Gospel

Original USA Gospel Chor - Original USA Gospel Chor feat. Joan Orleans
EAC+LOG+CUE | FLAC: 403 MB | Full Artwork: 28 MB | 5% Recovery Info
Label/Cat#: Edelton # EDL 2735-2 | Country/Year: Germany 1993
Genre: Sacred, Vocal, World | Style: Gospel

Joan Orleans ist eine US-amerikanische Gospel-Sängerin, die in den 1970er und 1980er Jahren auch als Pop-Sängerin bekannt war. (…) Ab den 1990er Jahren widmete sich Orleans wieder ihren Gospel-Wurzeln und veröffentlichte einige Alben in diesem Stil.

This wonderful four-disc, 105-track box of postwar Afro-American gospel releases from the 1940s and 1950s was compiled by record collector and gospel historian Opal Louis Nations, and it perfectly captures what was surely a golden age for black gospel. Gospel as we now know it emerged in the South in the early '30s, an outgrowth of the right to assemble and the advent of gospel songwriters like Thomas A. Dorsey (who had sung previously in the secular arena as Georgia Tom), who brought the blues to church, tossed in some ragtime piano rhythms, and almost single-handedly created the genre to the point that his compositions were simply known as "Dorseys.

With its enduring message of comfort and inspiration, gospel music’s origins are rooted in the tragedy of African-American slavery. From the earthy recordings of the evangelist street performers to the polished sound of the jubilee quartets, this Rough Guide features many of the trailblazing artists who paved the way for what has become a global phenomenon.

This recent gospel compilation from Swedish producer and collector Per Notini is a three disc, 84 track set focused exclusively on a capella singing without any instrumental accompaniment. Featuring many well-known quartets such as the Fairfield Four and Soul Stirrers as well as lesser known artists, the set traces stylistic changes over a thirty year period, concluding in 1969 before the ‘contemporary’ gospel era. These groups created some of the most inventive and progressive African American vocal music of the post-war period, which had a profound effect on later R&B and soul artists, not to mention artists across all other genres.