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This is a well-executed release from Fontella Bass, the daughter of St. Louis gospel icon Martha Bass. She uses a more subdued voice than the wail she employed on "Rescue Me," a big hit in the '60s. The Institutional Radio Choir, David Sanborn's crying sax, and Lester Bowie's piercing trumpet assists Bass on 11 uplifting numbers. She shines brightest on Shirley Caesar's "You Don't Know What the Lord Told Me," "No Ways Tired," "All My Burdens," and "This Little Light of Mine," where everyone involved lets their hair down. A remake of Burt Bacharach and Hal David's "What the World Needs Now," is more pop than gospel and seems out-of-place. Unlike Al Green, whose singing intensified when he reverted to gospel, Bass' gift has become more restrained.
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Philip P. Bliss, Composer - Harvey Brooks, Bass Guitar - Mark Johnson, Organ - Garry Bruer, Drums - Steve Cutler, Guitar - The Institutional Radio Choir, Choir - Fontella Bass, Piano, MainArtist
© 2005 Nonesuch Records. Manufactured and Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1995 Nonesuch Records
Harvey Brooks, Bass Guitar - Mark Johnson, Organ - Dave Douglas, Trumpet - Donald Smith, Solo Piano - Garry Bruer, Drums - Arthur Baron, Trombone - Shirley Ann Caesar, Composer - Stew Cutler, Guitar - Fontella Bass, MainArtist - Marty Ehrlich, Tenor Saxophone
© 2005 Nonesuch Records. Manufactured and Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1995 Nonesuch Records
Harvey Brooks, Bass Guitar - Mark Johnson, Organ - Dave Douglas, Trumpet - David Sanborn, Alto Saxophone - Donald Smith, Electric Piano - Garry Bruer, Drums - Arthur Baron, Trombone - Stew Cutler, Guitar - Fontella Bass, MainArtist - Marty Ehrlich, Alto Saxophone - Doug Wieselman, Tenor Saxophone - James Cleveland, Arranger
© 2005 Nonesuch Records. Manufactured and Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1995 Nonesuch Records
Harvey Brooks, Bass Guitar - Mark Johnson, Organ - Donald Smith, Piano - Garry Bruer, Drums - Stew Cutler, Guitar - Alicia A. Hoffman, Lyricist - Anthony J. Showalters, Composer - Fontella Bass, MainArtist
© 2005 Nonesuch Records. Manufactured and Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1995 Nonesuch Records
Burt Bacharach, Writer - Hal David, Writer - Harvey Brooks, Bass Guitar - Lester Bowie, Solo Trumpet - Donald Smith, Piano - Garry Bruer, Drums - Stew Cutler, Guitar - Fontella Bass, MainArtist - Marty Ehrlich, Flute
© 2005 Nonesuch Records. Manufactured and Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1995 Nonesuch Records
Harvey Brooks, Bass Guitar - Mark Johnson, Organ - THOMAS A. DORSEY, Composer - Donald Smith, Piano - Hamiet Bluiett, Saxophone - Garry Bruer, Drums - Arthur Baron, Trombone - Stew Cutler, Guitar - Fontella Bass, MainArtist - Doug Wieselman, Tenor Saxophone
© 2005 Nonesuch Records. Manufactured and Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1995 Nonesuch Records
Eugene Clark, Lyricist - Harvey Brooks, Bass Guitar - Mark Johnson, Organ - Garry Bruer, Drums - Stew Cutler, Guitar - Judson W. Van De Venter, Composer - Fontella Bass, MainArtist
© 2005 Nonesuch Records. Manufactured and Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1995 Nonesuch Records
Harvey Brooks, Bass Guitar - Bill Withers, Writer - Mark Johnson, Organ - Dave Douglas, Trumpet - Donald Smith, Electric Piano - Garry Bruer, Drums - The Institutional Radio Choir, Choir - Arthur Baron, Trombone - Stew Cutler, Guitar - Fontella Bass, MainArtist - Marty Ehrlich, Tenor Saxophone
© 2005 Nonesuch Records. Manufactured and Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1995 Nonesuch Records
Harvey Brooks, Bass Guitar - Dave Tronzo, Slide Guitar - Fontella Bass, Composer, MainArtist
© 2005 Nonesuch Records. Manufactured and Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1995 Nonesuch Records
Traditional, Composer - Harvey Brooks, Bass Guitar - Mark Johnson, Organ - THOMAS A. DORSEY, Composer - Donald Smith, Piano - Garry Bruer, Drums - The Institutional Radio Choir, Choir - Stew Cutler, Guitar - Fontella Bass, MainArtist
© 2005 Nonesuch Records. Manufactured and Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1995 Nonesuch Records
Mark Johnson, Organ - Elisha Hoffman, Composer - Mark Croker, Lyricist - Fontella Bass, MainArtist
© 2005 Nonesuch Records. Manufactured and Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1995 Nonesuch Records
Album review
This is a well-executed release from Fontella Bass, the daughter of St. Louis gospel icon Martha Bass. She uses a more subdued voice than the wail she employed on "Rescue Me," a big hit in the '60s. The Institutional Radio Choir, David Sanborn's crying sax, and Lester Bowie's piercing trumpet assists Bass on 11 uplifting numbers. She shines brightest on Shirley Caesar's "You Don't Know What the Lord Told Me," "No Ways Tired," "All My Burdens," and "This Little Light of Mine," where everyone involved lets their hair down. A remake of Burt Bacharach and Hal David's "What the World Needs Now," is more pop than gospel and seems out-of-place. Unlike Al Green, whose singing intensified when he reverted to gospel, Bass' gift has become more restrained.
© Andrew Hamilton /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:46:27
- Main artists: Fontella Bass
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Nonesuch
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B Soul
© 2005 Nonesuch Records. Manufactured and Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 2005 Nonesuch Records. Manufactured and Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing
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