Gospel Train (Special Packaging) [Original recording remastered]

Sister Rosetta Tharpe | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 6, 2002)
• Original Release Date: 1956
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: Umvd Labels
• ASIN: B000008LIH
• Also Available in: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #200,847 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Customer Reviews

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Swell stuff, August 13, 2004

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K. Sherman (sf bay area) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gospel Train (Special Packaging) (Audio CD)

No way am I the first to review this fantastic disk.

You can read other amazon reviews of some of her other disks, all of which will tell you that she is one of the great, unfortunately, hidden talents in gospel/jazz/r&b.

Gospel Train stands out, particularly for the sizzling, rocking version of Jericho.

Getcher-self some Seester Tharpe right now!

5.0 out of 5 stars tremendous, November 14, 2008

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echoes of empires (San Francisco, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gospel Train (Special Packaging) (Audio CD)

Sister Rosetta Tharpe is incredible - both her singing and her guitar playing are fantastic. She performs gospel songs infused with r&b and blues, and was transforming gospel and bringing it to the public long before the well-known pioneers Sam Cooke, Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, The Staple Singers, and James Brown. They took gospel intensity and song forms and turned them into soul and r&b in the fifties and sixties; Tharpe is more gospel-based, and began her recording career in the thirties - though she recorded a bit of more straight-ahead blues - and got into a lot of hot water with the gospel community for her trouble! She continued to play well into the late sixties. The Proper label 4-cd box set is excellent without a doubt, but I actually prefer this because the fidelity is so outstanding. For anyone who loves music from that magical time before rock'n'roll, soul, and r&b became the 'thing,' Tharpe's music is a must, and really something of a revelation. Unfortunately she's one of American music's sorely overlooked foundations, so do yourself a favor and hear her music!