Description
“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
