Reviews

“Jesus Can Work It Out” – Pastor Greg Harris

2020-03-30T01:50:00-05:00July 3rd, 2014|

“Jesus Can Work It Out” Pastor Greg Harris Sabbath Day Records www.sabbathdayrecords.com Not the more famous Cosmopolitan Church of Prayer/Christian Tabernacle song, this “Jesus Can Work It Out” articulates the same message nonetheless.  Little Rock, Arkansas’ Pastor Greg Harris extols Jesus as the best doctor and the best lawyer. Harris [...]

Jay Bratten – Hymns My Way

2014-07-21T21:48:24-05:00June 25th, 2014|

Jay BrattenHymns My WayJay Bratten 2014www.cdbaby.com/cd/jaybrattenBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel BlogOn Hymns My Way, bassist Jay Bratten, his fellow musicians, and a team of guest vocalists offer an hour of instrumental and vocal rearrangements of well-known hymns and gospels that represent the foundation of church music.  The album [...]

Elain Thomas – Songs in the Key of Jazz

2014-07-21T21:48:24-05:00June 23rd, 2014|

Elain ThomasSongs in the Key of Jazz (2013)www.reverbnation.com/elainthomasBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel BlogDespite the well-worn argument about "devil's music" vs. "God's music," gospel and jazz and blues—and now rock, soul, R&B and pop—are intertwined, fruits from the same musical tree.  Elain Thomas’ self-produced Songs in the Key of [...]

“I’m More Than a Conqueror” – Ajaay Swindell & Company

2014-07-21T21:48:24-05:00June 21st, 2014|

“I’m More Than a Conqueror”Ajaay Swindell & Companywww.ajaayswindell.comAs much affirmation as prayer, “I’m More Than a Conqueror” is a hard-hitting, rock-fueled contemporary gospel that encourages the listener to remain steadfast in belief.  It is performed in the style of James Fortune & FIYA, with lead vocalist Ajaay Swindell interjecting spoken [...]

Shirlene Jackson – Wow

2014-07-21T21:48:25-05:00June 18th, 2014|

Shirlene JacksonWowCRNI (2011)Available at CD BabyBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel BlogWow is a self-produced five-track EP by Shirlene Jackson of New Edinburg, Arkansas.  A capable gospel singer who proved her merit in 2005 by winning the Gospel Talent Showcase in Hot Springs, Arkansas, Jackson’s calling card is lofting [...]

TBGB Pick of the Week: June 16, 2014

2014-07-21T21:48:26-05:00June 17th, 2014|

Anointed By God“I Give You My All”One Voice Media (released March 18, 2014)Available on Amazon and iTunesFabulous gospel vocalist LeJuene Thompson leads this lovely ballad of unbridled discipleship.  Anointed by God added Sharonda Walker-Mitchell, Carla Barnes, and Cachet Morganfield to make the background more sweetly treble-focused, and it works.  This [...]

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