What R Some Nice Gospel Records To Check Out?

[George Spanky McCurdy]

Yo LGM Fam wats gud!

Ive been listening to the same gospel albums FOREVER! I wanted to know if their any new albums out that are musical, mature, and most of all anointed. In my ipod u'll see: Tye (rehearsals and underground stuff), James Hall (1st album is HALL OF FAME), Marvin Sapp (Thirsty,,,absolutely amazing....the production!!....this is what its about right here.....) New Direction (I love my boi Lil Scooter on here, sounds really good), Larry Trotter (Calvin.....another HALL OF FAME), John P Kee (Calvin....HALL OF FAME) LET'S JUST GOHEAD AND INDUCT CALVIN IN THE HALL OF FAME NOW! lol....and last but not least KIM BURRELL - EVERLASTING LIFE - MY ALL TIME FAVORITE GOSPEL EVER! Andrew Ward...Track 6.....man, i think it went over alot of people's heads but the stuff he played on that album was totally next level. Wasnt a roll or extra supa fancy hi hat work, it was sooo different......man o man, lol.....

okay, of course we love Kirk's Records and we aaaaallll love Terry Baker......

but what else is out there yaw? i just wana hear some dope bands.....i wana hear BANDS WHO DONT SOUND LIKE OTHER BANDS, I WANNA BANGDS WITH THEIR OWN UNIQUE SOUND AND BLEND. I know alot of bassists and keyboardists love parris and terry but im tired of seeing clones. I wanna hear something different. so whats new? what records should i go check out?

O WAIT I JUS FORGOT.....I JUST GOT JONATHAN NELSON'S RECORD.....MY BOI MIKE REID SOUNDS AMAZING ON IT, THE WHOLE BAND IS SO ANOINTED AND THEIR ALL GOOD FRIENDS OF MINE, IM SO HAPPY FOR THEM, NOW THEY SOUND LIKE  ABAND THATS BEEN PLAYING TOGETHER FOR YEARS, LOL.....I FORGOT THE NAME OF IT, BUT THE CD IS ANOINTED AND IT WILL DEFINITELY TOUCH YOU....I MISS THESE KINDS OF RECORDS...THE ANOINTING IS LIKE AN ENDANGERED SPECIES NOW....LOL.....peace 

[JFunky]

 ...well, one of my All Time Favorite CD's is Darwin Hobbs "Worshipper".  Do you have it?  If not, get it.  (Jeremy Haynes on drums and Aaron Lyndsey keys/producing, Darrell Freeman bass, "Buddy" Strong Organ, Johnny "Natural" Najera  Guitars) 

..."A Deeper Level" by Israel and New Breed is dope too.  It's different which is really cool and the Worship is great.

...if you don't have them, get them.  If you have them, listen to 'em again. lol


Sidenote:  It's funny how you state that the annointing is an
               endangered species right now.   I've gone back to listen
               to old Fred/RFC and Israel & New Breed Another Level and
               I don't know what it is but those guys definetly had
               a "special" annointing in those productions.

[min_amw]

I couldn't agree more on the Jonathan Nelson joint! That's one for the collection. Cats will catch on eventually to that one.

The Commisioned Reunion is a must have (DVD and CD).
Deitrick Haddon "Chainbreaker" is one of my faves.
Jonathan Dunn's "Another Level" is a hot one to have.
Lisa McClendon's "Live from The House of Blues: New Orleans" is a slick one.
Twinkie Clark "Home Once Again: Live in Detroit" Doobie Powell and 'nem smashed that!
Bishop Noel Jones presents: "The City of Refuge Tabernacle Choir" (Chris Johnson on drums).
YPJ and FVC.
Last, and definitely not least....get the James Fortune and FIYA "Transformation".

That's a start, chief! Yell back!

[Natejam71]

That Jason Nelson cd is a classic too...I will have to dig into my cd crates..I will be back with some answers...Stay Blessed, Nate J.

[G Johnson]

The Sound New Breed New album is off the wall..

Shekinah Glory new cd.. I love it.. ANOINTED

Johnathon Butler is a must have... Mano Hanes is just Amazing

Thirsty of course

Kim Burrell everlasting life is my fav

if u can load DVD 2 flawless dvds  fred hammond live in chicago

cece winans throne room

[JHJr]

i know that this is off topic but the recording i have in mind for you is this jazz group by the name of hiromi's sonicbloom- time control. in fact all of her material is diffrent. but you will enjoy it. her website is http://www.hiromimusic.com/ and here's a sample link for ya

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yu6agePRtzk

  & 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r99Synkmm18&feature=related

  . it has transformed my approach to a diffrent style, level and appreciation for music theory.

[L.V.Drumma]

The Sound New Breed New album is off the wall..

Shekinah Glory new cd.. I love it.. ANOINTED

Johnathon Butler is a must have... Mano Hanes is just Amazing

Thirsty of course

Kim Burrell everlasting life is my fav

if u can load DVD 2 flawless dvds  fred hammond live in chicago

cece winans throne room

Cosign, i couldnt finish listening to the first disc with the fast tempo'd though because i didnt like it too much.  But the second disc is amazing esp. tracks #2 & #3.

[L.V.Drumma]

I couldn't agree more on the Jonathan Nelson joint! That's one for the collection. Cats will catch on eventually to that one.

The Commisioned Reunion is a must have (DVD and CD).
Deitrick Haddon "Chainbreaker" is one of my faves.
Jonathan Dunn's "Another Level" is a hot one to have.
Lisa McClendon's "Live from The House of Blues: New Orleans" is a slick one.
Twinkie Clark "Home Once Again: Live in Detroit" Doobie Powell and 'nem smashed that!
Bishop Noel Jones presents: "The City of Refuge Tabernacle Choir" (Chris Johnson on drums).
YPJ and FVC.
Last, and definitely not least....get the James Fortune and FIYA "Transformation".
That's a start, chief! Yell back!

My mom is picking that up tonight if its in stock at Wal-Mart and i cant wait ta hear it. 

[Audiocr381ve]

hiromi's sonicbloom.......

GOOOOOODNESSSSSS.....SHE'S SiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiCK.....That entire band is nuts.

[soul_drummer]

Spanky you got to check out.........Tye Tribbett & G.A......Ideas & Concepts.............

[blessed1]

YPJ and F.V.C- Dream Music
Doobie Powell-The Offspring
Doobie Powell- 4 ZOE
L. Spencer and New Testament

Thats off the top of my head. You can find those at cdbaby.com. Anointed and different.

[Vangie D]

..."A Deeper Level" by Israel and New Breed is dope too.  It's different which is really cool and the Worship is great.

The Commisioned Reunion is a must have (DVD and CD).

Shekinah Glory new cd.. I love it.. ANOINTED

Agree wid all these....

Also Voices of unity feat Deitrick Haddon...

[11111111]

- Shekinah Glory's "Praise Is What I Do", Disk 2. I've yet to listen to disk 1. It may not be a drummers cd, but ... well, just listen to it.

- Kim Burrell's VERY first project, "Try Me Again". Chris Dave, Teddy Campbell ... that album is smoking, as far as I'm concerned. I honestly don't know much about the pioneer(s) of Gospel Jazz, but I can imagine that cd was well-recieved by all the progressive gospel cats, when it was released.

- Saint Paul Sounds Of Praise. I think they only released on project. It features more than one drummer, but the main drummer was Gerald Heyward ... back when I was his #1 fan. It was released in '95, so good luck hunting that down.

- Marvin Sapp's "Grace & Mercy". Not sure who plays on that, but I fondly remember the disk spontaneuosly combusting in my cd player. 

- I don't CARE if it's been mentioned before but... James Hall's "God Is In Control"!! Laaaaaaaawwwwwwd Hav Meeeeerrrcccy! I played that thing so much, my brother hid it from me. I'm the type of cat that will listen to something so many times, that my mind won't process the arrangements the same. The arrangement will start to sound different, lol. I'm very much not kidding. I took my little 10.00 per Sunday money(I wish a sucka would offer me that now...  ), and went out and bought another...

- Marvin Winans' "Introducing Perfect Praise". M-A-R-I-O "S-K-E-E-T-E-R" W-I-N-A-N-S!! Anybody whose ever heard that album knows about the last track where each member of the band is given a solo. Skeeter ate that joint up. I remember being in heaven, 'cause after hearing Gerald and so many people like him, it was refreshing to hear Skeeter. He sounded nothing like any other gospel cat I had heard.

....and last, but definitely not least...

- Ricky Dillards New Generation Chorale, "Hallelujah". I burned that disk badly. Honestly, I'm not sure whether I like that album or James Hall's "God Is In Control" more. I don't know who played drums, but I can tell you that, at that time, I thought he was from another planet.

[bigblackdrummer]

Im going to kick it old school and say (these might be hard to find)  Shirley Caesar: Live in Chicago with Rev. Milton Brunson & The Thompson Community Singers, Kevin Brunson was gospel drummer king back then and its one every gospel drummer should have in their collection.

The Lighthouse Inter Denominational Choir; You Dont Know Like I Know. They were from Detroit and I dont know who the drummer was, some guy with Jerry Curls... I was 13 or 14 when I had the tape and around 15 when I saw them live.

Indiana State Mass Choir - Oh Come Let Us Sing. There was two cd's from them both are must haves, I forget the name of the drummer but I think his last name was Phelps.

DR. L.S. Scott, Power Source. Another must have (really hard to find). This was back before he started doing Old Person worship CD's.  The first two Dr. L.S. Scott (I had the tapes) albums are off the hook!!!!

[DuvalsLilJohnLumpkin]

Ok here's a few that I like...

Commissioned - Matters of the Heart
Commissioned - Ordinary Just Won't Do
Commissioned - State of Mind
John P. Kee - Strength

Overall, Commissioned gave me room to enjoy the music around me as a drummer as well as show me that I am the source.

[stickyoutlaw]

- Kim Burrell's VERY first project, "Try Me Again". Chris Dave, Teddy Campbell ... that album is smoking, as far as I'm concerned. I honestly don't know much about the pioneer(s) of Gospel Jazz, but I can imagine that cd was well-recieved by all the progressive gospel cats, when it was released.

- Saint Paul Sounds Of Praise. I think they only released on project. It features more than one drummer, but the main drummer was Gerald Heyward ... back when I was his #1 fan. It was released in '95, so good luck hunting that down.





- Marvin Winans' "Introducing Perfect Praise". M-A-R-I-O "S-K-E-E-T-E-R" W-I-N-A-N-S!! Anybody whose ever heard that album knows about the last track where each member of the band is given a solo. Skeeter ate that joint up. I remember being in heaven, 'cause after hearing Gerald and so many people like him, it was refreshing to hear Skeeter. He sounded nothing like any other gospel cat I had heard.
....and last, but definitely not least...

What ya'll know about them albums. Those are classics. But what about:

- Ron Winans Family and Friends 3 with "Now Are We" and Dana Davis crushin
- Bishop Eric McDaniels Reggie Young and John Peters crushin

But it's funny, all these albums, or at least most of them, are old albums. There really aren't a lot with that same annointing and appeal like it used to be...

[baggettcindy]

I like Myron Butler....great music, drum parts, etc.  I can't to get his new one!!!

[j_kay]

- Marvin Sapp's "Grace & Mercy". Not sure who plays on that, but I fondly remember the disk spontaneuosly combusting in my cd player.   


- Ricky Dillards New Generation Chorale, "Hallelujah". I burned that disk badly. Honestly, I'm not sure whether I like that album or James Hall's "God Is In Control" more. I don't know who played drums, but I can tell you that, at that time, I thought he was from another planet.

I think that Ray Bady plays on the Grace and Mercy CD.

I know for a fact that Calvin Rodgers played on the "Hallelujah" CD - I remember when I got that CD when it was released.  I felt the same way, dude...

[j_kay]

Im going to kick it old school and say (these might be hard to find)  Shirley Caesar: Live in Chicago with Rev. Milton Brunson & The Thompson Community Singers, Kevin Brunson was gospel drummer king back then and its one every gospel drummer should have in their collection.

Shoot, any classic Tommy CD for that matter!

[bigblackdrummer]

What ya'll know about them albums. Those are classics. But what about:

- Ron Winans Family and Friends 3 with "Now Are We" and Dana Davis crushin
- Bishop Eric McDaniels Reggie Young and John Peters crushin

But it's funny, all these albums, or at least most of them, are old albums. There really aren't a lot with that same annointing and appeal like it used to be...

WOW yeah I forgot about Ron Winans Family and Friends 3, that whole album is off the chain!