RUNNIN' WILD

Composer: James P. Johnson
Lyricist: Cecil Mack [R.C. McPherson]

Opened: October 29, 1923, Colonial Theatre, N.Y.C.
Performances: 220

Note:  The show returned with a New Edition on June 23, 1924 for an additional 8 performances.

Charleston:

I have not attempted to compile discographical information for this standard beyond composer renditions.
1. 45/Fratelli Fabbri Editori SDMJ-081 (James P. Johnson)
2. James P. Johnson, Sounds 1204 (James P. Johnson, piano roll) [reissued on King Of Stride Piano 1918-1944, CD/Giants Of Jazz 53201]


Fisticuffs (aka “The Fight”) (sketch) (added after opening also used in RANG TANG):

1. 78/Okeh 40186 (Flournoy Miller and Aubrey Lyles) [reissued on Shuffle Along, New World (M) NW-260]


Gingerbrown:

1. Charleston: The Songs That Made The Twenties Roar, Columbia (S) M 33706 (orchestra conducted by Dick Hyman)


Gwine To Africa (sketch) (also used in RANG TANG):

1. 78/Okeh 40373 (Flournoy Miller and Aubrey Lyles) (entitled “Forty Below”)
2. 78/Regal 8468 (Flournoy Miller and Aubrey Lyles)


Heart Breakin’ Joe (M: Porter Grainger; L: Jo Trent) (added for the subsequent tour):

1. 78/Paramount 14004 (Joe Smith and His Orchestra)
2. Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 1 (1923-24), CD/Document 5430 (Hazel Meyers)
3. Fletcher Henderson With The Blues Singers, Vol. 2 (1923-1924), CD/Document 5343 (Ethel Finnie with Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra)


Keep Moving (cut after opening):

1. The Chronological James P. Johnson 1945-1947, CD/Classics 1059 (James P. Johnson)


Love Bug (cut after opening):

1. James P. Johnson, Sounds 1204 (James P. Johnson)
2. Charleston: The Songs That Made The Twenties Roar, Columbia (S) M 33706 (orchestra conducted by Dick Hyman)


Old Fashioned Love:

I have not attempted to compile discographical information for this number beyond original cast member and composer performances.
1. That Wonderful Adelaide Hall, Monmouth-Evergreem (S) MES-7080 (Adelaide Hall with musical direction by Brian Lemon)
2. James P. Johnson, Sounds 1204 (James P. Johnson, piano roll) [reissued on Father Of The Stride Piano, CD/Sony SRCS-9627]


Open Your Heart:

1. 78/Cameo 442 (Bob Haring’s Velvetone Orchestra)
2. 78/Okeh 8114 (Eva Taylor and Lawrence Lomax with Clarence Williams’ Blue Five) [reissued on Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 2 (1923-1927), CD/Document 5409]
3. James P. Johnson, Sounds 1204 (James P. Johnson, piano roll) [reissued on King Of Stride Piano 1918-1944, CD/Giants Of Jazz 53201]
4. Charleston: The Songs That Made The Twenties Roar, Columbia (S) M 33706 (orchestra conducted by Dick Hyman)


Unrecorded Material:

Banjo-Land (added after opening)
Finale (Act 1)
Ghost Ensemble
Ghost Recitative
Jazz Your Troubles Away
Juba Dance
Lazy Dance (added after opening)
Log Cabin Days
Opening Chorus
Pay Day On Levee
Red Cap Cappers
Roustabouts
Set ‘Em Sadie (added after opening but dropped from the subsequent tour)
The Sheik Of Alabam’ Wed A Brown Skin Vamp (added for the subsequent tour)
Slow And Easy Goin’ Man (M: Turner Layton; L: Darl MacBoyle) (added for the subsequent tour)
Snowtime (added after opening)
Song Birds Quartette
Sun Kist Rose (cut)
Swannee River
Watching The Clock (M: Porter Grainger; L: Jo Trent) (not in programs)