{"product_id":"james-brandon-lewis-red-lily-quintet-calling-antonin","title":"James Brandon Lewis \/ Red Lily Quintet - Calling Antonin","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTenor saxophonist-composer \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJames Brandon Lewis\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e returns with his 3rd scintillating Red Lily Quintet offering, following on the impeccable \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJesup Wagon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2021) and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor Mahalia, With Love\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2023)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFresh off his Tenor Saxophonist of the Year win in DownBeat Critics Poll, receiving a Guggenheim Fellowship for Music Composition, and delivering a triumphant week at the vaunted Village Vanguard with his quartet, James Brandon Lewis is releasing \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCalling Antonin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, each Red Lily project being an homage to and celebration of historical figures who have been major inspirations in JBL's life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe new entry may come as a surprise, as the subject is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAntonin Dvorak\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - the revered Czech composer (1841-1904) who drew inspiration from the folk songs of his own country, and then from the United States where he lived and worked for three years starting in 1892. The music Dvorak created in this critical period is the focus of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCalling Antonin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a stunning and seamless application of James Brandon Lewis and the Red Lily band's creative genius to an artist whose imagination similarly knew few boundaries. The album consists of original JBL songs that are either variations of Dvorak pieces, are inspired by them, or have other personal significance. All are rich with stirring, indelible melodies, galvanic rhythms and a celestial feel, with improvisations and ensemble playing that reach for the heavens.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRed Lily currently consists of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKirk Knuffke\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e on cornet, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMelanie Dyer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e on violin, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTomeka Reid\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e on cello, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJoshua Abrams\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e on bass and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChad Taylor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e on drums - each a leading light on the American jazz scene. As Michael Beckerman, Dvorak scholar and dean of the UCLA School of Music, writes in the detailed liner notes for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCalling Antonin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \"the group blends chamber- like textures with the expressive fire of contemporary jazz, forging a language that is both deeply rooted and boldly forward-looking.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRed Lily is the unit which JBL calls \"regal, majestic and what brilliance would sound like if it was a sound.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJesup Wagon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e won Album of the Year in the 2022 DownBeat Critics Poll, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor Mahalia, With Love\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e won Album of the Year in the 2023 Francis Davis Jazz Critics Poll. And now \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCalling Antonin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. It's the sound of brilliance, a chef's kiss from James Brandon Lewis to Antonin Dvorak.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCalling Antonin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is available on LP in a gatefold jacket, printed on heavyweight reverse board, which includes a download card with 2 additional tracks and on CD in a deluxe 8- panel digipak, printed on reverse board with extensive liner notes by Michael Beckerman.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJames Brandon Lewis: tenor saxophone, compositions, voice on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Ode to P.L.D.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKirk Knuffke: cornet\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMelanie Dyer: viola\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTomeka Reid: cello\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJoshua Abrams: bass\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChad Taylor: drums\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TAO FORMS","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP Gatefold Jacket","offer_id":59733845705049,"sku":"SDZ-53932","price":32.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD - Deluxe 8-Panel","offer_id":59733845737817,"sku":"SDZ-53933","price":17.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/PROP_20261003_0758_072214_832_p_0642623802120_16_015.jpg?v=1791284354","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/james-brandon-lewis-red-lily-quintet-calling-antonin","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}