James Brandon Lewis, Chad Taylor - Live in Willisau (2020)

James Brandon Lewis / Chad Taylor
Live in Willisau
2020 - Intakt Records: Intakt CD 342
http://www.intaktrec.ch/342.htm
https://jamesbrandonlewis./album/live-in-willisau

* James Brandon Lewis: tenor saxophone
* Chad Taylor : drums, mbira

http://www.jblewis.com/
http://www.chadtaylordrums.net/

Recorded live by Martin Pearson for Radio SRF 2 Kultur
at Jazz Festival Willisau, Switzerland, September 1, 2019.
https://www.willisaujazzar/people-acts/person/james-brandon-lewis.html
https://www.willisaujazzar/concerts/2019/1876.html
https://www.jazzfestivalwillisau.ch/programm/james-brandon-lewis-chad-taylor-radiant-imprints/

Reviews
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By Tim Niland
https://jazzandblues..com/2020/04/james-brandon-lewis-chad-taylor-live-in.html

Tenor saxophonist James Brandon Lewis and drummer / percussionist Chad Taylor
certainly made the most of their closing slot at the 2019 Willisau Jazz
Festival. Playing a mix of music from jazz masters and highly original music of
their own they created combustible and exciting music that truly resonated. The
opening track is "Twenty Four" which dives right into a rich and potent uptempo
improvisation, with Lewis's raw toned saxophone well matched by Taylor's wide
ranging drum work. The music has a strong and steely foundation allowing the
two players to branch off into which ever directions they feel appropriate,
while still being adequately supported. Taylor's drum solo is captivating and
rhythmically compelling, taking the music in interesting new directions, which
Lewis capitalizes upon as they link back up and drive to the finish line. [...]

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Intakt Records
http://www.intaktrec.ch/rev342.htm

By Troy Dostert
https://www.allaboutjazz.com/live-in-willisau-james-brandon-lewis-and-chad-taylor-intakt-records

By Mark Corroto
https://www.allaboutjazz.com/live-in-willisau-james-brandon-lewis-chad-taylor-intakt-records

By John Sharpe
http://pointofdeparture.org/PoD71/PoD71MoreMoments4.html

By Ammar Kalia
https://downbeat.com/reviews/detail/live-in-willisau

Dick Hovenga (nl)
https://writteninmusic.com/albumrecensie/james-brandon-lewis-chad-taylor-live-in-willisau/

Da Vic Albani (it)
https://www.allaboutjazz.com/live-in-willisau-james-brandon-lewis-chad-taylor-intakt-records__12618

Par Claude Loxhay (fr)
https://www.jazzhalo.be/reviews/cdlp-reviews/j/james-brandon-lewis-chad-taylor-live-in-willisau-cl/

Par Franpi Barriaux (fr)
https://www.citizenjazz.com/James-Brandon-Lewis-Chad-Taylor.html