The Henry Jackson Company - The Henry Jackson Company (Remastered) (2020) [Hi-Res]

Founded as a side group including members of the Harrison Johnson Los Angeles Community Choir, the Henry Jackson Company centers on Jackson, a prominent soloist and songwriter in performances by the larger choir. Personnel for the album included jazz keyboardist extraordinaire Joe Sample, Operation Push band leader and saxophonist Gene Barge and auxiliary percussionist Bobbye Hall, whose ubiquitous session work appears multiple times within the Gospel Truth canon.

The exultant quality of each song reaches its stylistic apex on “Lord We Need You,” a song built around a regal horn arrangement. And even with nine voices left to blend, the ensemble and soloist Dianne Glasco return a masterful display of control, in service of a fairly expansive composition.