A Final Masterpiece, Reluctantly

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However, the many fully italicized titles are either unissued or not cited in the book and inserted at appropriate places.

Additionally, and most problematically, the selections from The Private Collection Vol. 5: The Suites is only available (currently) as a continuous video. In these cases, the selections begin at the appropriate moment, but the user needs to stop it at the appropriate time - listed - in order to here just the selection. This is most easily done while using full screen.

Alternatively, starting at "The Spring" the user can listen to the full suite uninterrupted. Two *s indicate this selection.

The River by Alvin Ailey Company

The Spring (mistitled The Pring on the video) 3:20 May 11, 1970 from The Piano Player

* The Spring * 2:26 May 25, 1970 Full Suite uninterrupted. Stop at 2:26 from The Private Collection The Suites Vol 5

The Spring 3:32 April 29, 1974 Toronto CJRT Orchestra conducted by Ron Collier Unissued

The Spring 3:00 Oct. 3, 1992 Detroit Symphony Orchestra conducted by Neeme Jarvi Candos American Series

The Run 2:46 from The Piano Player

The Run 2:34 May 25, 1970 Full Suite uninterrupted. Stop at 5:00 from The Private Collection The Suites Vol 5

The Meander 2:36 May 11, 1970 from The Piano Player

The Meander 5:08 May 25, 1970 Full Suite uninterrupted. Stop at 10:08 from The Private Collection The Suites Vol 5

The Meander 4:01 April 29, 1974, Toronto CJRT Orchestra conducted by Ron Collier Unissued

The Meander 3:57 Oct. 3, 1992 Detroit Symphony Orchestra conducted by Neeme Jarvi Candos American Series

Grap (=The Giggling Rapids) 2:48 May 11, 1970 from The Piano Player

The Giggling Rapids 4:19 May 25, 1970 Full Suite uninterrupted. Stop at 14:33 from The Private Collection The Suites Vol 5

The Giggling Rapids April 29, 1974 Toronto CJRT Orchestra conducted by Ron Collier Unissued

The Giggling Rapids 2:55 Oct. 3, 1992 Detroit Symphony Orchestra conducted by Neeme Jarvi Candos American Series

The Lake 3:36 May 11, 1970 from The Piano Player

The Lake 6:53 May 25, 1970 Full Suite uninterrupted. Stop at 21:25 from The Private Collection The Suites Vol 5

The Lake 7:58 April 29, 1974 Toronto CJRT Orchestra conducted by Ron Collier Unissued

The Lake 6:51 Oct. 3, 1992 Detroit Symphony Orchestra conducted by Neeme Jarvi Candos American Series

The Falls 2:59 May 25, 1970 from The Private Collection The Suites Vol 5 stop at 24:27

Falls 3:14 from Suite from The River Louisville Orchestra conducted by Akiro Endo

The Whirlpool = Vortex 3:23 June 3, 1970 Full Suite uninterrupted. Stop at 27:50 from The Private Collection The Suites Vol 5

Vortex 2:27 April 29, 1974 Toronto CJRT Orchestra conducted by Ron Collier Unissued

Vortex 2:13 Oct. 3, 1992 Detroit Symphony Orchestra conducted by Neeme Jarvi Candos American Series

Alvin Ailey company performance of Vortex

Taffy Twist 5:49 (Mercer Ellington) June 6, 1962 from The Feeling of Jazzz

The River (=Riba or Mainstream) 3:55 June 3, 1970 from The Private Collection The Suites Vol 5 stop at 31:46

Riba (= The River) 3:50 April 29, 1974 Toronto CJRT Orchestra conducted by Ron Collier Unissued

Riba (= The River) 3:18 Oct. 3, 1992 Detroit Symphony Orchestra conducted by Neeme Jarvi Candos American Series

Stud (= The Neo-Hip-Hop Cool Kiddies Community) 2:25 posibly May 11, 1970 and included on The Piano Player

The Neo-Hip-Hop Cool Kiddies Community (=Stud) 1:46 June 3, 1970 from The Private Collection The Suites Vol 5 stop at 33:32

Her Majesty the Sea aka The Mother Her Majesty the Sea 2:35 June 15, 1970 from The Private Collection The Suites Vol 5 stop at 41:19 or continue to end with The Spring reprised