Jesus' Blood Never Failed Me Yet

Album by Gavin Bryars

Jesus' Blood Never Failed Me Yet is an album by Gavin Bryars, released in 1975. Built around a looped field recording of an unidentified singer, the piece unfolds through the gradual addition of instrumental layers and vocal harmonies, combining minimalist repetition and ambient orchestral textures and representing an early example of Bryars' experimental approach that informed much of his later work.
First released: 1993

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Jesus’ Blood Never Failed Me Yet: Tramp with Orchestra I (String Quartet)
    27:05
  2. 2.
    Jesus’ Blood Never Failed Me Yet: Tramp with Orchestra II (Low Strings)
    15:16
  3. 3.
    Jesus’ Blood Never Failed Me Yet: Tramp with Orchestra III (No Strings)
    4:48
  4. 4.
    Jesus’ Blood Never Failed Me Yet: Tramp with Orchestra IV (Full Strings)
    6:06
  5. 5.
    Jesus’ Blood Never Failed Me Yet: Tramp and Tom Waits with Full Orchestra
    19:38
  6. 6.
    Jesus’ Blood Never Failed Me Yet: Coda: Tom Waits with High Strings
    1:47

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