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 ~~~~~~~ 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. [...] -- 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