Morgan Freeman, Chineke! Orchestra, Ground Zero Blues Club Band, Martin Gellner: Morgan Freeman's Symphonic Blues LP
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Morgan Freeman, Chineke! Orchestra, Ground Zero Blues Club Band, Martin Gellner: Morgan Freeman's Symphonic Blues LP

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A contemporary blues album performed by Chineke! Orchestra, narrated by Morgan Freeman, and conducted by Martin Gellner (Composer, Conductor and Music Director, most recently serving as arranger for Hans Zimmer Live) who created all the new arrangements for this project. Recorded between the world-class recording studios: Royal Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, and Abbey Road, this album weaves together powerful cinematic storytelling with live blues and orchestral performances, collaborating with Grammy® award winning producers, and blues performers. Producers include Lawrence "Boo" Mitchell, a Grammy® Award-winning engineer, producer, composer, award-winning movie producer, and owner of Royal Studios in Memphis, TN. He received the 2016 Record of the Year Grammy® for Uptown Funk and was instrumental in producing the ACADEMY award winning soundtrack, Sinners. Performers on this album include Taj Mahal – a highly regarded guitarist/mult-instrumentalist, contributing significantly to the blues genre (his list of collaborations include names like Eric Clapton, The Rolling Stones, Etta James and more), Keb’ Mo’ (Singer/guitarist and 5x Grammy® Awards including Best Contemporary Blues Album) and Shemekia Copeland (acclaimed American blues/soul vocalist and 8x Grammy® nominee).

 

Tracklist

  1. Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground – feat. Morgan Freeman (narrator) & Keith Johnson (lead vocals)
  2. Crossroads – feat. James “Super Chikan” Johnson (lead vocals)
  3. Death Letter Blues – feat. Taj Mahal (lead vocals & guitar)
  4. Dust My Broom – feat. Adrienne “Lady Adrena” Ervin (lead vocals) and Alvin Youngblood Hart (guitar)
  5. The Thrill Is Gone – feat. Alvin Youngblood Hart (lead vocals & guitar)
  6. Cadillac Assembly Line – feat. Keb’ Mo’ (lead vocals & guitar)
  7. Somebody’s Knockin’ – feat. Anthony “Big A” Sherrod (lead vocals & guitar)
  8. Traveling Riverside Blues – feat. Tiernii Jackson lead (vocals) and Alvin Youngblood Hart (guitar)
  9. I’ll Take You There – feat. Shemekia Copeland (lead vocals) & The Staxx Music Academy (choir)
  10. Tried and Tried – feat. Anthony “Big A” Sherrod (lead vocals & guitar)
  11. Someday – feat. Anthony “Big A” Sherrod (lead vocals & guitar)
  12. I Lied To You – feat. Keith Johnson (lead vocals) and Alvin Youngblood Hart (guitar)

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