Night Hawk

from PARKER PLAYS X by Richard X Bennett & Matt Parker

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This 4 sided CD package comes with a wonderful 19-page booklet that features short stories and liner notes by Richard X Bennett. Album designed by Lauren Webster

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lyrics

Alone

sheltering at home caused us to
reinterpret our relationship with
the night

nature thrived with the
absence of vehicular traffic and could
be heard at all hours

many people struggled with insomnia
triggered by worry, lack of exercise and
addiction to the small screen

some devoted hours to
philosophical contemplation.

you couldn’t be alone in a late-night
diner but you could dine alone at home
at 3:05 a.m. and many did.

Musical Notes

After a short drum intro, the song is played twice by a plaintive soprano sax with slight variations on the second iteration. Nothing says lonely quite like the vibraphone. rXb overdubbed his part on a 1960’s era vintage Deagan Traveller rescued from an abandoned Jersey City storage facility. The Traveller can be folded in half and thrown into the back seat of any sedan.
The incessant thrum of the bass connotes insomnia. On all songs, Matt Parker’s instruction to the taciturn drummer Julian Edmond is “play something interesting and new”. That he does. Other than that, they rarely talk.

credits

from PARKER PLAYS X, released May 5, 2023
Richard X Bennett - piano, vibes & composition
Matt Parker - soprano sax
Adam Armstrong - bass
Julian Edmond - drums

art by Elana Frankel

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about

Richard X Bennett Brooklyn, New York

In NYC composer/pianist Richard X Bennett has performed at Lincoln Center Out of Doors, The Guggenheim Museum, The Rubin Museum, Brooklyn Museum & Central Park Summerstage. Internationally, his bands have played in over twenty countries. He has twelve albums on Indian, American & British labels.
"Hypnotic" - New Sounds
"unabashedly joyous, groove-centric, spiritually danceable" NYC Jazz Review ... more

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