Jazz
Jim Cullum (cnt) Evan Christopher (cl) Brian Ogilvie (cl) Allan Vache (cl) Mike Pittsley (tmbn) John Sheridan (pn) Howard Elkins (bj,gtr,vc) Don Mopsick (st bs) Ed Torres (dms) Nina Ferro (vc) Topsy Chapman (vc)
RIVERWALK LIVE, VOLUME 8: Deep River: The Spirit of Gospel Music in Jazz. This one is close to my heart! Featuring the inspired vocal artistry of Topsy Chapman and Nina Ferro, and including Riverwalk stars Clark Terry and Nicolas Payton, this collection features John Sheridan's arrangements of hymns and spirituals from the popular Jim Cullum Jazz Band Jazz Mass such as Go Down Moses, His Eye Is On the Sparrow, Down By The Riverside, and many more. The music heard on this recording is very important to me personally. For almost twenty years, the band and I have performed a program of gospel hymns. spirituals, and traditional sacred music in a jazz band style for services at Christian churches of all denominations - all across the country. This recording captures some of this music for you. My special interest is in the spirit that's in the music and the spirit that's in the Eucharist. There are many parallels here. ---Jim Cullum, 1998 |