Black Sabbath: The Secret Musical History of Black-Jewish Relations

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Annotation

"“Black Sabbath” is the first compilation ever to showcase legendary African-American artists covering Jewish songs. Focusing on the 1930s through the 1960s, it uses popular music to shed light on the historical, political, spiritual, economic, and cultural connections between African-Americans and Jewish-Americans. Featuring Aretha Franklin, Lena Horne, Cab Calloway, and many others, Black Sabbath explores the myriad ways that Jews and African-Americans have coalesced and clashed, struggled against each other and struggled alongside each other. This is the soundtrack to a rarely told American story."

Annotation last modified on 2016-11-18 18:44 UTC.

Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1My Yiddishe Momme
recording of:
My Yiddishe Momme
lyricist:
Jack Yellen
composer:
Lew Pollack and Jack Yellen
Billie Holiday?:??
2Utt Da Zay
double bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1939-07-17)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1939-07-17)
guitar:
Danny Barker (on 1939-07-17)
piano:
Benny Payne (jazz pianist and vocalist) (on 1939-07-17)
reeds:
Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1939-07-17) and Chauncey Haughton (on 1939-07-17)
tenor saxophone:
Leon “Chu” Berry (on 1939-07-17) and Walter Thomas (on 1939-07-17)
trombone:
Keg Johnson (jazz trombonist) (on 1939-07-17), Claude Jones (on 1939-07-17) and DePriest Wheeler (on 1939-07-17)
trumpet:
Mario Bauzá (on 1939-07-17), Irving Randolph (on 1939-07-17) and Lammar Wright (on 1939-07-17)
vocals:
Cab Calloway (on 1939-07-17)
part of:
Master Records, Inc. (by matrix number) (number: WM-1055)
recording of:
Utt Da Zay (The Tailor’s Song) (on 1939-07-17)
writer:
Irving Mills and Buck Ram
Cab Calloway?:??
3That Old Black Magic
Johnny Hartman?:??
4Baby, Baby
Libby Holman with Josh White?:??
5Ich Hob Dich Tzufil Lieba
Alberta Hunter?:??
6Sholem
Eartha Kitt?:??
7Where Can I Go?
Marlena Shaw?:??
8Exodus
Jimmy Scott?:??
9Sabbath Prayer
Cannonball Adderley?:??
10Swanee
producer:
Bob Johnston (US record producer and early rockebilly singer)
conductor:
Robert Mersey
arranger:
Robert Mersey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1966)
cover recording of:
Swanee (on 1965-10-12)
lyricist:
Irving Caesar (in 1919)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1919)
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) and T. B. Harms & Francis, Day & Hunter, Inc. (on 1919-10-31)
Aretha Franklin?:??
11Now!
Lena Horne?:??
12Dunkin' Bagel
Slim Gaillard Quartette?:??
13Eretz Zavat ChalavNina Simone?:??
14Fiddler on the Roof Medley
The Temptations?:??
15Kol Nidre
Johnny Mathis?:??

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Release

ASIN:US: B003XYL7FW [info]