Paul Robeson, vocals ; with orchestral accompaniment (1st, 5th-6th, 8th, 10th-11th, 13th, 16th, 18th, 20th works) ; with Ruthland Clapham, piano (2nd, 17th, 21st works) ; orchestra conducted by Muir Matheson (3rd work) ; orchestra conducted by Ray Noble (4th, 15th and 19th works) ; piano accompaniment (7th work) ; with Lawrence Brown, piano (9th and 12th works) ; orchestra conducted by Eric Ansell (14th work). Recorded between Feb. 3, 1933 and Feb. 26, 1940 in London, England. Compact disc.
Contents:
Swing low, sweet chariot / trad. ; arr., Lawrence Brown (2:50) By and by / trad. ; arr., HT Burleigh (2:24) -- Canoe song (from Sanders of the river) / Spoliansky, Wimperis (2:56) -- Carry me back to green pastures / Pepper (2:55) -- Mood indigo / Ellington, Bigard, Mills (3:16) -- Just a wearyin' for you / Carrie Jacobs-Bond (2:34) -- Deep river / trad. ; arr., Burleigh (2:23) -- Songs my mother taught me / Dvorak (2:13) -- Passing by / Herrick, Purcell (2:20) -- The cobbler's song (from Chu Chin Chow) / Asche, Norton (2:41) -- Song of the Volga boatmen / trad. ; arr., Schindler (2:43) -- Oh! no John / trad. (2:11) -- Just dreaming / Franklin (2:44) -- Lonely road / Ege, Ansell (3:15) -- So shy / Boretz, Samuels (3:18) -- Little man you've had a busy day / Wayne, Hoffman, Sigler (3:14) -- Swing low, sweet chariot / trad. ; arr., Lawrence Brown (2:50) Were you there / trad. ; arr., HT Burleigh (2:44) Wagon wheels / Hill, de Rose (3:21) -- Trees / Rasbach, Kilmer (2:29) -- Were you there / trad. ; arr., HT Burleigh (2:44)
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