Black Christmas : spirituals in the African-American tradition
- Published:
- Ocean, NJ : Musical Heritage Society, [1992]
- Copyright Date:
- ©1992
- Physical Description:
- 1 audio disc (45:16) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
- Additional Creators:
- Ayers, Vanessa, Young, Thomas (Tenor), Mosely, Robert, Smith, Dinard, and Isaac, Ronald
- Contents:
- Behold the star (3:58) -- Rise up, shepherd (4:27) --Mary had a baby : (solo) (1:48) -- Rockin' Jerusalem (2:23) -- Glory to the newborn king (1:22) -- Sister Mary had-a but one child (3:20) -- Mary was the queen of Galilee (6:11) -- Sweet little Jesus boy (4:36) --My Lord, what a mornin' (3:19) -- Wasn't that a mighty day (1:46) -- Mary had a baby : (chorus) (2:58) -- Lit'l boy (Christ in the temple) (3:17) -- Glory, hallelujah (1:30) -- Reign, King Jesus! (3:18).
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- Duration:
- ["00:45:16"]
- Note:
- Licensed from Essay Recordings, c1990.
Compact disc. - Participant/Performer Note:
- Vanessa Ayers, mezzo-soprano ; Thomas Young, tenor ; Robert Mosely, baritone ; Dinard Smith, piano ; chorus ; Ronald Isaac, conductor.
- Data/Place of Event:
- Recorded Feb. 26, 1990 (chorus) and May 22, 1990 (solo songs), St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Jersey City, NJ.
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