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For his first recording as a countertenor, Darryl Taylor has chosen a beautiful selection of spirituals.

Countertenor Darryl Taylor and pianist Brent McMunn have assembled a superb selection of classics from the still growing corpus of spirituals, including a number of arrangements by key figures in the history of black musical composition. With this project, Taylor and McMunn contribute powerfully to the continuous translation of this aged music from oral tradition to written composition Ñ from folksong to art song. Darryl Taylor has sung in concert halls across the United States and Europe. A native of Detroit, Taylor holds degrees from the University of Southern California and the University of Michigan. He is on the faculty at the University of California, Irvine.
Contents:
Trad., arr. Margaret Bonds
Peter, Go Ring dem Bells
Darryl Taylor, countertenor, Brent McMunn, piano

Trad., arr. Maria Corley
Steal Away
Darryl Taylor, countertenor, Brent McMunn, piano

Trad., arr. Hale Smith
Amazing Grace
Darryl Taylor, countertenor, Brent McMunn, piano

Trad., arr. George Walker
Mary Wore Three Links of Chain
Darryl Taylor, countertenor, Brent McMunn, piano

Trad., arr. Hall Johnson
I Cannot Say Here by Myself
Darryl Taylor, countertenor, Brent McMunn, piano

Trad., arr. Hall Johnson
I Got to Lie Down
Darryl Taylor, countertenor, Brent McMunn, piano

Trad., arr. Moses Hogan
Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child
Darryl Taylor, countertenor, Brent McMunn, piano

Trad., arr. Jacqueline Hairston
Lord, I'll Go
Darryl Taylor, countertenor, Brent McMunn, piano

Trad., arr Margaret Bonds
Ezekiel Saw the Wheel
Darryl Taylor, countertenor, Brent McMunn, piano

Trad., arr. Harry T. Burleigh
Deep River
Darryl Taylor, countertenor, Brent McMunn, piano

Trad., arr. Deon Nielsen Price
Nobody Knows de Troube I See
Darryl Taylor, countertenor, Brent McMunn, piano

Trad., arr. Robert Morris
Lament from Lyric Suite
Darryl Taylor, countertenor, Brent McMunn, piano

Trad., arr. Margaret Bonds
I'll Reach to Heaven
Darryl Taylor, countertenor, Brent McMunn, piano

Trad., arr. Margaret Bonds
Go Tell It on the Mountain
Darryl Taylor, countertenor, Brent McMunn, piano

Trad., arr. Hale Smith
I Want to Die Easy
Darryl Taylor, countertenor, Brent McMunn, piano

Trad., arr. Jacqueline Hairston
Guide My Feet
Darryl Taylor, countertenor, Brent McMunn, piano

Trad., arr. Betty Jackson King
Climbing High Mountains
Darryl Taylor, countertenor, Brent McMunn, piano

Trad., arr. Thomas H. Kerr, Jr.
Git on Board
Darryl Taylor, countertenor, Brent McMunn, piano

Trad., arr. Moses Hogan
He Never Said a Mumbalin' Word
Darryl Taylor, countertenor, Brent McMunn, piano

Trad., arr. Roland Carter
Is There Anybody Here?
Darryl Taylor, countertenor, Brent McMunn, piano

Review:
"Taylor's supple, newly-honed countertenor voice provides much pure tonal beauty and his intonation is rock-solid." (Fanfare)

"Darryl Taylor's singing is masterful on this record. He demonstrates long legato lines, unbelievable breath control, surprising high notes plucked out of the sky, and the occasional bluesy riff..." (Countertenor Voice)
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