Revival (CD + DVD) (2016)

"The truly joyful noise of Cory Henrys B-3 needs almost no accompaniment on this live solo album of gospel, jazz, and R&B classics, which were recorded and filmed with an audience at the Greater Temple of Praise in Brooklyn, N.Y. As a member of Snarky Puppy and an in-demand sideman, Henry plays any keyboard, but the B-3 was his first instrument, and these performances display his great love of the mighty organ. By turns soulful, church-y, playful, restrained, and virtuosic, Henry takes full possession of well-loved songs, beginning with gospels like He Has Made Me Glad and Precious Lord, and then he is joined by vocalist Jeffrey White on Old Rugged Cross. Secular songs range from Coltrane's "Giant Steps" to The Beatles' "Yesterday" to Stevie Wonder's "All in Love Is Fair," but we can't stress enough how much Henry makes these his own. The very nature of the instrumentation mostly just B-3 and a little percussion takes each tune to a different place from the start." (Barbara Schultz, Keyboard Mag)