Respect The Staple Singers. And yourself !

Het in Memphis gevestigde Stax-label werd in de jaren zestig een van de belangrijkste leveranciers van soulmuziek en een concurrent van het in Detroit gehuisveste Motown Records. De belangrijkste sterren van Stax waren o.a. Booker T. and the MG's, Wilson Pickett, Otis Redding, Sam and Dave en Rufus Thomas.
De zingende familie The Staple Singers begon in de jaren vijftig als gospelgroep. Vader Pops en dochter Mavis vervulden de centrale rollen en dochters Cleotha en Yvonne Staples moesten het met een bijrol doen. Bij het toetreden tot het Staxlabel in 1967 legde de groep zich helemaal toe op de soul, maar liet het gospelelement altijd bestaan in de soms behoorlijk religieus getinte teksten en de
call and response in hun zang.
Gospel was sinds de dagen van slavernij een belangrijk element van het dagelijkse leven in de zwarte gemeenschap.The Staple Singers haalden met 'Respect Yourself' de banden met gospel en Martin Luther King steviger aan, net als Aretha Franklin dat met 'Respect' deed.
Bekende grote hits van The Staple Singers zijn: het reggae-achtige 'I'll Take You There', 'Respect Yourself' (ooit succesvol gecoverd door The Talking Heads) en 'This World'.
De muziek is vooral funky met een korrelige zang. Het zijn de rauwe vocalen van Mavis en haar eigengereidheid om zangpartijen op haar eigen manier in te vullen, die de soul van The Staple Singers zo intens en bij vlagen hartverscheurend maakt.
The Staple Singers hebben nooit de enorme status bereikt van bijvoorbeeld de Hawkins- of Winans-clans maar zijn minstens zo belangrijk geweest voor de ontwikkeling van gospel naar soul en weer terug.
The Staple Singers - Respect Yourself, The Best of The Staple Singers
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The Best Smooth Jazz ...Ever
V.A. - The Best Smooth Jazz ...Ever, vol.1 (2004)
CD 1
1. Cantaloop - Us3
2. Buddy Rich - The Beat Goes On
3. Bobby Womack - California Dreaming
4. Jose Feliciano / Minnie Riperton - Light My Fire
5. Bill Withers - Ain't No Sunshine
6. Cassandra Wilson - I Can't Stand The Rain
7. Louis Armstrong - We Have All The Time In The World
8. Julie London - Fly Me To The Moon
9. Billy Taylor - I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free
10. Ronnie Laws - Always There
11. Charlie Hunter Feat. Norah Jones - More Than This
12. St. Germain - Sure Thing
13. Paul Jackson Jr Feat. Earic Dawkins - Inner City Blues
14. Earl Klugh - I Heard It Through The Grapevine
15. Bobby Mcferrin - Don't Worry Be Happy
16. Nina Simone - Work Song
17 . Nat King Cole - Nature Boy
CD 2
1. Guru Feat. D C Lee - No Time To Play
2. D'angelo - Brown Sugar
3. Bobbie Gentry - Son Of A Preacher Man
4. Bob Dorough - Three Is A Magic Number
5. St. Germain - Rose Rouge
6. Shuggie Otis - Strawberry Letter 23
7. Nancy Wilson - Call Me
8. Donald Byrd - Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)
9. Luther Vandross - So Amazing
10. Cassandra Wilson - Time After Time
11. Minnie Ripperton - Loving You
12. Bob Belden - Sister Moon
13. Carleen Anderson - Maybe I'm Amazed
14. Peggy Lee - I'm A Woman
15. Nat King Cole - Unforgettable
16. Lou Rawls - The Girl From Ipanema
17. Cannonball Adderly - Sambop
18. Elsa Soares - Mas Que Nada
CD 3
1. Lou Rawls - For What It's Worth
2. Maze - Joy And Pain
3. Timmy Thomas - Why Can't We Live Together
4. The Isley Brothers - That Lady
5. Bobbi Humphrey - You Are The Sunshine Of My Life
6. Marlena Shaw - Save The [CENSORED]ren
7. Mica Paris - Stay
8. Shara Nelson - Down That Road
9. Arrested Development - Everyday People
10. Doris - You Never Come Closer
11. Natalie Cole - This Will Be (1991 Remix)
12. Ronnie Laws - Every Generation
13. Ronny Jordan Feat. Roy Ayers - Mystic Voyage
14. Bobby Hutcherson - Theme From M.A.S.H
15. Herbie Hancock - Cantaloupe Island
16. Cannonball Adderly - Mercy Mercy
17. Sarah Vaughan - Round Midnight
18. Ella Fitzgerald - Misty Blue
CD 4
1. Chet Baker - My Funny Valentine
2. Patricia Barber - Use Me (Live)
3. Shirley Bassey - Something
4. Julie London - Cry Me A River
5. Peggy Lee - Here's That Rainy Day
6. Duke Ellington & Louis Armstrong - I'm Just A Lucky So And So
7. Jimmie Jones Orchestra - Stormy Weather
8. Miles Davis & Cannonball Adderly - Autumn Leaves
9. Bobby Mcferrin - Thinking About Your Body
10. Maze (Feat. Frankie Beverly) - While I'm Alone
11. Noel Pointer - Living For The City
12. Ronnie Foster - Me & Mrs Jones
13. Earl Klugh - Living Inside Your Love
14. Tina Turner - I've Been Loving You Too Long
15. Swing Out Sister - Something Deep Inside
16. Lou Rawls - You Made Me So Very Happy
17. Marlena Shaw - Woman Of The Ghetto
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V.A. - The Best Smooth Jazz ...Ever, vol.2 (2005)
CD 1
1. Nina Simone - My Baby Just Cares For Me
2. Nat King Cole - Let There Be Love
3. Shirley Bassey - (Where Do I Begin) Love Story
4. Cassandra Wilson - Fragile
5. Mama Cass - Dream A Little Dream Of Me
6. Jackie Deshannon - What The World Needs Now Is Love
7. Crystal Gayle - Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue
8. Bobbie Gentry - I'll Never Fall In Love Again
9. Eliane Elias - Girl From Ipanema
10. Julie London - Go Slow
11. Dinah Washington - Call Me Irresponsible
12. Alma Cogan - Somebody Loves Me
13. Rodney Jones - Ain'tNo Sunshine
14. Dusty Springfield - The Look Of Love
15. Ilya - Bellissimo
CD 2
1. Peggy Lee - Fever
2. Dionne Warwick - Walk On By
3. Dean Martin - Sway
4. Aretha Franklin - I Say A Little Prayer
5. Kay Starr - I Cry By Night
6. Norah Jones - Come Away With Me
7. Joss Stone - The Chokin' Kind
8. Nat King Cole - Bidin' My Time
9. Nancy Wilson - The Nearness Of You
10. Les Baxter - Unchained Melody
11. George Michael - My Baby Just Cares For Me
12. Angela Mccluskey - I Came Aching
13. Randy Crafword - Rainy Night In Georgia
14. Bryan Ferry - Falling In Love Again
15. Dianne Reeves - In A Sentimental Mood
CD 3
1. Louis Armstrong - What A Wonderful World
2. Julie London - When I Fall In Love
3. Cassandra Wilson - Tupelo Honey
4. Peggy Lee - You're Getting To Be A Habit With Me
5. Dinah Shore - The Man I Love
6. BeHey - It's A Perfect Day
7. Tab Two - Let It Flow
8. Flabby - Mambo Italiano
9. Gabin - Doo Uap, Doo Uap, Doo Uap ( Feat. Stefano Di Battista)
10. Nicola Conte - Sea And Sand
11. Eliane Elias - I Fall In Love Too Easily
12. Sarah Vaughan - All Or Nothing
13. Lena Horne, Ray Ellis & Orchestra - In Love In Vain
14. Betty Lavette - Let Me Down Easy
15. Laima - What's Forever
CD 4
1. Gabin - La Maison
2. Ive Mendes If You Leave Me Now
3. Beady BelleGame
4. Us 3 - Come On Everybody (Get Down)
5. Flabby - Jazz 4 Two
6. Etta James - I Just Wanna Make Love To You
7. Lou Rawls & Dianne Reeves - At Last
8. Nancy Wilson - All Night Long
9. Holly ColeMake It Go Away
10. Bonnie Raitt - I Can't Make You Love Me
11. Dinah Washington - Drinkin' Again
12. Nina Simone - Wild Is The Wind
13. Peggy Lee - As Time Goes By
14. Julie London The Thrill Is Gone
15. Jimmy Smith - Summertime
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