Many jazz tunes have very deep meaning, and music that projects the depths of that meaning. "I Told Jesus" is just such a tune.
I once knew a beautiful girl who was very religious, and when she was overwhelmed by her problems this is what she did; she told Jesus.
When I was curled up in a hospital bed waiting to die, someone must have told Jesus.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4JP6JRv7k0
This is from the album "Salt Song".
Track listing
"Gibraltar"
"I Told Jesus"
"Salt Song"
"I Haven't Got Anything Better to Do"
"Storm"
"Vera Cruz"
Recorded on July 7 & 13 (tracks 1-5) and April 23, 1971
Personnel
Stanley Turrentine - tenor saxophone
Eumir Deodato - electric piano, arranger, conductor
Ron Carter - bass
Airto Moreira - drums, percussion
Horace Parlan, Richard Tee - piano, electric piano, organ (tracks 1-5)
Eric Gale - electric guitar (tracks 1-5)
Billy Cobham - drums (tracks 1-5)
Julius Brand, Paul Gershman, Julius Held, Leo Kahn, Harry Katzman, Joe Malin - violin (tracks 2-5)
Harold Coletta - viola (tracks 2-5)
Charles McCracken, Alan Shulman - cello (tracks 2-5)
Hubert Laws, George Marge, Romeo Penque, Jerome Richardson - flute (track 6)
Sivuca - guitar (track 6)
Russell George - bass (track 6)
Joao Palma, Dom Um Romão - drums, percussion (track 6)
Margaret Branch, Brenda Bryant, Patsy Smith - vocals (tracks 2 & 5)