Jeff Parker ETA IVtet - The Way Out of Easy (2024)

Jeff Parker ETA IVtet
The Way Out of Easy
2024 - International Anthem Recording Company / Nonesuch: IARC0089
https://www.intlanthem.com/releases-3/jeff-parker-eta-ivtet-the-way-out-of-easy
https://www.nonesuch.com/albums/the-way-out-of-easy
https://intlanthem.bandcamp.com/album/the-way-out-of-easy

* Jeff Parker : electric guitar, electronics, sampler
* Josh Johnson : alto saxophone, electronics
* Anna Butterss: double bass
* Jay Bellerose: drums, cymbals, percussion

https://www.jeffparkersounds.com/
https://www.joshjohnsonmusic.com/
https://www.annabutterss.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Bellerose

Recorded live by Bryce Gonzales at ETA (Enfield Tennis Academy),
Highland Park, Los Angeles, California, USA, on January 2nd, 2023.

Reviews
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By Thom Jurek
https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-way-out-of-easy-mw0004390469

Between 2016 and 2023, guitarist Jeff Parker and his quartet held down a weekly
residency at the tiny Los Angeles bar Enfield Tennis Academy. They worked
across standards, jazz-funk covers, and group improvisation. Over time, the
quartet -- Parker, guitars; Anna Butterss, bass; Josh Johnson, saxophone; Jay
Bellerose, drums and percussion -- eventually abandoned that m.o. in favor of
gradually unfolding improvisation that pursued communication and mystery. In
2022, they released Mondays at the Enfield Tennis Academy. It showcased long,
melodic grooves drawn from more than ten hours of live tape recorded by Bryce
Gonzalez. He and Parker utilized the same methodology for The Way out of
Easy. Performed on January 2, 2023, Gonzalez used only four mic-level controls,
delivering an organic, of-the-moment feel. [...]

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By Stuart Broomer
https://www.freejazzblog.org/2025/03/jeff-parker-eta-ivtet-way-out-of-easy.html

By Mark Richardson
https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/jeff-parker-eta-ivtet-the-way-out-of-easy/

By Langdon Hickman
https://www.treblezine.com/jeff-parker-eta-ivtet-the-way-out-of-easy-review/

By Reed Jackson
https://spectrumculture.com/2024/12/01/jeff-parker-and-the-eta-ivtet-the-way-out-of-easy-review/

By John Lewis
https://www.uncut.co.uk/reviews/jeff-parker-eta-ivtet-the-way-out-of-easy-147975/

By Duarte Figueira
https://ukjazznews.com/jeff-parker-eta-ivtet-the-way-out-of-easy/

By Jim Hynes
https://glidemagazine.com/307810/guitarist-jeff-parker-and-eta-ivtet-deliver-improvised-thick-grooved-tracks-on-the-way-out-of-easy-album-review/

Borja Borka (si)
https://www.mladina.si/236928/jeff-parker-eta-ivtet-the-way-out-of-easy/

Łukasz Komła (pl)
https://www.nowamuzyka.pl/2024/11/14/jeff-parker-eta-ivtet-the-way-out-of-easy/

Dick Hovenga (nl)
https://writteninmusic.com/albumrecensie/jeff-parker-eta-ivtet-the-way-out-of-easy/

Josef Engels (de)
https://www.rondomagazin.de/kritiken.php?kritiken_id=13030

di Riccardo Talamazzi (it)
https://offtopicmagazine.net/2025/02/07/jeff-parker-eta-ivtet-the-way-out-of-easy/

Por Rock Axis (es)
https://www.rockaxis.com/rock/noticia/44521/jeff-parker-y-su-cuarteto-eta-ivtet-anuncian-album-en-vivo-the-way-out-of-easy-/

Por Distrito Jazz (es)
http://www.distritojazz.com/discos-jazz/jeff-parker-eta-ivtet-the-way-out-of-easy