Find The Way
Aaron Parks (piano), Ben Street (double bass), Billy Hart (drums)
...a remarkably even-handed approach to the tunes, one that benefits from each player’s strength as an improviser, something the standard piano trio does too infrequently.
Find The Way
Aaron Parks (piano), Ben Street (double bass), Billy Hart (drums)
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...a remarkably even-handed approach to the tunes, one that benefits from each player’s strength as an improviser, something the standard piano trio does too infrequently.
About
For the second ECM album by Aaron Parks – following the solo release Aborescence, which JazzTimes praised as “expansive, impressionistic… like a vision quest” – the prize-winning pianist has convened a trio featuring bassist Ben Street and drummer Billy Hart. The rhythm pair, which also teams in Hart’s hit quartet for ECM, blends fluidity and strength – what Parks calls “an oceanic” quality, producing waves of energy for the pianist to alternately ride and dive into. Find the Way has the aura of a piano-trio recording in the classic mold, from melody-rich opener “Adrift” to the closing title track, a cover of a romantic tune Parks grew to love on an LP by Rosemary Clooney and Nelson Riddle. Parks also drew inspiration for this album from the likes of Alice Coltrane and Shirley Horn (for whom Hart played); space and subtlety are a priority.
Contents and tracklist
- Aaron Parks (piano), Ben Street (double bass), Billy Hart (drums)
- Recorded: 2015-10-12
- Recording Venue: Studios La Buissonne, Pernes-Les-Fontaines
- Aaron Parks (piano), Ben Street (double bass), Billy Hart (drums)
- Recorded: 2015-10-12
- Recording Venue: Studios La Buissonne, Pernes-Les-Fontaines
- Aaron Parks (piano), Ben Street (double bass), Billy Hart (drums)
- Recorded: 2015-10-12
- Recording Venue: Studios La Buissonne, Pernes-Les-Fontaines
- Aaron Parks (piano), Ben Street (double bass), Billy Hart (drums)
- Recorded: 2015-10-12
- Recording Venue: Studios La Buissonne, Pernes-Les-Fontaines
- Aaron Parks (piano), Ben Street (double bass), Billy Hart (drums)
- Recorded: 2015-10-12
- Recording Venue: Studios La Buissonne, Pernes-Les-Fontaines
- Aaron Parks (piano), Ben Street (double bass), Billy Hart (drums)
- Recorded: 2015-10-12
- Recording Venue: Studios La Buissonne, Pernes-Les-Fontaines
- Aaron Parks (piano), Ben Street (double bass), Billy Hart (drums)
- Recorded: 2015-10-12
- Recording Venue: Studios La Buissonne, Pernes-Les-Fontaines
- Aaron Parks (piano), Ben Street (double bass), Billy Hart (drums)
- Recorded: 2015-10-12
- Recording Venue: Studios La Buissonne, Pernes-Les-Fontaines
- Aaron Parks (piano), Ben Street (double bass), Billy Hart (drums)
- Recorded: 2015-10-12
- Recording Venue: Studios La Buissonne, Pernes-Les-Fontaines
Awards and reviews
September 2017
...a remarkably even-handed approach to the tunes, one that benefits from each player’s strength as an improviser, something the standard piano trio does too infrequently.