Presents The Parable Of The Poet Joel Ross SKU: 3891819 Barcode: 0602438918195 26.00 £26.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Blue Note Released Date: 15th April 2022 Buying Format: 2LP Out of stock Back Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info Vibraphonist and composer Joel Ross returns with stunning conviction, issuing his third release for Blue Note Records: The Parable of the Poet. Steadfast in his commitment to skewing perceptions of improvisation and written composition, the critics’ favorite explores new, more expansive territory with his eight-piece Parables band, bringing together young artists of sharply defined expression: Blue Note labelmate Immanuel Wilkins on alto saxophone, Maria Grand on tenor saxophone, Marquis Hill on trumpet, Kalia Vandever on trombone, Sean Mason on piano, Rick Rosato on bass, Craig Weinrib on drums, and returning special guest Gabrielle Garo on flute. The album embodies Ross’ collaborative spirit. His lyrical aesthetic activates an ebb and flow from one movement to the next. Moments of intentional discourse drive sections of collective melody and spontaneous counterpoint. “This band is more than just the instruments,” says the Chicago-born, New York City-based artist. “Every person on here means something to me. They’re all my friends. Everybody involved committed themselves to the vision.” Ross’ vision for the music is at once explicit and mysterious. He seeks to express themes present in parable tellings and retellings, while leaving each story’s particulars open to interpretation. Each title of the seven movement suite references an emotional decision or experience for Ross. But in the studio he focused on fresh interpretations, allowing his past experiences to exist without dictating the band’s present treatment of the music. “I told them, ‘This is what the music is and this is how I want you to approach it – let everything we play be inspired by the melody.’ Not much else was decided,” says Ross, who enjoys “blurring the lines between melody and improvisation,” in part, as a way to facilitate communication and meaningful musical discourse. Obscuring divisions between scripted and spontaneous is more than a romantic notion. For Ross, it’s truthful and intrinsic. Each composition he explores on The Parable of the Poet represents a near intact improvisation, some dating back to 2017, all of which emerged during creative sessions with his friend and colleague, saxophonist Sergio Tabanico. “We would record it, then I would go back and flesh out the composition,” he says. “I tried my best not to change any harmonic information or add too much more than what was already there. I just tried to organize the information in a manner that would yield sensible improvised group interaction, while giving enough direction.” That choice prompts striking moments of deep listening and self-orchestrating among Ross and his fellow artists. Artist Joel Ross Genre Jazz Label Blue Note Buying Options 2LP Format 2LP Condition New Country UK Track Listings Prayer Guilt Choices Wail The Impetus Doxology Benediction Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Joel Ross and more from Jazz View Product Quick View Joel Ross Nublues Jazz | Decca (UMO) / Jazz / Blue Note | 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released 9th February 2024 £35.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Joel Ross Nublues £35.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Decca (UMO) / Jazz / Blue Note SKU: 5837663 Formats: 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 9th February 2024 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Joel Ross KingMaker Jazz | Blue Note | 180g, 2LP Released 2nd August 2019 £29.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Joel Ross KingMaker £29.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Blue Note SKU: 7785921 Formats: 180g, 2LP Released Date: 2nd August 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Mama Terra The Summoned Jazz | Acid Jazz | 1LP Released 7th July 2023 £25.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Mama Terra The Summoned £25.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Acid Jazz SKU: AJXLP727 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 7th July 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Jim Hall Concierto Jazz | Pure Pleasure | 180g, 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released 23rd June 2006 £47.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Jim Hall Concierto £47.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Pure Pleasure SKU: PPAN6060 Formats: 180g, 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 23rd June 2006 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Dexter Goldberg feat. 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