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Steal Away is an album by pianist Hank Jones and bassist Charlie Haden that was recorded in 1994 and released on the Verve label.[1] Jones and Haden followed Steal Away with a second album of spirituals, Come Sunday, recorded in 2010 and released in 2012.[2]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars, stating, "These melodic yet subtly swinging interpretations hold one's interest throughout and reward repeated listenings".[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[4]

Track listing

All compositions traditional except as indicated
  1. "It's Me, O Lord (Standin' in the Need of Prayer)" – 5:22
  2. "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen" – 3:44
  3. "Spiritual" (Charlie Haden) – 4:20
  4. "Wade in the Water" – 4:05
  5. "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" – 2:04
  6. "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child" – 4:31
  7. "L' Amour de Moy" – 4:55
  8. "Danny Boy" (Frederic Weatherly) – 5:51
  9. "I've Got a Robe, You Got a Robe (Goin' to Shout All over God's Heav'n)" – 3:49
  10. "Steal Away" – 2:49
  11. "We Shall Overcome" – 5:33
  12. "Go Down Moses" – 6:04
  13. "My Lord, What a Mornin'" – 4:35
  14. "Hymn Medley: Abide With Me/Just as I Am Without One Plea/What a Friend We Have in Jesus/Amazing Grace" (Henry Francis Lyte, William Henry Monk/Charlotte Elliott, William Bachelder Bradbury/Joseph M. Scriven, Charles Crozat Converse/John Newton) – 7:37
  • Recorded at Radio Canada Studio B in Montreal, Canada on June 29 & 30, 1994

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Discogs album entry accessed December 7, 2011
  2. ^ Come Sunday at AllMusic
  3. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed December 7, 2011
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 625. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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