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George C. Wolfe's Harlem Song (Original Apollo Theater Cast Recording) | 
| Artists: Daryl Waters, Zane Mark, Bj Crosby, Queen Esther
Label: Sony
Category: Music
Buy New: $22.95
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Sales Rank: 126570
Format: Cast Recording, Soundtrack
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
UPC: 696998688629
EAN: 0696998688629
ASIN: B00006NSEV
Release Date: November 26, 2002
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Tracks:
| • | Here Comes My Daddy Now | | • | Late One Night | | • | Well Alright Then | | • | Drop Me Off in Harlem | | • | Tarzan of Harlem | | • | Shakin' the Africann (Intro) | | • | Shakin' the Africann | | • | For Sale (Intro) | | • | For Sale | | • | Drop Me Off in Harlem (reprise) | | • | Doin' the Niggerati Rag | | • | Take the "A" Train | | • | Depression Chant | | • | Hungry Blues | | • | Miss Linda Brown | | • | Here You Come with Love | | • | King Joe | | • | A Fable of Rage in the Key of Jive | | • | Uptown Jazzmen | | • | A Dream Deferred (Intro) | | • | A Dream Deferred | | • | Shake | | • | Tree of Life | | • | One Word |
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There are many things to like about Harlem Song, its unabashed boosterism first among them. The show was conceived by writer-director George Wolfe as a love letter-cum-tourist attraction for Harlem and that neighborhood's famed Apollo Theater. Today, most people know the Apollo for the televised, raucous It's Show Time at the Apollo, but when Harlem Song opened there in August 2002, it was a way for Wolfe to remind us about Harlem's central place in the history of American popular music. As for the other things to like: well, the revuelike show is packed with good songs, and the hot cast latches onto them with energy, good humor, and chops to spare. Wolfe has focused his efforts on music from the first half of the 20th century (no surprise from the man behind Jelly's Last Jam). This means that while James Brown recorded a famous album at the Apollo, you won't hear much '60s soul and funk; rap is ignored altogether. But then, the numbers you do get were made famous by the likes of Count Basie, Cab Calloway, and Jimmie Lunceford. How can you go wrong? --Elisabeth Vincentelli
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