Originally recorded by Alan Lomax at an outdoor meeting of the Mt Olivet Old Regular Baptist Church in 1959, this song places preacher I.D. BECK in four very different settings as he sings the old hymn, “Poor Pilgrim of Sorrow.”
from
A Yankee Clipper In Congo Square,
released March 15, 2018
Andy Baker trombone
Alan Berliant bass
Orbert Davis muted trumpet
Kat Eggleston hammer dulcimer
Jim Gailloreto saxes, clarinet & flute
Larry Glazier cello
Pete LaBella violin
Curt Morrison acoustic & electric guitars
Steve Mullen piano, prepared piano, organ, synth & drum programming
John Rice acoustic guitar, archtop slide guitar, lap steel, fiddle, banjo & dobro
Jeff Thomas drums & percussion
Group Vocals Cynthia Butts, Joan Collaso, Steve Mullen, Clara Smith, Herbert Walker, Sonja Whitmore
lead vocal I.D. Beck “Poor Pilgrim of Sorrow”
(ambience) Mt Olivet Old Regular Baptist