The
Essence of Rhythm
Bubbles, John
performer
Sohl-Donnell (Ellison), Linda
performer
Brown, Eddie
performer
Collins, Leon
performer
DaPron, Louis
performer
Taylo, Chance
performer
Concert
1983-02-18
Embassy Auditorium
February 18-20, 1983. Produced by Tapsimatisamology, Inc., the society devoted to the Preservation of the Art of Rhythm Tap Dancing (Linda Sohl and Cecil Donnell) in honor of John W Bubbles' 81st birthday, three evenings showcasing performances by rhythm tap artists.
John W. Bubbles, Linda Sohl, LTD/Unlimited (Linda Sohl, Karol Lee, Ramona Briggs, Darlene Carpenter, Beverly Scott), Eddie Brown, Leon Collins,Louis DaPron, Chance Taylor, Leon Collins, Howard Sandman Sims, Jennifer Lane, Fred Strickler.
Louis Bellson Band: Matt Catingub, Frank Strazzeri, Red Calender, Ron King.
February 18, 1983
"Tap Rhapsody/Part I": chor. Linda Sohl; Ramona Briggs, Darlene Carpenter, Karol Lee, Beverly Scott, Linda Sohl-Donnell
"A cappella" (1941) Chor. Foster Johnson; Linda Sohl; music Earl Hines
"Karol's Boogie" (1982): chor. Linda Sohl; Karol Lee, Linda Sohl
"On Green Dolphin Street" (1983): chor. and danced by Eddie Brown
"Mixed Rhythms" (1983): chor. Eddie Brown; dancers Eddie Brown, Lina Sohl
B.S. Chorus: "There Will Never Be Another You" dancers: Eddie Brown, Linda Sohl, Ramona Briggs, Darlene Carpenter, Karol Lee, Beverly Scott
"Drumstick and Chair" (1954) chor. Louis DaPron; Chance Taylor
"Won't You Come Home Bill Bailey" (1981) chor. Louis DaPron; Chance Taylor
Soft-Shoe : "Taking a Chance On Love" chor. Coles & Atkins; reconstructed by Louis DaPron; Chance Taylor and Louis DaPron
"Personal Inspirations" (1950) chor. and danced by Louis DaPron
"In a Mellow Tone" (1983) chor. and danced by Eddie Brown
"Just a Simple Jazz Routine" (1975) chor. and danced Leon Collins
Medley: "Flight of the Bumble Bee" & "Begin the Beguine" (piano Joan Hill):Leon Collins
February 19, 1983
"Tap Rhapsody"
"Acapella"
"On Green Dolphin Street"
"Mixed Rhythms"
"Sand Dance" (1936) chor. and danced by Sandman Sims
Taps; "Just You, Just Me"
"Stair Dance" (1932) recon. Louis DaPron, Chance Taylor
"Back Home Again in Indiana" (1974) chor. DaPron; Chance Taylor
"Tacit" (1982) chor. and danced Jennifer Lane
"Let Me Off Uptown" (1982) chor. and danced Jennifer Lane
"On the Sunny Side of the Street" (1983) chor. and danced Fred Strickler
"Out of Nowhere" (1980) chor. and danced Leon Collins
"The Poet and the Peasant Overture" (1980) chor. and danced Leon Collins
[Surprise Slyde] Jimmy Slyde
February 20, 1983
"In a Mellow Tone"
"Mixed Rhythms"
Surprise Slyde
"Sand Dance" (1936)
Taps; "Just You, Just Me": Sims
"Prelude and Fugue" Collins and Joan Hill
Jam Session: led by Louis Bellson: Eddie Brown, Darlene Carpenter, Bill Chatham, Leon Collins, Willie Covan, Louis DaPron, Alfred Desio, Jennifer Lane, Marlys Lipari, Frances Nealy, Camden Richman, Barbara Babs Rifkin, Howard Sandman Sims, Linda Sohl, Fred Strickler, Chance Taylor, Chester Whitmore
"Out of Nowhere" and "Poet and Peasant Overture" (with Joan Hill, piano).
(Lewis Segal, "Tap Returns in 'Essence of Rhythm'" Los Angeles Times February 22, 1983, G6.)
Performing Arts Encyclopedia
http://www.loc.gov/performingarts
New York Public Library: CATNYP: Dance Collection: Tap Dancing. New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Gregory Hines Collection of American Tap Dance ().
Hill, Constance Valis: Constance Valis Hill, personal collection of tap dance materials. ().
Tap Dance America
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/html/tda/tda-home.html
Eddie Brown (biography)
loc.music.tdabio.28
Louis DaPron (biography)
loc.music.tdabio.71
Leon Collins (biography)
loc.music.tdabio.55
Linda Sohl-Donnell (biography)
loc.music.tdabio.67
John W. Bubbles (biography)
loc.music.tdabio.41
tda
IHAS
151216
loc.music.tda.566