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Michael Hurd was a pioneer in composing brief, witty and, above all, performable choral music for children to enjoy. When Jonah-Man Jazz arrived in 1966, young singers and their teachers had modern-sounding music to make and share. Album Tracks 1. Nineveh City Was a City of Sin 2. Jonah, Jonah, Listen to Me Jonah 3. I Need a Boat, Man 4. The Waves Grew High 5. When Jonah Sank Into the Sea 6. We Had a Wonderful Party 7. Many Years Ago 8. I Want to Go to the Big Bad City 9. In the City, Free and Easy 10. Down and Out in the City 11. Why Did I Leave the House of My Father? 12. No Use Denying 13. Kill the Fatted Calf 14. It Was Long Ago 15. Once Upon a Time 16. Every Time I Lay An Egg 17. I Had a Terrible Dream! 18. Oh What a Beautiful Dream! 19. Do Me a Favour 20. There's a Thief in the Night 21. If I Were You 22. Beware! Take Care! 23. Samson Was a Hero 24. When Miss Delilah Goes A-Walkin' 25. Samson, Cut Your Hair 26. Clip and Clip 27. Weak As a Kitten 28. Ev'rybody Came to the Philistines Party 29. Who Are These Abandoned Children? 30. Eight Were Duchesses 31. What Is the Humming? 32. Take My Child 33. See the Foundlings at Work! 34. I Am a Little Foundling 35. Here in the Pleasant Court Room 36. Captain Coram!
