Te Deum: Black Vinyl LP

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 albumShadows and Dreamsearlier 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 years radio favourite Wildflower mixes bossa nova with sunshine pop harmonies and a positive message.