Catholic Hymnbook Jumpstarted
Les Blachut
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| 1 | On Jordan's Bank the Baptist Cry | Les Blachut | 3:18 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 2 | To Jesus Christ Our Sovereign King | Les Blachut | 2:04 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 3 | O Sacred Head Surrounded By Thorns | Les Blachut | 4:52 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 4 | We Gather Together | Les Blachut | 2:17 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 5 | Just a Closer Walk With Thee | Les Blachut | 4:04 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 6 | Crown Him With Many Crowns | Les Blachut | 3:24 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 7 | Come Holy Ghost Creator Blest | Les Blachut | 2:44 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 8 | Hail to the Lord Annointed | Les Blachut | 2:49 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 9 | Holy God We Praise Thy Name | Les Blachut | 3:09 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 10 | At Thy First Eucharist | Les Blachut | 2:53 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 11 | All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name | Les Blachut | 2:27 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 12 | Just As I Am Without One Plea | Les Blachut | 2:36 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 13 | Immaculate Mary | Les Blachut | 2:29 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 14 | When I Behold the Wondrous Cross | Les Blachut | 2:18 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 15 | I Just Want to Thank You Lord | Les Blachut | 3:26 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| Total: 15 Songs |
Recent Customer Reviews
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by cgk loves musicThis music is definitely post Vatican II. Sorry but O Sacred Head Surrounded is a meditation, not a calapyso dance song. There are many composers rolling over in graves...
Reviewed by Bob LaMendola (Sun-Sentinel staff writer) on Dec. 1, 2006.
by muzykOK, you've heard Christian rock. You've heard gospel. You've heard worship music and classical religious chorales. But here's betting you haven't heard them all together at the same time -- even within the same hymn -- and set to a calypso beat.
That's the concept of an ambitious new collection of rearranged, refreshened church music created by master-of-all-keyboards Les Blachut, titled "Catholic Hymnbook Jumpstarted."
Blachut, a Berklee College of Music graduate from Florida, has taken 15 "sacred standards" as he calls them and turned them on their ear, with the assistance of a cadre of fine musicians and singers.
A jazz vibes player with a soft spot for Caribbean sounds, Blachut has penned arrangements that skip with off-beats, tricky meters and clever rhythms often played in unison, fusion style. In his hands, these 15 hymns, some of them 300 years old and covered centuries ago by the likes of Bach and Vivaldi, now taste of tangy world music.
Blachut and his band transform the dirgy standard "A Closer Walk with Thee" into a fun ride to the beach. He has trumpeter Tom Swayzee give us a New Orleans-sounding solo, then he follows himself with a passage on the steel drums that recalls every happy island tune you've ever heard. Somehow, though, he pulls this off while still preserving the song's worshipful theme in the operatic-sounding vocals of Dr. Wilhelmina King.
His version of "O Sacred Head Surrounded by Thorns" struts with a mid-tempo R&B groove that could have come straight off pop-gospel radio. Then he twists it around with a jazzy turn on the vibes and a searing electric solo by guitarist Sandy Poltarac.
Most of the hymns on Jumpstarted stand on a base of calypso mixed with jazz, then spiced with other sounds. "Immaculate Mary" could pass as a Christmas carol, with bells. "Just as I am Without One Plea" shines with a Santana-like fiery solo from guitarist Poltarac. The bluesy finale, "I Just Want to Thank You Lord," features brief but heartfelt vocals by King and two other singers.
Blachut's mark is all over this project. He arranged, recorded and produced the tunes in his home studio. He plays no fewer than eight kinds of keyboards (including glockenspiel), plus recorder, bass trumpet and percussion.
He says his goal in this project was to connect a number of disparate musical styles not usually heard together and harness them to the mission of praising God. He did that and more. True, not all the tunes are dynamite, and a few may strike some ears as not quite finished. But the CD works. It will inspire churchgoers with its obvious religious sincerity and traditional roots. And at the same time, it will please those of us who just like a good tune.
Reviewed by Bob LaMendola on Dec. 1, 2006.
by muzykOK, you've heard Christian rock. You've heard gospel. You've heard worship music and classical religious chorales.
But here's betting you haven't heard them all together at the same time -- even within the same hymn -- and set to a calypso beat.
That's the concept of an ambitious new collection of rearranged, refreshened church music created by master-of-all-keyboards Les Blachut, titled "Catholic Hymnbook Jumpstarted."
Blachut, a Berklee College of Music graduate from Florida, has taken 15 "sacred standards" as he calls them and turned them on their ear, with the assistance of a cadre of fine musicians and singers.
A jazz vibes player with a soft spot for Caribbean sounds, Blachut has penned arrangements that skip with off-beats, tricky meters and clever rhythms often played in unison, fusion style. In his hands, these 15 hymns, some of them 300 years old and covered centuries ago by the likes of Bach and Vivaldi, now taste of tangy world music.
Blachut and his band transform the dirgy standard "A Closer Walk with Thee" into a fun ride to the beach. He has trumpeter Tom Swayzee give us a New Orleans-sounding solo, then he follows himself with a passage on the steel drums that recalls every happy island tune you've ever heard. Somehow, though, he pulls this off while still preserving the song's worshipful theme in the operatic-sounding vocals of Dr. Wilhelmina King.
His version of "O Sacred Head Surrounded by Thorns" struts with a mid-tempo R&B groove that could have come straight off pop-gospel radio. Then he twists it around with a jazzy turn on the vibes and a searing electric solo by guitarist Sandy Poltarac.
Most of the hymns on Jumpstarted stand on a base of calypso mixed with jazz, then spiced with other sounds. "Immaculate Mary" could pass as a Christmas carol, with bells. "Just as I am Without One Plea" shines with a Santana-like fiery solo from guitarist Poltarac. The bluesy finale, "I Just Want to Thank You Lord," features brief but heartfelt vocals by King and two other singers.
Blachut's mark is all over this project. He arranged, recorded and produced the tunes in his home studio. He plays no fewer than eight kinds of keyboards (including glockenspiel), plus recorder, bass trumpet and percussion.
He says his goal in this project was to connect a number of disparate musical styles not usually heard together and harness them to the mission of praising God.
He did that and more. True, not all the tunes are dynamite, and a few may strike some ears as not quite finished. But the CD works. It will inspire churchgoers with its obvious religious sincerity and traditional roots. And at the same time, it will please those of us who just like a good tune.
Top Albums and Songs by Les Blachut
| Name | Album | Time | Price | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Come Holy Ghost Creator Blest | Catholic Hymnbook Jumpstarted | 2:44 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 2 | Immaculate Mary | Catholic Hymnbook Jumpstarted | 2:29 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 3 | To Jesus Christ Our Sovereign King | Catholic Hymnbook Jumpstarted | 2:04 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 4 | On Jordan's Bank the Baptist Cry | Catholic Hymnbook Jumpstarted | 3:18 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 5 | I Just Want to Thank You Lord | Catholic Hymnbook Jumpstarted | 3:26 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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- Genres: Jazz, Music, Christian & Gospel
- Released: Nov 01, 2006
- ℗ 2006 Les Blachut
