relyles Posted February 20, 2020 Report Share Posted February 20, 2020 I am leading a covenant group during the 2020 Lenten season at my church titled "Food, Jazz and Disciplines". In addition to sharing meals and the neccesary study, during the group sessions I will also be curating listening sessions featuring jazz interpretations of music from the black church tradition. In about ten minutes of thought I identified several artists in my collection that have either recorded entire albums or individual tracks featuring jazz interpretations of gospel, hymns and spirituals such as Gregory Tardy, Jimmy Greene, Charlie Haden/Hank Jones, Grant Green, Larry Willis, Eric Reed and Jay Hoggard. I would appreciate any recommendations from board members for me to consider as I prepare for my group. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HutchFan Posted February 20, 2020 Report Share Posted February 20, 2020 (edited) Edited February 20, 2020 by HutchFan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pim Posted February 20, 2020 Report Share Posted February 20, 2020 (edited) Yes the Shepp Parlan duets are wonderful. Great music! Love the Grant Green album too. Never liked the Jones/Haden album 😐 Edited February 20, 2020 by Pim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ghost of miles Posted February 20, 2020 Report Share Posted February 20, 2020 (edited) Here's a Night Lights show I did about this topic: Jazz, Spiritually Speaking ... which overlaps somewhat with a post I wrote for NPR's Take Five series: Wade In The Water: Five Jazz Takes On Spirituals Deep waters to wade in! Edited February 20, 2020 by ghost of miles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhoots Posted February 20, 2020 Report Share Posted February 20, 2020 (edited) Shakers n' Bakers Edited February 20, 2020 by jlhoots Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duaneiac Posted February 20, 2020 Report Share Posted February 20, 2020 Ya gotta start with Louis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ Shearn Posted February 20, 2020 Report Share Posted February 20, 2020 Eric Reed has a few gospel based albums as does Marcus Roberts and Cyrus Chestnut I believe. And, if you are willing to go outside straight ahead, Kirk Whalum's Gospel According to Jazz series. Charles Earland's Stomp would be a good one, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milestones Posted February 20, 2020 Report Share Posted February 20, 2020 (edited) A New Perspective--Donald Byrd "Were You There?"--Kenny Burrell "The Water is Wide"--Charles Lloyd "There is a Balm in Gilead"--Lloyd "This is My Story, This is My Song"--Monk "When Jesus Wept"--Tom Varner "Lift Every Voice and Sing"--David Murray and Jon Jang "Amazing Grace"--Haden Liberation Orchestra Edited February 20, 2020 by Milestones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted February 20, 2020 Report Share Posted February 20, 2020 This is my short answer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duaneiac Posted February 21, 2020 Report Share Posted February 21, 2020 Complete with a sermon which seems ever more relevant than ever . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ Shearn Posted February 21, 2020 Report Share Posted February 21, 2020 Perfect choice, the Byrd. What about "Abide with Me" on Monk's Music? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misterioso Posted February 21, 2020 Report Share Posted February 21, 2020 How about the Horace Tapscott versions of "Tell God All Of My Troubles" and (in particular) "Motherless Child" on this CD: https://www.discogs.com/Various-The-Dark-Tree-Jazz-And-The-Community-Arts-In-Los-Angeles/release/7414184 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted February 21, 2020 Report Share Posted February 21, 2020 Max Roach - Lift Every Voice and Sing (Atlantic, 1971) -- with a gospel choir, and no less than Billy Harper "Motherless Child" (Traditional) - 7:21 "Garden of Prayer" (Patricia Curtis, Max Roach) - 2:47 "Troubled Waters" (Traditional) - 7:00 "Let Thy People Go" (Traditional) - 6:50 "Were You There When They Crucified My Lord" (Traditional) - 5:48 "Joshua" (Traditional) - 7:12 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lift_Every_Voice_and_Sing_(album) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom in RI Posted February 21, 2020 Report Share Posted February 21, 2020 Jazz Mass by Joe Masters featuring Harold Land and Anthony Ortega. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjazzg Posted February 21, 2020 Report Share Posted February 21, 2020 David Murray's album 'Spirituals' on DIW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danasgoodstuff Posted February 22, 2020 Report Share Posted February 22, 2020 It's original church music, not traditional hyms or spirituals, and the voices are a little strange but Stanley Turrentine shines on this. This and New Perspective may be the most personal music Byrd ever made. I also love GG's Feelin' the Spirit, the Shepp/Parlan duets, and both Charlie Haden/Hank Jones albums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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soulpope Posted February 22, 2020 Report Share Posted February 22, 2020 Btw beautiful album overall .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgcim Posted February 22, 2020 Report Share Posted February 22, 2020 Milt Jackson and Ray Brown made an album with IMHO, the greatest gospel singer of all time, Marion Williams: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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soulpope Posted February 22, 2020 Report Share Posted February 22, 2020 Randy Weston "Nobody Knows The Troubles I`ve Seen " (Jubilee) .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted February 22, 2020 Report Share Posted February 22, 2020 On 2/20/2020 at 4:58 PM, jazzbo said: This is my short answer. Some songs on Sunday Morning, maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted February 22, 2020 Report Share Posted February 22, 2020 Maybe. But when I think of jazz interpretations of spirituals, this is what leaps to my mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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