With this orchestral album, a long-cherished wish of British keyboardist James Taylor came true. He left little to chance on this flawless tribute to soundtracks from the 60s and 70s. In the mid-80s, the James Taylor Quartet mainly made its way into the acid jazz movement that linked dance ethics to jazz funk and soul jazz. Taylor's raw organ playing echoes a love for punk as well as swinging jazz
… and vintage film music. Especially for Soundtrack From Electric Black he learned to compose and write scores for an orchestra. The result is an imaginative album full of music that refers to suspense and spy series of yesteryear like and . Bombastic music that swings and splashes, but with danger always lurking around the corner, depicted by blaring brass or screeching strings. A sound that the James Taylor Quartet with the English Session Orchestra produces here down to the last detail. (MR)more
