A NIGHT WITH DADDY GRACE
Daddy Grace and his "House Of Prayer For All People," was located on the famed corner of 125th Street and 8th Avenue in New York City, on the second floor. For those lucky enough to have passed this intersection, they would have been blessed with hearing the sounds blasting from this ancient building. Trombones, tubas, mandolins, percussion and virtually anything else that could be utilized was employed. There were no rules, no musical restrictions and the invitation extended was for one and all to join in and become part of the experience.
The music tendered was loosely aligned with the trombone shout bands found on the East Coast of the US, as well as the New Orleans brass bands of Louisiana. The music fairly swaggered and strutted, being unbelievably infectious.
These recordings were available in limited form during the mid-1950s. It has been generally assumed that no more than 500-1,000 LPs were ever pressed and it has been out-of-print, completely unavailable, since the late 1950s. Information concerning the original label is nowhere to be found and it is sincerely hoped that this effort will provide a listen to one of the rarest items ever recorded. |
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Larry Cohn
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BLUES FOR LOVERS
Turn the lights down low! Sit or lay back and be prepared to be musically seduced by the unbelievably romantic and ethereal guitar playing and composing of Marino.
A startlingly sensitive artist, his music is at various times, heavenly, mood-provoking and guaranteed to stir your inner-most emotions.
Best decribed as smooth like properly aged wine or memorable, like aged scotch or bourbon, this CD is truly an experience!! |
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Larry Cohn
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HARLEM CONGREGATION
These are live recordings made at two Harlem New York churches sometime in the mid-1950s. Never released in the United States, it is thought that very few LPs were ever pressed and distributed in Europe. (Along with the "Daddy Grace" item, this is one of the rarest of all gospel releases!)
The music consists of call and response, synchronized hand-clapping, cries of anguish and foot-stomping. The enthusiasm displayed is unbelievably emotional and we take pride in making this recorded rarity available. It is a superb live recording! |
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Larry Cohn
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