JERRY BURTON’s “Compared To What” is the second single from his upcoming album, Great American Soul Book Reimagined Vol. 1. 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.

His producing career has brought us artists as diverse as Ernesta Dunbar, Barbara Walker, Justine Keyes, Ivory, and Amielle, over the past forty years. According to Burton, “’Compared To What’ features the dynamic vocals of Barbara Walker and the track itself has a driving bass line, dynamic horn section, and a great hook. The song was originally written as a protest song, but is probably most well-known for the 1969 recording by Les McCann.” With his forthcoming album, Jerry Burton takes a fresh look at the great soul songs of his youth and infuses them with a contemporary and new sonic approach. The result is a one-of-a-kind creative effort. Using the stable of longtime session musicians that make up his band, Jerry has used their singular skills and taken the old tunes to an entirely new level. www.JerryBurton.com