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JAMAICA [musical show]
- Title
- JAMAICA [musical show]
- Opening Date
- October 31, 1957
- Genre
- musical show
- Production and Recordings Information
- Orig prod. MUSIC: Harold Arlen. WORDS: E Y Harburg. ORCH: Philip J Lang. COND: Lehman Engel. CAST: Lena Horne, Ricardo Montalban, Adelaide Hall, Josephine Premice, Ossie Davis, Augustine Rios. (Time/Life P-16377 (in set STL-AM11, with House of Flowers & Bloomer Girl); CD/RCA Victor 09026-68041-2. RCA LSO-1036 & RCA LSO-1103 are complete only as a pair. Incomplete: CD/Collectables COL-2845, with Porgy and Bess. Excerpt: Horne: "Cocoanut Sweet" (ALB-1522).)
- 1942 recording of "Ain't It the Truth" by Lena Horne of orig cast, from soundtrack of "Cabin in the Sky," from which the song was dropped. (ALB-486, ALB-657, ALB-761, ALB-1577, ALB-1682)
- 1957 demonstration album by Harold Arlen (composer), vocals & piano, and Peter Matz, piano. (Mark56 Records 683, titled "Harold Arlen Sings," with addl material)
- Records by Lena Horne of orig cast. "Ain't It de Truth?," "Take It Slow, Joe" "Push de Button" (1957, cond by Neal Hefti: 45/RCA album EPA-4038) "Push de Button" (1981: ALB-791)
- Records sung by composer & lyricist. Harold Arlen (composer): "Little Biscuit" (1966: ALB-60) E Y Harburg (lyricist): "Monkey in the Mango Tree," "Napoleon" (1970s: ALB-1779)
- Note
- From: Show Music on Record by Jack Raymond
- DigitalID
- loc.natlib.smor.19571031
Last Updated: 08-23-2012