JGM Pick of the Week: July 11, 2023
“He Rose” Rhyme & Reason feat. Robert Copeland From the Enon Music Group album Number 1 Reason (release date: April 9, 2022)
JGM Pick of the Week: July 4, 2023
“A Million Moments” Amanda Joy Powell Independent (release date: April 21, 2023)
“Measure of a Man” – Deacon J & COMMUNION
Opening with a sweetly warbling organ, “Measure of a Man” is Chicagoland-based Deacon J’s (aka Dennis Jackson’s) “anthem of accountability” for adult males.
“It Can Only Get Better” – Zack Landry
“It Can Only Get Better” delivers a hopeful message better than most of its contemporaries.
JGM Pick of the Week: June 27, 2023
“He Did It For Me” Alicia Moore Independent (release date: April 28, 2023)
“A Better World” – Becky Morrall feat. St. Philip Westbrook School Choir
UK singer Becky Morrall recruited the choir of St. Philip Westbrook to join her on John Evans’s heartwarming “A Better World.”
Bethany Music – Live From New Orleans
Live From New Orleans delivers marvelous singing, well-written songs, professional musicians, and all of it expertly curated. It’s a worship experience in a jewel case.
“The Way, the Truth, the Life” – Central Baptist Church Choir feat. Soul’d Out
“The Way, the Truth, the Life” is a little bit country, a little bit gospel, and a little bit Pentecostal.
“Won’t Give Up Now” – Marjane’
When gospel singer Marjane’ releases a single, it arrives on a summer breeze blowing gently along the California coast.
JGM Pick of the Week: June 13, 2023
“God, You’ve Been Faithful” Lucinda Moore & Tramaine Hawkins Nalah Music Group (release date: March 31, 2023)
Ray Curenton – Believer a.k.a. The Last Shall Be The First
Believer, Ray Curenton’s third studio album, is his finest to date.
Earnest Pugh – The Very Best of Earnest Pugh
The Very Best of Earnest Pugh is the Texas-based singer’s album debut on Shanachie Entertainment.
JGM Pick of the Week – June 6, 2023
“Live Again” Kelontae Gavin From the Marquis Boone Enterprises LLC / RCA Inspiration album Testify (single release date: March 10, 2023)
Konai Adelphe – Everybody
Taking their name from the Greek term for “equal sister,” Knoxville, Tennessee, female quintet Konai Adelphe (pronounced Ko-nigh A-del-fay) lives up to their name in sound and core beliefs.
JGM Pick of the Week – May 30, 2023
“Move Upstairs” Tim Woodson and the Heirs of Harmony Marxan Records (release date: January 27, 2023)
Kell Bailey – Evidence
Kell Bailey’s Evidence is a collection of bracing P&W selections with traces of hymnody embedded in their DNA.
“The Promise” – Mississippi Mass Choir feat. Stan Jones and Myron Butler
The Mississippi Mass Choir’s latest single “The Promise” has more of a pop sound than we’re used to from a group best known for combining the intensity of quartet singing with the full-throated sound of a community choir.
Jonathan Butler – Ubuntu
Jonathan Butler Ubuntu Mack Avenue Music Group / Artistry Music (release date: April 28, 2023) By Robert M. Marovich What makes Ubuntu outstanding is that it doesn’t just feature Jonathan Butler, smooth jazz artist, but Jonathan Butler, smooth jazz artist who has returned to his roots and applied his [...]
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