Behind the recording

Labor Day (Jump in the Line) — Lord Invader: the circa 1948 recording

“Labor Day” appears as “Labor Day (Jump in the Line)” in the Calypso in New York booklet. The documented New York recording dates to approximately April 1948.

Piano attribution and surviving references

The notes tentatively credit Daphne Weeks on piano alongside Lord Invader’s vocal. The word “probably” matters: this source does not establish a certain pianist identification.

Recording and credit reference
DetailSource information
Recording dateApproximately April 1948
LocationNew York City, New York, U.S.A.
vocalLord Invader
pianoDaphne Weeks (probable attribution)
MatrixCB217
Source recording referenceSmithsonian Acetate #3148
Earlier catalog referencesFolkways FP914; FW6914

Sources: Smithsonian Folkways — Calypso in New York booklet

Find the documented performance

The booklet gives matrix CB217, a Smithsonian acetate reference and two Folkways catalog references. It explicitly leaves the original Cub issue number unknown. The later 2000 compilation therefore offers a traceable performance without resolving every earlier release detail.

Smithsonian edition
DetailSource information
AlbumCalypso in New York
Edition year2000
Catalog numberSFW40454
Track position15
Label track titleLabor Day

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Sources: Smithsonian Folkways — Calypso in New York booklet · Smithsonian Folkways — Calypso in New York tracklist

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