Taylors Hammond work ramps up the tension alongside award winning flautist ‘Gareth Lockrane' all set to a searing groove that throws down the gauntlet to all challengers. This is heavy modern instrumental music at its best delivered by an act that is on top of its game and clearly enjoying them selves. 

Add to the mix the soulful angelic voice of UK's great white hope ‘John Turrell' and JTQ lay back into a mesmeric mellow groove with the anthemic emotionally charged ‘Woman' this album never lets up the intensity with subtle and yet powerfully dynamic musicianship.

The gentle ballad ‘Autumn River' which draws the listener into Debussy style images, juxtaposes starkly yet remarkably easily alongside funk workouts such as ‘Pressure Gauge' which struts and swaggers with blistering affect.

In this Album, The James Taylor Quartet offer a way forward onto the sunlit uplands, based on real craftsmanship and quality, A template......

The Template, UK's finest, The original and still the best.

 

- 1997 soundtrack for Austin Powers (with Mike Myers and Elizabeth Hurley)
- 1998 the album Whole Lotta Live was nominated for the "MOBO Award" (Music of Black Origin)
- 1999 performance on Tom Jones‘ album Reload
- 2007 Ronnie Scott's Jazz Award nomination

 

- James Taylor also performed on albums from U2, Iain Dury, Soul II Soul, Manic Street Preachers, The Pogues

 

- James Taylor is the best Hammond player this side of the Atlantic / Craig Charles BBC6 FUNK AND SOUL SHOW (2011)

- James Taylor is one of the all-time great Hammond players / Nicky Wire from the Manic Street Preachers, NME (2011)

- Never less than an impressive demonstration of virtuosity / Andrew Mueller, Uncut (2011)

- James Taylor keeps it swinging, fun and unpretentious / Andy Robson, Jazzwise (2011)

- Taylor's organ sound first sears the ears and then goes straight to the feet / Garry Booth, BBC Music Magazine (2011)

- Taylor is one of our finest jazz organists...A musician who has forged his own path...His playing is snappy and crisp / David Lands, Jazz Journal

- James is always an innovator, a great musician and friend / Nitin Sawhney (2011)