Elliott Chavers featuring Lisa SinkfordGospel Jazz 4 the Soul – Live in Pasadena, CAHi Desert Records www.ElliottChavers.comA while back, TBGB reviewed the EP by old school California saxman Elliott Chavers, which featured the delightful gospel singing of Lisa Sinkford, “L.A.’s best kept secret.” In addition to the EP, there is [...]
“Jesus You Are”April NevelsFrom the forthcoming 7 Places Indie Records CD Krazy Praise (release date: July 2010)www.7-places.comApril Nevels’ “Jesus You Are” is a praise song, but it's not "krazy." This time, April (of the Nevels Sisters) is dramatic, serious and introspective. Nevertheless, she sings the wrapper off this mellow, string-laden [...]
“Jesus Is Coming Back”Eddie Ruth BradfordFrom the forthcoming CD Jesus Is Coming Back (release date: July 13, 2010)www.eddieruthbradfordmusic.comThe title track from Stellar-nominated singer Eddie Ruth Bradford’s forthcoming CD – her fourth – is a slow, soulful rumination on the Second Coming. In her trademark smoky, world-weary alto, Eddie Ruth delivers [...]
Benita WashingtonThe Word RemainsShanachie 2010www.shanachie.comIn the album notes to her third CD, The Word Remains, Benita Washington is described as having a “diverse elegance.”That is as good a way as any to sum up the talent of the former Gospel Dream winner. She can sing lithe and lovely or bluesy [...]
For more than four decades, the Rance Allen Group has inspired and energized people from all walks of life with its spirited, R&B-infused gospel music. sophie rain sexRance Allen chatted with TBGB recently about his start in gospel music and the group’s upcoming live recording July 16 in his hometown [...]
Charles McPhatterLife SongsSelf Released 2009www.charlesmcphatter.comCharles McPhatter, former member of gospel group Devotion and part of Christopher Page’s sanctified-sliding Dream Keepers’ Ensemble, released his sophomore project, Life Songs, late last year. The eleven contemporary gospel tracks on Life Songs are easy like Sunday morning, pleasant and optimistic in both lyric and [...]
Deitrick Haddon presents Voices of UnityBlessed & Cursed – Motion Picture SoundtrackTyscot Records 2010www.tyscot.comDeitrick Haddon’s debut film, Blessed & Cursed, won’t be in stores until July 27, 2010, but the soundtrack is available right now.And what a soundtrack it is. Blessed & Cursed is a veritable treat for the ears, [...]
“Are We a Nation?”Sweet Honey in the Rockwww.sweethoney.comavailable at www.cdbaby.comIndividually and collectively, the founding and current members of acclaimed a cappella vocal group Sweet Honey in the Rock have been on the front line of the nation’s civil rights struggles for more than five decades. Today the group focuses its [...]
Individually, world-class musicians and singers Gerald Haddon, Teddy Campbell, Warryn Campbell, Nisan Stewart, John "Jubu" Smith, Charlie Bereal, Craig Brockman and Eric Seats have racked up Grammy Awards, American Music Awards, and have been nominated for Stellar and Dove Awards.But in 2006, as contemporary quartet the Soul Seekers, the group [...]
“Praise”Jai ReedFrom the forthcoming TLR Entertainment album Jai Reed (2010)www.tlrentertainment.comNew Orleans native son and Stellar-nominated gospel artist Jai Reed is releasing his third album, the self-titled Jai Reed, for TLR Entertainment. “Praise,” the first single culled from the album, is a live performance that demonstrates Reed’s penchant for blending traditional [...]
