Black Manhattan: Theater and Dance Music of James Reese Europe, Will Marion Cook, and Members of the Legendary Clef Club

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	The Castle Perfect Trot		2:15	James Reese Europe; Ford T. Dabney
	Performers: Paragon Ragtime Orchestra Composition Date: 1914
	Carolina Fox Trot		2:44	Will H. Vodery
	Performers: Paragon Ragtime Orchestra Composition Date: 1914
	Overture to "In Dahomey"		8:19	Will Marion Cook
	Performers: Paragon Ragtime Orchestra Composition Date: 1902
	Deep River: Old Negro Melody		2:23	Harry T. Burleigh, arr.; Traditional
	Performers: Paragon Ragtime Orchestra Composition Date: 1916
	Sambo: A Characteristic Two Step March		3:09	William H. Tyers
	Performers: Paragon Ragtime Orchestra Composition Date: 1896
	When the Band Plays Ragtime		3:13	Bob Cole
	Performers: Edward Pleasant, baritone; Johnson Brothers; Paragon Ragtime Orchestra Composition Date: 1902
	Castle House Rag		2:09	James Reese Europe
	Performers: Paragon Ragtime Orchestra Composition Date: 1914
	Smyrna: A Turkish Serenade		4:39	William H. Tyers
	Performers: Paragon Ragtime Orchestra Composition Date: 1910
	Ballin' the Jack/What It Takes to Make Me Love You--You've Got It		1:45	James Reese Europe; Chris Smith
	Performers: Paragon Ragtime Orchestra Composition Date: 1914
	Meno D'Amour		4:48	William H. Tyers
	Performers: Paragon Ragtime Orchestra Composition Date: 1906
	Hey There! (Hi There!)		2:40	James Reese Europe
	Performers: Paragon Ragtime Orchestra Composition Date: 1915
	The Tar Heel Blues Rag		2:33	J. Tim Brymn
	Performers: Paragon Ragtime Orchestra Composition Date: 1915
	Congratulations ("the Castles' Lame Duck Waltz")		4:57	James Reese Europe
	Performers: Paragon Ragtime Orchestra Composition Date: 1914
	Strut Miss Lizzie		2:02	J. Turner Layton; Will H. Vodery, arr.
	Performers: Paragon Ragtime Orchestra Composition Date: 1921
	Panama: A Characteristic Novelty		4:49	William H. Tyers
	Performers: Paragon Ragtime Orchestra Composition Date: 1910
	The Clef Club March		2:49	James Reese Europe
	Performers: Paragon Ragtime Orchestra Composition Date: 1910
	Under the Bamboo Tree		5:07	Bob Cole
	Performers: Awet Andemicael, soprano; Johnson Brothers; Paragon Ragtime Orchestra Composition Date: 1902
	Cocoanut Grove Jazz		3:05	J. Tim Brymn
	Performers: Paragon Ragtime Orchestra Composition Date: 1917
	Swing Along!		4:04	Will Marion Cook
	Performers: Paragon Ragtime Orchestra Composition Date: 1902