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Jelly's Last Jam
Music by Jelly Roll Morton & Luther Henderson
Lyrics by Susan Birkenhead
Book by George C. Wolfe
Produced by
Choreography by
Directed by
Opened April 26, 1992 at the Virginia Theatre, (New York)
and ran for 569 performances
Synopsis
This show offers a sophisticated, unvarnished take on
Morton's life that not only illuminates the early history of
jazz but even makes a little music history of its own..
Song List
- The jam
- In my day
- The creole way
- The whole world's waitin'to sing your song
- Michigan water
- The banishment
- Somethin' more
- That's how you jazz
- The Chicago strut
- Play the music for me
- Lovin' is a lowdown blues
- Doctor jazz
- Good ole New York
- Too late, daddy
- That's the way we do things in New York
- Last chance blues
- Creole boy
- Finale: We are the rhythms that colour your song
Info
Original Cast included: Stanley Wayne Mathis, Savion Glover,
Gregory Hines, Tonya Pinkins, Keith David, Mary Bond Davis,
Ruben Santiago-Hudson
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