-27)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (from 1955-07-21 until 1955-07-27)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (from 1955-07-21 until 1955-07-27)
instrumental cover recording of:
Black and Tan Fantasy (from 1955-07-21 until 1955-07-27)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Bubber Miley
recording of:
Black and Tan Fantasy
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Bubber Miley
Thelonious Monk3:27
15No Room at the Inn
Mahalia Jackson4:20
16The Alabama Bus – Parts 1 & 2
Brother Will Hairston4:33
17Jim Crow Train
Josh White2:50
18Star‐O
vocals:
Harry Belafonte
arranger:
Tony Scott (bop/jazz clarinetist, arranger & conductor)
recording of:
Star‐o (on 1955-10-20)
writer:
William Attaway, Harry Belafonte and Lord Burgess
Harry Belafonte12:05
19Brown Skin Girl
Lloyd Prince Thomas and The Calypso Troubadours3:15
20Gold Coast
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1958-06-24)
producer:
Ozzie Cadena
double bass:
Ali Jackson (Detroit jazz bassist, 1931-1987) (on 1958-06-24)
drums (drum set):
Art Taylor (on 1958-06-24)
flugelhorn:
Wilbur Harden (on 1958-06-24)
piano:
Tommy Flanagan (on 1958-06-24)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1958-06-24)
trombone:
Curtis Fuller (on 1958-06-24)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1958-06-24)
recording of:
Gold Coast (on 1958-06-24)
composer:
Curtis Fuller
John Coltrane & Wilbur Harden14:39
3▼CD: 1956–1962
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1Brown Eyed Handsome Man
producer:
Leonard & Phil Chess (legendary US production duo)
double bass:
Willie Dixon (on 1956-04-19)
drums (drum set):
Melvin Billups (on 1956-04-19)
guitar and lead vocals:
Chuck Berry (on 1956-04-19)
piano:
Johnnie Johnson (US jazz/blues/rock’n’roll pianist) (on 1956-04-19)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 2003)
recorded at:
Universal Studios (Chicago, IL, USA) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1956-04-19)
part of:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 375)
recording of:
Brown Eyed Handsome Man (on 1956-04-19)
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corporation (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
part of:
Million Dollar Quartet (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
Chuck Berry32:19
2Say Boss Man
double bass:
Willie Dixon
guitar:
Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer) and Jody Williams (blues guitarist/singer)
maracas:
Jerome Green
membranophone:
Frank Kirkland
vocals:
Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer)
recording of:
Say Boss Man
writer:
Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer)
Bo Diddley2:33
3Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen
producer:
Milt Gabler
bass:
Mort Herbert (on 1958-02-04)
clarinet:
Dave McRae (US clarinetist & saxophonist) (on 1958-02-04)
drums (drum set):
Barrett Deems (on 1958-02-04)
guitar:
George Barnes (on 1958-02-04)
organ:
Nickie Tagg (on 1958-02-04)
piano:
Billy Kyle (on 1958-02-04)
trombone:
Trummy Young (on 1958-02-04)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1958-02-04)
choir vocals:
The Sy Oliver Choir (on 1958-02-04)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1958-02-04)
conductor:
Sy Oliver (on 1958-02-04)
performer:
Louis Armstrong
recording of:
Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
C. Mose Music
Louis Armstrong with Sy Oliver's Choir and Orchestra3:04
4The Great Grandfather
guitar:
Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer)
harmonica:
Billy Boy Arnold (US blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter)
maracas:
Jerome Green
membranophone:
Frank Kirkland
vocals:
Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer)
recording of:
The Great Grandfather
lyricist and composer:
Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer)
Bo Diddley2:29
5Better Git It in Your Soul
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1959-05-05)
producer:
Teo Macero (American jazz saxophonist and composer)
alto saxophone:
John Handy (US jazz alto saxophonist, born 1933) (on 1959-05-05)
double bass:
Charles Mingus (on 1959-05-05)
drums (drum set):
Dannie Richmond (drummer) (on 1959-05-05)
piano:
Horace Parlan (American‐Danish jazz pianist) (on 1959-05-05)
tenor saxophone:
Curtis Porter (on 1959-05-05) and Booker Ervin (tenor saxophonist) (on 1959-05-05)
trombone:
Jimmy Knepper (trombonist) (on 1959-05-05)
recording of:
Better Git It in Your Soul (on 1959-05-05)
composer:
Charles Mingus
publisher:
Jazz Workshop, Inc.
Charles Mingus57:25
6Kiyakiya
producer:
Al Ham
Babatunde Olatunji4:17
7Carrie Belle
recorded in:
St. Simons, Georgia, United States (on 1959-10-12)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1959-10-12)
lead vocals:
John Davis (40s/50s US blues/gospel artist) (in 1959-10)
vocals:
Joe Armstrong (Gospel singer from Georgia Sea Islands) (in 1959-10), Jerome Davis (American gospel singer) (in 1959-10), Peter Davis (US Gospel/Blues musician) (in 1959-10), Bessie Jones (in 1959-10), Henry Morrison (US gospel singer) (in 1959-10), Willis Proctor (in 1959-10) and Ben Ramsay (American gospel singer) (in 1959-10)
John Davis and the Spiritual Singers of Georgia3:39
8Working Man
guitar:
Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer) (in 1960)
maracas:
Jerome Green (in 1960)
membranophone:
Clifton James (in 1960)
vocals:
Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer) (in 1960)
Bo Diddley2:33
9Ancient Aiethopia
engineer:
Dave Shirk (engineer)
producer:
Alton Abraham
baritone saxophone:
Charles Davis (saxophone player) (in 1958)
bass:
Ronnie Boykins (in 1958)
drums (drum set):
William Cochran (drummer) (in 1958)
piano:
Le Sun Ra (in 1958)
tenor saxophone:
John Gilmore (US saxophonist, played with Sun Ra) (in 1958)
trombone:
Julian Priester (in 1958)
trumpet:
Hobart Dotson (in 1958)
woodwind:
Marshall Allen (American free jazz saxophonist) (in 1958), Pat Patrick (American jazz musician) (in 1958) and James Spaulding (jazz) (in 1958)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Evidence Music, Inc. (Do not use for release Label)
recorded at:
El Saturn Studio in Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1958)
recording of:
Ancient Ethiopia
composer:
Sun Ra
Sun Ra9:06
10Georgia on My Mind
producer:
Sid Feller
bass guitar:
Edgar Willis (bass) (on 1960-03-25)
drums (drum set):
Milton Turner (on 1960-03-25)
piano:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (on 1960-03-25)
vocals:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (on 1960-03-25)
arranger:
Ralph Burns
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Ray Charles Ent. (in 1960)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1960-03-25)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1960 (number: 16), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 44) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 283)
cover recording of:
Georgia on My Mind (on 1960-03-25)
anthem of:
Georgia, United States (from 1979 to present)
lyricist:
Stuart Gorrell (in 1930)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1930)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI), Peermusic III, Ltd. (BMI), Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd. (from 1930 to present) and Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) (from 1930 to present)
sub-publisher:
ピアーミュージック (Peer Music Japan, Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
arrangement of:
Georgia on My Mind (Solo piano arrangement)
Ray Charles43:36
11Death Don’t Have No Mercy
guitar:
Reverend Gary Davis (on 1960-08-24)
vocals:
Reverend Gary Davis (on 1960-08-24)
recording of:
Death Don’t Have No Mercy
lyricist and composer:
Reverend Gary Davis
publisher:
Chandos Music Company, Hillgreen Music and Warner/Chappell Music (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
Reverend Gary Davis4:42
12Chain Gang
producer:
Sam Cooke (American singer and songwriter, “King of Soul”), Luigi Creatore and Hugo Peretti
guitar:
Clifton White
lead vocals:
Sam Cooke (American singer and songwriter, “King of Soul”)
conductor:
Glenn Osser
additionally recorded at:
RCA Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1960-04-13)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1960 (number: 37)
recording of:
Chain Gang (Sam Cooke song)
lyricist and composer:
Sam Cooke (American singer and songwriter, “King of Soul”)
Sam Cooke32:36
13Work Song
recording of:
Work Song (lyrics added by Oscar Brown Jr.)
lyricist:
Oscar Brown Jr. (US jazz singer-songwriter from Chicago)
composer:
Nat Adderley
publisher:
Upam Music Co. and シンコーミュージック・パブリッシャーズ (Shinko Music Publishing Co., Ltd.)
version of:
Work Song (original instrumental)
Oscar Brown Jr.2:36
14Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen
Snooks Eaglin2:18
15Are You Sure
cover recording of:
Are You Sure
lyricist and composer:
Meredith Willson
Aretha Franklin2:44
16Exodus
Eddie Harris6:42
17Minstrel and Queen
recording of:
Minstrel and Queen
lyricist and composer:
Curtis Mayfield
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Curtom Publishing Co Inc (from 1963 to ????)
The Impressions2:23
18You Can’t Judge a Book (By Looking at the Cover)
recording of:
You Can’t Judge a Book by the Cover
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Hoochie Coochie Music
Bo Diddley3:15
19Judge Harsh Blues
Furry Lewis5:32
20We Shall Overcome
Guy Carawan3:40