Ah, swing, well we used to call it syncopation - then they called it ragtime, then blues - then jazz. Now, it's swing. Ha! Ha! White folks yo'all sho is a mess. Ha! Ha! Swing! - Louis Armstrong, asked by host Bing Crosby to explain swing on a national radio program
This isn't exactly country blues, nor is my approach to it. Maybe some of you'll enjoy it anyway. I hesitated between posting to "performance corner" and "other musical interests" myself, so if moderators want to move it, please do so. Anyway, here's a little instrumental take on the tune:
Nice Pan, such a beautiful melody. I've become more and more interested in the "concert spiritual" repertoire in the past several years. Love listening to Paul Robeson & Marion Anderson etc. Been messing with a version of Josha fit the battle of Jericho myself on and off.
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Hi all, For any of you who enjoy beautifully done renditions of spirituals, there was a great CD put out around the mid-90s, a duo of Charlie Haden on bass and the late Hank Jones on piano, called "Steal Away", on Verve, the program of which, apart from a couple of originals, is all spirituals. It is a terrific CD I would recommend very highly. I'm pretty sure you'd get a kick out of it, Pan. All best, Johnm
Thanks for the tip, John. I'll check it out. This reminded me that I have an Archie Shepp and Horace Parlan record called "Going Home", with their versions of the spirituals. I had completely forgotten about it! I'll have to check their version of the tune as well! They made a (jazz-)blues album called "Trouble in Mind" which I have and like too.