Yamekraw: A Negro Rhapsody (1930)

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.

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.

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