这张专辑以格什温歌曲组曲开场,其中包括《迷人的节奏》、《I Got Rhythm》以及开创性的歌剧《波吉和贝丝》的经典歌曲《Summertime》。山姆·库克的《A Change Is Will to Come》(1964)让人想起了这位创作歌手在民权运动中的角色,而弗洛伦斯·普莱斯令人难以忘怀的《Adoration》则展示了为什么她突破了种族和性别的障碍,成为第一位由美国主要交响乐团演奏音乐的非裔美国女性。
专辑曲目:
01. Gershwin / Song Suite - 1. Fascinating Rhythm [0:04:23.42]
02. Gershwin / Song Suite - 2. Summertime [0:04:38.58]
03. Gershwin / Song Suite - 3. 's Wonderful [0:03:59.11]
04. Gershwin / Song Suite - 4. The Man I Love [0:08:30.39]
05. Gershwin / Song Suite - 5. I Got Rhythm [0:06:36.00]
06. Sam Cooke / A Change is Gonna Come [0:03:45.00]
07. Bernstein / West Side Story Suite - 1. America [0:02:43.51]
08. Bernstein / West Side Story Suite - 2. Maria [0:02:54.57]
09. Bernstein / West Side Story Suite - 3. Tonight [0:03:45.02]
10. Bernstein / West Side Story Suite - 4. Somewhere [0:02:29.73]
11. Bernstein / West Side Story Suite - 5. A Boy Like That [0:01:56.04]
12. Bernstein / West Side Story Suite - 6. I Have a Love [0:03:24.20]
13. Bernstein / West Side Story Suite - 7. Mambo [0:02:21.18]
14. Florence Price / Adoration [0:03:53.00]
15. Copland / At the River [0:03:06.00]
16. Copland / Hoe-Down [0:03:11.00]
17. Duke Ellington / Come Sunday [0:03:49.00]
18. Kurt Weill / American Song Suite - 1. September Song [0:03:03.36]
19. Kurt Weill / American Song Suite - 2. My Ship [0:02:59.54]
20. Kurt Weill / American Song Suite - 3. Speak Low [0:02:58.66]
21. Kurt Weill / American Song Suite - 4. Mack the Knife [0:04:07.69]
22. Samuel A.Ward / America the Beautiful [0:03:15.67]