Song Rhythms and Chants for the Dance with Ella Jenkins; Interviews with "Dance People"

Ella Jenkins SFW45004

Ella Jenkins is joined by other vocalists and musicians to sing and play spirituals, chants, blues, folk songs, and instrumentals. Their cadenced rhythms and measured vocals inspire free-form movement, dance, and sing-alongs. The second part of the recording features excerpts from interviews in which dance professionals and students share their philosophies about dance as art, as therapy, and as a business. Discipline, hard work, and dedication are the main themes in these interviews. Studio recordings from 1977. 21 tracks plus interviews. 68 minutes.

AWARDS
2002 Early Childhood News Director's Choice Award

Country(s) United States
Keyword(s) Folksong revival; Music--Juvenile

Year of Recording 2000
Record Label Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
Source Archive Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
Credits Produced by Bernadelle Richter ; Liner Notes by Ella Jenkins ; Recorded by Ray Smithers ; Recorded by Stu Black ; Cover artwork by Peggy Lipschutz ; Mastered by Pete Reiniger ; Mastered by Lee Durham ; Design by Carol Dirga

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101	A New Day's Coming Soon	Ella Jenkins	2:44
102	I Don't Care Where You Bury My Body	Ella Jenkins	2:15
103	Plenty Good Room	Ella Jenkins	1:48
104	Brother John Sellers	Ella Jenkins	4:00
105	A Bad Man from the Badlands	Ella Jenkins	2:01
106	Angry Words	Ella Jenkins	1:53
107	I Heard Him Cry This Morning	Ella Jenkins	3:41
108	Please Hurry Home	Ella Jenkins	3:48
109	That's the Way Things Are	Ella Jenkins	2:57
110	What's the Matter with the Team?	Ella Jenkins	0:47
111	A Vivo A Vavo	Ella Jenkins	0:23
112	Hey Moo Ma Moo Ma Moo Ma Hey	Ella Jenkins	1:46
113	I Climbed a Mountain	Ella Jenkins	1:14
114	Africa Llamando (Africa Calling)	Ella Jenkins	1:31
115	Yemayah, God of the Sea	Ella Jenkins	1:36
116	This Is an Afro Mood	Ella Jenkins	1:59
117	Yemayah, God of the Sea (instrumental)	Ella Jenkins	2:53
118	This Is an Afro Mood (instrumental)	Ella Jenkins	3:04
119	Let Yourself Go	Ella Jenkins	2:04
120	A Long Time (instrumental)	Ella Jenkins	2:02
121	Wading in the Water	Ella Jenkins	4:35
122	Interview: Ann Barzel, dance reviewer	Ella Jenkins	3:30
123	Interview: Jimmy Payne, choreographer, specialist in Afro-Cuban dance	Ella Jenkins	1:18
124	Interview: Lenore Lutheran, dance student	Ella Jenkins	1:25
125	Interview: Gina Martin, dance teacher of the blind	Ella Jenkins	3:43
126	Interview: Genieve Fox, dance therapist	Ella Jenkins	2:29
127	Interview: Dudley Williams, principal dancer	Ella Jenkins	0:56
128	Interview: Ann Lehnoff, dance teacher of children	Ella Jenkins	2:44
129	Interview: Ruth Page, choreographer and director of the Chicago Ballet	Ella Jenkins	1:18
130	Interview: Lorenzo Young, dance company manager	Ella Jenkins	1:45

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