Good soulful,Gospel cd's?

[quadrogong]

Some of the best 5&6 string stuff I ever heard has been on r&b/ gospel stuff..
Some classics u can suggest??

[bassteban]

Fred Hammond & RFC- Pages of life I & II is nice. Jesus is all is schweet, as is Let the praise begin. I'm no expert though, so I dunno if these are what's considered *classic*.

[3506string]

+1 on Fred hammond esp pages of life II terrance palmer is killing the entire set. There is some great bass work on Kirk Franklin's God's property CD with keith taylor. Also a newer cd with I believe John Jackson is L. Spencer Smith & Testament "Statement" Surgery is a classic among gospel bassist. Another newer CD is YPJ & FVC "Popular Jesus". Some other artist are Marvin Sapp, Bishop eric Mcdaniel, Dawkins & Dawkins, Gary Mayes, Hezekiah walker, Tye Tribbett just to name a few.

[Dr_Funkdamental]

Originally Posted by bassteban

Fred Hammond & RFC- Pages of life I & II is nice. Jesus is all is schweet, as is Let the praise begin. I'm no expert though, so I dunno if these are what's considered *classic*.

Yeah that would be a classic, esp. in a bassist's collection. Just like alot of other genres, the best stuff is usually live, Here are a few off my head you can definitely check out. Not necessarily classic, but from a gospel bassist, some worth checking out.

Live From Another Level-Israel Hougton and New Breed (Terrence Palmer on bass)

Hezekiah Walker and LFC Choir-Family Affair Vol. 2 Live at Radio City Music Hall

Dorinda Clarke-Cole "Take It Back" (almost a whos who of gospel bassists; Darrell Freeman, Mo Fitzgerald, etc)

Also, alot of the WOW Gospel Compilations work well in gathering songs from alot of good artists. Im sure others will chime in. I may go through the stash and come back.

[Dr_Funkdamental]

Oh I forgot to mention, pretty much anything with Andrew Gouche' on it.

[MNAirHead]

This is where I spend 90% of my listening time.. it's crazy cool how good those guys are.

I asked a black neighbor of mine to make some recommendations. He suggested to look for the word "choir" "convention" and/or "tabernacle" in the names.

His suggestion is that you can avoid some of the R&B and low budget productions this way.

Some of the purists would say Edwin Hawkins is your first (just becuase it got pop air play).. I'm not that big a fan of the suggested CD..

Couple of low cost CDs... "National Baptist Convention" (one of the titles is "Let's Go to Church") and the LA Mass Choir.

Many libraries will have some of these on loan.. makes it possible to check out some material before buying a $15 lemon.

Hint - If you call ahead to a congregation, their music director will help ensure you get to sit with the band... if you're not used to the vibe at one of these congreations - be prepared they'll ask you to stand up to be welcomed. It's worth the 3 hour commitment to sit near the band.

While in Dallas the band stayed after with me for about an hour.. they went through the basic 6 tunes most urban gospel choirs are founded on.. Between the B-3 player and the 6 string bass - I was hooked on the genre.

If you're on ITunes - punch in "urban gospel" as the streaming radio.

Hope to help - I was once in your shoes.

[MNAirHead]

Forgot a couple of hints.

If you're learning some of the arrangements.. most of the songs are focused on the "black keys" (the organ/piano ... not the player)

On youtube there are some great tutorials on guys demonstrating keyboard charting.. well worth it if you can follow keys.

[Dr_Funkdamental]

Originally Posted by MNAirHead

This is where I spend 90% of my listening time.. it's crazy cool how good those guys are.

I asked a black neighbor of mine to make some recommendations. He suggested to look for the word "choir" "convention" and/or "tabernacle" in the names.

His suggestion is that you can avoid some of the R&B and low budget productions this way.

*skips over black neighbor part* Maybe back in the day, but if hes looking for 5 and 6 string work, that starts about early/mid 90's and up. Alot of ensembles including larger "choirs" have different names (God's Property, James Hall and Worship and Praise, Tri City Singers, Anointed Pace Sisters etc). You might miss out on some good recordings. You might also have better luck looking up the bassists first and finding their discographies. A few of the top ones are Maurice Fitzgerald, Andrew Gouche, Terrence Palmer, Tim "Rawbiz" Williams, Darrell Freeman, Joel Smith, and actually Fred Hammond.

Hint - If you call ahead to a congregation, their music director will help ensure you get to sit with the band... if you're not used to the vibe at one of these congreations - be prepared they'll ask you to stand up to be welcomed. It's worth the 3 hour commitment to sit near the band.

I think he was just asking for music recommendations unless Im mistaken. Nevertheless, This solely depends on the church and the individual director (as well as the pastor). Some places, this aint happening lol. Also, the band is up in the pulpit with the ministers in some churches. Plus its church, not a concert. Its actually better to find when they rehearse, as most times we jam afterward, which is a better opportunity to talk and get some tips. I also frequent another forum, www.learngospelmusic.com. The ppl over there wouldnt mind helping out, as alot of them are gospel gurus lol. We have a bass section as well.