Jubilation

Jubilation: Great Gospel Performances, Vol. 1 offers a first-rate introduction and overview of the key players in Black gospel, including stellar performances by Mahalia Jackson, the Soul Stirrers, the Swan Silvertones, Shirley Caesar, Aretha Frankline and James Cleveland, and many other wonderful artists.

Ce premier disque de Jérémy Bruger recèle de bien belles promesses, de celles qui permettent de croire en l’avenir du jazz. Ce jeune pianiste a écouté Herbie Hancock, Ahmad Jamal mais aussi Hank Jones, Junior Mance, Ray Bryant et Kenny Drew dont il interprète quelques-uns des titres intercalés entre ses propres compositions. Puisant ainsi aux meilleures sources, Jérémy Bruger est en pleine progression et il ne tardera pas, si l’on en juge par les étincelles qui crépitent çà et là dans ses interventions, à marquer du sceau de sa personnalité un discours pianistique déjà brillant. Il en a la volonté et le talent. Il sait jouer le blues, il swingue avec aisance et possède un beau toucher. Il écoute ses partenaires et sait où il va. Il a aussi la chance de disposer avec Mourad Benhammou et Raphaël Dever, de deux complices de haute volée, de ceux que l’on aime avoir à ses côtés, et qui soutiennent remarquablement sa démarche (« Alpha »).

Like the title says, there's more of the same as the first volume, including The Staples Singers, the Original Gospel Harmonettes, Prof. Alex Bradford, the Harmonizing Four, Sam Cooke with the Soul Stirrers, and more.

While the first two volumes in the series spotlighted the history of African-American gospel, this volume peeks over the other side of the fence and sheds the light on six decades' worth of country gospel performances. It's all top-notch, too, with Hank Williams' "I Saw the Light" spearheading an 18-track collection that includes classics from Kitty Wells, Roy Acuff, Bill Monroe, Patsy Cline, Johnny Cash, the Carter Family, the Louvin Brothers, Webb Pierce, and Martha Carson. That gospel is a long-running tradition in country is exemplified by the inclusion of tracks from modern stars like Ricky Skaggs and Tony Rice, Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, and old guard like Buck Owens, George Jones and Tammy Wynette, and Ernest Tubb. A delightful set.

In the early '50s, Ray Charles took the fiery passion of gospel and the hard-hitting sound of the blues, and by putting them together he created a whole new sound in rhythm & blues that helped make him a legend in American music.

Bringing together all his 1960s studio recordings plus demo and live recordings. With extensive sleeve note essay, original liner notes and a rare 2000 interview with Davy Graham. The godfather of British acoustic guitar, Davy Graham has had a tremendous influence on guitarists from Martin Carthy, Bert Jansch, John Renbourn and Paul Simon to Jimmy Page, Graham Coxon and Bernard Butler. He studied music from India, the Middle East and North Africa to devise new tunings and ways of playing blues, jazz and English traditional music.