Mosaic: A Collection of African-American Spirituals With Piano and Guitar

Track Listings
1. Ev'ry Time I Feel the Spirit    
2. Roun'about de Mountain    
3. Lord, I Just Can't Keep from Cryin'    
4. My Soul's Been Anchored    
5. City Called Heaven    
6. Give Me Jesus    
7. O Glory    
8. Come Down Angels    
9. He Never Said a Mumblin' Word    
10. Watch and Pray    
11. Walk Together Children    
12. Deep River    
13. This Little Light of Mine    
14. Lord, How Come Me Here    
15. He's Got the Whole World in His Hands    
16. Ride Up in the Chariot    

Mosaic: A Collection of African-American Spirituals With Piano and Guitar, Music, Margaret Bonds, Angela M. / Cooper, Tyron Brown, Roland Hayes, Moses Hogan, Joseph Joubert, Betty Jackson King, Undine Smith Moore, Florence B. Price, Evelyn Simpson-Curenton, Tyron Cooper, Joseph Joubert, Angela Brown, 20th/21st Century Music for Voice and Keyboard, Classical, Classical Artists, Classical Vocals, Miscellaneous, Miscellaneous Music, Modern Electric Blues, Vocal, Vocal Music
Mosaic: A Collection of African-American Spirituals With Piano and Guitar
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Beauty, power, and clarity
  • Not traditional American Negro spirituals mostly.
  • Great opera, not spiritual style I thought title suggested.
  • A Glorious Burgeoning Diva!
  • Classical music with heart and soul
 Mosaic: A Collection of African-American Spirituals With Piano and Guitar

Manufacturer: Albany Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0006A9FUU
Release Date: 2004-11-30

Tracks:

  1. Ev'ry Time I Feel the Spirit
  2. Roun'about de Mountain
  3. Lord, I Just Can't Keep from Cryin'
  4. My Soul's Been Anchored
  5. City Called Heaven
  6. Give Me Jesus
  7. O Glory
  8. Come Down Angels
  9. He Never Said a Mumblin' Word
  10. Watch and Pray
  11. Walk Together Children
  12. Deep River
  13. This Little Light of Mine
  14. Lord, How Come Me Here?
  15. He's Got the Whole World in His Hands
  16. Ride Up in the Chariot

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Beauty, power, and clarity.......2007-05-06

Buy this CD for her rendition of "He Never Said a Mumbalin' Word" alone --- truly lovely, simply brilliant.

2 out of 5 stars Not traditional American Negro spirituals mostly........2005-10-24

If you are looking for the soulfull melodic or jubilation of traditional American Negro spirituals, this is not it. But it is masterful musicianship.

3 out of 5 stars Great opera, not spiritual style I thought title suggested........2005-09-08

This is a very good classical collection. The rating would have been higher if the description had suggested the actual style of the music. I am giving it 3 stars because this is a very good OPERA style collection - not the spiritual style I was hoping for. Given the title and simple instruments, I thought it would be different - more relaxed. I wish a sample of the music had been available. If you want spirituals sung in an OPERA style you will love this. She is an amazing talent.

5 out of 5 stars A Glorious Burgeoning Diva!.......2005-05-07

Though this particular selection of songs may not be one the recital lover would choose, MOSAIC introduces to the recording audience the magnificent voice of Angela M. Brown, a gifted singer whose career has been nurtured by appearances with small opera companies until her highly successful Metropolitan Opera debut in 'Aida' last year. Now this intelligent singer is currently replacing the indomitable Jessye Norman in a Detroit Opera premiere and even in that vulnerable position of comparison she is making a triumphant statement.

MOSAIC is pleasant enough recital of African American Spirituals with sensitive piano and guitar accompaniment. But it is in the few unaccompanied songs that the splendor of this very large voice with a seemingly bottomless register is best displayed. Brown has a glowing top as well as a lush bottom in her register and her attention to the control of the cascade of sound is simply thrilling. Brown knows this repertoire well and is convincing in her delivery of not only the message but the depth of emotion of each song.

Hopefully a recording of songs and arias will follow soon, especially as her opera reputation grows. But for now, MOSAIC is a fine introduction to a voice whose destiny seems assured. Grady Harp, May 05

5 out of 5 stars Classical music with heart and soul.......2005-03-01

Daniel Alexander Payne, sixth bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church worked tirelessly to purge emotionalism from African American modes of worship, and derided spirituals as "corn field ditties." Starting with the Fisk Jubilee Singers and into current century, composers such as Florence Price, Margaret Bonds, Moses Hogan and Joseph Joubert have sought new, classical interpretations of these timeless, soulful songs.

I must confess, I've never been a big fan of classicised spirituals. Spirituals ARE emotional, expressions of unbearable pain, of longing, of optimism and ultimate belief in salvation. To strip them of that by prettying them up is to deny their very reason for being.

But having said all that: I absolutely loved MOSAIC! Angela Brown does not let her classical training get in the way of putting a song over with heart and soul. She obviously loves these songs, and her rich voice moved me to tears on several occasions. The instrumental accompaniments (Joseph Joubert on piano, Tyron Cooper on guitar) are gorgeously subtle and supportive.

The sound quality of this disc is superb, a fitting tribute to the many African American composers represented here. Highly recommended!

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