: ' .. .:.... . ' ' ______________ : ________ : ' \ / .. .:. .. \ / : : \ /_________ \ / . .. ... .. . : .\ / /___ /\ \ / ______________ ___ _. : \ / / \ / \ \/ / \ \ \ \ \ . ...:..\ / _______/ \/ \ ___/__ / / / / / : /\ / / \ \/ \ / / / . sH! ' / \/ / / / \ / / . ... .:.... .. . :/ _______/ / / / _______/__ ___ __ .\ / / / / / / / / / / / \ / / / / / / / / / / / . . \ /\______/ / / / / \___ / / : \/ ____ \ / / / / / : \ / \ /\____/\ / / : : ________\/ \ / \ / / : ' \ / \/ \ /\ / : . ..:.. . \ / \/ \ / \ / \ / . ' : \/ F A N G \ / : ' ____ \ / . . .. .. .:.. . \ / presents \ / . . \/ \/ : : . ..:.. , : Artist......: Jeff Parker : Album.......: The New Breed : : Label.......: International Anthem Recording Co .. .:.. . Genre.......: Jazz : Catnr.......: IARC0009 . ' Source......: CD , ; Rip.date....: 2020-04-02 Str.date....: 2016-06-24 Quality.....: 255kbps/44.1kHz/Joint Stereo . :.. .:. Url.........: http://www.jeffparkersounds.com ' ' , ________ ________ \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / # title time \ / \/ \/ 1. Executive Life 7:38 2. Para Ha Tay 0:49 3. Here Comes Ezra 3:01 4. Visions 4:21 5. Jrifted 7:45 6. How Fun It Is To Year Whip 4:39 7. Get Dressed 3:48 8. Cliche 4:09 ______ \ / ________ Runtime 36:10 ,\ /... . . .... .... \ / ' Size 70.78 ______ :\/ ', \ / , \ / ' '... ..\ /.. .. .....:. .. .... .. . ..\ /. : Release Notes: \/ , \/ , ' ' ,: There are certain artists that you know you can always count on. :, : Whenever they are involved in something, at least it is going to : :' be interesting and often it will be great. Guitarist Jeff ': ,: Parker is one of those artists. :, : : :' It has been an undivided pleasure following Parker through his ': ,: many constellations, whether it is Isotope 217, Tricolor, :, : Chicago Underground, Brian Blade Fellowship, Makaya McCraven or : :' Tortoise, just to name a few. However, Parker has also carved a ': ,: small, but exquisite body of work as a leader of his own groups :, : and The New Breed is yet another winner in his evolving : :' discography. ': ,: :, : The album is released by the noteworthy label International : :' Anthem whose people got involved with Parker when he ': ,: contributed significantly to drummer Makaya McCraven's album In :, : the Moment (2015). As it turned out, Parker had some music in : :' his vaults and eventually he and the label decided it would ': ,: make sense to release an album. :, : : :' Parker assembled a group of creative souls, including bassist ': ,: Paul Bryan, reed-player Joshua J. Johnson and drummer Jamire :, : Williams. Together they make music that is both old and new, : :' part of the past and pointing into the future. It is a kind of ': ,: organic beat music, not unlike the sounds on McCraven's album. :, : What is remarkable is how seamlessly Parker integrates the : :' electronic and acoustic elements. He doesn't just play on the ': ,: beat, he stretches it and improvises around it and a track like :, : "Jrifted" is the definition of laidback cool with saxophone : :' lines, catchy guitar riffs and a wondrous beat-epilogue with ': ,: strings. Elsewhere, the brief "Para Ha Tey" plays with chugging :, : rhythms and Ethiopian scales and the opener, "Executive Life," : :' with its deep bass and hi-hat-rhythm adds a beat that sounds ': ,: like it is stuck in a tape recorder. :, : : :' The New Breed is a reference to a clothing store Parker's late ': ,: father, Ernie, owned and family plays an important role to :, : Parker. His own daughter Ruby contributes with singing on the : :' jazzy beat-lullaby "ClichΘ" that includes the words: "he told ': ,: me the end is coming / I responded that is a clichΘ." :, : : :' No, the world is thankfully not ending yet and there is still ': ,: plenty of sounds to discover. Parker's own music stays clear :, : away of clichΘs or twists them into something new. His approach : :' is contemporary and fresh without losing sight of tradition. If ': ,: this music is the new breed, there is reason to rejoice. :, : : :' Personnel ': ,: Jeff Parker: electric guitar, Korg MS20, Wurlitzer electric :, : piano, Mellotron, loops and samplers, MIDI and drum programming; : :' Josh Johnson: alto saxophone, flute, clarinet, Wurlitzer ': ,: electric piano, Mellotron; Paul Bryan: electric bass guitar; :, : Jamire Williams: drums; Jay Bellerose: drums and percussion : :' (#4); Ruby Parker: vocals (#8) ': : ' '.. ..' .. . :........... . . . . ............: . . ______________ ______________ \ / \ / \ / Shout out to all our homies from: \ / \ / \ / \ / iPC BOSS HiT2000 1way UKi i8 RNS \ / \ / RAGEMP3 MANDY DV8 pLAN9 BUTT \ / \ / \ / \/ ____ ____ \/ \ / F A N G \ / \/ 2 0 2 0 \/