This is trombonist Wycliffe Gordon’s fifth outing as a leader on Criss Cross and perhaps his most personal statement. Augmenting a strong roots-to-modern jazz sextet with a gospel choir from Georgia, his home state, Gordon presents a joyful noise, referencing the vocabularies of Armstrong, Ellington and Jelly Roll Morton with an eye keenly honed in on the present day. In the band: Marcus Printup on trumpet, Victor Goines on saxes and clarinet, Eric Reed on piano with bassist Reginald Veal and drummer Alvin Atkinson Jr..

Tracklist:

1. All Day Long, Sang My Song, Going Home I
2. I’m Glad
3. I Want Jesus to Walk With Me
4. Just a Closer Walk With Thee
5. Holy, Holy, Holy
6. Wade in the Water
7. Near the Cross
8. Help Me Somebody
9. Glory Hallelujah
10. All Day Long, Sang My Song, Going Home I
11. When the Saints Go Marching In
12. I Came to Jesus

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