On Great American Soul Book, Reimagined Vol. 1, JERRY BURTON takes a fresh look at the great American Soul songs and infuses them with a contemporary and new sonic approach. The result is a one-ofa-kind creative effort. Using the stable of longtime session musicians that make up his band, Jerry has utilized their singular skills and taken the old tunes into a new dimension. Burton is a veteran entertainer, producer, composer, and arranger, whose latest effort encapsulates a lifetime of work from the American Soul Book. His long career has taken him from the chitlin circuit of his native Alabama, where he started out at 12 years old, to the bright lights of major world stages as a performer and conductor.

Burton’s forty year producing career has brought us artists as diverse as Ernesta Dunbar, Justine Keyes, Ivory, Amielle, and Barbara Walker (featured on “Compared To What”). Burton’s rendition of “Try A Little Tenderness” features vocal harmonies sure to delight fans of Otis Redding’s recording of the song. Jerry’s charismatic vocals continue on “My Girl,” and the composition Burton contributes to the collection himself, “Sha La Girl,” is a breezy number that fits in nicely with the classics. Great American Soul Book, Reimagined Vol. 1 is a collection of masterful performances of old classics well-suited for soul fans young and old.

Musicians: Bass: Lee Smith, Drums: Eric Johnson, Keyboards: Tom Lawton, Aaron Graves, John Avarese, John Conohan, Guitars: Twig Smith, Kevin Joella, Richard Tucker, Trumpets: Henry McMillian, Saxophones: Jay Davidson (solos), Louis Taylor, Trombones: Jared Antonacci, Background Vocals: Barbara Walker, Tamara Brody, Terri Bagwell, Yvette Rudd, Haven Merritt

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