{"product_id":"642623801413","title":"LEWIS,JAMES BRANDON – THESE ARE SOULFUL DAYS (RSD26) - LP •","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUPC: 642623801413 \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLabel: TAO FORMS \u003cbr\u003eFormat: LP\u003cbr\u003eRelease Date: April 18, 2026\u003cbr\u003eIn stock items ship within 48 hours\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis product is a Record Store Day 2026 title. It will be available in store on April 18th, 2025 at 8 a.m. ET when our store opens.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAny remaining stock will be made available online on April 19th, 2026 at 8AM EST for LOCAL PICKUP orders. Orders for shipping will be available at 7PM Sunday April 19th\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor more info please visit the RSD page \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/lunchboxrecords.com\/collections\/rsd-drops\/rsd-drop_rsd-2026\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDESCRIPTION:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"aec-desc-label\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"aec-desc-review collapse\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTenor saxophonist-composer James Brandon Lewis (Downbeat Magazine's 2025 Artist of the Year \u0026amp; tenor saxophonist of the year) has been on seemingly boundless artistic ascent since even before his 2021 album Jesup Wagon (Tao Forms) broke through, sweeping the this stirring and potent work was composed by Lewis during his initial development of ideas for the second Red Lily Project: for Mahalia, With Love. That eternal \u0026amp; deeply evocative jazz homage to Mahalia Jackson likewise took the #1 spot in the esteemed Francis Davis Jazz Critics Poll in 2023. Furthermore, a pair of the themes brought to vibrant new life by Red Lily on for Mahalia.. are woven into ..soulful days, and it is a wonder to hear their resonance in such a thoroughly different context.  A powerful beauty true! These Are Soulful Days is Jame Brandon Lewis' first long-form composition for string quartet \u0026amp; tenor saxophone. Performed by Lewis \u0026amp; The Lutoslawski Quartet (Roksana Kwaśnikowska-1st violin; Marcin Markowicz-2nd violin; Artur Rozmysłowicz-viola; Maciej Młodawski-cello), it was commissioned by Poland's National Forum of Music for World Premiere at the Jazztopad Festival in Wrocław.  JBL writes: \"These Are Soulful Days is built from, and inspired by, the fabric of a quilted history of african-American music from it's folk traditions of blues, spirituals and jazz. It embodies the sentiment of a joyful past, a determined present and a resilient future.\"  1 spot in all major us jazz critics polls. With a thorough devotion to craft, Lewis has moved from strength-to-strength since: touring widely in the US \u0026amp; Europe, and creating a series of distinct \u0026amp; acclaimed albums for the labels, Anti- (trio), Intakt (quartet), and TAO forms (Red Lily). Not to mention his work together with the Messthetics, who have lit stages nationwide since their 2024 album on Impulse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTRACK LIST:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrologue - Humility\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMovement I\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMovement II\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMovement III\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMovement IV\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEpilogue - Resilience\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"TAO FORMS","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":44112889020515,"sku":"642623801413","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/2553\/7123\/files\/Image_be3db310-f479-4997-a987-3b149906f88a.jpg?v=1776402732","url":"https:\/\/lunchboxrecords.com\/products\/642623801413","provider":"Lunchbox Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}