"GOSPEL" Vol. 1 - NEGRO SPIRITUALS/GOSPEL SONGS 1926-1942

The first volume of gospel recordings on French label Fremeaux & Associes, titled Gospel, Vol. 1: 1926-1942, is a fantastic collection displaying a wide variety of artists, from the famous (Louis Armstrong's lovely a cappella version of "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen") to the obscure (Arizona Dranes' jaunty "I'll Go Where You Want Me To"). The great deal of care that was put into the selection and sequence of this two-disc set makes it a standout among other labels issuing historical recordings in that this set is a nice listen from start to finish. The following two collections in Fremeaux & Associes' gospel series parallel this one in terms of the timeline but are slightly more focused thematically. (Allmusic)trax CD 1:
1. Let Your Light Shine On Me - Blind Willie Johnson 2. Mother's Children Have A Hard Time - Blind Willie Johnson 3. I'll Go Where You Want Me To Do - Dranes, Arizona 4. He's Got His Eyes On You - Rev. Rice D.C. 5. The Need Of Prayer - Rev. J. M. Gates 6. True Friendship - Rev. J. C. Burnett 7. Goin' On To Heaven In The Sanctified Way - Sister Cally Fancy 8. Thou Carest Lord For Me - Holy Ghost Sanctified Singers 9. Sign Of The Judgement - Mitchells Christian Singers 10. Take Your Burden To The Lord... - Washington Phillips 11. Then We'll Need That True Religion - Rev. Edward Clayburn 12. Memphis Flu - Elder Curry 13. He Got Better Things For You - Bessie Johnson 14. No Hiding Place - Norfolk Jubilee Quartet 15. The Black Diamond Express To Hell (I & II) - Rev. A. W. Nix 16. If You See My Saviour - Thomas A. Dorsey 17. Precious Lord, Take My Hand - The Heavenly Gospel Singers 18. The Prodigal Son - The Heavenly Gospel Singers
trax CD 2:
1. Oh, my Lord - Mahalia Jackson 2. God Shall Wipe All Tears Away - Mahalia Jackson 3. I Want Jesus To Walk Around My Bedside - Selah Jubilee SIngers 4. When The Saints Go Marching In - Blind Willie Davis 5. When I Stand Before The King - Blind Joe Taggart 6. Tell me what kind of man Jesus is - Chicago Sanctified Singers 7. Gabriel - Elder Charles Beck 8. Twelve Gates To The City - Reverend Gary Davis 9. Moan, You Moaners - Bessie Smith 10. Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen - Louis Armstrong 11. The Valley Of Time - The Golden Gate Quartet 12. The Sun Didn't Shine - The Golden Gate Quartet 13. Do Lord Send Me - The Georgia Peach 14. Shake mother's hand for me - The Golden Eagle Gospel Singers 15. This Train - Sister Rosetta Tharpe 16. Rock Me - Sister Rosetta Tharpe 17. I'm Free At Last - The Southern Sons 18. Wade In The Water - The Charioteers
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