Apple Cores
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| Apple Cores | ||||
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| Released | February 7, 2025 | |||
| Length | 42:03 | |||
| Label | Anti- | |||
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Apple Cores is the sixteenth studio album by American jazz musician James Brandon Lewis. It was released on February 7, 2025, by Anti-.
Singles
On November 19, 2024, Lewis announced the release of his new album, along single "Five Spots to Caravan".[1]
"Five Spot to Caravan", the first single off the album, is a reference to the Five Spot Café in New York and the Caravan of Dreams in Fort Worth Texas, with both locations honoring American jazz musician Ornette Coleman.[2]
The second single "Prince Eugene", was released on January 9, 2025.[3]
Critical reception
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 84/100[4] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
Apple Cores was met with "universal acclaim" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 84, based on 6 reviews.[4]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Apple Cores No. 1" |
| 2:53 |
| 2. | "Prince Eugene" |
| 4:54 |
| 3. | "Five Spots to Caravan" |
| 4:20 |
| 4. | "Of Mind and Feeling" |
| 2:43 |
| 5. | "Apple Cores No. 2" |
| 3:39 |
| 6. | "Remember Brooklyn & Moki" |
| 4:49 |
| 7. | "Broken Shadows" | Ornette Coleman | 3:28 |
| 8. | "D.C. Got Pocket" |
| 4:57 |
| 9. | "Apple Cores No. 3" |
| 3:15 |
| 10. | "Don't Forget Jayne" |
| 3:43 |
| 11. | "Exactly, Our Music" |
| 3:22 |
Personnel
Adapted credits from AllMusic.[6]
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