Morgan Freeman's Symphonic Blues Experience [LP]

Morgan Freeman/Chineke! Orchestra/Martin Gellner - Morgan Freeman's Symphonic Blues Experience [LP]

A contemporary blues album performed by Chineke! Orchestra, narrated by Morgan Freeman, and conducted by Martin Gellner, 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. 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 the Ground Zero Blues Club Band, Taj Mahal, Keb’ Mo’ and Shemekia Copeland. SIDE A: 1. Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground, 2. Crossroads, 3. Death Letter Blues, 4. Dust My Broom, 5. The Thrill Is Gone, 6. Cadillac Assembly Line. SIDE B: 7. Somebody's Knockin', 8. Traveling Riverside Blues, 9. I'll Take You There, 10. Love Me or Leave Me, 11. Someday, 12. I Lied to You