- St. Louis Woman, musical play~Act 1. Overture - Harold Arlen - A.J. Baptiste-Cassell - Shelton Becton - Arna Bontemps - Yvonne Cason - Coffee Club Orchestra - Victor Trent Cook - Chuck Cooper - Countee Cullen - Cynthia Daniels - Sherrita Duran - Tom Emery - Gary Fagin - Iris Fairfax - Thursday Farrar - Robert Fisher - Hugh Fordin - Aaron Gandy - Kyle Goen - Helen Goldsby - Margery Greenspan - Emily Grishman - Roberta Gumbel - Jillian Hervey - Richard Hobson - Edward Jablonski - Tavia Rivee Jefferson - Ray Lego - Stanley Wayne Mathis - Sheryl McCallum - Jesse II Means - Johnny Mercer - Kimberley Michaels - Jim Murray - Nedra Neal - Robert Osborne - Amy Jo Phillips - Wendell Pierce - Reginald Pindell - Wayne Pretlow - Alan Silverman - Jason Standard - Jack Viertel - Joseph Webster - David White - Vanessa L. Williams - Laurie Williamson - Yvonne Yedibalian
- St. Louis Woman, musical play~Act 1. Li'l Augie Is A Natural Man - Harold Arlen - A.J. Baptiste-Cassell - Shelton Becton - Arna Bontemps - Yvonne Cason - Coffee Club Orchestra - Victor Trent Cook - Chuck Cooper - Countee Cullen - Cynthia Daniels - Sherrita Duran - Tom Emery - Gary Fagin - Iris Fairfax - Thursday Farrar - Robert Fisher - Hugh Fordin - Aaron Gandy - Kyle Goen - Helen Goldsby - Margery Greenspan - Emily Grishman - Roberta Gumbel - Jillian Hervey - Richard Hobson - Edward Jablonski - Tavia Rivee Jefferson - Ray Lego - Stanley Wayne Mathis - Sheryl McCallum - Jesse II Means - Johnny Mercer - Kimberley Michaels - Jim Murray - Nedra Neal - Robert Osborne - Amy Jo Phillips - Wendell Pierce - Reginald Pindell - Wayne Pretlow - Alan Silverman - Jason Standard - Jack Viertel - Joseph Webster - David White - Vanessa L. Williams - Laurie Williamson - Yvonne Yedibalian
- St. Louis Woman, musical play~Act 1. Sweeten' Water - Harold Arlen - A.J. Baptiste-Cassell - Shelton Becton - Arna Bontemps - Yvonne Cason - Coffee Club Orchestra - Victor Trent Cook - Chuck Cooper - Countee Cullen - Cynthia Daniels - Sherrita Duran - Tom Emery - Gary Fagin - Iris Fairfax - Thursday Farrar - Robert Fisher - Hugh Fordin - Aaron Gandy - Kyle Goen - Helen Goldsby - Margery Greenspan - Emily Grishman - Roberta Gumbel - Jillian Hervey - Richard Hobson - Edward Jablonski - Tavia Rivee Jefferson - Ray Lego - Stanley Wayne Mathis - Sheryl McCallum - Jesse II Means - Johnny Mercer - Kimberley Michaels - Jim Murray - Nedra Neal - Robert Osborne - Amy Jo Phillips - Wendell Pierce - Reginald Pindell - Wayne Pretlow - Alan Silverman - Jason Standard - Victor Trent - Jack Viertel - Joseph Webster - David White - Vanessa Williams - Vanessa L. Williams - Laurie Williamson - Yvonne Yedibalian
- St. Louis Woman, musical play~Act 1. Any Place I Hang My Hat Is Home - Harold Arlen - A.J. Baptiste-Cassell - Shelton Becton - Arna Bontemps - Yvonne Cason - Coffee Club Orchestra - Victor Trent Cook - Chuck Cooper - Countee Cullen - Cynthia Daniels - Sherrita Duran - Tom Emery - Gary Fagin - Iris Fairfax - Thursday Farrar - Robert Fisher - Hugh Fordin - Aaron Gandy - Kyle Goen - Helen Goldsby - Margery Greenspan - Emily Grishman - Roberta Gumbel - Jillian Hervey - Richard Hobson - Edward Jablonski - Tavia Rivee Jefferson - Ray Lego - Stanley Wayne Mathis - Sheryl McCallum - Jesse II Means - Johnny Mercer - Kimberley Michaels - Jim Murray - Nedra Neal - Robert Osborne - Amy Jo Phillips - Wendell Pierce - Reginald Pindell - Wayne Pretlow - Alan Silverman - Jason Standard - Jack Viertel - Joseph Webster - David White - Vanessa Williams - Vanessa L. Williams - Laurie Williamson - Yvonne Yedibalian
- St. Louis Woman, musical play~Act 1. I Feel My Luck Comin' Down - Harold Arlen - A.J. Baptiste-Cassell - Shelton Becton - Arna Bontemps - Yvonne Cason - Coffee Club Orchestra - Victor Trent Cook - Chuck Cooper - Countee Cullen - Cynthia Daniels - Sherrita Duran - Tom Emery - Gary Fagin - Iris Fairfax - Thursday Farrar - Robert Fisher - Hugh Fordin - Aaron Gandy - Kyle Goen - Helen Goldsby - Margery Greenspan - Emily Grishman - Roberta Gumbel - Jillian Hervey - Richard Hobson - Edward Jablonski - Tavia Rivee Jefferson - Ray Lego - Stanley Wayne Mathis - Sheryl McCallum - Jesse II Means - Johnny Mercer - Kimberley Michaels - Jim Murray - Nedra Neal - Robert Osborne - Amy Jo Phillips - Wendell Pierce - Reginald Pindell - Wayne Pretlow - Alan Silverman - Jason Standard - Jack Viertel - Joseph Webster - David White - Vanessa L. Williams - Laurie Williamson - Yvonne Yedibalian
- St. Louis Woman, musical play~Act 1. I Had Myself A True Love - Harold Arlen - A.J. Baptiste-Cassell - Shelton Becton - Arna Bontemps - Yvonne Cason - Coffee Club Orchestra - Victor Trent Cook - Chuck Cooper - Countee Cullen - Cynthia Daniels - Sherrita Duran - Tom Emery - Gary Fagin - Iris Fairfax - Thursday Farrar - Robert Fisher - Hugh Fordin - Aaron Gandy - Kyle Goen - Helen Goldsby - Margery Greenspan - Emily Grishman - Roberta Gumbel - Jillian Hervey - Richard Hobson - Edward Jablonski - Tavia Rivee Jefferson - Ray Lego - Stanley Wayne Mathis - Sheryl McCallum - Jesse II Means - Johnny Mercer - Kimberley Michaels - Jim Murray - Nedra Neal - Robert Osborne - Amy Jo Phillips - Wendell Pierce - Reginald Pindell - Wayne Pretlow - Alan Silverman - Jason Standard - Jack Viertel - Joseph Webster - David White - Vanessa L. Williams - Laurie Williamson - Yvonne Yedibalian
- St. Louis Woman, musical play~Act 1. Legalize My Name - Harold Arlen - A.J. Baptiste-Cassell - Shelton Becton - Arna Bontemps - Yvette Cason - Yvonne Cason - Coffee Club Orchestra - Victor Trent Cook - Chuck Cooper - Countee Cullen - Cynthia Daniels - Sherrita Duran - Tom Emery - Gary Fagin - Iris Fairfax - Thursday Farrar - Robert Fisher - Hugh Fordin - Aaron Gandy - Kyle Goen - Helen Goldsby - Margery Greenspan - Emily Grishman - Roberta Gumbel - Jillian Hervey - Richard Hobson - Edward Jablonski - Tavia Rivee Jefferson - Ray Lego - Stanley Wayne Mathis - Sheryl McCallum - Jesse II Means - Johnny Mercer - Kimberley Michaels - Jim Murray - Nedra Neal - Robert Osborne - Amy Jo Phillips - Wendell Pierce - Reginald Pindell - Wayne Pretlow - Alan Silverman - Jason Standard - Jack Viertel - Joseph Webster - David White - Vanessa L. Williams - Laurie Williamson - Yvonne Yedibalian
- St. Louis Woman, musical play~Act 1. Cakewalk Your Lady - Harold Arlen - A.J. Baptiste-Cassell - Shelton Becton - Arna Bontemps - Yvonne Cason - Coffee Club Orchestra - Victor Trent Cook - Chuck Cooper - Countee Cullen - Cynthia Daniels - Sherrita Duran - Tom Emery - Gary Fagin - Iris Fairfax - Thursday Farrar - Robert Fisher - Hugh Fordin - Aaron Gandy - Kyle Goen - Helen Goldsby - Margery Greenspan - Emily Grishman - Roberta Gumbel - Jillian Hervey - Richard Hobson - Edward Jablonski - Tavia Rivee Jefferson - Ray Lego - Stanley Wayne Mathis - Sheryl McCallum - Jesse II Means - Johnny Mercer - Kimberley Michaels - Jim Murray - Nedra Neal - Robert Osborne - Amy Jo Phillips - Wendell Pierce - Reginald Pindell - Wayne Pretlow - Alan Silverman - Jason Standard - Jack Viertel - Joseph Webster - David White - Vanessa L. Williams - Laurie Williamson - Yvonne Yedibalian
- St. Louis Woman, musical play~Act 1. Come Rain or Come Shine - Harold Arlen - A.J. Baptiste-Cassell - Shelton Becton - Arna Bontemps - Yvonne Cason - Coffee Club Orchestra - Victor Trent Cook - Chuck Cooper - Countee Cullen - Cynthia Daniels - Sherrita Duran - Tom Emery - Gary Fagin - Iris Fairfax - Thursday Farrar - Robert Fisher - Hugh Fordin - Aaron Gandy - Kyle Goen - Helen Goldsby - Margery Greenspan - Emily Grishman - Roberta Gumbel - Jillian Hervey - Richard Hobson - Edward Jablonski - Tavia Rivee Jefferson - Ray Lego - Stanley Wayne Mathis - Sheryl McCallum - Jesse II Means - Johnny Mercer - Kimberley Michaels - Jim Murray - Nedra Neal - Robert Osborne - Amy Jo Phillips - Wendell Pierce - Reginald Pindell - Wayne Pretlow - Alan Silverman - Jason Standard - Jack Viertel - Joseph Webster - David White - Vanessa Williams - Vanessa L. Williams - Laurie Williamson - Yvonne Yedibalian
- St. Louis Woman, musical play~Act 1. Chinquapin Bush / Lullaby - Harold Arlen - A.J. Baptiste-Cassell - Shelton Becton - Arna Bontemps - Yvonne Cason - Coffee Club Orchestra - Victor Trent Cook - Chuck Cooper - Countee Cullen - Cynthia Daniels - Sherrita Duran - Tom Emery - Gary Fagin - Iris Fairfax - Thursday Farrar - Robert Fisher - Hugh Fordin - Aaron Gandy - Kyle Goen - Helen Goldsby - Margery Greenspan - Emily Grishman - Roberta Gumbel - Jillian Hervey - Richard Hobson - Edward Jablonski - Tavia Rivee Jefferson - Ray Lego - Stanley Wayne Mathis - Sheryl McCallum - Jesse II Means - Johnny Mercer - Kimberley Michaels - Jim Murray - Nedra Neal - Robert Osborne - Amy Jo Phillips - Wendell Pierce - Reginald Pindell - Wayne Pretlow - Alan Silverman - Jason Standard - Jack Viertel - Joseph Webster - David White - Vanessa Williams - Vanessa L. Williams - Laurie Williamson - Yvonne Yedibalian
- St. Louis Woman, musical play~Act 1. Sleep Peaceful, Mr. Used-To-Be - Harold Arlen - A.J. Baptiste-Cassell - Shelton Becton - Arna Bontemps - Yvonne Cason - Coffee Club Orchestra - Victor Trent Cook - Chuck Cooper - Countee Cullen - Cynthia Daniels - Sherrita Duran - Tom Emery - Gary Fagin - Iris Fairfax - Thursday Farrar - Robert Fisher - Hugh Fordin - Aaron Gandy - Kyle Goen - Helen Goldsby - Margery Greenspan - Emily Grishman - Roberta Gumbel - Jillian Hervey - Richard Hobson - Edward Jablonski - Tavia Rivee Jefferson - Ray Lego - Stanley Wayne Mathis - Sheryl McCallum - Jesse II Means - Johnny Mercer - Kimberley Michaels - Jim Murray - Nedra Neal - Robert Osborne - Amy Jo Phillips - Wendell Pierce - Reginald Pindell - Wayne Pretlow - Alan Silverman - Jason Standard - Jack Viertel - Joseph Webster - David White - Vanessa L. Williams - Laurie Williamson - Yvonne Yedibalian
- St. Louis Woman, musical play~Act 2. Entr'acte - Harold Arlen - A.J. Baptiste-Cassell - Shelton Becton - Arna Bontemps - Yvonne Cason - Coffee Club Orchestra - Victor Trent Cook - Chuck Cooper - Countee Cullen - Cynthia Daniels - Sherrita Duran - Tom Emery - Gary Fagin - Iris Fairfax - Thursday Farrar - Robert Fisher - Hugh Fordin - Aaron Gandy - Kyle Goen - Helen Goldsby - Margery Greenspan - Emily Grishman - Roberta Gumbel - Jillian Hervey - Richard Hobson - Edward Jablonski - Tavia Rivee Jefferson - Ray Lego - Stanley Wayne Mathis - Sheryl McCallum - Jesse II Means - Johnny Mercer - Kimberley Michaels - Jim Murray - Nedra Neal - Robert Osborne - Amy Jo Phillips - Wendell Pierce - Reginald Pindell - Wayne Pretlow - Alan Silverman - Jason Standard - Jack Viertel - Joseph Webster - David White - Vanessa L. Williams - Laurie Williamson - Yvonne Yedibalian
- St. Louis Woman, musical play~Act 2. Funeral Scene: Prelude - Harold Arlen - A.J. Baptiste-Cassell - Shelton Becton - Arna Bontemps - Yvonne Cason - Coffee Club Orchestra - Victor Trent Cook - Chuck Cooper - Countee Cullen - Cynthia Daniels - Sherrita Duran - Tom Emery - Gary Fagin - Iris Fairfax - Thursday Farrar - Robert Fisher - Hugh Fordin - Aaron Gandy - Kyle Goen - Helen Goldsby - Margery Greenspan - Emily Grishman - Roberta Gumbel - Jillian Hervey - Richard Hobson - Edward Jablonski - Tavia Rivee Jefferson - Ray Lego - Stanley Wayne Mathis - Sheryl McCallum - Jesse II Means - Johnny Mercer - Kimberley Michaels - Jim Murray - Nedra Neal - Robert Osborne - Amy Jo Phillips - Wendell Pierce - Reginald Pindell - Wayne Pretlow - Alan Silverman - Jason Standard - Jack Viertel - Joseph Webster - David White - Vanessa L. Williams - Laurie Williamson - Yvonne Yedibalian
- St. Louis Woman, musical play~Act 2. Leavin' Time - Harold Arlen - A.J. Baptiste-Cassell - Shelton Becton - Arna Bontemps - Yvonne Cason - Coffee Club Orchestra - Victor Trent Cook - Chuck Cooper - Countee Cullen - Cynthia Daniels - Sherrita Duran - Tom Emery - Gary Fagin - Iris Fairfax - Thursday Farrar - Robert Fisher - Hugh Fordin - Aaron Gandy - Kyle Goen - Helen Goldsby - Margery Greenspan - Emily Grishman - Roberta Gumbel - Jillian Hervey - Richard Hobson - Edward Jablonski - Tavia Rivee Jefferson - Ray Lego - Stanley Wayne Mathis - Sheryl McCallum - Jesse II Means - Johnny Mercer - Kimberley Michaels - Jim Murray - Nedra Neal - Robert Osborne - Amy Jo Phillips - Wendell Pierce - Reginald Pindell - Wayne Pretlow - Alan Silverman - Jason Standard - Jack Viertel - Joseph Webster - David White - Vanessa L. Williams - Laurie Williamson - Yvonne Yedibalian
- St. Louis Woman, musical play~Act 2. Come Rain of Come Shine (Reprise) - Harold Arlen - A.J. Baptiste-Cassell - Shelton Becton - Arna Bontemps - Yvonne Cason - Coffee Club Orchestra - Victor Trent Cook - Chuck Cooper - Countee Cullen - Cynthia Daniels - Sherrita Duran - Tom Emery - Gary Fagin - Iris Fairfax - Thursday Farrar - Robert Fisher - Hugh Fordin - Aaron Gandy - Kyle Goen - Helen Goldsby - Margery Greenspan - Emily Grishman - Roberta Gumbel - Jillian Hervey - Richard Hobson - Edward Jablonski - Tavia Rivee Jefferson - Ray Lego - Stanley Wayne Mathis - Sheryl McCallum - Jesse II Means - Johnny Mercer - Kimberley Michaels - Jim Murray - Nedra Neal - Robert Osborne - Amy Jo Phillips - Wendell Pierce - Reginald Pindell - Wayne Pretlow - Alan Silverman - Jason Standard - Jack Viertel - Joseph Webster - David White - Vanessa Williams - Vanessa L. Williams - Laurie Williamson - Yvonne Yedibalian
- St. Louis Woman, musical play~Act 2. It's A Woman's Prerogative - Harold Arlen - A.J. Baptiste-Cassell - Shelton Becton - Arna Bontemps - Yvette Cason - Yvonne Cason - Coffee Club Orchestra - Victor Trent Cook - Chuck Cooper - Countee Cullen - Cynthia Daniels - Sherrita Duran - Tom Emery - Gary Fagin - Iris Fairfax - Thursday Farrar - Robert Fisher - Hugh Fordin - Aaron Gandy - Kyle Goen - Helen Goldsby - Margery Greenspan - Emily Grishman - Roberta Gumbel - Jillian Hervey - Richard Hobson - Edward Jablonski - Tavia Rivee Jefferson - Ray Lego - Stanley Wayne Mathis - Sheryl McCallum - Jesse II Means - Johnny Mercer - Kimberley Michaels - Jim Murray - Nedra Neal - Robert Osborne - Amy Jo Phillips - Wendell Pierce - Reginald Pindell - Wayne Pretlow - Alan Silverman - Jason Standard - Jack Viertel - Joseph Webster - David White - Vanessa L. Williams - Laurie Williamson - Yvonne Yedibalian
- St. Louis Woman, musical play~Act 2. Ridin On The Moon - Harold Arlen - A.J. Baptiste-Cassell - Shelton Becton - Arna Bontemps - Yvonne Cason - Coffee Club Orchestra - Victor Trent Cook - Chuck Cooper - Countee Cullen - Cynthia Daniels - Sherrita Duran - Tom Emery - Gary Fagin - Iris Fairfax - Thursday Farrar - Robert Fisher - Hugh Fordin - Aaron Gandy - Kyle Goen - Helen Goldsby - Margery Greenspan - Emily Grishman - Roberta Gumbel - Jillian Hervey - Richard Hobson - Edward Jablonski - Tavia Rivee Jefferson - Ray Lego - Stanley Wayne Mathis - Sheryl McCallum - Jesse II Means - Johnny Mercer - Kimberley Michaels - Jim Murray - Nedra Neal - Robert Osborne - Amy Jo Phillips - Wendell Pierce - Reginald Pindell - Wayne Pretlow - Alan Silverman - Jason Standard - Jack Viertel - Joseph Webster - David White - Vanessa L. Williams - Laurie Williamson - Yvonne Yedibalian
- St. Louis Woman, musical play~Act 2. I Wonder What Became Of Me - Harold Arlen - A.J. Baptiste-Cassell - Shelton Becton - Arna Bontemps - Yvonne Cason - Coffee Club Orchestra - Victor Trent Cook - Chuck Cooper - Countee Cullen - Cynthia Daniels - Sherrita Duran - Tom Emery - Gary Fagin - Iris Fairfax - Thursday Farrar - Robert Fisher - Hugh Fordin - Aaron Gandy - Kyle Goen - Helen Goldsby - Margery Greenspan - Emily Grishman - Roberta Gumbel - Jillian Hervey - Richard Hobson - Edward Jablonski - Tavia Rivee Jefferson - Ray Lego - Stanley Wayne Mathis - Sheryl McCallum - Jesse II Means - Johnny Mercer - Kimberley Michaels - Jim Murray - Nedra Neal - Robert Osborne - Amy Jo Phillips - Wendell Pierce - Reginald Pindell - Wayne Pretlow - Alan Silverman - Jason Standard - Jack Viertel - Joseph Webster - David White - Vanessa L. Williams - Laurie Williamson - Yvonne Yedibalian
- St. Louis Woman, musical play~Act 2. Least That's My Opinion - Harold Arlen - A.J. Baptiste-Cassell - Shelton Becton - Arna Bontemps - Yvonne Cason - Coffee Club Orchestra - Victor Trent Cook - Chuck Cooper - Countee Cullen - Cynthia Daniels - Sherrita Duran - Tom Emery - Gary Fagin - Iris Fairfax - Thursday Farrar - Robert Fisher - Hugh Fordin - Aaron Gandy - Kyle Goen - Helen Goldsby - Margery Greenspan - Emily Grishman - Roberta Gumbel - Jillian Hervey - Richard Hobson - Edward Jablonski - Tavia Rivee Jefferson - Ray Lego - Stanley Wayne Mathis - Sheryl McCallum - Jesse II Means - Johnny Mercer - Kimberley Michaels - Jim Murray - Nedra Neal - Robert Osborne - Amy Jo Phillips - Wendell Pierce - Reginald Pindell - Wayne Pretlow - Alan Silverman - Jason Standard - Jack Viertel - Joseph Webster - David White - Vanessa L. Williams - Laurie Williamson - Yvonne Yedibalian
- St. Louis Woman, musical play~Act 2. Come On Li'l Augie - Harold Arlen - A.J. Baptiste-Cassell - Shelton Becton - Arna Bontemps - Yvonne Cason - Coffee Club Orchestra - Victor Trent Cook - Chuck Cooper - Countee Cullen - Cynthia Daniels - Sherrita Duran - Tom Emery - Gary Fagin - Iris Fairfax - Thursday Farrar - Robert Fisher - Hugh Fordin - Aaron Gandy - Kyle Goen - Helen Goldsby - Margery Greenspan - Emily Grishman - Roberta Gumbel - Jillian Hervey - Richard Hobson - Edward Jablonski - Tavia Rivee Jefferson - Ray Lego - Stanley Wayne Mathis - Sheryl McCallum - Jesse II Means - Johnny Mercer - Kimberley Michaels - Jim Murray - Nedra Neal - Robert Osborne - Amy Jo Phillips - Wendell Pierce - Reginald Pindell - Wayne Pretlow - Alan Silverman - Jason Standard - Jack Viertel - Joseph Webster - David White - Vanessa L. Williams - Laurie Williamson - Yvonne Yedibalian
- St. Louis Woman, musical play~Act 2. Come Rain or Come Shine - Harold Arlen - A.J. Baptiste-Cassell - Shelton Becton - Arna Bontemps - Yvonne Cason - Coffee Club Orchestra - Victor Trent Cook - Chuck Cooper - Countee Cullen - Cynthia Daniels - Sherrita Duran - Tom Emery - Gary Fagin - Iris Fairfax - Thursday Farrar - Robert Fisher - Hugh Fordin - Aaron Gandy - Kyle Goen - Helen Goldsby - Margery Greenspan - Emily Grishman - Roberta Gumbel - Jillian Hervey - Richard Hobson - Edward Jablonski - Tavia Rivee Jefferson - Ray Lego - Stanley Wayne Mathis - Sheryl McCallum - Jesse II Means - Johnny Mercer - Kimberley Michaels - Jim Murray - Nedra Neal - Robert Osborne - Amy Jo Phillips - Wendell Pierce - Reginald Pindell - Wayne Pretlow - Alan Silverman - Jason Standard - Jack Viertel - Joseph Webster - David White - Vanessa L. Williams - Laurie Williamson - Yvonne Yedibalian
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Victor Trent Primary Artist
Coffee Club Orchestra Primary Artist,Orchestra
Stanley Wayne Mathis Primary Artist,Vocals
Chuck Cooper Primary Artist,Vocals
Joseph Webster Primary Artist,Vocals,Ensemble
Wendell Pierce Primary Artist,Vocals
Helen Goldsby Primary Artist,Vocals
Victor Trent Cook Primary Artist,Vocals
Vanessa Williams Primary Artist,Vocals
Vanessa L. Williams Primary Artist,Vocals
John Beal Bass
Robert Fisher Musical Direction
Suzanne Ornstein Violin
Roger Wendt French Horn
Dave Bargeron Tuba,Trombone
Clay Ruede Cello
Jill Jaffe Viola
Jay Berliner Banjo,Guitar
Glenn Drewes Trumpet
Frederick Zlotkin Cello
Dennis Anderson Oboe,Clarinet,Sax (Tenor),Horn (English)
Russ Rizner-French French Horn
Mitsue Takayama Viola
David Omar White Ensemble
Kamau Adilifu Trumpet
Rob Fisher Musical Director,Musical Direction
Red Press Flute,Piccolo,Clarinet,Sax (Alto),Flute (Alto),Multi Instruments
Jeanne LeBlanc Cello
Shelton Becton Vocals,Ensemble
John Frosk Trumpet
Bobby Osborne Ensemble
Jack Gale Trombone
John Redsecker Drums
Charles S. Dutton Vocals
John Campo Sax (Baritone),Clarinet (Bass),Bassoon,Clarinet
Jillian Hervey Vocals
Laurie Williamson Vocals,Ensemble
David Dean White Vocals
David White Vocals,Ensemble,Ensemble
Thad Wheeler Percussion
Jesse Means II Vocals,Ensemble
Kimberly Michaels Ensemble
Joseph Thalken Cello,Piano
Amy Jo Phillips Vocals,Ensemble
Reginald Pindell Vocals,Ensemble
Robert Osborne Vocals
Richard Hobson Vocals
Iris Fairfax Vocals
Sherrita Duran Vocals
Wayne Pretlow Vocals
Sheryl McCallum Vocals
Kimberley Michaels Vocals
Tavia Rivee Jefferson Vocals
Thursday Farrar Vocals
Roberta Gumbel Vocals
A.J. Baptiste-Cassell Vocals
Yvonne Cason Vocals
Ralph Burns Orchestra
Albert Regni Flute,Clarinet,Sax (Alto)
Grace Paradise Harp
Lawrence Feldman Flute,Clarinet,Sax (Tenor)
David Blinn Viola
Belinda Whitney-Barratt Violin
Victor Cook Vocals
Johnny Mercer Composer,Lyricist
Robert Fisher Liner Notes,Associate Producer
Arna Bontemps Book
Marilyn Reynolds Concert Mistress
Maura Giannini Concert Mistress
Martin Agee Concert Mistress
Ashley Horne Concert Mistress
Cynthia Daniels Mixing,Engineer,Recording
Hugh Fordin Producer
Jim Murray Assistant Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Yvette Cason Performer
Jack Viertel Liner Notes
Edward Jablonski Liner Notes
Margery Greenspan Art Direction
Aloysia Friedmann Concert Mistress
Emily Grishman Copyist,Liner Notes,Music Preparation
Xin Zhao Concert Mistress
Red Press Contractor
Stanley Wayne Mathis Performer
Harold Arlen Composer
Countee Cullen Book
Ron Oakland Concert Mistress
Wendell Pierce Performer
Jim Murray & the Caravan Assistant Engineer
Tom Emery Production Coordination
Jason Standard Mixing Assistant
Nedra Neal Preparation,Choir Preparation
Kyle Goen Design
Ray Lego Photography
Yvonne Yedibalian Assistant Engineer
Vanessa Williams Quotes Researched & Compiled
Alan Silverman Mastering
Barry Finclair Concert Mistress
Coffee Club Orchestra Performer
Joseph Webster Performer
St. Louis Woman [1998 Original New York Cast]
by Vanessa L. Williams
Vanessa L. Williams
St. Louis Woman [1998 Original New York Cast]
by Vanessa L. Williams
Vanessa L. Williams
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St. Louis Woman is a perfect example of the kind of "lost" musical championed by New York's City Center Encores! series, which presents concert versions of vintage shows featuring full scores, abbreviated books, and minimal staging. Primarily due to an inferior libretto by Arna Bontemps (based on her horse-racing novel, God Sends Sunday) and Countee Cullen (who died just before the start of rehearsals), St. Louis Woman was a flop, running only 113 performances, despite an excellent score by composer Harold Arlen and lyricist Johnny Mercer. But it made a star out of Pearl Bailey (even though she did not have the starring role), and a pop hit emerged from it, "Come Rain or Come Shine." Nevertheless, it might have been forgotten completely had not Mercer, the co-founder of Capitol Records, arranged for the label to record a collection of its songs as its first cast album. Along with "Come Rain or Come Shine," "Any Place I Hang My Hat Is Home," "Legalize My Name," and "It's a Woman's Prerogative" (the last two sung by Bailey) entered the canon of Arlen-Mercer classics. Arlen tried to expand the show into an opera, Free and Easy, which had a disastrous tour of Europe at the end of the 1950s. After that, nobody tried to revive a show that had failed twice, and only the short 1946 cast album preserved the score. The 1998 Encores! production, starring Vanessa L. Williams and Charles S. Dutton, finally restored the score and its long-lost orchestrations, and Mercury Records, Williams' label, did well to record it. Unlike Bailey, Williams does have the starring role (originally intended for, but never played by, Lena Horne) and thus the opportunity to sing "Come Rain or Come Shine" and "Any Place I Hang My Hat Is Home." But Helen Goldsby, in the second female lead, also makes an impression singing "I Had Myself a True Love," "I Wonder What Became of Me," and the vengeful "Sleep Peaceful, Mr. Used-to-Be," and Yvette Cason, in the third female lead originally occupied by Bailey, makes a feast out of the earthy numbers "Legalize My Name" and "It's a Woman's Prerogative." The whole score is well-sung, and the Coffee Club Orchestra, playing the original orchestrations, is excellent. More than 50 years later, there is finally a definitive version of one of Harold Arlen's greatest musical works, all the more valuable to have on record because it remains unlikely that anyone will revive it as a stage show. ~ William Ruhlmann
Product Details
Release Date: | 11/10/1998 |
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Label: | Mercury / Decca / Decca Broadway / Universal |
UPC: | 0731453814820 |
Rank: | 175840 |
Tracks
Album Credits
Performance Credits
Yvette Cason Primary Artist,VocalsVictor Trent Primary Artist
Coffee Club Orchestra Primary Artist,Orchestra
Stanley Wayne Mathis Primary Artist,Vocals
Chuck Cooper Primary Artist,Vocals
Joseph Webster Primary Artist,Vocals,Ensemble
Wendell Pierce Primary Artist,Vocals
Helen Goldsby Primary Artist,Vocals
Victor Trent Cook Primary Artist,Vocals
Vanessa Williams Primary Artist,Vocals
Vanessa L. Williams Primary Artist,Vocals
John Beal Bass
Robert Fisher Musical Direction
Suzanne Ornstein Violin
Roger Wendt French Horn
Dave Bargeron Tuba,Trombone
Clay Ruede Cello
Jill Jaffe Viola
Jay Berliner Banjo,Guitar
Glenn Drewes Trumpet
Frederick Zlotkin Cello
Dennis Anderson Oboe,Clarinet,Sax (Tenor),Horn (English)
Russ Rizner-French French Horn
Mitsue Takayama Viola
David Omar White Ensemble
Kamau Adilifu Trumpet
Rob Fisher Musical Director,Musical Direction
Red Press Flute,Piccolo,Clarinet,Sax (Alto),Flute (Alto),Multi Instruments
Jeanne LeBlanc Cello
Shelton Becton Vocals,Ensemble
John Frosk Trumpet
Bobby Osborne Ensemble
Jack Gale Trombone
John Redsecker Drums
Charles S. Dutton Vocals
John Campo Sax (Baritone),Clarinet (Bass),Bassoon,Clarinet
Jillian Hervey Vocals
Laurie Williamson Vocals,Ensemble
David Dean White Vocals
David White Vocals,Ensemble,Ensemble
Thad Wheeler Percussion
Jesse Means II Vocals,Ensemble
Kimberly Michaels Ensemble
Joseph Thalken Cello,Piano
Amy Jo Phillips Vocals,Ensemble
Reginald Pindell Vocals,Ensemble
Robert Osborne Vocals
Richard Hobson Vocals
Iris Fairfax Vocals
Sherrita Duran Vocals
Wayne Pretlow Vocals
Sheryl McCallum Vocals
Kimberley Michaels Vocals
Tavia Rivee Jefferson Vocals
Thursday Farrar Vocals
Roberta Gumbel Vocals
A.J. Baptiste-Cassell Vocals
Yvonne Cason Vocals
Ralph Burns Orchestra
Albert Regni Flute,Clarinet,Sax (Alto)
Grace Paradise Harp
Lawrence Feldman Flute,Clarinet,Sax (Tenor)
David Blinn Viola
Belinda Whitney-Barratt Violin
Victor Cook Vocals
Technical Credits
Rob Fisher Producer,Liner Notes,Associate Producer,Liner Notes,Associate ProducerJohnny Mercer Composer,Lyricist
Robert Fisher Liner Notes,Associate Producer
Arna Bontemps Book
Marilyn Reynolds Concert Mistress
Maura Giannini Concert Mistress
Martin Agee Concert Mistress
Ashley Horne Concert Mistress
Cynthia Daniels Mixing,Engineer,Recording
Hugh Fordin Producer
Jim Murray Assistant Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Yvette Cason Performer
Jack Viertel Liner Notes
Edward Jablonski Liner Notes
Margery Greenspan Art Direction
Aloysia Friedmann Concert Mistress
Emily Grishman Copyist,Liner Notes,Music Preparation
Xin Zhao Concert Mistress
Red Press Contractor
Stanley Wayne Mathis Performer
Harold Arlen Composer
Countee Cullen Book
Ron Oakland Concert Mistress
Wendell Pierce Performer
Jim Murray & the Caravan Assistant Engineer
Tom Emery Production Coordination
Jason Standard Mixing Assistant
Nedra Neal Preparation,Choir Preparation
Kyle Goen Design
Ray Lego Photography
Yvonne Yedibalian Assistant Engineer
Vanessa Williams Quotes Researched & Compiled
Alan Silverman Mastering
Barry Finclair Concert Mistress
Coffee Club Orchestra Performer
Joseph Webster Performer
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