Reviewed by Rick Gregory

If your forte is the saxophone or you're keen to locate classy instrumental renditions of country gospel songs you should investigate this album. Now with over 50 years in the music industry as musician, arranger-conductor, producer, recording studio, manager and booking agent, Shelton Bissell says that playing for the Lord is something he should have been doing long ago. On this his second gospel offering, the first, apparently, being 'Hymns Of The Faith', Shelton teams up with a selection of the best Nashville pickers he can muster to produce a quality collection of 12 tunes. Including such classics as "Where Could I Go But To The Lord", "Unclouded Day", "Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus" and "He Touched Me" Shelton saunters through each number helping the listener to lose track of time. The sax isn't an instrument you normally associate with country music but this is very well done.

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