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The Harlem Renaissance remembered, Duke Ellington, Langston Hughes, Countee Cullen and the sound of the Harlem Renaissance, Jonathan Gross

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The Harlem Renaissance remembered

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Jonathan Gross

Duke Ellington, Langston Hughes, Countee Cullen and the sound of the Harlem Renaissance

The Harlem Renaissance produced some of the 20th century's greatest and most influential artists, figures at the center of the spectacular jazz era. These African American artists created a new American sound and a new American culture. This unique recording tells the Harlem Renaissance story through the spoken word and live music of some of its most famous works

Introduction / by Jonathan Gross -- Lenox Avenue: Midnight -- The weary blues -- Dream deferred -- Take the 'A' Train -- Harlem, 1940 / I'm beginning to see the light -- Dream variations / In a sentimental mood -- Theme for English B / Mood indigo -- Satin doll -- It don't mean a thing -- Negro artist and the racial mountain -- Harlem wine, she of the dancing feet / Prelude to a kiss -- Jazz at home / Song for my father -- Heritage -- To a poet -- Invisible man, I got it bad, Black and blue -- Love so soon -- What a wonderful world

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