Shirley Caesar

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.

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 Harmonizing 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.

Ms. Pam Davis, writer, composer, arranger, and accompanist, is highly known for her piano skills discovered at the age of seven after which she enrolled in a lifetime membership to Jordan Conservatory of Music, in Indianapolis, Indiana. She has shared her gift all around the country with numerous artist and well renowned leaders in the world namely, Oleta Adams, Patti Austin, Michael McDonald, Evang. Shirley Caesar, The Women of Worship, The Gospel Music Workshop of America, Reb. Jesse Jackson Sr., and many more. She is an accomplished pianist in every sense of the word. Watch her as she takes you through 90 minutes of songs, chord changes, finger exercises, and stylistic comparisons.