Brace yourself for Ben Tankard’s BEST Smooth/Gospel/Jazz release to date! The platinum-selling Godfather of Gospel Jazz has released RE-IMAGINED SONGBOOK – an epic 14-song collection of Ben’s favorites and your favorite songs – reimagined.
The multi-award-winning Stellar Hall of Fame instrumentalist has crafted your favorite Gospel, R&B, and Worship songs into a Smooth Jazz experience that only Ben Tankard can deliver.
RE-IMAGINED SONGBOOK launches with Tankard’s smooth version of R&B superstar Tamia’s hit “Can’t Get Enough,” which sparked the viral Tamia Line Dance. The album features some of his most notable friends, including Gerald Albright on “Like The Dew” (by Judith McAllister), Kirk Whalum on “It’s Working” (by William Murphy), and Marion Meadows on the #1 Billboard Smooth Jazz Airplay/Mediabase Smooth Jazz Radio single “Rise.”
Tankard brings in the incredible Shirley Murdock to soulfully vocalize a nostalgic journey with the reimagined 1972 hit “I’ll Take You There” by the famed Staple Singers.
Tankard brings in the incredible Shirley Murdock to soulfully vocalize a nostalgic journey with the reimagined 1972 hit “I’ll Take You There” by the famed Staple Singers. RE-IMAGINED SONGBOOK, released on Tankard’s Ben-Jamin’ Universal record label, is available on all digital music platforms now.
Tankard’s musical career is an iconic songbook of countless hits, global tours, and creative collaborations. He is an instrumentalist pioneer with 16 Stellar Awards, a 2018 Stellar Award Hall of Fame Induction, 3 GRAMMY® nominations, 8 Dove Awards, and NAACP Image Award and Soul Train Award nominations.
Beyond his RE-IMAGINED SONGBOOK and best-selling music catalog, Tankard makes time as a motivational speaker for the NBA, an author, a pilot and mentor, and a new podcaster with his Full Tank Podcast,which offers inspiration, wisdom, and laughter with a special guest each episode. What remains first in his lifelong songbook is his family.
He and his wife, Jewel Tankard, manage a full tank life with a full house of kids, grandkids, and a great-grandchild, successful business ventures, and they pastor a church. The power couple make national television appearances throughout the year and have produced a new home video series, Thicker Than Water: Season 4 (Home Video), available now on their YouTube Channel.
Tankard’s musical ability is an anointing, and fans continue to indulge in his unquestionable genius as he gives us smooth music to groove to and live by.
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