James Taylor Quartet - Te Deum - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Zentral Quartett - Zentral QRTT [COMPACT DISCS] date 04/05/2011

James Brandon Lewis is at the top of the international jazz world. He stands in the tradition of saxophonists such as Sonny Rollins, Albert Ayler and John Coltrane. With his powerful, direct and rich tenor saxophone sound and a lyrical quality that unfolds in both his solos and his compositions, he is causing a sensation. Transfiguration is the fourth album by the acclaimed James Brandon Lewis Quartet with Aruán Ortiz, Brad Jones and Chad Taylor. The quartet was honored with the German Jazz Award as Band of the Year 2023. John Sharpe writes about the new album Transfiguration in the liner notes InchAs the band has matured it's chemistry has deepened. While it's the melodies which first grab the ear, it's the sublime interplay which sustains the interest in the long term.Inch A pleasure to listen to!

Wassaic Way marks the latest entry in the ongoing creative relationship between the Guthrie family and Wilco, with Sarah Lee and partner Johnny Irion working with Wilco's Jeff Tweedy and Pat Sansone on an album that contains the duo's most ambitious songwriting, far-reaching arrangements and electrifying performances to date. National tour, World Cafe and NY Times street week album stream confirmed!