Howard Roberts Chorale – Let My People Go (1968/2018)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 27:38 minutes | 1,01 GB | Genre: Gospel
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Sony Classical
Although vocal arranger Howard Roberts (not the guitarist) made some nice funky records in his time, this is a fairly traditional batch of spirituals, augmented by African production, and packaged in a style that’s designed to appeal to the white liberal – even though the conception of the project is fairly authentic. Roberts himself plays tenor on the session, and the overall sound is sort of a mix between a Max Roach vocal project and one of the Art Blakey drum ensemble records. Titles include “Hold On”, “Sinner Man”, “Steal Away”, and “Let My People Go”.
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