James Brandon Lewis Trio – “Prince Eugene” 
by Andy
James Brandon Lewis has been an integral part of some site favorites over the past few years — Mendoza Hoff Revels, The Messthetics, Alan Braufman’s Infinite Love Infinite Tears — but its nice to see him back at the head of a trio for his latest. The new record pairs Lewis with Chad Taylor (drums/mbira) and Josh Werner (bass/guitar), a formidable lineup that found the three working off of one another in the studio. The second peek into the album is “Prince Eugene,” a cut that courses with rhythm, finding Lewis sparring with Taylor’s drums and a smattering of kalimba. The track is furrowed with groove and spun from ear to ear with Lewis’s smoked glass sax. Apple Cores is out February 7th from ANTI-
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