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Table of Contents:

• 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).

Author/Creator:

Toppin, Louise

Contributors:

Brown, William (Tenor)

Watkins, Howard (Pianist)

Taylor, Vivian

Smith, Hale, 1925-2009

Nickerson, Camille

Kerr, Thomas H., Jr., 1915-1988

Hailstork, Adolphus C.

Newby, Stephen, 1961-

Swanson, Howard, 1907-1978

Banfield, William C., 1961-

Simpson-Curenton, Evelyn, 1953-

Anderson, T. J. (Thomas Jefferson), 1928-

Languages:

English
Creoles and Pidgins, French-based (Other)

Language Notes:

Sung in English and (2nd work) Creole.

Main Work:

Songs of illumination [by Toppin, L.]

Included Works:

Jesus lay your head in the window [by Smith, H.]

Gué, gué, solingaie [by Nickerson, C.]

Git on board [by Kerr, T.H.]

Song of Ruth [by Hailstork, A.C.]

His eye is on the sparrow [by Newby, S.]

Songs for Patricia [by Swanson, H.] > Goodnight

Prophetess, no. 2 [by Banfield, W.C.] > New song

Lord I don't feel noways tired [by Simpson-Curenton, E.]

Songs of illumination [by Anderson, T.J.]

Alternate Titles:

Additional title on container: Contemporary African-American composers

Subjects:

Songs (High voice) with piano

Spirituals (Songs)

Vocal duets with piano

Music by African American composers

United States

Performers:

Louise Toppin, soprano ; Bill Brown, tenor (8th-9th works) ; Howard Watkins (1st-7th works), Vivian Taylor (8th-9th works), piano.

General Notes:

Recorded 1995-1996, The Music Room, Boston, Mass.
Program notes by William C. Banfield, biographical notes, and text of 8th work (11 p.) in container.

Physical Description:

1 audio disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in.

Physical Characteristics:

plastic; metal; 4 3/4 in.; 1.4 m/s; mass-produced

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical; 1.4 m/s

Digital Characteristics:

audio file; CD audio

Call Numbers:

LPCD 80148

Other Standard Numbers:

Universal Product Code: 4474723752
Publisher Number, Centaur: CRC 2375

OCLC Numbers:

41541539