You may not know the name Dave Thrush but I guarantee you know the sound of Dave Thrush. He gained his most recognition for his Saxophone work on all of Steve Taylor’s albums as well as touring with him. He was actually a high school friend of Steve’s and was with Steve from his first demo until the band broke up. He also appeared on other albums but we mostly know him from Steve’s work. In 1995 Sparrow released this solo album from him. It was actually nominated for a Dove Award in the category of Instrumental Album but lost out to a far more inferior album. Quite frankly this is a tough category and it seems like it was/is always given to a piano player. Anyway this is not your average CCM album of the period as it is mainly a saxophone based instrumental album, though the track “Jesus Is The Answer” has vocals from Chris Willis and is as good if not better than anything out at the time. There is also a great Sax cover of “El Shaddai” which should resonate with Amy Grant fans. Quite frankly this is a pretty good album. It’s not really my style but I’ve left it playing in the background a few times while I worked and I grew to quite like it. Oh and a quick sidenote, this is probably one of the best album titles ever. Apparently Dave has a Christmas album and I’ll see if I can upload it for next Christmas.
Tracklist
1 – El Shaddai – 4:07
2 – His Strength Is Perfect / Hiding Place – 4:33
3 – Say The Name – 5:30
4 – Lamb Of God / How Beautiful / He Is Exalted – 5:03
5 – People Need The Lord – 4:56
6 – The Greatest Thing – 3:58
7 – There Is A Redeemer – 4:05
8 – I Will Be There – 4:24
9 – Friends / Great Is The Lord / Hosanna / How Majestic Is Your Name – 6:46
10 – Jesus Is The Answer – 4:57
11 – Tomorrow – 3:58
12 – We Will Stand – 4:43
