An insanely fantastic look at the strong legacy
of gospel music from Savoy Records – a company who were initially a power
house in the fields
of jazz and R&B, but who moved into the gospel world and dominated that market for decades! Savoy is a bit like Chess Records – a company who really learned how to record
blues singers and soulful styles from the secular world, then used that same ability to work some real magic on songs from the more spiritual side
of the spectrum – an approach that really made for top-shelf music, even as the decades moved on! Savoy's gospel legacy has always been a bit underground – not nearly as reissued for larger audiences as their jazz and
blues material – but this collection does a great job
of correcting that lack, by presenting their music in a wonderful format – all in a mix
of rare cuts and classics from the gospel underground. Savoy kept going strong into the 80s, in a mix
of styles that includes some funk and boogie – served up here on 17 tracks by artists that include Solomon Burke, Genobia Jeter, World Wonders, Edith Moreno, Glenn Jones & The Modulations, Hollywood Stars, James Cleveland, Holy Lights
Of Baltimore, Sensational Williams Brothers, Gospelaires
Of Dayton, Helen Hollins Singers, Edith Moreno, and The 4th
Of May.