so, my friend Buff has been trying to get me into more his gospel style, and DANNGNABBIT, i wanna cop that style for my own! there's little foresight into why half if not most R&B, hiphop acts use gents with a gospel background, and i wanna be right in there! so any albums y'all recommend? been fed a healthy dose of Kim Burrell, Fred Hammond, and yes, Kirk Franklin, but anything else you guys can hip me to?
Try and get your hands on a lot of Chicago artist based gospel. Chicago gospel has its own style and feel and I am sure u will find it helpful in creating your own style. Also a lot of popular bassists are out of this town!!
I've mentioned her before, but check out Debra Killings, some say she sounds like Fred Hammonds, but that ain't bad either!
Actually I think Israel Houghton is the lead singer / guitarist of Israel and the New Breed. On the CDs and DVDs I have of them, Terrance Palmer is the bassist. Terrance also has done a lot of stuff with Fred Hammond. Don't forget Andre' Gouche. Peace, James
Dude, there's so many great gospel bassists out there it's hard to name them all. Just about any Gospel Artist has a great bassist working for them! Here's a few names. Joel Smith Abraham Laboriel Reggie Young Fred Hammond Reggie Parker Kevin Stancil Steve Huff DeAndre Thomas, Tony Russell Chuck Smith Freddy Washington Jerry Williams Weldon Gite Andrew Gouché Maurice Fitzgerald
Any of his albums.... he has the BADDEST Bass Players... And there was a cat named Sam Scott Jr..... used to play for the Mississippi Mass Choir. A couple of songs that come to mind are Hold On Old Soldier and It Remains To Be Seen, & I Get Excited. You cop those lines, and I'll be your groupie.... Oh.... another artist is Joh P.Kee. Maurice Fitzgerald got his start with him (I think....) his music is SICK and the bass players he gets to hold down the bottom make you wanna get to know Jesus....
thx deedub, but i'm lookin' for music, CD's, etc. still, i guess these are the guys to watch out for.
Joel Smith - Edwin Hawkins Singers, Edwin Hawkins Reggie Young - Bishop Eric McDaniel & The Lords Church Fred Hammond - Witness, Winans, Commissioned, John P. Kee, Carmen Reggie Parker - Hezekiah Walker, Yolanda Adams Kevin Stancil - Hezekiah Walker, Tramaine, Praise Mass Choir Steve Huff - Doug & Melvin Williams, KeKe Wyatt, Mary Mary Andrew Gouché - Vicki Winans, Winans, Daryl Coley, NJ Mass Choir, LA Mass Choir, BeBe & CeCe Winans, Kurt Carr Singers, Donnie McClurkin Maurice Fitzgerald - Yolanda Adams, Kurt Carr, Donnie McClurkin, Micah Stampley, TD Jakes Hope this helps a bit. You can also get the WOW Gospel series of double cd's and find some killer stuff on those!
I second Israel Houghton, and I'm glad Mario mentioned John P. Kee -- joker, you've got to check out an album of his called Not Guilty. It's a 2-CD set full of great stuff but especially track 2 on disc 1, "Right Here." Awsome song. . . and track 8 on disc 2, I think it's called "Rain On Us." Oh man, that song is amazing and the bassist and drummer are amazing. I love John P. Kee's stuff, all of it. Also check out a guy named Donnie McClurkin. **Oops, didn't notice that DW already mentioned Donnie
If one wanted to pick up one album with Andrew Gouché, which one would be the most interesting from a bassists' perspective?
I would say Kurt Carr. Just check out Allmusic.com and check the album credits to make sure he's on that particular one you pick. Here's a good starting point to his credits. Just pick from there.
OK, don't forget to check out the following artists: Tonex Joe Pace and Colorado Mass Choir Virtue Martha Munizzi Dettrick Haddon Tye Tribbett CeCe Winans (actually, anything from the Winans) Donnie McClurkin Marvin Sapp The Gospel Music Workshop of America Mass choir Trinitee 3-5-7 Hezikiah Walker Gospel Gangstas Kim Burrell Keira Sheard Karen Clark-Sheard Natalie Wilson and the SOP Chorale (I could go on and on) Some of the bassists that play for these guys have been mentioned, but there are several who are relatively unknown, but can throw down w/ the best of them.
Keith Taylor is another cat who can throw down. He played on Kirk Franklin's 'Rebirth Of Kirk Franklin' cd! Nothing flashy on this but some solid groove playing!