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OPTION AUDIO 005

by William Parker

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1. William Parker - Solo 1 19:11
2. William Parker - Solo 2 08:08
3. William Parker - Solo 3 13:39
4. William Parker - Solo 4 08:11

William Parker is a bassist, improviser, composer, writer, and educator from New York City, heralded by The Village Voice as, “the most consistently brilliant free jazz bassist of all time.”

In addition to recording over 150 albums, he has published six books and taught and mentored hundreds of young musicians and artists.

Parker’s current bands include the Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra, In Order to Survive, Raining on the Moon, Stan’s Hat Flapping in the Wind, and the Cosmic Mountain Quartet with Hamid Drake, Kidd Jordan, and Cooper-Moore. Throughout his career he has performed with Cecil Taylor, Don Cherry, Milford Graves, and David S. Ware, among others.

Parker performed a solo set at Option on September 12th, 2016

OPTION AUDIO is a digital album series presented by Experimental Sound Studio in Chicago and highlights key performances from the ongoing Option program of improvised and experimental music. Every Thursday a completely unique recording from the most significant members of the contemporary music community will be made available to listeners, culled from a catalog of weekly concerts that have been taking place at ESS throughout the majority of each year since June of 2015.

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released October 4, 2018

Recorded & Mixed by Alex Inglizian at Experimental Sound Studio.
Additional engineering assistance by Ralph Loza.

Thank you to the ESS volunteers, OPTION supporters & subscribers, and Sketchbook Brewing who has sponsored the series since the beginning.

This project is partially supported by an Individual Artist Program Grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events, as well as a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency, a state agency through federal funds provided by the National Endowment for the Arts.

Cover Design by Fede Peñalva

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Experimental Sound Studio Chicago, Illinois

Experimental Sound Studio (ESS) was founded in 1986 as a networking organization and production facility for and by artists and composers interested in exploratory approaches to sound. From its inception it has been dedicated to supporting an eclectic, multidisciplinary model for the sonic arts, and to facilitating the work of artists at every stage of their careers. ... more

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