Spirituals ; Foster songs. — Japan : Firebird, p1996.

Album description
1 audio disc : digital, stereo. ; 12 cm.
Firebird: KICC 200.
Folk songs arranged for double bass and piano or organ.
Arranged by Gary Karr.
Gary Karr, double bass ; Harmon Lewis, piano, organ.
Recorded at the Arte Hall, Japan, March 14-15, 1996.
Performed on an Amati double bass made in 1611.
Analog recording.
Relased also as: Cisco Records: GCD 8009.
Program notes in Japanese and English (10 pages), inserted.
Contents: My old Kentucky home, good night (4:56) ; Oh! Susanna (1:56) ; Camptown races (2:08) ; Beautiful dreamer (4:20) / Foster -- Joshua fit the battle o’ Jericho (1:57) -- Steal away to Jesus (4:44) -- Deep river (3:19) -- Were you there (4:57) -- De ol’ ark’s a-moverin’ (1:48) -- Jeanie with the light brown hair (4:01) ; Old black Joe (5:07) ; Gentle Annie (3:55) ; Old dog Tray (4:02) ; Old folks at home (5:00) / Foster -- Sometimes I feel like a motherless child (3:43) -- Swing low, sweet chariot (3:11) -- Nobody knows de trouble I’ve seen (4:09) -- Standin’ in the need of prayer (1:47) ; Amazing grace (6:29).

I. Foster, Stephen Collins, 1826-1864. My old Kentucky home, good night; arranged
II. Foster, Stephen Collins, 1826-1864. Oh! Susanna; arranged
III. Foster, Stephen Collins, 1826-1864. Camptown races; arranged
IV. Foster, Stephen Collins, 1826-1864. Beautiful dreamer; arranged
V. Joshua fit the battle o’ Jericho; arranged
VI. Steal away to Jesus; arranged
VII. Coleridge-Taylor, Samuel, 1875-1912. Negro melodies. Deep river; arranged
VIII. Were you there; arranged
IX. De ol’ ark’s a-moverin’; arranged
X. Foster, Stephen Collins, 1826-1864. Jeanie with the light brown hair; arranged
XI. Foster, Stephen Collins, 1826-1864. Old black Joe; arranged
XII. Foster, Stephen Collins, 1826-1864. Gentle Annie; arranged
XIII. Foster, Stephen Collins, 1826-1864. Old dog Tray; arranged
XIV. Foster, Stephen Collins, 1826-1864. Old folks at home; arranged
XV. White, Clarence Cameron, 1880-1960. Bandanna sketches. Negro dance; arranged
XVI. Swing low, sweet chariot; arranged
XVII. Nobody knows de trouble I’ve seen; arranged
XVIII. Standin’ in the need of prayer; arranged
XIX. Amazing grace; arranged
Reviews
  1. 1. International Society of Bassists, Bass World, vol. 22 #2 (1998), p. 65.