Label: Mack Avenue
Format: CD
Barcode: 0673203107328
Catalog number: MAC 1073
Releasedate: 27-09-13
Format: CD
Barcode: 0673203107328
Releasedate: 27-09-13
The Yellowjackets unveil A Rise In The Road, a 10-track study that burnishes the group’s sterling reputation for high quality tonal explorations and ensemble execution.
- "A Rise In The Road" is about the challenges that people face in their lives and whatever path they are on
- The band's professionalism has resulted in 17 Grammy® nominations — with two wins — countless sold-out tours, and worldwide critical acclaim
- "A Rise In The Road" introduces a new member, whose name is widely familiar to jazz aficionados, — bassist Felix Pastorius — to replace Haslip
- In 2011 the band released "Timeline", which reached #5 on Billboard’s jazz chart
A Rise In The Road, the Yellowjackets’ second Mack Avenue Records offering, is indeed an appropriate title for a time-honored jazz ensemble that has never been fearful of facing newer musical horizons, not to mention the myriad challenges of life itself. Throughout their storied 32-year history, the Yellowjackets have undergone numerous lineup changes, never failing to rise to the inevitable challenges of adjustment. Keyboardist Russell Ferrante and bassist Jimmy Haslip, the dual cornerstones of the group’s 21 previous recordings, were responsible for a sizable chunk of the Yellowjackets’ catalogue. Yet despite those shifts, Ferrante and Haslip, along with saxophonist Bob Mintzer (23-year member) and drummer William Kennedy (14-year member, spread out between two different time periods), soldiered on with a professionalism that has resulted in 17 Grammy® nominations—with two wins—countless sold-out tours, and worldwide critical acclaim.