Parallel Motion Yellowjackets

• 1 Intrigue 05:32
• 2 Challenging Times 06:44
• 3 Parallel Motion 05:33
• 4 Onyx Manor 08:49
• 5 Samaritan 04:49
• 6 Il Mio Amico 07:38
• 7 Resilience 05:02
• 8 If You Believe 04:48
• 9 Early 07:07
• Total Runtime 56:02

Info for Parallel Motion

"Parallel Motion" — the new album from jazz fusion legends Yellowjackets — is a true testament to the longevity and resilience of a band who debuted over 40 years ago.

Consistently reinventing themselves through elevated instrumentation in their signature electro-acoustic soundscape, the current lineup consisting of Bob Mintzer (tenor & soprano saxophone/EWI), Russell Ferrante (piano/keyboards), Will Kennedy (drums, keyboards) and Dane Alderson (electric bass, MIDI Sequencing) showcases a collective at their prime. This album features 9 new original compositions and guest vocalist Jean Baylor (4x GRAMMY® Award Nominee of the Baylor Project and R&B duo Zhané) on “If You Believe."

Parallel Motion was recorded in three days after a brief European tour during the pandemic.

“We rehearsed the tunes on the album maybe three times,” Alderson comments on the album’s conception. “I believe we’re only now on this tour performing these songs live, so what you’re hearing are about as fresh as they can be. Everything really came to life in the studio in those three days.”

Throughout the album, Yellowjackets explore resilience and optimism rather than the angst and isolation associated with that period.

For Mintzer, Parallel Motion “represents the commitment to stay together and keep moving forward. It’s really about this four-cornered square that functions no matter what. With each record, all four of us are on the hunt for new ways to put the notes together. The music keeps growing. The focus is this band. A clear, identifiable sound. Four equal parts.”

ussell Ferrante, piano, keyboards
Bob Mintzer, tenor and soprano saxophones, EWI
Will Kennedy, drums, keyboards
Dane Alderson, electric bass, MIDI sequencing
Guest:
Jean Baylor, vocals (track 8)

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