Isaiah Collier – Parallel Universe
Label: Night Dreamer – ND020
Format: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: UK
Released: 2023
Genre: Jazz, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Soul-Jazz, Afro-Cuban Jazz, Fusion, Afrobeat, Gospel, Modal
TRACKS:
A1 Eggun
A2 Village Song
B3 Retreat
B4 Parallel Universe
C5 The Lean
C6 Never Back Down
D7 Open The Door
D8 The Last Song
DESCRIPTION
2LP with photography insert booklet
Multi-instrumentalist and composer Isaiah Collier connects with the divine ancestors on a transcendent Direct-To-Disc session, Parallel Universe
Chicago-based innovator and educator Isaiah Collier is opening up new dimensions in the jazzwise continuum. A saxophonist by trade whose multi-instrumental talents and compositional prowess have stretched thelimits of the form, Parallel Universe represents a new chapter in Collier’s musical journey.
Having already performed with a diverse range of musicians such as Chance The Rapper, Waddada Leo Smith, Chicago jazz royalty Angel Bat Dawid and his own band The Chosen Few, Collier’s latest work as a bandleader explores the shared musical heritage of the African diaspora with a sense of grace and assurance that belies his years. Embracing the risk and vulnerability that comes with the live process, Collier and his band tapped into the frequencies of improvisation that fired up so many of the most timeless jazz recordings. “Recording direct-to-disc gave me a really fortunate opportunity to experience what our musical predecessors almost a hundred years ago were dealing with,” he explains.