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The Spirituals Database: Searchable Database of Sound Recordings of Concert Negro Spirituals for Solo Voice - An Art of the Concert Spirituals Project

Jacob's Ladder

Title

Jacob's Ladder

Date

1982

Format

LP

RSCS Track No.

5252

Vocalist

Robeson, Paul

Voice Type

Bass-baritone

Vocalist's Bio

http://afrovoices.com/paul-robeson-biography/

Composer

Composer not identified

Uniform Title

We Are Climbing Jacob's Ladder

Accompanied By

Piano

Album Title

Negro Spirituals

Publisher/Distributor Name & Number

Chant du Monde LDX 74376

Audio Link

https://ia601806.us.archive.org/22/items/lp_negro-spirituals_paul-robeson/disc1/01.04.%20Jacob%C2%B4s%20Ladder_sample.mp3

Tags

Progress, Transcendence

Citation

Robeson, Paul. Jacob's Ladder. 1982. Accessed July 22, 2026. http://www.spirituals-database.com/omeka/items/show/38094

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