{"id":2188487,"date":"2025-12-05T19:53:41","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T19:53:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2188487"},"modified":"2025-12-05T19:53:41","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T19:53:41","slug":"denise-king-to-release-new-album-people-get-ready","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/denise-king-to-release-new-album-people-get-ready\/","title":{"rendered":"Denise King to Release New Album \u201cPeople Get Ready\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/news.theurbanmusicscene.com\/2025\/09\/denise-king-to-release-new-album-people-get-ready\/\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Acclaimed Vocalist Denise King Sings Classic Songs of Protest and Prayer by Icons of Rock, Blues, R&amp;B, Jazz and Folk on Her Profoundly Moving New Album<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>People Get Ready Features Meaningful Songs by Curtis Mayfield, Bob Dylan, Abbey Lincoln, and Others<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Available on CD on Digital Platforms on October 17, 2025 and on Vinyl on December 5, 2025 via Jazzbook Records<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Philadelphia-based vocalist <strong>Denise King<\/strong> has long been acclaimed as a bewitching interpreter of jazz and Songbook classics. King steers a different course on her breathtaking new album <em><strong>People Get Ready<\/strong><\/em>, applying the same passion, soul and sensuality to a collection of socially conscious songs from the worlds of rock, blues, R&amp;B and folk music.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/XEp6iZwVYBQ?si=7kThU1srGbEbkqqs\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Due out October 17, 2025 via Jazzbook Records, <strong><em>People Get Ready<\/em><\/strong> boasts some of the most powerful and profound music of King\u2019s four-decade career. In keeping with the spiritual and political message suggested by its title \u2013 and the Curtis Mayfield favorite from which it was taken \u2013 the album features timeless anthems of peace, unity and civil rights from such revered songwriters as Mayfield, Bob Dylan, Abbey Lincoln, and Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBeing a jazz head all my life, I never imagined that I\u2019d be covering Bob Dylan or the Animals, or even Edwin Starr,\u201d King marvels. \u201cBut I\u2019ve known all of these songs since they were new, and I particularly enjoyed singing them because the message that they carry is so pertinent. The lyrics speak to the times that we\u2019re living in as much as the times in which they were originally recorded.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>People Get Ready<\/em><\/strong> came about through a fortuitous meeting between King and Jazzbook label founder Seydou Barry, who also served as manager and producer for Ahmad Jamal prior to the legendary pianist\u2019s death in 2023. The two were introduced following a performance in Aix-en-Provence, France, when Barry broached the subject of the recording. As King says, \u201cI always say things happen when they\u2019re meant to and as they\u2019re supposed to happen, and the stars aligned for us to meet and take my recording career in a new direction.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/OtPKaYRnyao?si=jgne8itUJPlynD4-\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The project was conceived and arranged by guitarist and musical director John Shannon, who recently released his own album, A Day in Tarifa, through Jazzbook. The session features a stellar group of musicians \u2013 Shannon, percussionist Vieux Kant\u00e9, pianist and organist Cliff Barnes, drummer James Johnson III, and bassist Chyco Sim\u00e9on \u2013 and was simply in search of the perfect vocalist.<\/p>\n<p>They found her in Denise King. The message of the repertoire aligns perfectly with the humanity-focused mission exemplified by the singer\u2019s offstage life. \u201cI like to fancy myself as an artist-activist,\u201d she says, but it\u2019s more than a simple fancy. King heads a non-profit organization in her native Philly called Hope and Healing Community Arts Project, donating school supplies, winter coats and Christmas toys to children in need; and founded the literacy program BeBoppin\u2019 Books.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI connected with this project immediately because it speaks to everything that is important to me,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<p>The album begins with a jolt of motivation\/inspiration, the spiritual \u201cYou Gotta Move.\u201d The song has been revived by everyone from Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Reverend Gary Davis and Mississippi Fred McDowell to Sam Cooke and the Rolling Stones. King and the band bring the sanctified spirit of a tent revival meeting to the song, setting a bracing tone for the album to come.<\/p>\n<p>The tone becomes more somber and pleading on \u201cWhy Can\u2019t We Live Together,\u201d R&amp;B singer Timmy Thomas\u2019s Vietnam-era hit yearning for an end to war abroad and peace at home. Its themes are echoed by Edwin Starr\u2019s Whitfield\/Strong-penned Motown protest classic \u201cWar,\u201d here reimagined with a Flamenco tinge on the chorus and an eruption of funk for the emphatic verses. Far from abstract sentiment, the songs\u2019 message hits close to home for King, whose world travels have seen her visit, and make close personal friends war-torn regions including Ukraine and the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>King witnessed firsthand the power of her version when she premiered the arrangement during a concert in Dakar, Senegal. \u201cAt one point in the performance, the band cuts out and I scream out the word, \u2018war!\u2019 Everybody in the audience was stunned. The background singer was crying, and I was close to tears myself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The mood takes an introspective turn for \u201cThrow It Away,\u201d giving King the opportunity \u2013 and the challenge \u2013 to put her own spin on the signature song of one of her chief inspirations, Abbey Lincoln. Swathed in the cathedral hues of Barnes\u2019 organ, \u201cHouse of the Rising Sun\u201d becomes a quest for redemption, melding seamlessly from the familiar New Orleans-set lament to the prayerful \u201cAmazing Grace.\u201d It is perfectly paired with the frantic \u201cSinner Man,\u201d best known from Nina Simone\u2019s indelible rendition.<\/p>\n<p>As a duo between King and layers of Shannon\u2019s acoustic and slide guitars, U2\u2019s \u201cPride (In the Name of Love)\u201d becomes soaring an intimate; King sees it as a banner waved for the LGBTQ+ community. The title track is a perfect distillation of both its gospel and R&amp;B roots, while \u201cGotta Serve Somebody\u201d closes the album with a throttling funk groove striking an apt balance for Dylan\u2019s ode to the tug of war between sacred and profane.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>People Get Ready<\/em><\/strong> inaugurates a new chapter for King, one that promises a wealth of possibility for the boundless singer. \u201cAt this stage of my life, I\u2019m leaning more towards doing whatever I feel like doing,\u201d she declares. \u201cI\u2019ve been in the jazz box for a long time \u2013 and I love it, of course. But sometimes you just want to have some fun and say something meaningful at the same time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>2025 TOUR DATES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>10\/31 Con Alma \u2013 Pittsburgh PA<br \/>11\/01 Con Alma \u2013 Pittsburgh PA<br \/>11\/07 Windmills \u2013 Grandscape TX<br \/>11\/08 Windmills \u2013 Grandscape TX<br \/>11\/14 Windmills \u2013 Hyderabad INDIA<br \/>11\/15 Windmills \u2013 Hyderabad INDIA<br \/>11\/21 Windmills \u2013 Bangalore \u2013 INDIA<br \/>11\/26 Studio de L\u2019Ermitage Paris \u2013 France<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><strong>Denise King\u00a0\u2022\u00a0People Get Ready<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\">Jazzbook Records\u00a0\u2022\u00a0CD and\u00a0Digital Release\u00a0Date:\u00a0October 17, 2025<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\">Vinyl Release Date:\u00a0December 5, 2025<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><strong>For more information on\u00a0Denise King, please visit:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/dq8pmybab.cc.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001nDPINOUvRcXucGSJoeXJrR_v7cBwSuKZbgBaoGjU9tnfhFA_XM9m2aB7y6_MvL2EiUJgTBEki92pkZIOAwzKyOvNrlCy5978Y0RElGcq_GRv25Oa-Fb7R_U_RZiuOl_7k6Ttx8LAVCI9lBZUDvMSbv3GQOl4kACH&amp;c=YgXR0m4NLtG-FUwKc-vfdejq0Xo5OwBUnGj1IHzz81Nl6SE3MBA9gg==&amp;ch=GMQdz4Bs5M70eymhzICoDkJWo9tWbzfOthW338IQQKmFJitFlqD0_g==\" href=\"https:\/\/dq8pmybab.cc.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001nDPINOUvRcXucGSJoeXJrR_v7cBwSuKZbgBaoGjU9tnfhFA_XM9m2aB7y6_MvL2EiUJgTBEki92pkZIOAwzKyOvNrlCy5978Y0RElGcq_GRv25Oa-Fb7R_U_RZiuOl_7k6Ttx8LAVCI9lBZUDvMSbv3GQOl4kACH&amp;c=YgXR0m4NLtG-FUwKc-vfdejq0Xo5OwBUnGj1IHzz81Nl6SE3MBA9gg==&amp;ch=GMQdz4Bs5M70eymhzICoDkJWo9tWbzfOthW338IQQKmFJitFlqD0_g==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"5\">www.denise-king.com<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/dq8pmybab.cc.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001nDPINOUvRcXucGSJoeXJrR_v7cBwSuKZbgBaoGjU9tnfhFA_XM9m2aB7y6_MvL2EsGe5geNPMmWbiThurN4rli90SMNzbtJ5gKDeaiYBGPKj8HMyCGoNuzKZUfjuQbc48mu2S7sCUA01Wb40J1AXFqm5psUvjwXg6nLo4QPRafY=&amp;c=YgXR0m4NLtG-FUwKc-vfdejq0Xo5OwBUnGj1IHzz81Nl6SE3MBA9gg==&amp;ch=GMQdz4Bs5M70eymhzICoDkJWo9tWbzfOthW338IQQKmFJitFlqD0_g==\" href=\"https:\/\/dq8pmybab.cc.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001nDPINOUvRcXucGSJoeXJrR_v7cBwSuKZbgBaoGjU9tnfhFA_XM9m2aB7y6_MvL2EsGe5geNPMmWbiThurN4rli90SMNzbtJ5gKDeaiYBGPKj8HMyCGoNuzKZUfjuQbc48mu2S7sCUA01Wb40J1AXFqm5psUvjwXg6nLo4QPRafY=&amp;c=YgXR0m4NLtG-FUwKc-vfdejq0Xo5OwBUnGj1IHzz81Nl6SE3MBA9gg==&amp;ch=GMQdz4Bs5M70eymhzICoDkJWo9tWbzfOthW338IQQKmFJitFlqD0_g==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"6\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/dq8pmybab.cc.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001nDPINOUvRcXucGSJoeXJrR_v7cBwSuKZbgBaoGjU9tnfhFA_XM9m2aB7y6_MvL2EJHcopCNUQdaxFlWan3elpINXZHU9ePfUga8jOCkTOBGEJN-xvlKDK1wsAtIUCVa_W02Aao3lhk6dalCTTFHwP_ZEheZqYqUcylNMLIoPTHU3bePi-yokjg==&amp;c=YgXR0m4NLtG-FUwKc-vfdejq0Xo5OwBUnGj1IHzz81Nl6SE3MBA9gg==&amp;ch=GMQdz4Bs5M70eymhzICoDkJWo9tWbzfOthW338IQQKmFJitFlqD0_g==\" href=\"https:\/\/dq8pmybab.cc.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001nDPINOUvRcXucGSJoeXJrR_v7cBwSuKZbgBaoGjU9tnfhFA_XM9m2aB7y6_MvL2EJHcopCNUQdaxFlWan3elpINXZHU9ePfUga8jOCkTOBGEJN-xvlKDK1wsAtIUCVa_W02Aao3lhk6dalCTTFHwP_ZEheZqYqUcylNMLIoPTHU3bePi-yokjg==&amp;c=YgXR0m4NLtG-FUwKc-vfdejq0Xo5OwBUnGj1IHzz81Nl6SE3MBA9gg==&amp;ch=GMQdz4Bs5M70eymhzICoDkJWo9tWbzfOthW338IQQKmFJitFlqD0_g==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"7\">Instagram<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/dq8pmybab.cc.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001nDPINOUvRcXucGSJoeXJrR_v7cBwSuKZbgBaoGjU9tnfhFA_XM9m2aB7y6_MvL2Ey4mesrcZ68C_5izjXAOAiCIfzfuVLdARqlRxOaly6C9Xq5bIGawVDw1N0PPdGT3279F165k_np2IwXyIeMv-vxtS_FTOtLlYbijlRqdldEMGrvXDJD6tDw==&amp;c=YgXR0m4NLtG-FUwKc-vfdejq0Xo5OwBUnGj1IHzz81Nl6SE3MBA9gg==&amp;ch=GMQdz4Bs5M70eymhzICoDkJWo9tWbzfOthW338IQQKmFJitFlqD0_g==\" href=\"https:\/\/dq8pmybab.cc.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001nDPINOUvRcXucGSJoeXJrR_v7cBwSuKZbgBaoGjU9tnfhFA_XM9m2aB7y6_MvL2Ey4mesrcZ68C_5izjXAOAiCIfzfuVLdARqlRxOaly6C9Xq5bIGawVDw1N0PPdGT3279F165k_np2IwXyIeMv-vxtS_FTOtLlYbijlRqdldEMGrvXDJD6tDw==&amp;c=YgXR0m4NLtG-FUwKc-vfdejq0Xo5OwBUnGj1IHzz81Nl6SE3MBA9gg==&amp;ch=GMQdz4Bs5M70eymhzICoDkJWo9tWbzfOthW338IQQKmFJitFlqD0_g==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"8\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>DL Media<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t(function(d, s, id) {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tvar js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tjs = d.createElement(s); 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