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Lift Every Voice
Lift Every Voice may refer to: * " Lift Every Voice and Sing", a 1900 song written as a poem by James Weldon Johnson and set to music by his brother Rosamond Johnson * ''Lift Every Voice and Sing'' (sculpture), a 1939 sculpture by Augusta Savage * ''Lift Every Voice'' (Andrew Hill album), an album recorded in 1969 by jazz pianist Andrew Hill * ''Lift Every Voice and Sing'' (album), an album recorded in 1971 by jazz drummer and percussionist Max Roach * ''Lift Every Voice'' (Malachi Thompson album), 1993 album by jazz trumpeter Malachi Thompson * ''Lift Every Voice'' (Charles Lloyd album), an album recorded in 2002 by jazz saxophonist Charles Lloyd * ''Lift Every Voice'', a Sunday morning television show on BET devoted to contemporary gospel music {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lift Every Voice And Sing
"Lift Every Voice and Sing" is a hymn with lyrics by James Weldon Johnson (1871–1938) and set to music by his brother, J. Rosamond Johnson (1873–1954). Written from the context of African Americans in the late 19th century, the hymn is a prayer of thanksgiving as well as a prayer for faithfulness and freedom, with imagery which evokes the biblical Exodus from slavery to the freedom of the "promised land." After its first recitation in 1900, "Lift Every Voice and Sing" was communally sung within Black communities, while the NAACP began to promote the hymn as a "Negro national anthem" in 1917. It has been featured in 42 different Christian hymnals, and it has also been performed by various African American singers and musicians. History James Weldon Johnson, Chair of the Florida Baptist Academy in Jacksonville, Florida, had sought to write a poem in commemoration of Abraham Lincoln's birthday. However, amid the ongoing civil rights movement, Johnson decided to write a poem whic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lift Every Voice And Sing (sculpture)
''Lift Every Voice and Sing'', also known as ''The Harp'', was a plaster sculpture by African-American artist Augusta Savage. It was commissioned for the 1939 New York World's Fair, and displayed in the courtyard of the Pavilion of Contemporary Art during the fair at Flushing Meadow. The sculpture was destroyed along with other temporary artworks at the site after the closing of the exhibition in 1940. Background Augusta Fells was born in 1892 in Green Cove Springs, Florida, about 40 miles south of Jacksonville, Florida. She married John T. Moore in 1907, at the age of 15, and had her only child the following year, a daughter Irene. After Moore's death, she married James Savage in 1915. She divorced her second husband in 1920 but retained his surname for the rest of her life. She moved to study in New York in 1921, with a letter of introduction to Solon Borglum. She could not afford the fees at his American School of Sculpture and instead studied at Cooper Union, complet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lift Every Voice (Andrew Hill Album)
''Lift Every Voice'' is a studio album by American jazz pianist Andrew Hill (jazz musician), Andrew Hill featuring performances recorded in 1969 and released on the Blue Note Records, Blue Note label in 1970.Andrew Hill discography accessed September 30, 2010 The original album features Hill with a large choir performing five original compositions and the 2001 CD reissue added six additional compositions recorded in 1970 as bonus tracks. Reception The Allmusic review by Richard S. Ginell awarded the album 4 stars calling it a "remarkably advanced fusion of voices and jazz quintet".Ginell, R. S. [ Allmusic Review] accessed October 05, 2010Track listing All compositions by Andrew Hill # "Hey Hey" - 7:55 # "Lift Every Voice and Sing ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lift Every Voice And Sing (album)
''Lift Every Voice and Sing'' is an album by American jazz drummer Max Roach with the J.C. White Singers recorded in 1971 and released on the Atlantic label. accessed September 25, 2012 Reception Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars and its review by Vincent Thomas states, "Few albums exhibit the church's lasting effect on his musical direction more than ''Lift Every Voice and Sing''. It's deeper than the album title... it's the Elvin Jones/ John Coltrane-esque interplay between Roach and Harper on "Joshua" that makes this album u ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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.Jazzlists: Delmark Records discography: 400/500 series accessed October 14, 2019 accessed October 14, 2019 Reception 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".Track listing All ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lift Every Voice (Charles Lloyd Album)
''Lift Every Voice'' is an album by jazz saxophonist Charles Lloyd recorded in February 2002 by Lloyd with Geri Allen, John Abercrombie, Marc Johnson, Larry Grenadier and Billy Hart. The album represents Lloyd's response to the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Reception The album received wide critical acclaim. The Allmusic review by Richard S. Ginell awarded the album 4½ stars and states "The result is one of the most unusual and deeply spiritual recordings in Lloyd's always-unusual career, one that says more with fewer means".Ginell, R. S. Allmusic Reviewaccessed January 25, 2010. The All About Jazz review by Mark Corroto stated "Lloyd’s belief in humanity and reliance on the healing and redemptive qualities of music propels this compassionate recording".Corroto, M''Lift Every Voice'' review''All about Jazz'', November 1, 2002 Track listing :''All compositions by Charles Lloyd except as indicated.'' :Disc One: # "Hymn to the Mother" - 15:00 # "You Are So Beautiful" (Bruce Fisher ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
