Yamekraw
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- Comment: Is this about the song, the film, the native American tribe, or the village? Please rewrite this submission that the main topic is clear. Rusalkii (talk) 02:52, 6 December 2021 (UTC)
- It's about both. FloridaArmy (talk) 12:47, 6 December 2021 (UTC)
Yamacraw (disambiguation) should link here
Yamekraw, a Negro Rhapsody is a jazz musical composition written by James P. Johnson in 1927 about a neighborhood of Savannah, Georgia.[1] It was a response to George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue. It was initially composed for the piano, but was first performed at Carnegie Hall as a jazz-like orchestral arrangement.[2] A recording was made of Johnson performing the music on piano. A film inspired by the song was also made.
Song name
Yamacraw was a black neighborhood in Savannah, Georgia. The song was inspired by the culture of the neighborhood, and billed a more "authentic" rhapsody.[3][4]
Film
Murray Roth directed a short 1930 musical film inspired by the song.[5] The film has been referred to by the title Yamekraw and Yamacraw.[6] It is a Vitaphone Varieties film produced by Warner Brothers. The film depicts a poor man from a rural area travelling to a large city where he encounters a dancer.[7] Jimmy Mordecai portrayed the lead character.[8] In the film, Yamekraw is described as a settlement outside Savannah, Georgia. The film was shown in 2009.[9] The song is included on the album The Symphonic Jazz of James P. Johnson.
See also
References
- ^ "James P. Johnson's 'Yamekraw, A Negro Rhapsody'".
- ^ Howland, John (2006). "Jazz Rhapsodies in Black and White: James P. Johnson's "Yamekraw"". American Music. 24 (4): 445–509. doi:10.2307/25046051. JSTOR 25046051 – via JSTOR.
- ^ "Robert Sengstacke Abbott".
- ^ Michaeli, Ethan (January 12, 2016). The Defender: How the Legendary Black Newspaper Changed America. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN 9780547560878 – via Google Books.
- ^ "YAMEKRAW". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA.
- ^ Yamekraw. October 29, 1930. OCLC 17772503 – via Open WorldCat.
- ^ "Yamekraw". www.tcm.com.
- ^ Richards, Larry (September 17, 2015). African American Films Through 1959: A Comprehensive, Illustrated Filmography. McFarland. ISBN 9781476610528 – via Google Books.
- ^ Times, The New York (February 5, 2009). "Film Series and Movie Listings" – via NYTimes.com.