tracks

Go Down Moses
I Don’t Feel Noways Tired
Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child
In The Bottoms – Barcarolle
Magnolia Suite – Mammy
Lakme – Bell Song (in French)
The Last Rose Of Summer
Vilanelle
Il Baccio
Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen
Cradle Song
Lament
There Is A Green Hill
Make More Room
Pagliacci – Vesti la Giubba (labelled “Arioso”) (in Italian)
L’elisir D'amore – Una Furtiva Lagrima (in Italian)
La Forza Del Destino – Sollenne In Quest’ Ora
Twilight
Bye And Bye
Steal Away to Jesus
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
Rigoletto – Caro Nome
La Traviata – Ah! Fors’ E Lui (exc.) (in Italian)
My Mother Bids Me Bind My Hair
Les Rameaux (in English, As “The Palms”)

notes

Parnassus states on the CD booklet cover "The first recordings of black classical music performers, most not reissued since they were new 100 years ago."

Parnassus also provides the following information on the original release for each of the tracks:
1: Broome Special 51-A (matrix 45-1-1) (Fall 1919)
2: Broome Special 54-A (matrix 85-3-2) (Fall 1919)
3: Broome Special 51-B (matrix 85-2-1) (Fall 1919)
4: Broome Special 54-B (matrix 86-2-1) (Fall 1919)
5: Broome Special 55-b (matrix 86-1-1) (Fall 1919)
6: National Music Lovers 1028-A (matrix Black Swan 7103) (late 1921-early 1922)
7: Black Swan 7104-B (matrix 7104-B) (late 1921-early 1922)
8: Broome Special 52-A (matrix 34-3-2) (Fall 1919)
9: Black Swan 7104-A (matrix 7104-A) (late 1921-early 1922)
10: Broome Special 55-A (matrix 34-2-1) (Fall 1919)
11: Broome Special 53-B (matrix 35-4-1) (Fall 1919)
12: Broome Special 52-B (no visible matrix) (Fall 1919)
13: Black Swan 7106-A (matrix 7106-A) (late 1921-early 1922)
14: Black Swan 7106-B (matrix 7106-B) (late 1921-early 1922)
15: Columbia Personal 62281 (matrix 62281-) (May 4, 1918)
16: Columbia Personal 91503 (12”) (matrix 91503) (May 25, 1918)
17: Columbia Personal 91508-1 (12”) (May 26 or June 14, 1918)
18: Columbia Personal 62282 (no visible matrix) May 4, 1918)
19: Columbia Personal 91512 (matrix 91012-) (June 15, 1918)
20: Columbia Personal 91502 (12”) (matrix 91502-) (June 25, 1918)
21: Columbia Personal 62050 (approx. Dec. 21, 1917)
22: Black Swan 7101 (no visible matrix) (late 1921-early 1922)
23: Black Swan 7102 (no visible matrix) (late 1921-early 1922)
24: Broome Special 53-B (matrix 77-1-1) (probably 1921)
25: WNYC broadcast, April 2, 1944, “Mayor La Guardia Talks to the People”

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