Slavery in America - Redemption Songs 1914-1972

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1▼Digital Media: Slavery
#TitleArtistLength
1Kabondo musambo wa changachanga
Lulua Men4:20
2Chant d’invitation à la danse
Maboudana & Badolo2:44
3Bid ’em In
Oscar Brown Jr.1:33
4Driva’ Man
Max Roach with Abbey Lincoln5:17
5How Come Me Here?
Michel Larue0:33
6The Slave
The Mighty Sparrow6:58
7Before the Sun Goes Down
Michel Larue0:59
8Early in the Mornin’
lead vocals:
"22" (Benny Will Richardson)
vocals:
"Hart Hat" (Willie Lacey), "Little Red" and "Tangle Eye" Walter Jackson
field recordings:
Alan Lomax (from 1947-11 until 1947-12)
recorded at:
Mississippi State Penitentiary in Sunflower County, Mississippi, United States and Camp B, Parchman Farm (Mississippi State Penitentiary) in Quitman County, Mississippi, United States (from 1947-11 until 1947-12)
22 and Group4:43
9Song of the Cotton Field
Duke Ellington and His Kentucky Club Orchestra3:02
10Old Alabama
field recordings:
Alan Lomax
recorded at:
Mississippi State Penitentiary in Sunflower County, Mississippi, United States
B.B. and Group3:03
11Carrie Belle
recorded in:
St. Simons, Georgia, United States (on 1959-10-12)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (on 1959-10-12)
lead vocals:
John Davis (in 1959-10)
vocals:
Joe Armstrong (in 1959-10), Jerome Davis (in 1959-10), Peter Davis (in 1959-10), Bessie Jones (in 1959-10), Henry Morrison (in 1959-10), Willis Proctor (in 1959-10) and Ben Ramsay (in 1959-10)
John Davis and The Spiritual Singers of Georgia3:39
12Working Man
guitar:
Bo Diddley (in 1960)
maracas:
Jerome Green (in 1960)
membranophone:
Clifton James (in 1960)
vocals:
Bo Diddley (in 1960)
Bo Diddley2:34
13M’pas bwè m’pas mangé
recorded in:
Haiti
producer:
Moses Asch
editor and field recordings:
Harold Courlander
Libera Bordereau & Ti Yogan1:31
14The Buzzard Lope
recorded in:
St. Simons, Georgia, United States (on 1959-10-12)
lead vocals:
Bessie Jones
vocals:
Joe Armstrong, Jerome Davis, John Davis, Peter Davis, Henry Morrison, Willis Proctor and Ben Ramsay
field recordings:
Alan Lomax (on 1959-10-12)
edit of:
The Buzzard Lope by Bessie Jones and group
Bessie Jones and The Spiritual Singers of Georgia1:13
15Hard Times in Ol’ Virginia
recorded in:
St. Simons, Georgia, United States (on 1960-04-11)
lead vocals:
John Davis (on 1960-04-11)
vocals:
Peter Davis (on 1960-04-11), Bessie Jones (on 1960-04-11), Henry Morrison (on 1960-04-11) and Willis Proctor (on 1960-04-11)
field recordings:
Alan Lomax (on 1960-04-11)
John Davis and The Spiritual Singers of Georgia3:14
16Say Boss Man
recording of:
Say Boss Man
writer:
Bo Diddley
Bo Diddley2:35
17Bagai sala que pochery moin
Jules Sims2:32
18Don’t Break It I Say
King Radio, The Tiger, The Lion3:13
19L’Été
Ensemble de quadrille guadeloupéen5:16
20John Canoe Music
John Canoe Group1:48
21To‐wa‐bac‐a‐way, the Indian Race
Mardi Gras Indians3:32
22Bamboula ‐ Danse des nègres, op. 2
Eugene List7:23
2▼Digital Media: Songs of Freedom
#TitleArtistLength
1Macumba de Oxóssi
Zé Espinguela e Grupo Do Rae Alufá2:25
2La famille li fait ca
Lena Hibbert1:48
3Voodoo Blues
Red Saunders and His Orchestra3:01
4Coté yo, coté yo
Libera Bordereau1:06
5Tele Mina for Chango
Mongo Santamaría3:02
6If Death Has Power
Marcus Garvey0:54
7Zombie Jamboree
The Talbot Brothers2:27
8This Little Light of Mine
Michel Larue1:41
9Moses
recorded in:
St. Simons, Georgia, United States (on 1960-04-11)
lead vocals:
John Davis
vocals:
Peter Davis, Bessie Jones, Henry Morrison and Willis Proctor
field recordings:
Alan Lomax (on 1960-04-11)
John Davis and The Spiritual Singers of Georgia4:18
10Better Day A‐coming
Michel Larue1:05
11Turkle Dove
recorded in:
St. Simons, Georgia, United States (on 1960-04-11)
recording engineer and field recordings:
Alan Lomax (on 1960-04-11)
lead vocals:
Bessie Jones (on 1960-04-11)
vocals:
John Davis (on 1960-04-11), Peter Davis (on 1960-04-11), Henry Morrison (on 1960-04-11) and Willis Proctor (on 1960-04-11)
Bessie Jones and The Spiritual Singers of Georgia1:44
12Live Humble
recorded in:
St. Simons, Georgia, United States (on 1959-10-12)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax
lead vocals:
John Davis (on 1959-10-12)
vocals:
Joe Armstrong (on 1959-10-12), Jerome Davis (on 1959-10-12), Peter Davis (on 1959-10-12), Bessie Jones (on 1959-10-12), Henry Morrison (on 1959-10-12), Willis Proctor (on 1959-10-12) and Ben Ramsay (on 1959-10-12)
field recordings:
Alan Lomax (on 1959-10-12)
John Davis and The Spiritual Singers of Georgia3:50
13Summertime / Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child
Mahalia Jackson6:43
14Massa’s in the Cold Cold Ground
The Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet2:50
15Shadrack
recording of:
Shadrack
writer:
R. McGimsey
Louis Armstrong2:48
16March On
Michel Larue1:19
17See Aunt Dinah
recorded in:
St. Simons, Georgia, United States (in 1960-04)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax
lead vocals:
Bessie Jones (in 1960-04)
vocals:
Cornelia Hunter, John Davis (in 1960-04), Henry Morrison (in 1960-04) and Alberta Ramsay (in 1960-04)
field recordings:
Alan Lomax (in 1960-04)
Bessie Jones and The Spiritual Singers of Georgia3:07
18Link O’Day
Michel Larue1:17
19The Underground Railroad
Anne Grimes1:04
20Abolitionist Hymn
Hermes Nye1:27
21Marching Song (of the First Arkansas Negro Regiment)
Tennessee Ernie Ford3:02
22Lincoln and Liberty
Hermes Nye1:25
23Babylon Gone
Winston and Roywith Count Ossie on the African Drums2:11
24Freedom
Clancy Eccles2:56
25Freedom Day
Max Roach6:10
26Free
The Paul Bley Quintet with Ornette Coleman5:41
3▼Digital Media: Racial Segregation & Modern Slavery
#TitleArtistLength
1The Great Grandfather
guitar:
Bo Diddley
harmonica:
Billy Boy Arnold
maracas:
Jerome Green
membranophone:
Frank Kirkland
vocals:
Bo Diddley
recording of:
The Great Grandfather
lyricist and composer:
Bo Diddley
Bo Diddley2:30
2Chain Gang
recording of:
Chain Gang (Sam Cooke song)
lyricist and composer:
Sam Cooke
Sam Cooke2:36
3Prettiest Train
percussion [hoes] and background vocals:
unidentified men
lead vocals:
Benny Will Richardson (“22”)
field recordings:
Alan Lomax (in 1947)
recorded at:
Lambert Camp, Parchman Farm (Mississippi State Penitentiary) in Sunflower County, Mississippi, United States (in 1947)
22 and Group3:47
4Work Song
Oscar Brown Jr.2:36
5Jim Crow
The Union Boys2:50
6Ol’ Man River
Paul Robeson3:12
7Mardi Gras in New Orleans
Professor Longhair and His Shuffling Hungarians2:54
8Another Man Done Gone
Vera Hall0:41
9Levee Camp Blues
Robert Pete Williams7:00
10How Long Must I Be Your Slave
John Lee Hooker3:15
11Dry Bones in the Valley
The Reverend J.M. Gates3:45
12Babylon Did It
Marcus Garvey2:08
13Swing Low Sweet Chariot
Sister Ola Mae Terrell2:36
14Go Down Moses
The Ebony Three2:46
15Two Wings
The Southern Sons2:39
16We Believe in the God of Ethiopia
Marcus Garvey0:58
17Going Home to Zion Land
Count Ossie and the Wareikas2:11
18Don’t Rock the Boat
The Charioteers2:46
19Marching Up to Zion
The Blind Boys of Alabama2:03
20I’m Going Back to Africa
Lord Invader4:59
21Liberia
recording engineer:
Tom Dowd (on 1960-10-26)
producer:
Nesuhi Ertegun
double bass and double bass [bass]:
Steve Davis (on 1960-10-26)
drums (drum set):
Elvin Jones (on 1960-10-26)
piano:
McCoy Tyner (on 1960-10-26)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1960-10-26)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Essential Jazz Classics (in 2014)
recorded at:
Atlantic Studios in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1960-10-26)
recording of:
Liberia (original instrumental composition) (on 1960-10-26)
composer:
John Coltrane
publisher:
Jowcol Music
John Coltrane6:51
22We’ll Anchor Bye and Bye
The Southern Sons2:03
23You Got to Move
The Blind Boys of Alabama2:31
24Don’t Turn Me From Your Door
John Lee Hooker2:42

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