Soundtrack/ DVD Credits (added shortly)
Because of limited space on the DVD/CD  we are providing the
following credits and track information. (Currently being updated)
       Cast

Q...................................Gregory Charles Royal (trombone)
Pretty Boy.....................Chris Albert (trumpet)
Uncle Skillet..................Ken Crutchfield (drums)
Coach............................Kyle D. Younger
B...................................Brooks Giles (sax)
Swang............................Marcus Persiani (piano)
RC.................................Rashaan Carter (bass)
Julie...............................Christina Pitrelli
Young Q........................Tanner Royal
Young Julie....................Danielle Darling
(other cast and credits added shortly)
CD Sountrack Track List

1.   Hardbop Collage  (Dialogue)
2.   When Johnny Comes Marchin Home   
3.   Dancer  
4.   Hot Box
5.   Seven Wonders of the World(Dialogue)
6.   Music and Athletics (Dialogue)
7.   Nikki   
8.   You Can't Sing Jazz Without Soul  (Dialogue)
9.   Fairytales Can Be  
10. Trombone Melody
11. Lessons Learned (Dialogue)
12. The State of Things (Dialogue)
13. The Baggy People of 2010 (Dialogue)  
14. Traffic Cop Oops  
15. Ariel's in the House  
16. Jazz Horn Players   
17. Adagio for Strings   
18. Minor V  
19. Poem of Love
20. Afrika  
21. Praise Him From Whom All Blessings Flow  
22. Traffic Cop   
23. Can't Let Love
1. Hardbop Collage  (Dialogue)
Includes I'm a Jazzy Girl Words and Music by Gregory Charles Royal GCR Music
Company/BMI  and  My Name is Sampson
Words and Music by Gregory Charles Royal GCR Music Company/BMI


2. When Johnny Comes Marchin' Home
Traditional  Arranged by Gregory Charles Royal GCR Music Company/BMI
Gregory Charles Royal trombone; Chris Albert- trumpet; Brooks Giles- tenor sax;
Marcus Persiani- piano; Rashaan Carter - bass; Ken Crutchfield- drums


3. Dancer
Written by Gregory Charles Royal GCR Music Company/BMI
Gregory Charles Royal trombone; Chris Albert- trumpet; Brooks Giles- tenor sax;
Marcus Persiani- piano; Rashaan Carter - bass; Ken Crutchfield- drums


4. Hot Box
Written by Gregory Charles Royal GCR Music Company/BMI
Gregory Charles Royal trombone, piano; Chris Albert- trumpet; Brooks Giles- tenor
sax; Rashaan Carter - bass; Ken Crutchfield- drums


5. Seven Wonders of the World(Dialogue)


6. Music and Athletics (Dialogue)


7. Nikki
Written by Gregory Charles Royal GCR Music Company/BMI
Gregory Charles Royal trombone; Chris Albert- trumpet; Brooks Giles- tenor sax;
Marcus Persiani- piano; Rashaan Carter - bass; Ken Crutchfield- drums


8. You Can't Sing Jazz Without Soul  (Dialogue)


9. Fairytales Can Be
Words and Music by Gregory Charles Royal GCR Music Company/BMI
Paris Royal- vocals; Gregory Charles Royal- piano, keyboards; Rashaan Carter - bass;
Ken Crutchfield- drums


10. Trombone Melody
Written by Gregory Charles Royal GCR Music Comapny/BMI
Gregory Charles Royal- trombone, keyboards

11. Lessons Learned (Dialogue)

12. The State of Things (Dialogue)

13. The Baggy People of 2010 (Dialogue)


14. Traffic Cop Oops
Words by Gregory Charles Royal Music by Duke Ellington
Performed by the Duke Ellington Orchestra with dialogue by Zwehla Taylor
Recorded August 1992 Rusk Sound Studios, Los Angeles, CA


15. Ariel's in the House
Words by Gregory Charles Royal Music by Duke Ellington
Performed by the Duke Ellington Orchestra music Diminuendo in Blue  performed
at the 1956 Newport Jazz Festival with dialogue by Zwehla Taylor and vocals  by
Will Miller and Gregory Charles Royal
Re-recorded August 1992 Rusk Sound Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Personnel: Duke Ellington (piano); Ray Nance (vocals, trumpet); Jimmy Grisson
(vocals); Russell Procope (alto saxophone, clarinet); Johnny Hodges (alto
saxophone); Paul Gonsalves (tenor saxophone); Jimmy Hamilton (tenor saxophone,
clarinet); Harry Carney (baritone saxophone); John Cook, Clark Terry, William "Cat"
Anderson (trumpet); John Sanders, Quentin Jackson, Britt Woodman (trombone);
Jimmy Wood (bass); Sam Woodyard (drums).


16. Jazz Horn Players
Words and Music by Gregory Charles Royal GCR Music Company/BMI
Performed by Ariel( Zwehla Taylor, Simone Harrison, Alana Wilson)
Mark Gross- alto sax; Will Miller-trumpet;
Gregory Charles Royal- trombone, keyboards and drum programs
Recorded August 1992 Rusk Sound Studios, Los Angeles, CA


17. Adagio for Strings
Samuel Barber Arranged by Gregory Charles Royal GCR Music Company/BMI
Gregory Charles Royal- trombone, keyboards
Recorded September 2000 La Crosse, Wisconsin


18. Minor V
Written by Gregory Charles Royal GCR Music Company/BMI
Gregory Charles Royal- trombone, keyboards, drum program
Recorded September 2000 La Crosse, Wisconsin


19. Poem of Love
Words and Music by Gregory Charles Royal GCR Music Company/BMI
Performed by Ariel (Zwehla Taylor Simone Harrison Alana Wilson)
Gregory Charles Royal-trombone keyboards and drum programs
Recorded August 1992 Rusk Sound Studios, Los Angeles, CA


20. Afrika
Written by Gregory Charles Royal
Performed by The Jazz Factor- Mark Gross- alto sax; Reggie Pittman- trumpet;
Gregory Charles Royal- trombone; Darryl Ivey- piano; Billy Johnson- bass; Brian
Kirk- drums.
Recorded 1991 Platinum Island NYC


21. Praise Him From Whom All Blessings Flow
Traditional Arranged by Gregory Charles Royal GCR Music Company/BMI
Gregory Charles Royal- trombone, keyboards
Recorded September 2000 La Crosse, Wisconsin

22. Traffic Cop
Words by Gregory Charles Royal Music by Duke Ellington
Performed by the Duke Ellington Orchestra with dialogue by Zwehla Taylor
Re-recorded August 1992 Rusk Sound Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Cootie Williams, Cat Anderson, Herbie Lewis, Mercer Ellington- trumpets; Buster
Cooper, Lawrence Brown, Chuck Conners- trombones; Jimmy Hamilton tenor sax,
clarinet, Russel Procope

23. Can't Let Love
Words and Music by Gregory Charles Royal GCR Music Company/BMI
Performed by Ariel (Zwehla Taylor Simone Harrison Alana Wilson)
Gregory Charles Royal- keyboards and drum programs
Recorded Platinum Island, NYC and August 1992 Rusk Sound Studios, Los Angeles,
CA
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