Joe Sanders – Parallels (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 49:21 minutes | 542 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Whirlwind Recordings
Just as his basslines never stay within the limits of the obvious, so Joe Sanders’ life as a bassist, composer, band-leader and educator has never followed the single, most discernible pathway. A Midwest native, he’s studied and played jazz on the opposite coasts of California and New York: a master of the acoustic bass, he’s equally at home producing in the digital realm; embedded deep in the living tradition of American jazz; and living, teaching and creating in Europe. All these separate strands come together on his third headline release, ‘Parallels’.
The album presents a set of live recordings from a dream line-up that matches the leader’s full-bodied acoustic bass presence with Seamus Blake, Logan Richardson and Gregory Hutchinson in performances that capture all the daring and drive of the East coast scene.
Alongside them is a set of studio self-productions with guests Jure Pukl and Taylor Eigisti that capture the laid-back dreamy adventurousness of the West Coast. It’s all filtered through Joe’s uniquely quizzical, questing persona, which unifies all the elements into a thrillingly unpredictable whole, like parallel tracks that head towards the same destination.
‘Parallels’ showcases the diversity of Joe Sanders’ musicality, yet there’s a unity of purpose and intent that makes a compelling whole. “I believe that records are a way to show where you are and show where you’re going. All of this is a challenge for me to express the capability of something I’ve been learning, because that’s what growth is all about. I feel really confident with this one because it’s all of my music here: not just jazz, not just inside, not just outside – putting all the sides together in parallel.”
Tracklist:
1-1. Joe Sanders – dualities (11:02)
1-2. Joe Sanders – Gran’ma (07:35)
1-3. Joe Sanders – j’ai (06:24)
1-4. Joe Sanders – la vie sur la terre (04:23)
1-5. Joe Sanders – Parallels (02:42)
1-6. Joe Sanders – Amalfi (03:20)
1-7. Joe Sanders – aligned (02:22)
1-8. Joe Sanders – the rise and fall of pipokuhn (03:01)
1-9. Joe Sanders – orangebleu (04:33)
1-10. Joe Sanders – D.H. (03:56)
