LIVE IN 1960 05/10/2012 she signed with major-label Atlantic

she signed with major-label Atlantic and stepped toward her third album with a series of EPs

Kevin Black (bass guitar)

'70s soul-pop schmaltz ("When You're Smiling and Astride Me")

Photographer: Anthony D'angio

LIVE IN 1960 05/10/2012 she signed with major-label AtlanticSister Rosetta Tharpe was a talented jazz guitarist and vocalist who, although she spent most of her later years finding fame as a gospel singer, never turned her back on her jazz roots. On this 1991 CD taken from a previously unreleased European concert, Tharpe is heard solo, entertaining and uplifting the audience. Although there are a few more ballads than usual, the set has plenty of variety, lots of sincere feeling, and high levels of