22 Early Gospel Classics

by 22 Early Gospel Classics / Vari

Overview

22 Early Gospel Classics collects several gospel standards as played by a bunch of session cats in Nashville, but fans of early gospel recordings will find little here to get excited about. Essentially, the set was made just to collect a set of standards in one place, but the playing is relatively soulless and sterile despite the boast "Played in the Arrangements of the Early Days." It's hard to believe the creators of this little set even considered applying traditional arrangements when the majority of the pianos are actually electronic keyboards plugged straight into the board and loaded with effects. Who knows who the King label was marketing this CD to when they released it, but it is essentially a contradiction of what people seeking early gospel are generally searching for, which is the raw, soulful approach which apparently inspired these recordings. ~ Gregory McIntosh

Product Details

Release Date:	06/17/2003
Label:	King
UPC:	0792014031728
Rank:	47332

Tracks

1. The Old Rugged Cross  -  Nashville Pianos
2. In the Sweet By and By  -  Nashville Banjos  -  Public Domain  -  Traditional  - Joseph Philbrick Webster
3. Church in the Wildwood  -  Nashville Fiddles  - Boots Randolph
4. I Won't Have to Cross Jordan Alone  - Charles E. Durham  -  Nashville Mandolins  - Tom Ramsey
5. What a Friend We Have in Jesus  - Charles C. Converse  -  Nashville Dulcimers  - Joseph Scriven
6. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot  -  Nashville Harmonicas  -  Traditional
7. Rock of Ages  -  Nashville Guitars
8. Great Speckled Bird  - Roy Carter  - Josh Graves  - Guy Smith
9. Wayfaring Stranger  -  Nashville Mandolins
10. I Love to Tell the Story  -  Nashville Guitars
11. Amazing Grace  -  Nashville Harmonicas  - John Newton
12. Amen  -  Nashville Banjos  -  Traditional
13. Uncloudy Day  -  Nashville Fiddles
14. Angel Band  -  Nashville Mandolins
15. In the Garden  -  Nashville Guitars
16. He's Got the Whole World in His Hands  -  Nashville Harmonicas
17. Life's Railway to Heaven
18. Ave Maria  -  Nashville Pianos  - Franz Schubert
19. Battle Hymn of the Repbulic  -  Nashville Banjos
20. When They Ring Those Golden Bells  -  Nashville Mandolins
21. Faith of Our Fathers  -  Nashville Fiddles
22. Onward Christian Soldiers  -  Nashville Guitars

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Nashville Guitars   Primary Artist
Nashville Dulcimers   Primary Artist
Nashville Harmonicas   Primary Artist
Nashville Mandolins   Primary Artist
Nashville Pianos   Primary Artist
Nashville Fiddles   Primary Artist
Josh Graves   Primary Artist
Nashville Banjos   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Public Domain   Composer
Roy Carter   Composer
Tom Ramsey   Composer
Charles E. Durham   Composer
Chuck Young   Art Direction
Moe Lytle   Design,Concept
Guy Smith   Composer
Franz Schubert   Composer
Joseph Scriven   Composer
Joseph Philbrick Webster   Composer
Charles C. Converse   Composer
Boots Randolph   Composer
Traditional   Composer
John Newton   Composer