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Independent Jazz Label · Est. 2013 · Simsbury, CT

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★ New Release · BYNK #S101 · November 2025
Little White Lies — Alan Hampton New
Single · Vocal Jazz

Little White
Lies

Alan Hampton

A stripped-down, emotionally rich version of the 1930 jazz standard — recorded in a single sitting at Hampton's Pasadena studio. Guitar, voice, upright bass. Two live takes. No overdubs. The warmth and immediacy captured with remarkable clarity.

"I wasn't trying to reinvent it. I just sat down and played it the way it felt that day. There's something beautiful about not overthinking it." — Alan Hampton
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Vocals, Guitar, Bass — Alan Hampton · Produced by Matt Parker & Reggie Watkins · Recorded live at Andrew Carnegie Music Hall, PA · March 2025

"Because you never know how many more you are going to get — so make every note count."

BYNK Records · Est. 2013

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First They Came BYNK #S100 · 2025
Reggie Watkins & Matt Parker First They Came

A 14-minute live journey in three movements — drone, poem, and McCoy Tyner's "Contemplation." Recorded at Carnegie Music Hall.

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Rivers — Reggie Watkins BYNK #005 · 2025
Reggie Watkins Rivers

★★★★ All About Jazz. First album of all original compositions. Pittsburgh roots, post-bop soul, intergenerational quartet.

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Parker Plays X BYNK #004
Richard X Bennett & Matt Parker Parker Plays X

Twelve Bennett originals traversing bebop, jump blues, and avant-garde. A dynamic first co-led recording.

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Avid Admirer — Reggie Watkins BYNK #003 · DownBeat Editor's Pick
Reggie Watkins Avid Admirer

DownBeat Editors' Pick. A tribute to Jimmy Knepper, played on Knepper's own Bach Stradivarius trombone. With Orrin Evans.

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Present Time — Matt Parker BYNK #002 · DownBeat ★★★★½
Matt Parker Present Time

DownBeat ★★★★½. JAZZIZ, All About Jazz. Sparse, unguarded trio — bass, drums, tenor sax. Emily Braden on vocals.

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Worlds Put Together — Matt Parker BYNK #001 · DownBeat Best of 2014
Matt Parker Worlds Put Together

The debut. DownBeat Best Album of 2014. "An accomplished and brilliant release." — Something Else Reviews Album of the Year.

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