Maceo Woods - A New Dawning (Remastered) (2020) [Hi-Res]

Maceo Woods and the Tabernacle Gospel Choir’s “A New Dawning” presents itself with the conditioned poise that only Woods and his choir could have afforded during Gospel Truth’s lifespan. Already regarded as a sought-after organist and showman prior to the label’s founding, Woods and close collaborator George Jordan return for another outing deploying marksman-like consistency.

Doris Sykes begins the record with “He’ll Make Everything Alright,” a traditional praise and worship selection among many album cuts pulled directly from hymnals. Once again, Jordan makes his bid for supremacy in the realm of arrangement, contributing three originals to the album and overseeing the charts of the remaining interpretations of gospel classics.