The James Taylor Quartet feat. Benenden Chapel Choir - Te Deum [LP]

Format: LP
Catalogue No.: AJXLP924
Barcode: 0676499092453
Release Date: 29 May 2026
Genre: Jazz

 As keyboard maestro James Taylor arrives at his 40th year leading his Quartet, he has re-signed with his original label Acid Jazz and is embarking on a series of the most radical projects he has ever worked on.
 Following his first classical album, ‘Shadows and Dreams’, earlier this year, he brings the Quartet together for a remarkable new album.
 ‘Te Deum’ sets the ancient, 4th-century Christian text to intense jazz, funk and Latin grooves. The music sees the James Taylor Quartet working alongside the children of the Benenden Chapel Choir, a guest horn section and legendary Acid Jazz percussionist Snowboy.
 Lead track ‘Have Mercy On Us’ mixes Brazilian samba with Gregorian chants, ‘The Comforter’ sounds like a Donald Byrd-with-voices Blue Note Records experiment and last year’s radio favourite ‘Wildflower’ mixes bossa nova with sunshine pop harmonies and a positive message.
 The James Taylor Quartet are on tour throughout the year - as he always is - and they will be worth catching live.

Tracklisting
Have Mercy On Us
We Praise Thee Oh God
Save Thy People
The Comforter
Wildflower
Find A Way
Heaven and Earth
Glory Of The Father