A unique collection for the flute: 46 full-page solos, including arrangements of spirituals, folk songs, dance tunes, and melodies by African-American composers, plus five solos composed for this collection. Includes melodies by A. J. R. Conner, Henry Hart, J. W. Postlewaite, Will Accooe, John W. Boone, Justin Holland, James Allen Bland and more. Features previously unpublished solo by renowned Philadelphia musician Francis Johnson, the earliest known composition by an African-American, dating from 1815. Favorites include Amen, Banyan Tree, Doctor Bird, and Ev'ry Time I Feel the Spirit. Supported by Internet-accessible melody-specific Historical Notes.

• Forty-six full-page solos for flute
• Arrangements of melodies by America's best known composers of African descent, as well as traditional melodies
• Internet-based melody-specific Historical Notes

African Counting Song        
Amen        
American Polka Quadrille       A.J.R. Conner
An Andante       Justin Holland 
Augustus       Francis Johnson 
Aurora Waltz       John W. Boone
Banyan Tree        
Beau Matin Mo Contre Manette        
Bessee Waltz       J.W. Postlewaite
Better Walk Steady        
Biddy, Biddy        
Black Patti Waltz 1       Will Accooe
Black Patti Waltz 2       Will Accooe 
Calvary        
Caroline Cotillin       Francis Johnson
Carry Me Back to Old Virginny       James Allen Bland
Castilian       Francis Johnson,  
Castles' Half and Half       James Reese Europe & F.T. Dabney 
Chesnut Street Promenade Quadrille 3       Francis Johnson
Chesnut Street Promenade Quadrille 4       A.J.R. 
Chicago Waltz       Edmund Dede 
Chicken       Will Accooe,  
Clarinda Polka Quadrille 3       Edward de Roland
Clarinda Polka Quadrille 4       Edward de Roland  
Concert Hall Favorite Waltz       J.W. Postlewaite
Congratulations       James Reese Europe  
Creole Clementine      
Cupid's Frolic       James Hemmenway  
Daffney Do You Love Me       Henry Har
Davis Quick Step       Isaac Hazzard  
Deux Terms Quadrille 3       Edward de Roland  
Dinah's Barbecue       John W. Boone
Do, Lord, Remember Me        
Doctor Bird        
Don't You Let Nobody Turn You Around        
En Avant, Grenadiers!        
Ev'ry Time I Feel the Spirit        
Fais Do-Do, Fais Do-Do        
Fan Me Soldier Man        
The American Girl       Francis Johnson,  
The Colored Regimental Guard       Harry Davis
Zam Bo Ree      
Zamaica      
Zamaya       
Zambastic      
Zarr Be DO