Deep River

~ Song

Relationships

lyricist and composer:[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Wikidata:Q5250269 [info]
referred to in medleys:Three Songs of the South (medley)
Medley: Deep River / The Old Folks at Home / Camptown Races / Oh Suzanna / Poor Old Joe (order: 1)
is the basis for:A Child of Our Time: Part III: A Spiritual "Deep river"
arrangements:Deep River (arr. Burleigh, for vocals with piano)
Deep River (arr. Luboff)
Deep River (arr. Anders Paulsson)
Deep River (arr. Ringwald)
Deep River (arr. Heifetz, for violin and piano)
Deep River
Deep River (arr. Gerre Hancock)
Deep River (arr. René Clausen)

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1938-08-28Deep River (studio, 1938-08-28: HMV matrix OEA-6388-3)instrumentalFats Waller2:50
1939-11-20Deep River (radio transcription, 1939-11-20)Fats Waller3:13
1941-09-20Deep RiverStan Kenton3:12
1950-01-24Deep RiverSy Oliver and His Orchestra3:00
1960-05-24Deep RiverinstrumentalJohnny Griffin Orchestra5:29
1960Deep RivercoverThe Golden Gate Quartet4:30
1960Deep RivercoverThe Golden Gate Quartet4:30
1964-02-24Deep RiverAlbert Ayler4:22
1977-04-25Deep RiverinstrumentalArchie Shepp & Horace Parlan4:51
1983-09Deep RiverRhoda Scott3:22
1987-10-24Deep Riverinstrumental and liveHorace Parlan & Archie Shepp11:54
1988-01Deep RivercoverDavid Murray5:54
1991-05-29Deep RiverTanglewood Festival Chorus, Boston Pops Orchestra, John Williams4:58
1998-11-30Spiritual: Deep RiverliveLorraine Hunt Lieberson, Roger Vignoles3:06
2001-05-21Deep RiverliveChildren's Chorus of Washington, Joan Gregoryk3:30
2002-01Deep RiverinstrumentalDie 12 Cellisten der Berliner Philharmoniker2:50
2002-02Deep Rivercover and instrumentalCharles Lloyd6:27
2013-05Deep RiverMormon Tabernacle Choir, Bryn Terfel, Orchestra at Temple Square, Mack Wilberg4:58
2021-10Deep RiverReginald Mobley, Baptiste Trotignon3:47
Deep riverPhilharmonischer Kammerchor Nowosibirsk, Igor Judin3:27
Deep RiverMarian Anderson3:16
Deep RiverJohnny Mathis2:52
Deep RiverJohnny Mathis2:51
Deep RiverJohnny Mathis2:51
Deep RiverinstrumentalGary Karr, Harmon Lewis3:05
Deep RiverBobby Womack1:50
Deep RiverLeontyne Price3:09
Deep RiverinstrumentalMakoto Nakura4:27
Deep RiverLes petits chanteurs de Saint-François d'Assise de Saint-Maur, André Batejat2:47
Deep RiverDale Warland Singers, Dale Warland3:18
Deep Rivercover and instrumentalThe Piston Baroque Brass Quintet3:18
Deep RiverLondon Promenade Orchestra, Eric Hammerstein4:17
Deep RiverinstrumentalMartha Fischer, Demondrae Thurman2:55
Deep RiverGary Karr3:19
Deep RiverRobert Shaw Chorale, Robert Shaw3:11
Deep RiverRichard Thompson8:44
Deep River (studio, 1938-08-28: HMV matrix OEA-6388-3)Fats Waller2:50
Deep RivercoverAl Edwards3:20
Deep RivercoverSam Robson2:23
Deep RiverPaul Robeson2:23
Deep RivercoverCheryl Porter4:03
Deep RiverBryn Terfel5:12
Deep River103rd Street Gospel Choir3:38
Deep RivercoverJohnny Mathis2:51
Deep RiverLeontyne Price3:08
Deep RiverBrigham Young University Men's Chorus4:36
Deep RiverOdetta3:00
Deep RiverWilliam Brown, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Paul Freeman2:22
Deep RiverMarian Anderson?:??
Deep River (Coda)coverM. Lamar?:??
Deep River (Sunday)Dave Douglas Quintet 20157:52
Deep River / The Dark Ship Movescover and medleyM. Lamar?:??
The Water Is Wide / Deep Rivercover and medleyBarbra Streisand5:33