Gretchen Parlato - The Wise Ones Jim James yet presents a slight departure

yet presents a slight departure from the soft-loud dynamics and post-metal aesthetic which characterized previous releases

a redrawing of their creative frontiers

a body of work that bends and grows and shifts between light

and fighting to stay on her label

Gretchen Parlato - The Wise Ones Jim James yet presents a slight departureThe Wise Ones is the new album from Gretchen Parlato, one of the defining vocalists of her generation, whose phrasing, tone and rhythmic instinct have reshaped the language of modern jazz singing. Fifteen years after In a Dream helped redefine the role of the voice in contemporary jazz, Parlato returns to the sound that set that shift in motion. Reuniting with Robert Glasper, Gerald Clayton, Mark Guiliana and long time collaborator Alan Hampton, The