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Philip Brunelle, VocalEssence Ensemble Singers and Chorus, Jearlyn Steele
Witness: Got the Saint Louis Blues - Classical Music in the Jazz Age
Genres: Classical, Gospel

Track Listings (11) - Disc #1
1. William C. Handy: Saint Louis Blues
2. Harry T. Burleigh: O Southland
3. Florence B. Price: Song for Snow
4. Florence B. Price: Moon Bridge
5. R. Nathaniel Dett: Listen to the Lambs
6. Harry T. Burleigh: Ethiopia's Paean to Exaltation
7. Carl R. Diton: Poor Mourner's Got a-Home
8. James P. Johnson: Yamekraw: A Negro Rhapsody
9. R. Nathaniel Dett: Chariot Jubilee
10. Edmund Thornton Jenkins: Charlestonia: Folk Rhapsody for Orchestra, No. 1
11. R. Nathaniel Dett: Ave Maria

Vibrant music from the crossroads?South and North, African and American, church and street?characterizes the era between 1914 and 1930.

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All Artists: Philip Brunelle, VocalEssence Ensemble Singers and Chorus, Jearlyn Steele, Michael Forest, Paul Shaw
Title: Witness: Got the Saint Louis Blues - Classical Music in the Jazz Age
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Clarion
Original Release Date: 1/1/2004
Re-Release Date: 2/10/2004
Genres: Classical, Gospel
Styles: Opera & Classical Vocal, Forms & Genres, Concertos, Historical Periods, Modern, 20th, & 21st Century
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPCs: 040888090724, 0408880907240

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Vibrant music from the crossroads?South and North, African and American, church and street?characterizes the era between 1914 and 1930.

CD Reviews

Historically significant music, wonderfully performed!

AfroAmericanHeritage | Wisconsin | 05/31/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Each of the composers here was a significant contributor to the Harlem Renaissance and by tune or text, these works document the coming jazz explosion. Many have never before been recorded.For over 10 years, The VocalEssence Ensemble Singers and Chorus (conducted by Philip Brunelle) has presented an enduring series of concerts showcasing the talents of trailblazing African American composers. Now this wealth of music is available outside the concert hall through a series of recordings called WITNESS. The other three CDs are available as single titles, or in the boxed set THE WITNESS COLLECTION which includes:WHAT A MIGHTY GOD: Spirituals and Gospels for Chorus
DANCE LIKE THE WIND: Music of Today's Black Composers
GOT THE SAINT LOUIS BLUES: Classical Music in the Jazz Age
SKYWARD MY PEOPLE ROSE: Music of William Grant StillHIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
Curator, AfroAmericanHeritage.com"