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Morton, and the modern Kirk Franklin and Mary Mary contemporary-gospel extension", "recipe": "classic Southern American early-1930s black gospel, ritual Devotional, black gospel branch, soul R&B functional song doo-wop souldies. thick, declaimed, wide pitch sway, multi note runs per syllable. a cappella small 3 to 8 one per part antiphonal double choir alternating sardinian cantu a tenore oche mesu contra bassu sacred liturgical global choir ensemble, Hammond b3 canonical 1955 1975 jazz gospel rock standard gospel runs full spectrum fast tremolo tonewheel organ, cold pressed wurzen felt birch laminated maple laminated Asian spruce grand piano, ampeg b15 amp American 60s bass amp flip top character la bella flats Detroit soul bass canon electric bass, pre muffled edge muffled brushes-and-sticks drum kit, contemporary full choir southern black gospel. southern black church gospel choir. large-diaphragm condenser, API 312 op-amp pre, API op-amp console, 1176 FET, API proportional-Q EQ. 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