{"product_id":"jonah-parzen-johnson-youre-never-really-alone","title":"Jonah Parzen-Johnson - You're Never Really Alone","description":"\u003cp\u003eFormat: LP\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCatalogue No.: WJLP64\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBarcode: 4062548081732\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRelease Date: 08 Mar 2024\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGenre: Jazz\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTRACKLIST:\u003cbr\u003eA1\/1. When I Feel Like Myself\u003cbr\u003eA2\/2. There Is So Much I'm Afraid Of\u003cbr\u003eA3\/3. Not Writing About This\u003cbr\u003eA4\/4. Everyone Is Somewhere\u003cbr\u003eB1\/5. The Courage Song\u003cbr\u003eB2\/6. There Is So Much I Regret\u003cbr\u003eB3\/7. What They Love\u003cbr\u003eB4\/8. Named For You\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrooklyn-based artist Jonah Parzen-Johnson returns with the new album You're Never Really Alone, out on We Jazz Records, March 8. If you look at the label on the LP containing eight intimate compositions for baritone sax \u0026amp; flute, you will find the words, “we made this together”. At first thought, this simple phrase may seem out of place on a solo record, but just like the compositions on this album, it was carefully crafted to cut to the core of what this music is all about.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Jonah’s words: “It’s pretty hard to end up at a solo saxophone concert by accident. Odds are pretty good, if you are there, it is because you light up when you experience something new, something experimental. That shared desire connects us, and suddenly, for a night, we are a community. For me, being connected to those spontaneous communities is the best part of being an experimental artist. Everything I make is in service to the cultivation of that community, our community. Without it my music doesn’t exist and because of that I can joyfully say to each person, at every concert, that we made this together.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e”You’re Never Really Alone arrives in stark contrast to Parzen-Johnson’s 2020 We Jazz Records solo debut, Imagine Giving Up. Where Imagine Giving Up was celebrated for Parzen-Johnson’s ability to assemble deeply evocative electr acoustic sound worlds, “filling the landscape in one element at a time until a picture emerges that could almost be a full band,” (Wire Magazine, March 2020) You’re Never Really Alone shows us that Jonah can look you in the eye and say “my voice alone is enough”.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAcross eight tracks, Parzen-Johnson, a Chicago native, explores the technical limits of his baritone saxophone and flute without ever making the listener feel like he has something to prove. You will find circular breathing, multiphonics, and explosive levels of sound, but more importantly, you will enjoy every moment of musical storytelling and compositional skill. This album is made for repeat listening.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe opening track, “When I Feel Like Myself” is a meditative invocation of self realization. Parzen-Johnson summons three and four note harmonies from his saxophone with deep control, as he gently explores how tension can become its own release. An unadorned melodic thread gently weaves each musical expression to the last, guiding us deeper into an album that simultaneously celebrates the power of one, and the yearning for exploration that unites us all.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"We Jazz Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43080820752540,"sku":"WJLP64","price":23.02,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0130\/8714\/6043\/files\/1_dda387d5-1941-44fd-a25d-a8492e0917fe.jpg?v=1707472526","url":"https:\/\/www.horizonsmusic.co.uk\/products\/jonah-parzen-johnson-youre-never-really-alone","provider":"Horizons Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}