*Out This Week* Jeff Parker ETA IVtet - The Way Out Of Easy
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Jeff Parker
ETA IVtet
The Way Out of Easy
2xLP/CD/DD out
Friday November 22, 2024
(full album available on streaming platforms December 12th)
Available on deluxe 2xLP, CD, and digital download worldwide this Friday, November 22, 2024 via International Anthem & Nonesuch Records: the new album from Jeff Parker with his long-running ETA IVtet featuring saxophonist Josh Johnson (SML, Meshell Ndegeocello, Leon Bridges), bassist Anna Butterss (SML, Makaya McCraven, Daniel Villarreal), and drummer Jay Bellerose (Robert Plant, Allen Toussaint, Joe Henry), titled The Way Out of Easy.
"The Way Out of Easy is testament to the power of live jazz – a mercurial form that captivates when in the right hands." - Observer
"Parker's recent music represents one of the most sophisticated applications of hiphop language into jazz, whether he's playing over beats and loops or imitating their feel in real time." - Wire Magazine
“A believably brilliant measurement of craft... the ETA IVtet sprawl beautifully through contrasts and collisions." - PASTE
"An array of sounds, including big fat grooves, hazy ambience, spooky dub, and exploratory solos. Throughout the band demonstrates how patient, tight, adaptable, and transcendent they can be." - Aquarium Drunkard
"There’s no rush, no showing off, just a shared curiosity." - The New York Times
"All four of these pieces revolve around a simple idea, with the band wringing every possible nuance from that primary platform... Collectively, the four are the musical equivalent of a fresh shower. The listener emerges renewed." - Glide
"It's a gift that these nights were so well recorded. The Way Out Of Easy is this band in the presence of a small, deeply appreciative crowd with no pressures of a studio." - Steve Gunn
(( photo courtesy of Stranger Than Paradise - London, UK ))
!!! Buy it IRL !!!
There might not be a more satisfying way to consume this music on release day than grabbing a copy from one of the last real life bastions of physical media appreciation and recorded music culture – your local independent record store.
Below (and here on our website) is a list of record shops that we've confirmed to be stocking The Way Out of Easy for its release day this Friday.
London, UK - Phonic Records
London, UK - Rough Trade
London, UK - Sister Ray
London, UK - Sounds of the Universe
London, UK - Spindizzy Records
London, UK - Stranger Than Paradise
London, UK - World of Echo
Los Angeles, CA - Amoeba Music
Los Angeles, CA - Record Surplus
Loveland, OH - Plaid Room Records
Madison, WI - Strictly Discs
Manchester, UK - Piccadilly Records
Melbourne, AU - Quiet Storm Records
Melbourne, AUS - Northside Records
Milan, IT - VOLUME
Milwaukee, WI - Acme Records
Minneapolis, MN - Electric Fetus
Nantes, FR - Le Mélomane
Naples, IT - Sounds Familiar
Nashville, TN - Grimey's Music
New Orleans, LA - Domino Sound Record Shack
New Orleans, LA - Euclid Records
New York City, NY - Rough Trade
Norridge, IL - Rolling Stones
Nottingham, UK - Nottingham Record Co-op
Orlando, FL - Park Ave
Oxford, MS - The End Of All Music
Oxford, UK - Good Vibes Neighbourhood Store
Paris, FR - Balades Sonores
Pasadena, CA - Sibylline Records
Philadelphia, PA - Beverly Phono Mart
Phoenix, AZ - Stinkweeds
Phoenix, AZ - Zia Records
Portland, ME - Bull Moose Music
Portland, OR - Clinton Street Records
Portland, OR - Everyday Music
Portland, OR - Jackpot Records
Portland, OR - Music Millennium
Portland, OR - Passenger Seat
Portland, OR - Tomorrow Records
Princeton, NJ - Princeton Record Exchange
Rock Island, IL - Ragged Records & Music
Saint Paul, MN - Applause
Salt Lake City, UT - Diabolical Records
San Diego, CA - Folk Arts Rare Records
San Francisco, CA - Amoeba Music
San Francisco, CA - Tunnel Records
San Luis Obispo, CA - Boo Boo Records
Sawyer, MI - Out There
Seattle, WA - Easy Street Records
Seattle, WA - Sonic Boom Records
Shanghai, CN - jōdo
Sheffield, UK - Blackest Rainbow
Sheffield, UK - Vinyl Tap
Somerville, MA - Vinyl Index
St. Louis, MO - Euclid Records
Tarboro, NC - Country Feedback Vintage & Vinyl
Tokyo, JP - Zoo Through
Toronto, ON - Sonic Boom
Troy, NY - Sound House Records
Urbana, IL - See You CD & Vinyl
Vancouver, BC - Audiopile
Ventura, CA - Grady's Record Refuge
Ventura, CA - Salzer's
Washington, DC - Politics & Prose
Wellington, NZ - Stack Records Limited
West Palm Beach, FL - Rust and Wax
Winchester, UK - Elephant Records
Winooski, VT - Autumn Records
Wrexham, UK - Spindizzy Records
Zanesville, OH - Elusive Disc
Akron, OH - Square Records
Allentown, PA - Lehigh Valley CD
Amsterdam, NL - Rush Hour
Asheville, NC - Harvest Records
Athens, GR - Lofi Concept
Atlanta, GA - Criminal Records
Atlanta, GA - Deadly Wax
Austin, TX - Breakaway Records
Austin, TX - End of an Ear
Barcelona, ES - Discos Paradiso
Basel, CH - Plattfon Record
Bath, UK - Resolution Records
Baton Rouge, LA - Royal Records
Beijing, CN - fRUITYSHOP
Belfast, IE - Plugd Records
Belfast, UK - First Press
Berlin, DE - HHV
Bloomington, IN - Landlocked Music
Boise, ID - Record Exchange
Brighton, UK - Family Store Records & Gallery
Brighton, UK - Resident Music
Brooklyn, NY - Billy’s Record Salon
Brooklyn, NY - Premium Sound
Brooklyn, NY - Psychic Records
Brussels, BE - Onderstroom Recordings
Burlington, VT - Burlington Records
Burlington, VT - Pure Pop
Calgary, AB - Blackbyrd Myoozik
Cape Town, SA - Voom Voom
Cardiff, UK - Spillers Records
CDMX, MX - Revancha
Cedar Falls, IA - Metro Records
Charlotte, NC - Lunchbox Records
Chicago, IL - 606 Records
Chicago, IL - Conservatory Vintage & Vinyl
Chicago, IL - Dusty Groove
Chicago, IL - Found Sound
Chicago, IL - Laurie's Planet of Sound
Chicago, IL - Orbit Records
Chicago, IL - Reckless Records (Belmont)
Chicago, IL - Reckless Records (Loop)
Chicago, IL - Reckless Records (Wicker Park)
Chicago, IL - Tone Deaf Records
Denver, CO - Wax Trax Records
Detroit, MI - Spot Lite Detroit
Doylestown, PA - Siren Records
Dublin, IE - Tower Records
Evanston, IL - Squeezebox Books and Music
Exeter, UK - The Drift Record Shop
Flossmoor, IL - Conservatory Vintage & Vinyl
Glasgow, UK - Polar Bear
Glasgow, UK - Some Great Reward
Greenfield, WI - Volta Records
Greenville, SC - Horizon Records
Heidelberg, DE - Musikzimmer Heidelberg
Houston, TX - Cactus Music
Indianapolis, IN - Luna Music
Johannesburg, SA - Mr Vinyl
Kansas City, MO - Mills Record Company
Kasai, JP - Tobira Records
Kilkenny, IE - Rollercoaster Records
Köln, DE - Parallel Schallplatten
Leipzig, DE - Hauptsache Musik
Lisbon, PT - FLUR Records
Livingston Manor, NY - Jitterbug
London, UK - Digital Waves Int
London, UK - Dreamhouse Records
London, UK - Honest Jon's Records
London, UK - Inni Eurl - Cafe Comets
London, UK - Insularis Solutions
London, UK - Level Crossing Records
London, UK - Mr. Bongo Worldwide
((( photo by David Haskell )))
The Way Out of Easy is composed of recordings from Los Angeles creative music outpost ETA — a venue where Parker and this ensemble held a weekly residency from 2016 until it closed in December of 2023. Over seven years of working in that space, the ETA IVtet evolved from a band that played mostly standards into a group known for its transcendent, long-form journeys into innovative, groove-oriented minimalist and mantric improvised music. All four tracks on The Way Out of Easy come from a single night in 2023, providing an unfiltered view of the ensemble, fully in their element, embarking in linear improvisations that unfold across eighty minutes of music recorded and mixed live by engineer Bryce Gonzales.
Gonzales – who is known for the high-end audio gear he builds as Highland Dynamics, and even designed a custom mixer to be able to record this band at ETA – also wrote liner notes for The Way Out of Easy. In his notes he colors his approach: “For this band, the most important thing to consider is: not doing anything to get in the way of what they are saying to each other.” He also describes the simple schematic he created to capture the recordings – “basically only 4 level controls for one microphone per player” – which is evident in the incredibly vivid, clear and transparent sound on The Way Out of Easy.
(Virtual) Listening Party on Bandcamp
Friday November 22, 2024
10am LA / 12pm Chicago / 6pm London
Please join JP, members of the IVtet, and our IARC crew in the chat as we listen to The Way Out of Easy in its entirety via Bandcamp.
(( Helpful reminder here: the full album is not available on streaming platforms till December 12th, so unless you've purchased a physical copy of The Way Out of Easy, this Bandcamp listening party will be your first chance to hear the whole thing! ))
3 Nights at Public Records [BROOKLYN]
featuring Jeff Parker ETA IVtet, SML, Anna Butterss, and more!
December 2nd-4th @ Public Records
233 Butler Street, Brooklyn, NY
On December 2nd, 2024, Jeff Parker and the ETA IVtet kick off a three-night International Anthem residency at Public Records, co-presented by Qobuz. The residency also features performances by SML (December 3rd) and Anna Butterss (December 4th), highlighting the prolific and powerful contingency of inter-connected musicians that have grown around Parker in Los Angeles over the last ~7 years.
For the first night – Monday, December 2nd – the guitarist Parker and his ETA IVtet (w/ saxophonist Josh Johnson, bassist Anna Butterss, and drummer Jay Bellerose) will perform twice, just over a week after the release of their new album The Way Out of Easy. The two performances are sold separately.
There are also a very limited number of bundle tickets for all three shows December 2nd, 3rd, and 4th (featuring Jeff Parker ETA IVtet, SML, and Anna Butterss, respectively) that come with a screen-printed tote bag stuffed with a copy of each of the three artists' 2024 releases on vinyl and a free two-month trial of Qobuz.
2 Nights at Zebulon [Los Angeles]
December 16th & 17th @ Zebulon
2478 Fletcher Dr, Los Angeles, CA
To close out the year, the ETA IVtet will play for the hometown crowd at Zebulon in Los Angeles. Two nights, two sets each night.
Get Tickets for night one here.
Get Tickets for night two here.
** Deluxe Vinyl Package **
The Way Out Of Easy comes on two 140g vinyl LPs inside a matte laminated heavyweight gatefold jacket with brown card stock inner pockets, IARC obi strip, and poly-lined printed innersleeves. Pressed at Pallas in Germany, with lacquers cut by Daniel K at SST.
For the first pressing only, we also have a limited quantity of *Harvest Moon* color vinyl, available via our Bandcamp page.
Purchase The Way Out of Easy
as part of the
**Fall '24 Bundle**
For the fervent, faithful collector of our output.
The Way Out of Easy is part of the FALL '24 BUNDLE! Perhaps our most mondo bundle yet, this single parcel includes all SIX (6!) LPs announced across Fall 2024 – including recently announced/released albums by Anna Butterss, Rob Mazurek's Exploding Star Orchestra, and Tomin. No spoilers on the rest here, but we can tell you for certain that this whole season is STACKED.
This bundle includes 5x single LP releases and 1x double LP release. Purchase gets you a bundle-exclusive discount of 10% off the LP prices, plus a 60% discount on shipping costs.
The bundle will ship from our warehouses in the US, EU and UK, but don't sleep.. the quantity available in each warehouse is limited! Early purchase is recommended to ensure the lowest possible shipping, tax, and VAT costs.
All items will ship together in one package around November 1st, so you'll be receiving half of your bundle 2-4 weeks after the initial street dates, and the other half you'll be receiving early.
Bandcamp downloads will be sent via email for all the releases by, or before, the ship date.
Order the Fall '24 Bundle on limited edition color vinyl here.
Order the Fall '24 Bundle on classic black vinyl here.
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