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William Parker


 
Bang, Billy / William Parker: Medicine Buddha
Bang, Billy / William Parker:
Medicine Buddha

(NoBusiness -- Lithuania )


Price: $15.95    




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A 2009 concert at The Rubin Museum Of Art, New York, on the 8th May, 2009 from the duo of double bassist William Parker, also performing on shakuhashi, dousn gouni; and the late violinist Billy Bang, also performing on thumb piano; organic and deeply felt dialog.

Braxton, Anthony / Milford Graves / William Parker: Beyond Quantum
Braxton, Anthony / Milford Graves / William Parker:
Beyond Quantum

(Tzadik -- USA )


Price: $13.95    




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Three of the most important virtuoso instrumentalists in improvisation in an historic and intense musical meeting, recorded and mixed by Bill Laswell.

Brown Ensemble, Rob: Crown Trunk Root Funk
Brown Ensemble, Rob:
Crown Trunk Root Funk

(Aum Fidelity -- USA )


Price: $13.95    




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Frequent William Parker sideman alto saxophonist Rob Brown on his 1st Aum Fidelity solo record, studio recordings of the ensemble he put together for the 2006 Vision Festival.

Drake, Hamid / Bindu: Blissful
Drake, Hamid / Bindu:
Blissful

(RogueArt -- France )


Price: $16.95    




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Drake & Bindu brings the rhythmic world of Drake, William Parker and Josh Abrams together with Joe Morris and Dee Alexander on works based on Ramprasad poems.

Element Choir, The & William Parker: At Christ Church Deer Park
Element Choir, The & William Parker:
At Christ Church Deer Park

(Barnyard -- Canada )


Price: $13.95    




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Jean Martin and Christine Duncan lead this Toronto collective with more than 60 choir members in a stunning improvisational setting, here performing at Christ Church Deer Park with NY bassist William Parker.

Gjerstad, Frode / Parker, William / Drake, Hamid: On Reade Street
Gjerstad, Frode / Parker, William / Drake, Hamid:
On Reade Street

(FMR -- Great Britain )


Price: $14.95    




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Insanely great improvisation in the 3rd recorded outing for this amazing trio, bringing Free Europe and New York Downtown players together for 3 extended compositions.

Leandre, Joelle / William Parker: Live At Dunois
Leandre, Joelle / William Parker:
Live At Dunois

(Leo Records -- UK )


Price: $16.95    




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11 years after their last duo release on Leo, influential bass players William Parker and Joelle Leandre come together for these performances at Sons d'Hiver festival.

Malaby, Tony Tamarindo: Somos Agua
Malaby, Tony Tamarindo:
Somos Agua

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


Price: $13.95    




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The NYC trio of saxophonist Tony Malaby, bassist William Parker and drummer Nasheet Waits present their 3rd Tamarindo record of "high-impact free-form progressive jazz extravaganza", flowing music demonstrating the strength of all 3 players.

Malaby, Tony: Tamarindo Live
Malaby, Tony:
Tamarindo Live

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


Price: $13.95    




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Saxophonist Tony Malaby's incredible Tamarindo trio with William Parker on bass and Nasheet Waits on drums is transformed to a quartet with trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith, performing live in NYC, 2010.

Marcus, Michael Trio (w/ William Parker / Denis Charles): Ithem
Marcus, Michael Trio (w/ William Parker / Denis Charles):
Ithem

(Ayler Records -- France )


Price: $16.95    




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Shipp, Matthew Quartet Declared Enemy: Our Lady Of The Flowers
Shipp, Matthew Quartet Declared Enemy:
Our Lady Of The Flowers

(RogueArt -- France )


Price: $16.95    




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Named after Jean Genet's infamous novel, New York pianist Matthew Shipp's quartet Declared Enemy with Sabir Mateen on tenor sax & clarinet, William Parker on double bass, and Gerald Cleaver on drums, return for a second outstanding album of dynamic and masterful jazz.

Morris, Joe / William Parker / Gerald Cleaver: Altitude
Morris, Joe / William Parker / Gerald Cleaver:
Altitude

(Aum Fidelity -- USA )


Price: $14.45    




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For the first time, instrumentalists and improvisers Joe Morris (guitar), William Parker (bass), and Gerald Cleaver (drums) play together as a trio and create four excellent works of free jazz.

Parker, William / Drake, Hamid: Volume 2: Summer Snow
Parker, William / Drake, Hamid:
Volume 2: Summer Snow

(Aum Fidelity -- USA )


Price: $14.45    




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Parker, William Double Quartet: Alphaville Suite: Music Inspired by the Jean Luc Godard film
Parker, William Double Quartet:
Alphaville Suite: Music Inspired by the Jean Luc Godard film

(RogueArt -- France )


Price: $16.95    




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Parker, William: At Somewhere There
Parker, William:
At Somewhere There

(Barnyard -- Canada )


Price: $13.95    




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William Parker performed these three solo pieces at Tortono's Somewhere There, performing on acoustic bass, dousn'gouni and double flute, distinctive and inspired solo work.

Parker, William: Long Hidden: The Olmec Series
Parker, William:
Long Hidden: The Olmec Series

(Aum Fidelity -- USA )


Price: $13.95    




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Perelman, Ivo / Matthew Shipp / William Parker / Gerald Cleaver: Serendipity
Perelman, Ivo / Matthew Shipp / William Parker / Gerald Cleaver:
Serendipity

(Leo Records -- UK )


Price: $15.45    




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An extended and passionate work from NYC saxophonist Ivo Perelman, recorded at a studio session intended as a trio with drummer Cleaver and pianist Shipp, but from a scheduling mixup, serendipitously evolved into a quartet with the addition of William Parker on bass.

Swell's, Steve Fire Into Music : Swimming In A Galaxy Of Goodwill And Sorrow
Swell's, Steve Fire Into Music :
Swimming In A Galaxy Of Goodwill And Sorrow

(RogueArt -- France )


Price: $16.95    




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Udu Calls Trio feat. William Parker: The Vancouver Tapes
Udu Calls Trio feat. William Parker:
The Vancouver Tapes

(Long Song Records -- Italy )


Price: $14.95    




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A live recording from 1999 in Vancouver, two extended improvisations from drummer Tiziano Tononi's UDU Calls Trio featuring William Parker on double bass; Tiziano Tononi on drums, congas, gong, bells & whistles; Daniele Cavallanti on saxophone, Ney flute and bells.

Ware, David S.: Shakti
Ware, David S.:
Shakti

(Aum Fidelity -- USA )


Price: $13.95    




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Tenor saxophonist Ware's first studio release in 6 years is in a great quartet with Joe Morris, William Parker and Warren Smith playing a set of original compostions.

Yamamoto, Eri: Duologue
Yamamoto, Eri:
Duologue

(Aum Fidelity -- USA )


Price: $14.95    




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Japanese born NY based pianist Eri Yamamoto, part of William Parker's Raining on the Moon ensemble, in an album of duos with Parker, Federico Ughi, Hamid Drake, and Daniel Carter.

Spontaneous Music Ensemble: Summer 1967
Spontaneous Music Ensemble:
Summer 1967

(Emanem -- Great Britain )


Price: $16.95    




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1967 recordings from the duo of John Stevens (percussion) and Evan Parker (soprano & tenor sax), plus Peter Kowald making the group a trio on two tracks; seminal work from three incredibly influential players.

Parker, William: For Those Who Are, Still [3 CD BOX]
Parker, William:
For Those Who Are, Still [3 CD BOX]

(Aum Fidelity -- USA )


Price: $29.95    




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A 3 CD box set of new and previously unissued long-form works from world-renowned composer-bassist William Parker, 10 compositions with musicians including Hamid Drake, Cooper-Moore, Charles Gayle, Rob Brown, Mike Reed, Klaas Hekman, NFM Symphony Orchestra + Choir, &c.

Innanen, Mikko / William Parker / Andrew Cyrille: Song For A New Decade [2 CDs]
Innanen, Mikko / William Parker / Andrew Cyrille:
Song For A New Decade [2 CDs]

(Tum -- Finland )


Price: $22.95    




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A 2-CD release from the impressive trio of Finnish saxophonist Mikko Innanen and legendary US improvisers bassist William Parker, and drummer Andrew Cyrille, presenting one studio disc of Innanen compositions recorded in 2010, and a live CD from IBEAM Brooklyn in 2012.

Cosottini / Melani / Miano / Pisani: Cardinal
Cosottini / Melani / Miano / Pisani:
Cardinal

(Impressus Records -- USA )


Price: $13.95    




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The quartet of Cosottini, Melano, Pisani, Miano (EAQuartet Electroacoustic) in compositions referring to the 4 cardinal map points using graphic scores, games, open readings, &c.

Dixon Orchestra, Bill: 17 Musicians In Search of a Sound: Darfur
Dixon Orchestra, Bill:
17 Musicians In Search of a Sound: Darfur

(Aum Fidelity -- USA )


Price: $14.95    




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Legendary trumpeter, composer and educator Bill Dixon in a 17 piece orchestra playing original compositions live at the 12th Vision Festival in New York City.

Parker, William - The Inside Songs of Curtis Mayfield: I Plan To Stay A Believer [2 CDs]
Parker, William - The Inside Songs of Curtis Mayfield:
I Plan To Stay A Believer [2 CDs]

(Aum Fidelity -- USA )


Price: $18.95    




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Parker's definitive document of his Curtis Mayfield songbook project with Hamid Drake, Dave Burrell, Sabir Mateen, Darryl Foster & Amiri Baraka, promoting Mayfield's positive messages of hope and fortitude.

Parker, William Quartet: Petit Oiseau
Parker, William Quartet:
Petit Oiseau

(Aum Fidelity -- USA )


Price: $14.95    




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One of today's best working bands in jazz, Parker's Quartet with Rob Brown, Lewis Barnes & Hamid Drake in 8 new Parker compositions: melodic, rhythmic and unexpected music.

Parker, William Quartet: Sound Unity
Parker, William Quartet:
Sound Unity

(Aum Fidelity -- USA )


Price: $13.95    




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Kowald, Peter / William Parker: The Victoriaville Tape
Kowald, Peter / William Parker:
The Victoriaville Tape

(Les Disques Victo -- Canada )


Price: $15.95    




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Other Dimensions in Music featuring Fay Victor: Kaiso Stories
Other Dimensions in Music featuring Fay Victor:
Kaiso Stories

(Silkheart -- Sweden )


Price: $16.95    




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Other Dimension with Roy Campbell, Daniel Carter, William Parker, & Charles Downs, plus vocalist Fay Victor for an album influenced by Kaiso, a music of African and Spanish colonial influences.

Parker, Evan Trio & Peter Brotzmann Trio : The Bishop's Move
Parker, Evan Trio & Peter Brotzmann Trio :
The Bishop's Move

(Les Disques Victo -- Canada )


Price: $15.95    




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Parker, William & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra: For Percy Heath
Parker, William & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra:
For Percy Heath

(Les Disques Victo -- Canada )


Price: $15.95    




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Phillips, Barre / Joelle Leandre  / William Parker / Tetsu Saitoh : After You Gone
Phillips, Barre / Joelle Leandre / William Parker / Tetsu Saitoh :
After You Gone

(Les Disques Victo -- Canada )


Price: $15.95    




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Shipp, Matthew Quartet: Points
Shipp, Matthew Quartet:
Points

(Silkheart -- Sweden )


Price: $15.95    




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Malaby, Tony : Tamarindo
Malaby, Tony :
Tamarindo

(Clean Feed -- Portugal )


Price: $13.95    




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Tony Malaby's trio with William Parker & Nasheet Waits shows his great stylistic diversity in original compositions, making this his finest release to date.

Parker, William / Raining on the Moon: Great Spirit
Parker, William / Raining on the Moon:
Great Spirit

(Aum Fidelity -- USA / Canada )


Price: $14.95    




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Recorded alongside "Corn Meal Dance", these 2007 recordings complete the picture of bassist William Parker's intensely creative session that day, adding 6 songs plus 1 live track from 2012, with Rob Brown (sax); Eri Yamamoto (piano); Lewis Barnes (trumpet); and Leena Conquest (voice).

Swell's, Steve Kende Dreams (Swell/ Brown / Crothers / Parker / Taylor): Hommage A Bartok
Swell's, Steve Kende Dreams (Swell/ Brown / Crothers / Parker / Taylor):
Hommage A Bartok

(Silkheart -- France )


Price: $16.95    




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Trombonist Steve Swell presents an homage to composer Bela Bartok, applying jazz techniques to the composer's music to find something new and unexpected, in an amazing quintet with Connie Crothers (piano), William Parker (bass), Chad Taylor (drums) & Rob Brown (sax).

Various Artists: The All Angels Concerts [2 CDs]
Various Artists:
The All Angels Concerts [2 CDs]

(Emanem -- Great Britain )


Price: $19.50    




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Mark Wastell and Rhodri Davies select highlights from the All Angels Concerts in London featuring artists such as Jonh Russell, John Butcher, Steve Beresford, and more.

Kuhn, Peter (w/ Toshinori Kondo / Arthur Williams / William Parker / Denis Charles): No Coming, No G
Kuhn, Peter (w/ Toshinori Kondo / Arthur Williams / William Parker / Denis Charles):
No Coming, No Going. The Music of Peter Kuhn, 1978-1979 [2 CDs]

(NoBusiness -- Lithuania )


Price: $19.95    




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Two recordings from multi-reedist Peter Kuhn from 1978-79; a reissue of an LP of a '78 radio broadcast with Toshinori Kondo (trumpet), Arthur Williams (trumpet), William Parker (bass), and Denis Charles (drums); and a live concert with Denis Charles in Massachusetts in '79.

Williams, Arthur (w/ Peter Kuhn / Toshinori Kondo / William Parker / Denis Charles): Forgiveness Sui
Williams, Arthur (w/ Peter Kuhn / Toshinori Kondo / William Parker / Denis Charles):
Forgiveness Suite [VINYL]

(NoBusiness -- Lithuania )


Price: $22.95    




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Never before released radio recordings at WKCR in 1979 of NY trumpeter Arthur Williams, a member of the loft scene, in a quintet with Toshinori Kondo on trumpet, Peter Kuhn on sax, Denis Charles on drums and William Parker on bass, a great example of probing free jazz from that period.

Brotzmann, Peter / William Parker / Hamid Drake: Song Sentimentale [VINYL]
Brotzmann, Peter / William Parker / Hamid Drake:
Song Sentimentale [VINYL]

(Otoroku -- Great Britain )


Price: $25.95    




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One of a dual CD/LP release documenting three nights at London's Cafe Oto by the trio of Peter Brotzmann on reeds, William Parker on double bass, guembri, shakuhachi, and shenai, and Hamid Drake on drums, an incredible display of improvised music from three masters of the form.

Eloping with the Sun (William Parker / Morris / Drake): Counteract This Turmoil Like Trees and Birds
Eloping with the Sun (William Parker / Morris / Drake):
Counteract This Turmoil Like Trees and Birds

(RogueArt -- France )


Price: $16.95    




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An almost ceremonial release in percussive approaches to improvisation from the trio of William Parker on double bass, shakuhachi, thumb piano & more, Hamid Drake on drums, cymbals and gongs, and Joe Morris on guitar, banjo, bass, pocket trumpet, fiddle & whistles.

Drake, Hamid / Sylvain Kassap: Heads Or Tails [2 CDs]
Drake, Hamid / Sylvain Kassap:
Heads Or Tails [2 CDs]

(RogueArt -- France )


Price: $23.95    




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A masterful fountain of melodic ideas, intriguing rhythms, and exceptional technical skill from the duo of Hamid Drake on drums and frame drum, and Sylvain Kassap on clarinets and chalumeau, recording live at the France Musique at Studio Theatre dÕAlfortville and in the studio.

Judson Trio (Joelle Leandre / Mat Maneri / Gerald Cleaver): An Air of Unreality [VINYL]
Judson Trio (Joelle Leandre / Mat Maneri / Gerald Cleaver):
An Air of Unreality [VINYL]

(RogueArt -- France )


Price: $19.95    




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A live performance at Judson Church in Manhattan as part of the 20th Vision Festival from the NY/France free improvising trio of Joelle Leandre on double bass, Mat Maneri on viola, and Gerald Cleaver on drums and percussion, two tracks of steadily building, incredibly compatible dialog.

Parker, William / Raining On The Moon: Corn Meal Dance
Parker, William / Raining On The Moon:
Corn Meal Dance

(Aum Fidelity -- Anaphoria Island )


Price: $13.95    




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Prolific bassist William Parker's incredible lyrical quartet Raining on the Moon with vocalist Leena Conquest on a set of Parker originals.

Wisseltangcamatta, The: Movements
Wisseltangcamatta, The:
Movements

(Creative Sources -- Portugal )


Price: $15.95    




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Live recordings at LOFT in Cologne, Germany from the trio of George Wissel on prepared saxophone, Achim Tang on doublebass, and Simon Camatta on drums & percussion, performing seven "Movements" that use prodigious technique with reserve and direction, revealing the structure of their work as the pieces build and recede in fascinating ways.

Ware, David S. Trio: Live in New York, 2010 [2 CDs]
Ware, David S. Trio:
Live in New York, 2010 [2 CDs]

(Aum Fidelity -- USA )


Price: $19.95    




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A tremendous one-night engagement by late saxophone colossus David S. Ware and his latter day Trio with William Parker on bass and Warren Smith on drums, in an intimate club setting at Blue Note in New York City on October 4, 2010, the last time this trio came together, the previous an electrifying set at Vision Festival in June of 2015.

Shipp, Matthew : Magnetism(s) [2 CDs]
Shipp, Matthew :
Magnetism(s) [2 CDs]

(RogueArt -- France )


Price: $16.95    




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The creative NY jazz trio led by pianist Matthew Shipp with Rob Brown on alto sax and flute and William Parker on bass re-release and re-master their 1999 Bleu Regards album "Magnetism", a 20-part suite of concise and informed dialogs; and add a live CD of the trio recording three larger "Magnetism" improvisations captured at the Stone, 2016.

Parker, William : Conversations II Dialogues & Monologues [CD & BOOK]
Parker, William :
Conversations II Dialogues & Monologues [CD & BOOK]

(RogueArt -- France )


Price: $44.95    




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The 2nd volume in New York free improvising basist William Parker's "Conversations" series, more than 500 pages with 32 interview between William Parker and artists including Marshall Allen, Tim Berne, Wadada Leo Smith, Mark Dresser, Henry Grimes, &c &c, plus a CD excerpting those interviews and punctuated with duos between Parker and saxophonist Kidd Jordan.

Perelman, Ivo & Matthew Shipp (w/ William Parker): The Art Of Perelman-Shipp Volume 1 Titan
Perelman, Ivo & Matthew Shipp (w/ William Parker):
The Art Of Perelman-Shipp Volume 1 Titan

(Leo Records -- UK )


Price: $15.95    




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For more than 20 years Brazilian tenor saxophonist Ivo Perelman and New York pianist Matthew Shipp have collaborated in a diverse set of projects that have led to more than 30 albums; this first volume of 6 albums brings the two together with frequent collaborator William Parker for a 6 part work, fittingly dedicated to Saturn's largest moon, "Titan".

Perelman, Ivo & Matthew Shipp (w/ William Parker / Whit Dickey): The Art Of Perelman-Shipp Volume 5
Perelman, Ivo & Matthew Shipp (w/ William Parker / Whit Dickey):
The Art Of Perelman-Shipp Volume 5 Rhea

(Leo Records -- UK )


Price: $15.95    




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For more than 20 years Brazilian/NY saxophonist Ivo Perelman and NY pianist Matthew Shipp have collaborated in a diverse set of projects that have led to more than 30 albums; this 5th volume celebrating that partnership brings the duo together with bassist William Parker and drummer Whit Dickey, where the long-term bonds of all 4 players push each to great heights.

Gjerstad, Frode / Hamid Drake / William Parker: [4-CD BOX SET]
Gjerstad, Frode / Hamid Drake / William Parker:
[4-CD BOX SET]

(Not Two -- Poland )


Price: $49.95    




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4 essential albums from the trio of Frode Gjerstad on saxophones and reeds, William Parker on double bass, and Hamid Drake on drums; CD 1 presents "Ultima" originally released in 1997 on Cadence Jazz; CD 2 presents "Remember To Forget" from 1998 on Circulasione Totale; CD 3 "The Other Side" from 2006 on Ayler Records; and CD 4 "On Reade Street" from 2008 on FMR.

Parker, William: Voices Fall From The Sky [3 CD BOX SET]
Parker, William:
Voices Fall From The Sky [3 CD BOX SET]

(Aum Fidelity -- USA )


Price: $27.95    




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William Parker developed these works presented in three complementary albums titled "Voices Fall From The Sky", "Songs", and "Essence", bringing together new compositions with long unavailable or new versions of previous pieces, performed in various configurations from solo to large ensemble, the songs reflecting freedom, compassion, anti-oppression, anti-violence, a love of nature, spirit and creation; essential elements in Parker's optimistic oeuvre.

Zankel, Bobby & The Wonderful Sound 6: Celebrating William Parker at 65
Zankel, Bobby & The Wonderful Sound 6:
Celebrating William Parker at 65

(Not Two -- Poland )


Price: $15.95    




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Celebrating bassist and composer William Parker's 65th birthday at the Painted Bride Art Center in Philadelphia in a band led by Bobby Zankel on alto saxophone, Muhammad Ali on drums, Dave Burrell on piano, Steve Swell on trombone, Diane Monroe on violin, and William Parker himself on bass, in a 4-part suite of beautifully turbulent and masterful free jazz.

Sewelson, Dave (w/ William Parker): Music For A Free World
Sewelson, Dave (w/ William Parker):
Music For A Free World

(FMR -- UK )


Price: $14.95    




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West Coast baritone saxophonist Dave Sewelson leads the accomplished quartet of Steve Swell on trombone, William Parker on bass, and Marvin "Bugalu" Smith on drums through six collective compositions, plus a reprise of Sewelson's earlier "Music for a Free World" composition, and his new composition "Bill" for guitarist/composer and friend Bill Horvitz.

Ware, David S. Trio: The Balance (Vision Festival XV +)
Ware, David S. Trio:
The Balance (Vision Festival XV +)

(Aum Fidelity -- USA )


Price: $14.95    




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The fourth edition in Aum-Fidelity's DSW-ARC Series (David S Ware Archives), presenting an outstanding and incendiary David S. Ware concert, in trio with William Parker (bass) and Warren Smith (drums & percussion) caught live at the 2010 Vision Festeival, alongside 4 studio tracks recorded in Brooklyn in 2009 during the recording of the "Onecept" album.

Sprawl (Parker / Brotzmann / Wittwer / Wertmuller / Buess): Sprawl [VINYL]
Sprawl (Parker / Brotzmann / Wittwer / Wertmuller / Buess):
Sprawl [VINYL]

(Trost Records -- Austria )


Price: $22.95    




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Intense and beautifully harsh improvisation from drummer Michael Wertmuller (16-17, Alboth!, Full Blast) with Peter Brotzmann (reeds), Stephan Wittwer (guitar), Alex Buess (reeds & electronics), and William Parker (bass), originally released on CD in 1997.

Lyons, Jimmy: The Box Set
Lyons, Jimmy:
The Box Set

(Ayler -- France )


Price: $79.95    




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Jan Strom, whose devotion to Lyons previously resulted in a 120-page sessionography, has strategically selected material that amounts to five previously unreleased discs of solo and small-group sessions with alto saxophonist Jimmy Lyons, covering a broad range of dates and groups, each in enough detail to stand on its own, along with a fact-packed 60-page booklet.

Dickey, Whit / The Tao Quartets: Peace Planet & Box of Light [2 CDs]
Dickey, Whit / The Tao Quartets:
Peace Planet & Box of Light [2 CDs]

(Aum Fidelity -- USA )


Price: $19.95    




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Two unique and exceptional studio albums with differing quartets from drummer Whit Dickey in a single set: "Peace Planet" with Matthew Shipp (piano), Rob Brown (alto sax) & William Parker (bass) in a thoughtfully flowing set of collective improvisations; and the more propulsive session "Box of Light" with Rob Brown (alto sax), Steve Swell (trombone), & Michael Bisio (bass).

Parker, William / In Order To Survive: Live / Shapeshifter [2 CDs]
Parker, William / In Order To Survive:
Live / Shapeshifter [2 CDs]

(Aum Fidelity -- USA )


Price: $19.95    




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Presenting both sets of the second night of bassist William Parker's concerts at Brooklyn's ShapeShifter Lab with his group In Order to Survive of pianist Cooper-Moore, alto saxophonist Rob Brown and drummer Hamid Drake, an extraordinary event that featured all new Parker compositions, including an extended suite for late trombonist Grachan Moncur III.

Carter, Daniel / William Parker / Matthew Shipp: Seraphic Light (Live At Tufts University)
Carter, Daniel / William Parker / Matthew Shipp:
Seraphic Light (Live At Tufts University)

(Aum Fidelity -- USA )


Price: $13.95    




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A long-form 3-part work of collective improvisation from 3 masterful New York free jazz legends--Daniel Carter on flute, trumpet, clarinet, and saxophones, William Parker on bass, and Matthew Shipp on piano--performing live at Tufts University in 2017 in a beautifully thoughtful and lyrical concert presented after a screening of the '59 film "The Cry of Jazz".

Fernandez, Agusti Trio (w. William Parker / Susie Ibarra): One Night At The Joan Miro Foundation
Fernandez, Agusti Trio (w. William Parker / Susie Ibarra):
One Night At The Joan Miro Foundation

(Listen! Foundation (Fundacja Sluchaj!) -- Poland )


Price: $15.95    




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A formidable meeting of three powerhouses of modern creative improvisation of diverse backgrounds -- Filipina-American drummer/percussionist Susie Ibarra, legendary New York bassist William Parker, and Spanish pianist Agusti Fernandez, in a spirited, masterful and stunning live performance at the Joan Miro Foundation in Barcelona recorded in 1998.

Parker, William : Conversations III [BOOK]
Parker, William :
Conversations III [BOOK]

(RogueArt -- France )


Price: $54.95    




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The third book in New York improvising bassist William Parker's interview with other improvisers, here with 33 interviews, 29 works of art by Jeff Schlangler and 13 photographs by Jacques Bisceglia; interviews include Steve Dalachinsky, Pheeroan Aklaff, Hamiet Bluiett, Craig Harris, Gerry Hemingway, Jason Kao Hwang, Ingrid Laubrock, Joe McPhee, &c.

Shipp, Matthew String Trio (w/ Mat Maneri / William Parker): Symbolic Reality
Shipp, Matthew String Trio (w/ Mat Maneri / William Parker):
Symbolic Reality

(RogueArt -- France )


Price: $16.95    




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Six compositions by pianist Matthew Shipp for his String Trio with violist Mat Maneri and double bassist William Parker, their first Trio record since 2001's "Expansion, Power and Release" (Hat), their long history of working together in a variety of configurations creating a near-telepathic link between the players over Shipp's sophisticated frameworks.

Ware, David S. New Quartet: Theatre Garonne, 2008
Ware, David S. New Quartet:
Theatre Garonne, 2008

(Aum Fidelity -- USA )


Price: $14.95    




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Aum Fidelity's David S. Ware Archive series continues with this excellent live quartet recording from 2008 at Theatre Garonne in Toulouse, France with the late tenor saxophonist performing with Joe Morris on guitar, William Parker on bass and Warren Smith on drums, presenting expanded and re-arranged compositions from their recent "Shakti" album.

Thollem / Parker / Cline: Gowanus Sessions II [VINYL]
Thollem / Parker / Cline:
Gowanus Sessions II [VINYL]

(ESP -- USA )


Price: $25.95    




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Free collective improvisation with an electronic edge from the trio of Nels Cline, double bassist William Parker and pianist Thollem McDonas, following up on their 2012 "Gowanus Session I" recorded in the same studio space, here expanding on the 1st session's shorter works with two large and evolving improvisations that balance reflective moments with intensive playing.

Parker, William: I Plan To Stay A Believer: The Inside Songs of Curtis Mayfield [VINYL]
Parker, William:
I Plan To Stay A Believer: The Inside Songs of Curtis Mayfield [VINYL]

(Aum Fidelity -- USA )


Price: $31.95    




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Parker's definitive document of his Curtis Mayfield songbook project with Hamid Drake, Dave Burrell, Sabir Mateen, Darryl Foster & Amiri Baraka, promoting Mayfield's positive messages of hope and fortitude.

Swell, Steve Quintet Soul Travelers w/ special guest Leena Conquest: Astonishments
Swell, Steve Quintet Soul Travelers w/ special guest Leena Conquest:
Astonishments

(RogueArt -- France )


Price: $16.95    




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The follow-up to trombonist Steve Swell's Soul Travelers album with his quintet of saxophonist Jemeel Moondoc, pianist Dave Burrell, bassist William Parker, and drummer Gerald Cleaver, performing Swell's compositions, four instrumental pieces and two textual songs originally commissioned for Tom Buckner's Interpretation Series, with voice from Leena Conquest.

Jordan, Kidd / Joel Futterman / William Parker / Alvin Fielder : Live At The Guelph Jazz Festival 20
Jordan, Kidd / Joel Futterman / William Parker / Alvin Fielder :
Live At The Guelph Jazz Festival 2011

(Creative Collective -- USA )


Price: $14.95    




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The 2011 Guelph Jazz Festival presented this quartet of legendary players--William Parker on bass, Alvin Fielder on drums & percussion, Joel Futterman on piano & flute, and Kidd Jordan on tenor saxophone--for an exemplary concert of jazz that uses free approaches to create melodic, inventive and soulful music, the expansive conversations sophisticated and wonderfully exhilarating.

Okuden Quartet (Mat Walerian / Matthew Shipp / William Parker / Hamid Drake): Every Dog Has Its Day
Okuden Quartet (Mat Walerian / Matthew Shipp / William Parker / Hamid Drake):
Every Dog Has Its Day But It Doesn't Matter Because Fat Cat Is Getting Fatter [2 CDs]

(ESP-Disk -- USA )


Price: $14.45    




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Reed player Mat Walerian's 4th album as a leader, in a quartet with Matthew Shipp on piano, William Parker on double bass & shakuhachi, and Hamid Drake on drums, the name "Okuden" meaning "inner teachings, as Walerian's compositions vary from a fully free introspective opener to joyful jazz idiom, a perfect set for this versatile and enlightened set of musicians.

Gjerstad, Frode / Fred Lonberg Holm / Steve Swell / William Parker: Tales From
Gjerstad, Frode / Fred Lonberg Holm / Steve Swell / William Parker:
Tales From

(Listen! Foundation (Fundacja Sluchaj!) -- Poland )


Price: $15.95    




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After a tour through upstate New York State with Chicago cellist and electronic artist Fred Lonberg-Holm, saxophonist Frode Gjerstad headed to New York City for a planned trio recording which evolved into this informed quartet with Steve Swell on trombone and William Parker on bass, tuba, cornet & flutes, an outstanding example of Transatlanic collective improvisation.

Parker, William: Migration of Silence Into and Out of The Tone World (Volumes 1-10) [10 CD BOX SET]
Parker, William:
Migration of Silence Into and Out of The Tone World (Volumes 1-10) [10 CD BOX SET]

(Centering Records -- USA )


Price: $79.95    




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A 10-album collection in a solid box set of vocal and instrumental suites recorded expressly for this set between late 2018 and early 2020, with women's voices at its core (both on voice & other instruments), taking a vast view of music from around the globe through free improvisation and re-imagined sonic collage, performed by groupings of extraordinary performers.

Lewis, James Brandon / Red Lily Quintet (w / William Parker/ Chad Taylor / Kirk Knuffke / Chris Hoff
Lewis, James Brandon / Red Lily Quintet (w / William Parker/ Chad Taylor / Kirk Knuffke / Chris Hoffman):
Jesup Wagon

(Tao Forms -- USA )


Price: $14.95    




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Led by tenor saxophonist James Brandon Lewis and peformed by his Red Lily Quintet with Kirk Knuffke on cornet, William Parker on bass & gimbri, Christopher Hoffman on cello and Chad Taylor on drums & mbira, Lewis' work explores and reflects on the legacy of scientist George Washington Carver through 7 remarkable free jazz compositions.

Mela, Francisco feat. Matthew Shipp / William Parker: Music Frees Our Souls, Vol. 1
Mela, Francisco feat. Matthew Shipp / William Parker:
Music Frees Our Souls, Vol. 1

(577 Records -- USA )


Price: $16.00    




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A member of pianist McCoy Tyner's Trio and Joe Lavano's Quartet, New York drummer Francisco Mela's own career as a leader is heard in this energetic trio album with two of NY's finest--pianist Matthew Shipp and bassist William Parker--recording in the studio in Brooklyn in 2020 for two extended and powerful collective improvisations and a brief "Dark Light".

Shipp, Matthew / William Parker: Re-Union
Shipp, Matthew / William Parker:
Re-Union

(RogueArt -- France )


Price: $16.95    




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The kind of conversation only two profoundly accomplished jazz artists such as pianist Matthew Shipp and bassist William Parker could have, steeped in the history of the creative form and founded on a long history of collaborations between the two, here in four engaging extended dialogs recorded in the studio Sextan in La Fonderie, Malakoff, France.

Black Top Presents: Hamid Drake / Elaine Mitchener / William Parker / Orphy Robinson / Pat Thomas: S
Black Top Presents: Hamid Drake / Elaine Mitchener / William Parker / Orphy Robinson / Pat Thomas:
Some Good News [2 CDs]

(Otoroku -- UK )


Price: $19.95    




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Bringing together the rhythm section of frequent collaborators, percussionist Hamid Drake and bassist William Parker, with London's improvising duo Black Top of Orphy Robinson on marimba and electronics & Pat Thomas on piano & electronics, plus improvising vocalist Elaine Mitchener, for a passionate and often ecstatically cathartic live concert at Cafe OTO.

Lewis, James Brandon / Red Lily Quintet (w / William Parker/ Chad Taylor / Kirk Knuffke / Chris Hoff
Lewis, James Brandon / Red Lily Quintet (w / William Parker/ Chad Taylor / Kirk Knuffke / Chris Hoffman):
Jesup Wagon [VINYL w/ DOWNLOAD]

(Tao Forms -- USA )


Price: $24.95    




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Led by tenor saxophonist James Brandon Lewis and peformed by his Red Lily Quintet with Kirk Knuffke on cornet, William Parker on bass & gimbri, Christopher Hoffman on cello and Chad Taylor on drums & mbira, Lewis' work explores and reflects on the legacy of scientist George Washington Carver through 7 remarkable free jazz compositions.

Paula Shocron / William Parker / Pablo Diaz : El Templo
Paula Shocron / William Parker / Pablo Diaz :
El Templo

(Astral Spirits -- USA )


Price: $11.95    




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A perfect matching for a free jazz collective piano trio, bringing frequent collaborators Argentinian pianist Paula Shocron and drummer Pablo Diaz, part of the SLD trio heard on Listen! Foundation and Hatology, together with NY bass legend William Parker, recording in NYC for four powerful improvisations of great technical prowess and attentive explorative interaction.

Tsahar, Assif / William Parker / Hamid Drake: In Between The Tumbling A Stillness [VINYL]
Tsahar, Assif / William Parker / Hamid Drake:
In Between The Tumbling A Stillness [VINYL]

(Hopscotch Records -- USA )


Price: $22.46    




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A fierce free jazz concert recorded live at Levontin 7, in Tel Aviv by three players with a long history of collaboration and dynamic trio settings, from Israeli saxophonist formerly based in NYC Assif Tsahar, bassist William Parker and Chicago drummer Hamid Drake, in two extended, energetic and inventive improvisations and a concise closing "Stillness".

Parker, William / Patricia Nicholson: No Joke!
Parker, William / Patricia Nicholson:
No Joke!

(ESP Disk -- USA )


Price: $13.95    




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An unapologetically political album from double bassist William Parker in collaboration with poet Patricia Nicholson, confronting injustice and inequality through spoken word set over Parker's compositions, performed with James Brandon Lewis on tenor saxophone, Devin Brahja Waldman on alto saxophone, Francisco Mela on drums, vocals, Melanie Dyer on viola and Gerald Cleaver on drums.

Mela, Francisco feat. Matthew Shipp / William Parker: Music Frees Our Souls, Vol. 1 [VINYL]
Mela, Francisco feat. Matthew Shipp / William Parker:
Music Frees Our Souls, Vol. 1 [VINYL]

(577 Records -- USA )


Price: $18.99    




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A member of pianist McCoy Tyner's Trio and Joe Lavano's Quartet, New York drummer Francisco Mela's own career as a leader is heard in this energetic trio album with two of NY's finest--pianist Matthew Shipp and bassist William Parker--recording in the studio in Brooklyn in 2020 for two extended and powerful collective improvisations and a brief "Dark Light".

Parker, William (Parker / Carter / Drake): Painters Winter
Parker, William (Parker / Carter / Drake):
Painters Winter

(Aum Fidelity -- USA )


Price: $13.95    




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A 2nd season from composer, improviser & bassist William Parker, after his 2000 Thirsty Ear release Painter's Spring, this new trio album with drummer Hamid Drake, wind player Daniel Carter performing on trumpet, flute and reeds, and Parker himself on bass, trombonium & shakuhachi, paint the season with sound as they celebrate the winter through visionary jazz music.

Parker, William (Parker / Cleaver / Mendoza): Mayan Space Station
Parker, William (Parker / Cleaver / Mendoza):
Mayan Space Station

(Aum Fidelity -- USA )


Price: $13.95    




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New York free jazz master bassist and composer in his first electric guitar trio album as a leader, performed with the innovatively inventive and solid rhythms of Gerald Cleaver on drums and the blazing deep blues work Ava Mendoza on electric guitar, presented as part of Parker's Tone World chronicle of instrumental suites, here following Sun Ra's Space Way.

Cyrille, Andrew / William Parker / Enrico Rava: 2 Blues For Cecil
Cyrille, Andrew / William Parker / Enrico Rava:
2 Blues For Cecil

(Tum -- Finland )


Price: $17.95    




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Focusing on two collective improvisations for pianist Cecil Taylor, three renowned improvisers who worked with Taylor in his groups and ensembles--drummer Andrew Cyrille, double bassist William Parker and flugelhornist Enrico Rava--each bring original compositions alongside one jazz standard to this well-balanced album of consummate, creative jazz.

 

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