''Feelin' the Spirit'' is an album by

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Grant Green originally issued on

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as BLP 4132 and BST 84132. Consisting of jazz arrangements of traditional African American spirituals, it is one of a series of themed records recorded by the guitarist in 1962. Green is supported by pianist

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, bassist

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and drummer Billy Higgins. From the original liner notes: "Green has made no attempt here to recreate the five spirituals he plays in anything resembling their original context, nor has he tried to duplicate their often pallid manifestation on the concert stage. He has approached them with affection, but as music to be played in his style. The result is a fascinating combination: the techniques of modern jazz, blues, and gospel, all applied to the spiritual." - Joe Goldberg This album was remastered and reissued in Blue Note's Rudy Van Gelder Edition series on March 1, 2005.

Track listing

# " Just a Closer Walk with Thee" - 7:25 # " Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho" - 8:00 # "

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" - 6:05 # " Go Down Moses" - 7:25 # " Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child" - 9:00 # " Deep River" ( Harry Burleigh) - 8:53 *Track 6 only available on CD.

Personnel

* Grant Green - electric guitar *

- piano *

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* Billy Higgins -

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* Garvin Masseaux - tambourine

References

{{Authority control 1963 albums Albums produced by Alfred Lion Blue Note Records albums Grant Green albums Albums recorded at Van Gelder Studio