This a cappella tradition—which was nurtured, enjoyed, and richly passed down in the segregated, oppressive environments of Black workers’ residential districts by African American male union members employed at mining and steel-related companies in Jefferson County— gospel music—a tradition nurtured, enjoyed, and richly passed down by African American male union members working at mines and steel-related companies in Jefferson County—and performed by the region’s representative group, The Sterling Jubilee Singers, on Wednesday, April 20, 1994, at “Straight Place” in Bessemer, Alabama. This recording captures a rehearsal of the Sterling Jubilee Singers, preserving even the sound of trains occasionally passing by the side of the hall—a sound that, in a sense, captures the very essence of essence of a cappella gospel music. (Original Japanese text by COMPUMA)