Top 20 African American Spirituals (played on the saxophone)

February is upon us and Black History month Celebrations have been begun.

In honor of this special month, the ChristSax.com team have decided to put together a list of the Top 20 African American Spirituals (played on the saxophone).

Dating back to the 1800’s, African American Spirituals have long been considered a critical component of History, providing details of the difficulty of Slavery, through Music.

The African American Spiritual is widely considered one of the largest and most popular types of American Folksong.

Here’s the List:

1. Were you  there (when they crucified my Lord) – Jermaine Dantzie (View)
2. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot – Chris Fleisher (View)
3. His Eye is on the sparrow – James Brandon Lewis (View)
4. Oh Happy Day – Fedner Faustin (View)
5. Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child – Archie Shepp (View)
6. Deep River – Hank Crawford (View)
7. Amazing Grace – Ron Brown & Kirk Whalum (View)
8. Steal Away – Archie Sapp & Horace Parlan (View)
9. Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen – Albert Ayler (View)
10. Goin’ Home – Albert Ayler (View)
11. Didn’t My Lord Deliver Daniel – William Dawson Jr. (View)
12. Life Every Voice And Sing – Charles Schiermeyer + Temple Praise Band (View)
13. Wade In The Water – Damien Sneed & Friends (View)
14. Precious Lord Take My Hand – Kenneth Whalum III (View)
15. I Don’t Feel No Ways Tired – Ryan (View)
16. Down By The Riverside – Maceo Parker (View)
17. Pass Me Not Oh Gentle Savior – Kirk Whalum (View)
18. I Want Jesus to Walk With Me – Jermaine Dantzie & Friends (View)
19. We Shall Overcome – Rodney D. Chism (View)
20. This Little Light of Mine – Darron Mckinney (View)

(Click pages below for songs)