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Mahalia Jackson – Newport 1958 (VG+/VG+) – LP, AU 1958
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Newport 1958 is an LP by Mahalia Jackson from 1958 released on the Coronet label.
About this album
Newport 1958 is a landmark live gospel album that shows Mahalia Jackson at the height of her power. Recorded at the Newport Jazz Festival in 1958, it brought her commanding voice and spiritual authority to a wider audience, helping affirm gospel as a profound concert form rather than a church-bound tradition. Jackson moves between devotion, restraint and ecstatic release with unmatched conviction, giving songs such as "Didn't It Rain" and "His Eye Is On The Whole World In His Hands" a rare emotional sweep. The performance remains one of the defining documents of her career and a vital statement in American music history.
Genre: Blues
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A1 An Evening Prayer
A2 I'M On My Way
A3 A City Called Heaven
A4 It Don'T Cost Very Much
A5 Walk Over God'S Heaven
A6 The Lord'S Prayer
B1 Didn'T It Rain
B2 My God Is Real (Yes, God Is Real)
B3 He'S Got The Whole World In His Hands
B4 I'M Going To Live The Life I Sing About In My Song
B5 Joshua Fit The Battle Of Jericho
B6 His Eye Is On The Sparrow