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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.
credits
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.
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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There are so many reasons to love the work of William Parker and those he chooses to play with, and here it's not only his virtuosity on display, but his gracious heart and the bounty of talent accompanying him to fulfill this work of melody, soul, and poetry executed with precision and grace. Another masterstroke from the master. Why would it be any other way? ps0m
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Verisimilitude was at the top of my "Top Ten Records of 2017".
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Can't wait for the vinyl version to arrive. Hebeloma Crustuliniforme
Trumpeter Russ Johnson & some of Chicago's top improvisers slink from contemplative to funky, difficult to swingin'. Bandcamp New & Notable May 6, 2014
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On "Painters Winter", William Parker and company explore some fascinating musical spaces, a set of songs that stretch out and expand in a way that ably demonstrates both the players' impressive skills and Parker's exceptional gifts as a composer. rikm