Yamekraw

Yamekraw, a Negro Rhapsody is a jazz musical composition written by James P. Johnson in 1927 about a neighborhood of Savannah, Georgia.

It was initially composed for the piano, but was first performed at Carnegie Hall as a jazz-like orchestral arrangement.

[3][4][failed verification] Murray Roth directed a short 1930 musical film inspired by the song.

The film depicts a poor man from a rural area travelling to a large city where he encounters a dancer.

[9] The song is included on the album The Symphonic Jazz of James P. Johnson.