A Jazz Musical starring Kim Criswell

The Slow Drag, an Off-Broadway musical by Carson Kreitzer opened to sell out performances in a fringe theatre in London on February 14 1997. It transferred to the West End of London on October 27 1997.This unusual Jazz Musical based on real life contains some of the most popular songs of the forties, such as BLUES IN THE NIGHT, THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT, HONEYSUCKLE ROSE, BLAME IT ON MY YOUTH, TOO LATE NOW, BUT BEAUTIFUL. MORE THAN YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY LOVES MY BABY and other.The singing sensation, Kim Criswell stars as June Wedding, the wife of Saxophonist Johnny Christmas whom only after his death was discovered to be a woman.The other stars include West End's Liza Sadovy and Christopher Colquhoun. They are accompanied by a quintet of some of the finest jazz musicians currently on the circuit.Included as bonus tracks are five songs in the same arrangements sung by Kim Criswell. They are YOU'VE COME A LONG WAY FROM ST.LOUIS, MY FOOLISH HEART, YOU'LL NEVER KNOW/I WISH I DIDN'T LOVE YOU SO, BLUE MOON and BABY IT'S COLD OUTSIDE.Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London over four nights each night starting at 12.00 am to capture the flavour.

Track Listing

• C Jam Blues
• Everybody Loves My Baby
• More Than You Know (From Great Day!)
• Why Don't You Do Right?
• Sweet Melinda
• Blame It On My Youth
• Black and Blue
• The Way You Look Tonight (From Swing Time)
• Blues In the Night (From Blues In the Night)
• Honeysuckle Rose
• Too Late Now (From Royal Wedding)
• But Beautiful (From the Road to Rio)
• You Came a Long Way from St. Louis
• My Foolish Heart (From My Foolish Heart)
• You'll Never Know (From Hello Frisco Hello) / I Wish I Didn't Love You So
• Blue Moon
• Baby It's Cold Outside (From Neptune's Daughter)

Additional Details

Label: JAY Records

Genre: Musical/Broadway

Run Time: 59 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 09/01/98

UPC: 605288128721