Paul Robeson: Songs of Struggle & Love (Very Best of …Volume II – 29 tracks)

amuletts — Wed, 31 Jan 2024 23:45:57 +0000

This collection is the companion to ALC1256 ‘Very Best of /Ol’ Man River’ and focuses more on his ‘Songs of struggle’ and on Spirituals and Lullabies Paul Robeson once said: ‘The artist must elect to fight for Freedom or for Slavery.’

[1] Summertime (Porgy and Bess) New Mayfair Orch / Greenwood 2:34

[2] Carry me Back to Green Pastures (Pepper) Orch / Ray Noble 2:50

[3] Were You There when they Crucified my Lord? (Trad. spritual) 2:42

[4] By and By (Trad. spritual) 2:24

[5] John Henry (Trad; arr.Johnson) Lawrence Brown, piano 2:27

[6] Joe Hill (Robinson, Hayes) Lawrence Brown, piano 2:39

[7] The Peat-Bog Soldiers (Moorsoldaten; arr.Eisler) Lawrence Brown 2:25

[8] Kevin Barry (Anon. Irish) 2:09

[9] Native Land (Donayevsky) Lawrence Brown, piano 2:19

[10] The Four Insurgent Generals (Anon. Spanish Civil War) 2:23

[11] Oh, How Proud Our Quiet Don (Dzerzhinsky) Lawrence Brown 3:18

[12] Killing Song (Sanders of the River) (Spoliansky, Wimperis) 2:19

[13] Congo Lullaby (Sanders of the River) (Spoliansky, Wimperis) 3:03

[14] At Dawning (Cadman) 2:20

[15] Didn’t my Lord Deliver Daniel ? (Trad. spiritual) 1:27

[16] Steal Away to Jesus (Trad. spiritual) 2:57

[17] St.Louis Blues (Handy) Orchestra / Ray Noble 3:26

[18] Mah Lindy Lou (Strickland) Orchestra / Ray Noble 3:11

[19] Cradle Song (Gretchaninov) Lawrence Brown, piano 2:07

[20] Passing By (Purcell:Herrick) Lawrence Brown, piano 2:19

[21] Lazin’ (from Big Fella) Orchestra / Eric Ansell 2:44

[22] Thora (Weatherley:Adams) Orchestra / Walter Goehr 3:23

[23] Love At My Heart (Graves:arr.Wood) Orchestra / Walter Goehr 2:03

[24] Encantadora Maria (Kilyeni) Orchestra / Ronnie Munro 2:38

[25] Ebenezer (The Proud Valley) with Male Chorus 2:26

[26] All Men are Brothers / Ode to Joy (Beethoven/Schiller) 2:39

[27] Song of the Plains (Red Army Song) (arr.Knipper) Lawrence Brown 3:05

[28] The Soviet Anthem (edited) with Chorus 2:06

[29] Jerusalem (Blake) 2:21

Very Best of Paul Robeson ‘Ol’ Man River’

amuletts — Wed, 31 Jan 2024 23:41:06 +0000

“he opened his mouth and let out that tremendous resonant voice of his to the last stop, and Ol’ Man River echoed from the far hills around us. His voice filled the universe and we were carried with it to glorious heights” (Crosby Gaige)

1. Ol’ Man River (Showboat) (Kern/Hammerstein II) (g/1928) 3:51
2. Canoe Song (Sanders of the River) (Spoliansky/Wimperis) (b/1935) 2:55
3. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (Trad.arr.Brown) (e/1933) 2:43
4. Some Enchanted Evening (South Pacific) (Rodgers/Hammerstein II) (f/1960) 3:50
5. All God’s Chillun Got Wings (Trad.arr.Johnson) (a/1931) 1:48
6. Skye Boat Song (McLeod/Boulton arr.Lawson) (f/1960) 2:27
7. The Riddle Song (arr.Love) (f/1960) 2:05
8. I’ll Walk Beside You (Lockton/Murray) (f/1960) 2:16
9. Shortnin’ Bread (Wolfe/Wood) (c/1933) 1:07
10. Lazybones (Carmichael/Mercer) (c/1933) 3:17
11. All Through the Night (Trad.arr.Somervell) (d/1937) 3:16
12. Land of My Fathers (Trad.arr.Love) (f/1960) 3:01
13. River Stay Away from My Door (Dixon/Woods) (c/1931) 3:23
14. When it’s Sleepy Time Down South (Rene/Muse) (c/1931) 3:21
15. Just a’Wearyin’ for You (Stanton/Jacobs/Bond) (f/1960) 3:01
16. Down de Lovers’ Lane (arr.Love) (f/1960) 2:24
17. Duet: I Still Suits Me (Showboat) (Kern/Hammerstein II) (d/1936) 2:48
18. Lonesome Road (Shilkret/Austin) (c/1929) 2:48
19. Rockin’ Chair (Carmichael) (c/1931) 3:27
20. It Ain’t Necessarily So (G&I Gershwin) (d/1938) 2:28
21. Old Folks at Home – “Swanee River” (Foster) (d/1934) 1:26
22. Song of the Volga Boatmen (Trad.) (d/1938) 2:41
23. Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho (Trad.) (a/1936) 2:00
24. Shenandoah (Trad.arr.Henry) (a/1936) 3:09
25. Mighty Lak’ a Rose (Nevin/Stanton) (c/1929) 3:17
26. Water Boy (Trad.arr.Robinson) (e/1933) 2:31
27. Joe Hill (Robinson/Hayes) (a/1942) 2:40
28. Ma Curly-Headed Baby (Clutsam) (f/1960) 2:55
29. Deep River (Trad.arr.Burleigh) with uncredited orchestra (1940) 2:21

Paul Robeson – Alto CD

Paul Robeson: Songs of Struggle & Love (Very Best of …Volume II – 29 tracks)

Very Best of Paul Robeson ‘Ol’ Man River’