{"product_id":"jeff-parker-suite-for-max-brown","title":"Jeff Parker - Suite for Max Brown","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSuite for Max Brown\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was released on January 24, 2020 via a newly formed partnership between International Anthem and Nonesuch Records. The album, named for and dedicated to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eParker\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e's mother, features nine original songs as well as “\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGnarciss\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e,” an interpretation of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJoe Henderson\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e's “\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBlack Narcissus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e,” and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJohn Coltrane\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e's “\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfter the Rain\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.” Parker plays the majority of the instruments on the record and also engineered most of it at home or during his 2018 Headlands Center residency in Sausalito, CA.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe album follows Parker's critically praised 2016 record \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe New Breed\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, which, as the composer says, “became a kind of tribute to my father who he passed away while I was making the album. It’s named for a clothing store he owned when I was a kid. I thought it would be nice this time to dedicate something to my mom while she’s still here to see it. Maxine Brown is her maiden name and everybody calls her Max. The picture on the cover is her when she was nineteen.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eParker's bandmates on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSuite for Max Brown\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, dubbed the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNew Breed\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, include pianist-saxophonist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJosh Johnson\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e; bassist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaul Bryan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, who co-produced and mixed the album with Parker; piccolo trumpet player \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRob Mazurek\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, his frequent duo partner; trumpeter \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNate Walcott\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a veteran of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eConor Oberst\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBright Eyes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e; drummers \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJamire Williams\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMakaya McCraven\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJay Bellerose\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Parker’s Berklee School of Music classmate; cellist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKatinka Kleijn\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChicago Symphony Orchestra\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e; and his daughter \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRuby Parker\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, who sings on the opening track.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“I used to deejay a lot when I lived in Chicago,” says Parker. “I was spinning records one night and for about ten minutes I was able to perfectly sync up a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNobukazu Takemura\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e record with the first movement of John Coltrane’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Love Supreme\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and it had this free jazz, abstract jazz thing going on with a sequenced beat underneath. It sounded so good. That’s what I’m trying to do with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSuite for Max Brown\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. It’s got a sequenced beat and there are musicians improvising on top or beneath the sequenced drum pattern. That’s what I was going for. Man vs. machine.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"INTERNATIONAL ANTHEM","offers":[{"title":"Smoke Black Coloured Vinyl LP","offer_id":59916797051225,"sku":"SDZ-54686","price":29.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/0046808048_10.jpg?v=1792069650","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/jeff-parker-suite-for-max-brown","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}