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.
Format: BOOK + CD Condition: New Released: 2015 Country: France Packaging: Book with CD Recorded at Park West Studio, in Brooklyn, New York, by Jim Clouse.
"32 interviews by Parker William, including a CD of excerpts from the interviews and Jordan Kidd / Parker William duos. Many revelations in Conversations II by William Parker ... philosophy, history, life, love, inspirations, story-telling from some of the most creative minds. "William Parker has lived a rich musical life surrounded by a fascinating group of peers and artists who have invaluable stories, narratives, and lessons to share with us. These artists feel free to open up around Mr. Parker for they know he understands the framework that their creativity flows out of, and the twists and turns of life in the art form. Essential oral history here.'- Matthew Shipp"-RogueArt