PLANTATION DAYS (1922)

Composer: Eubie Blake
Lyricist: Noble Sissle

Opened: 1922, Lafayette Theatre, N.Y.C.
Performances: Unknown

Note: A complete song list is not available at this time.   This show moved to London and became part of THE RAINBOW.

Bandana Days (originally used in SHUFFLE ALONG and  subsequently used in HARLEM CAVALCADE and 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 HCD 3204 (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)


Gypsy Blues (originally used in SHUFFLE ALONG; also used in PLANTATION REVUE and BLACK BROADWAY):

1. 78/Gennett 4794 A (Ladd's Black Aces) [also 78/Starr 9177; reissued on The Complete Ladd's Black Aces 1921-24, CD/Timeless 77]
2. 78/Symphony Concert 14250 (Farrell's Dance Orchestra)
3. 78/Emerson 10467 (Sam Lanin's Southern Serenaders) [reissued on Shake It And Break It, CD/Frog 61]
4. 78/Hytone K 140 (Original Dixieland Jazz Band)
5. 78/Reference Recording D 624/5 (Everett Johnson) (unverified)
6. 78/Banner 1021 (Irving Weiss and His Ritz-Carlton Orchestra) [also 78/Puritan 11091; 78/Paramount 20091]
7. 78/Okeh 4461 (Julius Lenzbergs Harmonists)
8. 78/ Regal 9143 (Kentucky Serenaders)
9. 78/Edison 50866 (Harry Raderman's Jazz Orchestra)
10. 78/Victor 18839 (Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra)
11. 78/Black Swan 2025 (Henderson's Novelty Orchestra)
12. Songs From Shuffle Along, 45EP/Victor EPA 482 (Thelma Carpenter and Avon Long with orchestra directed by Eubie Blake) [reissued on Seems Like Old Times, CD/Sepia Records 1080]
13. The Eighty Six Years Of Eubie Blake, Columbia (S) C2S-847 (Eubie Blake and Noble Sissle) (part of medley)
14. Carolina Shout, CD/Collectables Records 6924 (James P. Johnson, piano roll)
15. Blue Roses Of Far And Near, CD/Stomp Off 1361 (Dan Levinson)
16. Black Manhattan, Volume 2, CD/New World Records 80731-2 (Paragon Ragtime Orchestra directed by Rick Benjamin)
17. Sissle And Blake Sing Shuffle Along, CD/Harbinger HCD 3204 (Noble Sissle with Eubie Blake, piano)
18. Sissle And Blake Sing Shuffle Along, CD/Harbinger HCD3204 (Uncredited QFS Piano Roll)]
19. Sissle & Blake’s Shuffle Along Of 1950, CD/Harbinger HCD-3402 (Noble Sissle with Eubie Blake, piano)


I’m Cravin’ For That Kind Of Love (originally used in SHUFFLE ALONG):

1. 78/Emerson 10512 (Noble Sissle and Eubie Blake) [also 78/Regal 9203; reissued on Sissle And Blake: Eary Rare Recordings Volume 1, Eubie Blake Music (M) EBM-4]
2. 78/Okeh 8004 (Gertrude Saunders with Tim Brymm and His Black Devil Orchestra) [reissued on Female Blues Singers, Vol. 13: R/S (1921-1931), CD/Document DOCD 5517]
3. Wild About Eubie, Columbia (S) M 34504 (Joan Morris with William Bolcom, piano)
4. Eubie!, Warner Bros. 3267 (Lynne Godfrey with orchestra conducted by Danny Holgate) (two versions) [reissued as CD/Kritzerland KR 20030-5]
5. Black Manhattan, Volume 2, CD/New World Records 80731-2 (Paragon Ragtime Orchestra directed by Rick Benjamin)
6. Sissle And Blake Sing Shuffle Along, CD/Harbinger HCD 3204 (Noble Sissle with Eubie Blake, piano)
7. Sissle & Blake’s Shuffle Along Of 1950, CD/Harbinger HCD-3402 (Noble Sissle with Eubie Blake, piano)


Unrecorded Material: