After more than two years of hard work, the Tramp Records crew invites you to join them on yet another enlightening journey into soulful Jazz, Folk and Funk from the 1970s.

Very few compilation series' release as many as seven volumes and those that get that far often start to run out of quality music or meander too far from their original artistic direction. That certainly is not the case with the "Praise Poems" series which leaps from strength-to-strength as our team of compilers and researchers continue to unearth lost and often overlooked music from an era long gone. Many of these records were released in small quantities as private pressings or by small regional labels. Obviously, those labels neither had the budget, expertise, nor options to promote their releases in a sweeping way. Therefore the majority of these artists failed to find the wider audience their music so richly deserved.

This 7th volume contains seventeen Soul, Folk and Jazz nuggets from between the late 1960's and the early 1980's. One of the many highlights is the opening track by Marva Josie which is most likely one of the finest vocal jazz recordings ever put on wax. Bill Comstock delivers an inimitable example of uncategorizable Jazz-meets-Soul-meets-Folk. Promotion Soul Concern was a group originally from a small town close to Bonn, the former capital of Germany. Their version of "Summertime" stands out among the myriad of cover version of this all-time classic. Another jewel which we are extremely proud to present is "So Far Down" by James Kelly Duhon - absolutely marvelous! Shalynn and The New Hope Project deliver an offering of beautiful folk music with a psychedelic touch not to be missed.

These are just 6 out of the 17 tracks which are now meant to be discovered by you!

Hopefully, this will be the case with the little-known and vastly underrated singles, B-Sides and album tracks that are featured on "Praise Poems 7 - A journey into soulful jazz and funk from the 1970s" which is stuffed full of hidden gems. Some say it is one of the best installments in the series thus far. While we certainly approve that statement, we also give thanks to the wonderful artists who made their praises into poems to bless our ears and souls today.

Is a fantastic weapon of seduction, a record for a silky evening, with a different vibe than the norm.. This is one where your companion might inquirie about the cool music non stop, in which case the record itself will make a perfect gift.

Press Release :
To all our respected critics, reviewers, and wisenheimer: be prepared to listen to this album in tranquility. If you do not do so you will most likely rate this release one out of five stars. And this is something which it certainly does not deserve. This album needs time and patience to be fully understood. And if you do so you will be enlightened by the true beauty of this selection.

Not only for Don McCaslin's project Warmth the time has come for representation and appreciation. All the songs on this disc are well worth to be discovered. No matter if you skip to Jorge Darden's jazzy-soulful "Alone Again" or to Seeds of Fulfillment's stunning "Solemn Solitude". Each and every song is a masterpiece in its own right. Funky soul music fans will be pleased to get a chance to listen to Cookie Thomas and Bold Breed, two cuts which are hard to find in its original format. Rarity is one thing, quality is another. The songs to be found here are both rare and good. Better yet, until now, all of these tracks had not yet been compiled.

After Movements and Feeling Nice, two already well-established compilation series on Tramp, Praise Poems could be the start of a new successful one. It was solely the title track which lead us to release this album. Don't ask if there will be a Volume 2. We don't know yet. What we do know is that if we ever come across a similar tour de force as Don McCaslin's compostion, then there will certainly be one.

Track list
01. Warmth - Praise Poems 6:17
02. Larry Covin - Carefree 2:26
03. Jorge Darden - Alone Again 4:03
04. Lee Stone - What Is Life 2:21
05. Ulysses Crockett - Resurgence 4:12
06. The P.T.S. - Dragon Rock 2:58
07. Cookie Thomas - Black Velvet Soul (Part 1) 2:53
08. Cookie Thomas - Black Velvet Soul (Part 2) 2:16
09. Bold Breed - Let Me Down Easy feat. B.G. 3:05
10. Larry Dismond - God of Thunder and Lightning (Shango) 2:46
11. Raspberries - Strawberries 2:43
12. Bobby Stroup - Wait For Me 2:41
13. Far Out - The Way I See It 2:42
14. Tom Macke - Can You Understand Sacrifice 2:58
15. Gemstones - Cold Soul 3:24
16. Innerflight - Tribute To Ruffian (Part 1&2) 7:25
17. Seeds of Fulfillment - Solemn Solitude 4:28