Artist: Pastor T.L. Barrett

Title: Like a Ship (Without a Sail)

Format: Vinyl LP

Genre: Jazz

UPC: 825764127158

Release Date: 2017

Record Label: Numero

Album Tracks

1. Like a Ship
2. Wonderful
3. It's Me O Lord
4. Ever Since
5. Nobody Knows
6. Joyful Noise
7. Medley
8. Blessed Quietness

Recorded in 1971 by a 27-year-old pastor and an after school program choir, Like A Ship is a stirring and powerful meditation on the wayward aftermath of the Civil Rights Movement. Tracked with the help of Chess/Cadet maestros Gene Barge, Phil Upchurch, and Richard Evans, the album is a mix of euphoric gospel and Mayfieldesque politcal soul, with sleigh bells, hand claps, and jazzy piano stabs. Sampled by T.I., Kanye, and Khalid, Barrett created a rapturous, crossover gospel classic that's still wildly relevant.