Thunderbolt Of The Middle West

構成数 : 1枚
合計収録時間 : 01:12:14
Personnel: Brother Joe May, Sister Wynona Carr, The Pilgrim Travelers, The Sallie Martin Singers, Annette May (vocals); Bertha Smith, Gwendolyn Cooper (piano); Theresa Childs (piano, vocals); R. Mosely, Charles Brown, Kenneth Morris (organ); Edward Hall, Jesse Sailes (drums). Recorded at Universal Recorders and Master Recorders, Hollywood, California, and an unknown church, Los Angeles, California between 1949 and 1955. Includes liner notes by Lee Hildebrand and Opal Nations. Digitally remastered by Kirk Felton (1992, Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California). This is part of the Specialty "Legends Of Gospel" series. Personnel: Brother Joe May (vocals); Theresa Childs (vocals, piano); Cora Martin, Kylo Turner, Jesse Whitaker, James W. Alexander, Raphael Taylor, Keith Barber , Fred Miller , Annette May, Sallie Martin, Wynona Carr (vocals); Freddie Simon (tenor saxophone); Henry Woods, Kenneth Woods, Jr., Gwendolyn Cooper, Bertha Smith (piano); Ralph Watson, James Lee (organ, drums); Kenneth S. Morris , R. Mosley, Charles Brown (organ); Edward Hall, Albert Bartee, Jesse Sailes (drums). Liner Note Authors: Opal Nations; Lee Hildebrand. Recording information: Master Recorders, Hollywood, CA (09/10/1949-08/02/1955); Universal Recorders, Hollywood, CA (09/10/1949-08/02/1955). Unknown Contributor Role: Pilgrim Travelers. Arranger: Brother Joe May. Brother Joe May was the male counterpart to Mahalia Jackson, a full-voiced tenor of amazing range and power. Although he recorded prolifically for the Nashboro label for the bulk of his career, this 27-track collection brings together his earliest recordings for the Specialty label. Although many of these tracks feature him working with the Sallie Martin Singers, Sister Wynona Carr, the Pilgrim Travelers, and his daughter Annette May, the real star of the show is Brother Joe, whose voice simply soars no matter what the surroundings. ~ Cub Koda
録音 : モノラル (Studio/Live)