Brent Jones
Gospel vocalist and songwriter Brent Jones first emerged as leader of Brent Jones & the T.P. Mobb in the mid-'90s. Intertwining R&B and hip-hop influences in a manner similar to contemporaries including Kirk Franklin, Jones' stylized take on gospel led to collaborations with artists ranging from Vickie Winans to Childish Gambino. After crossing over between the Billboard gospel and R&B/hip-hop charts with Brent Jones & the T.P. Mobb in 1999 and Beautiful in 2002, he reached the gospel Top Ten with the softer, more soulful solo release Joy Comin' in 2014.
Los Angeles native Brent Ray Jones began studying the piano at the age of six and was appointed music director of his church by his mid-teens. As an adult, his group Brent Jones & the T.P. Mobb made their recording debut on Motown's 1994 compilation Motown Comes Home. The comp featured such Motown luminaries as Smokey Robinson and the Temptations, as well as Jones' composition "Spirit Control Me." The group issued its self-titled debut in 1999, offering over a dozen selections of hopeful devotional fare with a hybrid of mellow R&B, West Coast hip-hop rhyme routines, and traditional gospel choir arrangements. They returned in 2002 with Beautiful, an album that scored a hit with "Midnight," a tune featuring SWV member Coko. Third album The Ultimate Weekend was released in 2007 and, after a recording hiatus, Jones returned in 2014 with the solo LP Joy Comin', featuring the Orange County Gospel Choir.
In 2016, Brent Jones & the Best Life Singers provided choral accompaniment for multiple tracks on Donald Glover's 2016 Childish Gambino album, "Awaken, My Love!" Jones' solo follow-up, Open Your Mouth and Say Something, reached number three on the Billboard gospel chart upon its arrival in 2018.
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Discography
15 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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The Essential Brent Jones, Vol. 1
Gospel - Released by JDI Entertainment, Inc on 11 Aug 2020
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Nothing Else Matters (Instead of Complaining, Praise Him)
Gospel - Released by JDI Entertainment, Inc on 7 Oct 2022
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Live Your Best Life!
Gospel - Released by JDI Entertainment, Inc on 9 Feb 2024
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Nothing Else Matters (Remix)
Gospel - Released by JDI Entertainment, Inc on 21 Jul 2023
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Open Your Mouth and Say Something (Radio Edit)
Gospel - Released by JDI Entertainment, Inc on 20 Jul 2018
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Open Your Mouth and Say Something
Gospel - Released by JDI Entertainment, Inc on 24 Jul 2020
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The Praise & Worship Songs of Brent Jones - Majesty
Gospel - To be released on 14 Jun 2024 by JDI Entertainment, Inc
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Open Your Mouth (The Sermon)
Gospel - Released by JDI Entertainment, Inc on 26 Apr 2024
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Spirit Fall Down
Gospel - Released by JDI Entertainment, Inc on 5 Apr 2024
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Brent Jones presents The Fire
Humour/Spoken Word - Released by JDI Entertainment, Inc on 26 Apr 2024
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Majesty
Gospel - Released by JDI Entertainment, Inc on 29 Mar 2024
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Open Your Mouth 2.0 (Deluxe Edition)
Gospel - Released by JDI Entertainment, Inc on 16 Apr 2021
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The Soul of Christmas
Christmas Music - Released by JDI Entertainment, Inc on 21 Jun 2019
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Open Your Mouth and Say Something (Performance Tracks - with Background Vocals)
Gospel - Released by JDI Entertainment, Inc on 1 Mar 2019
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Nothing Else Matters (Instead of Complaining, Praise Him)
Gospel - Released by JDI Entertainment, Inc on 25 Mar 2022
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