{"product_id":"the-james-taylor-trio-the-truth","title":"The James Taylor Trio - The Truth","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe James Taylor Trio - The Truth\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLabel: Acid Jazz - AJXLP941 - 0676499094150\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Album, Vinyl, Black\u003cbr\u003eCountry: UK\u003cbr\u003eReleased: 18th Sep 2026\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Funk\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDescription\u003cbr\u003eVolume 3 of the Jazz Sessions is here and brings the original Acid Jazz star James\u003cbr\u003eTaylor into play, and on the 40th Anniversary of his solo career.\u003cbr\u003eFormerly a member of the Prisoners, who split in 1986, he recorded his first\u003cbr\u003esingle as the James Taylor Quartet - a take on Herbie Hancock’s ‘Blow Up’ - later\u003cbr\u003ethat year for Acid Jazz-precursor Re-Elect The President, before working\u003cbr\u003eextensively with the label in the foundation of his lauded career and beyond. It is\u003cbr\u003eapt that the anniversary of that session is marked with James’ first release in a\u003cbr\u003eTrio format.\u003cbr\u003e’The Truth’ sees him working with noted players Theo Carasco on drums and\u003cbr\u003eOrlando Flemming on upright bass, to recreate a sound influenced by the records\u003cbr\u003ethat Les McCann, Hampton Hawes and Lonnie Liston Smith were making in the\u003cbr\u003eearly ‘70s.\u003cbr\u003eThe sound world of the trio involves an extensive interaction with analogue\u003cbr\u003eelectric keyboards, be it the Fender Rhodes - James lead instrument throughout -\u003cbr\u003ethe Solina string synthesiser and Hammond Organ. The trio is joined by Aref\u003cbr\u003eDurvesh’s Tablas and on three tracks, vocals are added by gospel-trained singer\u003cbr\u003eLiz Jai.\u003cbr\u003eThe material includes takes on Vince Guaraldi’s ‘Lucy \u0026amp; Linus’ and ’Thus Sprach\u003cbr\u003eZarathustra’, as well as the inspirational vocal title track and the cosmic jazz of\u003cbr\u003e'Aref’s Space’\u003cbr\u003eA fitting continuation of James Taylor’s catalogue on Acid Jazz, as he returns to\u003cbr\u003ethe label that started his career.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTracklist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Linus \u0026amp; Lucy\u003cbr\u003e2. The Truth\u003cbr\u003e3. Elevation\u003cbr\u003e4. Get Carter\u003cbr\u003e5. Thus Sprach\u003cbr\u003eZarathustra\u003cbr\u003e6. Another Day\u003cbr\u003e7. Aref’s Space\u003cbr\u003e8. Nothing Else\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Integral","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl","offer_id":56808909144450,"sku":"AJXLP941","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":56808909177218,"sku":"AJXCD941","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0604\/2124\/3120\/files\/int-8e9f0aa6104b3f996669ae6588eeab6c-wognmhzg.webp?v=1785402327","url":"https:\/\/thevaultcollectiveltd.co.uk\/products\/the-james-taylor-trio-the-truth","provider":"The Vault Collective ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}