A powerful singer and commanding presence, she came to fame via the recordings heard on this, her first long-playing album. It collects eight of the sides that the small Apollo label made with her beginning in 1946. Pride of place is given to "Move on Up a Little Higher," her breakthrough 1947 single. The other songs are hardly less fine, saturated with her intensity and sincerity.
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The recording quality is just to my taste, giving the listener a real sense of what it was like in the studio with Jackson and the musicians. (Please forgive the occasional pops that the record has acquired over the years.)
This LP came out in 1954, just before the singer moved on to Columbia Records. If there is interest, I also have her second Apollo collection, "In the Upper Room."
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Thank you for this early Mahalia Jackson offering. I would love to hear more. A favorite performance of hers is her late night/ early morning performance of "Didn't Rain" at the Newport Jazz Festival caught on film in the movie Jazz on a Summer Day.
yes, please! I love Mahalia through his Columbia albums, so the Apollo sides are most welcomed.
thank you! i can't wait to listen to this!!
Thank you very much for this wonderful album.
Thanks,
Rich
This Mahalia Jackson LP is terrific and it would be great to have the additional Apollo LP.
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