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It's impractical to recap the rich history of gospel music in even a box set, but this single disc does a terrific job of introducing the highlights of the genre over a brief but effective 50-minute CD. From such legends as Mahalia Jackson, the Staple Singers, and James Cleveland to the somewhat more esoteric Violinaires and Trumpeteers, co-compilers Joel Dorn and photographer Lee Friedlander -- old friends from their days working together at Atlantic Records -- present a well-rounded and consistently...

Grammy-winning producer Joel Dorn presents this powerful collection -- 18 tracks in all -- of gospel music from the genre's golden age in the early '50s. To heck with liner notes, Dorn writes on the sleeve: "The only thing this album needs is your ears and your heart." Right on to that. The tracks favor house-wrecking numbers -- including a tantalizing 2:20 excerpt of "He Decided to Die," a rousing fire-and-brimstone sermon by gospel giant Rev. James Cleveland -- but there's plenty of slow-boiling...