The Alan Lomax Collection: Southern Journey, Vol. 12 - Georgia Sea Islands, Biblical Songs and Spirituals
Download links and information about The Alan Lomax Collection: Southern Journey, Vol. 12 - Georgia Sea Islands, Biblical Songs and Spirituals by The Georgia Sea Island Singers, Alan Lomax. This album was released in 1998 and it belongs to Blues, Gospel, World Music, Songwriter/Lyricist genres. It contains 18 tracks with total duration of 58:09 minutes.
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| Artist: | The Georgia Sea Island Singers, Alan Lomax |
| Release date: | 1998 |
| Genre: | Blues, Gospel, World Music, Songwriter/Lyricist |
| Tracks: | 18 |
| Duration: | 58:09 |
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Tracks
[Edit]| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | Moses (featuring Group, John Davis) | 4:17 |
| 2. | Moses, Don't Get Lost (featuring Group, John Davis) | 2:26 |
| 3. | Turkle Dove (featuring Bessie Jones, Group) | 3:38 |
| 4. | Adam in the Garden (featuring Willis Proctor) | 1:49 |
| 5. | Daniel (featuring Willis Proctor) | 2:12 |
| 6. | Daniel in the Lion's Den (featuring Bessie Jones, Group) | 2:21 |
| 7. | Little David (featuring Bessie Jones, Group) | 2:17 |
| 8. | Eli, You Can't Stand (featuring Willis Proctor) | 2:50 |
| 9. | John (featuring Group, John Davis) | 4:17 |
| 10. | Sign of Judgment (featuring Bessie Jones, Group, Henry Morrison) | 4:04 |
| 11. | One of These Days (featuring Willis Proctor) | 2:15 |
| 12. | O Day (featuring Bessie Jones, Group) | 4:40 |
| 13. | Rock In the Weary Land (featuring Group, Peter Davis) | 2:33 |
| 14. | It Just Suits Me (featuring Bessie Jones, Hobart Smith, Group) | 7:05 |
| 15. | I'm Gonna Lay Down My Life for My Lord (featuring Bessie Jones, Group) | 2:44 |
| 16. | Before This Time Another Year (featuring Bessie Jones, Group) | 2:44 |
| 17. | O Death (featuring Bessie Jones, Group) | 3:47 |
| 18. | Goodbye, Everybody (featuring Group) | 2:10 |
Details
[Edit]Because of their isolation, the folk and gospel music of the African-American communities of the Georgia Sea Islands showed stronger ties to African forms, and sometimes had a lilt more associated with the Bahamas and Caribbean. Alan Lomax recorded the 18 biblical songs and spirituals on this recording in 1959 and 1960, and although much has sometimes been made of the distinct quality of Sea Islands music, much of this just sounds like good-quality old-time African-American gospel. When the backing is highly rhythmic and a fife is prominent, it does sound more idiosyncratic. Five of the tracks were previously unreleased, and one, the lengthy "It Just Suits Me," is a real highlight, with guitar accompaniment by Virginia musician Hobart Smith and lengthy back-and-forth passages between lead vocalists and a chorus.