In August of 2021, Eric Harland, Matt Brewer and I got together for an impromptu recording session. We didn’t rehearse, or talk much about the music, or listen back after takes; after such a long period of pandemic isolation and remote music-making, it felt restorative to just play in real time without any agenda. The three of us have been friends for over twenty years now and have a deep history both on and off the bandstand, and I think that you can hear that sense of fellowship in the music. There’s something playful and imperfect and joyous and raw in these recordings, and we hope they bring some measure of happiness to you as you listen.
1. Greetings 06:31
2. All The Things You Are 07:18
3. Aspiring to Normalcy 09:13
4. Centering 03:51
5. Maiden 09:13
6. Eleftheria 07:02
7. Of Our Time 05:42
Aaron Parks, piano
Matt Brewer, bass
Eric Harland, drums
Recorded by Josh Guinta at GSI Studios
Mixed by Chris Allen
Mastered by Nate Wood
"Greetings" and "Eleftheria" are by Aaron Parks
"All The Things You Are" is by Jerome Kern & Oscar Hammerstein II
"Aspiring to Normalcy" and "Of Our Time" are by Matt Brewer
"Centering" is by Frank Kimbrough
"Maiden" is by Eric Harland
