This is a wonderful holy grail album that will appeal to Gospel & Soul Fans alike!..just check out the tasters!....Pastor T.L. Barrett led a youth choir out of Chicago during the late '60s and early '70s, just a few years after he got on the straight and narrow path, which may help listeners understand the unique power of the material on "Like a Ship"(Without a Sail). Self-released by Barrett in 1971, it communicates many things, foremost being adoration and praise and, on the title track, the lost, aimless feelings that were undoubtedly shared by many a youth in the late '60s. Barrett got help on arrangements from some of Chicago's best studio hands, Chess/Cadet maestro Gene Barge, bassists Phillip Upchurch and Richard Evans, and drummer Charles Pittman. The opening title track is a moving piece of progressive soul, closer to Rotary Connection than Edwin Hawkins with Barrett's vocals evoking Stevie Wonder singing in the style of Donny Hathaway, and the choir is powerful and recorded well. A gem of contemporary gospel, much more obscure (at least outside of Chicago) than it deserved to be. "Joyful Noise" & "Ever Since" went big back in the day on the northern scene.
AMM
The Mighty Tasters!
15 comments:
Don't know this album, thanks for the review AMM
Thanks AMM. With address and phone number included on front cover.
Looks interesting AMM thank you Reb
New to me , tasters sound great thanks AMM .
Many thanks AMM , really appreciated!
Never forget the gospel! Thanks for review, P.
Wonderful!
That's it. That's all I can come up with. Thanks, AMM!
Thank you AMM,Much Appreciated
Definitely, AMM. I do love a bit of gospel. Thank you.
Thank you kindly for this great review mate
First for me on this album and the artists. thank you once again AMM for opening up my eyes and ears. Thank you AMM.
Very nice. Great musicians and great vocals. I can hear in the tasters the comparison to Rotary Connection. It is dead on sans (Minnie Riperton). Like this review!!!
another great obscure Gospel they digged thanks much for this AMM
Thanks for sharing this review it's new for me
New to me as i don't really have much in the way of gospel but i am ready for it Thanks AMM for the review
Cheers Pedro
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