Released Early October 1963 Release date 1963 | Length 46:26 Genre Jazz | |
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Recorded December 21, 1962Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs Similar Grant Green albums, Jazz albums | ||
Grant green just a closer walk with thee
Feelin' the Spirit is an album by jazz guitarist Grant Green originally issued on Blue Note Records as BLP 4132 and BST 84132. Consisting purely of jazz versions of African American spirituals, it is one of a series of theme records recorded by the guitarist in 1962.
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From the original liner notes: "Green has made no attempt here to recreate the five spirituals he plays in anything resembling their original context, nor has he tried to duplicate their often pallid manifestation on the concert stage. He has approached them with affection, but as music to be played in his style. The result is a fascinating combination: the techniques of modern jazz, blues, and gospel, all applied to the spiritual." - Joe Goldberg
This album was remastered and reissued in Blue Note's Rudy Van Gelder Edition series on March 1, 2005.
Track listing
- "Just a Closer Walk with Thee" - 7:25
- "Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho" - 8:00
- "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen" - 6:05
- "Go Down Moses" - 7:25
- "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child" - 9:00
- "Deep River" (Harry Burleigh) - 8:53
Personnel
Songs
1Just a Closer Walk With Thee7:28
2Joshua Fit de Battle ob Jericho8:05
3Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen6:11