Go Down, Moses:
Tracing the Roots of the African-American Spiritual

Tracing the history of the African-American spiritual, this disc includes early call-and-response and “Dr.Watt’s” style hymns, classic settings by the Fisk Jubilee Singers, and virtuosic contemporary arrangements by Moses Hogan, Jester Hairston, Peter Saltzman, and others.

"This collection of 16 African-American spirituals is wonderful, boasting technical prowess tempered with the expressive emotionalism inherent in the genre. … an informative and entertaining overview of the spiritual style."
—A-Cappella.com

Go Down, Moses Album Cover

Track Listing

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01. I Couldn’t Hear Nobody Pray
arr. William Henry Smith
02. Run To Jesus
arr. Fisk Jubilee Singers
03. Elijah Rock
arr. Moses Hogan
04. Steal Away
arr. Joseph Jennings
05. Go Down, Moses
Peter Saltzman
06. Hush! Somebody’s Callin’ My Name
arr. Brazeal Dennard
07. In Dat Great Gittin’ Up Mornin’
arr. Jester Hairston
08. Go, Preach My Gospel
ed. William A. Dargan
09. Hold On (White Holiness Version)
ed. George Pullen Jackson
10. Hold On
arr. Jester Hairston
11. Fix Me, Jesus
arr. Hall Johnson
12. Walk Togedder, Childron
ed. R. Nathaniel Dett
13. Roll, Jordan, Roll
arr. Duncan/Enright/ Libbea/ O'Bryant/White
14. We Shall Walk Thro’ the Valley
arr. Fisk Jubilee Singers
15. Oh, Freedom!
arr. Hall Johnson
16. Go Down, Moses
arr. Fisk Jubilee Singers

Additional Details

Chicago a cappella Records CAC2004
Running time: 59:33
Includes 16-page booklet with historical notes

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Performers

Soprano

  • Dodie Morris
  • Kathleen O’Brien Dietz

Mezzo-soprano

  • Deborah Guscott
  • Amy Pickering

Tenor

Bass