ALBUM INFO

Hymns & Spirituals is good news. It’s a half-hour of enlightenment, joy and musical insight into the human condition. Five years in the making, this record represents many things, among them the realization of a dream of bandleader and tenor saxophonist Mark Sterbank. Mark formed the band, the Mark Sterbank Jazz Group, so he and his near-and-dear colleagues could express themselves in a jazz way as they explore American sacred music for all its depth, beauty and soul. From the top, there’s no mistaking that this record makes a jazzy, joyful noise unto the Lord. This recording is a result of carefully considered planning and execution. It is sure to stand the test of time. – Jack McCray, author of “Charleston Jazz”

LINEUP

Mark Sterbank, tenor saxophone
Charlton Singleton, trumpet
Fred Wesley, trombone
Tommy Gill, piano
Herman Burney, Jr., bass
Quentin Baxter, drums

TRACKLISTING

1. What a Friend We Have in Jesus
2. ‘Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus
3. Joshua Fit de Battle of Jericho
4. Let Us Break Bread Together
5. His Eye Is on the Sparrow