• For a quarter of a century, the James Taylor Quartet have set the standard for the coolest funky acid jazz. With their prolific recording and live schedule, they’ve quietly become a byword for distinguished British creativity.

• JTQ have made dozens of mighty albums but The Rochester Mass is a one-of-a-kind. Recorded in just one day with the forty-strong Rochester Choir, The Rochester Mass is the first time that Funk music and a religious mass have been fused!

• The Rochester Mass was commissioned by the Queen Elizabeth Hall for a special, unique performance back in spring 2015, which wowed JTQ fans. Subsequently, the album was previewed with a one-off concert at Rochester Cathedral in June.

• The album was inspired by the passing of James’s father Clive – and The Rochester Mass in dedicated to his memory.

• ‘Sanctus Part 1’ will be released as a digital JTQ Christmas single.

Track Listing:

1. SANCTUS Part One
2. SANCTUS Part Two
3. AGNUS DEI Duet
4. AGNUS DEI Part One
5. FLUTE CADENZA
6. AGNUS DEI Part Two
7. BENEDICTUS
8. GLORIA Part One
9. GLORIA Part Two
10. KYRIE