King Britt – King Britt Presents: Sister Gertrude Morgan (2-CD)
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Philadelphia's King Britt has long occupied a rare space where electronic music, jazz, and spiritual tradition converge, and few projects in his catalog tested that range more seriously than this one. Pairing a producer rooted in club culture with the raw, unaccompanied testimony of a New Orleans street preacher and visionary artist required genuine humility and musicological care, not just studio craft.
Reissue of 2005 release. Sister Gertrude Morgan (1900-1980) was a painter, singer, and self-proclaimed "bride of Christ" whose visually explosive folk art is celebrated on the museum circuit world-wide. But her one album, made in New Orleans in the 1960s, is one of black gospel music's secret relics. Those recordings were unearthed and a limited number of copies were released to unanimous and widespread critical acclaim in 2003. Ropeadope Records procured the master rights and enlisted internationally acclaimed DJ and producer King Britt to create an entirely new and ground breaking work, putting musical tracks behind the Sister's previously unaccompanied vocals. In the studio for over 12 months working on this project, King and co-producer Tim Motzer hired a crew of stellar musicians to create the ultimate backing band and produce one of 2005's most promising releases.
Tracklist
Side A
Side B
Side C
Side D
UPC: 020286201724
Label: Ropeadope
Release Date: 11.8.19
Format: CD