Holding The Torch To Liberty, by Eli Yamin & Clifford Carlson

Holding The Torch To Liberty

by Eli Yamin & Clifford Carlson

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1.	Newsgirl Rag 04:10	buy track
2.	Don't Go Back On Your Raisin' Piano Solo 01:18	buy track
3.	Factory Dance 01:14	buy track
4.	N.Y. Harbor/Comets Arrival 01:10	buy track
5.	The Roar Of The Wild Boar 01:26	buy track
6.	Newsgirl Rag II 00:53	buy track
7.	Factory Dance II 01:11	buy track
8.	It's The Way That You Talk 02:28	buy track
9.	What Is America 01:26	buy track
10.	Don't Go Back On Your Raisin' 03:37	buy track
11.	What Is America (Blues) 02:01	buy track
12.	What Is America (Habanera) 01:23	buy track
13.	Wild Cat Strut 02:10	buy track
14.	Cuban Love Song 03:12	buy track
15.	Flame Dance 04:29	buy track
16.	Newsgirl Rag III 01:23	buy track
17.	Don't Go Back On Your Raisin' Reprise 01:35	buy track
18.	What Is America - Finale 02:07	buy track

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Holding the Torch for Liberty tells the story of the culmination of the women's suffrage movement in the United States, circa 1920. Through ragtime, classic blues, New Orleans and Cuban infused original music, Holding the Torch for Liberty traces how courageous working women joined forces to fight for and win final passage of the 19th Amendment. Combining actual historical events with magical realism, the Statue of Liberty comes to life, goes dancing in a Harlem nightclub, and later meets a determined group of suffragists. Ms.Liberty's torch becomes a window ti the future, as the roles for women in the country grow - women doctors, lawyers, engineers and even the president. With the country openly divided, a lone congressman fro Tennessee gets an inspirational letter from his mother reminding him that standing up for justice and doing what is right comes easily when you follow your heart.

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released March 22, 2023

All vocal songs by Eli Yamin and Clifford Carlson and published by Yamin Music (BMI)
All instrumentals by Eli Yamin and published by Yamin Music (BMI Music)

Producer: Eli Yamin
Associate Producer: Clifford Carlson
Executive Producers: Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation, Theatrical Rights, Avatar Studios
Recording & Mix Engineer: Jim Anderson
Additional Engineering: Tim Marchiafava, Roy Hendrickson
Assistant Engineer: Tim Marchiafava
Mastered by Alan Silvermanat Arf! Productions
Recorded at Avatar Studias
Artistic Director, The Jazz Drama Program: Eli Yamin
Acting Coach: Judith Greentree
Assistant Vocal Coach: Lisa Gwasda
Cover Illustration: Sarah Edkins
Packaging Design: Scott Johnson

Musicians:
Conductor, Piano: Eli Yamin (Eli Yamin is a Steinway Artist)
Bb and C Clarinet: Evan Christopher
Violin: Sara Caswell
Trombone, Euphonium: Chris Washburne
Bass: Nicki Parrott
Drums, Percussion: Stefan Schatz

The Jazz Drama Program Singers:
Rossell Agpaoa
Sofia D'Alessandro
Tiffany Araya
Darlene Guiterrez
Lisa Gwasda
Iva Kostic
Ambar Lopez
Anaie Loyola
Drew Maiden
Georgina Mella
Alice Olom
Baldwin Pena
Shantaysha Peprah
Justin Rivera
Asia Sanchez
Additional Dialogue: Jonah Kupperstock

Thanks to: Kirk Imamura, Jim Anderson, Alan Silverman, Roy Hendrickson, Dr.William Rodriguez, Larry Richmond, Shireen Dickson, Kim Hoare, Celia Cruz Bronx High School of music, Steve Spiegel, Theatrical Rights Worldwide, Avatar Studios and all the supporters of The Jazz Drama Program

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Eli Yamin New York, New York

Described as “eloquently bluesy” by Time Out NY, award winning New York pianist, Eli Yamin, a/k/a “Dr. E,” has traveled the world as a jazz and blues ambassador bringing good times to diverse audiences around the globe. With a doctorate in music, and a book published on singing the blues, Dr. E brings his work home to Harlem and the Heights w/ the non-profit org he founded, Jazz Power Initiative. ... more

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