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]
Steal Away | ||||
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Released | April 1995 | |||
Recorded | June 29–30, 1994 | |||
Genre | Jazz, gospel, spiritual | |||
Length | 65:19 | |||
Label | Verve | |||
Producer | Charlie Haden | |||
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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]
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Source | Rating |
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The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Track listing
- All compositions traditional except as indicated
- "It's Me, O Lord (Standin' in the Need of Prayer)" – 5:22
- "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen" – 3:44
- "Spiritual" (Charlie Haden) – 4:20
- "Wade in the Water" – 4:05
- "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" – 2:04
- "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child" – 4:31
- "L' Amour de Moy" – 4:55
- "Danny Boy" (Frederic Weatherly) – 5:51
- "I've Got a Robe, You Got a Robe (Goin' to Shout All over God's Heav'n)" – 3:49
- "Steal Away" – 2:49
- "We Shall Overcome" – 5:33
- "Go Down Moses" – 6:04
- "My Lord, What a Mornin'" – 4:35
- "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
- Hank Jones — piano
- Charlie Haden — bass
References
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