We Gather Together CD
Some of the best-loved hymns and spiritual songs of all time transformed into nearly original selections for solo jazz piano.

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This CD is for you if you enjoy the unique sound of classic hymns reinterpreted for solo jazz piano. 63:55

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"It’s not only pleasure to listen to Sowash. Sometimes it means also work. But nobody will regret it ever. Hopefully his music will let him survive very long time!" - Christian Claesberg, Radio Teutoburger Wald, Germany

"I had to pull over the first time I listened to "Amazing Grace" in the car." - Michael in Los Angeles

"Who says that inspirational music can’t have a kick to it??!!" - Sarah in Kansas City, Missouri

"Wow! I've had a great time several listens in to this wonderful selection and arrangements of gospel tunes. It's great fun listening to a musician that understands that the listener is diggin' all the subtleties that give these jazz piano selections a case of the blues". - Steve Gledhill

"I recently saw and heard your treatment of "Amazing Grace" on one of Scott Houston's dvds. It flat knocked me out. The clean intensity and beauty of your playing is incredibly inspirational. I really want to try to play like that! I listen to the greats, with Oscar Peterson and Keith Jarrett as my favorites. None of them has grabbed me like your playing...Honest!" - Howard

The collection opens with "Amazing Grace", probably the best-known and best-loved American hymn of all time. Sowash gives it both sacred and secular treatments. "Wade in the Water" is a real treat and one of my favorites. With ragtime and stride elements, this is a toe-tapper! "Jesus Loves Me" was a real surprise. A favorite childhood Sunday School song, I never would have imagined that the sweet, simple little melody could become such a complex jazz tune! Great fun! I wasn’t familiar with "Deep River", but this arrangement is evocative and funky at the same time. Dark and earthy with lots of deep bass notes and chords, this is another favorite. "There Is a Balm in Gilead" takes a somewhat quieter approach, and builds momentum as it develops. All fourteen tracks are excellent, and give a showcase to Sowash’s broad range of styles while keeping a cohesive theme. I give "We Gather Together" both thumbs up and am including it in my "Best of 2001" list. Very highly recommended! - Kathy Parsons

Sojourners Magazine
Grace Notes
Unsettling times call for soothing music. Jazz pianist Bradley Sowash’s We Gather Together plays—in a much different groove—14 classic hymns and spirituals, including "Amazing Grace," "Wade in the Water," "The River is Wide," and "There is a Balm in Gilead." Blue notes, alternative harmonies, and new improvisations make for powerful reinterpretations of familiar songs.- Molly Marsh

CBA Marketplace
Let’s make this short and sweet: People who like jazz piano and enjoy classic hymns and spirituals will absolutely love this all-instrumental CD. With excellent technique and finger-perfect playing, Bradley Sowash paints a jazzman’s version of songs such as "Amazing Grace," "Poor Wayfaring Stranger," and even "Kum Bah Yah." It’s no small accomplishment that Sowash finds a way to breathe new life into such familiar tunes---but through inspiration and improvisation, he does. His interpretation even gives the hymns "There Is a Balm in Gilead" new life. Sometimes soothing, sometimes invigorating, We Gather Together is a unique, adventurous and uplifting CD. – Steve Parolini

The Other Paper, Columbus’s News & Entertainment Weekly
You are forgiven if high-concept screw-ball metal doesn’t do it for you just at the moment—perhaps you need something more soothing, more spiritual, more… serene. If so, seek out We Gather Together, a compendium of jazz piano hymns and spirituals banged out by fleet-fingered Worthington pianist Bradley Sowash.
The disc is unabashedly religious (Jesus Love Me and What a Friend We Have in Jesus both get robust workouts) and quite technically adept—Sowash blows through Amazing Grace and Kum Bah Yah with equal ardor, and his showy take on O Come O Come Emmanuel is (it must be said) bitchin’.

Acoustic Rainbow
If I only could use one word to describe [We Gather Together], it would be contrast. The music is sacred but the interpretation of the work is very secular. The hymns’ melodies are very simple musical ideas, but the arrangements are very complex. The songs are traditional but because the arrangements are new and adventurous they sound like original composition. It really is a great piece of work.– Bryan Klausing

Jazzreview.com
Bradley Sowash is a jazz pianist who knows how to make the jazz come to life in hymns and spirituals for solo jazz piano performance! WE GATHER TOGETHER showcases the many styles and jazz interpretations of Sowash as he performs his innovative arrangements of 14 spiritual standards. Among these gems of musical expression are "Amazing Grace," "Wade in the Water," "Bringing in the Sheaves," "Jesus Loves Me," "Poor Wayfaring Stranger," "Deep River," "What A Friend We Have In Jesus," among other songs.

When a jazz pianist as good as Bradley Sowash puts his imaginative touch to these songs, it is a genuine sharing experience with the audience, and one to be remembered. His playing is flawless, and his piano techniques are varied and creative as readily seen in "There Is A Balm in Gilead," and "The River Is Wide."

Sowash is a master of stride piano and reveals his talent for this complex piano style in "Wade in the Water." His stride style is topnotch.

WE GATHER TOGETHER is that rare item --- good production values, good sound, matched with a pianist with an excellent touch who knows that every note is important. Bradley Sowash shares his jazz visions with the audience in a memorable collection. This is one of the finest jazz performances ever recorded of the spiritual, "Bringing in the Sheaves."

WE GATHER TOGETHER is excellent in all aspects. WE GATHER TOGETHER is a 14 song collection that audiences will want to own and enjoy often.

If you are looking for an entertaining, enjoyable gift for a friend, give that friend a copy of WE GATHER TOGETHER. Bradley Sowash's WE GATHER TOGETHER is a classic, straight-ahead jazz collection, filled with musical insights and joy. - Lee Prosser

Christian Living
I must admit that "solo piano" conjures up "Lorie Line plays Andrew Lloyd Weber’ images. Thankfully, this album is more tasteful. Hymn selection didn’t hurt: with this cache of classic it would be hard to go wrong "Amazing Grace, " "Jesus Loves me," etc.) Sowash’s arrangements are creative and sometimes downright funky, but always manageable. He strays off the beaten path for a chorus or verse, but soon returns to a recognizable melody. "Wade in the Water" works particularly well, with its ambivalence for whether it belongs in a seedy bar or church sanctuary. The spiritual "Deep River" also deserves mention for its virtuostic arrangement that gives a whole new shine to this standard. Bottomline: Your favorite hymn gets its groove on. – Sarah Kehrbergove

NAPRA Review
Remember how Schroeder used to bounce up and down while playing his little 8-key for Lucy in the Peanuts comics? Well, in this unsettlingly beautiful collection of revamped hymns and spirituals, Sowash gives the same sort of impression – that he just loves what he’s doing. But as can be, this is not the sort of hallelujah that you find in a Baptist tent revival. No, this is slow praise, more anticipatory in nature. The highs and lows make themselves known quite subtly with rhythm and key changes that breathe new life into songs everybody knows. Sowash does his own arranging, and the recording is nothing short of pure pleasure. It’s not exactly sing-along material, but neither is it so innocuous that it fades easily into the background. – Holly Nichols

Catholic Music Network.com
While we are talking about pure instrumentals, take a listen to solo jazz pianist, Bradley Sowash.   The name may be familiar if you like listening to Public Radio, as they interviewed him. The CD We Gather Together is a collection of old Christian Hymns. I bought this for my mother, honestly, and she loves it!  She kept looking at the songs and saying, "My mother used to sing this song in church. I had forgotten about it." Old songs like "Jesus Loves Me,"   "The River is Wide," and "Wade In the Water," are some that many may remember singing.  Bradley brings these songs into the 21st century in a classical jazz style. The entire CD is just him and his classic piano. Talk about ambient music!  If you enjoy jazz piano or classic music, I recommend this CD."