MARTY STUART (and his Fabulous Superlatives) SOULS' CHAPEL

In the grand tradition of the late African-American gospel legend Roebuck “Pops” Staple — patriarch of the Staple Singers, whose influences permeates this project — “Marty Stuart: Soul’s Chapel” is a selection of classic and original spirituals that is one of his bluesiest releases to date. Stuart’s guitar carries the familiar Delta sting of his native Mississippi, as the harmony-laden choruses soar toward heaven. To be sure, this is an audacious blend of earthy grooves — what Marty calls “church-house rock and roll.” It has a rollicking and funky beat. The songs were recorded at Stuart’s house with no baffles, endless overdubs, or neurotic Pro Tools tweaking. Soaked in amp tremolo and spring reverb, the intertwining guitars of Marty and band mate Kenny Vaughn form the pillars of each song.A revival of Staples’ “Somebody Saved Me” sets the album-opening tone, (with Marty playing “Pop’s’ guitar), while a duet with Mavis Staples on her father’s “Move Along Train” provides the climactic