James Taylor Announces New Album And Tour With Jackson Browne

James Taylor announced he’s releasing a new album, “American Standard,” with renditions of more than a dozen classic standards, including Almost Like Being In Love, Pennies from Heaven, My Heart Stood Still and It’s Only a Paper Moon.

The first single off the new record is Teach Me Tonight,  a jazz classic by Gene De Paul and Sammy Chan that’s been done in the past by Dinah Washington, Frank Sinatra and Jo Stafford.

The 71-year-old Taylor said that fellow musician Jackson Browne would join him for 26 dates on his tour, which begins May 15. Tickets to those shows will include either a CD or digital download of “American Standard,” according to Taylor’s website.

Taylor’s last release of new music was “Before This World” in 2015. “American Standard” is due out February 28.

James Taylor Announces New Album, Tour With Jackson Browne

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