HARLEM CAVALCADE
Composers: Various
Lyricists: Various
Opened: May 1, 1942, Ritz Theatre, N.Y.C.
Performances: 49
Bandana Days (M: Eubie Blake; L: Noble Sissle) (originally used in SHUFFLE ALONG and PLANTATION DAYS and subsequently used in BLACK BROADWAY):
1. 78/Path 020655 (The
Seven Black Dots)
2. 78/Disc 6002 (The Carnival Three: Omer Simeon, George "Pops"
Foster, and James P. Johnson) [reissued on The Chronological
James P. Johnson 1944-1945, CD/Classics 1027]
3. 78/Paramount 12002 (Noble Sissle and Eubie Blake, piano)
[reissued on Early Rare Recordings, Vol. 1, Eubie Blake Music 4;
also found on Shuffle Along, New World (M) NW-260]
4. 78/Okeh 4504 (James P. Johnson's Harmony Eight) [reissued on
Harlem Stride Piano 1921-1929, CD/EPM JA158952]
5. 78/Variety VA 552 (Noble Sissle and His Orchestra with Sidney
Bechet) [reissued on The Chronological Sidney Bechet 1937-1937,
CD/Classics 593]
6. 78/Victor 18791 (Eubie Blake and His Shuffle Along Orchestra)
[reissued on Sissle And Blake: Early Rare Recordings Volume 2,
Eubie Blake Music (M) EBM-7 ; also found on Shuffle Along, New
World (M) NW-260]
7. Songs From Shuffle Along, 45EP/Victor EPA 482 (Avon Long with
orchestra directed by Eubie Blake)
8. Song Hits Of 1921, Vocalion Records (S) VL73633 (Carmen
Cavallaro)
9. The Eighty Six Years Of Eubie Blake, Columbia (S) C2S-847
(Eubie Blake and Noble Sissle) (part of medley)
10. Orphelia Ragtime Orchestra Plays Classic Ragtime, CD/Odin
40382 (Orphelia Ragtime Orchestra)
11. Sidney Bechet The Alternative Takes, Vol. 1: 1925-1941, CD/
Neatwork 2001 (Sissle and His Orchestra with Sidney Bechet)
12. Josephine, CD/Merucy 512 659-2
(Cheryl Howard and company with the Metrople Orchestra conducted
by Henk Meutgeert)
13. Black Manhattan, Volume 2, CD/New World Records 80731-2
(Paragon Ragtime Orchestra directed by Rick Benjamin)
14. Sissle And Blake Sing Shuffle Along, CD/Harbinger HCD3204
(Noble Sissle with Eubie Blake, piano)
15. Sissle And Blake Sing Shuffle Along, CD/Harbinger HCD3204
(Uncredited QFS Piano Roll)
16. Sissle & Blake’s Shuffle Along Of 1950, CD/Harbinger
HCD-3402 (Noble Sissle with Eubie Blake, piano)
17. Sissle & Blake’s Shuffle Along Of 1950, CD/Harbinger
HCD-3402 (Noble Sissle and Eubie Blake)
Embraceable You (M: George Gershwin; L:
Ira Gershwin) (originally used in GIRL CRAZY):
I have not attempted to
provide discological information for this standard.
I'm Just Wild About Harry (M: Eubie
Blake; L: Noble Sissle) (originally used in SHUFFLE ALONG
and subsequently used in SHUFFLE ALONG OF
1952 and BLACK BROADWAY):
I have not attempted to
compile discological information for this number beyond composer
recordings.
1. 78/Victor 18791 (Eubie Blake and His Shuffle Along Orchestra)
[reissued on Sissle And Blake: Early Rare Recordingss Volume 2,
Eubie Blake Music (M) EBM-7] ; also found on Shuffle Along, New
World (M) NW-260]
2. 78/Emerson 10396 (Eubie Blake and Noble Sissle) [reissued on
Star Spangled Rhythm, CD/Smithsonian RD-111]
3. 78/Variety 552 (Noble Sissle and His Orchestra)
4. Lew Leslie's Blackbirds Of
1928/Shuffle Along, 10”/RCA Victor LPM 3154 (Thelma Carpenter
and Avon Long with orchestra conducted by Eubie Blake) [reissued
on Blackbirds Of 1928/Shuffle Along, CD/Masterworks Broadway
88697-96188-2]
5. The Eighty-Six Years Of Eubie Blake, Columbia (S) C2S-847
(Noble Sissle and Eubie Blake) (original waltz version)
6. The Eighty Six Years Of Eubie Blake, Columbia (S) C2S-847
(Eubie Blake and Noble Sissle) (part of medley)
7. Eubie Blake And His Friends, Eubie Blake Music 3 (Ivan Harold
Browning with Eubie Blake, piano)
8. Live Concert, Stash (S) ST-130 (Eubie Blake)
9. Memories Of You, CD/Biograph BCD-112 (Eubie Blake, piano)
10. That's Ragtime, CD/AEI AEI-CD 606 (Eubie Blake, piano)
(original tempo)
11. That's Ragtime, CD/AEI AEI-CD 606 (Eubie Blake, piano) \
12. Sissle And Blake Sing Shuffle Along, CD/Harbinger HCD3204
(Noble Sissle with Eubie Blake, piano)
13. Sissle And Blake Sing Shuffle Along, CD/Harbinger HCD3204
(Uncredited QFS Piano Roll)
14. Sissle & Blake’s Shuffle Along Of 1950, CD/Harbinger
HCD-3402 (Noble Sissle and Laverne Hutchinson with Eubie Blake,
piano)
15. Sissle & Blake’s Shuffle Along Of 1950, CD/Harbinger
HCD-3402 (Noble Sissle and Eubie Blake)
Walking By The River (M: Richard
Sour; L: Una Mae Carlisle):
1. 78/Bluebird B 11033
(Una Mae Carlisle) [reissued on The Complete Una Mae Carlisle
(1940-42) & John Kirby (1941-42), CD/RCA 948427]
2. 78/Decca 28433 (Ella Fitzgerald and Bobby Orton's Teen-Aces
with Orchestra directed by Leroy Kirkland) [also found on For
Sentimental Reasons, Decca 8832; reissued as CD/Polygram 3011]
3. 78/Columbia C 305 (Dick Haymes with Harry James and His
Orchestra) [reissued on The Complete Columbia Recordings,
CD/Collectors' Choice Music 47]
4. 78/Decca 3660 (Bob Houston with Johnny Long and His
Orchestra)
5. 78/Okeh 6025 (Ginny Simms with orchestra directed by Nat
Brandwynne) [reissued on Gorgeous Ginny Simms, CD/Sony 26234]
6. 78/Okeh 5986 (Marion Francis with Frankie Masters and His
Orchestra)
7. 78/Victor 27222 (Janet Blair with Hal Kemp and His Orchestra)
8. Rendezvous With Kenton, Creative World Records (S) ST-1057
(Stan Kenton Orchestra) [reissued on Jump For Joy, CD/Total
Recording 3003]
9. Improvisations, Cadence 1015 (Don Shirley) [reissued on
Orpheus In The Underworld/Improvisations, CD/Collectables
Records 2756]
10. Lonely Avenue, CD/Basta 3090342 (Boulevard Of Broken Dreams
Orchestra)
11. Lovely Weekend, CD/Empress Music 849 (Dorothy Carless)
12. Room To Breathe, CD/Can Too 6 (The Chenille Sisters)
13. Light Foot, CD/Blue Note 4053 (Lou Donaldson)
14. I Bring To You Sweet Music, CD/ASV/Living Era 5558 (Geraldo
and His Orchestra)
15. Get Rhythm In Your Feet, CD/Arbors 19262 (Rebecca Kilgore
with John Sheridan and His Dream Band)
16. Progressive Jazz 2009, CD/Max Frank Music MFM001 (Terry
Vosbein with the Knoxville Jazz Orchestra)
17. Cantor Meets Jolson, CD/Original Cast 9753 (Eddie Cantor)
18. More Than The Most, CD/Collectables Records 5232 (Dakota
Station with orchestra conducted by Sid Feller)
19. She's My Lovely, CD/Empress Music 913 (Billy Ternent)
20. 50th Anniversary, CD/Orchard 801932 (Sonny Til)
21. The Complete Standard Transcriptions, CD/Soundies 4119
(Martha Tilton)
22. A Letter From Billy Williams, CD/Jasmine Records 491 (Billy
Williams)
23. Very Handy!, CD/GHB Records 325 (Cap'n John Handy)
24. Kansas City: His Legendary Golden Classics, CD/Collectables
Records 5294 (Wilbert Harrison)
25. A Mellow Bit of Rhythm, CD/Sackville 3063 (Keith Ingham)
26. Live A The Patio Gardens Ballroom, Vol. 2, CD/Submarine 57
(Stan Kenton)
27. Fine And Dandy, CD/Challenge Records 70029 (Barbara Lea and
Keith Ingham)
28. Blues Up, CD/Fresh Sound 463 (Dave McKenna, piano)
29. Rarely Heard Live Recordings of Glenn Miller & His
Orchestra, Vol. 2: Fresh as a Daisy, CD/Halcyon 143 (Glenn
Miller & His Orchestra)
30. Crying In The Chapel, CD/Collectables Records 1342 (The
Orioles)
31. The Collection, CD/Varese 5907 (Della Reese)
32. Exciting Sax, CD/Progressive 7077 (Sammy Rimington)
33. Leroy Walks!, CD/Contemporary/OJC OJCCD-160-2 (Leroy
Vinnegar Sextet)
34. Portrait, CD/Bygone Days 77021 (Savannah Churchill)
35. The Waltz King & The Vocal King: 1941 Luxor Broadcasts,
CD/Collectors' Choice Music 34 (Buddy Clark with Wayne King)
Recordings by Bill Farrell with the Leroy Holmes Orchestra and
Phil Brito with the Al Donahue Orchestra are also known to
exist.
Unrecorded Material:
Interlude In Harlem
Melody In Sepia
Pushin' The Sand
Unknown patriotic song about the unknown soldier (L: Noble
Sissle?)