James Brandon Lewis

• 3-PANEL DIGIPACK EDITION

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, urgent 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: "As the band has matured, the chemistry has deepened. While it's the melodies that catch your ear first, it's the first-class interplay that keeps you interested for the long haul." A pleasure to listen to!

PERSONNEL:

• James Brandon Lewis - (tenor saxophone)
• Aruán Ortiz - (piano)
• Brad Jones - (bass)
• Chad Taylor - (drums)

Recorded July 19 & 20, 2022 at Hardstudios Winterthur, Switzerland

TRACKS:

• 01. Transfiguration
• 02. Trinity of Creative Selve
• 03. Swerve
• 04. Per6
• 05. Black Apollo
• 06. Empirical Perception
• 07. Triptych
• 08. Élan Vital