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Handel's Messiah: A Soulful Celebration | 
 enlarge | Artists: Dianne Reeves, Patti Austin, Stevie Wonder, George Duke, Take 6, Al Jarreau
Label: Word Entertainment
Category: Music
List Price: $9.98
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Rating:  59 reviews
Sales Rank: 3967
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 26980
UPC: 075992698023
EAN: 0075992698023
ASIN: B000002LUJ
Release Date: September 29, 1992
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| Tracks:
| • | Overture: A Partial History Of Black Music - Various Artists | | • | Comfort Ye My People - Vanessa Bell Armstrong | | • | Every Valley Shall Be Exalted - Chris Willis | | • | And The Glory Of The Lord - Diane Reeves | | • | But Who May Abide The Day Of His Coming - Patti Austin | | • | And He Shall Purify - Tramaine Hawkins | | • | Behold, A Virgin Shall Conceive - Howard Hewitt | | • | O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings To Zion - Stevie Wonder | | • | For Unto Us A Child Is Born - James Wright | | • | Glory To God - The Boys Choir Of Harlem | | • | Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter Of Zion - The Richard Smallwood Singers | | • | Behold The Lamb Of God (Instrumental) - The Yellowjackets | | • | Lift Up Your Heads, O Ye Gates - Commissioned | | • | Why Do The Nations So Furiously Rage? - Al Jarreau | | • | I Know That My Redeemer Liveth - Tevin Campbell | | • | Hallelujah! - Various Artists |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 54 more reviews...
 This recording rocks my musical world!! October 9, 2008
Quincy Jones already rocks my world. I have nothing but respect for him and the level of musical excellence that has always surrounded anything he put his considerable mind and talent to. But this re-imagining of Handel's Messiah from an African-American perspective is exceptional, extraordinary, unabated joy--especially in "And He Shall Purify" and "Hallelujah!" I am a middle-aged white musician/pianist/voice teacher in New York City. I got my Master's at Indiana University in voice. I was raised a Southern-Baptist even! I only offer up this information to suggest what an unlikely candidate I might be to enjoy this CD. I can't stop smiling and moving with these extraordinary performances when I put this CD on. God bless Michael O. Jackson for these vocal arrangements. I bow to the unsurpassed musical expertise, as well as the heart and soul demonstrated throughout the recording. And the mixing is something else--out of this world, truly!
This is one amazingly-inspired recording. Do yourself a huge favor and buy it for yourself and everyone you know. And get ready to rock out.
 Love the Cd February 27, 2008
I don't listen to all the tracks on this recording, but I've all but worn out 8, 12 and the final track, the Halleluia Chorus. Stevie with Take 6 is masterful, as well as Al Jarreau on the all-star big band session. The one disapointment that kept me from giving it 5 stars was the recording quality. I wanted to use Why Do the Nations... with Jarreau to audition a pair of high-end stereo speakers in the store, and the band sounded like they were recorded in a shoe-box. Unfortunate for such great musicianship and arranging.
Lively, joyful CD February 9, 2008
I heard this CD at a friend's house once, years ago, and spent five years searching for it since. It showed up in Amazon this year, and I now, finally!, own it for myself.
I LOVE this CD! It pays homage to the original, but brings a lively, joyful, unique sound to the musical ideas Handel started with. It modernizes it without degrading it in any way. I still love the original (Tafelmusik's is my favourite rendition, as true to the original ideas as possible), but I love this adaptation equally as much. Some top-name musicians perform here, too, and I love hearing them add their creative ideas to this project.
5 stars, for sure!
 The best cut is the Hallelujah Chorus January 24, 2008
I had heard the Hallelujah Chorus before (it was played in my spinning class at Christmas time) so I knew how great a song it is. I was hoping that the rest of the album was close to that level of inspiration and excitement - but I was disappointed. I liked the first cut (a short history of Black music in America) and a couple other cuts, but the Hallelujah Chorus is definitely the best. Most of the others are just so - so, in my opinion. Still the album is worth getting, just for the Hallelujah Chorus!
Soulful Dance January 8, 2008
I have always loved the dance rhythms, especially in the Overature. It is a really wonderful collage of all the kinds of African American music through history. I do recommend this product for a different feel of Handel's Messiah.
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