Pilgrim Soul [Import]

Pilgrim Soul [Import]

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Product Description
Maddie Southorn is a Relative Newcomer to the Folk Scene, but Has Been Singing on the Music Circuit in the South West for a Number of Years.

Tracks:

Jesus Hits Like An Atom Bomb
Surely God Is Able
Amazing Grace
Medley: Soon One Mornin' - What You Goin' Do When The World's On Fire? - You Can't Hide - Run On For A Long Time
Didn't It Rain
Sit Down Servant - Plenty Good Room
Keep Your Hand On The Plow (Hold On)
My Soul Is A Witness
There Is A Balm In Gilead
Medley: Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child - Poor Pilgrim Of Sorrow - Walk In Jerusalem
Be Still And Know That I'm God

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Chanticleer's repertoire ranges through many centuries. On this recording, the group again proves its infinite versatility in a program of gospel music and spirituals. The singing is so authentic that one feels like a participant in a gospel meeting, swaying to the rhythm with the crowd. Contributing greatly to the impact is Chanticleer's guest, Yvette A. Funder. Possessor of a voice remarkable for its range, power, and flexibility, she brings to the music the empathy and authority of one born and raised in the tradition, whether leading call-and-response, engaging in improvisations that soar high above the chorus, crooning softly in meditation, or shouting in ecstasy. (She is also an active Bishop ministering to the poor and afflicted, and the founder of various social service agencies in California.) Several songs include soloists drawn from the chorus as well, most notably a tenor, a countertenor and a bass who provides a rhythmic ostinato. The program, designed for maximum variety of tempo, mood, character and texture, includes many favorite songs and spirituals, such as "Amazing Grace," "There is a Balm in Gilead," "Sometimes I Feel like a Motherless Child." The arrangements by Joseph Jennings, Chanticleer's Music Director for 20 years, are admirably simple and very good; only a few are marred by awkward modulations or overly sophisticated, Hollywood-inspired effects. Most of them are for a cappella voices. Jennings also contributes a new original composition: "Be still and Know that I'm God." Repeating these words like an invocation, it builds a cumulative drama with increasingly wild, elaborate improvisations in call-and-response between soloist and chorus; supported by a prominent piano part that includes solos, chordal and running passages, it ends with a rousing climax. --Edith Eisler

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Chanticleer, with Bp. Flunder: INDEED - How Very Sweet The Sound.......2006-02-10

On this standard red book 16-bit CD we are offered that rare and special invitation: Come now, pilgrim - take yet another good step forward in gospel praise or supplication. How can we progress in our individual and collective spiritual journeys towards whatever transcendent glories ground us, revive us, and lead us on despite life's challenges, unless we sing?. Are you having set backs? This CD is good medicine, and it is both a worthy addition to the gospel music shelf and perhaps just the sort of musical medicine that turns out to be good for you, on more than one level of body, mind, and soul. Not a bitter root aftertaste, nor a nagging fishy oil payback in any of this welcome elixir. I guess that is why we call it, Good News.

The arrangements of new and old gospel standards have been set by counter-tenor Joseph Jennings - a leading Chanticleer member of long standing - intently drawing upon both the florid improvisations of the soloists and gospel groups climbing ever so dazzlingly into the fiery chariots that sacred texts say carried off the prophet; and yes, rooted as well in the impeccably crafted close harmonies and inwardly solid strength of gospel quartets and ensembles like Fisk University's Jubilee Singers and many other exemplars.

So, when you listen to this one you will be immediately surrounded by that amazing and great, gathering could of witnesses. The messages are familiar: Keep your hands on the plow. Surely God is able. There is a balm in Gilead.

Like the famous vocal work by Ralph Vaughan Williams, his Serenade to Music as written for a star-crossed group of well-known British soloists of the era; so this gospel outing brings the small male ensemble Chanticleer to the fore - both as a vocal group and as a fabulous collection of solo voices who are prodigiously gifted vocal stars in their own rights. Capping off Chanticleer as an embarrassment of riches is a guest turn by San Francisco's own Bishop Yvette Flunder. She is the real deal, too, as both an ordained minister whose leadership in black churches has blazed fireworks in celebration of melding religion with social justice, and a Jen-U-Wine good news singer who can preach and pray and moan with the best of them.

Only the superhumanly perfected intonation of their cappella group singing, as well as the superb blend and polish of the Chanticleer dozen, will remind a listener than this group is as famous for its Flemish medieval polyphony or its unerring Purcellian clarity, as any other ensemble of twelve voices now appearing before us.

So, forget all the categories and musicology boxes which would seal off gospel music from pre-Bach cathedral masters of polyphony. With this CD we can just revel in the mysteries of good music, regardless. Yeah, Josquin, I'm talking bout you - Sit down servant, there's plenty good room.

Five stars. Highly recommended.

Crystalline.......2005-04-08

I'm not a huge fan of gospel, because I find it to be led by emotion, and musically undisciplined. Rousing, yes - but a little goes a long, long way. I've also found most gospel recordings to be sonically challenged. Almost as if microphones were incapable of capturing the music with clarity. None of this holds true for "How Sweet the Sound." This is a beautifully recorded cd, and every tune is both musically precise, and emotionally resonant. It is, however, a little hard to listen to in one sitting because of the "sameness" of the arrangements. That's a small quibble - who says any cd has to be experienced all at once - and "There is a Balm in Gilead," alone is worth the price of admission.

Best Chanticleer CD Yet.......2005-02-01

This is the Best Chanticleer CD yet. I have listened to it dozens of times. Money well spent. I have even given copies to several of my friends.

How Angry the Sound?.......2005-01-02

My daughter gave me this CD, because, while I'm not religious, I'm a long time fan of gospel music. The first pass through the record, I found myself wandering off to other tasks. So, the second time I put it on the player I forced myself to sit completely through the record. I'm not familiar with Chanticleer, so I had no idea whey she thought I'd like it, but she's is right more often than not. This would be one of the "not" times.

I guess this as an attempt to make gospel music "hip." With songs like "Jesus Hits Like An Atomic Bomb" and "What You Gon' Do When the World's On Fire?" the lyrics are like walking a American urban street being threatened by strangers. Far from being uplifting, the songs are decidedly unfriendly. The feel of the music reminded more of the howling noises I suffered as a forced member of my parent's Kansas Methodist Church than the sweet, honest sounds of real gospel music. That intangible thing I get from listening to gospel music that is heartfelt and painfully honest, even if deluded, was nowhere to be heard in "How Sweet the Sound." Instead, the music is chant-like, monotonous, and cold.

I would not recommend this record to anyone outside of the Midwest. If you miss the sterile sounds of a Midwestern protestant church in full howl, this might be your cup of weak wine. If gospel music is what you're looking for, look elsewhere.

This CD is the bomb!.......2004-11-28

From "Jesus Hits Like an Atom Bomb" to "Amazing Grace", this CD is packed with glorius gospel spirituals and terrific talent. Highly recommend to music lovers of all faiths!

The Essential Leontyne Price: Spirituals, Hymns & Sacred Songs

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The Price Club
A living legend
not your daddy's old timey spiritual
Immaculate Vocals of Leontyne Price
Great Gospel Stuff

The Essential Leontyne Price: Spirituals, Hymns & Sacred Songs

Manufacturer: RCA
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Spirituals

ASIN: B000003FWE
Release Date: 1997-01-14

Tracks:

Ev'ry Time I Feel The Spirit - Various Artists
Let Us Break Bread Together On Our Knees - Various Artists
His Name So Sweet - Various Artists
'Roun' About The Mountain - Various Artists
Swing Low , Sweet Chariot - Various Artists
Sit Down, Servant - Various Artists
Were You There - Various Artists
He's Got The Whole World In His Hands - Various Artists
Deep River - Various Artists
Honor! Honor! - Various Artists
My Soul's Been Anchored In De Lord - Various Artists
On Ma Journey - Various Artists
A City Called Heaven - Various Artists
Ride On, King Jesus - Various Artists
I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free - Various Artists
Sinner, Please Don't Let This Harvest Pass - Various Artists
Sweet Little Jesus Boy - Various Artists
There Is A Balm In Gilead - Various Artists
Let Us Cheer The Weary Traveler - Various Artists
Ev'ry Time I Feel The Spirit - Various Artists
My Way Is Cloudy - Various Artists
Nobody Knows The Touble I've Seen - Various Artists
I Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray - Various Artists

Tracks:

Holy, Holy, Holy - Leontyne Price
Lead, Kindly Light - Leontyne Price
Blessed Assurance - Leontyne Price
Ave Maria - Leontyne Price
What A Friend We Have In Jesus - Leontyne Price
Amazing Grace - Leontyne Price
The Lord's Prayer - Leontyne Price
Pass Me Not, O Gentle Savior - Leontyne Price
The Church's One Foundation - Leontyne Price
Bless This House - Leontyne Price
I Need Thee Every Hour - Leontyne Price
Schlesische Volkslieder: Fairest Lord Jesus - Leontyne Price
I Wonder As I Wander - Leontyne Price
Ave Maria - Leontyne Price
Porgy And Bess: Summertime - Leontyne Price
America The Beautiful - Leontyne Price
Lift Ev'ry Voice And Sing - Leontyne Price
A Mighty Fortress Is Our God - Leontyne Price
Battle Hymn Of The Republic - Leontyne Price

Customer Reviews:

The Price Club.......2005-04-28

"I am here," said Leontyne Price when interviewed as she opened the new Metropolitan Opera with Samuel Barber's underrated ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA, "and you will know that I am the best and will hear me. The color of my skin or the kink of my hair or the spread of my mouth has nothing to do with what you are listening to." Back in the 1960s Price was one of the greatest divas in all of opera, and it wasn't just her voice but her magnificent stage presence, combined with her social activism. All of the above come into play in this collection of secular songs and ditties, some of them traditional plantation chanties and others, art songs and a scattering of pop music. And some of them, like Gershwin's "Summertime," cross the ever-permeable boundaries between Broadway and classical. These recordings were made at different times in Price's career, and her voice, while always angelic, has different shadings and reaches a different range of timbre in each separate recording date, but there is no question that, as time goes by, she is able to impart a richness of life experience noticeably absent from some of her earlier work.

"Ave Maria" sounds heavenly no matter which way you slice it, and as for "I Wonder As I Wander," it brings tears to your eyes. If you have a heart that's beating you will be moved by this rendition. "Ein feste Burg" is pretty strong, but Price seems more comfortable with the traditional spirituals, though perhaps it is the slightly off-kilter sounds of the Ambrosian Singers (what a name) who back her up on many of these tracks, that detract slightly from the experience. Compare "Lead Kindly Light" for a clear sense of what constitutes authority vs. what is a wee bit overproduced. If you had this compilation, and perhaps one of Leontyne Price's Christmas albums, you could attain nirvana any time you wanted to, just flip a switch and close your eyes, let her lift you up on wings of song.

A living legend.......2005-03-10

Leontyne Price (still alive) and already passing into immortality amongst vocal artists, both classical and popular. Leontyne Price stands at the pinnacle of her classical art, but those who only know her work in La Forza del destino or the Verdi Requiem are in for a heart rending treat with this album where Leontyne Price goes home to her roots in Mississippi and gives an unabashed account of the classic spirituals she sang as a young woman. Like John Mc Cormacks rendering of Irish songs there is a personal longing and devotion expressed here that reveals a side of the artist not known in the bulk of their "classical" repetoire. A sense of going home like Citizen Kane's rosebud, or as Dorothy Gale observes at the end of the Wizard of Oz "everything I could ever have wanted was right in my own backyard "

not your daddy's old timey spiritual.......2004-06-23

Agreed this is a good cd for a beautiful voice, but this is not, repeat not, for someone who wants to hear that old-timey religious fervor that you think of when you've been to a Black Baptist hand-clapping, standing, swaying, and singing service.

Immaculate Vocals of Leontyne Price.......2003-12-31

IMMACULATE, SUPERB vocal range and style! There's no other words that can complement Miss Leontyne Price's vocal arrangements. Miss Price's voice is strong, and shrills very nicely to the instruments played on many songs listed on this double CD which is a joy to treasure; every song listed are songs I was raised to hearing and singing. Miss Price is the reason why many of these songs remain in popularity and presently used. Miss Leontyne Price has been incredible in many of her past performances. This is my fourth CD of Miss Price and I am glad to own this particular CD forever and ever. Many thanks to the executors who found this remarkable album and upgraded it to a CD format! **Angi**

Great Gospel Stuff.......2001-04-12

This is a great CD. The only problem I have with it is that on some of the selections there is a boy's choir screaming in the background, and this takes away (a bit) from her performance. That said, her best selections are those that are either unaccompanied or those where her voice is not buried. Songs that strike me are - His Name So Sweet, He's Got The Whole World, Were You There, I Wonder as I Wander, Lift Every Voice and Sing, and my all time favourite Summertime. Enough said.

The Soul-Stirring Gospel Sounds of the Pilgrim Travelers

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The Soul-Stirring Gospel Sounds of the Pilgrim Travelers
The Pilgrim Travelers , and Lou Rawls
Manufacturer: Mighty Quinn
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000A3DG9Y
Release Date: 2005-08-23

Tracks:

Did You Stop to Pray This Morning
Motherless Child
Sweet Chariot
That's Heaven to Me
Poor Pilgrim of Sorrow
Walking in the Light of the Lord
If He Holds Your Hand
Stand by Me Father
Wade in the Water
Jesus, Be a Fence Around Me
Didn't It Rain?
Please Let Me Be the First to Know [*]
Count on Me [#][*]
Trust Me [*]
'Til the Last Leaf Shall Fall [#][*]

Album Description

The Pilgrim Travelers Featuring Lou Rawls is on CD for the first time. This CD is a reissue from 1962. There are 15 tracks and 4 bonus cuts including 2 previously unissued linier notes by the Producer/Friend Billy Vera. Lou sings all the leads on the CD. Most of the arrangements are from The Soul Stirrers Book. Musicians include Rene Hall, Cliff White & Ernie Freeman.

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Outstanding & high energy surf
If Salem had a soundtrack...

Soul Pilgrim
Satan's Pilgrims
Manufacturer: Estrus Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000002RF1
Release Date: 1995-10-27

Tracks:

Soul Pilgrim
Steel Pier
Plymouth Rock
Scatter Shield
Morpheus
Spoke
Shit Sandwich
Pilgrim Stomp
Beach Creep
Action Plus
Small Craft Advisory
Shootin' The Pier
Let's Go To The Beach

Customer Reviews:

Outstanding & high energy surf.......2004-01-03

Very simple: You'll love it! Highly Recommended! I like it very much, especially while driving. One of my top records ever.

If Salem had a soundtrack..........2000-11-28

Tight, solid Pacific NW surf(ish?) rock with a just-ever-so-slightly funhouse, carnival-gone-awry vibe behind it all. Excellent live band (black capes and white jeans) and a great album. Grab this for your next haunted Hawaiian Halloween party or any party. Killer road trip music.

Gospel Greats: What a Friend We Have in Jesus

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Gospel Greats: What a Friend We Have in Jesus
Various Artists , Pilgrim Travelers , The Staple Singers , Charles Taylor , Marion Williams , The 5 Blind Boys , Billy Preston , James Conley , Clara Ward , and Maceo Woods
Manufacturer: Rhino Flashback
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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What a Friend We Have in Jesus - Pilgrim Travelers
Garden of Prayer - Rev. Maceo Woods
I Will Trust in the Lord - Prof. Charles Taylor
God & ME - Marion Williams
Let's Have Church - The Five Blind Boys
May the Good Lord Bless and Keep You - Billy Preston
Let Go and Let God
I Want Jesus to Walk With Me - Clara Ward
Jesus Loves Me - Thompson Community Singers
Will the Circle Be Unbroken - The Staple Singers

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Spirituals

Manufacturer: Pearl
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000000WM9
Release Date: 1995-10-17

Tracks:

Deep River
City Called Heaven
Lord, I Can't Stay Away
Were You There?
Tramping
My Soul's Been Anchored
Heav'n Heav'n
Sometimes I Feel
Go Down, Moses
O Wasn't Dat A Wide, Wide Ribber
My Old Kentucky Home
Hard Trials Into Dere's No Hidin' Place
Let Us Break Bread Together
Carry Me Back To Ol' Virginny
Oh! What A Beautiful City
I Know De Lord's Laid
I Don't Feel In No Ways Tir'd
Caro Mio Ben
Paisir D'Amour

Golden Age Gospel Quartets, Vol. 1 (1947-1954) { Various Artists }

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Golden Age Gospel Quartets, Vol. 1 (1947-1954) { Various Artists }

Manufacturer: Specialty
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000000QO8
Release Date: 1997-12-24

Tracks:

These Old Bones - The Southern Harmonizers
What Are They Doing In Heaven Today? - The Southern Harmonizers
The Old Rugged Cross - The Pilgram Travelers
He Will Remember Me - The Pilgram Travelers
Since I Laid My Burden Down (Glory, Glory Hallelujah) - The Echoes
Where Shall I Be (When The First Trumpet Sounds)? - The Echoes
He Means So Much To Me - The Paramount Singers
Heaven In My View - The Paramount Singers
Faith And Grace - The Soul Stirrers
By And By - The Soul Stirrers
Jesus Hits Like The Atom Bomb - The Pilgrim Travelers
Jesus, I'm Thankful - The Pilgrim Travelers
Let Jesus Lead You - The Detroiters
Mother, I Need Your Prayer - The Detroiters
Peace In The Valley - The Soul Stirrers
Christ Is All - The Soul Stirrers
Before This Time Another Year - The Chosen Gospel Singers
Leaning On The Lord - The Chosen Gospel Singers
I'm Coming Home - The Swan Silvertones
He Won't Deny Me - The Swan Silvertones
Weary Traveler - The Pilgrim Travelers
My Old Home - The Pilgrim Travelers
There Is A Fountain - The Original Five Blind Boys Of Alabama
Marching Up To Zion - The Original Five Blind Boys Of Alabama
Since Jesus Came Into My Heart - The West Coast Jubilees
He'll Be There - The West Coast Jubilees

Spirituals in Zion: A Spiritual Heritage for the Soul

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Spirituals in Zion: A Spiritual Heritage for the Soul

Manufacturer: Albany Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000AQS7K
Release Date: 2003-08-26

Tracks:

Nobody Knows de Trouble I See
Little More Faith in Jesus
And He Never Said a Mumberlin' Word
Tryin' to Get Ready
Po' Pilgrim of Sorrow
I'm A-Rollin'
Listen to the Angels Shouting
Ev'ry Time I Feel the Spirit
Go Down Moses
I Want to Be Ready; or, Walk in Jerusalem Just Like John
Oh Freedom
Deep River
Joshua Fit de Battle Ob Jericho
'Tis the Old Ship of Zion
Steal Away
Great Day!
My Lord, What a Mourning
Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot

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Current Vision (Warner) / Various
Collective Soul , Bush , The Rembrandts , Chris Isaak , Faith No More , The Jayhawks , Belly , Juliana Hatfield , Billy Pilgrim , and Goo Goo Dolls
Manufacturer: Warner
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Rock | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000AQGEPY

Product Description

Current Vision - ////1. Gel - Collective Soul 2. Everything Zen - Bush 3. Don't Hide Your Love - The Rembrandts 4. Baby Did a Bad Bad Thing - Chris Isaak 5. Evidence - Faith No More 6. Blue - The Jayhawks 7. Super-Connected - Belly 8. Universal Heart-Beat - Juliana Hatfield 9. Sweet Louisiana Sound - Billy Pilgrim 10. Only One - Goo Goo Dolls