ECM Records GIOVANNI GUIDI, JAMES BRANDON LEWIS, THOMAS MORGAN, JOÃO LOBO: NEW DAY LP

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. Recorded at Studios La Buissonne, Southern France, in August 2023, the album was produced by Manfred Eicher.

FEATURED ARTISTS

Giovanni Guidi Piano

James Brandon Lewis Tenor Saxophone

Thomas Morgan Double Bass

João Lobo Drums

RECORDED

August 2023, Studios La Buissonne, Pernes les Fontaines

ORIGINAL RELEASE DATE

12.07.2024