Giovanni Guidi, James Brandon Lewis, Thomas Morgan, João Lobo A New Day
Rekindling the familiarly flowing interplay with fellow travellers Thomas Morgan and João Lobo – the trio’s musical partnership goes back over a decade at this point –, on A New Day Italian pianist Giovanni Guidi moreover expands the group’s instrumental grasp with the introduction of American saxophonist James Brandon Lewis, who makes his ECM debut here. Not only is the ensemble scope widened; with Brandon Lewis in tow, new dialects and fresh perspectives are broached, and different instrumental paths taken, inspired by an overall heightened sense of communication and Lewis’s unmistakable, confident tone.
Tracklist:
Side 1
01. Cantos del ocells
02. To a Young Student
03. Means for a Rescue
04. Only Sometimes
Side 2
01. Luigi (the boy who lost his name)
02. My Funny Valentine
03. Wonderland