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The James Taylor Trio

The Truth

£27.99

Released: 18th September 2026. Volume 3 of the Jazz Sessions is here and brings the original Acid Jazz star James Taylor into play, and on the 40th Anniversary of his solo career. Formerly a member of the Prisoners, who split in 1986, he recorded his first single as the James Taylor Quartet - a take on Herbie Hancock's `Blow Up' - later that year for Acid Jazz-precursor Re-Elect The President, before working extensively with the label in the foundation of his lauded career and beyond. It is apt that the anniversary of that session is marked with James' first release in a trio format. 'The Truth' sees him working with noted players Theo Carasco on drums and Orlando Flemming on upright bass, to recreate a sound influenced by the records that Les McCann, Hampton Hawes and Lonnie Liston Smith were making in the early `70s.

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  • Details

    Released:
    18th September 2026
    Category:
    Jazz, Acid Jazz
    Format:
    Vinyl 12" Album
    Barcode:
    676499094150
  • Description

    Volume 3 of the Jazz Sessions is here and brings the original Acid Jazz star James Taylor into play, and on the 40th Anniversary of his solo career. Formerly a member of the Prisoners, who split in 1986, he recorded his first single as the James Taylor Quartet - a take on Herbie Hancock's `Blow Up' - later that year for Acid Jazz-precursor Re-Elect The President, before working extensively with the label in the foundation of his lauded career and beyond. It is apt that the anniversary of that session is marked with James' first release in a trio format. 'The Truth' sees him working with noted players Theo Carasco on drums and Orlando Flemming on upright bass, to recreate a sound influenced by the records that Les McCann, Hampton Hawes and Lonnie Liston Smith were making in the early `70s.
  • Track listing

    Disc 1

    Track name
    Artist
    1.Linus & Lucy
    The James Taylor Trio
    2.The Truth
    The James Taylor Trio
    3.Elevation
    The James Taylor Trio
    4.Get Carter
    The James Taylor Trio
    5.Thus Sprach Zarathustra
    The James Taylor Trio
    6.Another Day
    The James Taylor Trio
    7.Aref's Space
    The James Taylor Trio
    8.Nothing Else
    The James Taylor Trio
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