Julian Lage – Speak To Me (2xLP, Blue Note)

Guitar virtuoso Julian Lage returns with Speak To Me, his remarkable fourth release for Blue Note Records following his acclaimed album View With A Room and it's Grammy-nominated companion piece The Layers. Speak To Me finds the guitar virtuoso broadening his sonic palette with the help of esteemed producer Joe Henry (Rhiannon Giddens, Bettye LaVette, Meshell Ndegeocello, Allen Toussaint, Elvis Costello) who enhances Lage's trademark melodic lyricism on this wide-ranging set of compelling new originals.

In addition to Lage's longtime trio with Jorge Roeder on bass and Dave King on drums, the album also features contributions from saxophonist Levon Henry and keyboardist Patrick Warren.

• 180-gram double LP
• Guitar virtuoso's fourth release for Blue Note Records