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4.0 out of 5 stars
Wonderful for the afficiado ... but, November 8, 2000
This review is from: Sister Ernestine Washington (1943-1948) (Audio CD)
This is an absolutely wonderful nearly complete set of the recordings of Sister Ernestine Washington between 1943 and 1948. These include recordings with the Dixie Hummingbirds, Bunk Johnson's Jazz Band, the Southern Sons and her husband, Rev. Frederick D. Washington. Two recordings were not found for the album and, despite the best attempts of remastering, some of the albums found were clearly in poor condition. The result is that some tracks have enough background noise to be distracting - that is the only reason I reserve this album for the afficiado.
For those unfamilar with Ernestine Washington's work, the two better known gospel singers who have somewhat similar styles are Sister Rosetta Tharp and Marion Williams. There is a broad range of materials in this collection - What Could I Do, for example, has a wonderful stride piano background. God's Amazing Grace is an improvization(?) on Amazing Grace. This is Sanctified Gospel at its best - performance if not remastering.
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