Jazz musician James Brandon Lewis is releasing a brand new album that he improvised with drummer and mbira participant Chad Taylor and bassist and guitarist Josh Werner. The James Brandon Lewis Trio’s Apple Cores is out February 7 (through Anti-). The primary style of the album is the brand new track “5 Spots to Caravan.” Hear the monitor under.
Lewis, Taylor, and Werner recorded their album over two improvisatory periods. “In case you don’t spend time along with your band, you’re not going to essentially belief that second,” Lewis mirrored. “I believe we’ve spent sufficient time collectively to the place we are able to try this. I’ve been taking part in Chad for, like, 10 years, in order that’s like water proper there, and me and Josh have been taking part in collectively since 2018.”
For the brand new album, the musicians had been impressed by Amiri Baraka and Don Cherry. “5 Spots to Caravan,” specifically, “is a multi-layered reference to Don Cherry’s artistic arc and travels as a musician,” based on a press launch.
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Apple Cores:
01 Apple Cores #1
02 Prince Eugene
03 5 Spots to Caravan
04 Of Thoughts and Feeling
05 Apple Cores #2
06 Keep in mind Brooklyn & Moki
07 Damaged Shadows
08 D.C. Obtained Pockets
09 Apple Cores #3
10 Don’t Neglect Jayne
11 Precisely, Our Music
