William Parker : Quartet / Quintet / Sextet / Septet / Ensemble - Wood Flute Songs. Anthology / Live 2006-2012

Tracklist

Oakland, California, Yoshi's (1st Set) May 24, 2006
1-1	–William Parker Quartet	Tears For The Children Of Rwanda	25:12
1-2	–William Parker Quartet	Petit Oiseau	15:01
1-3	–William Parker Quartet	Groove #7	14:19
1-4	–William Parker Quartet	Hopi Spirits	14:44
Oakland, California, Yoshi's (2nd Set) May 24, 2006
2-1	–William Parker Quartet	Wood Flute Song	21:14
2-2	–William Parker Quartet	Alphaville / Daughter's Joy / The Golden Bell	42:37
2-3	–William Parker Quartet	Malachi's Mode	11:47
Houston, Texas, DiverseWorks (1st Set) April 7, 2007
3-1	–William Parker Quartet	Groove #7	11:14
3-2	–William Parker Quartet	Hawaii	9:32
3-3	–William Parker Quartet	Broken Roofs / Green Paper	12:57
3-4	–William Parker Quartet	Hamid's Groove / Daughter's Joy	21:17
3-5	–William Parker Quartet	Malachi's Mode	7:00
3-6	–William Parker Quartet	Corn Meal Dance	2:51
Oakland, California, Yoshi's (1st Set) May 24, 2006
3-7	–William Parker Quartet	Corn Meal Dance	8:49
Houston, Texas, DiverseWorks (2nd Set) April 7, 2007
4-1	–William Parker Quartet	O'Neil's Porch	9:52
4-2	–William Parker Quartet	Red Desert	9:15
4-3	–William Parker Quartet	Ojibway Song	14:31
4-4	–William Parker Quartet	Sunrise In The Tone World	6:25
4-5	–William Parker Quartet	The Square Sun	7:12
4-6	–William Parker Quartet	Etchings	9:39
4-7	–William Parker Quartet	Ascent Of The Big Spirit	8:38
Oakland, California, Yoshi's (2nd Set) May 24, 2006
4-8	–William Parker Quartet	Moon	8:58
Light Cottage Draped In A Curtain Of Blues
5-1	–William Parker Septet	O'Neil's Porch	13:42
5-2	–William Parker Septet	Daughter's Joy	11:35
5-3	–William Parker Septet	Gilmore's Hat	7:14
5-4	–William Parker Septet	Deep Flower / Ascent Of The Big Spirit	17:11
5-5	–William Parker Septet	Wood Flute Song	6:10
Creation
5-6	–William Parker Creation Ensemble	Chicago	9:05
6-1	–William Parker Creation Ensemble	Psalm For Billy Bang	6:08
6-2	–William Parker Creation Ensemble	All I Want	2:40
6-3	–William Parker Creation Ensemble	Earth In Pain	19:03
6-4	–William Parker Creation Ensemble	Deep Flower	22:46
6-5	–William Parker Creation Ensemble	Wood Flute Song	18:55
Friday Afternoon
7-1	–Raining On The Moon	3+3 = Jackie McLean	13:33
7-2	–Raining On The Moon	My Name Is Peace	13:40
7-3	–Raining On The Moon	Late Man Of This Planet	9:01
7-4	–Raining On The Moon	For Abbey Lincoln	16:05
7-5	–Raining On The Moon	Boom Boom Bang Bang	14:38
7-6	–Raining On The Moon	Sweet Breeze	5:05
Kalaparusha On The Edge Of The Horizon
8-1	–In Order To Survive	Aquixo Waiting At Dark Corridor	9:01
8-2	–In Order To Survive	Falling Promise	9:30
8-3	–In Order To Survive	Slipping Into The Light	6:40
8-4	–In Order To Survive	Shadows Arms Waving	15:06
8-5	–In Order To Survive	Theme For Rondo Hattan	16:50
Box Set Bonus Tracks
8-6	–Raining On The Moon	Prayer-Improv	5:53
8-7	–Raining On The Moon	Great Spirit	6:44

Companies, etc.

• Copyright (c) – Centering Music
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – AUM Fidelity
• Copyright (c) – AUM Fidelity
• Recorded At – Yoshi's
• Recorded At – DiverseWorks
• Recorded At – Angel Orensanz Foundation
• Recorded At – La Sala Rossa
• Recorded At – Roulette, New York, NY
• Recorded At – Vision Festival
• Mixed At – Sound Changes Studio
• Mastered At – Sound Changes Studio

Credits

• Alto Saxophone – James Spaulding (tracks: 5-1 to 5-5), Manu Gesseney (tracks: 5-6 to 6-5), Rob Brown
• Artwork – Jeff Schlanger, Lois Eby
• Baritone Saxophone – Aina Rakotobe (tracks: 5-6 to 6-5)
• Bass – Massimo Pinca (tracks: 5-6 to 6-5), William Parker (tracks: 1-1 to 5-5, 6-4 to 7-6)
• Bass Clarinet – Philippe Ehinger (tracks: 5-6 to 6-5)
• Composed By – Hamid Drake (tracks: 4-6), William Parker
• Cornet – Bobby Bradford (tracks: 5-1 to 5-5)
• Directed By – William Parker (tracks: 5-6 to 6-5)
• Drums – Hamid Drake
• Engineer [Assistant] – Ben Manley (tracks: 8-1 to 8-5), Justin Frye (tracks: 8-1 to 8-5), Stephen Cooper (tracks: 8-1 to 8-5)
• Engineer [Head] – Stephen Schmidt (tracks: 5-1 to 5-5), Woramon Jamjod (tracks: 8-1 to 8-5)
• Liner Notes – Steven Joerg, William Parker
• Lyrics By – William Parker (tracks: 7-1 to 7-6, 8-6, 8-7)
• Mixed By, Mastered By – Michael Marciano (tracks: 8-6, 8-7), Petr Cancura
• Photography By – Peter Gannushkin
• Piano – Cooper-Moore (tracks: 8-1 to 8-5), Eri Yamamoto (tracks: 7-1 to 7-6, 8-6, 8-7)
• Producer – Steven Joerg, William Parker
• Recorded By – Andrew Noto (tracks: 1-1 to 2-3, 3-7, 4-8), Jeff Wilson (tracks: 1-1 to 2-3, 3-7, 4-8), Joe Marciano (tracks: 8-6, 8-7), Lee Breyfogle (tracks: 7-1 to 7-6), Ryan Edwards (tracks: 3-1 to 3-6, 4-1 to 4-7), Ryan Peterson (tracks: 1-1 to 2-3, 3-7, 4-8), Shannon Smith (tracks: 3-1 to 3-6, 4-1 to 4-7)
• Reeds [Double-Reeds] – William Parker (tracks: 5-6 to 6-5)
• Soprano Saxophone – Maurice Magnoni (tracks: 5-6 to 6-5)
• Tenor Saxophone – Stéphane Métraux (tracks: 5-6 to 6-5)
• Toasting – Lewis Barnes (tracks: 5-6 to 6-5)
• Trumpet – Lewis Barnes, Ludovic Lagana (tracks: 5-6 to 6-5)
• Violin – Billy Bang (tracks: 5-1 to 5-5)
• Vocals – Leena Conquest (tracks: 7-1 to 7-6, 8-6, 8-7)
• Voice – Ernie Odoom (tracks: 5-6 to 6-5)

Notes

Tracks 1-1 to 1-4, 2-1 to 2-3, 3-7, 4-8: Multi-track recording at Yoshi's, Oakland, CA, May 24, 2006 by all good folks of KFJC 89.7FM, www.kfjc.org
Tracks 3-1 to 3-6, 4-1 to 4-7: Multi-track recording at DiverseWorks, Houston, TX, April 7, 2007. Concert presented by Nameless Sound, www.namelesssound.org
Tracks 5-1 to 5-5: Multi-track recording at Angel Orensanz Foundation, NYC, June 15, 2009. This world premiere was the finale of Vision Festival XIV. Concert presented by Arts For Art, www.artsforart.org
Tracks 5-6 to 6-5: Recorded in Geneva, Switzerland at AMR Jazz Festival, AMR/Sud des Alpes, April 6, 2011. Multi-track recording & mix by the engineers of RTS/Radio Télévision Suisse. Concert presented by AMR at AMR Jazz Festival 2011, www.amr-geneve.ch
Tracks 7-1 to 7-6: Multi-track recording at La Sala Rossa, Montreal, Quebec, June 9, 2012. This concert was part of Suoni Per il Popolo 2012, and was co-presented with AUM Fidelity.
Tracks 8-1 to 8-5: Multi-track recording at Roulette, Brooklyn, June 12, 2012. This concert was part of Vision Festival 17, and was co-presented with AUM Fidelity.
Tracks 8-6, 8-7: Box Set Bonus Tracks (!), also previously unreleased, from the sessions for the Corn Meal Dance album, January 3, 2007. Recorded at Systems Two Studio, Brooklyn.

Mixed and mastered at Sound Changes Studio.

Strictly limited edition of 1500 copies with 24 page booklet. 50 copies signed and hand numbered by William Parker.

In memory of William Walker "Billy Bang" (September 20, 1947 - April 11, 2011).

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 6 42623 30802 8

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