Saturday, October 14, 2023

JAMES BRANDON LEWIS RED LILY QUARTET - FOR MAHALIA, WITH LOVE

  • james brandon lewis red lily quartet: for mahalia, with love
        (2023, 2cd, usa, tao forms)
Composer and saxophone player James Brandon Lewis & the Red Lily Quartet pay tribute to gospel singer Mahalia Jackson on his latest release.

James Brandon Lewis: sax
William Parker: bass
Krik Knuffke: cornet
Chad Taylor: drums
Chris Hoffman: cello

Gospel classics in contemporary and improvised jazz versions.
And the bonus disc presents a live version of James Brandon Lewis' 'These Are Soulful Days', a seven part suite, performed with the Lutoslawski String Quartat at a Polish festival.
Wow.

It added quite a bit of energy to my Saturday morning routine.

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