Imagine Giving Up by Jonah Parzen-Johnson, released on We Jazz in 2020.

Brooklyn based baritone saxophonist Jonah Parzen-Johnson presents his new work “Imagine Giving Up” on Helsinki’s We Jazz Records...

A compact set of 6 originals, “Imagine Giving Up” is Jonah Parzen-Johnson’s most ambitious album yet. While taking a step away from the previous world of “ambient jazz”, his new music stems from the use of drone-like sounds for baritone saxophone, a style which is uniquely his own. Electronics are blended in for good measure, creating a coherent vision of abstract jazz with depth.

...The manifesto for the album reads as follows:

“Only a few people can really start over. Everyone else is left to struggle down the path they were assigned. The option to give up, to choose your own path, is power, and, hopefully, a call to action: take a risk to help someone.”

https://jonahpj.bandcamp.com/album/imagine-giving-up-2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOP1JwHe31Q&list=OLAK5uy_lLdkqYAqpYnOy-dnxqAq8ivtVzMSFvsxM&index=1

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Imagine Giving Up
by Jonah Parzen-Johnson, released in 2020 on we Jazz Records.

...A compact set of 6 originals, “Imagine Giving Up” is Jonah Parzen-Johnson’s most ambitious album yet. While taking a step away from the previous world of “ambient jazz”, his new music stems from the use of drone-like sounds for baritone saxophone, a style which is uniquely his own. Electronics are blended in for good measure, creating a coherent vision of abstract jazz with depth.

As with all of Parzen-Johnson’s releases, the music comes with a deeper narrative which he will continually explore in live performance. The manifesto for the album reads as follows:

“Only a few people can really start over. Everyone else is left to struggle down the path they were assigned. The option to give up, to choose your own path, is power, and, hopefully, a call to action: take a risk to help someone.”

https://jonahpj.bandcamp.com/album/imagine-giving-up-2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOP1JwHe31Q&list=OLAK5uy_lLdkqYAqpYnOy-dnxqAq8ivtVzMSFvsxM&index=1

#jonahparzenjohnson #baritonesax #ambientjazz

My Personal Music Library Favorites #222 – What's Her Name – Gary Smulyan – Our Contrafacts #music #jazz #barisax #baritonesax

https://youtu.be/7yVIDsQ41fw?si=nL2XGCtrGCP1RH7v

https://music.apple.com/us/album/whats-her-name/1512947987?i=1512947997

Episode one hundred and eighty-eight is up now! Today's song is The Woods by San Fermin.

I discuss the eerie atmosphere created by the music, the creeping, sinister lyrics, and how I will have time for a baritone saxophone solo.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hbIBBD68Bs

#podcast #dailypodcast #pigeon #pigeonsongspod #music #songs #halloween #thewoods #sanfermin #jackrabbit #barisax #baritonesax #hauntedforest #witch #witches