Plays Hymns (1999)

About this title: Traditional jazz clarinetist George Lewis recorded an album of hymns at two separate sessions (March 10 and November 28, 1964) in a studio at 1101 Fern Street in New Orleans. The recordings were produced and engineered by Ed Lewis and released on Milneberg Records shortly thereafter. In 1999, this gentle offering was reissued on compact disc using the same label and listing number -- Milneburg 1. Lewis is backed by pianist Joe Robichaux (a man whose experience as pianist and bandleader reached back to the early '30s) and bassist Placide Adams. Any questions regarding the exact pitch of Lewis' ... read more

Tracks:

1. In the Upper Garden [Traditional]
2. Does Jesus Care? [Traditional]
3. God Will Take Care of You [Traditional]
4. His Eye Is on the Sparrow [Traditional]
5. When I Come to the End of My Journey [Traditional]
6. Nearer My God to Thee [Traditional]
7. Sing On [Traditional]
8. I Shall Not Be Moved [Traditional]
9. What a Friend We Have in Jesus [Converse/Scriven]
10. At the Cross [Traditional]
11. Where He Leads Me [Traditional]
12. Only a Look
13. Lily of the Valley [Traditional]
14. Near the Cross [Traditional]
15. Rock of Ages [Traditional]
16. Interview with George Lewis

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.