Lift Every Voice (Malachi Thompson album)
Lift Every Voice is an album by the American jazz trumpeter Malachi Thompson recorded and released by the Delmark label in 1983.[1][2][3]
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| Released | 1993 | |||
| Recorded | August 24 & 25, 1992 | |||
| Studio | Riverside Studio, Chicago | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 61:13 | |||
| Label | Delmark DE-463 | |||
| Producer | Robert G. Koester | |||
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Reception
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Allmusic reviewer Ron Wynn stated "Malachi Thompson merges hard bop, free, African rhythms, and gospel stylings on this release. ... Thompson deserves high praise not just for trying something different, but succeeding".[4]
Track listing
All compositions by Malachi Thompson except where noted
- "Elephantine Island" – 3:44
- "Old Man River" (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 12:18
- "Tales of Ancient Kemet" – 7:49
- "Transition" (John Coltrane) – 6:23
- "Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing" (James Weldon Johnson, John Rosamond Johnson) – 10:37
- "Nubian Call" – 5:40
- "The Trick of the Trip" – 4:13
- "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen" (Traditional) – 10:29
Personnel
- Malachi Thompson – trumpet, conch, steer horn
- Bob Griffin, David Spencer, Elmer Brown, Kenny Anderson – trumpet
- Bill McFarland, Edwin Williams, Ray Ripperton – trombone
- Steve Berry – bass trombone
- Carter Jefferson – tenor saxophone
- Kirk Brown – piano
- Harrison Bankhead – bass
- Avreeayl Ra – drums
- Enoch, Richard Lawrence – percussion
- A.T. Crawford, Dee Dee McCall, James Spinks, Louise Thompson, Patsy Mullins, Rita Warford, Theo Reed, Valerie Mullins – vocals (track 5)
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References
- Jazzlists: Delmark Records discography: 400/500 series accessed October 14, 2019
- Delmark Records: album details accessed October 14, 2019
- Jazzlists: Carter Jefferson discography accessed October 14, 2019
- Wynn, Ron. Malachi Thompson: Lift Every Voice – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
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