by DJ Sam
RonnieDiamond Hoard
Stephen Evans & David Range
Saints of The Most High, What It Do?
March seemed as if it lasted for a year
all by itself. I don’t know about where
everyone else is from, but, in the Windy
City Chicago, the wind became the
least of our problems. By the grace of
God, we can make it through anything,
and hopefully another winter (the
worst), is behind us. Looking ahead
into 2008, one of the anointings we will
have the opportunity to experience is
in the music ministry of Yvonne Cobbs-
Bey. I have had the pleasure of listening
to music from two different CD’s
previously released by this California
based artist. When I initially listened to
the first track on her “Stand Still” album,
I was delighted at the amount of Gospel
traditional sound in “I Can’t Tell It All”.
It reminded me of some of the great
quartets and small choirs, The Norfleet
Brothers, Edwin Hawkins Singers, and
others with the knee slapping, get up
and shout music of old. From the
moment you hear this song, get ready
to get yo’ Jesus on!!!!! There is great
harmony and unison on “I’m
Indebted”, but the song that really
grabbed me, was “My Soul Loves
Jesus”. I have one question, “Where
did you get that piano player?” The
music accompaniment in this song is a
mini concerto unto itself. I have in my
time, heard some great piano players,
and I must say that the music minister
on the piano in this song, is in a class
with the great ones. Yvonne did a
masterful job of vocalizing along with
the musician. These combinations are
hard to come by, and I understand it
could have been her playing, she’s an
accomplished musician.
I listened to Yvonne’s CD for two days,
before something struck me as different
from most Gospel/Christian CD’s that
I have had an opportunity to review. A
good percentage of Cobbs-Bey’s music
sounds like you could take it, and place
it in the middle of a stage play. It
sounded like the music you would hear
in a Tyler Perry production, touring the
country. It then became evident to me
that Cobbs-Bey had a sound, a reaching
voice that sounded like she was singing
from the stage of a play. I once heard a
gentleman say, “I’m so good that
sometimes I scare myself.”
WELLLLL!, I had the great pleasure
of speaking with Cobbs-Bey’s
manager, Brother Alonzo Bey on the
phone, and afterwards, I googled her
name, and found a website for her
www.yvonnecobbs-bey.com. I also
discovered that Yvonne was indeed
from a background in stage plays, and
was attached to a theater company.
Songs on the CD such as “There’s
Power In your Name” seem to follow
a scene where inspiration is the theme,
and this song delivers. The background,
arrangement, and her vocal attack on
the song would tear the roof off of any
performance venue. The entire album
is a steep in traditional sound, and
profound ministry. I was also blessed
to be able to hear a few tracks from
her CD, “God’s Always There”.
The title track to this CD was once again
a song that was a perfect fit for a great
stage production. Yvonne should
consider writing a script around her
music, and maybe producing a play, I’m
in!! The house would be packed every
night. The CD jacket also list Yvonne
as one of the arrangers of the music,
which makes her a triple threat in the
industry, vocalist, arranger, and actress,
as well as a few other hats of
distinction. The song on the “God’s
Always There” CD that I really enjoyed
was “A Place of No More”, the Latin
beat, and feel were a huge step away
from the traditional sound of some of
her other songs. The background vocals
were on point, and perfectly accented
the lead vocals by Cobbs-Bey. There
were steel drums, maracas, the works!!
I got up and danced a bit on this one.
I also discovered that Yvonne has a
health ministry, so she is practicing the
healing of the Lord from inside and
outside. God Bless Her!!!
I would suggest that when you have the
opportunity, go online and listen before
you purchase your favorite songs from
her CDS... And be blessed.
www.gospelswap.com/
yvonnecobbsbey
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You can also reach her at
www.beydazl.com on the web. Her
music is also in regular rotation on
Synergy1 Radio on the internet. Well
that’s it for me, but before I go, a lot of
you are asking to know more about DJ
Sam, and whuzzzup wit me.
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for yourself, and somebody else. God
Bless, Much Success, In Jesus Name