James Brandon Lewis / Red Lily Quintet
Jesup Wagon
2021 - Tao Forms: TAO 05
https://www.aumfidelity.com/products/james-brandon-lewis-red-lily-quintet-jesup-wagon
https://taoforms./album/jesup-wagon

* James Brandon Lewis: tenor saxophone
* Kirk Knuffke       : cornet
* William Parker     : bass, gimbri (2, 7)
* Chris Hoffman      : cello
* Chad Taylor        : drums, mbira (6)

https://www.jblewis.com/
https://www.kirkknuffke.com/
https://williamparker./
https://www.christopherhoffman.com/
https://www.allmusic.com/artist/chad-taylor-mn0002551488

Recorded, mixed & mastered by Jim Clouse at Park West Studios,
Brooklyn, New York, USA, in late 2020.

Reviews
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By Steve Futterman
https://www.newyorker.com/goings-on-about-town/night-life/james-brandon-lewis-jesup-wagon

The tenor saxophonist James Brandon Lewis proves that, with applied passion and
purpose of expression, free jazz is still capable of sending a few bracing
chills down your spine. Given the tradition that Lewis and other younger
players now draw upon, it’s not surprising that “Jesup Wagon” can call to mind
such sixties masterworks of open improvisation as Don Cherry’s “Complete
Communion.” But Lewis has his own fervid tale to tell, as does his ardent foil,
the cornettist Kirk Knuffke. (The drummer Chad Taylor, the cellist Christopher
Hoffman, and the ubiquitous bassist William Parker bulk up the spirited Red
Lily Quintet.) Although a few pieces momentarily calm the torrent, the majority
attempt to upturn the ground, confirming that the free-jazz idiom still has
plenty of juice.

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By Thom Jurek
https://www.allmusic.com/album/jesup-wagon-mw0003501752

By Kenneth Blanchard
https://www.freejazzblog.org/2021/04/james-brandon-lewis-red-lily-quintet.html

By Chris Robinson
https://www.pointofdeparture.org/PoD75/PoD75MoreMoments4.html

By Mark Corroto
https://www.allaboutjazz.com/jesup-wagon-james-brandon-lewis-tao-forms

By Will Layman
https://www.popmatters.com/james-brandon-lewis-jesup-wagon

By Eyal Hareuveni (en) / Jan Granlie (dk)
https://salt-peanuts.eu/record/james-brandon-lewis-red-lily-quintet/

Jukka Piiroinen (fi)
https://www.valonkuvia.fi/blogi/james-brandon-lewis-red-jesup-wagon/

Cyriel Pluimakers (nl)
https://www.jazzenzo.nl/?e=4709

By Vic Albani (it)
https://www.allaboutjazz.com/jesup-wagon-james-brandon-lewis-and-red-lily-quintet-tao-forms

Par Alex Dutilh (fr)
https://www.francemusique.fr/emissions/open-jazz/james-brandon-lewis-l-ode-au-botaniste-carver-95237

Por «el intruso» (es)
https://elintruso.com/james-brandon-lewis-estrena-quinteto-en-jesup-wagon/