“Praise in the Choir Stand” – Brent Jones

“Praise in the Choir Stand”
Brent Jones
JDI Entertainment (release date: April 25, 2025)

By Robert M. Marovich

Brent Jones’ latest single, “Praise in the Choir Stand,” is a hand clapper set to a loping tempo where the spotlight is not on the soloist but on the singers moving and grooving in their robes.

Jones’s full-throated choir evokes 1980s and 1990s ensembles like the New Generation Chorale, O’Landa Draper and the Associates, and the St. James Choir of Detroit.

The choir participates in a call-and-response with Jones on the refrain as the musicians lay down a funky accompaniment. Those expecting a trademark Brent Jones church aphorism will have to satisfy themselves with the choir’s sassy “We ain’t playing / That’s how we win.” The one thing missing, since they are the stars of the single, after all, is the name of the choir on the cover art.