Title: Te Deum
Artist: James Taylor Quartet
Label: Acid Jazz
Product Type: VINYL LP
UPC: 676499092453
Genre: Jazz
Release Date: 2026-05-29
Number of Discs: 1

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-entury 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, and 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 favorite “Wildflower,” mixes bossa nova with sunshine pop harmonies and a positive message.

Tracks:
1.1 Have Mercy on Us
1.2 We Praise Thee Oh God
1.3 Save Thy People
1.4 The Comforter
1.5 Wildflower
1.6 Find a Way
1.7 Heaven and Earth
1.8 Glory of the Father