Moses Tyson, Jr.Music 2 Remastered & Sacred Organ Music
TYMO Gospel Music (2012)
By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog
Growing up in his father’s Vallejo , California church, Moses Tyson, Jr. absorbed the sanctified sounds of the Church of God
On Music 2 Remastered & Sacred Organ Music, Tyson’s keyboard aptitude is on fabulous display. Released last November, the album contains most of the contents of Music 2, his September 2002 release, and meditative instrumentals on classic church hymns. It is also an effective single-disc follow-up to Tyson’s 2010 double-disc re-master of his initial 1999 Music (disc one) & Sacred Organ Music (disc two).
Nicknamed the Dean of the Hammond B3, Tyson displays keyboard virtuosity, especially on instrumental versions of “Near the Cross,” and “You Brought Me,” where he stretches out and improvises with aplomb. Both versions of “My Soul Says Yes” employ the praise break rhythm and feature the organ as preacher/call to the background vocalists’ congregation/response. The same up-tempo, aisle-dancing rhythm propels the eight-plus minute opening selection “Let Me Lean On You.”
With “Thank You,” Tyson pays tribute to his cousin, funk legend Sly Stone, by riffing on the chorus of “Thank You (Falettin Me Be Mice Elf agin).” He does the same on the Staples’ “I’ll Take You There.”
The final four tracks are more contemplative organ instrumentals, a cool down from the more frenetic sacred music in the first two-thirds.
Music 2 Remastered & Sacred Organ Musicwill help rekindle acquaintance with, and introduce new fans to, Moses Tyson, Jr.’s old-school organ playing.
Four of Five Stars
Picks: “My Soul Says Yes,” “Let Me Lean On You.”
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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