Water Boy/The Gospel According To Don Shirley CD

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2 LPs on 1 CD: WATER BOY (1965)/THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO DON SHIRLEY (1969).
Personnel: Don Shirley (piano); Archie Bleyer (arranger, conductor); Juri Taht, Gilberto Munguia (cello); Ken Fricker, Henry Gonzalez (bass).
Originally released on Columbia Records.
A Collectables two-fer of two mid-'60s Don Shirley albums originally released on Columbia. Water Boy is a trio date from 1965 with Juri Taht on cello and Kenneth Fricker on bass. The Gospel According to Shirley, from 1968, backs the piano/cello/bass format with an orchestra. Among the mostly contemplative readings of sacred standards like "Jesus Keep Me Near the Cross" and "Glory Burdens Down the Lord" is the singular secular oddity of Bob Dylan's "Blowin' in the Wind." ~ Wade Kergan

Water Boy/The Gospel According To Don Shirley Music

List Price	$14.97 (You save $2.02)
Category	Rock/Pop Albums, Jazz Instrument CDs, Piano, Jazz
Label	Collectables
Orig Year	1965
All Time Sales Rank	34347
CD Universe Part number	5510874
Catalog number	7543
Discs	1
Release Date	Jan 21, 2003
Studio/Live	Studio
Mono/Stereo	Stereo
Personnel	Archie Bleyer - arranger, conductor Don Shirley - piano Gilberto Munguia - cello Henry Gonzalez - bass Juri Taht Ken Fricker

Water Boy/The Gospel According To Don Shirley Songs

	1.	Water Boy
	2.	Where's My Bess
	3.	In a Moorish Market Place
	4.	Man I Love, The
	5.	This Nearly Was Mine
	6.	Blue Skies
	7.	Adieu Madraz
	8.	By Myself
	9.	Freedom
	10.	When Your Lover Has Gone
	11.	I'll Drown in My Tears
	12.	Climb Ev'ry Mountain
	13.	Trilogy
	14.	Jesus Keep Me Near the Cross
	15.	Glory Burdens Down Lord
	16.	When the Saint's Go Marching In
	17.	I've Been 'Buked
	18.	He's Got the Whole World in His Hands
	19.	I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free
	20.	Blowin' in the Wind
	21.	Dream of a Time

Water Boy/The Gospel According To Don Shirley Music Review

Average Rating: (4 out of 5 stars) 4 stars

4 stars Reissue from the past
I loved this LP ever since I heard it in college in the late 60s. Unfortunately my LP had a serious ding in the first cut. I was incredibly pleased to be able to acquire a re-issue on CD, and it even includes another album to boot! This is awesome easy listening music, very well played. I recommend it to anyone not familar with the Don Shirley Trio.
Submitted by Kathy (St. Louis MO USA)
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5 stars Water Boy
I purchased this CD because I loved the "Water Boy" album. Others have pointed out that those songs are available on a different album, but I believe they're a from a different recording, and I prefer this recording of those songs. I was pleasantly surprised by "The Gospel According To Don Shirley" portion of this CD. It proves to me that Don Shirley is a musical genius. The liner notes are very informative about the musical picture that Don Shirley is painting with each song, and makes me love his music even more. This CD is a must own!
Submitted by a reviewer (West Palm Beach, FL, USA)
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3 stars 3 stars
it wasn't one of his best works
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