The New Breed MAC1152LP and drummer Philly Joe Jones

and drummer Philly Joe Jones

provides perfect support

“Granz could not have found a better match for the pianist alongside his peerless combo than the ripe

expressing more freedom than a large US label might have allowed

Mark Kavuma - trumpet

The New Breed MAC1152LP and drummer Philly Joe JonesWhile moving from his long term home Chicago to Los Angeles a few years back, Tortoise member Jeff Parker rediscovered a swathe of old home recordings "beat projects" built around samples of dusty old jazz tracks. These became the starting point for New Breed, his most expansive solo album for some time. Full of his usual loose and evocative jazz guitar, the set sits somewhere between lo fi post rock jazz fusion, experimental hip hop, and softly spun