Various Artists – Holy Church Of The Ecstatic Soul – A Higher Power: Gospel, Funk & Soul at the Crossroads 1971-83 (2023) [FLAC 24bit/44,1kHz]

Various Artists – Holy Church Of The Ecstatic Soul – A Higher Power: Gospel, Funk & Soul at the Crossroads 1971-83 (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 01:00:50 minutes | 692 MB | Genre: Funk, Soul, Gospel
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Soul Jazz Records

Soul Jazz Records’ Holy Church of the Ecstatic Soul: Gospel, Funk and Soul at the Crossroads 1971-83 draws upon the extensive links between black American gospel music and soul music, showing how the sensibilities of gospel artists such as Shirley Caeser, Dorothy Norwood, Andrae Crouch and others crossed over into secular soul music during this period.Many of the most successful soul artists – from Aretha Franklin to Al Green, The Staple Singers to Sam Cooke – all drew upon their upbringing in the church for their musical inspiration. This album discusses how important the links between the black church and soul music were in creating soul music and spotlights some of the many important (and also little-known) gospel artists who walked this line between sacred music and soul, funk and disco in the 1970s and early 1980s.

Holy Church of the Ecstatic Soul shows how sacred gospel music was at home with Stevie Wonder, Blaxploitation-style funk and produced music celebrated both in New York’s underground discos (The Paradise Garage, Studio 54, etc) and later sampled by the likes of Jay-Z, Snoop Dogg and Mary J Bilge.

“Curated with an obvious passion and sense of history, Holy Church of the Ecstatic Soul serves as the perfect intro to the funky spirituals that once served as the foundation for various schools of sound (Philly R&B, disco, soul) over the last 50 years” The Wire

Tracklist:

01. Soul Jazz Records Presents – Satisfied (03:07)
02. Soul Jazz Records Presents – Jesus Children Of America (04:18)
03. Soul Jazz Records Presents – Trouble’s Brewin’ (05:01)
04. Soul Jazz Records Presents – You Brought The Sunshine (05:49)
05. Soul Jazz Records Presents – Let Your Feet Down Easy (02:42)
06. Soul Jazz Records Presents – Jesus Is Coming (03:50)
07. Soul Jazz Records Presents – If You Believe Your God Is Dead (03:10)
08. Soul Jazz Records Presents – Is There Anybody Here? (03:23)
09. Soul Jazz Records Presents – There’s A Creator (03:09)
10. Soul Jazz Records Presents – Nothing Can Stop Me Now (02:57)
11. Soul Jazz Records Presents – Good Old Gospel Music (04:31)
12. Soul Jazz Records Presents – Everything Is Gonna Be Alright (03:07)
13. Soul Jazz Records Presents – Elijah (02:33)
14. Soul Jazz Records Presents – Till I’ve Got This Feelin’ Of Love (03:45)
15. Soul Jazz Records Presents – The Upper Way (03:23)
16. Soul Jazz Records Presents – Higher In Jesus’ Love (02:53)
17. Soul Jazz Records Presents – The Right Road Now (03:06)

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