{"product_id":"the-abyssinian-mass-857509005025","title":"The Abyssinian Mass","description":"Deluxe two CD + DVD set. In 2008, nine-time Grammy Award winner Wynton Marsalis was commissioned to write a piece commemorating the 200th anniversary of Harlem’s Abyssinian Baptist Church. The result was a sacred celebration: a sweeping composition for a big band and 70-piece gospel choir. In 2013, award-winning recording artist Damien Sneed and his choir, Chorale Le Chateau, joined the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis on a 16-city, 19-show tour across the American south and into deep dialogue with the African American history. Now, The Abyssinian Mass -Marsalis’ first original recorded composition in six years - documents this piece’s immense power to make audiences clap their hands and sing along to its joyous spirituality, its profound swing, and its bluesy swagger. This landmark album also includes a new essay from renowned public intellectual Leon Wieseltier and a bonus DVD documentary that features performances, interviews, and insights into the process behind The Abyssinian Mass. The album s exploration of the African American experience places it in the tradition of Marsalis's Pulitzer Prize-winning composition and record Blood on the Fields.","brand":"Blue Engine Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50523719893075,"sku":"1694044X","price":16.53,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0732\/1937\/5187\/files\/3288712_fe66cefc-20db-4569-b24f-131714a01781.jpg?v=1791939242","url":"https:\/\/www.deepdiscount.com\/products\/the-abyssinian-mass-857509005025","provider":"Deep Discount","version":"1.0","type":"link"}