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"Point of View is the debut studio album by American jazz singer Cassandra Wilson, recorded in Brooklyn, New York, in December 1985, as the fourth release of the German JMT label in 1986.Shimada, T., JMT label discography, accessed September 26, 2014 It was also one of the first albums of a group of musicians around Steve Coleman, that became known as M-Base. Reception Writing for Allmusic on the occasion of the albums reissue on Winter & Winter in 2001, Scott Yanow gave the album a star rating of four out of five and praised Wilson's effort to "find a role for her voice" among "overcrowded ensembles". He described Wilson as a "chance-taking singer in a funky M-Base setting." Track listing # "Square Roots" (Cassandra Wilson) – 4:39 # "Blue in Green" (Miles Davis, Bill Evans, Wilson) – 4:10 # "Never" (Steve Coleman, Wilson) – 4:41 # "Desperate Move" (Coleman) – 7:58 # "Love & Hate" (Grachan Moncur III) – 8:19 # "I Am Waiting" (Wilson) – 3:39 # "I Wished on the Moon" (Dorothy Parker, Ralph Rainger) – 3:35 # "I Thought You Knew" (Jean-Paul Bourelly) – 5:36 Personnel Band *Cassandra Wilson – vocals, guitar *Grachan Moncur III – trombone *Steve Coleman – alto saxophone, percussion *Jean-Paul Bourelly – electric guitar *Lonnie Plaxico – electric and acoustic bass *Mark Johnson – drums Production *Stefan F. Winter – producer *Steve Coleman – producer *Joe Marciano – engineer *Adrian Von Ripka – mastering *Christine Paxmann;– cover design *Scott Sternbach – photography *Günter Mattei – cover design for the reissue *Joseph Gasu Rittenberg – photography for the reissue References Category:1986 debut albums Category:Cassandra Wilson albums Category:JMT Records albums Category:Winter & Winter Records albums "
"God's Property is a gospel choir known for its collaborations with Kirk Franklin and other recording artists. Musical career God's Property Choir was organized and founded by a public school music teacher by the name of Linda Ray Hall-Searight in 1992 in Dallas, Texas. She along with her son, Grammy Award Winner Robert Sput Searight, and daughters, Robin and Rachella Searight were totally responsible for recruiting all of the original singers and musicians of this choir. Linda Searight groomed the choir into an exceptional performing organization that was often featured on national television shows in the mid and late 1990s. The choir began to collaborate with Kirk Franklin in 1994 and sang backup on his 1995 album, Whatcha Looking' 4. Franklin, in turn, produced and co-wrote most of the songs on the group's 1997 album (also produced by Scott "Shavoni" Parker and Buster & Kevin Bond). Kirk Franklin often works out new material with the choir in the studio and has appeared with the choir on the Late Show with David Letterman. The choir itself has performed with Celine Dion at the encore of the "Call The Man/Power of the Dream" concert in Dallas, Texas and on The 10th Annual Essence Awards in 1997 with Stevie Wonder. In 1998, a few of God's Property singers performed a few songs for Kirk Franklin's The Nu Nation Project. On November 2, 1998, God's Property sued their record label. The lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, alleges that Franklin's parent label executives Vickie Mack induced God's Property founder Linda Searight into signing an "onerous and one-sided" contract with B-Rite Music. Albums The choir's May 27, 1997 album God's Property from Kirk Franklin's Nu NationAudio CD (May 27, 1997), Original Release Date: May 27, 1997, Number of Discs: 1, Label: Gospocentric, ASIN: B000001Y37 (Amazon.com) with Kirk Franklin won the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Gospel Artist, the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Music Video, the Soul Train Music Award for Best Gospel Album, and the Grammy Award for Best Gospel Choir or Chorus Album in 1998. The album, driven by the radio hit "Stomp",Billboard, search of archives at billboard.biz sold at least 2.7 million copies and was on the Billboard's gospel chart for at least 71 weeks. "Stomp" made it onto the following charts Hot 100 Airplay, Hot R&B;/Hip-Hop Airplay, Hot R&B;/Hip-Hop Recurrent Airplay, Rhythmic Top 40, The Billboard Hot 100, and Top 40 Mainstream. To date, the album is the highest-charting gospel album in history. Members Sopranos: Juanita Blair, Latrina Cooks, Tamryn Cornelius, Ramona Evans, Emma Hawthorne, Marion Hawthorne, Tonya House, Shanika Leeks, Kelly Lewis, Deltreicia Zanders, Barbara Mitchell, Tia Neal, LaTisha Pope, Paula Pope, Roshanda Swan, Caltomeesh West, Chelsea West, Keisha Williams, Melonye Williams Brandelene Carter Tenors: Scott Allen, Adrian Brackens, Myron Butler, Rodrick Butler, Greg Brown, Damond Cobin, Victor Evans, James Henderson, Will Horn, Sedrick Jenkins, Vincent Johnson, Terry Miles, Burnis Neal, Darryn Ray, Floyd Spencer, Keith Thompson, Patron Thomas, Laron Vaughn, Tarlton Walker Farrell Mannings Jonathan Burns, Jon "Jontez" Montes Altos: Aisha Cleavers, Uvonda Collins, Debbette Draper, Phreddra Evans, Shupon Gray, Dondra Harris, Shantael Johnson, Nicole Moss, Satanya Robinson, Shaniqua Robinson, Rachella Searight, Robin Searight, Andrea Wallace, Bridgette Washington, Gwen Williams, Kressy Williams Farrell Mannings Band: Robert "Sput" Searight, David "Paco" Cruz, RC Williams, Lawrence Peabody Ferrell, Shaun Martin, Keith Taylor, Daniel Jones, Braylon Lacy, Tim Clifton, Terrace Martin, Leon Devers, Jeriel Carter, Jason Davis, , Lamont Taylor, Shelton Summons, Derrick Harris, Jared Coleman, Greg Brown. References Category:American gospel musical groups Category:Musical groups established in 1993 Category:GospoCentric artists Category:1993 establishments in the United States "
"Meridian Records is a British independent record label based in London. It is a long established company, having been founded in 1977, and has celebrated more than a third of a century of recording classical music in its well regarded 'natural sound'. Meridian has traditionally specialised in recording relatively unknown works and/or artists at the beginning of their careers. Accordingly, it has played an important part in creating the early reputations of musicians as diverse as The Sixteen, solo and chamber pianist Christine Croshaw, clarinetist Anna Hashimoto, tenor Ian Partridge, pianist John Bingham, the Lindsay Quartet, Onyx Brass, and organist David Sanger, among others. Distinguished musicians from all over the globe have recorded on the label including a series of releases by pianist Fou Ts'ong ("the greatest living Chinese performer" according to Timeout magazine), as well as South African virtuoso double-bassist Leon Bosch - a favourite on Classic FM, BBC Radio 3 and Radio 4. Meridian has also played a role in educating those who want to get into the classical music recording business, being one of the earliest record labels to pioneer a training and internship scheme at its Greenwich base. See also * List of record labels External links * Website Category:Record labels established in 1977 Category:Classical music record labels Category:British independent record labels "