Size: 100,2 MB
Time: 43:25
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2026
Styles: Symphonic blues
Art: Front
1. Morgan Freeman & Keith Johnson - Dark Was The Night, Cold Was The Ground (2:49)
2. Super Chikan - Crossroads (3:35)
3. Taj Mahal - Death Letter Blues (4:00)
4. Lady Adrena - Dust My Broom (2:37)
5. Alvin Youngblood Hart - The Thrill Is Gone (4:10)
6. Keb' Mo' - Cadillac Assembly Line (3:44)
7. Anthony 'Big A' Sherrod - Somebody's Knockin' (3:48)
8. Shemekia Copeland - Traveling Riverside Blues (3:41)
9. Tierinii Jackson & Stax Music Academy Choir - I'll Take You There (3:09)
10. Anthony 'Big A' Sherrod - Love Me Or Leave Me (4:15)
11. Anthony 'Big A' Sherrod - Someday (4:04)
12. Keith Johnson - I Lied To You I Lied To You (From Sinners) (3:27)
Morgan Freeman is bringing one of his deepest musical passions to record. Morgan Freeman’s Symphonic Blues Experience, due September 25, 2026 via Decca Music, celebrates the history and continuing power of Mississippi Delta blues by placing the Ground Zero Blues Club Band alongside Chineke! Orchestra. With new arrangements by Martin Gellner and guest performances from Taj Mahal, Keb’ Mo’, Shemekia Copeland, Alvin Youngblood Hart and more, the album connects raw blues tradition with the scale and color of a symphony orchestra.
For Morgan Freeman, the blues is not simply another musical genre. It is tied to place, history and identity — especially the sound and legacy of the Mississippi Delta. With Morgan Freeman’s Symphonic Blues Experience, that long-standing passion becomes a full-scale recording project. Freeman serves as producer and narrator, helping shape an album that brings traditional and contemporary blues voices together with the breadth of a full orchestra.
At the center are the Ground Zero Blues Club Band and Chineke! Orchestra, connected through new arrangements by conductor and composer Martin Gellner. Gellner, whose credits include work connected to Hans Zimmer Live, created the orchestral arrangements for the project, allowing familiar blues songs to retain their grit and emotional directness while gaining a much larger cinematic frame.
The album was recorded between two studios with very different but equally powerful musical associations: Royal Studios in Memphis, Tennessee and Abbey Road Studios in London. That combination feels appropriate for a record built around movement between musical worlds. Memphis brings direct connection to Southern soul and blues traditions, while Abbey Road provides the space and technical scale required for the orchestral side of the project.
The result is designed as more than blues songs with strings added behind them. The arrangements aim to let the band and orchestra interact, giving classic material new shape without stripping away the raw character that made the songs endure in the first place. [---] Freeman’s role is central to the identity of the project. His narration links the music to the larger cultural history behind it, helping the album function as both a musical experience and a journey through the Delta blues tradition.
That makes the title Symphonic Blues Experience more literal than promotional. The record is built around contrast: a blues band grounded in groove, feel and improvisation, surrounded by the breadth and dynamics of an orchestra. The concept works best when those worlds remain distinct enough to create tension. The blues should still sound like blues. The orchestra should bring scale without smoothing away the rough edges. That balance is precisely what the project sets out to explore. /The Blues Magazine
For Morgan Freeman, the blues is not simply another musical genre. It is tied to place, history and identity — especially the sound and legacy of the Mississippi Delta. With Morgan Freeman’s Symphonic Blues Experience, that long-standing passion becomes a full-scale recording project. Freeman serves as producer and narrator, helping shape an album that brings traditional and contemporary blues voices together with the breadth of a full orchestra.
At the center are the Ground Zero Blues Club Band and Chineke! Orchestra, connected through new arrangements by conductor and composer Martin Gellner. Gellner, whose credits include work connected to Hans Zimmer Live, created the orchestral arrangements for the project, allowing familiar blues songs to retain their grit and emotional directness while gaining a much larger cinematic frame.
The album was recorded between two studios with very different but equally powerful musical associations: Royal Studios in Memphis, Tennessee and Abbey Road Studios in London. That combination feels appropriate for a record built around movement between musical worlds. Memphis brings direct connection to Southern soul and blues traditions, while Abbey Road provides the space and technical scale required for the orchestral side of the project.
The result is designed as more than blues songs with strings added behind them. The arrangements aim to let the band and orchestra interact, giving classic material new shape without stripping away the raw character that made the songs endure in the first place. [---] Freeman’s role is central to the identity of the project. His narration links the music to the larger cultural history behind it, helping the album function as both a musical experience and a journey through the Delta blues tradition.
That makes the title Symphonic Blues Experience more literal than promotional. The record is built around contrast: a blues band grounded in groove, feel and improvisation, surrounded by the breadth and dynamics of an orchestra. The concept works best when those worlds remain distinct enough to create tension. The blues should still sound like blues. The orchestra should bring scale without smoothing away the rough edges. That balance is precisely what the project sets out to explore. /The Blues Magazine
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