ég er john seven

This lovely track is off the original cast recording to the 1981 production of this religious stage musical performed at the Third Presbyterian Church in Rochester, NY. It is written by the pastor there, with songs by a professor from the Eastman School of Music, and it is an updated version of the story of Zacchaeus in the Bible. In this version, he works for the IRS, but still has a run-in with Jesus that makes him all holy. It was performed by “the young people” of the church, and includes an original program inside and plenty of performance photos on the back cover. Certainly, this one deserves more attention from my turntable efforts, and further tracks might appear …