New Gospel Revisited Explained

New Gospel Revisited
Type:	live
Artist:	Marquis Hill
Cover:	New Gospel Revisited.jpg
Alt:	Front cover of the album New Gospel Revisited
Released:	March 18, 2022
Recorded:	December 8, 2019
Venue:	Constellation, Chicago, Illinois
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	Edition Records
Producer:	Marquis Hill
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New Gospel Revisited is a live album by American jazz trumpeter Marquis Hill, recorded at the Constellation in Chicago on December 8, 2019, and released by Edition Records March 18, 2022. It is a re-recording of the material on his 2011 debut album New Gospel, plus five other compositions by him.^[1]

Critical reception

Phil Freeman, writing on Stereogum "Ugly Beauty: The Month in Jazz" column, called the album "harmonically complex, melodically subtle hard bop in the spirit of the late ’80s/early ’90s Young Lions era, albeit more interested in collective virtuosity than skyrocketing fireworks displays by the leader."^[2] Thom Jurek, writing for AllMusic, gave the album four stars, stating that "New Gospel Revisited showcases Hill as a deeply committed jazzman leading an inspired band that fires on all cylinders."

Track listing

All tracks written by Marquis Hill

1. Intro – 1:44
2. Law & Order – 14:11
3. Walter Speaks – 2:16
4. The Believer – 9:17
5. Oracle – 2:10
6. New Gospel – 6:04
7. Lullaby – 3:21
8. Autumn – 9:44
9. New Paths – 2:24
10. A Portrait of Fola – 10:42
11. Perpetual – 1:27
12. The Thump – 8:03
13. Farewell – 4:56

Personnel

• Marquis Hill - trumpet
• Walter Smith III - tenor saxophone
• Joel Ross - vibraphone
• James Francies - piano
• Harish Raghavan - bass
• Kendrick Scott - drums

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2022-05-17 . Olaf Maikopf . Marquis Hill: New Gospel Revisited . Jazz thing 143.
2. Web site: 2022-03-23 . Phil Freeman . 2022-03-21 . en . Stereogum . The Month In Jazz – March 2022 . Ugly Beauty.