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Journal of Gospel Music
d. 3. Feb. 2022
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Robert Marovich
d. 3. Feb. 2022
"The Gospel According to Nikki Giovanni is a Black History Month treat from a jazz combo led by Javon Jackson, saxophonist and former member of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, and the iconic poet and national treasure who lent her name to the album's title ... Jackson's tones are warm and three-dimensional. His combo of pianist Jeremy Manasia, bassist David Williams, and drummer McClenty Hunter offers ample support while each musician takes his turn in the solo circle ... The Gospel According to Nikki Giovanni is a meaningful meditation on struggle, sacrifice, resilience, liberation, and victory".
JazzTimes
d. 2. Mar. 2022
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A. D. Amorosi
d. 2. Mar. 2022
"Make no mistake: Jackson and his usual crew (pianist Jeremy Manasia, bassist David Williams, drummer McClenty Hunter) don't play these traditional religious numbers so reverently. Though Jackson and Manasia maintain an erudite Coltrane/Tyner-like hold over "Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel," the rhythm section plays it hot and haughtily, like a stripper-pole anthem. To perform spirituals such as "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child" and "Mary Had a Baby, Yes Lord," associated with the esteemed likes of Mahalia Jackson and Sonny Rollins, gives Jackson-the educator, the quartet leader, and the saxophonist-a deep sense of history to go with his own fresh association on Bible verse".
DownBeat
2022 March
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J. D. Considine
2022 March
"The Gospel According To Nikki Giovanni is not what its title suggests. Instead of a celebration of the words and wisdom of that great Black poet, what the album offers is a few of her words, a taste of her voice, and nine of her favorite hymns ... If honesty and audacity are what you associate with Giovanni's work, this album will meet you only halfway".