Jamaica

Original Broadway Cast (1957)

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Recording Info

Recording Type: Commercial
Origin: Studio
Material Included: Musical Numbers Only
Date Recorded: November 3, 1957

Credits

Staff

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Conductor

Lehman Engel

Cast

... Savannah	Lena Horne
... Koli	Ricardo Montalban
... Grandma Obeah	Adelaide Hall
... Ginger	Josephine Premice
... Joe Nashua	Joe Adams
... Cicero	Ossie Davis
... The Governor	Erik Rhodes
... Quico	Augustine Rios
... Snodgrass	Roy Thompson
... Hucklebuck	Hugh Dilworth
... Island Women	Ethel Ayler Adelaide Boatner
... Lancaster	James E. Wall
... 1st Ship's Officer	Tony Martinez
... 2nd Ship's Officer	Michael Wright
... Dock Worker	Allen Richards
... Radio Announcer	Alan Shayne
... Lead Dancer	Alvin Ailey Christyne Lawson
... Ensemble/Other Roles	Alvin Ailey Ethel Ayler Adelaide Boatner George Boreland Hugh Bryant Herb Coleman Jayne Craddock Hugh Dilworth Norma Donaldson Patricia Dunn Doris Galiber Frank Glass Harold Gordon Lavinia Hamilton Sandra Hinton Nat Horne Albert Johnson (iii) Chailendra Jones Cristyne Lawson Tony Martinez Audrey Mason Jim McMillan Charles Moore Sally Neal Pearl Reynolds Allen Richards Augustine Rios Alan Shayne Christine Spencer Carolyn Stanford Claude Thompson Roy Thompson Ben Vargas Jacqueline Walcott James E. Wall Billy Wilson Barbara Wright Michael Wright

Track List

Tracks

Savannah .... Koli & Fishermen
Savannah's Wedding Day .... Grandma Obeah, Snodgrass, Hucklebuck, Quico & Islanders
Pretty to Walk With .... Savannah & Chorus
Push the Button .... Savannah & Chorus
Incompatibility .... Koli & Island Men
Little Biscuit .... Cicero & Ginger
Cocoanut Sweet .... Savannah
Pity the Sunset .... Koli & Savannah
Hooray for De Yankee Dollar .... Ginger & Islanders
What Good Does It Do? .... Ginger, Cicero, Koli & Quico
Monkey in the Mango Tree .... Koli & Fishermen
Take It Slow, Joe .... Savannah
Ain't It the Truth .... Savannah
Leave the Atom Alone .... Ginger & Islanders
For Every Fish .... Grandma Obeah & Fishermen
I Don't Think I'll End It All Today .... Savannah, Koli & Islanders
Napoleon .... Savannah
Savannah (Reprise) .... Savannah, Koli & Islanders

Trivia & History

RCA LOC-1036 (M), LOC (M)/LSO-1103 (S) contain selections as listed but no Overture. RCA LOC-1036 (S) contains an Overture but not 'Pity the Sunset', 'What Good Does It Do?', 'For Every Fish', and the final reprise of 'Savannah'.Also reissued on Time-Life P-16377 (S), set STL-AM11, with HOUSE OF FLOWERS and BLOOMER GIRL. Set title: 'Harold Arlen'. Identical to RCA LSO-1103 (S) but containing an Overture.

Recording Info

Recording Type: Commercial
Origin: Studio
Material Included: Musical Numbers Only
Date Recorded: November 3, 1957

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