Windows Through Time
Ancient Future, 2024
8/10
Listen to Windows Through Time
The pianist and songwriter Mariah Parker pens a heartfelt and rich listen, where plenty of guests accompany her for the Latin jazz experience.
The warm keys and Paul McCandless’ soulful sax start off “The Very Wings”, before Mark Walker’s subtle drums enter, and “Windows Through Time” follows with Claudia Villela’s gorgeous vocal scatting that suits Parker’s melodic keys and Gary Brown’s elegant bass.
“Espíritu Samba” lands in the middle, and showcases Matthew Montfort’s dreamy guitar amid Daniel Feldman and Michaelle Goerlitz’s cultured percussion, while “True North” is an intimate moment where Kash Killion’s bass complements Ian Dogole’s cymbals and Parker’s graceful piano via much beauty.
The last track, “Rendezvous”, showcases Parker’s meticulous finger acrobatics alongside elegant sax and a cautious, poetic rhythm section that emits tremendous sophistication.
A thoughtful listen that embraces different cultures, time periods and expressions, Parker and company flesh out an emotive, articulate and timeless body of work.
Travels well with: Leigh Pilzer’s Seven Pointed Star- Beatin’ The Odds; Ian Wardenski Quintet- Unfoldings