Jeff Parker: Suite For Max Brown Vinyl LP

"Though Jeff Parker collaborates with a coterie of musicians under the group name The New Breed, theirs is by no means a conventional *band* relationship. 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." - International Anthem

• black vinyl pressing
  
• informal companion piece to 2016's The New Breed
• features collaborations w/ Makaya McCraven, Ruby Parker, Josh Johnson, Jay Bellerose, Paul Bryan, Nate Walcott + more
• includes printed insert + obi strip
  
• music label: International Anthem Recording Company 2020