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LD Frazier with Scott Stroman and The Eclectic Voices: I Was There When The Spirit Came
by Samuel Chell
LD Frazier I Was There When The Spirit Came 33 Jazz 2006
Even before Ray Charles blended gospel music and American pop, pianist-composer Horace Silver had composed and recorded “The Preacher," followed in short order by the jubilant, infectious sounds of gospel music on jazz recordings by fellow bandleaders drummer Art Blakey ("Moanin'"), saxophonist Cannonball Adderley ("'Dis Here"), and bassist Charles Mingus ("Better Git It In Your Soul"). The undiluted source music, moreover, was ...
read more"American singer LD Frazier turns every song into a story."
American gospel singer LD Frazier put forth an astounding performance at the American University in Cairo. After his opening numbers, Frazier turned to the audience in the Oriental Hall, saying "It’s a pleasure to be here and feel free to get up and dance, sing and sway along." With every song, Frazier told the audience a story. Through these stories, the audience got to know him better. The fast rhythm and beat of the song “I'm on My Way to Heaven and I'm So Glad the World Can't Do Me Any Harm,” really got the concert going, as the audience could no longer resist getting up, clapping and dancing.
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