"Poor Little Jesus" (Wasn't that a Pity and a Shame) from "Black Nativity - In Concert: A Gospel Celebration" - Aaron Robinson, Conductor - Jennifer McLeod, soloist - The Black Nativity Chorus - Immanuel Baptist Church, Portland, Maine - December 11th, 2004
On December 11th, 1961 in New York City, six gospel singers made history. Backed up by only a piano and a B-3 Hammond organ, they performed BLACK NATIVITY by Langston Hughes. After only 50 performances, BLACK NATIVITY closed; but there was a legacy - "a rare recording". Conductor-pianist and music historian Aaron Robinson, having listened to the album for several years, set to the task of creating a score inspired by the legendary performance to perform in concert. This is the result ...
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