Mavis Staples & Lucky Peterson - Spirituals & Gospel (1996)

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Mavis Staples & Lucky Peterson - Spirituals & Gospel (1996)


1 	Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen 	5:03
2 	A Rusty Old Halo 	2:52
3 	He's Got The Whole World In His Hands 	4:02
4 	If I Could Hear My Mother Pray Again 	4:08
5 	Wade In The Water 	3:47
6 	Precious Lord Take My Hand 	6:08
7 	I'll Fly Away From Here 	4:09
8 	Were You There 	4:04
9 	Go Down, Moses 	5:39
10 	Steal Away 	3:32
11 	Swing Low, Sweet Chariot 	3:28
12 	Down By The Riverside 	3:50
13 	Stand By Me 	3:59

Organ [Hammond B-3], Piano – Lucky Peterson
Voice – Mavis Staples

Recorded in Louisiana, not terribly far from Mahalia Jackson's birthplace, this is a 13-song tribute to the legendary Queen of Gospel. Staples leads all the tracks with Lucky Peterson on the Hammond B-3 organ. This is a very bare-bones set, and after the fourth song, "If I Could Hear My Mother Pray Again," the format becomes boring and the songs begin to sound similar. There's nothing unique about these arrangements: Peterson's riffs are fun the first couple of times but quickly grow repetitive, and the choice of songs is decidedly depressing --- "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen," "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" -- and although Staples sings them with zeal, the overall package lacks the flair, creativity and sense of celebration such a project should connote. ---Bil Carpenter, AllMusic Review

It's moments like these when you wish you hadn't used words like "spine-tingling," "passionate," and "gritty" in other reviews. By the time of these 1996 duo sessions, Staples's voice had gotten grainier and earthier than it was during her glory days, and is all the more expressive and heart wrenching because of it. Meanwhile, Peterson's work on Hammond B-3 and piano is nothing short of astonishing--urgent, soulful, and pulsating--yet it never overwhelms Staples's burning pleas. Billed as a tribute to Mahalia Jackson, these 13 familiar cuts are soaked to the bone with blues inflections that deftly illustrate the intimate relationship between blues and spirituals. The pair's inspirational sermon will make believers out of even the most resolute cynics. --Marc Greilsamer, Editorial Reviews

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Mavis Staples - One True Vine (2013)

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Mavis Staples - One True Vine (2013)


A1 	Holy Ghost 	2:41
A2 	Every Step 	4:02
A3 	Can You Get To That 	2:57
A4 	Jesus Wept 	4:47
A5 	Far Celestial Shore 	2:55
B1 	What Are They Doing In Heaven Today 	4:03
B2 	Sow Good Seeds 	2:50
B3 	I Like The Things About Me 	3:57
B4 	Woke Up This Morning 	2:56
B5 	One True Vine 	3:40

Mavis Staples - vocals
Andrew Baker - Euphonium, Trumpet (Bass)
Liam Cunningham - Vocals (Background)
Makeda Francisco - Vocals (Background)
Donny Gerrard 	- Percussion, Vocals (Background)
Mark Greenberg - Wurlitzer Piano
Kelly Hogan - Vocals (Background)
Rick Holmstrom - Guitar (Electric)
Scott Ligon - Piano
Jeff Tweedy - Bass, Guitar, Horn Arrangements, Marxophone, Mellotron, Organ,
 Percussion, Piano, Slide Guitar, Vocals (Background), Wurlitzer Piano
Spencer Tweedy - Drums, Percussion
Paul Von Mertens - Clarinet, Horn Arrangements, Sax (Baritone)

Mavis Staples and Jeff Tweedy proved to be such a good match on You Are Not Alone -- the album won a Grammy in the category of Best Americana Album -- that the two opted to do it again. Not tremendously different from that 2010 set, One True Vine does involve a slightly different core lineup. Tweedy's teenaged son Spencer drums instead of Stephen Hodges, and Tweedy, rather than Jeff Turmes, handles all the bass duties (among several other instruments). The album features another assortment of covers and new material. Its quieter, reserved, slightly darker mood is tipped off with a cover of Low's "Holy Ghost." Mavis' characteristically arresting voice, supported by Mark Greenberg's lightly touched Wurlitzer and a hushed backing vocalist trio of Tiffany "Makeda" Francisco, Kelly Hogan, and Donny Gerrard, sounds like it could have been recorded during a 2 a.m. service. Early Funkadelic classic "Can You Get to That" -- the most inspired choice of the Tweedy sessions -- is done straightforwardly with slightly goofy vocals from Tweedy and Gerrard. Nick Lowe's contribution, "Far Celestial Shore," can be identified quickly, yet it's not out of place among Tweedy's three originals or the two songs within the public domain. A new version of "I Like the Things About Me" (aka "I Like the Things About You") swaps twanging guitar for buzzing bass and has deeper resonance with Mavis singing lead than the Pops-fronted original heard on The Staple Swingers. Throughout, Tweedy and company give Mavis even more room than on You Are Not Alone. While this isn't as exciting, the grip is instant, hard to break. ---Andy Kellman, Rovi

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