Jeff Parker // Suite for Max Brown LP / CD

ポストロックバンドTortoiseメンバーとしても活動していたアメリカのジャズギタリストJeff Parkerが、2020年に同国シカゴの老舗ジャズレーベルInternational Anthemからリリースしたアルバムです。

ソウルフルなスピリチュアル・ジャズ11曲を収録。インサート付属。

 International Anthem bio written by Michael Hill:

"...Parker is very much a solo artist on Suite for Max Brown. He constructs a digital bed of beats and samples; lays down tracks of his own on guitar, keyboards, bass, percussion, and occasionally voice; then invites his musician friends to play and improvise over his melodies. But unlike a traditional jazz session, Parker doesn’t assemble a full combo in the studio for a day or two of live takes. His accompanists are often working alone with Parker, reacting to what Parker has provided them, and then Parker uses those individual parts to layer and assemble into his final tracks. The process may be relatively solitary and cerebral, but the results feel like in-the-moment jams—warm-hearted, human, alive. Suite for Max Brown brims with personality, boasting the rhythmic flow of hip hop and the soulful swing of jazz.

“In my own music I’ve always sought to deal with the intersection of improvisation and the digital era of making music, trying to merge these disparate elements into something cohesive,” Parker explains..."

Artist : Jeff Parker

Label : International Anthem