VARIOUS A Stranger I May Be - Savoy Gospel 1954-1966
1940年代にスタートし初期のビバップの隆盛に重要な役割を果たし、Rythm &
| A1. | Famous Ward Singers - I'm Getting Richer | |
| A2. | The Harmonizing Five - I Don't Need Nobody But The Lord | sample |
| A3. | The Sensational Six - Let Freedom Ring | sample |
| A4. | The Gospel Harmonettes Specials - How Much More | sample |
| A5. | The Christones - Lord, It's Me | sample |
| A6. | The Staple Singers - Low Is The Way | sample |
| B1. | Swindell Brothers - Trouble Of Mine | sample |
| B2. | The Roberta Martin Singers - I'm Glad I'm A Witness For My Lord | sample |
| B3. | Jimmy Scott - Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child | sample |
| B4. | Shirley Caesar And The Caravans - He First Loved Me | sample |
| B5. | The Blind Boys Of Alabama - On Some Day | sample |
| B6. | The Hightower Brothers - He That Believed | sample |
| C1. | North Philadelphia Juniors - There's Something Within Me | sample |
| C2. | The Selah Singers - The Wicked Race | sample |
| C3. | The Ward Singers - Let The Train Roll Easy | sample |
| C4. | The Stars Of Faith - Mean Old World | sample |
| C5. | Marion Williams - Get Your Business Right | |
| C6. | The Gospel Cavaliers - Are You Listening | sample |
| D1. | The Caravans - Mercy | sample |
| D2. | Eddie Williams And The Crusaders - They Won't Believe In Me | sample |
| D3. | The Davis Sisters - Earnestly Praying | sample |
| D4. | The Gospel Chimes - My Jesus Love Just Bubbles Over | sample |
| D5. | The Angelic Gospel Choir - It's The Holy Ghost | sample |
| D6. | The Angelic Choir - Wade In The Water | sample |
The first of three volumes surveying surely the mightiest Gospel label of them all.
Stomping, rollicking gospel music, intermingling with raw soul, searing blues, hard-rocking doo-wop and jazz, and storming r&b.
Infused and incandescent with the hurting, surging indignation of the Civil Rights movement, here are twenty-four precious scorchers by giants like the Staple Singers and Jimmy Scott, alongside devastating sides by less celebrated names like the Harmonising Five of Burlington, North Carolina, and teen-group the North Philadelphia Juniors, culminating triumphantly with slamming, sanctified versions of Hit The Road Jack and Wade In The Water. Drawn from nigh-impossible-to-find 78s, sevens and LPs, hardly any of these recordings have been reissued since their first release.
Presented in a gatefold sleeve, with full-size booklet; beautifully designed, with stunning, rare photographs and original Savoy artwork. Sound restoration and mastering at Abbey Road; pressed at Pallas.
Co-curated by Greg Belson, compiler of Divine Disco; with deep, extensive notes by Robert Marovich, author of A City Called Heaven: Chicago and the Birth of Gospel Music (University of Illinois), and host of the award-winning radio show Gospel Memories.
