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Joey Waronker & Pete Min: Parrots

By Ludovico Granvassu
August 31, 2025
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King King (Colorfield Records) was recorded at LA's Lucy's Meat Market studio by drummer

Joey Waronker

drums

" data-original-title="" title="">Joey Waronker and bassist/engineer Pete Min—the creative force behind both that sonic laboratory and the Colorfield Records label.

For these sessions, Waronker and Min played a multitude of instruments with a multitude of guests, including

Mark Guiliana

drums

" data-original-title="" title="">Mark Guiliana,

Larry Goldings

organ, Hammond B3
b.1968

" data-original-title="" title="">Larry Goldings,

Josh Johnson

saxophone, alto

" data-original-title="" title="">Josh Johnson,

Nicole McCabe

saxophone, alto

" data-original-title="" title="">Nicole McCabe, and

Jeff Parker

guitar
b.1967

" data-original-title="" title="">Jeff Parker.

Yet, some of the album's most striking moments emerge when it's just the two of them, layering sounds into an organic, multi-instrumental whole that is greater than the sum of its parts. A prime example is "Parrots," whose cinematic unfolding recalls another LA collaboration we hold in high regard: the partnership of

Pino Palladino

bass, electric
b.1957

" data-original-title="" title="">Pino Palladino and

Blake Mills

guitar and vocals
b.1986

" data-original-title="" title="">Blake Mills.

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