Parallel Motion

Artist: Yellowjackets

Title: Parallel Motion 

Release Date: August 26, 2022

Format(s): 

• CD: 6-panel digipak

• Digital: High-res 96/24

Genre(s): Jazz

Project Description: 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."

"The Yellowjackets sound as vital and tight as they ever have. Welcome to decade number five." — Glide Magazine

"Together on Parallel Motion, they demonstrate remarkable agility, chemistry, and borderline telepathy." — JazzTimes

"Their newest offering simply hits—on whatever terms you want it to." — JazzTimes

"The Yellowjackets continue to defy the tendency of even the best of creative bands to run out of steam and go stale." —Something Else! Reviews

"Maintaining a distinct group identity for 40 years is an exceedingly rare achievement, but what sets Yellowjackets apart isn’t their longevity so much as the consistently inspired quality of their music.” — Bass Magazine

"By virtue of rhythmic variety and a love for melody that doesn’t just do the bare minimum, Los Angeles’ elegant Yellowjackets have not only survived their era but thrived." — Big Takeover

"Once again, the Yellowjackets have delivered with style, class and musicianship that is without peer." — Smooth Jazz Magazine

"Born in the age of fusion, the band has thrived through the decades by steadily seeking out new sounds and approaches, combining elliptical lyricism with a sophisticated and evolving harmonic palette all their own.” — Bass Magazine

"Parallel Motion is a Technicolor portrait of a working band that’s still stretching its wings.” — Bass Magazine