De-Ann LottDeAnn Lott Music 2010
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Last year, TBGB reviewed the sampler of De-Ann Lott’s forthcoming CD, Return to the Center:
Oakland and the surrounding Bay Area have been wellsprings of contemporary gospel music for decades, and De-Ann (pronounced Dionn) Lott is among the artists who are helping the area maintain its well-deserved reputation.
Lott’s forthcoming CD, Return to the Center, is produced by Jamie Walter Hawkins of the Bay Area’s famed Hawkins Family. Lott has toured and recorded with Bishop Walter Hawkins as well as with Berkeley’s Daryl Coley, but this is her first solo project.
In true California fashion, Lott’s music – previewed via a limited edition pre-release sampler – is bright and bubbly, friendly and accessible, energetic and joyous. The musicians are marvelous and provide steady support without overpowering the vocalist. Lott and Hawkins wrote all of the songs on the sampler.
While the fresh-sounding title track and “Worthy to be Praised” are the first single releases, TBGB prefers “Faith” because it is a simmering, straight-ahead, traditional-leaning gospel ballad with bluesy twists and interjections. One can only imagine that it makes for an outstanding live performance.
Lott’s years of apprenticeship as a background vocalist for sacred and pop artists have produced a singer of tremendous promise.
Reviewed by Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.
Written by : Bob Marovich
Bob Marovich is a gospel music historian, author, and radio host. Founder of Journal of Gospel Music blog (formally The Black Gospel Blog) and producer of the Gospel Memories Radio Show.
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