Composition Catalog
1980-1989

1970- 1979 1980-1989 1990-1999 2000's



DATE WRITTEN
COMPOSITION
FIRST PERFORMANCE
1980 music for
Boogie Woogie Landscapes
A play by Ntozake Shange
Presented by National Black Touring Circuit, Inc.
R.P.W. March
Lotsa Body
Route 9
Is Not So Good to Be Born a Girl
Absecon Wash
Frank, Eugene & Viola
Extra, Extra
Jonestown or The Disco
Elegance in the Extreme
Flying Song
Transformations
Jahi Sundance Lake
Vapid Venus

Kennedy Center, Washington, DC
   Avery Brooks, director
   Dianne McIntyre, choreographer
   Baikida Carroll, trumpet
   Wes Brown, bass
   Anthony Davis, piano

CAST: Samuel L. Jackson, Calvin Lockhart, Marjorie Barnes, Judyie Brandt, Laurie Carlos, Charliese Drakeford & John Parks

1981 music for
For Colored Girls who have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf
A play by Ntozake Shange

Doncha Tell Nobody
Water It Your Damn Self
Let Her Be Born
Sechita the Dream
Sistah Strut
Lilies and Moonstones
Cane
Bandages
Left Jab
 Orange Butterflies Lime Sheets
Circus Rag
American Playhouse, WNET-TV production
   Oz Scott, director
   Baikida Carroll, conductor
   22-piece orchestra, featuring:
   Patti Labelle, vocals
   Michael Gregory, guitar
   Yogie Horton, drums
   Ray Chew, keyboards
   Jerome Harris, bass

Cast: Alfre Woodard, Lynn Whitfield, Carol Maillard & others   
1982 Shadows and Reflections , Soul Note Records
    Baikida Carroll, trumpet
    Julius Hemphill, alto & tenor saxophone
   Anthony Davis, piano
    Dave Holland, bass
    Pheeroan ak Laff, drums
    Anthony Davis, piano
  
1982 At Roi    same as above
1983 At the End of Small Hours
Performance Art Piece
I Love You More than Words
Shock Point Five
Indirect Mirrors
Stand Next Door
Unexpected Places
Slow Coins
Rondout Waterfront, Kingston, NY
   Baikida Carroll, composer, trumpet, vocals
    Avery Brooks, director, actor, vocals
   Dianne McIntyre, choreographer & dance
   Ernest Frasier, set designer

1985

Jade

 

1986 Spade Hearts in Clubs
(for Dewey Redman)
Sweet Basil, NYC
    The American Quartet:
    Baikida Carroll, trumpet
    Dewey Redman, tenor saxophone
    Charlie Haden, bass
    Paul Motian, drums
1989

Betsey Brown
A musical:
Book by Ntozake Shange and Emily Mann;
Music by Baikida Carroll;
Lyrics by Shange, Mann, and Carroll
Betsey's Theme
Steppin' Out
Cotillion
Rise and Shine
Morning Jump
Vida's Rag
Stick with Me
Living in Ease
WhatÕs Fast
Kiss Song
Enough
Trio
Prayer
Carrie
I Call't Her Out
Love Is
Contemplate Your High Points
I Sho'Do Like to Grow Things
HeÕll Never Let You Down
Stick Enough
This Is Our House
Mama's Home
Runaway
Regina's Lament
Don't Leave Me
How Nice Is It?
Beside You
Souls of Black Folk
Love Is Blue
I Need You Both
Jesus Must Have a Telephone
A Good Man Can Rock You
Please Don't Forget About Me Taunt
Living in Your Love
The City
You Gotta Go Home
Got No Mama Now
Finale

American Music Theater Festival Forum Theatre, Philadelphia, PA
   Emily Mann, director
    Daryl Waters, musical director
   8-piece band
1989 Other Rituals  

 

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