Kronos Quartet – Glorious Mahalia [LP]

Midway through Martin Luther King, Jr.’s historic speech at the 1963 March on Washington, a voice rang out from behind him: “Tell them about the dream, Martin!” That voice belonged to Mahalia Jackson, King’s close friend and one of the most revered gospel singers of the 20th century. Glorious Mahalia, a visionary tribute to Jackson’s life by the internationally renowned Kronos Quartet, uses that moment as a springboard to explore the depth of Jackson’s musical craft and it’s impact on the Civil Rights Movement, including her relationship with Clarence Jones and Studs Terkel, other luminaries of the time. Featuring compositions by Stacy Garrop and Zachary James Watkins, a new arrangement of Jackson’s astonishing version of the Antonio Haskell composition “God Shall Wipe All Tears Away,” and archival audio of Jackson’s voice, the album illuminates Jackson’s historic artistry and advocacy.

Tracklist:

1. Glorious Mahalia: I. Hold on
2. Glorious Mahalia: II. Stave in the Ground
3. Glorious Mahalia: III. Are You Being Treated Right
4. Glorious Mahalia: IV. Sometime I Feel Like a Motherless Child
5. Glorious Mahalia: V. This World Will Make You Think
6. God Shall Wipe All Tears Away
7. Peace Be Till: I. Doors of Justice / Black Thread
8. Peace Be Till: II. Protest
9. Peace Be Till: III. Copter
10. Peace Be Till: IV. Symphony of Social Justice
12. Peace Be Till: V. Tell ‘Em About the Dream

UPC: 093074026816
Label: Smithsonian Folkways
Release Date: 4.3.26
Format: Vinyl