Black Gospel With Good Sound

There are of course many more, I could think of, but to name just three I am currently revisiting. Donnie McClurkin "Live from London". Rodnie Bryant and the Christian Mass Choir, "He's a Keepa". And Bishop Ronald E Brown, "Live Having a Good Old Fashioned Church". All great to listen too. Nothing like Gospel music to lift the heart. Glen...Amen

I'll second Narrod, all of my Fairfield 4 cds are damn near SOTA recordings. The performances are generallly spectacular as well.

Marty

OK I just ordered The Fairfield Four, The Blind Boys of Alabama, The ARC Choir. Looking forward to hearing those CDs. Thanks to you all for the recommendations! I'll let you know how I like them in a few weeks.

Don't be fooled by the opening track on The Fairfield Four's "Standing In The Safety Zone". It is intentionally
low fidelity and scratchy like an old 78. The rest of the disc is incredible.

The Fairfield Four CD is wonderful! Deep feeling and rhythm and each voice is distinct--I especially like the bass singer's parts. ARC Choir is great as well--like a gospel choir is singing in my living room! I also picked up The Angels CD from Mapleshade and heartily recommend it for its full live sound. I was disappointed in the Blind Boys of Alabama CD I got. It's called "Spirit of The Century" and is an attempt to blend blues and gospel that does not succeed to my ears. Any recommendations of other Blind Boys cds that are more traditional would be appreciated. Ironically, I got a Mavis Staples CD which is a melding of the modern and traditional called "We'll Never Turn Back" which I really like. It's produced by Ry Cooder, whose musical choices I've always respected. He gets it right on this one--highly recommended. Thanks guys.