The Yellowjackets & Bassist Felix Pastorious Embark on New Chapter with Latest Project "A Rise in the Road" - Available June 25 on Mack Ave Records

My fave tracks from the new Yellowjackets' A Rise In The Road?  I'm feeling both An Amber Shade of Blue and Civil War. ~ Donna 

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Yellowjackets: A Rise In The RoadA 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.

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