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Round Tripper

by Lisa Parrott

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Rosa Takes a Stand 04:47
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Dancing Laughing 04:20
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Do You Think That I Do Not Know 04:56
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They say that I never have written of love, as a writer of songs should do. They say that I never could touch the strings with a touch that is firm and true. They say I know nothing of women and men in the fields where love's roses grow. I must write, they say, with a halting pen, do you think that I do not know? By the arbour lights on the western farms, you remember the question put. While you held him warm in your quivering arms and you trembled from head to foot. The electric shock from his fingertips and the murmuring answer low. The soft, shy yielding of warm red lips, do you think that I do not know? He lives in the marriage that might have been, do you think that I do not know?
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Um a Zero 03:41
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D. Day 05:23
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I Don't Know What 05:15
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Round Trip 04:14
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Waltzing Matilda 08:33
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ROUND TRIPPER pays homage to Lisa's homeland and tells of her musical discoveries since moving to the United States over twenty years ago. Through musical interplay with long-time collaborator Australian guitarist Carl Dewhurst, they demonstrate that physical distance doesn't dull years of familiarity. Together with the formidable team of bassist Chris Lightcap and drummer Matt Wilson, they create a unique blend of American and Australian voices.

Modern jazz as well as world music listeners will appreciate the melodic approach to collective and interactive playing. This is the band’s signature approach whether they are swinging hard on Rosa Takes a Stand, playing jazz samba on Um A Zero, or grooving out on the Fela inspired, Afro beat tune, I Don’t Know What. Special guest, Nadje Noordhuis, plays trumpet on Lisa’s arrangement of the iconic Waltzing Matilda, and flugelhorn on the haunting, Do You Think That I Do Not Know. Inspired by a poem written by Henry Lawson in1910, this was co-written by Nicki and Lisa Parrott and features Lisa’s signature ballad playing on baritone sax.

In the words of Nadje Noordhuis, “Lisa Parrott has a zest for life and one of the most generous spirits that I've ever encountered. And through her saxophones, she relentlessly expresses these characteristics as well as a feeling of pure joy. As all expatriates know, it is possible to have more than one country that feels like home, and the journey back and forth between them yields many stories. Here are eight of them.

4 stars in Downbeat.
For fans of Gerry Mulligan, Lee Konitz, Ornette Coleman

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released February 24, 2015

Many thanks to Matt, Chris, Carl and Nadje for playing so beautifully and for always giving their all to the music. Yet more thanks go to Nadje for her excellent producing skills and big ears, to Nancy at Systems Two for going above and beyond in scheduling this recording to make it happen, and to Brian Wittman for his brilliant art and design skills.

Recorded at Systems Two, Brooklyn NY

LABEL/PUBLISHING: Serious Niceness Records

And a special thanks to my wife Kinjia Hinterland for her love, inspiration and support for the last 23 years. x

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Lisa Parrott Brooklyn, New York

“she has developed that most prized of qualities – an original voice on her instrument.”
Sydney Morning Herald

Australian born and NYC based Lisa Parrott, received 4 stars in Downbeat for 'Round Tripper'.
In 2016, she won the DownBeat Critics Poll ‘Rising Star’ for baritone saxophone.

Lisa has played on over 30 albums and her biggest musical influences are Bernie McGann and Ornette Coleman. ... more

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