KRONOS QUARTET – Glorious Mahalia – LP – Black Vinyl [APR 3]

Description

LP – Standard Edition Black Vinyl.

Midway through Martin Luther King Jr.s historic speech at the 1963 March on Washington, a voice rang out from behind him: Tell them about the dream, Martin! That voice belonged to Mahalia Jackson, Kings close friend and one of the most revered gospel singers of the 20th century. Glorious Mahalia, a visionary tribute to Jacksons life by the internationally renowned Kronos Quartet, uses that moment as a springboard to explore the depth of Jacksons musical craft and its impact on the Civil Rights Movement, including her relationship with Clarence Jones and Studs Terkel, other luminaries of the time. Featuring compositions by Stacy Garrop and Zachary James Watkins, a new arrangement of Jacksons astonishing version of the Antonio Haskell composition God Shall Wipe All Tears Away, and archival audio of Jacksons voice, the album illuminates Jacksons historic artistry and advocacy.

Tracklist:

Side 1
1. Glorious Mahalia: I. Hold on
2. Glorious Mahalia: II. Stave in the ground
3. Glorious Mahalia: III. Are you being treated right
4. Glorious Mahalia: IV. Sometime I feel like a motherless child
5. Glorious Mahalia: V. This world will make you think
6. God Shall Wipe All Tears Away

Side 2
1. Peace Be Till: I. Doors of Justice / Black Thread
2. Peace Be Till: II. Protest
3. Peace Be Till: III. Copter
4. Peace Be Till: IV. Symphony of Social Justice
5. Peace Be Till: V. Tell ’em about the dream