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Songs of illumination
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- Other Title
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- Additional title on container: Contemporary African-American composers
- Format
- Sound Recordings
- Languages
- English, Creoles and Pidgins, French-based (Other)
- Contributors
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- Brown, William, 1938-2004, singer
- Watkins, Howard (Pianist), instrumentalist
- Taylor, Vivian, instrumentalist
- Smith, Hale, 1925-2009. Jesus lay your head in the window
- Nickerson, Camille. Gué, gué, solingaie
- Kerr, Thomas H., Jr., 1915-1988. Git on board
- Hailstork, Adolphus C. Song of Ruth
- Newby, Stephen, 1961-. His eye is on the sparrow
- Swanson, Howard, 1907-1978. Songs for Patricia
- Banfield, William C., 1961- Prophetess
- Simpson-Curenton, Evelyn, 1953-. Lord I don't feel noways tired
- Anderson, T. J. (Thomas Jefferson), 1928-. Songs of illumination
- Publication
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- Baton Rouge, LA : Centaur, [1998]
- ℗1998
- Physical Details
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- 1 audio disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in
- OCLC
- ocm41541539
- Credits
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- Louise Toppin, soprano ; Bill Brown, tenor (8th-9th works) ; Howard Watkins (1st-7th works), Vivian Taylor (8th-9th works), piano
- Compact disc.
- Program notes by William C. Banfield, biographical notes, and text of 8th work (11 p.) in container.
- Recorded 1995-1996, The Music Room, Boston, Mass.
- Sung in English and (2nd work) Creole.
- Jesus lay your head in the window / Hale Smith (3:40) -- Gué, gué solangae / Camille Nickerson (3:20) -- Git on board / Thomas Kerr (1:55) -- Song of Ruth / Adolphus Hailstork (8:06) -- His eye is on the sparrow / Stephen Newby (2:52) -- Goodnight / Howard Swanson (2:58) -- A new song / William Banfield (3:02) -- Lord I don't feel noways tired / Evelyn Simpson-Curenton (3:49) -- Songs of illumination / T.J. Anderson (44:00)