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The
William Parker
Sessionography

A work in progress,
by Rick Lopez.

Document begun April 29, 1999

UPDATES

April 13, 2023
Scant activity since 2018 while on Rivers’ book,
now slowly starting up again early 2023.
ENORMOUS reformatting going on...
...while I re-up the more manageable Eneidi, Spearman,
Ware, and Crispell documents.

Photo © Susan O'Connor.
Reproduced with permission.

A Note from Your Mad Discographer, on The Deep Digging; The Incantations; The Inspirations; All These Words...

I’ve been deeply involved in the arts since the mid-’70s, but I’ve never known how to monetize my talents. I’ve never had a hint
of financial savvy; I am—like a clueless child—almost entirely dependent at the age of 69 on next week’s pay-check; and I am
“unaffiliated” and on my own here. I also get constant feedback from people all over the world who’ve been telling me, lo these
many decades, that the work I do is invaluable... And so I’m reaching out.
There are expenses I constantly struggle to meet: website hosting, an Adobe account for the software that makes the website
and book layouts possible, subscriptions to newspaper archives, and numerous other expenses. Then there are the absurd number
of hours I feel compelled to spend gathering and organizing and formatting the information that I find.
I receive a Social Security check that meets just about half of my living expenses, and I drive a tiny school bus part-time for
a daycare center that barely covers the rest. So if you appreciate the work that I do and are willing and able to help a boy out
with any amount, either one-time or monthly, I would be most grateful. —RL

(And the scant book monies go toward the next publication, Ed Hazell’s Energy Center: A History of Studio RivBea 1972-1978.)

The companion David S. Ware Sessionography.
The A.R. Penck LP Discography.

Thank You to those who’ve helped.
A brief list posted many years ago during the documents beginnings.
Subsequent credits are listed in individual session entries.

" ‘...what was played, in what order,’ as William said once,
‘it all is like the same concert, it is constantly transforming into itself,
an ongoing endless One Gig.’ “

1970

1980

1990

The 21st Century...

2010

Session List :::

All sessions linked below are to detailed entries for recorded media.
AR = Private or Audience Recording / BR = Broadcast Recording
AVR = Private or Audience Video / BVR = Broadcast Video / SB = Soundboard Recording
All Archival Recordings are AUDIO, unless stated otherwise.

Also listed in chronological order within this sessionography and its session entries are play-dates with no known recorded media.
I would appreciate notice of any club dates, concert dates, festival dates, etcetera, that are not listed here.
Please include reference information (i.e. periodical name, issue date, page number), along with any and all relevant details.

73.03.00 / Frank Lowe: Black Beings (ESP)
73.03.00 / Frank Lowe: The Loweski (ESP-Disk)
- (V/A) Faith & Power, An ESP-Disk Sampler (The WIRE Magazine)
73.07.01 / Sunny Murray and the Byard Lancaster Quintet [AR] New York
73.08.12 / Black Kraut [BR] NYC
73.10.05 / Frank Lowe Quintet [AR] NYC
73.11.29 / Harold Smith Trio [BR] NYC
74.02.26 (1) / William Parker: Through Acceptance of the Mystery Peace (Eremite)
- William Parker Ensemble [BR]
- IMAGE: Mystery Peace LP
74.03.12 / Cecil Taylor (Orchestra of Two Continents) [AR] New York
- IMAGES: Cecil Taylor at Carnegie Hall
74.04.24 / The Music Ensemble: The Music Ensemble (Roaratorio Records)
74.05.01 / Frank Lowe Quartet: OUT LOUD (Triple Point Records)
+ 74.00.00
74.06.07 or 06.08 / Frank Lowe Quartet: OUT LOUD (Triple Point Records)
74.06.10 / Raphé Malik Quartet & Guest [Centering Archival Recording] NYC
74.07.03 / Daniel Carter, William Parker, and Roger Baird [BR] NYC
74.07.21 / Ensemble Muntu [BR] NYC
74.07.23 / Charles Brackeen Trio [BR] NYC
74.08.01 / William Parker Group [Centering Archival Recording] NYC
74.08.02 / Raphé Malik Trio [BR] NYC
74.10.06 / Raphé Malik Quartet + 1 [AR] NYC
74.10.15 / Melodic Art-Tet: Melodic Art-Tet (NoBusiness Records)
- Melodic Art-Tette [BR] New York
74.10.31 / The Music Ensemble [BR] NYC
75.02.15 / The Music Ensemble [Centering Archival Recording] New York
- The Music Ensemble: The Music Ensemble (Roaratorio Records)
  + 74.04.24
- The Music Ensemble [BR]
75.02.18 / Earl Freeman: The Universal Jazz Symphonette Presents Soundcraft 75 (Anima)
75.00.00 ERROR LISTING / Don Cherry: Brown Rice [Anecdotal misinformation implies Parker is on the title track]
75.04.12 / William Parker Orchestra [Centering Archival Recording]
- William Parker Ensemble [BR] New York
75.04.20 / MUNTU Recordings (NoBusiness)
- Jemeel Moondoc Trio [BR] New York
75.05.28 / Jemeel Moondoc Trio [BR] NYC
75.06.00 (1) / Don Cherry Quintet [AR] NYC
75.06.07 / Don Cherry Quintet [AR] NYC
75.07.06 / Kabballah [AR] NYC
75.08.11 / Kazutoki “Kappo" Umezu: Seikatsu Kojyo Iinkai (Sky)
76.02.05 / Ensemble Muntu [BR] NYC
76.02.29 / Ensemble Muntu [BR] NYC
76.05.19 / Billy Bang Poetry Ensemble [AR] NYC
76.06.13 / Henry Warner Trio [AR] NYC
76.06.14 / Billy Bang’s Survival Ensemble [AR] NYC
76.08.20 (1) / Billy Bang Trio + 2 [AR] NYC
76.08.20 (2) / The Music Ensemble + Guests [AR] NYC
76.10.07 / Ensemble Muntu [BR] NYC
76.10.16 / Billy Bang’s Survival Ensemble [AR] NYC
76.10.24 / William Parker: Centering—Unreleased Early Recordings 1976-1987 (NoBusiness Records)

William Parker: Through Acceptance of the Mystery Peace (Eremite)
+ 74.02.26 (1); 77.08.28; 79.01.21
William Parker Reads, with Billy Bang and Ramsey Ameen [BR] NYC

76.12.21 / William Parker Ensemble [AR] NYC
76.12.31 / Ensemble Muntu [AVR] NYC
77.04.03 / William Parker Quintet [Centering Archival Recording] NYC
77.04.17 / Ensemble Muntu: First Feeding (Muntu)
- MUNTU Recordings (NoBusiness)
  + 75.04.20, 79.03.30
- IMAGES: First Feeding LP
77.05.29 / Billy Bang’s Survival Ensemble: Black Man’s Blues / New York Collage (NoBusiness Records)
- 77.05.29 / Billy Bang’s Survival Ensemble: Black Man’s Blues (NoBusiness Records)
77.05.30 / Billy Bang’s Survival Ensemble [BR] NYC
77.08.28 / William Parker Trio [Centering Archival Recording] New York
- William Parker Ensemble: Centering—Unreleased Early Recordings 1976-1987 (NoBusiness Records)
  + 76.10.24; 79.05.04; 80.00.00 (1); 80.00.00 (2); 80.05.09; 84.06.25; 87.07.03
- William Parker: Through Acceptance of the Mystery Peace (Eremite)
  + 74.02.26 (1); 76.10.24; 79.01.21
78.00.00 / William Parker: Corn Meal Suite [BR & Film] NYC
78.02.26 / Raphé Malik Quartet [AR] NYC
78.03.09 / Ensemble Muntu [AR] NYC
78.03.15 / The Juice Quartet [Juma Sultan Archival Recording] NYC
78.03.19 / Ensemble Muntu [Centering Archival Recording] NYC
78.04.11 (2) • Raphé Malik Quartet [WKCR Archival Broadcast Recording] NYC
78.04.20 / Ensemble Muntu [AR] NYC
78.05.16 / Billy Bang’s Survival Ensemble: New York Collage (Anima)

Billy Bang’s Survival Ensemble: Black Man’s Blues / New York Collage (NoBusiness Records)
+ 77.05.29
Billy Bang’s Survival Ensemble [WKCR-FM Archival Recording—68:14]

78.05.09 / Ensemble Muntu [BR] NYC
IMAGE: An early Muntu line-up
78.11.27 / Todd Capp & The Improvising Orchestra: Volume I: Quintessence (Lucky Tiger)
78.12.19 (1) / Peter Kuhn: Living Right (Big City)
- No Coming, No Going—The Music of Peter Kuhn 1978-1979 (NoBusiness Records)
78.12.19 (2) / Arthur Williams: Forgiveness Suite (NoBusiness Records)
79.01.21 / The Music of William Parker [Centering Archival Recording]
- William Parker: Through Acceptance of the Mystery Peace (Eremite)
  + 74.02.26 (1); 76.10.24; 77.08.28
79.03.04 / Raphé Malik Quartet [BR] NYC
79.03.30 / Ensemble Muntu: The Evening of the Blue Men (Muntu)
- MUNTU Recordings (NoBusiness)
  + 75.04.20, 77.04.17
79.05.04 / William Parker’s Big Moon Ensemble: Centering—Unreleased Early Recordings 1976-1987 (NoBusiness Records)
- William Parker’s Big Moon Double Quartet [AR & BR] NYC
79.05.15 / Commitment Ensemble [BR] NYC
79.09.22 / William Parker Quartet & Guests [Centering Archival Recording] NYC
79.11.10 / Raphé Malik Quartet [Centering Archival Recording] Unna
79.12.08 / Peter Kuhn: Ghost of a Trance (hat Hut)
80.00.00 (1) / William Parker’s Big Moon Ensemble: Centering—Unreleased Early Recordings 1976-1987 (NoBusiness Records)
80.00.00 (2) / William Parker’s Centering Dance Music Ensemble + Voices: Centering—Unreleased Early Recordings 1976-1987 (NoBusiness Records)
80.02.02 (1) / Peter Kuhn Quintet [Centering Archival Recording] NYC
80.02.02 (2) / David S. Ware Quartet [BR] NYC
80.02.25 / Ensemble Muntu [AR] NYC
80.02.29 / Commitment Ensemble [AR] NYC
80.05.00 / Wayne Horvitz: Simple Facts (TFYM)
80.05.09 / William Parker’s Centering Dance Music Ensemble: Centering—Unreleased Early Recordings 1976-1987 (NoBusiness Records)
- David S. Ware, William Parker, & Denis Charles Trio [BR] NYC
80.05.14 / Raphé Malik Quartet [BR] NYC
80.06.28 / Billy Bang: Changing Seasons (Bellows)
80.10.13 / Commitment: The Complete Recordings—1981/1983 (NoBusiness Records)
- Commitment Ensemble: Commitment
80.10.14 / Commitment: The Complete Recordings—1981/1983 (NoBusiness Records)
- Commitment Ensemble: Commitment
80.10.13 / Commitment Ensemble: Commitment (Flying Panda)
80.10.14 / Commitment Ensemble: Commitment (Flying Panda)
80.10.24 / Jemeel Moondoc: New York Live (Cadence)
80.11.00 (3) / Amy Sheffer: Where’s Your Home? (I Am Shee)

+ 83.03.00

80.12.17 / Cecil Taylor Unit [AR] Washington DC
80.12.20 / Cecil Taylor Unit [AR] Washington DC
81.01.12 / Peter Kuhn Quartet: The Kill (Soul Note)
81.04.02 / Jemeel Moondoc: New York Live (Cadence)
81.04.14 / Ensemble Muntu: The Intrepid Live in Poland (Poljazz)
81.04.25 / Lewis McMillan Trio [Centering Archival Recording] NYC
81.05.29 / Cecil Taylor Unit [AR] NYC
81.08.07 / Cecil Taylor Unit [AR] NYC
81.10.22 / Marilyn Crispell Quintet + 2 [AR] NYC
81.10.24 / Jemeel Moondoc Sextet: Konstanze’s Delight (Soul Note)
81.11.06 / Cecil Taylor Unit [BR] Paris
81.11.07 / Cecil Taylor Unit [AR & BR] Zürich
81.11.08 / Cecil Taylor: The Eighth (hat ART)
81.11.09 / Cecil Taylor Unit [AR & BR] Mailand
81.11.14 / The Cecil Taylor Unit [AR] London
81.12.20 / Peter Kuhn Quartet: The Kill (Soul Note)
81.12.26 / Cecil Taylor Unit [AR] NYC
81.12.00 / Cecil Taylor Unit [AR] NYC
82.00.00 / William Parker Quintet [BR] NYC
82.01.05 / Cecil Taylor Unit [AR] NYC
82.01.06 / Cecil Taylor Unit [AR] NYC
82.01.07 / Cecil Taylor Unit [AR] NYC
82.01.08 / Cecil Taylor Unit [AR] NYC
82.01.09 / Cecil Taylor Unit [AR] NYC
82.02.06 / Wayne Horvitz—Butch Morris—William Parker: Some Order, Long Understood (Black Saint)
- Wayne Horvitz—Butch Morris—William Parker [SBR] New York
82.03.01 / ERROR LISTING! Cecil Taylor Expanded Unit [See 82.03.21]
82.03.05 / Cecil Taylor Unit [AR] NYC
82.03.06 / Cecil Taylor Unit [AR] NYC
82.03.08 / Cecil Taylor Unit [AR] NYC
82.03.09 / Cecil Taylor Unit [AR] NYC
82.03.21 / Cecil Taylor Expanded Unit [AR] NYC
82.04.11 / Cecil Taylor Expanded Unit [AR] NYC
82.04.12 / ERROR LISTING! Cecil Taylor Expanded Unit [See 82.04.11]
82.04.18 / Cecil Taylor Expanded Unit [AR] NYC
82.04.23 / Commitment [BR] NYC
82.05.01 / Khan Jamal [AR] NYC
82.05.28 / Cecil Taylor Expanded Unit [AR] NYC
82.06.00 / William Parker’s “A Thousand Cranes": Rehearsal [Centering Archival Recording] NYC
82.07.03 / Cecil Taylor Unit [AR] NYC
82.08.01 / Cecil Taylor Unit [AR] NYC
82.08.15 / Cecil Taylor Unit [AR] Lewiston
82.09.02 / Cecil Taylor Unit [AR & SBR] Chicago
82.09.19 / William Parker Ensemble [Centering Archival Recording] NYC
83.03.00 / Amy Sheffer: Where’s Your Home? (I Am Shee)

+ 81.11.00 (3)

83.03.12-13 / Cecil Taylor Unit & Sounds in Motion Dance Company [BVR] Rome
83.03.15 / Cecil Taylor Unit & Sounds in Motion Dance Company [BVR] Cagliari
83.03.19 / Cecil Taylor & Sounds in Motion Dance Company [AR] Camden
83.05.20 / Commitment: The Complete Recordings—1981/1983 (NoBusiness Records)
- Commitment: Live in Germany, 1983
- Commitment [AR]
83.08.27 / Cecil Taylor: Nicaragua: No Parasan / Live in Willisau '83 (Nica)
83.09.04 / Cecil Taylor Unit [SBR] Saalfelden
83.09.26 / Jimmy Lyons: Wee Sneezawee (Black Saint)
- Jimmy Lyons: The Complete Remastered Recordings on Black Saint & Soul Note (C.A.M. Jazz)
83.09.27 (1) / Jimmy Lyons: Wee Sneezawee (Black Saint)
- Jimmy Lyons: The Complete Remastered Recordings on Black Saint & Soul Note (C.A.M. Jazz)
83.09.27 (2) / Cecil Taylor Unit [AR & SBR] NYC
83.09.28 / Cecil Taylor Unit [AR & SBR] NYC
83.09.29 / Cecil Taylor Unit [AR & SBR] NYC
83.09.30 / Cecil Taylor Unit [AR & SBR] NYC
83.10.01 / Cecil Taylor Unit [AR & SBR] NYC
83.10.02 / Cecil Taylor Unit [AR & SBR] NYC
83.10.18 / Cecil Taylor Unit [AR] Nancy
83.10.26 / Cecil Taylor Unit [AR] Saragossa
83.10.27 / Cecil Taylor Unit [AR & BR] Madrid
83.10.29 / Cecil Taylor Unit [BR] Orleans
83.10.30 / Cecil Taylor Unit [BR & BVR] Berlin
83.11.03 / Cecil Taylor Unit + Dancers [SBR] Mannheim
83.11.08 / Cecil Taylor Unit [AR] Dornbirn
83.11.10 / Cecil Taylor Unit [hat HUT Recording Session] Black Forest
83.11.11 / Cecil Taylor Unit [hat HUT Recording Session] Black Forest
83.11.16 / Cecil Taylor Unit with Diane McIntyre and Sounds in Motion [AR] Basel
84.03.05 / Wayne Horvitz [BR] NYC
84.05.30 / IMAGE: Sound Unity Festival Schedule
84.06.01 / William and Patsy Parker Ensemble: A Thousand Cranes [Centering Archival Recording]
- (V/A) William and Patsy Parker Ensemble: Rising Tones Cross a Jazzfilm by Ebba Jahn (Film Pals)
  + 84.06.02 (2); 84.06.03 (2)
84.06.02 (1) / Jimmy Lyons Quintet [AR] NYC
84.06.02 (2) / (V/A) Peter Brötzmann Ensemble: Rising Tones Cross / a Jazzfilm by Ebba Jahn (Film Pals)
84.06.03 (1) / (V/A) Jemeel Moondoc Sextet: Rising Tones Cross / a Jazzfilm by Ebba Jahn (Film Pals)
84.06.03 (2) / Commitment [AR] NYC
84.06.07 / Peter Brötzmann ALARM Ensemble [AR] NYC
84.06.15 / Bill Dixon Quartet [AR] Bennington
84.06.00 / A. R. Penck: Going Through (no label)
84.06.25 / William Parker’s Centering Big Band: Centering—Unreleased Early Recordings 1976-1987 (NoBusiness Records)
84.06.28 / Ellen Christi w/ Menage: Live at Irving Plaza (Soul Note)
84.07.21 / Jackson Krall: Jackson Krall & The Secret Music Society (Stork)
84.09.13 / Raphé Malik Quartet: Last Set: Live at The 1369 Jazz Club (Boxholder Records)
84.09.19 / Billy Bang Sextet: Fire from Within (Soul Note)
84.09.29 (1) / Billy Bang Sextet: Fire from Within (Soul Note)
84.10.15 / Cecil Taylor (Orchestra of Two Continents) [AR] Cologne
84.10.18 / Cecil Taylor (Orchestra of Two Continents) [BVR] Prague
84.10.20 / Cecil Taylor (Orchestra of Two Continents) [BR] Rubigen
84.10.21 / Cecil Taylor Segments II (Orchestra of Two Continents): Winged Serpent (Sliding Quadrants) (Soul Note)
- Cecil Taylor: The Complete Remastered Recordings on Black Saint & Soul Note (C.A.M. Jazz)
84.10.22 / Cecil Taylor Segments II (Orchestra of Two Continents): Winged Serpent (Sliding Quadrants) (Soul Note)
- (V/A) Black Saint / Soul Note Critics' Pick Sampler Vol. 3 (Black Saint - Soul Note)
- Cecil Taylor: The Complete Remastered Recordings on Black Saint & Soul Note (C.A.M. Jazz)
84.10.23 / Cecil Taylor Segments II (Orchestra of Two Continents): Winged Serpent (Sliding Quadrants) (Soul Note)
- Cecil Taylor: The Complete Remastered Recordings on Black Saint & Soul Note (C.A.M. Jazz)
84.10.24 / Cecil Taylor Segments II (Orchestra of Two Continents): Winged Serpent (Sliding Quadrants) (Soul Note)
- Cecil Taylor: The Complete Remastered Recordings on Black Saint & Soul Note (C.A.M. Jazz)
84.10.26 / Cecil Taylor (Orchestra of Two Continents) [BVR] Warsaw
84.10.27 / Cecil Taylor (Orchestra of Two Continents) [AR] Belfort
84.11.01 / Cecil Taylor Orchestra of Two Continents [BR & BVR] Paris
84.11.04 / Peter Brötzmann Clarinet Project: Berlin Djungle (FMP)
84.11.05 / Cecil Taylor Unit [AVR] Milan
84.12.00 (1) / Cecil Taylor Unit [AR] NYC
84.12.00 (2) / Cecil Taylor Unit [AR] NYC
84.12.17 / Cecil Taylor Unit [AVR] Long Island
85.12.30 / Billy Bang’s The Fire Within [AR] NYC
85.00.00 / William Parker: Community Dig Soundtrack [Centering Archival Recording] NYC
85.01.07 / Billy Bang Quartet [AR] NYC
85.01.31 / John Carter Trio [BR] NYC
85.02.06 / Peter Brötzmann Trio [AR] NYC
85.02.12 / Jimmy Lyons Quartet: The Box Set (Ayler Records)
85.02.13 / Jemeel Moondoc Quartet [AR] Medford
85.02.21 / Roy Campbell Jr. Trio [AR] NYC
85.03.00 / Jack Wright & William Parker Duo [AR] NYC
85.04.24 / Peter Brötzmann Trio [AR] Berlin
85.04.26 / Peter Brötzmann’s Alarm Orchestra [AR & BR] Berlin
85.04.29 / Peter Brötzmann’s Alarm Orchestra [BR] East Berlin
85.05.01 / Peter Brötzmann’s Alarm Orchestra [AR] Wuppertal
85.05.09 / Jemeel Moondoc’s Jus Grew Orchestra [BR] NYC
85.05.16 / Bill Dixon: Thoughts (Soul Note)
- Bill Dixon Septet [AVR]
- Bill Dixon: The Complete Remastered Recordings on Black Saint & Soul Note (C.A.M. Jazz)
85.00.00 (2) / Jack Wright: Sample Tape 1979-1985 (Spring Garden Music)
85.06.29 / Cecil Taylor Unit [BR] Montreal
85.07.11 / Cecil Taylor Unit [AR] San Francisco
85.07.12 / Cecil Taylor Unit [AR] San Francisco
85.00.00 (3) / William Parker Orchestra [BR] NYC
85.10.19 / Jemeel Moondoc Quintet [AR] Cambridge
85.11.16 / Cecil Taylor Unit & Ballet [SBR] Paris
85.11.24 / Jemeel Moondoc Quintet: Nostalgia in Times Square (Soul Note)
85.12.27 / Amy Sheffer: We 'Um (I Am Shee)
86.01.18 / Billy Bang Sextet [AR] Philadelphia
86.01.30 / Steve Cohn: The Beggar and The Robot in Diamonds (ITM-Media Pacific)
86.02.01 / Jimmy Lyons Benefit [AR] NYC
86.04.10 / Cecil Taylor Unit [AR] Berlin
86.04.11 / Cecil Taylor: Olu Iwa (Soul Note)
- Cecil Taylor: The Complete Remastered Recordings on Black Saint & Soul Note (C.A.M. Jazz)
- Cecil Taylor Unit [AR] Berlin
86.04.12 / Cecil Taylor: Olu Iwa (Soul Note)
- Cecil Taylor: The Complete Remastered Recordings on Black Saint & Soul Note (C.A.M. Jazz)
- Cecil Taylor Unit [AR] Berlin
86.04.13 / Cecil Taylor Big Band [AR] Berlin
86.05.00 / Marco Eneidi: Vermont, Spring, 1986 (Botticelli)
86.05.28 / MEMORIAL SERVICE for JIMMY LYONS [AR & AVR] NYC
86.06.18 / Amy Sheffer: We 'Um (I Am Shee)
86.08.25 / Trio Hurricane: Suite of Winds (Black Saint)
86.09.20 (1) / Ellen Christi: Star of Destiny (NYCAC)
86.09.20 (2) / Billy Bang Quintet [AR] Cambridge
86.10.22 / Bill Dixon Quartet [AVR] Middlebury
86.10.25 / Bill Dixon Quartet [AVR] Middlebury
86.11.01 / Billy Bang: New York Quintet (Sinner Lady Gloria Records)
- 86.11.01 Billy Bang Quintet [AR & AVR] Leverkusen
86.11.07 / Billy Bang Quintet [AR] Zürich
86.11.23 / Billy Bang Sextet: Live at Carlos 1 (Soul Note)
86.12.05 / Bill Dixon in Concert [AR] Bennington
87.02.00 / Jerome Cooper Quintet: Outer and Interactions (About Time)
87.03.00 / William Parker Ensemble [Centering Archival Recording] NYC
87.03.04 / Cecil Taylor Unit [AR] NYC
87.03.25 / William Parker & Paul Murphy Duo [BR] Waltham
87.03.29 / William Parker Orchestra [BR] NYC
87.04.23 / Charles Gayle & William Parker Duo [AR] NYC
87.05.03 / Brötzmann/Breuker Quartet [AR] Lübeck
87.06.27 / William Parker Solo [Centering Archival Recording] NYC
87.07.03 / Charles Gayle & William Parker Duo: Centering—Unreleased Early Recordings 1976-1987 (NoBusiness Records)
- Charles Gayle & William Parker Duo [AR]
87.07.09 / Takashi Tazamaki: Live in New York, 1987 (Omba)
- IMAGE: OMBA cover
87.10.16 / Cecil Taylor Unit [AR] Oakland
87.10.17 / Cecil Taylor Unit [AR] Oakland
87.10.27 / Cecil Taylor Unit [AR] Berlin
87.10.31 / Cecil Taylor Unit [AR] Brussels
87.11.03 / The Cecil Taylor Unit: Live in Bologna (Leo)
- IMAGE: Live in Bologna LP cover
87.11.07 / The Cecil Taylor Unit: Live in Vienna (Leo)
87.11.09 / Cecil Taylor Unit [AR] Salzburg
87.11.13 / Cecil Taylor: Tzotzil Mummers Tzotzil (Leo)
87.12.00 / William Parker Ensemble [Centering Archival Recording] NYC
88.01.18 / Commitment Ensemble [BR] NYC
88.02.06 / Cecil Taylor Unit [AR] NYC
88.02.07 / Steve Cohn & William Parker Duo [AR] NYC
88.02.15 / William Parker Solo [BR] NYC
88.04.04 / David S. Ware: A Passage To Music (Silkheart)
88.04.05 / David S. Ware: A Passage To Music (Silkheart)
88.04.15 / (V/A) Peter Brötzmann Trio: Mouthful of Sweat / Chemical Imbalance Video Compilation #1 (Chemical Imbalance)
- Peter Brötzmann Trio [AR] New York
88.04.17 / Bill Dixon Ensemble, “Sound Unity Orchestra" [AR] NYC
88.04.00 / William Parker Quintet [Centering Archival Recording] NYC
88.04.25 / Roy Campbell Jr. Quintet [BR] NYC
88.04.29 / Cecil Taylor Unit [AR] NYC
88.04.30 / Cecil Taylor Unit [AR] NYC
88.06.19 / Cecil Taylor Unit [AR] NYC
88.07.01 / Cecil Taylor European Orchestra Workshop [AR] Berlin
88.07.02 / Cecil Taylor European Orchestra: Alms / Tiergarten (Spree) (FMP)
- Cecil Taylor: In Berlin '88 (FMP)
- Cecil Taylor European Orchestra [AVR] Berlin
- Cecil Taylor: Concrete (Musica Jazz Magazine)
  + 89.11.02; 89.11.03; 90.07.08
- IMAGE: Concrete LP cover
- Cecil Taylor European Orchestra [AVR]
88.08.06 / William Hooker Quartet: Lifeline (Silkheart)
88.09.02 / Khan Jamal: Speak Easy (Gazelle)
88.10.21 / The Feel Trio [AR & BR] Leverkusen
88.10.22 / The Feel Trio [AR] Nancy
88.10.23 / The Feel Trio [AR] Freiberg
88.11.05 / The Feel Trio [AR] Hollywood
88.11.17 / The Feel Trio [AR] Fort Worth
88.11.18 / The Feel Trio [AR] Fort Worth
88.11.19 / The Feel Trio [AR] Fort Worth
88.12.00 (1) / Bern Nix Trio [AR] NYC
88.12.10 (1) / Bern Nix Trio [AR] Groningen
88.12.10 (2) / Roy Campbell Trio [AR] Groningen
88.12.00 (2) / Charles Gayle & William Parker Duo [AR] Amsterdam
89.00.00 / William Parker & Tom Tedesco: Painters Autumn (Centering)
- (V/A) William Parker Solo: Halana Magazine
- William Parker: Long Hidden: The Olmec Series (AUM Fidelity)
  + 93.00.00 (1); 93.00.00 (2); 97.01.26
89.01.25 / The Feel Trio [AR] Washington DC
89.01.28 / David S. Ware Trio [AR] Philadelphia * Error listing, not a Parker session.
89.01.28 / Billy Bang Quartet [AR] Philadelphia
89.02.03 / The Feel Trio [AR] NYC
89.02.04 / The Feel Trio [AR] NYC
89.04.16 / Karen Borca - Irene Schweizer Quartet [AR] Basel
89.04.24 / Other Dimensions In Music: Other Dimensions In Music (Silkheart)
89.04.25 / Other Dimensions In Music: Other Dimensions In Music (Silkheart)
89.04.28 / Rob Brown: Breath Rhyme (Silkheart)
89.04.29 / Rob Brown: Breath Rhyme (Silkheart)
89.06.08 / Cecil Taylor: In Florescence (A&M)
89.07.12 / Charles Gayle & William Parker Duo [AR] NYC
89.07.13 / Charles Gayle & William Parker Duo [AR] NYC
89.07.20 / Charles Gayle & William Parker Duo [AR] NYC
89.09.15 / Zorn John’s Alto Madness [AR] NYC
89.10.07 / Cecil Taylor Unit [BR] Quebec
89.11.02 / (Cecil Taylor) The Feel Trio: Looking (Berlin Version) (FMP)
- Cecil Taylor: Concrete (Musica Jazz Magazine + FMP)
  + 88.07.02; 89.11.03; 90.07.08
- Cecil Taylor The Feel Trio [AR] Berlin
89.11.03 / Cecil Taylor: Looking (Berlin Version) Corona (FMP)
- Cecil Taylor [AR] Berlin
- Cecil Taylor: Concrete (Musica Jazz Magazine + FMP)
  + 88.07.02; 89.11.02; 90.07.08
89.11.04 / Cecil Taylor: Looking (Berlin Version) Corona (FMP)
- Cecil Taylor [AR] Berlin
89.12.17 / The Cecil Taylor Unit [AR] Cambridge
89.12.22 / Cecil Taylor and Corona [AR] NYC
89.12.23 / Cecil Taylor and Corona [AR] New York
90.01.08 / David S. Ware: Great Bliss Volumes 1 & 2 (Silkheart)
90.01.09 / David S. Ware: Great Bliss Volumes 1 & 2 (Silkheart)
90.01.10 / David S. Ware: Great Bliss Volumes 1 & 2 (Silkheart)
90.01.14 / Matthew Shipp: Points (Silkheart)
90.02.26 / Ellen Christi: Instant Reality (NYCAC)
90.03.05 / Zusaan Kali Fasteau [BR] NYC
90.03.09 / Zusaan Kali Fasteau: Prophecy (Flying Note)
90.03.18 / Matthew Shipp: Points (Silkheart)
90.04.14 / Tom Bruno Trio [AR] NYC
90.05.00 / Michael Marcus: Under the Wire (ENJA)
90.00.00 / Quartet Concepts [Centering Archival Recording] NYC
90.06.28 / Joelle Leandre & William Parker Duo [AR] Berlin
90.06.29 / (Cecil Taylor) The Feel Trio: Celebrated Blazons (FMP)
- (Cecil Taylor) The Feel Trio [AR] Berlin
90.07.08 / Cecil Taylor: CT: The Dance Project (FMP)
- Cecil Taylor: Concrete (Musica Jazz Magazine + FMP)
  + 88.07.02; 89.11.02; 89.11.03
- Cecil Taylor Dance Project [AR] Berlin
90.07.21 (2) / The Feel Trio [AR] Nickelsdorf
90.08.10 / Cecil Taylor Quintet [AR] Amsterdam
90.08.12 / The Feel Trio [AR] Amsterdam
90.08.27 / The Feel Trio: 2 Ts for a lovely T (Codanza)
90.08.28 / The Feel Trio: 2 Ts for a lovely T (Codanza)
90.08.29 / The Feel Trio: 2 Ts for a lovely T (Codanza)
90.08.30 / The Feel Trio: 2 Ts for a lovely T (Codanza)
90.08.31 / The Feel Trio: 2 Ts for a lovely T (Codanza)
90.09.01 / The Feel Trio: 2 Ts for a lovely T (Codanza)
90.10.08-13 / Cecil Taylor Trio [AVR] Tokyo
90.10.16 / Matthew Shipp: Circular Temple (Quinton; Infinite Zero)
90.11.00 (1) / Cecil Taylor: Burning Poles (Mystic Fire)
90.11.00 (2) / Michael Marcus: Under the Wire (ENJA)
90.11.14 / William Parker & Joe Gallant Duo [Centering Archival Recording] NYC
90.11.20 / Cecil Taylor Quartet [BVR] Barcelona
91.00.00 (1) / William Parker Solo Bass + Tape [BR] NYC
91.01.08 / Cecil Taylor Trio [AR] NYC
91.00.00 (2) / Steve Cohn Trio [AR] NYC
91.01.20 / Steve Cohn Trio: WE (Unseen Rain Records)
91.01.23 / Ivo Perelman Trio [AR] Brooklyn
91.03.10 / Marcus Dance Theatre 1989-1992 [BVR] (Character Generators/Video)
- The Sirovich Group/Marcus Dance Theater [BVR] (Character Generators/Video)
91.03.26 / Peter Brötzmann Tentet [BR] Hamburg
91.04.00 / Philip Wilson: The Philip Wilson Project (Jazzdoor)
- The Philip Wilson Project: Steel And Breath (NewEdition)
- Lester Bowie: Great Pretender/Steel + Breath (Jazzwerkstatt
91.04.24 / Glenn Spearman Quartet [Unissued Studio Recordings] Upper Marlboro
91.04.25 / Glenn Spearman Quartet [Unissued Studio Recordings] Upper Marlboro
91.04.26 / Glenn Spearman Quartet [Unissued Studio Recordings] Upper Marlboro
91.05.09 / Cecil Taylor and Rada: Live in New York [AR, AVR, & BVR] NYC
91.05.10 / Cecil Taylor and Rada: Live in New York [AR, AVR, & BVR] NYC
91.05.11 / Cecil Taylor and Rada: Live in New York [AR, AVR, & BVR] NYC
91.07.20 / Peter Brötzmann’s März Combo + Butch Morris [AR] Nickelsdorf
91.09.12 / Marco Eneidi: The Marco Eneidi Coalition (Botticelli)
91.09.13 / Marco Eneidi: The Marco Eneidi Coalition (Botticelli)
91.10.06 / Roy Campbell: New Kingdom (Delmark)
91.10.07 / Roy Campbell: New Kingdom (Delmark)
91.10.08 / Roy Campbell: New Kingdom (Delmark)
91.10.10 / William Parker: Song Cycle (Boxholder Records)
91.10.27 / The Associated Big Band: The Associated Big Band (Stork)
91.10.31 / Charles Gayle, William Parker & Rashied Ali: Touchin' On Trane (FMP)
91.11.01 / Charles Gayle, William Parker & Rashied Ali: Touchin' On Trane (FMP)
91.11.02 / Peter Brötzmann [AR] Berlin
91.12.10 / David S. Ware: Flight of I (DIW, Columbia Records)
91.12.11 / David S. Ware: Flight of I (DIW, Columbia Records)
91.12.31 / Kali Z. Fasteau: An Alternate Universe (Flying Note Records)
92.01.03 / Kali Z. Fasteau: An Alternate Universe (Flying Note Records)
92.01.04 / Kali Z. Fasteau: An Alternate Universe (Flying Note Records)
92.02.18 / Peter Brötzmann: The Marz Combo (FMP)
92.02.19 / Peter Brötzmann’s März Combo [AR] München
92.03.26 / Cecil Taylor Trio [BR] NYC
92.03.27 / Cecil Taylor Trio [AR] NYC
92.03.28 / Cecil Taylor Trio [BR] NYC
92.04.10 / William Parker Solo [Centering Archival Recording] NYC
92.04.11 / Joelle Leandre Trio [AR] NYC
92.05.00 / Roscoe Mitchell & the Note Factory [AVR] NYC
92.05.15 / Roscoe Mitchell & the Note Factory [AVR] NYC
92.05.16 / Roscoe Mitchell & the Note Factory [AVR] NYC
92.05.18 / Roscoe Mitchell & The Note Factory: This Dance is for Steve McCall (Black Saint)
- Roscoe Mitchell (& the Note Factory): The Jazz Masters, 100 anos de Swing (Folio Collection)
92.06.01 / (V/A) Matthew Shipp Trio: Why We Came Together / A Yakuza Compilation (Yakuza #8 Magazine-CD)
92.06.19 / Zusaan Kali Fasteau: Prophecy (Flying Note)
92.06.00 / Glenn Spearman & William Parker Duo [BR] Upper Marlboro
92.06.30 / Steve Cohn Trio [AR] NYC
92.08.02 / Collective 4tet: Dreamcatcher (Stork)
92.08.10 / Zusaan Kali Fasteau: Prophecy (Flying Note)
92.08.11 / Zusaan Kali Fasteau: Prophecy (Flying Note)
92.08.28 / Cecil Taylor Tentet [BR & SBR] Saalfelden
92.09.23 / Takashi Kazamaki: Floating Flames (ECD)
92.10.14 / David S. Ware: Third Ear Recitation (DIW)
92.10.15 / David S. Ware: Third Ear Recitation (DIW)
92.10.24 / David S. Ware Quartet [AR] NYC
92.11.13 / Sacred Scrape: Secret Response - Live in the U.S. 1992 (Rastacan)
92.11.20 / Sacred Scrape: Secret Response - Live in the U.S. 1992 (Rastacan)
92.11.21 / Zane Massey Trio: Brass Knuckles (Delmark)
- (V/A) (Delmark) 40th Anniversary Jazz (Delmark)
92.12.13 / Centering Dance Music Ensemble [Centering Archival Recording] NYC
93.00.00 (1) / The Olmec Group: Long Hidden: The Olmec Series (AUM Fidelity)
93.00.00 (2) / William Parker Solo: Long Hidden: The Olmec Series (AUM Fidelity)
93.01.00 / Cecil Taylor Unit and Solo [BVR] Palma de Majorca
93.01.21 / Charles Gayle Quartet: Vol. 1 (Translation) & vol. 2 (Raining Fire) (Silkheart)
- Charles Gayle Quartet: Blue Shadows (Silkheart)
  + 93.01.22
93.01.22 / Charles Gayle Quartet: Vol. 1 (Translation) & vol. 2 (Raining Fire) (Silkheart)
- Charles Gayle Quartet: Blue Shadows (Silkheart)
93.02.01 / Charles Gayle Quartet: More Live (Knitting Factory)
93.02.12 / Michael Marcus Trio: Ithem (Ayler Records)
93.02.15 / Charles Gayle Quartet: More Live (Knitting Factory)
93.02.21 / Collective 4tet: Bindu (Stork Music)
- (V/A) Stork Music—In Flight: Volume 1 (Stork Music)
93.02.22 / Charles Gayle Quartet: More Live (Knitting Factory)
93.03.26 / Matthew Shipp: Prism (Brinkman)
93.04.10 / Other Dimensions In Music [BR & BVR] NYC
93.04.11 / William Parker: In Order To Survive (Black Saint)
93.04.12 / William Parker Interview [BR] NYC
93.04.13 / Tribute to Ayler & Trane [BR] NYC
93.04.16 / Charles Gayle: Consecration (Black Saint)
93.04.17 / Charles Gayle: Consecration (Black Saint)
93.04.00 / Tribute to Ayler & Trane [AR] London
93.04.30 / David S. Ware Quartet [AR] Ulrichberg
93.05.00 / Matthew Shipp & William Parker: Zo (Rise Records; 2.13.61)
- (V/A) 213CD 1996 Part One (2.13.61)
- Yakuza #6 (Yakuza Magazine & 7"EP)
93.06.00 / Prima Materia: Peace on Earth (music of John Coltrane) (Knitting Factory)
- (V/A) Howard Mandel: Future Jazz (Knitting Factory)
  + 94.06.08
93.06.28 (1) / Michael Marcus Trio: Ithem (Ayler Records)
93.06.28 (2) / In Order to Survive [Centering Archival Recording]
- William Parker: In Order To Survive (Black Saint)
93.06.29 / David S. Ware Quartet [AR] NYC
93.07.22 / Rob Brown: Highwire (Soul Note)
93.08.02 / Bill Dixon: Vade Mecum I & II (Soul Note)
93.08.03 / Bill Dixon: Vade Mecum I & II (Soul Note)
- Bill Dixon: The Complete Remastered Recordings on Black Saint & Soul Note (C.A.M. Jazz)
93.08.04 / Bill Dixon: Vade Mecum I & II (Soul Note)
- Bill Dixon: The Complete Remastered Recordings on Black Saint & Soul Note (C.A.M. Jazz)
93.08.19 / Peter Brötzmann: Die Like A Dog (FMP)
- Peter Brötzmann: Die Like A Dog—The Complete FMP Recordings (Jazzwerkstatt)
  + 97.11.07 & 97.11.08 (1); 97.11.08 (2) & 97.11.09; 99.11.03
93.09.07 / Michael Marcus: Here At! (Soul Note)
93.09.08 / Michael Marcus: Here At! (Soul Note)
93.09.12 / Michael Marcus: Here At! (Soul Note)
93.09.29 / Marco Eneidi Quintet: Final Disconnect Notice (Botticelli)
93.11.09 / Joe Morris & Rob Brown Quartet: Illuminate (Leo Lab)
93.11.11 / Lawrence D. “Butch" Morris: Conduction #38, #39 & #40 (New World Records)
- Lawrence D. “Butch" Morris: Testament: A Conduction Collection (New World Records) + 93.11.12
93.11.12 / Lawrence D. “Butch" Morris: Conduction #38, #39 & #40 (New World Records)
- Lawrence D. “Butch" Morris: Testament: A Conduction Collection (New World Records)
93.11.14 / William Parker Trio [Centering Archival Recording] NYC
93.11.27 / Other Dimensions In Music [WKCR-FM Archival Recording] NYC
93.11.28 / Charles Gayle Trio [AR] Philadelphia
93.11.29 / Dagaz Trio: Live (no label)
+ 94.01.20
94.01.00 (1) / William Parker Solo [Centering Archival Recording] NYC
94.01.20 / Dagaz Trio: Live (no label)
+ 93.11.29
94.01.15 / Other Dimensions in Music [BR] NYC
94.02.01 / By Any Means Quintet [AR] NYC
94.02.00 to 07.00 / William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra: Flowers Grow In My Room (Centering Records)
94.02.03 / David S. Ware Quartet [AR] NYC
94.02.11 / William Parker Orchestra [Centering Archival Recording] NYC
94.03.02 / Improvisors Collective [BR] NYC
94.03.09 / Improvisors Collective [BR] NYC
IMAGE: Stork Music Festival Program.
94.04.02 (1) / Steve Cohn Trio [AV] NYC
94.04.20 / Gregg Bendian Project [AR] Cleveland
94.04.22 / Gregg Bendian Project [AR] Madison
94.04.24 / Gregg Bendian Project [AR] NYC
94.05.02 / William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra [Centering Archival Recording] NYC
94.05.04 / David S. Ware: Earthquation (DIW)
94.05.05 / David S. Ware: Earthquation (DIW)
94.05.06 / William Parker Trio [Centering Archival Recording] NYC
94.05.16 / David S. Ware Quartet [AR] Munich
94.05.17 / David S. Ware Quartet [AR] Konstanz
94.05.19 / David S. Ware Quartet [AR] NYC
94.05.23 / William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra [Centering Archival Recording] NYC
94.06.08 / Charles Gayle with Sunny Murray & William Parker: Kingdom Come (Knitting Factory)
- (V/A) Howard Mandel: Future Jazz (Knitting Factory)
  + 93.00.00 (3)
94.06.00 / In Order to Survive [Centering Archival Recording] NYC
94.06.15 / Blaise Siwula: The Low Blow (Self-produced CDr)
94.06.27 / In Order to Survive [Centering Archival Recording] NYC
94.07.03 / Paul Murphy’s Phoenix Band [AVR] Washington DC
94.07.15 / Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Quartet [AR] Nickelsdorf
94.08.19 / Arthur Doyle Quartet [AR] NYC
94.08.28 / Roscoe Mitchell & the Note Factory [AVR & SBR] Saalfelden
94.09.00 / (V/A) Now Hear This (P-Form)
94.09.10 / Carlos Ward: Live at the Bug & Other Sweets (Peull Music)
94.09.13 / Roy Campbell Pyramid: Communion (Silkheart)
94.09.14 / Roy Campbell Pyramid: Communion (Silkheart)
94.09.16 / David S. Ware Quartet [AR] NYC
94.09.19 / Derek Bailey—John Zorn—William Parker: Harras (Avant)
- Derek Bailey—John Zorn—William Parker [AR] New York
94.09.20 / Derek Bailey—John Zorn—William Parker: Harras (Avant)
- Derek Bailey—John Zorn—William Parker [AR] New York
94.09.23 / Matthew Shipp: Critical Mass (2.13.61)
94.10.06 / William Parker Trio [AR] NYC
94.10.10 / Christoph Gallio: À Gertrude Stein (Percaso Productions)
94.10.11 / Christoph Gallio: À Gertrude Stein (Percaso Productions)
94.10.22 / David S. Ware Quartet [AR] Philadelphia
94.11.10 / Bill Dixon Quartet [AR] Villeurbanne
94.11.14 / Collective 4tet: Ropedancer (Leo Lab)
94.11.15 / Collective 4tet: Ropedancer (Leo Lab)
94.11.16 / Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Quartet: Close Up (FMP)
94.11.00 / William Parker Interviews [BR] NYC
94.12.02 / David S. Ware: Cryptology (Homestead)
94.12.28 / William Parker: Testimony (Zero In)
- William Parker: Crumbling In the Shadows Is Fraulein Miller’s Stale Cake (Centering Records)
94.12.29 / William Parker & Improvisers Collective Orchestra [Centering Archival Recording] NYC
95.01.00 / Zusaan Kali Fasteau: Sensual Hearing (Flying Note)
95.01.20 / (V/A) Trio Hurricane + 1: Wiretapper 6 Special Edition (WIRE Magazine)
- Trio Hurricane + 1 [AR] NYC
95.01.21 / William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra [Centering Archival Recording] NYC
95.01.26 / William Parker’s Improvisors Collective Orchestra [SBR] NYC
95.01.29 / William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra: Sunrise in the Tone World (AUM Fidelity)
95.02.00 / Zusaan Kali Fasteau: Sensual Hearing (Flying Note)
95.02.19 / William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra: Sunrise in the Tone World (AUM Fidelity)
- (V/A) Jazziz On Disc, January 2000 Limited Edition (Jazziz Magazine)
95.02.26 / William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra: Sunrise in the Tone World (AUM Fidelity)
95.03.08 / Daniel Carter Quartet [BR] NYC
95.03.24 / Prima Materia [BVR] Burghausen
95.05.14 / Matthew Shipp: The Flow of X (2.13.61)
95.05.24 / Assif Tsahar Quartet [Centering Archival Recording] NYC
95.05.26 (1) / Assif Tsahar Quartet [Centering Archival Recording] NYC
95.05.26 (2) / Music and the Shadow People [Centering Archival Recording] NYC
95.05.27 / Music and the Shadow People [Centering Archival Recording] NYC
95.06.01 / Music and the Shadow People [Centering Archival Recording] NYC
95.06.24 / David S. Ware Quartet [AR] NYC
95.06.27 / Charles Gayle “By Any Means" Trio [AR] NYC
95.07.04 (1) / David S. Ware Quartet [AR] Lyon
95.07.04 (2) / David S. Ware Quartet [AR] Vienne
95.08.26 / David S. Ware Quintet [SBR] Saalfelden
95.09.02 / David S. Ware Quartet [AR & BR] Willisau
95.09.15 / Intermission: Song of Low Songs (Bvhaast)
95.09.19 / Rob Brown Trio [AR] NYC
95.09.27 / David S. Ware: Oblations and Blessings (Silkheart)
95.09.28 / David S. Ware: Oblations and Blessings (Silkheart)
95.09.29 / David S. Ware: DAO (Homestead)
95.10.17 / David S. Ware Quartet [BR] Nancy
95.10.25 / Charles Gayle: Daily Bread (Black Saint)
95.10.26 / Charles Gayle: Daily Bread (Black Saint)
95.10.28 / Charles Gayle: Daily Bread (Black Saint)
95.11.05 / Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Quartet [AVR] Berlin
95.11.14 / Werner Ludi: Ki (Intakt)
95.12.18 / William Parker’s In Order To Survive: Compassion Seizes Bed-Stuy (Homestead)
96.01.14 / William Parker Solo [Centering Archival Recording] NYC
96.02.02 / David S. Ware Quartet [AR] Paris
96.02.26 / Joe Morris: Elsewhere (Homestead)
96.03.02 / Rashid Bakr—Frode Gjerstad—William Parker: Seeing New York From The Ear (Cadence)
96.03.11 / William Parker Solo [Centering Archival Recording] NYC
96.03.23 / David S. Ware Quartet [AR] Pittsburgh
96.03.28 / David S. Ware Quartet [AR] Lyon
96.03.30 / Matthew Shipp & William Parker Duo [AR] Lyon
96.03.31 / Matthew Shipp & William Parker Duo [AR] Lyon
96.04.03 / Charles Gayle “By Any Means" Trio [AR] Paris
96.04.23 / Matthew Shipp Trio [AR] NYC
96.05.02 / David S. Ware: Godspelized (DIW)
96.05.03 / David S. Ware: Godspelized (DIW)
96.05.31 / Christopher Cauley: FINland (Eremite)
96.06.01 / Charles Gayle & William Parker Duo [AR] NYC
96.06.06 (1) / Ivo Perelman: Cama de Terra (Homestead)
96.06.08 (1) / Charles Gayle Trio [AR] NYC
96.06.08 (2) / Karen Borca Group [AR] NYC
96.06.09 / Patricia Nicholson-Parker Ensemble [AR] NYC
96.06.18 / Ivo Perelman: Sad Life (Leo)
96.06.19 / Ivo Perelman, William Parker, Rashied Ali: LIVE (Zero In)
96.06.19 / (V/A) David S. Ware Quartet: Knitting Factory What Is Jazz? Festival 1996 (Knitting Factory)
- (V/A) The Heineken Jazz Groove 1996
96.06.24 / In Order to Survive [Centering Archival Recording] NYC
96.06.26 (2) / Yuko Fujiyama Quartet [AR] NYC
96.06.30 / David S. Ware Quartet [AR & SBR] Toronto
96.07.01 / Chris Jonas Sextet [BR] NYC
36.02.15 / Dorgon + William Parker: 9 (Jumbo)
49.03.03 / Dorgon + William Parker: Broken/Circle (Jumbo)
96.07.13 / John Zorn Improv [AR] NYC
96.07.19 / David S. Ware Quartet [AR] Ottawa
96.07.27 / Assif Tsahar: Shekhina (Eremite)
96.08.02 / John Zorn’s COBRA [AR] NYC
96.08.05 / Matthew Shipp: By the Law of Music (hat HUT)
96.08.00 / Sprawl: Sprawl (spro:l) (TROST)
96.08.31 / Roscoe Mitchell & the Note Factory [BR] Willisau
96.09.23 / Hamiet Bluiett & William Parker Duo [AR] NYC
96.10.00 (1) / Ivo Perelman: En Adir (Music & Arts)
96.10.00 (2) / Ivo Perelman: Sound Heirarchy (Music & Arts)
96.10.15 / Collective 4tet: Orca (Leo Lab)
96.10.16 / In Order to Survive [Centering Archival Recording] NYC
96.12.02 / David S. Ware: Wisdom of Uncertainty (AUM Fidelity)
96.12.03 / David S. Ware: Wisdom of Uncertainty (AUM Fidelity)
96.12.12 / Matthew Shipp Trio [AR] Toronto
97.01.10 / Joe Morris—William Parker: Invisible Weave (No More)
97.01.16 / Assif Tsahar: Ein Sof (Silkheart)
97.01.17 / Assif Tsahar: Ein Sof (Silkheart)
97.01.21 / Borgmann—Brötzmann—Parker—Bakr: The Cooler Suite (GROB)
97.01.25 / Marco Eneidi, Glenn Spearman, William Parker & Jackson Krall: Live at Radio Valencia (Botticelli)
97.01.26 (2) / (V/A) William Parker Solo: IAMAPHOTOGRAPHER. (Plain Recordings)
- William Parker: Long Hidden: The Olmec Series (AUM Fidelity)
  + 93.00.00 (1); 93.00.00 (2); 93.00.00 (3)
97.01.31 / David Budbill: Cells of Sound Equal Word - Moving Pictures Smile (no label)
97.02.00 / Matthew Shipp & William Parker Duo [AR] NYC
97.02.05 / In Order to Survive [Centering Archival Recording] NYC
97.02.06 / Matthew Shipp & William Parker Duo [AR] Boston
97.02.07 / William Parker’s In Order To Survive: The Peach Orchard (AUM Fidelity)
97.02.14 / Matthew Shipp & William Parker Duo [AR] Dearborn
97.02.15 (1) / Matthew Shipp & William Parker Duo [BR] Evanston
97.02.23 / Matthew Shipp & William Parker Duo [AR & BVR] Los Angeles
97.03.19 / Other Dimensions In Music: Now! (AUM Fidelity)
97.04.12 / Bobby Zankel Quartet [AR] Chicago
97.05.00 / Roscoe Mitchell & The Note Factory: Nine To Get Ready (ECM)
- (V/A) ECM Selected Recordings, I-VIII (ECM Records)
- (V/A) Art Ensemble of Chicago: The Art Ensemble of Chicago and Associated Ensembles (ECM Records)
97.05.15 / Collective 4tet: Live at Crescent (Leo Lab)
97.05.17 / In Order to Survive [Centering Archival Recording] NYC
97.05.28 / Glenn Spearman’s Trio Hurricane [WKCR-FM Archival Recording]
- (V/A) Trio Hurricane: Vision One—Vision Festival 1997 Compiled (AUM Fidelity)
  + 97.05.29; 97.05.30; 97.05.31; 97.06.01 (1); 97.06.01 (2)
- (V/A) Inside Out in the Open (Asymmetric Pictures)
  + 97.06.01 (1); 97.09.28; 98.03.06 (2); 98.03.20; 98.05.23 (2); 98.08.21; 98.10.21; 99.03.00
97.05.29 / William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra [Centering Archival Recording] New York
- (V/A) William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra: Vision One—Vision Festival 1997 Compiled (AUM Fidelity)
  + 97.05.28; 97.05.30; 97.06.01 (1); 97.06.01 (2)
- William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra [AR]
97.05.30 / David S. Ware Quartet [WKCR-FM Archival Recording]
- (V/A) Vision One—Vision Festival 1997 Compiled (AUM Fidelity)
  + 97.05.28; 97.05.29; 97.05.31; 97.06.01 (1); 97.06.01 (2)
97.05.31 / (V/A) Bill Cole’s Untempered Ensemble: Vision One—Vision Festival 1997 Compiled (AUM Fidelity)
97.06.01 (1) / (V/A) Assif Tsahar Trio with John Tchicai: Vision One—Vision Festival 1997 Compiled (AUM Fidelity)
- (V/A) Inside Out in the Open (Asymmetric Pictures)
  + 97.05.28; 97.09.28; 98.03.06 (2); 98.03.20; 98.05.23 (2); 98.08.21; 98.10.21; 99.03.00
97.06.01 (2) / (V/A) Other Dimensions in Music: Vision One—Vision Festival 1997 Compiled (AUM Fidelity)
- Other Dimensions in Music [AR]
97.06.16 (1) / William Parker Trio [BR] NYC
97.06.16 (2) / Roscoe Mitchell & the Note Factory [AR] NYC
97.06.21 / David S. Ware Quartet [AR] NYC
97.06.24 / William Parker’s In Order to Survive [AR] Toronto
97.07.02 / William Parker’s In Order to Survive [Centering Archival Recording] New York
- William Parker’s In Order To Survive: The Peach Orchard (AUM Fidelity)
- (V/A) The Texaco New York Jazz Festival Radio Series Live at The Knitting Factory (Knitting Factory)
97.07.17 / Matthew Shipp: The Multiplication Table (hat HUT)
97.07.26 (1) / Trio Hurricane: Live at Fire in the Valley (Eremite)
97.07.26 (2) / Raphé Malik: ConSequences (Eremite)
97.08.19 / Other Dimensions in Music [AR] NYC
97.08.22 / David S. Ware Quartet [BR] NYC
97.09.28 / (V/A) Blue!: Inside Out in the Open (Asymmetric Pictures)
97.09.29 / Kalaparush-Maurice McIntyre Quartet [AR] NYC
97.10.07 / Frode Gjerstad Trio: Ultima (Cadence)
- Frode Gjerstad with Hamid Drake and William Parker: S/T (Not Two Records)
97.10.08 / Frode Gjerstad: Remember To Forget (Circulasione Totale)
- Frode Gjerstad with Hamid Drake and William Parker: S/T (Not Two Records)
97.10.00 / New York 3—Fischer—Parker—Charles: Give (Extraplatte)
97.10.23 / William Parker Quartet [Centering Archival Recording] NYC
97.11.07 / Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Quartet: Little Birds Have Fast Hearts No. 1 (FMP)
- Peter Brötzmann: Die Like A Dog—The Complete FMP Recordings Jazzwerkstatt
  + 93.08.19; 97.11.08; 97.11.09; 99.11.03
97.11.08 (1) / Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Quartet: Little Birds Have Fast Hearts No. 1 (FMP)
- Peter Brötzmann: Die Like A Dog—The Complete FMP Recordings (Jazzwerkstatt)
  + 93.08.19; 97.11.07; 97.11.09; 99.11.03
97.11.08 (2) / Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Quartet: Little Birds Have Fast Hearts No. 2 (FMP)
- Peter Brötzmann: Die Like A Dog—The Complete FMP Recordings (Jazzwerkstatt)
  + 93.08.19; 97.11.07; 97.11.09; 99.11.03
97.11.09 / Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Quartet: Little Birds Have Fast Hearts No. 2 (FMP)
- Peter Brötzmann: Die Like A Dog—The Complete FMP Recordings (Jazzwerkstatt)
  + 93.08.19; 97.11.07; 97.11.08; 99.11.03
97.11.29 / William Parker: Lifting The Sanctions (No More)
97.12.02 / Other Dimensions in Music Special Quintet w/ Matthew Shipp: Time Is Of The Essence; The Essence Is Beyond Time (AUM Fidelity)
97.12.11 / David S. Ware: Go See The World (Columbia/Sony)
- (V/A) Jazziz On Disc (Jazziz Magazine)
97.12.12 / David S. Ware: Go See The World (Columbia/Sony)
97.12.14 / Matthew Shipp: Strata (hat HUT)
97.12.30 / Steve Cohn Trio [AR] NYC
98.01.09 / Joelle Leandre & William Parker: Contrabasses (Leo)
98.02.07 / William Parker’s In Order to Survive [AR] Dearborn
98.02.11 / John Blum Astrogeny Quartet: Astrogeny Quartet (Eremite)
98.02.12 / Pyramid Trio: Ancestral Homeland (No More)
98.02.21 / Organic Trio [Centering Archival Recording] Brooklyn
98.02.26 / (V/A) Daniel Carter, Leena Conquest, William Parker: Alain Kirili Musée Grenoble (Le Musée de Grenoble)
98.03.06 (1) / Alan Silva & William Parker: A Hero’s Welcome— Pieces for Rare Occasions, vol. I of the silva/parker duos (Eremite)
98.03.06 (2) / (V/A) Other Dimensions in Music: Inside Out in the Open (Asymmetric Pictures)
98.03.20 / William Parker’s In Order To Survive: The Peach Orchard (AUM Fidelity)
- (V/A) Inside Out in the Open (Asymmetric Pictures)
  + 97.05.28; 97.06.01 (1); 97.09.28; 98.03.06 (2); 98.05.23 (2); 98.08.21; 98.10.21; 99.03.00
98.03.21 / William Parker’s In Order To Survive: The Peach Orchard (AUM Fidelity)
98.03.26 / Matthew Shipp Trio [AVR] Basel
98.03.27 / Matthew Shipp Trio [BR] Zürich
98.04.02 / Intermission with Derek Bailey, Chris Burn and Gilius van Bergeijk: Unanswered Questions (BVHaast)
98.04.03 / Intermission with Derek Bailey, Chris Burn and Gilius van Bergeijk: Unanswered Questions (BVHaast)
98.04.05 / Intermission with Derek Bailey, Chris Burn and Gilius van Bergeijk: Unanswered Questions (BVHaast)
98.04.09 / William Parker’s In Order To Survive: Posium Pendasem (FMP)
98.05.18 / Matthew Shipp Trio [AR] Victoriaville
98.05.19 / Bill Cole’s Untempered Ensemble [WKCR-FM Archival Recording]
98.05.20 / Jemeel Moondoc Quintet [WKCR-FM Archival Recording]
98.05.22 / David S. Ware Quartet [WKCR-FM Archival Recording]
98.05.23 (1) / Milford Graves Quartet [AR] NYC
98.05.23 (2) / Other Dimensions in Music [WKCR-FM Archival Recording]
- (V/A) Inside Out in the Open (Asymmetric Pictures)
  + 97.05.28; 97.06.01 (1); 97.09.28; 98.03.06 (2); 98.03.20; 98.08.21; 98.10.21; 99.03.00
98.05.24 (1) / William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra [WKCR-FM Archival DAT] NYC
98.05.24 (2) / Matthew Shipp & William Parker Duo [WKCR-FM Archival Recording]
98.05.24 (3) / Assif Tsahar Quartet [WKCR-FM Archival Recording]
98.05.25 (1) / Karen Borca Trio & Quartet [WKCR-FM Archival Recording]
98.05.25 (2) / Raphé Malik Quartet: Companions (Eremite)
98.05.27 / Klas Heckman’s Intermission [WKCR-FM Archival Recording]
98.05.31 / William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra: Mass for the Healing of the World (Black Saint)
98.06.26 / Matthew Shipp & William Parker Duo [AR] Chicago
98.06.27 / Kali Fasteau: VIVID (Flying Note)
98.07.16 / Agustí Fernández Trio: One Night at the Joan Miró Foundation (Synergy Records)
98.07.24 / Bobby Zankel Trio [AR] Philadelphia
98.07.25 (1) / Jemeel Moondoc & William Parker: New World Pygmies (Eremite)
98.07.25 (2) / Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Quartet: From Valley to Valley (Eremite)
98.08.21 / (V/A) Other Dimensions in Music: Inside Out in the Open (Asymmetric Pictures)
98.08.02 / Ye Ren Trio: Another Shining Path (Drimala)
- (V/A) Radical Grace, Vol. 1 / the best of Drimala Records 1998-2003
98.09.04 / Other Dimensions In Music [AR] Philadelphia
98.09.20 / Marco Eneidi—William Parker—Donald Robinson: Cherry Box (Eremite)
98.10.16 / David Budbill & William Parker: Zen Mountains Zen Streets (Boxholder Records)
98.10.17 / David Budbill & William Parker: Zen Mountains Zen Streets (Boxholder Records)
98.10.18 / David Budbill & William Parker: Zen Mountains Zen Streets (Boxholder Records)
98.10.21 / (V/A) In Order To Survive: Inside Out in the Open (Asymmetric Pictures)
98.10.24 / David S. Ware Quartet [AR] Minneapolis
98.11.09 / Joel Futterman, William Parker, Jimmy Williams: Authenticity (Kali Records)
98.11.14 / Joe Morris & William Parker [AR] Boston
98.11.18 / Steve Dalachinsky: Incomplete Directions (Knitting Factory)
98.12.11 / David S. Ware Quartets: Live in the World (Thirsty Ear)
- David S. Ware Quartet [RB] Chiasso
99.01.06 / Matthew Shipp & William Parker: DNA (Thirsty Ear)
- (V/A) Alternative Distribution Alliance May '99 Sampler
- (V/A) Wish You Were Here / Love Songs for New York (Village Voice Records)
99.01.26 / Matthew Shipp, Rob Brown, William Parker : Magnetism (Bleu Regard)
99.02.27 or 28 / David S. Ware Quartet [AR] NYC
99.03.00 / (V/A) Daniel Carter & William Parker Duo: Inside Out in the Open (Asymmetric Pictures)
99.03.20 / David S. Ware Quartet [AR] Burghausen
99.03.23 (1) Jemeel Moondoc All-Stars: Live in Paris (Cadence)
99.03.23 (2) / William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra [Centering Archival Recording] Paris
99.03.24 / William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra [Centering Archival Recording] Lyons
99.03.25 / David S. Ware Quartet [AR] Nimes
99.03.31 / David S. Ware Quartet: Balladware (Thirsty Ear)
- David S. Ware Quartet [BR] NYC
- (V/A) Thirsty Ear Blue Series Sampler (Thirsty Ear)
  + 02.05.00; 05.00.00; 06.00.00
99.04.01 / Fred Anderson, Hamid Drake, Kidd Jordan, William Parker: 2 days in april (Eremite)
99.04.02 / Fred Anderson, Hamid Drake, Kidd Jordan, William Parker: 2 days in april (Eremite)
99.05.02 / Kidd Jordan Quartet: New Orleans Festival Suite (Silkheart)
99.05.14 / Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Quartet [AR] Chicago
99.05.16 / Peter Brötzmann’s Chicago Tentet + 1 [AR] Chicago
99.05.23 / Peter Brötzmann’s Chicago Tentet: Stone/Water (Okkadisk)
- Peter Brötzmann’s Tentet [AR] Victoriaville
99.05.27 / Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Quartet [AR] NYC
99.05.28 / Anderson—Drake—Parker [AR] NYC
99.05.29 / Silva—Jordan—Parker: Emancipation Suite #1 (Boxholder Records)
99.06.10 / David S. Ware Quintet [AR] NYC
99.06.11 (1) / David S. Ware Quintet [AR] NYC
99.06.11 (2) / Matthew Shipp & William Parker Duo [AR] NYC
99.06.12 / William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra [AR] NYC
99.06.26 / Udu Calls Trio featuring William Parker: The Vancouver Tapes (Long Song Records)
99.07.01 / William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra [AR] NYC
99.07.06 / Ellery Eskelin & William Parker [AR] NYC
99.07.10 / William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra: Mayor of Punkville (AUM Fidelity)
99.08.14 / William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra: Mayor of Punkville (AUM Fidelity)
- William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra [AR] NYC
99.08.22 / William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra [AR] NYC
99.08.29 / David S. Ware Quartet [BR] Saalfelden
99.09.04 (1) / William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra: Mayor of Punkville (AUM Fidelity)
99.09.10 / Fred Anderson Trio [AR] Chicago
99.09.11 /(V/A) Other Dimensions in Music: New Communities of Sound (IntrepidEar)
- Other Dimensions in Music [AR] Guelph
99.09.12 / (V/A) William Parker Solo: New Communities of Sound (IntrepidEar)
- William Parker Solo [AR] Guelph
99.10.00 / Documentary: David S. Ware, un Film de Arthur Cemin et Romain Wentzo (Circeto Film)
99.10.20 / David S. Ware Quartet: Surrendered (Columbia)
- Documentary: David S. Ware, un Film de Arthur Cemin et Romain Wentzo (Circeto Film)
  + 99.10.00; 99.10.21; 99.11.05; 99.11.06; 99.11.09
99.10.21 / David S. Ware Quartet: Surrendered (Columbia)
- Documentary: David S. Ware, un Film de Arthur Cemin et Romain Wentzo (Circeto Film)
  + 99.10.00; 99.10.20; 99.11.05; 99.11.06; 99.11.09
99.11.03 / Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Quartet: Aoyama Crows (FMP)
- Peter Brötzmann: Die Like A Dog—The Complete FMP Recordings (Jazzwerkstatt)
  + 93.08.19; 97.11.07; 97.11.08; 97.11.09
- Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Quartet [BR]
99.11.05 / Documentary: David S. Ware, un Film de Arthur Cemin et Romain Wentzo (Circeto Film)
99.11.06 / Documentary: David S. Ware, un Film de Arthur Cemin et Romain Wentzo (Circeto Film)
99.11.07 / Other Dimensions in Music: Fractured Dimensions (FMP)
- Other Dimensions in Music [AR & BR] Berlin
99.11.09 / Muzzik Presents Jazz: David S. Ware Quartet In Concert
- Documentary: David S. Ware, un Film de Arthur Cemin et Romain Wentzo (Circeto Film)
  + 99.10.00; 99.10.20-21; 99.11.05; 99.11.06
- David S. Ware Quartet [BR & BVR] Poitiers
99.11.18 / Matthew Shipp String Trio: Expansion, Power, Release (hat HUT)
99.11.20 / Bill Cole’s Untempered Ensemble: Live in Greenfield, Massachusetts, November 20, 1999 (Boxholder Records)
99.11.21 / Bill Cole’s Untempered Ensemble: Duets & Solos Volume I (Boxholder Records)
- Bill Cole’s Untempered Ensemble: Duets & Solos Volume II (Boxholder Records)
99.11.13 or 99.11.27 / William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra [Centering Archival Recording] NYC
99.11.27 / William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra [Centering Archival Recording] NYC
- William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra: Mayor of Punkville (AUM Fidelity)
  + 99.07.10; 99.08.14; 99.09.04
00.01.06 / Matthew Shipp Quartet: Pastoral Composure (Thirsty Ear)

Matthew Shipp: Greatest Hits (Thirsty Ear)
DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid: Celestial Mechanix (Thirsty Ear)
+ 01.08.09 (1); 01.08.09 (2); 01.10.02; 02.02.12 (2); 02.03.06; 02.05.00; 03.01.09; 03.04.28

00.01.15 / Gjerstad—Parker—Drake [AR] Chicago
00.01.16 / Gjerstad—Parker—Drake [AR] Minneapolis
00.01.19 / Gjerstad—Parker—Drake [AR] Chicago
00.01.20 / Frode Gjerstad Trio: In Chicago – The Other Side (Ayler Records)
- Frode Gjerstad with Hamid Drake and William Parker: S/T (Not Two Records)
00.02.22 / William Parker Orchestra [BR] Stockholm
00.02.29 / Matthew Shipp & William Parker Duo [AR] Le Blanc Mesnil
00.03.17 / Kowald—Parker—Jacquemyn: Deep Music (Free Elephant)
- Peter Kowald: Off The Road, a film by Laurence Petit-Jouvet (RogueArt)
00.04.01 / William Parker & Hamid Drake: First Communion + Piercing the Veil (AUM Fidelity)
00.04.02 / William Parker Trio: Painter’s Spring (Thirsty Ear)
- (V/A) Jazziz On Disc, August 2000 (Jazziz)
- (V/A) Blue Series Essentials (Thirsty Ear)
  + 00.09.14; 01.08.09 (1); 01.10.02; 02.02.12 or 02.10.01 or 02.11.01; 02.03.06 (1); 02.06.24-25
00.04.03 / William Parker & Hamid Drake: Piercing the Veil (AUM Fidelity)
- Organic Grooves: Black Cherry (AUM Fidelity)
- Organic Grooves: STOPSMILING 16 (Magazine & 7")
- William Parker & Hamid Drake: First Communion + Piercing the Veil (AUM Fidelity)
  + 00.04.01
00.04.17 / Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Quartet [AR] NYC
00.04.20 / Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Quartet [AR] Pittsburgh
00.04.22 / Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Quartet [AR] Chicago
00.04.24 / Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Quartet [AR] St. Paul
00.05.01 / Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Quartet [AR] Le Mans
00.05.03 / Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Quartet [AR] Cologne
00.05.13 / William Parker Encounters Thurston Moore, Rob Brown, Alan Silva [AR] NYC
00.05.14 / David S. Ware Quartet [AR] Philadelphia
00.05.23 (1) / Bill Cole’s Untempered Ensemble [AR] NYC
00.05.23 (2) / Silva—Allen—Parker [AR] NYC
00.05.25 / Billy Bang Trio [AR] NYC
00.05.26 / William Parker Quartet: O'Neal’s Porch (Centering)
00.05.26 (1) / Kidd Jordan Quartet [AR] NYC
00.05.26 (2) / David Budbill with Jordan, Campbell, Parker, Drake [AR] NYC
00.05.26 (3) / Other Dimensions in Music with Matthew Shipp [AR] NYC
00.05.28 / William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra [AR] NYC
00.06.04 / David S. Ware Quartet [BR] NYC
00.06.08 / Matthew Shipp String Trio [BR] NYC
00.06.10 / Mat Maneri Quartet: Blue Decco (Thirsty Ear)
00.06.17 / Peter Brötzmann’s Chicago Tentet + 2 [AR] NYC
00.06.21 / Peter Brötzmann’s Chicago Tentet + 2 [AR] Portland
00.07.03-04 / Peter Brötzmann’s Chicago Tentet Plus 2: Broken English (Okka Disk)
00.07.03-04 / Peter Brötzmann’s Chicago Tentet Plus 2: Short Visit to Nowhere (Okka Disk)
00.07.14 / David S. Ware Quartet [AR] Den Haag
- IMAGE: The David S. Ware Quartet at the North Sea Jazz Festival.
00.08.10 / Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Quartet [AR] Lisbon
00.09.02 / Matthew Shipp Trio & Guests [AR & BR] Chicago
00.09.14 / Matthew Shipp: Matthew Shipp’s New Orbit (Thirsty Ear)
- (V/A) Blue Series Essentials (Thirsty Ear)
  + 00.04.02; 01.08.09 (1); 01.10.02; 02.02.12 or 02.10.01 or 02.11.01; 02.03.06 (1); 02.06.24-25
- Matthew Shipp: Greatest Hits (Thirsty Ear)
00.09.15 / Roy Campbell’s Pyramid Trio [AR] NYC
00.10.07 / The Quagmire Trio [BR & BVR] Grand Rapids
00.10.11 / Roy Campbell Pyramid Trio: Ethnic Stew and Brew (Delmark)
00.10.12 / Roy Campbell Pyramid Trio: Ethnic Stew and Brew (Delmark)
00.10.16 / Invite (JaZt Tapes)
00.10.28 (1) / William Parker: For Those Who Are, Still (AUM Fidelity)
00.10.28 (2) / Between The Traditions: The Sound of Language/The Language of Sound [AR] NYC
00.11.04 / Jemeel Moondoc & William Parker with Hamid Drake: New World Pygmies vol. 2 (Eremite)
00.11.05 / Jemeel Moondoc & William Parker with Hamid Drake: New World Pygmies vol. 2 (Eremite)
00.11.06 / Jemeel Moondoc & William Parker Duo [AR] Minneapolis
00.11.09 / David S. Ware Quartet [AR] NYC
00.11.13 / Agustí Fernández & William Parker: Second Set (Radical Records)
00.11.15 / David S. Ware Quartet [AR] Sevilla
00.12.01 / Allen—Drake—Jordan—Parker—Silva: the all-star game (Eremite)
- Allen—Drake—Jordan—Parker—Silva [AR] Boston
01.01.02 / Amy Sheffer Quintet [Unissued Recording Session] NYC
01.01.00 / William Parker Clarinet Trio: Bob’s Pink Cadillac (Eremite)
01.01.14 / Spring Heel Jack: The Blue Series Continuum—Masses (Thirsty Ear)
- (V/A) Spring Heel Jack & The Blue Series Continuum: The WIRE 20 1982-2002: Audio Issue (Mute Records Ltd.)
01.02.03 / Other Dimensions in Music [AR] NYC
01.02.20 / The Cosmosamatics: The Cosmosamatics (Boxholder Records)
01.02.23 / William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra: Raincoat in the River, Vol. 1 / ICA Concert (Eremite)
01.02.26 / David S. Ware Quartet: Corridors & Parallels (AUM Fidelity)
01.02.27 / David S. Ware Quartet: Corridors & Parallels (AUM Fidelity)
01.03.12 / Peter Brötzmann Tentet + William Parker [AR] Paris
01.03.13 / William Parker: I Plan To Stay A Believer—The Inside Songs of Curtis Mayfield (AUM Fidelity)

William Parker’s The Inside Songs of Curtis Mayfield [AR / UNAUTHORIZED RELEASE]

01.03.31 / Bill Cole’s Untempered Ensemble: Seasoning the Greens (Boxholder Records)
- Bill Cole’s Untempered Ensemble: Proverbs For Sam Boxholder Records
  + 01.06.01 (2)
01.04.07 / Peter Brötzmann & William Parker Duo [AR & AVR] NYC
01.04.10 / Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Trio: Never Too Late But Always Too Early (Dedicated to Peter Kowald) (Eremite)
01.04.11 / Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Trio [AR] Montreal
01.04.13 / Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Trio with special guest Joe Mcphee [AR] Boston
01.04.17 / Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Trio [AR] Bloomington
01.04.19 / Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Trio + Fred Anderson [AR] Chicago
01.04.23 / Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Trio [AR] Austin
01.04.24 / Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Trio [AR] Houston
01.04.25 / Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Trio [AR] New Orleans
01.05.01 / David S. Ware Quartet [AR] Wien
01.05.04 / David S. Ware Quartet [AR] Huesca
01.05.22 / William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra: Roulette TV Vol 11 (RouletteTV)
- (V/A) New York, New Sounds, News Spaces, 2002 (No label)
01.05.26 / William Parker’s Music and the Shadow People [AR] Lago di Poschiavo
01.05.28 / Kidd Jordan Quartet [AR] NYC
IMAGE: Parker & Drake Duo: poster for 3DC Vision Festival, 01.05.29.
01.05.30 (1) / Rob Brown Trio: Round The Bend (Bleu Regard)
01.05.30 (2) / Christi—Parker—Drake [AR & AVR] NYC
01.05.31 (1) / Oliver Lake & String Trio [AR] NYC
01.05.31 (2) / Fred Anderson Quartet [AR] NYC
01.06.01 (1) / Brötzmann Parker Wertmüller: NOTHUNG (In Tone Music)
- Peter Brötzmann Trio [AR & AVR] New York
01.06.01 (2) / Bill Cole’s Untempered Ensemble: Proverbs For Sam Boxholder Records
- Bill Cole Untempered Ensemble [AR] New York
01.06.07 (2) / William Parker Sextet [AR] NYC
01.06.08 / David S. Ware Quartet [AR] NYC
01.06.00 / William Parker Quartet [Centering Archival Recording] Burlington
01.06.20 / Matthew Shipp & William Parker Duo [BR] London
01.06.21 / Matthew Shipp & William Parker Duo [Centering Archival Recording] London
01.06.23 / Matthew Shipp & William Parker Duo [AR] Montreal
01.07.08 / David S. Ware Quartet [BR] Tivoli
01.07.29 / Peter Brötzmann Quartet [BR] Clusone
01.08.01 / William Parker Clarinet Trio: Bob’s Pink Cadillac (Eremite)
01.08.09 (1) / Matthew Shipp: nu bop (Thirsty Ear)
- (V/A) Blue Series Essentials (Thirsty Ear)
  + 00.04.02; 00.09.14; 01.10.02; 02.02.12 (2) or 02.10.01 or 02.11.01; 02.03.06 (1); 02.06.24-25
- DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid: Celestial Mechanix (Thirsty Ear)
  + 00.01.06; 01.08.09 (2); 01.10.02; 02.02.12 (2); 02.03.06; 02.05.00; 03.01.09; 03.04.28
- Matthew Shipp: Greatest Hits (Thirsty Ear)
01.08.09 (2) / DJ Wally: Nothing Stays the Same (Thirsty Ear)
- (V/A) The Blue Series Sampler—The Shape of Jazz to Come (Thirsty Ear)
  + 02.02.12 (2) or 02.10.01 or 02.11.01; 02.03.06; 02.05.00; 02.05.26 (3); 02.06.26; 03.00.00 (1); 03.01.09; 03.04.28; 04.00.00 (1)
- DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid: Celestial Mechanix (Thirsty Ear)
  + 00.01.06; 01.08.09 (1); 01.10.02; 02.02.12 (2); 02.03.06; 02.05.00; 03.01.09; 03.04.28
- DJ Wally: Nothing Stays the Same (Thirsty Ear)
  + 01.08.09
01.08.14 / David S. Ware Quartet [BR] Oakland
01.08.17 / David S. Ware Quartet [AR] Seattle
01.08.26 / Peter Brötzmann’s Chicago Tentet [BR] Saalfelden
01.09.22 / Gillian Levine Memorial [AR] Boston
01.09.29 / Roy Campbell’s Pyramid Trio [AR] Boston
01.10.02 / William Parker Quartet featuring Leena Conquest: Raining on the Moon (Thirsty Ear)
- (V/A) Blue Series Essentials (Thirsty Ear)
  + 00.04.02; 00.09.14; 01.08.09 (1); 02.02.12 (2) or 02.10.01 or 02.11.01; 02.03.06 (1); 02.06.24-25
- Gilles Peterson: Southport Weekender (Susu Records)
- DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid: Celestial Mechanix (Thirsty Ear)
  + 00.01.06; 01.08.09 (1); 01.08.09 (2); 02.02.12 (2); 02.03.06; 02.05.00; 03.01.09; 03.04.28
01.10.06 / Matthew Shipp Trio [AR] Ann Arbor
01.10.19 (1) / Other Dimensions In Music [AR] NYC
01.10.29 / Fred Anderson Trio: Earhot Jazz 2001 (1) (OMX)
- Fred Anderson Trio [AR] Seattle
01.10.30 / Fred Anderson Trio: Earhot Jazz 2001 (2) (OMX)
- Fred Anderson Trio [AR] Seattle
01.11.11 / Freedomland [AR] NYC
01.12.10 / Jemeel Moondoc Quintet [AR] Philadelphia
01.12.12 (1) / William Parker—Joe Morris—Hamid Drake: Eloping with the Sun (Riti Records)
01.12.14 / Roy Campbell’s Pyramid Trio [AR] Philadelphia
01.12.15 / Matthew Shipp Trio [AR] Boston
02.02.02 / William Parker Clarinet Trio [Centering Archival Recording] Amherst
02.02.09 / Awake the Spark! [AR] NYC
02.02.10 / Freedomland: Amusement Park (Rent Control)
02.02.11 / Mike Pride: Mike Pride’s Scrambler (Not Two)
02.02.12 (2) / Antipop Consortium: Antipop Consortium vs. Matthew Shipp (Thirsty Ear)
- (V/A) Blue Series Essentials (Thirsty Ear)
  + 00.04.02; 00.09.14; 01.08.09 (1); 01.10.02; 02.10.01 or 02.11.01; 02.03.06 (1); 02.06.24-25
- (V/A) The Blue Series Sampler—The Shape of Jazz to Come (Thirsty Ear)
  + 01.08.09 (2); 02.10.01 or 02.11.01; 02.03.06; 02.05.00; 02.05.26 (3); 02.06.26; 03.00.00 (1); 03.01.09; 03.04.28; 04.00.00 (1)
- DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid: Celestial Mechanix (Thirsty Ear)
  + 00.01.06; 01.08.09 (1); 01.08.09 (2); 01.10.02; 02.03.06; 02.05.00; 03.01.09; 03.04.28
02.03.04 / Dave Burrell—William Parker Duo [AR] Philadelphia
02.03.06 / DJ Spooky that Subliminal Kid: Optometry (Thirsty Ear)
- (V/A) Blue Series Essentials (Thirsty Ear)
  + 00.04.02; 00.09.14; 01.08.09 (1); 01.10.02; 02.02.12 (2) or 02.10.01 or 02.11.01; 02.06.24-25
- DJ Wally: Nothing Stays the Same (Thirsty Ear)
  + 01.08.09
- DJ Spooky that Subliminal Kid: Dubtometry = Optometry Remixed (Thirsty Ear)
- (V/A) The Blue Series Sampler—The Shape of Jazz to Come (Thirsty Ear)
  + 01.08.09 (2); 02.02.12 (2) or 02.10.01 or 02.11.01; 02.05.00; 02.05.26 (3); 02.06.26; 03.00.00 (1); 03.01.09; 03.04.28; 04.00.00 (1)
- DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid: Celestial Mechanix (Thirsty Ear)
  + 00.01.06; 01.08.09 (1); 01.08.09 (2); 01.10.02; 02.02.12 (2); 02.05.00; 03.01.09; 03.04.28
- DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid: Celestial Mechanix—The Blue Series Mastermix (Thirsty Ear)
02.03.26 / David S. Ware Quartet [AR] Emilia-Romagna
02.03.29 / Peter Brötzmann Trio [AR] NYC
02.04.02 / William Parker’s The Inside Songs of Curtis Mayfield [AR] Boston
02.04.03 / William Parker: I Plan To Stay A Believer—The Inside Songs of Curtis Mayfield (AUM Fidelity)
02.04.15 / Anders Gahnold Trio: ... and William Danced (Ayler Records)
- Drake—Gahnold—Parker: The Last Dances (Ayler Records)
- IMAGE: ... and William Danced CD cover.
02.05.00 / William Parker Violin Trio: Scrapbook (Thirsty Ear)
- (V/A) The Blue Series Sampler—The Shape of Jazz to Come (Thirsty Ear)
  + 01.08.09 (2); 02.02.12 (2) or 02.10.01 or 02.11.01; 02.03.06; 02.05.26 (3); 02.06.26; 03.00.00 (1); 03.01.09; 03.04.28; 04.00.00 (1)
- (V/A) Thirsty Ear Blue Series Sampler (Thirsty Ear)
  + 99.03.31; 05.00.00; 06.00.00
- (V/A) Respekt! (Universal Jazz Germany)
- DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid: Celestial Mechanix (Thirsty Ear)
  + 00.01.06; 01.08.09 (1); 01.08.09 (2); 01.10.02; 02.02.12 (2); 02.03.06; 03.01.09; 03.04.28
02.05.19 / Peter Kowald & William Parker: The Victoriaville Tape (VICTO)
- Peter Kowald & William Parker [AR]
02.05.24 / Jemeel Moondoc Quartet [AR] New York
- (V/A) visionfest visionlive (Thirsty Ear)
  + 02.05.26 (1); 02.05.26 (2); 02.05.26 (3); 02.05.30 (2)
02.05.25 / Milford Graves Trio [AR] NYC
02.05.26 (1) / Ellen Christi Quartet [AR] New York
- (V/A) visionfest visionlive (Thirsty Ear)
  + 02.05.24; 02.05.26 (2); 02.05.26 (3); 02.05.30 (2)
02.05.26 (2) / Matthew Shipp String Trio [AR] New York
- (V/A) visionfest visionlive (Thirsty Ear)
  + 02.05.24; 02.05.26 (1); 02.05.26 (3); 02.05.30 (2)
02.05.26 (3) / Kidd Jordan Quartet [AR] New York
- (V/A) visionfest visionlive (Thirsty Ear)
  + 02.05.24; 02.05.26 (1); 02.05.26 (2); 02.05.30 (2)
- (V/A) The Blue Series Sampler—The Shape of Jazz to Come (Thirsty Ear)
  + 01.08.09 (2); 02.02.12 (2) or 02.10.01 or 02.11.01; 02.03.06; 02.05.00; 02.06.26; 03.00.00 (1); 03.01.09; 03.04.28; 04.00.00 (1)
02.05.27 / Roy Campbell Pyramid Trio [AR] NYC
02.05.28 (1) / Freedomland [AR] NYC
02.05.28 (2) / Other Dimensions in Music [AR] NYC
02.05.29 / William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra: Spontaneous (Splasc(H) Records)
- William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra [AR] New York
02.05.30 (1) / David Budbill & William Parker [AR] NYC
02.05.30 (2) / Douglas Ewart & Inventions [AR] New York
- (V/A) visionfest visionlive (Thirsty Ear)
  + 02.05.24; 02.05.26 (1); 02.05.26 (2); 02.05.26 (3)
02.05.31 / William Parker Quartet [AR] NYC
02.06.01 / Bill Cole’s Untempered Ensemble [AR] NYC
02.06.02 / David S. Ware Quartet [AR] NYC
02.06.06 / David S. Ware Quartet [AR] Burlington
02.06.08 / William Parker & David Budbill Duo [AR] Montreal
02.06.15 / Ras Moshe & The Umoja Unit [AR] NYC
02.06.20 / Cecil Taylor and the Sound Vision Orchestra [AR] NYC
02.06.21 / Cecil Taylor and the Sound Vision Orchestra [AR] NYC
02.06.24 / Mat Maneri featuring Joe McPhee: Sustain (Thirsty Ear)
- (V/A) Blue Series Essentials (Thirsty Ear)
  + 00.04.02; 00.09.14; 01.08.09 (1); 01.10.02; 02.02.12 (2) or 02.10.01 or 02.11.01; 02.03.06 (1); 02.06.25
02.06.25 / Mat Maneri featuring Joe McPhee: Sustain (Thirsty Ear)
- (V/A) Blue Series Essentials (Thirsty Ear)
  + 00.04.02; 00.09.14; 01.08.09 (1); 01.10.02; 02.02.12 (2) or 02.10.01 or 02.11.01; 02.03.06 (1); 02.06.24
02.06.26 / Matthew Shipp: Equilibrium (Thirsty Ear)
- (V/A) The Blue Series Sampler—The Shape of Jazz to Come (Thirsty Ear)
  + 01.08.09 (2); 02.02.12 (2) or 02.10.01 or 02.11.01; 02.03.06; 02.05.00; 02.05.26 (3); 03.00.00 (1); 03.01.09; 03.04.28; 04.00.00 (1)
- Matthew Shipp: Greatest Hits (Thirsty Ear)
02.07.13 / David S. Ware Quartet: Freedom Suite (AUM Fidelity)
02.07.28 / David S. Ware Quartet [AR] Clusone
02.08.07 / William Parker Solo [AR] Cambridge
02.09.02 / Awaken The Spark! [AR] NYC
02.09.06 / William Parker’s Music and the Shadow People [AR] Guelph
02.09.07 / Kidd Jordan, Fred Anderson, William Parker, Hamid Drake (Sanctuary) [AR] Guelph
02.09.08 / William Parker & Hamid Drake [AR] Guelph
02.09.14 (2) / William Parker’s Clarinet Trio [AR] Boston
02.09.17 / Budbill—Drake—Parker: Songs for a Suffering World (Boxholder Records)
02.09.19 / Roy Campbell Quartet [AR] Philadelphia
02.09.21 / Roy Campbell Quartet [AR] NYC
02.10.01 / Antipop Consortium: Antipop Consortium vs. Matthew Shipp (Thirsty Ear)
- (V/A) Blue Series Essentials (Thirsty Ear)
  + 00.04.02; 00.09.14; 01.08.09 (1); 01.10.02; 02.02.12 (2) or 02.11.01; 02.03.06 (1); 02.06.24
- (V/A) The Blue Series Sampler—The Shape of Jazz to Come (Thirsty Ear)
  + 01.08.09 (2); 02.02.12 (2) or 02.11.01; 02.03.06; 02.05.00; 02.05.26 (3); 02.06.26; 03.00.00 (1); 03.01.09; 03.04.28; 04.00.00 (1)
02.10.02 / Improvisational Encounters in Music & Dance—Stories Remembering Peter Kowald [AR] NYC
02.10.12 / Roy Campbell/Joe Mcphee Quartet [AR] NYC
02.10.20 / Freedomland [AR] NYC
02.10.21 / Dave Burrell’s Full Blown Trio [AR & BR] Philadelphia
02.11.01 / Antipop Consortium: Antipop Consortium vs. Matthew Shipp (Thirsty Ear)
- (V/A) Blue Series Essentials (Thirsty Ear)
  + 00.04.02; 00.09.14; 01.08.09 (1); 01.10.02; 02.02.12 or 02.10.01; 02.03.06 (1); 02.06.24
- (V/A) The Blue Series Sampler—The Shape of Jazz to Come (Thirsty Ear)
  + 01.08.09 (2); 02.02.12 (2) or 02.10.01; 02.03.06; 02.05.00; 02.05.26 (3); 02.06.26; 03.00.00 (1); 03.01.09; 03.04.28; 04.00.00 (1)
02.11.09 / Peter Brötzmann Quintet [AR] Wels
02.11.16 (1) / William Parker Solo [BR] London
02.11.16 (2) / Matthew Shipp Trio [BR] London
02.11.16 (3) / Collaboration [BR] London
02.11.21 / Collective 4tet: Synopsis (Leo)
02.11.21 / Collective 4tet: Moving Along (Leo)
02.11.30 / Other Dimensions In Music & Yo La Tengo [AR] Hoboken
02.12.12 / Other Dimensions In Music Meets Joe Morris Trio [AR] Boston
02.12.14 / William Parker’s Organic Orchestra [AR] NYC
02.12.17 / Yo La Tengo: Summer Sun (Matador Records)
- Yo La Tengo: Today is the Day! (Matador Records)
02.12.27 / Bang Billy Quartet + Bob Holman [AVR & SBR] NYC
02.12.28 / Bang Billy Quartet + Bob Holman [AVR & SBR] NYC
03.01.02 / Marco Eneidi Quintet [AR] NYC
03.00.00 / The Blue Series Continuum: GoodandEvil Sessions (Thirsty Ear)
- (V/A) The Blue Series Sampler—The Shape of Jazz to Come (Thirsty Ear)
  + 01.08.09 (2); 02.02.12 (2) or 02.10.01 or 02.11.01; 02.03.06; 02.05.00; 02.05.26 (3); 02.06.26; 03.01.09; 03.04.28; 04.00.00 (1)
03.01.07 / Budbill—Drake—Parker: Songs for a Suffering World (Boxholder Records)
03.01.09 / The Blue Series Continuum featuring the Music of Matthew Shipp: The Sorcerer Sessions (Thirsty Ear)
- (V/A) The Blue Series Sampler—The Shape of Jazz to Come (Thirsty Ear)
  + 01.08.09 (2); 02.02.12 (2) or 02.10.01 or 02.11.01; 02.03.06; 02.05.00; 02.05.26 (3); 02.06.26; 03.00.00 (1); 03.04.28; 04.00.00 (1)
- DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid: Celestial Mechanix (Thirsty Ear)
  + 00.01.06; 01.08.09 (1); 01.08.09 (2); 01.10.02; 02.02.12 (2); 02.03.06; 02.05.00; 03.04.28
03.01.16 / Rob Brown Quartet: The Big Picture (Futura Marge Records)
03.01.17 / Roy Campbell’s Pyramid Trio [AR] Le Kremlin Bicetre
03.01.18 / William Parker’s Raining on the Mooon Quintet [SBR] Coimbra

IMAGE: William Parker Quartet featuring Leena Conquest at “Encontros De Jazz De Coimbra,".

03.01.22 / Spring Heel Jack with... : Live (Thirsty Ear)
- Notorious Sparks—Spring Heel Jack [AR] Bath
03.01.25 / Spring Heel Jack with... : Live (Thirsty Ear)
03.02.13 / Bang Billy Quartet + Bob Holman [AVR] New York
03.02.15 / Joe McPhee, William Parker, Harold Smith Trio [AR] Philadelphia
03.02.16 / Other Dimensions In Music [AR] NYC
03.02.18 / Roy Campbell’s Pyramid Trio [AR] Chicago
03.02.27 / Alan Silva & His Celestrial Communication Orchestra [AR] Northampton
03.03.07 (2) / Spirit Catcher For Four Musicians And Tape [AR] San Francisco
03.03.15 / Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Trio [AR] Hasselt
03.03.19 / FREEDOM NOW! Collection: DJ Spooky & Matthew Shipp Trio (La Huit)
03.03.26 / David S. Ware Quartet [AR] Rome
03.03.27 / David S. Ware Quartets: Live in the World (Thirsty Ear)
IMAGE: The David S. Ware Quartet at “Encontros De Jazz De Coimbra," 03.03.29.
03.04.06 (2) / William Parker’s Other Dimensions In Music [AR] NYC
03.04.10 / William Parker’s Other Dimensions In Music [AR] Branford
03.04.13 (1) / Freedomland [AR] NYC
03.04.13 (2) / Eddie Gale Quartet [AR] NYC
03.04.19 / Shipp—Parker—Brown: The Trio Plays Ware (Splasc(H) Records)
03.04.20 / Matt Lavelle’s NY Trumpet Nemesis [AR] NYC
03.04.28 / David S. Ware String Ensemble: Threads (Thirsty Ear)
- (V/A) The Blue Series Sampler—The Shape of Jazz to Come (Thirsty Ear)
  + 01.08.09 (2); 02.02.12 (2) or 02.10.01 or 02.11.01; 02.03.06; 02.05.00; 02.05.26 (3); 02.06.26; 03.00.00 (1); 03.01.09; 04.00.00 (1)
- DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid: Celestial Mechanix (Thirsty Ear)
  + 00.01.06; 01.08.09 (1); 01.08.09 (2); 01.10.02; 02.02.12 (2); 02.03.06; 02.05.00; 03.01.09
03.05.02 / Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Trio [AR] Philadelphia
03.05.03 / Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Trio [AR] NYC
03.05.10 / Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Trio [AR] Austin
03.05.11 (2) / Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Trio [AR] Houston
03.05.18 / Phillips, Leandré, Parker, Saitoh: After You Gone (VICTO)
- Joélle Leandré, William Parker, Tetsu Saitoh, and Barre Phillips Bass Quartet [AR] Victoriaville
- IMAGE: FIMAV 2003 poster.
03.05.19 / Evan Parker Trio & Peter Brötzmann Trio: The Bishop’s Move (Victo)
- Evan Parker Trio & Peter Brötzmann Trio [AR]
03.05.22 / David S. Ware Quartet [AR] NYC
03.05.23 (1) / Roy Campbell/Joe McPhee [AR] New York
- (V/A) VISION Vol. 3 (Arts for Art)
  + 03.05.23 (2); 03.05.24 (2); 03.05.24 (3); 03.05.25; 03.05.26
03.05.23 (2) / Andrew Cyrille—Kidd Jordan—William Parker [AR] New York
- (V/A) VISION Vol. 3 (Arts for Art)
03.05.24 (2) / Rob Brown’s Resonance [AR] New York
- (V/A) VISION Vol. 3 (Arts for Art)
03.05.24 (3) / Jin Hi Kim Trio [AR] New York
- (V/A) VISION Vol. 3 (Arts for Art)
03.05.25 / Matthew Shipp Quartet featuring Daniel Carter [AR] New York
- (V/A) VISION Vol. 3 (Arts for Art)
03.05.26 / William Parker’s Jeanne Lee Project [AR] New York
- (V/A) VISION Vol. 3 (Arts for Art)
03.05.28 / Other Dimensions in Music [AR] NYC
03.06.01 / Henry Grimes & William Parker Duo [BR] NYC
03.06.07 / William Parker & Patricia Nicholson Duo [AR] Montréal
03.06.08 / William Parker—Patricia Nicholson—Jean Derome—Joane Hétu [AR] Montréal
03.06.22 / David S. Ware Quartets: Live in the World (Arts for Art)
03.06.27 / William Parker Trio + Patricia Nicholson [AR] Boston
03.07.05 (2) / (V/A) William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra: Irving Stone Memorial Concert (Tzadik)
03.07.06 (1) / Freedomland: Yia’s Song (Arts for Art)
03.07.09 / David S. Ware Quartet [AR] NYC
03.07.12 / Matthew Shipp Trio: STOPSMILING 16 (Mag & 7")
03.07.22 / The Free Zen Society: Free Zen Society (Thirsty Ear)
03.08.16 / Other Dimensions In Music [AR] NYC
03.09.01 / DJ Spooky / Optometry [BR] Cagliari
03.09.02 / Hugh Ragin: Revelation (Justin Time)
03.09.05 / Jemeel Moondoc’s Jus Grew Orchestra [AR] NYC
03.10.03 / Matthew Shipp Trio [AR] Minneapolis
03.10.04 / Other Dimensions In Music [AR] Branford
03.11.01 / William Parker’s Healing Song [BR] Tampere
- IMAGE: Photo by Francesco Martinelli
03.11.08 / Matthew Shipp Trio + DJ Spooky [BR] Berlin
03.11.24 / Dave Burrell’s Full Blown Trio [AR] Buffalo
03.11.26 / Dave Burrell’s Full Blown Trio [AR] Chicago
03.12.01 / Dave Burrell’s Full Blown Trio [AR] Philadelphia
03.12.00 / Dave Burrell’s Full Blown Trio: Expansion (High Two Recordings)
04.00.00 (1) / El-P, featuring The Blue Series Continuum: High Water (Thirsty Ear)
- El-P, featuring The Blue Series Continuum: Sunrise Over Brooklyn (Thirsty Ear)
- (V/A) The Blue Series Sampler—The Shape of Jazz to Come (Thirsty Ear)
  + 01.08.09 (2); 02.02.12 (2) or 02.10.01 or 02.11.01; 02.03.06; 02.05.00; 02.05.26 (3); 02.06.26; 03.00.00 (1); 03.01.09; 03.04.28
04.00.00 (2) / William Parker: Luc’s Lantern (Thirsty Ear)
04.01.14 / William Parker—Ad Peijnenburg: Brooklyn Calling (Dino)
04.01.15 / William Parker—Ad Peijnenburg: Brooklyn Calling (Dino)
04.02.07 (1) / Other Dimensions In Music + Matthew Shipp [AR] Paris
04.02.07 (2) / Kidd Jordan, William Parker, Andrew Cyrille Trio [AR] Paris
04.02.16 / Henry Grimes and William Parker, “Duets for Malachi Favors Maghostut" [AR] Philadelphia
04.02.20 / Matthew Shipp: Harmony and Abyss (Thirsty Ear)
- Matthew Shipp: Greatest Hits (Thirsty Ear)
04.02.21 (1) / Matthew Shipp: Harmony and Abyss (Thirsty Ear)
04.02.28 / William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra [AR] NYC
04.03.04 / Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Trio [AR] NYC
04.03.08 / Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Trio [AR] Buffalo
04.03.25 / Sainkho Namtchylak Trio: with William Parker & Hamid Drake (La Huit)
- (V/A) Jungle Blue (La Huit)
- Sainkho Namtchylak Trio [BR] Paris
04.03.30 / William Parker’s Raining On The Moon [AR] Barcelona
04.04.01 / Bill Cole & William Parker: Two Masters: Live At The Prism (Boxholder Records)
04.04.04 (1) / Shipp—Parker—Brown “The Trio Plays The Music Of David S. Ware" [BR] Rome
04.04.04 (2) / William Parker Quartet featuring Leena Conquest [BR] Rome
04.04.05 / Matthew Shipp: Nu Bop Live (RAI Trade)
- Matthew Shipp’s Nu Bop [BR] Rome
04.04.06 / William Parker’s The Inside Songs of Curtis Mayfield [BR] Rome
04.04.09 / William Parker Quartet [AR] San Francisco
04.04.16 / Kidd Jordan Quartet [AR] Boston
04.04.18 / Kidd Jordan Quartet [AR] Buffalo
04.04.25 / William Parker Quartet + Leena Conquest [AR] Györ
04.05.01 (1) / Other Dimensions in Music [AR] NYC
04.05.01 (2) / David S. Ware Quartet [AR] NYC
04.05.22 / Gayle—Grimes—Parker [AR] Victoriaville
04.05.27 (2) / Whit Dickey Trio [AR] NYC
04.05.28 (1) / William Parker Ensemble [AR] NYC
04.05.28 (2) / Kidd Jordan New Orleans Band [AR] NYC
04.05.29 (1) / Matt Lavelle & Nemesis [AR] NYC
04.05.29 (2) / Milford Graves with guest William Parker [AR] NYC
04.05.30 (2) / Dave Burrell Quintet [AR] NYC
04.05.31 / William Parker Bass Quartet featuring Charles Gayle: Requiem (Splasc(h) Records)
- William Parker Bass Quartet featuring Charles Gayle [AR] New York
04.06.05 / Other Dimensions In Music + Alan Silva [AR] NYC
04.06.27 / William Parker Quartet: Sound Unity (AUM Fidelity)
04.07.02 / William Parker Quartet: Sound Unity (AUM Fidelity)
04.07.10 / David S. Ware Quartet [AR] Netherlands
04.08.27 / DJ Spooky Trio [AR] Willisau
04.09.01 / David S. Ware Quartet [BR] Cagliari
04.09.02 / Black Cherry [AR & AVR] Cagliari
04.09.03 / William Parker Quartet [AR & AVR] Cagliari
04.09.04 / Matthew Shipp Trio [AR] Cagliari
04.09.10 / Sainkho Namtchylak Trio [AR] Guelph
04.09.22 / Fire Into Music [AR] Chicago
04.10.02 / Steve Swell’s Fire Into Music [AR] Houston
04.10.04 / Steve Swell’s Fire Into Music [AR] Albuquerque
04.10.08 / Fire Into Music: Fire Into Music (Ballroom)
- Steve Swell’s Fire Into Music [AR] Marfa
04.10.10 / Steve Swell’s Fire Into Music [AR] Seattle
04.10.00 / Scotty Hard: Scotty Hard’s Radical Reconstructive Surgery (Thirsty Ear)
- (V/A) Thirsty Ear Blue Series Sampler (Thirsty Ear)
  + 99.03.31; 02.05.00; 05.00.00
04.11.21 / Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Trio [AR] Toulouse
04.11.26 / Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Trio [AR] Dachau
04.11.28 / Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Trio [AVR] Venice
04.11.29 / Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Trio [AR] Wien
04.12.08 / Steve Swell Sextet [AR] Boston
04.12.12 / Anderson, Parker & Drake: Blue Winter (Eremite)
04.12.14 / Fred Anderson Trio [AR] Buffalo
04.12.19 (1) / Declared Enemy: Salute to 100001 Stars—A Tribute to Jean Genet (Rogue Art)
05.02.05 / Rob Brown’s Resonance [AR] Paris
05.02.21 / Milford Graves & William Parker [AR] NYC
05.02.27 / Albert Beger: Evolving Silence Vol. 1 (Earsay’s Jazz)
05.02.27 / Albert Beger: Evolving Silence Vol. 2 (Earsay’s Jazz)
05.04.08 / William Parker & Oluyemi Thomas with Lisa Sokolov + Joe McPhee: Spiritworld (Straw2Gold)
05.04.12 / William Parker Quartet [BR] Vasteras
05.04.18 / Tiziano Tononi & Daniele Cavallanti: Spirits Up Above (Splasc(h) Records)
05.04.29 / Joelle Leandre: Europa Dgaz: At The Le Mans Jazz Festival (Leo)
05.05.16 / Dave Burrell’s Full Blown Trio [BR] NYC
05.05.22 / William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra: For Percy Heath (Victo)
- William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra [AR] Victoriaville
05.06.03 / William Parker’s Raining on the Moon Quintet [AR] Portonovo
05.06.06 / William Parker’s Raining on the Moon Quintet [AR] Bolzano
05.06.09 (2) / William Parker Quartet featuring Leena Conquest [BR] Norrkoping
05.06.14 / Ellen Christi Quartet [AR] NYC
05.06.15 (1) / Roy Campbell’s Pyramid Trio [AR] NYC
05.06.15 (2) / Wayne Horvitz' Some Order Long Understood [AR] NYC
05.06.16 / Fred Anderson & Kidd Jordan Quartet [AR & BR] NYC
05.06.17 (1) / Other Dimensions In Music meets Sound Vision Orchestra [AR] NYC
05.06.17 (2) / David Budbill: Poetry + William Parker + Hamid Drake [AR] NYC
05.06.17 (3) / Joe Morris' Eloping With The Sun [AR] NYC
05.06.18 (1) / The Eddie Gale Now Band: Vision Festival X, NYC (no label)

Eddie Gale: Trumpet & Water, Up Close And Personal (Creative View)

05.06.18 (2) / Patricia Nicholson & PaNic [AR] NYC
05.06.19 (1) / William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra featuring JUICE [AR] NYC
05.06.19 (2) / Matthew Shipp with Mateen, Parker, & Bennink [AR] NYC
05.07.12 / Carter, Parker, Ughi: The Dream (577 Records)
05.08.09 / Victor Gama: Folk Songs For The Five Points Project (Tenement Museum)
05.08.24 / William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra [BR] Sardinia
05.08.25 / Roy Campbell’s Pyramid Trio [Centering Archival Recording] Sardinia
- Roy Campbell’s Pyramid Trio [AR] NYC
05.08.26 / William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra [AR] Sardinia
05.08.27 / Matthew Shipp Trio + DJ Spooky [BR] Willisau
05.08.31 / Braxton, Parker & Cyrille Trio [AR & AVR] Sardinia
05.09.08 / Steve Swell’s Fire Into Music [AR] Guelph
05.09.21 / William Parker & Hamid Drake: Summer Snow (AUM Fidelity)
05.09.23 / Kidd Jordan, Hamid Drake, William Parker: Palm of Soul (AUM Fidelity)
05.10.09 / Jerome Cooper & William Parker Duo [AR] NYC
05.12.03 / Kidd Jordan Trio [AR] Houston
05.00.00 / Beans: Only (Thirsty Ear)
- (V/A) Thirsty Ear Blue Series Sampler (Thirsty Ear)
  + 99.03.31; 02.05.00; 06.00.00
06.01.24 (1) / Frode Gjerstad with William Parker & Hamid Drake: On Reade Street (FMR)
- Frode Gjerstad with Hamid Drake and William Parker: S/T (Not Two Records)
06.01.24 (2) / William Parker Quintet [AR] NYC
06.01.25 / William Parker’s Painter’s Spring [AR] NYC
06.01.26 (1) / Roy Campbell’s Pyramid Trio [AR] NYC
06.01.26 (2) / William Parker’s Raining on the Moon Quintet [AR] NYC
06.01.27 (1) / Other Dimensions in Music [AR] NYC
06.01.28 (1) / Budbill—Parker—Drake—While We Still Have Feet [AR] NYC
06.01.28 (2) / Joe Morris' Eloping With The Sun [AR] NYC
06.03.04 / William Parker & Hamid Drake Duo [AR] Minneapolis
06.03.25 / Matthew Shipp Quartet [AR] Arden
06.04.09 / Joe McPhee, Lewis Barnes, & William Parker: Raphé Malik Memorial Tribute [AR] NYC
06.04.12 / Songs for Life [Centering Archival Recording] Johnson
06.05.16 / Dave Burrell Full Blown Trio [AR] Vicenza
06.05.24 / William Parker: Wood Flute Songs—Anthology/Live 2006-2012 Quartet (AUM Fidelity)

(V/A) William Parker Quartet: KFJC 89.7 FM—Live from the Devil’s Triangle, Volume IX (KFJC)

06.05.28 / Peter Brötzmann’s Chicago Tentet: American Landscapes 1 (Okka Disk)
06.05.28 / Peter Brötzmann’s Chicago Tentet: American Landscapes 2 (Okka Disk)
06.06.13 (2) / Sabir Mateen “Raphé Malik Tribute Band" [AR] NYC
06.06.13 (3) / Borah Bergman Quartet [AR] NYC
06.06.15 / Steve Swell’s Fire Into Music: Swimming in a Galaxy of Goodwill and Sorrow (Rogue Art)
06.06.16 / Rob Brown Quartet [AR] NYC
06.06.17 / Charles Gayle “By Any Means" Trio [AR] NYC
06.06.18 (1) / Kidd Jordan Quartet [AR] NYC
06.06.18 (2) / Patricia Nicholson Group [AR] NYC
06.06.18 (3) / David S. Ware Quartet: Renunciation (AUM Fidelity)
- David S. Ware Quartet [AR & BR] New York
06.06.19 / Fire Into Music [BR] Montreal
06.06.23 / William Parker’s Raining on the Moon Quintet [AVR] Udine
06.06.24 / Fred Anderson Trio [AR] Warsaw
06.06.25 / TEST [AR] Warsaw
06.06.26 / Echoes Quintet: Echoes (Terre Sommerse)
06.08.19 / Eddie Gale’s All-Star Band: Tribute To Coltrane (Creative View)
06.08.24 / William Parker’s Raining on the Moon Sextet [AR] Roccella Jonica
08.06.28 (2) / William Parker & Stefano Scodanibbio: Bass Duo (Centering Records)
06.09.07 / William Parker’s The Inside Songs of Curtis Mayfield [AR] Paris
06.09.16 / Symphony for Improvisors Double Quartet [AR] NYC
06.10.12 (1) / Other Dimensions in Music + Spring Heel Jack [AR & BR] London
06.10.16 / Paul Dunmall: Blown Away (Duns)
06.10.19 / Other Dimensions in Music: Live at the Sunset (Marge Records)
06.10.20 / Other Dimensions in Music: Live at the Sunset (Marge Records)
06.12.26 / Raoul Bjorkenheim—William Parker—Hamid Drake: DMG @ The Stone Vol 2: December 26 2006 (DMG)
06.10.27 / William Parker Quartet [AR & BR] Lausanne
06.11.25 / Henry Warner Quartet [Henry Warner Archival Recording] NYC
07.01.03 / William Parker’s Raining On the Moon: Corn Meal Dance (AUM Fidelity)
- William Parker: Wood Flute Songs—Anthology/Live 2006-2012 (AUM Fidelity)
  + 06.05.24; 07.04.06; 09.06.15 (2); 11.04.06; 12.06.09 (2); 12.06.12 (2)
- William Parker’s Raining on the Moon Quartet: Great Spirit (AUM Fidelity)
  + 12.06.09 (2)
07.01.04 / William Parker Double Quartet: Alphaville Suite, Music Inspired by Jean Luc Godard’s Film (Rogue Art)
07.01.11 (1) / AIMT Interface with William Parker: Fraser, Oswald, Parker, and Yue [AR] Toronto
07.01.11 (2) / AIMT Interface with William Parker: David Mott & William Parker Duo [AR] Toronto
07.01.12 (2) / AIMT Interface with William Parker: Company Night [AR] Toronto
07.01.13 (1) • AIMT Interface with William Parker: Attariwala, Haley, Luciani, Parker [AR]
07.01.13 (2) • AIMT Interface with William Parker: Aldcroft, Parker, Rindone, Valdivia [AR]
07.02.07 / William Parker Italian Trio [AR] Mestre
07.02.10 / William Parker: I Plan To Stay A Believer—The Inside Songs of Curtis Mayfield (AUM Fidelity)
- William Parker’s The Inside Songs of Curtis Mayfield [BR] Chiasso
07.02.15 / Rob Brown Ensemble: Crown Trunk Root Funk (AUM Fidelity)
07.03.07 / Sabir Mateen Quartet [AR]
07.03.11 / William Parker Quartet [AR] Bergamo
07.03.16 / Braxton—Graves—Parker [AR] Rome
07.03.24 / David S. Ware Quartet: Live in Vilnius (No Business)
07.04.04 / William Parker Quartet [AR] Chicago
07.04.06 / William Parker: Wood Flute Songs—Anthology/Live 2006-2012 Quartet (AUM Fidelity)
- William Parker Quartet [AR] Houston
07.04.19 / William Parker Quartet [BR] Lugano
07.04.22 / William Parker’s Raining on the Moon Quintet [SBR] Terme
07.04.27 / William Parker’s Raining on the Moon Quintet [Centering Archival Recording] Amsterdam
07.05.15 (1) / William Parker’s The Inside Songs Of Curtis Mayfield [AR & AVR] Vicenza
07.05.15 (2) / Anthony Braxton & William Parker Duo [AR] Vicenza
07.06.01 / Rob Brown Trio [AR] Chicago
07.06.02 / Rob Brown Trio [AR] Chicago
07.06.05 / Rob Brown Trio [AR] Montreal
07.06.06 (2) / William Parker & Hamid Drake Duo [AR] Montreal
07.06.13 / Tony Malaby: Tamarindo (Clean Feed)
07.06.19 (2) / William Parker: “Double Sunrise Over Neptune" World Premiere [AR] NYC
07.06.20 / William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra: Double Sunrise Over Neptune (AUM Fidelity)
07.06.22 (1) / Alexandre Pierrepont & Mike Ladd: Maison Hantee (Rogue Art)
07.06.23 / Eddie Gale All Star Band [AR] NYC
07.06.24 / Louis Moholo Quartet [AR & AVR] NYC
07.06.28 / Matthew Shipp Trio [AVR] Ljubljana
07.07.06 / William Parker Italian Quartet [AR] Soliera
07.07.08 / Cecil Taylor Trio + Anthony Braxton [AR, AVR, & BR] London
07.07.12 / Hamid Drake & Bindu: Blissful (Rogue Art 11)
07.07.13 / Hamid Drake & Bindu: Blissful (Rogue Art 11)
07.08.29 / Louis Moholo & Friends [AR] Sant'Anna Arresi
07.09.07 / William Parker’s The Inside Songs of Curtis Mayfield [AR] Guelph
07.09.09 / Patricia Nicholson’s Celestial Moonbeam Funk [AR] NYC
07.09.11 / Other Dimensions in Music [AR] NYC
07.09.21 / Charles Gayle Trio [BR] London
07.09.30 (2) / Commitment [AR] New York
07.10.12 / Cecil Taylor Trio [AR] Bologna
07.10.13 / Cecil Taylor Historical Quartet [AR] Reggio Emilia
07.10.19 / By All Means Necessary Trio: Live at Crescendo (Ayler Records)
- By All Means Necessary Trio [SBR] Norrkoping
07.10.27 / Matthew Shipp’s Nu Bop Quartet [AR] NYC
07.11.03 / Matthew Shipp Trio [BR & BVR] Tampere
07.11.09 / David S. Ware Trio [AR] Gütersloh
07.11.25 / Billy Bang & William Parker Duo [BVR] Bydgoscz
07.11.26 / Amiri Baraka Speech Quartet [BR] Parma
07.12.07 / Fred Anderson & William Parker Duo [AR] NYC
07.12.00 / William Parker Quartet: Petit O¡seau (AUM Fidelity)
08.01.10 (1) / Eri Yamamoto: Duologue (AUM Fidelity)
08.01.10 (3) / William Parker’s Raining on the Moon Sextet [AR] NYC
08.01.12 / William Parker Quartet [AR] Brattleboro
08.01.22 / William Parker Quartet [AR] Moscow
08.02.17 / Milford Graves Trio [AR] Bonneuil-sur-Marne
08.02.22 / Collective 4tet: In Transition (Leo Records)
08.02.24 / Freedomland [AR] NYC
08.02.28 / William Parker, Roy Campbell Jr., and Joe Morris [AR] Boston
08.02.29 / Other Dimensions in Music [AR] NYC
08.03.29 / Tony Malaby Trio [AR] NYC
08.04.09 / Tony Malaby Trio [BR] Paris
08.05.09 / David S. Ware: Shakti (AUM Fidelity)
08.05.11 / Braxton—Graves—Parker: Beyond Quantum (Tzadik)
08.05.14 / John Blum with Sunny Murray & William Parker: In The Shade Of Sun (Ecstatic Peace)
08.05.24 / David S. Ware New Quartet: Théâtre Garonne, 2008 (AUM Fidelity)
08.05.30 / William Parker’s Raining on the Moon Quintet [BR] Novara
08.06.11 (1) / Bang—Jordan—Parker—Drake [AR] NYC
08.06.11 (3) / Anderson—Jordan—Parker—Drake [AR & AVR] NYC
08.06.15 / William Parker: I Plan To Stay A Believer—The Inside Songs of Curtis Mayfield (AUM Fidelity)
08.06.19 / Gerald Cleaver, William Parker, and Craig Taborn: Farmers By Nature (AUM Fidelity)
08.06.28 (2) / William Parker & Stefano Scodanibbio: Bass Duo (Centering Records)
08.07.01 / Sophia Domancich: Washed Away (Marge)
08.07.02 / Sophia Domancich: Washed Away (Marge)
08.07.11 / David S. Ware ‘New Quartet’ [AR] Rotterdam
08.07.26 / William Parker: At Somewhere There (Barnyard Records)
- William Parker SOLO [BR] Toronto
08.07.28 / William Parker Quintet [AR] Hartford
08.08.10 / Eddie Gale with Kidd Jordan, Dick Griffin, et al: Bach Dancing And Dynamite Society Presents (Creative View)
08.09.04 / Roy Campbell & Joe McPhee Tribute To Albert Ayler [AR & BR] Sant'Anna Arresi
08.09.06 / Roy Campbell Quartet plays Albert Ayler [AR] Antwerpen
08.09.20 / Jemeel Moondoc & The Jus Grew Orchestra [AR] NYC
08.09.22 / Tony Malaby’s Tamarindo [AR] NYC
08.10.25 / William Parker: I Plan To Stay A Believer—The Inside Songs of Curtis Mayfield (AUM Fidelity)
08.10.27 / Amiri Baraka Quartet [AR] Botticino
08.10.28 / Sabir Mateen Quartet [AR] Botticino
08.10.29 / William Parker: I Plan To Stay A Believer—The Inside Songs of Curtis Mayfield (AUM Fidelity)
- William Parker’s The Inside Songs of Curtis Mayfield [AR] Botticino
08.11.02 / Pasquale Innarella: Live In The Ghetto (Terre Sommerse)
08.11.06 / Roy Campbell & Joe McPhee, Tribute To Albert Ayler [AR] Weikersheim
IMAGE: Roy Campbell & Joe McPhee, Tribute To Albert Ayler. Program cover and group page 08.11.07, Wels
08.11.09 / Roy Campbell & Joe McPhee, Tribute To Albert Ayler [AVR] Venice
08.11.12 / Roy Campbell & Joe McPhee Tribute To Albert Ayler [BR] Nevers
08.11.21 / Roy Campbell & Joe McPhee Tribute To Albert Ayler: Live at the Dynamo (2008) (Marge)
08.11.25 (1) / William Parker & The Southern Satellites [AR] NYC
08.12.06 / Intermission [BR] Amsterdam
08.12.09 / Intermission [AR] Köln
09.01.16 / Craig Taborn Trio [AR] NYC
09.01.25 (1) / Kidd Jordan Quartet [AR] Paris
09.01.25 (2) / Bluiett’s Bio-Electric [AR] Paris
09.01.26 / Joelle Leandre & William Parker: Live At Dunois (Leo Records)
09.02.18 (2) / Tony Malaby’s Tamarindo [AR] NYC
09.02.26 (2) / Kidd Jordan Trio [AR] Amherst
09.03.07 / William Parker Chamber Trio: The Book Of Sound [AVR & BR] Pordenone
09.04.11 / Jim Staley with William Parker & Joey Baron: Scattered Thoughts—Duets at Roulette (Einstein)
- William Parker Quartet [AR] New York
09.04.14 / Rob Brown Quartet [AR] New York
09.04.24 / William Parker Quartet [BR] Paris
09.04.26 (1) / Grimes, Dresser, Dunn, Horner, Parker... : Deep Tones for Peace (Kadima Triptych)
09.05.08 / Billy Bang & William Parker: Medicine Buddha (NoBusiness Records)
- Billy Bang & William Parker Duo [AR] NYC
09.05.19 (1) / William Parker Solo [AVR] NYC
09.06.06 / Dave Burrell Trio [AR] Montreal
09.06.09 / Opening Invocation [AR] NYC
09.06.10 / Marshall Allen Quintet—A Lifetime Of Achievement [AR] NYC
09.06.11 / David Budbill, William Parker, & Hamid Drake [AR] NYC
09.06.12 (2) / Roy Campbell & Joe McPhee, Tribute To Albert Ayler [AR] NYC
09.06.12 (3) / Collective Quartet [AR] NYC
09.06.13 / Milford Graves Quartet [AR] NYC
09.06.14 / Fred Anderson Trio [AR & AVR] NYC
09.06.15 (1) / Patricia Nicholson: Dance And Music [AR] NYC
09.06.15 (2) / William Parker: Wood Flute Songs—Anthology/Live 2006-2012 Septet (AUM Fidelity)

William Parker Quartet + Three Guests [AR & AVR]

09.06.27 / William Parker & Hamid Drake Duo [BR] Besançon
09.07.03 / William Parker—Giorgio Dini: Temporary (Silta Records)
09.07.04 / Parker—Lenoci—Curci—Magliocchi: Serving an Evolving Humanity (Silta Records)
09.07.19 / Freedomland [AR] NYC
09.08.26 / Zimology Quartet [BR] Willisau
09.10.10 / Evan Parker—Matthew Shipp—William Parker Trio [AR] NYC
09.10.15 / William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra [AR, AVR] NYC
09.11.01 / Raoul Björkenheim Trio [BR] Tampere
09.11.06 / Ken Aldcroft & William Parker Duo [AR] NYC
09.11.00 / Ninni Morgia & William Parker: Prism (Ultramarine Records)
- (V/A) The Wire Tapper 24 (The Wire Magazine)
09.12.02 / David S. Ware Trio: Onecept (AUM Fidelity)
09.12.02 / David S. Ware Trio: The Balance (Vision Festival XV +) (AUM Fidelity)
+ 10.06.27
09.12.20 / William Parker + ICI Ensemble: Winter Sun Crying (Neos Jazz)
- William Parker + ICI Ensemble [AR] München
10.01.15 / Mikko Innanen with William Parker and Andrew Cyrille: Song For a New Decade (TUM Records)
10.01.22 / William Parker Organ Quartet: Uncle Joe’s Spirit House (Centering Music)
10.02.06 / Gianni Lenoci 4tet featuring William Parker: Secret Garden (Silta Records)
10.02.10 / Hocus Pocus Lab Orchestra with William Parker: What Shall We Do (Without You) (Silta Records)
10.02.25 / William Parker, Konrad Bauer, and Hamid Drake [AR] Amherst
10.02.26 / William Parker, Konrad Bauer, Hamid Drake: Tender Exploration (Jazzwerkstatt)
10.02.28 / William Parker, Konrad Bauer, and Hamid Drake [AR] Philadelphia
10.03.02 (1) / William Parker SOLO [BR] Toronto
10.03.02 (2) / The Element Choir & William Parker: At Christ Church Deer Park (Barnyard Records)
- Christine Duncan Conducts The Element Choir [BR] Toronto
10.03.06 / Art Ensemble of Chicago [AR] Philadelphia
10.03.19 / William Parker: Conversations II Dialogues & Monologues (RogueArt)
10.03.25 / William Parker’s Raining On the Moon [AR] Amherst
10.04.15 / William Parker, Hamid Drake, and Evan Parker [AR] Amherst
10.05.08 / Sophia Domancich Trio [BR] London
10.06.04 / Tony Malaby’s Tamarindo + Leo Smith [AR] NYC
10.06.05 (2) / Tony Malaby’s Tamarindo: Tamarindo Live (Clean Feed)
10.06.10 / Kidd Jordan, Hamid Drake, and William Parker Trio [AR] Montreal
10.06.21 (1) / William Parker Little Huey’s Sextet + Kids [AR] NYC
10.06.21 (2) / Roy Campbell Trio [AR] NYC
10.06.22 / Celestial Funk Band [AR] NYC
10.06.23 (1) / Opening Ceremony [AR] NYC
10.06.23 (2) / The Blues Escaped [AR] NYC
10.06.24 / Farmers By Nature: Out of This World’s Distortions (AUM Fidelity)
10.06.27 / David S. Ware Trio: The Balance (Vision Festival XV +) (AUM Fidelity)
+ 09.12.02
- David S. Ware Trio [AR] NYC
10.06.27 (2) / Dave Burrell’s Peace Out Trio [AR] NYC
10.06.29 / Charles Gayle’s By Any Means [AR] NYC
10.08.12 / William Parker: Crumbling In the Shadows Is Fraulein Miller’s Stale Cake (Centering Records)
10.09.08 / Other Dimensions in Music featuring Fay Victor: Kaiso Stories (Silkheart Records)
10.10.02 / William Parker & Cooper-Moore Duo [SBR] Worcester
10.10.04 / David S. Ware Trio: Live in New York, 2010 (AUM Fidelity Records)
- 10.10.04 / David S. Ware Trio [AR] NYC
10.11.23 / David S. Ware • Cooper-Moore • William Parker • Muhammad Ali: Planetary Unknown (AUM Fidelity)
10.12.00 / Frode Gjerstad, Hamid Drake, William Parker: Hasselt 2010 (Circulasione Totale)
10.12.19 / Carter—Parker—Ughi: The Dream [BR] Forli
11.01.09 / Ken Aldcroft—William Parker: One Sunday (Trio Records)
11.03.06 (1) / William Parker: Conversations (RogueArt)
11.03.06 (2) / William Parker: For Those Who Are, Still (AUM Fidelity)
11.03.00 / Matthew Shipp—William Parker—Beans—HPrizm: Knives From Heaven (Thirsty Ear Recordings)
11.04.06 / William Parker: Wood Flute Songs—Anthology/Live 2006-2012 Creation Ensemble (AUM Fidelity)

William Parker Creation Ensemble [AR] Geneva

11.06.00 / Morley: Undivided (Creative Collective)
11.06.03 / Taylor Ho Bynum—Wadada Leo Smith—Stanton Davis—Stephen Haynes: A Tribute To Bill Dixon [AR] NYC
11.06.10 (1) / Borah Bergman, Kidd Jordan, William Parker, Michael Wimberly: vita brevis (SomeRealMusic)
11.06.17 / Joe Morris—William Parker—Gerald Cleaver: Altitude (AUM Fidelity)
11.06.18 (1) / William Parker Solo [AR] NYC
11.06.24 / Farmers by Nature [AR] Amsterdam
11.06.27 / Farmers By Nature: Love and Ghosts (AUM Fidelity)
11.06.28 / Farmers By Nature: Love and Ghosts (AUM Fidelity)
11.08.27 / David S. Ware’s Planetary Unknown: Live at Jazzfestival Saalfelden 2011 (AUM Fidelity)
- David S. Ware’s Planetary Unknown [BR] Saalfelden
11.09.08 / Paul Plimley , William Parker, and Jean Martin Trio [AR] Guelph
11.09.09 / Christine Duncan and the Element Choir Project with William Parker [AR] Guelph
11.09.11 (1) / William Parker Solo [AR] Guelph
11.09.11 (2) / Creative Collective: Live at the Guelph Jazz Festival 2011 (Creative Collective)
11.09.28 / Tony Malaby Trio [AR] Paris
11.10.28 / William Parker—Lois Eby—David Budbill: On Being Native ( AUM Fidelity)
11.11.22 / James Brandon Lewis: Divine Travels (Masterworks/Okeh Records)
11.11.00 / Perelman, Shipp, Parker, Cleaver: Serendipity (Leo Records)
11.12.04 / William Parker Organ Quintet [AR] Washington, DC
12.01.03 / Thollem—Parker—Cline: The Gowanus Session (Porter Records)
12.01.03 / Thollem—Parker—Cline: The Gowanus Sessions II (Porter Records)
12.01.17 (1) / William Parker & Jeff Schlanger: CHILE º NEW YORK º AfghanIRAQ (Witnissimo)
12.01.17 (2) / William Parker & Jeff Schlanger: CHILE º NEW YORK º AfghanIRAQ (Witnissimo)
12.01.17 (3) / Sonny Simmons 25th Century Orchestra: No Title (Zing Magazine)
12.01.26 / William Parker Quartet [AR] Rüsselsheim
12.01.00 / William Parker: For Those Who Are, Still (AUM Fidelity)
12.01.28 / William Parker Universal Tonality Septet [BVR] Paris
12.02.03 / Henrik Walsdorff Trio: Henrik Walsdorff Trio (Jazzwerkstatt)
12.02.05 / William Parker Orchestra—Essence of Ellington with special guest Kidd Jordan: Live in Milano (Centering Records)
- William Parker Orchestra—Essence of Ellington [SBR]
12.05.28 (1) / William Parker & Jeff Schlanger: CHILE º NEW YORK º AfghanIRAQ (Witnissimo)
12.05.28 (2) / William Parker & Jeff Schlanger: CHILE º NEW YORK º AfghanIRAQ (Witnissimo)
12.06.02 / Mikko Innanen with William Parker and Andrew Cyrille: Song For a New Decade (TUM Records)
12.06.09 (2) / William Parker: Wood Flute Songs—Anthology/Live 2006-2012 Raining On The Moon Sextet (AUM Fidelity)
- William Parker’s Raining on the Moon Quartet: Great Spirit (AUM Fidelity)
  + 07.01.03
12.06.12 (2) / William Parker: Wood Flute Songs—Anthology/Live 2006-2012 In Order To Survive (AUM Fidelity)
12.06.23 (2) / William Parker Quartet: Live in Wroclove (For Tune)
- (V/A) For Tune Records Sampler (For Tune Records)
12.06.26 / K. Curtis Lyle: Drums & Rumors (unknown)
12.08.31 / Parker, Krasnopolsky, Chistyakoff [AR] Nikola-Lenivets
12.09.00 / William Parker Ensemble [Unissued Studio Recording] Moscow
12.09.11 / William Parker Ensemble [Unissued Studio Recording] Moscow
12.12.04 (1) / Gayle—Bluiett—Parker Sextet [AVR] NYC
12.12.04 (2) / Lovano—Silvano—Parker—Martin [AVR] NYC
13.01.24 (2) • Morris, Parker, Cleaver [AVR] NYC
13.01.30 / Stephen Haynes & Pomegranate: New Music for Bill Dixon [AR] NYC
13.02.14 (1) / William Parker “Alphaville Suite" [AR] NYC
13.02.19 / Kidd Jordan Quintet [AR] Saint-Mande
13.03.12 / Bil Smith: Unissued Recording, Berlin
13.03.14 / Lotte Anker with Tim Berne, Gerald Cleaver, and William Parker [AR] Brooklyn
13.03.15 / Stephen Haynes & Pomegranate: New Music for Bill Dixon (New Atlantis Records) + 13.03.16
- Stephen Haynes & Pomegranate: New Music for Bill Dixon [AR]
13.03.16 / Stephen Haynes & Pomegranate: New Music for Bill Dixon (New Atlantis Records)
13.04.05 (1) / Tatsuya Nakatani Trio [AR] NYC
13.05.11 / Daniel Carter, Gary Hassay, William Parker: Emanate (no label)
13.05.25 / Improvisations [AR] Hartford
13.06.13 / Declared Enemy: Our Lady of the Flowers (Rogue Art)
13.06.19 / French-American Peace Ensemble [AR] Chicago
13.07.31 / Tony Malaby’s Tamarindo [AR] NYC
13.08.01 / Tony Malaby’s Tamarindo: Somos Agua (Clean Feed)
13.08.31 / Kidd Jordan Afterfest Jam [AR] Chicago
13.09.06 / Marianne Trudel, William Parker, and Hamid Drake [AR] Ontario
13.09.09 / Ken Aldcroft & William Parker: Live at the Tranzac Vol. 1 (Trio Records)
13.09.23 / Jeremy Danneman: Lady Boom Boom (Ropeadope Records) + 13.10.02; 13.10.03

Jeremy Danneman: Help (Ropeadope Records)
Jeremy Danneman: Lost Signals (Unreleased)

13.10.02 / Jeremy Danneman: Lady Boom Boom (Ropeadope Records)

Jeremy Danneman: Help (Ropeadope Records)
Jeremy Danneman: Lost Signals (Unreleased)

13.10.03 / Jeremy Danneman: Lady Boom Boom (Ropeadope Records)

Jeremy Danneman: Help (Ropeadope Records)
Jeremy Danneman: Lost Signals (Unreleased)

13.10.08 (1) / William Parker’s Refugee Songs [AR] NYC
13.10.08 (2) / William Parker’s Painters' Autumn [AR] NYC
13.10.12 (2) / “In Remembrance of Kathleen Wilkins" [AR] NYC
13.10.15 / Ivo Perelman: Book of Sound (Leo Records)
13.10.17 / Not The Wind, Not The Flag, & William Parker [AR] Toronto
13.10.22 / Kenn Thomas & William Parker Duo [AVR] Ann Arbor
13.10.29 / William Parker [BR] NYC
13.11.06 / Jeff Cosgrove º Matthew Shipp º William Parker: Alternating Current (Grizzley Music)
13.11.07 / William Parker [Web Interview] NYC
13.11.15 / William Parker: For Those Who Are, Still (AUM Fidelity)
14.01.11 (2) / Tony Malaby’s Tamarindo [AR] NYC
14.01.14 / Oliver Lake & William Parker: To Roy (INTAKT Records)
14.01.25 / William Parker and Daniel Carter [AR] Holyoke
14.02.02 / Milford Graves Quartet [AR] Paris
14.02.06 / The Turbine!: Entropy/Enthalpy (Rogue Art)
14.03.03 / Ingrid Laubrock & William Parker Duo [AVR] NYC
14.03.08 / Celebrating Cecil Taylor [AR] Philadelphia
14.03.15 / Sonoluminescence Trio: Telling Stories (Art Stew Records)
14.03.16 / Sonoluminescence Trio: Telling Stories (Art Stew Records)
14.04.23 / Ras Moshe Trio [AR] NYC
14.05.05 / Sonoluminescence Trio: Live at La Resistenza (el NEGOCITO Records)
14.05.07 / John Dikeman, William Parker, and Hamid Drake [BR] London
14.05.23 / Gayle º Parker º Drake: Live at Jazzwerkstatt Peitz (JazzWerkStatt)
- Gayle, Parker, Drake Trio [BR] Peitz
14.05.24 / Global Village/ORT Orchester—Remembering Peter Kowald [BR] Peitz
14.05.28 / Joe McPhee Trio [AR] NYC
14.06.05 / Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Trio [AR] De Pere
14.06.06 / Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Trio [AR] Chicago
14.06.07 / Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Trio [AR] Louisville
14.06.11 / Charles Gayle Quartet [AR] Brooklyn
14.06.12 / Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Trio [AR] NYC
14.06.15 (1) / Jordan + Burrell + Parker + Drake [AR] NYC
14.09.12 / Konstrukt & William Parker: Live At NHKM (Holidays Records)
14.10.03 / William Parker and Jeff Schlanger [AR & AVR] NYC
14.10.18 / William Parker’s In Order to Survive [AR] Ann Arbor
14.10.19 / William Parker’s In Order to Survive [AR] Buffalo
14.11.08 / William Parker’s In Order to Survive [AR] Hartford
14.11.07 (2) / Juan Pablo Carletti Quarteto [AR] NYC
14.12.08 / William Parker & David Budbill: What I Saw This Morning (Judevine Mountain Productions)
14.12.15 / John Dikeman, Onno Govaert, Joe McPhee, + William Parker [AR] Brooklyn
15.01.18 / Eloping With the Sun: Counteract This Turmoil Like Trees and Birds (RogueArt)
15.01.27 / Peter Brötzmann—William Parker—Hamid Drake: Song Sentimentale (Otoroku Records)
+ 15.01.28, 15.01.29
15.01.28 / Peter Brötzmann—William Parker—Hamid Drake: Song Sentimentale (Otoroku Records)
15.01.29 / Peter Brötzmann—William Parker—Hamid Drake: Song Sentimentale (Otoroku Records)
15.02.01 / Assif Tsahar Trio: In Between the Tumbling, A Stillness (Hopscotch Records)
15.02.21 / Rob Brown Trio [AR] NYC
15.04.02 / Dave Cappello & Jeff Albert with William Parker: New Normal (Breakfast for Dinner Records)
15.04.03 / William Parker Residency [AV] New Orleans
15.04.04 / William Parker Residency [AV] New Orleans
15.04.26 / Juan Pablo Carletti Quarteto [AR] NYC
15.05.01 (1) / William Parker Nederland Bass Trio [AR] NYC
15.05.01 (2) / Charles Gayle, William Parker & Henry Grimes Trio [AR] NYC
15.05.03 / Jeremy Danneman: Honey Wine (Ropeadope)
+ 15.05.04
15.05.04 / Jeremy Danneman: Honey Wine (Ropeadope)
15.05.10 / Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like a Dog Trio [AR] San Francisco
15.05.27 / Daniel Carter, William Parker, Watson Jennison, Federico Ughi :: LIVE! (577 Records)
+ 15.05.30, 15.05.31
- Daniel Carter, William Parker, Watson Jennison, Federico Ughi: Vol. 1 Erie LIVE! (577 Records)
15.05.30 / Daniel Carter, William Parker, Watson Jennison, Federico Ughi :: LIVE! (577 Records)
- Daniel Carter, William Parker, Watson Jennison, Federico Ughi: Vol. 2 Toronto LIVE! (577 Records)
15.05.31 / Daniel Carter, William Parker, Watson Jennison, Federico Ughi :: LIVE! (577 Records)
- Daniel Carter, William Parker, Watson Jennison, Federico Ughi: Vol. 3 Rochester LIVE! (577 Records)
15.06.00 / Steve Swell Quintet, Steve Swell, Jemeel Moondoc, Dave Burrell, William Parker, Gerald Cleaver: Soul Travelers (Rogue Art)
15.07.08 / Parker—Bisio—Parker [AR] NYC
15.07.09 / Milford Graves HeArt Quartet + Hugh Ragin [AR] NYC
15.07.10 (3) / William Parker Martin Luther King Project [AR] NYC
15.07.12 / Hamiet Bluiett Telepathic Orchestra [AR] NYC
15.07.22 / Evan Parker, William Parker, and Toshi Tsuchitori: The Flow of Spirit—Live Concert Tokyo (Ryuko Gakusha Records)
15.08.08 / Free Music Perspectives, Act 4—KONSTRUKT + William Parker [AR] Berlin
15.08.16 / William Parker Quartet: Ao Vivo Na Fabrica (Selo Sesc)
15.09.05 / William Parker, John Dikeman, Hamid Drake Trio [BR] Sardinia
15.10.10 / Jeff Cosgrove | Matthew Shipp | William Parker: Near Disaster (Motian Sickness)
15.09.11 / John Dikeman, William Parker, Hamid Drake Trio [AR] St Johann
15.10.25 (2) / Thomas Helton & William Parker Contrabass Duo [AR] NYC
15.11.07 / Peter Brötzmann Special Project [AR] Krakow
15.11.08 / Peter Brötzmann Special Project [AR] Krakow
15.12.05 / Steve Swell’s Kende Dreams: Hommage A Bartok (Silkheart Records)
15.12.15 / Toxic: This Is Beautiful Because We Are Beautiful People (ESP-DISK)
16.01.09 / Ken Vandermark: Momentum 1—Stone (Catalytic-Sound)
16.01.29 / Farmers by Nature [AR] NYC
16.03.00 / Ivo Perelman, William Parker, Gerald Cleaver: The Art Of The Improv Trio Volume 4 (Leo Records)
16.03.17 / Sonoluminescence Trio + 1: Live At The Record Centre (Record Centre Records)
16.07.26 / William Parker’s Cosmic Mountain Ensemble [Webcast] NYC
16.08.16 (1) / Eloping with the Sun [AR] NYC
16.08.16 (2) / Altitude [AR] NYC
16.08.17 (1) / Morris, Cancura, Hwang, Parker, and Drake [AR] NYC
16.08.17 (2) / Morris, Cancura, Victor, Parker, Drake, and Cleaver [AR] NYC
16.08.18 (1) / Morris, McPhee, Abrams, Parker, Drake, and Cleaver + Abraham Faure Mennen [AR] NYC
16.08.18 (2) / Morris, Ho Bynum, Abrams, Parker, Drake, and Cleaver + Abraham Faure Mennen [AR] NYC
16.08.19 (1) / Morris, Rothenberg, Abrams, Parker, and Drake [AR] NYC
16.08.19 (2) / Morris, Hobbs, Abrams, Parker, and Drake [AR] NYC
16.08.20 (1) / Morris, Rothenberg, Abrams, Parker, and Drake [AR] NYC
16.08.20 (2) / Morris, Taborn, Parker, and Cleaver [AR] NYC
16.08.26 / Hamid Drake, William Parker, and Pat Thomas [AVR] Mulhouse
16.09.06 / Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like a Dog Trio [BR] Sardinia
16.10.14 / William Parker Quartets: Meditation/Resurrection (AUM Fidelity Records)
16.10.21 / The Art of Perelman—Shipp: Vol. 1 Titan (Leo Records)
+ 16.10.22
16.10.22 / The Art of Perelman—Shipp: Vol. 1 Titan (Leo Records)
16.10.26 / The Art of Perelman—Shipp: Vol. 3 Pandora (Leo Records)
+ 16.10.27
16.10.27 / The Art of Perelman—Shipp: Vol. 3 Pandora (Leo Records)
16.11.11 / William Parker & Sebastian Gramss Duo [AR] Darmstadt
16.11.13 / William Parker & Sebastian Gramss Duo [BR] Karlsruhe
16.11.23 / Shocron—Parker—Díaz: Emptying the Self (Nendo Dango Records)
16.11.24 / Tamarindo [AR] Buenos Aires
16.11.25 / Ernesto Jodos & William Parker Duo [AR] Buenos Aires
17.01.21 / Bobby Zankel & The Wonderful Sound 6: Celebrating William Parker @ 65 (Not Two Records)
17.02.27 / William Parker: Lake of Light—Compositions for Aquasonics (Gotta Let It Out)
17.02.28 / Patricia Nicholson & William Parker: Hope Cries For Justice (Centering Records)
17.03.01 / William Parker: Flower In a Stained-Glass Window & The Blinking of the Ear (Centering Records)
+ 17.07.00, 18.05.26, 18.06.27
17.03.03 / Gary Joseph Hassay: Deep Within (No label)
17.03.12 / Peter Kuhn Quartet [AR] Hartford
17.03.23 / William Parker Organ Quartet [BR] Lugano
17.03.26 / William Parker Organ Quartet [BR] San Vito Al Tagliamento
17.03.28 / William Parker Organ Quartet [AR & BVR] Paris
17.04.05 / Daniel Carter, William Parker, Matthew Shipp: Seraphic Light (AUM Fidelity)
17.05.11 / Ivo Perelman, Matthew Shipp, William Parker, Bobby Kapp: Heptagon (Leo Records)
17.06.17 (1) / Ad Hoc Improv Groups One [AR] Hamilton
17.06.17 (2) / Eloping with the Sun [AR] Hamilton
17.06.18 (1) / Ad Hoc Improv Groups Four [AR] Hamilton
17.06.18 (2) / Eloping with the Sun + DKV [AR] Hamilton
17.06.30 / William Parker & Patricia Nicholson Parker Duo [AR] Guelph
17.07.14 / In Order to Survive: Live/Shapeshifter (AUMFidelity Records)
17.07.00 / William Parker: Flower In a Stained-Glass Window & The Blinking of the Ear (Centering Records)
+ 17.03.01, 18.05.26, 18.06.27
18.01.06 / Ken Vandermark: Momentum 4—Consequent Duos 2015-2019 (Audiographic Records)
18.04.21 / Ivo Perelman: Ineffable Joy (ESP-Disk)
18.05.21 / Okuden: Every Dog Has Its Day But It Doesnt Matter Because Fat Cat Is Getting Fatter (ESP-Disk)
18.05.26 / William Parker: Flower In a Stained-Glass Window & The Blinking of the Ear (Centering Records)
+ 17.03.01, 17.07.00, 18.06.27
18.06.00 / Dopolarians: Garden Party (Mahakala Music)
18.06.27 / William Parker: Flower In a Stained-Glass Window & The Blinking of the Ear (Centering Records)
+ 17.03.01, 17.07.00, 18.05.26
18.12.12 / Whit Dickey—The Tao Quartets: Peace Planet & Box of Light (AUMFidelity Records)
18.12.13 / Steve Swell’s Soul Travelers: Astonishments (RogueArt Records)
18.12.17 / Dave Sewelson: More Music for a Free World (Mahakala Music)
19.01.28 / Kevin Murray/William Parker/Dave Sewelson/Kaelen Ghandhi: Live at the Bushwick Series (Gauci Music)
19.06.12 / A Tribute to Alvin Fielder, Live at Vision Festival XXIV (Mahakala Music)
19.07.19 / Vicente/Dikeman/Parker/Drake: Goes Without Saying But it’s Got to Be Said (JACC Records)
19.07.28 (2) / Black Top Presents: Some Good News (Otoroku Records)
19.09.06 (1) / Gjerstad/Lonberg-Holm/Parker/Swell: Tales From (Fundacja Sluchaj Records)
19.08.01 (1) / Matthew Shipp String Trio: Symbolic Reality (RogueArt Records)
19.09.21 / Shocron/Parker/Diaz: Live at IBeam (NendoDango Records)
19.10.29 / Carter/Shipp/Parker/Cleaver: Welcome Adventure! Vol. 1 (577 Records)
20.10.18 / William Parker Solo [BVR] NYC
20.10.25 / Matthew Shipp & William Parker Duo [BVR] NYC
20.11.03 / William Parker Solo [BVR] NYC
20.11.00 / Dopolarians: The Bond (Mahakala Music)

1970

1980

1990

The 21st Century...

2010

“I met the drummer Billy Higgins at the Firehouse on 11th Street between Avenues B & C. It was a cultural center and the home of the saxophone player and composer Alan Glover AKA ‘Juice’. I was playing a duet on bass drum with Alan’s son young Omo. In the middle of the whole thing I heard this other drum sound—it was Billy Higgins who had taken over the drum chair. Billy and I played duet for about an hour. I also met Andrew Hill that same day.”
—William Parker 14.03.30

“I was a kid playing the drums and Billy was the son of another musician. He used to invite me over to his house, which was in Brooklyn on St. Mark’s Avenue. I would go out there a couple of times a week and we would play duets and dance with the time.”
—William Parker [www.birdsofwinter.com/william-parker]

“I did a lot of work with comedians, with poets, with folk bands. I played with a Cuban folkloric band where I was the youngest member; most of the people in the band were 60 and over. I played with anybody, anything I could play to learn how to play bass. I eventually funneled down to the music I wanted to play, but in order to play it I had to have a foundation in some other things.”
—William Parker [Interview/article by Steve Holtje WIRE #152 October 1996 p.24]

“..the early '70s. ...the Third World Cultural Center [NYC] that Sun Ra played at and we used to do jam sessions there on Sundays.
That’s where I met Billy Bang actually...”
—William Parker [Interview by Bob Rusch Cadence Vol.16 No.12 December 1990 p.5]

“There was a place on 11th Street and Avenue C called The Firehouse and Andrew Hill would come by, and Billy Higgins, and Billy Higgins invited me to his house on St. Mark’s Avenue in Brooklyn. Wilbur Ware was staying there, and Clifford Jordan would come by. So I went out there whenever I could, and we would just play. ... Everyone that came through there, I played with. ...I studied with [John Coltrane’s bassist] Jimmy Garrison a bit. It was 24 hours of music during this period from about '71 up till about '75.”
—William Parker [Interview/article by Steve Holtje WIRE #152 October 1996 p.24]

1972 : : :

72.08.04 - Nia Ensemble: Lester Fortes (fl, cl), Ray Rivera (ts, cga), Reynold Scott (bar), David Butler (p, poetry), Juanita Campbell and Chinyere Thomas (dance, poetry), William Parker and Gene Cooper (b), Charles Brannon, Arnold Hayes, and Sonny Bonilla (cga), Nasana Abadey (dr) / Billie Holiday Theatre, 1368 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, NY [Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.01.09]

“...early '70s, they had the beginning of the New York Musician’s Organization, with Noah Howard and Juma Sultan ...Dave Burrell was on there, Wilbur Ware, Archie Shepp, Karl Berger. It was way before the Creative Music Studio... spanned a whole building, six floors. ...from there we eventually moved over to playing at Studio We in the daytime... and Sam Rivers' Studio RivBea for the night-time activity. ...about '73 was when he had his full schedule going, he had music seven nights a week.”
—William Parker [ibid]

1972... “...Parker started his first big band, the Aumic Orchestra...” [MAGNET #34 May/June 1998 p.41]

“...From 1972 on, I had a large orchestra in the Bronx, called the Aumic Orchestra, which was like a 22-piece orchestra. We played at a place called the Third World Cultural Center [73.03.25]. We had three drummers, four bassists—it was very large. I had been doing my own music all along this time period, from the '70s into the '80s. So I continually wrote and performed.”
—William Parker [Interview, Opprobrium Magazine, unknown issue and date]

“I remember speaking to Charlie Haden about this before I actually bought the bass. He was doing one of his Liberation Music Orchestra records, it had just come out. He was telling me to practice along with records, because I had told him I wanted to know how to jump into it. Eventually I got a bass and I began going to the Jazzmobile School of Music, which was a free school in Harlem, on 131st street. That was a program that took place every Saturday, and the teaching staff was people like—the trumpet teachers were Lee Morgan and Kenny Dorham and Joe Newman. Jimmy Heath taught saxophone. Richard Davis was the bass teacher, as well as Art Davis and Milt Hinton. There were a lot of well-known musicians who taught there. Tony Williams, Freddie Waits, Bennie Powell. They had big band ensembles, they had small groups. They did Oliver Nelson arrangements and Benny Golson arrangements. It was a very good program. I would try to talk about Albert Ayler and things like that, and they weren't really into that, but it was a very good program for learning your instrument. So I stayed there for a while and then I went downtown to the East Village, where I began to actually play with different groups. ... Then I began studying with Jimmy Garrison, and I also studied with Wilbur Ware. But most of my training was what I would call on-the-job training. I did all types of gigs. I played with poets, folk singers, comedians, ventriloquists. Any place I could play, I would. I tried to stay on the bass 20 hours a day if I could.

In 1972-3, I was playing down at Studio Rivbea [Sam Rivers' NY Studio] a lot, ...at 24 Bond Street. I was one of the house bass players there, meaning that I would play with three or four different groups. During the day I was rehearsing with Cecil Taylor—he had a large ensemble and we were preparing for a concert at Carnegie Hall. We did that for a year. And then Charles Tyler and Sunny Murray returned around that time, and I played with each of them. I played with Ray Anderson, with Frank Lowe, with Ensemble Muntu, Jemeel Moondoc’s band. That was my first regular band that actually stayed together for more than one gig. Then I eventually became a member of this place on Eldridge Street called Studio We. At this time the government was giving a decent amount of money to arts organizations. Studio We was run by James Dubois, and a lot of musicians were there—Wilbur Ware, Archie Shepp, Dave Burrell, Milford Graves. I worked there with the Aboriginal Music Society, a band put together by Juma Sultan, who played bass with Sonny Simmons, and with Jimi Hendrix. I also worked at a place on 11th Street off Avenue B called The Firehouse, I worked there with a very good group called the Juice Quartet.”
—William Parker Interview [Interview, Opprobrium Magazine, unknown issue and date]

1973 : : :

73.01.10 - The Universal Lamps “Ensemble Fate": Hassan Dawkins (ts, bcl),
Trent Powell (as, cl, fl), Bill Lowe (tb), William Parker (b), Tony Frazer (dr) /
8:00pm, The Third World, NYC [William Parker’s Sound Journal, Ed Hazell 10.04.26]
73.01.17 - The Universal Lamps: as above / 8:00pm, The Third World, NYC [ibid]
73.01.24 - The Universal Lamps / 8:00pm, The Third World, NYC [ibid]
73.01.31 - The Universal Lamps / 8:00pm, The Third World, NYC [ibid]
73.02.22 through 73.02.25 - Melodic Art-tet: Charles Brackeen (reeds), Ahmed Abdullah (tp),
William Parker (b), Roger Blank (dr) / Hilly's, NYC [New York Magazine February 26, 1973 p.16]

“First time I played with Jemeel [Moondoc] and Charles Brackeen at Studio RivBea,
with Sunny Murray, Frank Lowe. So I used to play down there maybe 3 or 4 times a week.
House bass player kind of, but I was independently contracted with different groups.”
—William Parker, interview by Bob Rusch [Cadence Vol.16 No.12 December 1990 p.6]

“Cadence: Your first recording was with Frank Lowe ...one of the last ESP dates?
WP: Yeah, I think there’s another one of those, but I guess it’s not going to come out.”
—William Parker, interview by Bob Rusch [Cadence Vol.16 No.12 December 1990 p.10]

WIRE

73.03.00
• Frank Lowe: Black Beings

ESP Records ESP 3013 (LP) 1973; ESP-Disk/XYZ ESP 3013-2 (CD) GER; Base issue# ? (LP) IT; ESP 3013/Abraxas (CD) 2003 Italy

• Frank Lowe: The Loweski

ESP-Disk ESP 4066 (CD) 2012 Italy

(V/A) Faith & Power, An ESP-Disk Sampler
The WIRE Magazine Issue 221, July 2002 / ESPW1 (magazine & CD) UK

March, 1973 / “...a live concert at Ornette Coleman’s place on Prince Street," New York City
—William Parker, interview by Bob Rusch [Cadence Vol.16 No.12 December 1990 p.10]

Black Beings:
1. In Trane’s Name (Lowe)
2. Brother Joseph (Lowe)
3. Thulani (Jarman)

The Loweski:
4. The Loweski Pt. 1
5. The Loweski Pt. 2
6. The Loweski Pt. 3
7. The Loweski Pt. 4
8. The Loweski Pt. 5

25:00
4:35
15:55

6:19 (Lowe solo)
11:54
4:38
5:20
9:39

—Faith & Power has track 2.
—Audience recording exists of this complete concert. [Anonymous 04.03.02]

Frank Lowe (ts), Joseph Jarman (ss, as), The Wizard * (vn), William Parker (b), Rashid Sinan (dr)

“We briefly wondered if The Wizard was a nome-de-session for Billy Bang. The style is similar if a touch less percussive.
No exact information on who he might be, so any clues welcome.”
—The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, 4th edition, Richard Cook & Brian Morton
“Violinist Leroy Jenkins (operating under the pseudonym of ‘The Wizard’ but quite recognizable)...” —Scott Yanow
“The Wizard was not Leroy Jenkins, it is Raymond Lee Cheng.” —William Parker

{ESP 3013-2; session venue from George Scala’s Frank Lowe Discography; Tom Fuller; Richard Ahmad Bates; Mr. William Parker}

73.03.25 - William Parker and The Aumic Orchestra: Hassan Dawkins (ts, cbcl), Kwame Lucumi (ts, as), Linton Gayle (ts, fl),
Charles Harris (ts, cl), Mike Clark (as), Danny Carter (ss, fl), Trent Powell (cl, fl), Tony Joseph and Rick Murian (fl),
Robert Williams and Tom Bron (tp), Bill Lowe (tb), Ron Libscombe (ce), William Parker, Joe Mato, and Herb Kuan (b),
Darry Barnes (mba), Roger Baird and Fred J. Williams (dr), Wade Barnes (dr, perc) / Third World Cultural Center, Bronx, NY
[Michael Heller 14.03.31, The Juma Sultan Archive Document F0113.08—lists full personnel]
73.03.29 - Bill Lowe Ensemble: Hasaan Dawkins (ts, cbsx, cl), Mike Clark (as), Lowe (tb), William Parker and Herb Kahn (b),
Wade Barnes (dr) / Muse, Brooklyn, NY [Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.01.09]
“William has mentioned other tapes of him with Lowe, including a session where they played all Monk tunes.” [Ed Hazell 05.12.15]

73.07.01 • Sunny Murray and the Byard Lancaster Quintet [AR—46:15]

Shelf no.RGA 2843-RGA 2844 - 2 digital sound cassettes (polyester)
Genre(s) Live sound recordings / Jazz
Recording Laboratory, William L. Ewell, Jr. Collection

July 1, 1973 / Studio We, New York City

1... compositions/improvisations 46:15

Byard Lancaster (as, fl), Khan Jamal (vib), Hassan Dawkins (ts), William Parker (b), Roger Baird and Sunny Murray (dr)

{Library of Congress Database}

73.07.02 - Juice Quartet: Alan “Juice" Glover aka “Juice Akinjorin Omolade" (ts, ss), Kasa Allah (p), William Parker (b), Juma Sultan (perc) /
New York Musicians Jazz Festival, Colonial Park, NYC [Michael Heller 14.03.31, The Juma Sultan Archive Documents F0019.01, 108.16]
73.07.07 and 73.07.08 - Juice Quartet: as above / Firehouse Theater, NYC
[Michael Heller 14.03.31, The Juma Sultan Archive Document F0006.06]

73.08.12 • Black Kraut [BR]

August 12, 1973 / Live at WKCR-FM Radio, New York City

1. The Prayer
2. The Vampire
3. The Hill
4. Birds And Things

—This was thought to be the original name for The Music Ensemble.

“This was Hassan Dawkins' date. He called this band Black Kraut. The Music Ensemble was a collective group named by the group.” —William Parker

Daniel Carter (reeds, tp), Malik Baraka (tp)—given as “Malachi Baracha", Hassan Dawkins (ts), William Parker (b), Roger Baird (dr)

{Anonymous 05.12.31; William Parker 14.04.26}

73.10.05 • Frank Lowe Quintet [AR—97:36]

October 5, 1973 / Artist’s House, New York City

1. composition/improvisation 36:52
2. composition/improvisation 17:30
3. composition/improvisation 6:17
4. composition/improvisation 35:18

Frank Lowe (reeds), Joseph Jarman (as, fl, voc), Raymond Lee Cheng (vn), William Parker (b), Rashid Sinan (dr, balafon)

{WP Archive CDr; Anonymous correspondence}

73.10.06 - Frank Lowe Quintet: Lowe and Joseph Jarman (reeds), Raymond “The Wizard" Lee Cheng (vn),
William Parker (b), Rashid Sinan (dr) / Artist’s House, NYC [anonymous source]
73.11.15 - Bill Lowe Ensemble: Hasaan Dawkins (ts, cbsx, cl), Mike Clark (as), Lowe (tb), William Parker and Herb Kahn (b),
Wade Barnes (dr) / Muse, Brooklyn, NY [Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.01.09]

73.11.29 • Harold Smith Trio [BR—106:24]

November 29, 1973 / Live at WKCR-FM, Studio 3, New York City

First Set
1. composition/improvisation 61:10
2. composition/improvisation 45:14

—"‘Flight to Sanity’ was the name of one of the tunes we played, written By Art Bennett.

Harold Smith (dr, perc, p), Art Bennett (ss, fl, p), William Parker (b)

{Ed Hazell 14.01.06; WKCR-FM Archive 07.07.31; William Parker 14.03.30}

73.12.02 - Mudon Slaughter Peace Excursion: Mudon Slaughter (as, fl), Mel Smith (g),
William Parker and “Sagicorn" (b), Stephen Reid (dr) / Studio RivBea, NYC
[RivBea Schedule]

73.12.03 - Flight to Sanity: Art Bennett (ss, fl, possibly piano), William Parker (b),
Harold Smith (dr) / Studio RivBea, NYC [RivBea Schedule]

73.12.06 - Ensemble Muntu: Jemeel Moondoc (as), Arthur Williams (tp),
Mark Hennen (p), William Parker (b), Rashid Sinan (dr) / Studio RivBea, NYC /
“Ensemble Muntu made our first appearance at Studio RivBea,
opposite Sam Rivers in December 1973.” —Jemeel Moondoc
[Interview, CODA August 1980 #174 p.7; Parker’s Sound Journal]

73.12.09 - Mudon Slaughter Peace Excursion: (See 73.12.02)

73.12.10 - Flight to Sanity: (See 73.12.03)

73.12.13 - Ensemble Muntu: (See 73.12.06)

73.12.16 - Mudon Slaughter Peace Excursion: (See 73.12.02)

73.12.17 - Flight to Sanity: (See 73.12.03)

73.12.20 - Ensemble Muntu: (See 73.12.06)

73.12.23 - Mudon Slaughter Peace Excursion: (See 73.12.02)

73.12.24 - Flight to Sanity: (See 73.12.03)

73.12.27 - Ensemble Muntu: (See 73.12.06)

RivBea Schedule, December 1973.

1974 : : :

74.02.01 - Ensemble Muntu: Jemeel Moondoc (as), Arthur Williams (tp), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr) / “Radio broadcast; station unidentified. Urban Scene may be the name of a radio program.” / Urban Scene, NYC
[Ed Hazell’s Muntu Sessionography in MUNTU Recordings]

74.02.26 (1) • William Parker: Through Acceptance of the Mystery Peace

Centering Records 1001 (LP / Ltd. 500 copies) 1981; Eremite Records MTE012 (CD) 1998, 2003
—1st Session: See also 76.10.24, 77.08.28, 79.01.21

William Parker Ensemble [BR—84:29]

February 26, 1974 / WKCR-FM Radio, New York City

Broadcast Recording:
1. Prana
2. Rattles and Bells and the Light of the Sun—ATMIC Patterns—Rayi

36:07
49:26 (continuous, split track at 43:50)

Through Acceptance of... has a track 2 excerpt of 12:12 which begins at 13:48 in.

"The only thing I own is sincerity. If you do not trust me: then I have died....”

Charles Brackeen (ts), Jemeel Moondoc (as), Henry Warner (cl), Arthur Williams (tp), Billy Bang (vn),
William Parker (b, voc and lyrics, Comp), Roger Baird (perc)

{MTE012; WP Archive 2CDr Broadcast; track titles and date WKCR-FM Archive 07.07.31;
original issue release date Down Beat January '81; venue Ras Moshe; track detailing Ed Hazell 14.01.08}

74.02.26 (2) - Charles Tyler Quartet: Tyler (as, bar), Earl Cross (cor, tp, flg) William Parker (b), Steve Reid (dr, perc) / Studio Rivbea, NYC [anonymous 03.12.13]

Cadence

Opprobrium

74.03.12 • Cecil Taylor Unit Core Ensemble [AR—80:19]

March 12, 1974 / Carnegie Hall, New York City

Suite: TRIBE [80:19] (incomplete, cuts in at beginning, split track at 45:01 and 57:29)
1. Voices
2. To Night
3. Being Body
4. Black Node
5. Suns
6. Weight Fall
7. Tribe

—There is a shorter version circulating at 58:33, missing the final 23:00+ end section.
—Another version at 85:22 shows first track at 60:29, second at 24:48. —RL

From anonymous source who attended concert, via personal email to Jason Hook (CTResearch, www.webmutations.com/ceciltaylor) :::
“1974/0312 was a Tuesday.
It’s unlikely there was an unidentified tenor saxophonist. Frank Lowe was supposed to have been there, but was absent.
A Kevin Fitzpatrick never existed as part of this orchestra. The correct name of the trumpeter was and is Kevin Powell.
Luther Thomas was said to have been there. With Joseph Bowie there, a fellow member of the Black Artists Group, this was quite possible.
The unidentified soprano saxophonist may have been Jemeel Moondoc.
The unidentified trombonist may have been Craig Harris.”

Marc Edwards: “I was one of the drummers in that show. Fellow Free Jazz Drummer, Rashid Bakr was also there playing traps. As per Cecil's
instructions, we each took turns playing congas and a variety of other instruments that were on the far side of the stage during the concert.
Andrew Cyrille did not play traps. He played tympani and small percussive instruments. Dave Saphra was in the Bass section along with
William Parker, Sirone & Earl Henderson. Frank Lowe did make some of the rehearsals, but, he didn't play with the band at Carnegie Hall.
About a month before we actually did the performance, there was a large influx of new musicians that joined the already large ensemble.
Since our names were not printed in the program, it’s tough to recall many of the fine musicians that were on the stage that night.
My apologies to those that I'm unable to remember.”

Heinrich Smejkal: “In Down Beat 74.02.28 (Vol.41, no.4, pages 9 and 33) is an announcement that the Cecil Taylor concert was one part of total
15 concerts organized by the New York Jazz Repertory Company [including] the dates of the concerts. In Down Beat 74.05.09 (Vol.41, no.9, page 29),
[there is] a concert review by Gary Giddins, unfortunately he mentions only a few of the participants. Giddins noted also that ‘many players
were recruited from colleges where Taylor has taught.’"

David First: “[guitarist] Bud and I were recruited to join Cecil’s ensemble from an ensemble that he had put together while teaching a series of classes
at what was at the time known as Glassboro State Teacher’s College. ...there were upwards of twenty or so people taking the class—none of whom
had either enrolled in the school or paid for the class. My friend Bud and I had the pleasure of picking CT up from 30th Street Station in Philadelphia
twice a week and driving him (approx 45 minutes) to the school in South Jersey and thus got to spend a lot of extra time talking about numerous subjects.
There was also a ‘class’ concert at Glassboro in May of that year, but it was a bit of a mess, I reckon... I remember hearing a bit of a tape from that night
at a guy’s loft, whose name escapes me. He was Cecil’s manager at the time and a couple of us were staying with him during this period. Somewhere
on Greenwich St. in lower Manhattan, I believe. We would come up twice a week for rehearsals with CT and sleep on the guy’s floor. The ensemble
rehearsals were on Chambers St. also in lower Manhattan...”

Bobby Zankel: “...my memories from that period with CT would make a chapter in a book, but I can't remember how the music sounded.
Carnegie Hall was an excellent band (in spite of my youth) and there was a decent amount of rehersal—a balance between people accustomed
to Cecil’s system/language and New York pros—my strongest memory was coming back to my music stand after playing a too long solo
and being met by Jimmy Lyons' smile and a pat on the back from him and Charles Tyler...”

The Cecil Taylor Big Band at Carnegie Hall in New York City, March 12, 1974.
Photos courtesy David First, reproduced with permission.

Same photos with some names.
Detailed by Anonymous.

Cecil Taylor (p, Comp), Jimmy Lyons, Bobby Zankel, Jemeel Moondoc, and possibly Luther Thomas (as),
David S. Ware, Hassan Abdullah, Craig Purpura, and Elliot Levin (ts), Ken Simon (ss) Charles Tyler (bar), Karen Borca (bsn), Carla Poole (fl),
Raphe´ Malik, Hannibal Marvin Peterson, Arthur Williams, Steven Lewis, and Kevin Powell—identified elsewhere as “Fitzpatrick" (tp),
Joe Bowie (tb), Sharon Freeman and Richard Schartzberg (frh), David First, Bud Neuber, and third unidentified (g),
Sirone, William Parker, Dave Saphra, and Earl Henderson (b), Andrew Cyrille (tym, perc),
Clifford Sykes (perc), Rashid Bakr, Sunny Murray, and Marc Edwards (dr, perc)

{2CDr; Heinrich Smejkal; Marc Edwards; David First; Bobby Zankel 03.07.11; www.janstrom.se/4.-sessionography/4.2.-1974--1981-6228281}

74.03.17 - William Parker & Patricia Nicholson: Parker (b), Nicholson (dance) / “Excerpts from ‘The Ghosts Garden’" /
451 Broom Street, NYC [Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.01.09]

74.04.24 • The Music Ensemble: The Music Ensemble

Roaratorio Records roar 03 (CD) 2001
—1st Session [See also 75.02.15]

The Music Ensemble [BR—22:00]
WKCR-FM, New York / Loft Jazz Festival

April 24, 1974 / Kingsborough College, Brooklyn, New York

1. Stance Dance (Courage) [31:47]

Broadcast Recording has an excerpt.

“The first documentation of this important free improvising group... Existing during the heyday of NYC’s Loft Scene, their name has often been cited as a crucial stage in the development of its members—the seeds of such current ensembles as Other Dimensions In Music and Test can be found here—but their singular music has gone largely unheard, save by those who were present at their concerts. This CD has been compiled from archival tapes recorded by Roger Baird; one complete performance from Brooklyn’s Kingsborough College, on 24 April 1974, and excerpts from a concert at the Holy Name School Auditorium, on 15 February 1975. Packaged in a mini-LP gatefold sleeve, with liner notes by Parker, Bang, Baird, and Carter, paintings by Marilyn Sontag, and a reproduction of the poster for one of the shows, this is the recording debut of one of jazz’s greatest 'lost' groups.”
—James Lindbloom

Daniel Carter (ts, as, fl, dr, perc), Malik Baraka (tp), Billy Bang (vn, perc), William Parker and Herb Kahn (b), Roger Baird (dr, perc, tabla, fl)

{roar 03; James Lindbloom; Broadcast Recording}

74.04.25 - Music Ensemble: (personnel as above) / “Maybe a day later...” / Stony Brook, New York
[Music Ensemble Interview, WKCR-FM 94.11.00]

74.05.01 • Frank Lowe Quartet: OUT LOUD

Triple Point Records TPR 209 (2LP + 40-page booklet, Ltd edition of 550 numbered copies) 2014
—1st Session [See also 74.00.00]

May 1, 1974 / Survival Studio (77 Greene Street), New York City

1. untitled 1 [11:13]
2. Vivid Description [8:04]
3. Listen [2:33]
4. untitled 2 [12:25]
5. Logical Extensions [0:41]

Frank Lowe (ts, ss, fl, voc, perc, cga, balafon, whistles, harmonica, misc, Comp),
Joseph Bowie (tb, cga), William Parker (b), Steve Reid (dr)

{TPR 209; www.triplepointrecords.com}

74.06.07 + 06.08 - The Frank Lowe Improvisation Ensemble: Frank Lowe (ts, ss, fl, voc, perc, cga, balafon, whistles, harmonica, misc, Comp),
Joseph Bowie (tb, cga), William Parker (b), Steve Reid (dr) / 10:00pm, Studio RivBea, NYC [Studio RivBea June 1974 Schedule, The RivBea Archive]

74.06.07 or 06.08 • Frank Lowe Quartet: OUT LOUD

Triple Point Records TPR 209 (2LP + 40-page booklet, Ltd edition of 550 numbered copies) 2014
—2nd Session [See also 74.05.01]

Frank Lowe Quartet [AVR—39:49]

June 7 or 8, 1974 / Studio RivBea, New York City

1. Whew! [23:18]
2. untitled 3 [23:53]
closing announcement [1:00]

“The linked video [available with this LP release through Triple Point] is indeed a complement to this set of records. The records have music that was not recorded on video, and the video includes some music that falls between the sides. Although it has a rough, incomplete sounding start, “Whew!" kicks off the proceedings at Rivbea. The first 14:00 of Side C, though discontinuous on the video, are what Lowe proposed for his record. “Untitled 3" begins at [video time] 19:06. The video goes black in sections, but the audio of the first 20+ minutes of this track exist in the video file only. When sound on the video file ends, at about 39:49, switch back to the beginning of Side D to hear the conclusion of the set.” —Ben Young, OUT LOUD liners

Frank Lowe (ts, ss, fl, voc, perc, cga, balafon, whistles, harmonica, misc, Comp),
Ahmed Abdullah (tp-2) Joseph Bowie (tb, cga), William Parker (b), Steve Reid (dr)

{TPR 209; www.triplepointrecords.com; Studio RivBea June 1974 Schedule, The RivBea Archive}

74.06.10 • Raphé Malik Quartet & Guest [Centering Archival Recording—30:29]

June 10, 1974 / The Open Mind Bookstore, New York City

1. compositions/improvisations [30:29]

Raphé Malik (tp), “Guest" Daniel Carter (as), Hassan Abdullah (ts, ss), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr)

{William Parker’s Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.01.06; Hazell’s Muntu Sessionography, from MUNTU Recordings}

74.06.14 through 74.06.16 - The Music Ensemble: Malik Baraka (cor, p-tpt), Dewey Johnson (tp),
Daniel Carter (reeds, tp), Billy Bang (vn), William Parker (b), Earl Freeman (el-b),
Roger Baird (dr, perc) / 9:00 & 11:00pm, Anita Weschler Studio, NYC
[Signal to Noise Issue #58, Summer 2010 p.25; www.50milesofelbowroom.com]

74.06.17 - We Music House: Jimmy Vass (reeds), James DuBoise (tp), Gia Williams (voc),
Dexter Gordon Jr. and Jewel Sterling (p), Wilbur Ware (b, musical director),
William Parker and Gene Cooper (b), Benny Thomas (perc), Eugene Jackson (dr) /
Studio We (Café We), NYC [Michael Heller 14.03.31, William Parker 14.04.26;
The Juma Sultan Archive Documents F16.11 and 84.1]

74.06.21 - Frank Lowe & Daniel Carter Quartet: Frank Lowe and Daniel Carter (reeds),
William Parker (b), Jerome Cooper (dr) / Studio We’s Bicentennial Park Series
(possibly at Studio We/Café We), NYC
[Michael Heller 14.03.31, The Juma Sultan Archive Document F0155.6]

74.06.22 - The Music Ensemble: Daniel Carter (reeds), Malik Baraka and Dewey Johnson (tp),
William Parker and Earl Freeman (b), Roger Baird (dr) / Studio We’s Bicentennial Park Series
3:00pm, Tompkins Square Park, NYC
[Michael Heller 14.03.31, The Juma Sultan Archive Document F0155.6;
Village Voice Jun 13 “What’s On" p.128]

75.06.29 - Nancy Ancrum Ensemble: Ancrum (fl, Comp), John Marshall (tp), Ellen Christi (voc),
William Parker (b), Roger Baird (dr) / 4:00pm, 501 Canal, NYC [Village Voice Jun 30 “What’s On" p.70]
—"The Idea of Order at Key West"

74.07.01 - Ensemble Muntu: Jemeel Moondoc (as), Arthur Williams (tp), Mark Hennen (p),
William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr) / RivBea Summer Festival, Studio RivBea, NYC
[CODA p.32, tear-sheet of festival report by Randy Hutton, no issue info]

74.07.03 • Daniel Carter, William Parker, and Roger Baird [BR—45:00]

July 3, 1974 / WKCR-FM, New York City

1. compositions/improvisations [45:00]

Daniel Carter (reeds, tp), William Parker (b), Roger Baird (dr)

{Anonymous 02.05.18; WKCR-FM Archive}

74.07.21 • Ensemble Muntu [BR—56:55]

July 21, 1974 / Washington Square Church, New York City

1. Flight from the Yellow Dog [20:03]
2. composition/improvisation 36:52] (split track at 22:28)

Jemeel Moondoc (as), Arthur Williams (tp), Mark Hennen (p), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr)

{Ed Hazell 14.01.06; Hazell’s Muntu Sessionography, from MUNTU Recordings}

74.07.23 • Charles Brackeen Trio [BR—60:22]

July 23, 1974 / Live at WKCR-FM, New York City

1. composition/improvisation 22:55]
2. composition/improvisation 5:39]
3. composition/improvisation 7:19]
4. composition/improvisation 6:16]
5. composition/improvisation 4:21]
6. composition/improvisation 13:52]

Charles Brackeen (ss-1,2,4,5; ts-3,6), William Parker (b 1,2,4,5; wdfl-3,6), Roger Baird (dr)

{Ed Hazell 14.01.06; WKCR-FM Archive}

74.08.01 • William Parker Group [Centering Archival Recording—11:05]

August 1, 1974 / WNYU-FM, New York University, New York City

1. Mass for the Lakota Sioux [11:05]

William Parker on piano. This is a live performance followed by an interview with Carter and Parker
on “The Anthology of Black Classical Music", a program hosted by trombonist Bill Lowe.

Daniel Carter (as), William Parker and Mark Hennen (p), Sinan (dr)

{William Parker’s Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.01.10}

74.08.02 • Raphé Malik Trio [BR—58:00]

August 2, 1974 / Live at WKCR-FM, New York City

1. compositions/improvisations [58:00]

Another source has this at 105:00.

Raphé Malik (tp), William Parker (b), unidentified (dr)

{Anonymous correspondence 02.05.18; WKCR-FM Archive}

74.10.06 • Raphé Malik Quartet + 1 [AR—102:28]

October 6, 1974 / The Open Mind, New York City

1. composition/improvisation 32:16]
2. composition/improvisation 25:16]
3. composition/improvisation 25:29]
4. composition/improvisation 19:31]

Raphé Malik (tp), Hassan Abdullah (ts, ss, wdfl), + Daniel Carter (as, wdfl), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr, perc)

{Anonymous correspondence 02.07.02, 03.12.13; WKCR-FM Archive}

74.10.15 • Melodic Art-Tet: Melodic Art-Tet

NoBusiness Records NBLP 62/63 (2LP) Limited edition of 400 records; NBCD 56 (CD) 2013

Melodic Art-Tet [BR—86:10]

October 15, 1974 / “Live Music Show", WKCR-FM, New York City

Melodic Art-Tet:
1. Before Heaven and Earth and the World—Face of the Deep [17:03]
2. Above the Cross My Divine [20:01]
3. Time and Money—Yamaca—Open—Pit Chena—In the Chapel—With Cheer [30:31]
4. Redemption—Consecration [12:07]

Broadcast Recording:
1. Part I [36:58]
2. Part II [49:12]

Broadcast source had “Live At Studio We, New York City".

Charles Brackeen (fl, ss, ts), Ahmed Abdullah (tp), William Parker (b),
Tony Waters, aka Ramadan Mumeen (perc), Roger Blank (dr)
—All compositions by Brackeen, except “Time and Money" by Abdullah.

Another source has additional personnel listed incorrectly to include: Ronnie Boykins (b), L. Evans (tp), Billy Bang (vn), and Tony Williams (dr).

{nobusinessrecords.com; WKCR-FM Archive 07.07.31; Dan Serro 05.12.31; Tom Hull 13.05.21; John Chacona 13.05.21}

74.10.26 • Music Ensemble [BR—62:17]

October 26, 1974 / unknown venue, New York City

1. Creations [62:17]

“...[Carter] remembered William Parker, Roger Baird, Dewey Johnson, Arthur Williams, Rashid Bakr, Hassan Dawkins and two others I can't recall.” —Ras Moshe

Daniel Carter and Hassan Abdullah (reeds), Hassan Dawkins (ts), Dewey Johnson and Arthur Williams (tp),
unknown (p), unknown (voc), Billy Bang (vn), William Parker (b), Roger Baird and Rashid Bakr (dr, perc)

{WP Archive CDr; Ras Moshe 03.06.15; composition title and additional personnel anonymous correspondence 05.12.31}

74.10.30 - Melodic Art-Tet: Charles Brackeen (ts, ss, fl), Ahmed Abdullah (tp), William Parker (b), Tony Waters aka Ramadan Mumeen (perc),
Roger Blank (dr) / Center for International Arts, (28 East Fourth St., between Lafayette St. and Bowery), NYC [Ed Hazell 13.02.24]

74.10.31 • Music Ensemble [BR—22:10]

October 31, 1974 / John's, Soho, New York City
WKCR-FM, New York / Loft Jazz Festival

1. composition/improvisation 21:10] (incomplete, fades in, fades out)
radio announcement [1:00]

Hassan Dawkins (ts), Kazutoki Umezu (as), Billy Bang (vn), William Parker and Herb Kahn (b), Roger Baird (dr)
—"plus 2 unidentified members"

{CDr}

74.11.22 and 74.11.23 - Ensemble Muntu: Jemeel Moondoc (as), Arthur Williams (tp), Joe Daley (bar-hn), Ronnie Boykins (b),
Doug Hammond (dr) / Studio RivBea, NYC [Sam Rivers Interview on WKCR-FM, October 5, 1974]
—Rivers runs down the schedule at RivBea for the month.
These dates are not included in Ed Hazell’s Muntu Sessionography, from the MUNTU Recordings booklet.

1975 : : :

75.02.15 • The Music Ensemble [Centering Archival Recording—92:45]

The Music Ensemble: The Music Ensemble
Roaratorio Records roar 03 (CD) 2001
—2nd Session [See also 74.04.24]
The Music Ensemble [BR—18:10]
WKCR-FM, New York / Loft Jazz Festival

February 15, 1975 / Holy Name School Auditorium, New York City

Centering Archival Recording:
1. compositions/improvisations [92:45]

The Music Ensemble:
1. Arithmetical Mystic [18:10]
2. Echoes Wind Transpire [8:47]
3. Radiatory Fineness [9:56]

Broadcast Recording only has “Arithmetical Mystic".

Daniel Carter (ts, as, fl, dr, perc), Malik Baraka (tp), Billy Bang (vn, perc), William Parker (b), Roger Baird (dr, perc, tabla, fl)

{William Parker’s Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.01.06; roar 03; James Lindbloom}

75.02.18 • Earl Freeman: The Universal Jazz Symphonette Presents Soundcraft '75 / Fantasy for Orchestra

Anima Record Co. AN 1001 (LP) 1975

February 18, 1975 / Washington Square Methodist Church, New York City

1. Nemesis [23:20]
2. Oreo—Alpha [22:52]

Earl Freeman (Comp and Dir), Zane Massey, Kazutoki Umezu, and Ernest Washington (ts) —Liner notes have “Kazutoki Umega",
Daniel Carter (ts, atp), Henry Warner (cl), Nancy Ancrum, Art Bennett, and Andrew Strasmech (fl), Raphé Malik, John Marshall, and Malik Baraka (tp),
John Mingione (flg), Richard Dunbar (frh), Michael Keith (tb), Robert Sardo (grand organ), James Emery, Mel Smith, and Tyrone Nickens (el-g),
Billy Bang and Charles Burnham (vn) —Liner notes have “Charles Burnnan", William Parker and Dave Wertman (b), Paul Chambers Jr. (el-b),
Wade Barnes and Roger Baird (perc), Abe Yeme (cga), Julio Cesar (tabla), Barbra Blick and Patsy Wilkins (readings)

{AN 1001; M. Ehlers & B. Coley Wm. Parker Discography from the “Fire in the Valley '98" program; Heinrich Smejkal}

75.03.02 (1) - Frank Lowe Ensemble: Frank Lowe (ts), probably William Parker (b), others / WKCR-FM, NYC [Anonymous correspondence]
75.03.02 (2) - Ensemble Muntu: Jemeel Moondoc (as), Mark Hennen (p), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr) / “Probable personnel.
Billed as Jemeel Moondoc Quartet.” / Ali’s Alley, NYC [Ed Hazell’s Muntu Sessionography in MUNTU Recordings]
75.03.22 - Danny Carter (reeds), John Marshall (tp), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr) / 8:00pm, Holy Name Auditorium, NYC
[Village Voice Mar 24 p.107]
75.03.30 - Kabbalah: Bobby Zankel (as), Joseph Locandro (p), William Parker and David Wertman (b), Rashid Bakr (dr, perc) /
501 Canal Street, NYC [Anonymous 03.12.13]
75.04.06 - Ensemble Muntu: Jemeel Moondoc (as), Arthur Williams (tp), Mark Hennen (p), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr) /
4:00-7:00pm, Ali’s Alley, NYC [Ed Hazell’s Muntu Sessionography in MUNTU Recordings]
“Probable personnel, possibly the same trio that recorded on 75.04.20.” —Hazell
“Jemeel Moondoc Quartet" —New York Magazine listing.

75.04.12 • William Parker Orchestra [Centering Archival Recording—93:12]

William Parker Orchestra [BR—45:00]
WKCR-FM, Broadcast in 1994 during the “Loft Festival"

April 12, 1975 / Holy Name Auditorium, New York City

Centering Archival Recording:
1. Nascent: A Peace for Dance and Music
—Part 1 [37:23]
—Part 2 [9:16]
—Part 3 [46:33]

Broadcast Recording:
1. Nascent [45:00]

Alan Braufman (as, fl), Michael Clark and Kappo Umezu (as), Art Bennet (ss), Mary Drivers (ob), Nancy Ancrum (fl), Jeffery Nussbaum (tp),
Malik Baraka (cor), John Marshall (p-tpt), Billy Bang (vn), William Parker and Frank Clayton (b), Roger Baird (perc), Ellen Christi (voc),
Patsy Wilkins, Gudrun Keith, and Alexandra Strauss (dance)

{William Parker’s Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.01.06; WKCR-FM Archive; William Parker 14.04.26}

75.04.13 - Ensemble Muntu: Jemeel Moondoc (as), Arthur Williams (tp), Mark Hennen (p), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr) /
“Probable personnel, possibly the same trio that recorded on 75.04.20.” / 4:00-7:00pm, Ali’s Alley, NYC
[Ed Hazell’s Muntu Sessionography in MUNTU Recordings]

75.04.20 • MUNTU Recordings

NoBusiness Records NBCD7-8-9 (3-CD Box Set) 2009 Lithuania / CD 3—MUNTU: Live At Ali’s Alley

“The digipack contains a 115-page book with three essays written by Ed Hazell and Jemeel Moondoc
about the Jazz Lofts Era in New York City, the Black Artists Movement and musical environment,
many beautiful photos, original posters, a complete Muntu sessionography, etc.”
—1st Session [See also 77.04.17, 79.03.30]

Jemeel Moondoc Trio [BR]
WKCR-FM, New York

April 20, 1975, 4:00-7:00pm / Ali’s Alley (Studio 77), New York City

MUNTU Recordings:
1. Theme For Milford—Mr. Body and Soul (Moondoc) [36:35]

Broadcast Recording:
1. Pegasus —May be “Theme For Milford" mis-titled.

Jemeel Moondoc (as), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr)

{nobusinessrecords.com/NBCD7-8-9.php; WKCR-FM Archive 07.07.31}

75.04.27 - Ensemble Muntu: Jemeel Moondoc (as), Arthur Williams (tp), Mark Hennen (p), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr) /
“Probable personnel, possibly the same trio that recorded on 75.04.20.” / 4:00-7:00pm, Ali’s Alley, NYC
[Ed Hazell’s Muntu Sessionography in MUNTU Recordings]

—May 1975

75.05.03 - Ensemble Muntu: as above / 10:00 & 12:00pm,
Studio RivBea, NYC [ibid; RivBea flyer]

75.05.13 - Ensemble Muntu / “This might be misdated, possibly session 75.05.03 above.” / Studio RivBea, NYC
[Ed Hazell’s Muntu Sessionography in MUNTU Recordings]

75.05.28 • Jemeel Moondoc Trio [BR—40:00]

May 28, 1975 / Studio 77, New York City “(at 77 Greene Street, later Ali’s Alley)"
Broadcast later on WKCR-FM in that era—may be the Broadcast date of the 75.04.20 session above.

1. compositions/improvisations [40:00]

Jemeel Moondoc (as), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr)

{Anonymous 02.10.28; WKCR-FM Archive}

Anecdotal misinformation has Parker contributing to the title track on Don Cherry’s Brown Rice, a 1976 release on Horizon.
Parker has stated in a recent interview with Brian Carpenter that this is not true.

Opprobrium

75.06.00 (1) • Don Cherry Quintet [AR—33:17]

June, 1975 / The Five Spot, New York City

—The Cherry Quintet was at the Five Spot from the 3rd through the 8th. No exact date on this, but it does not match 75.06.07.

1. composition/improvisation 33:17] (incomplete, cuts in at beginning, out at end)

“Just heard snippet of ‘Butterfly Friend,’ one of my favorite songs...” —Steven Joerg

“Frank Lowe said it was Sandy Bull in an interview he did at WKCR-FM [during] a Don Cherry festival...” —Ras Moshe

“...I met Don Cherry. He invited me to play at the Five Spot with him in '75 for a week, my first gig at a major jazz club.”
—William Parker interview/article by Steve Holtje, WIRE #152 October 1996 p.24

Don Cherry (tp, el-p, voc), Frank Lowe (ts), Sandy Bull (g, oud?, perc?), William Parker (b), Roger Blank (dr)

{WP Archive CDr; New York Magazine June 9, 1975 p.25; Steven Joerg 03.08.28; Ras Moshe 03.02.04}

75.06.07 • Don Cherry Quintet [AR—92:00]

June 7, 1975 / The Five Spot, New York City

Untangling the Circulating Recordings:

Long Version / Total 92:00	74:27 Total / Short Version	Comments
1. unknown calypso [4:10] unknown pentatonic tune [5:11] unknown [3:39] probably Afro Blue [8:35] Naima * [2:16] Butterfly Friend * [1:51] (cuts at ending) [25:43]	1. unknown titles (incomplete, fades out at end) [18:51]	“track 1 ... goes on a little longer...” Accounted for by the fade out... (8:35 segment a mash-up of what sounds like Afro Blue/Scarborough Fair) ...and a few additional short pieces.
2. Degi-Degi * (Cherry) [2:30] (fades in) introductions [3:26] unknown [9:59] Chenrezig (Cherry) [7:45] unknown [7:08] Jabulani/Easter Joy [1:52] unknown [2:02] (announcement 1:00 in) [36:43]	2. unknown title [26:03] (incomplete, fades out at end) Chenrezig [12:29] Jabulani/Easter Joy [5:37] (brief announcement at 4:51 in) [44:06]	“track 2 ... starts a little earlier.” Accounted for by an additional short piece. introductions first 1:15 of short version. (Abdullah Ibrahim composition) Totals nearly align at 62:26/62:57
3. Tutti (aka The Good Life, or Theme from a Symphony) March of the Hobbits (Cherry) [10:48]	3. Tutti March of the Hobbits (Cherry) [10:48]	(Ornette Coleman composition)
4. unknown [8:10] Malkauns * (Cherry) [6:48] unknown * [3:47] [18:55]		This track is the difference between versions. Other discrepancies result from labeling, identification of compositions, and interpretation of segues and between-theme wanderings.

Yet another version of titles noted: 1. Don’s Five Spot; 2. Cherry Suite, Part 1; 3. Cherry Suite, Part 2; 4. Tintiyana (Dollar Brand)

Track 3... the Ornette Coleman composition, ‘Tutti’, from Skies of America, also known as ‘The Good Life’;
‘School Work’ on Science Fiction and Broken Shadows; and ‘Theme for a Symphony’ on Dancing in Your Head.

“Roger Blank and William Parker—of the fine Melodic Art-tet—also sat in...” —Down Beat Vol.42 No.15 September 11, 1975.

Don Cherry (tp, el-p, voc), Frank Lowe (ts, bsx, ss, fl), Sandy Bull (g, oud?, perc?),
Selena Fung (ching), William Parker and Hakim Jami (b), Ed Blackwell and Roger Blank (dr)

{WP Archive 2CDr of long version; Roy Morris 04.03.02; Jack Lefton 04.06.22; Heinrich Smejkal 03.07.25}

75.06.00 (2) - Ensemble Muntu: Jemeel Moondoc (as), Arthur Williams (tp), Mark Hennen (p), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr) / “Probable personnel. This may be same date as [75.07.28].” / Damrosch Park Bandshell, Lincoln Center, NYC [Ed Hazell’s Muntu Sessionography in MUNTU Recordings]
75.06.23 - Melodic Art-tet: Charles Brackeen (reeds), Ahmed Abdullah (tp), William Parker (b), Roger Blank (dr) / 9:00pm, What Is, Jersey City, NJ [www.50milesofelbowroom.com/articles/wparkerinterview.html]
75.06.29 - Melodic Art-tet: Charles Brackeen (reeds), Ahmed Abdullah (tp), William Parker (b), Roger Blank (dr) / 5:00pm, EAST, Brooklyn, NY [ibid]

75.07.06 • Kabballah [AR—114:27]

July 6, 1975 / Sunrise Studio, New York City

1. Questioning the Mysteries
—Part 1 [26:53]
—Part 2 [27:50]
—Part 3 [8:57]
—Part 4 [21:59]
—Part 5 [28.43]

Bobby Zankel (as, bells, voc), Arthur Williams (tp), Joseph Locandro (p), Rashana Bakr, Ellen Christi, and Genie Sherman (voc)
William Parker (ce), David Wertman (b), Rashid Bakr (dr, perc), Dave Easter (cga, bells)

{Anonymous 02.07.02, 03.12.13; WKCR-FM Archive}

75.07.18 and 75.07.19 - Peace Excursion: Mudon Slaughter (as), Billy Bang (vn), William Parker (b), Wade Barnes (dr) / Theater of Joy, NYC
[Michael Heller 14.03.31, The Juma Sultan Archive Document F0069.12]
75.07.20 (1) - Kappo Umezu (reeds), Yori Harada (p), William Parker (b), Rashied Sinan (dr) / Theater of Joy, NYC
[Michael Heller 14.03.31, The Juma Sultan Archive Document F0102.11]
75.07.20 (2) - Peace Excursion: Mudon Slaughter (as), Billy Bang (vn), William Parker (b), Wade Barnes (dr) / Sunrise Studios, NYC
[Michael Heller 14.03.31, The Juma Sultan Archive Document F0069.12]
75.07.28 - Ensemble Muntu: as above / Damrosch Park Bandshell, NYC [Anonymous correspondence]
75.08.02 - Ensemble Muntu: Jemeel Moondoc (as), Arthur Williams (tp), Mark Hennen (p), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr) /
Sunrise Studio, NYC [Ed Hazell’s Muntu Sessionography in MUNTU Recordings]
75.08.09 - Ensemble Muntu: as above / Sunrise Studio, NYC [ibid]

75.08.11 • Kazutoki “Kappo" Umezu: Seikatsu Kojyo Iinkai

SKI NO. 1 (LP) 1975 Japan; Off-Note NON-25 (CD) 2016 Japan

August 11, 1975 / Studio We, New York City

1. Stravizauls (Harada) [21:54]
2. Kim (Umezu) [23:05]
3. Not So Long Don (Umezu) [1:59]

Kazutoki “Kappo" Umezu (as), Yoriyuki Harada (p, bcl), Ahmed Abdullah (tp),
William Parker (b), Rashid Shinan (dr)

{SKI NO. 1; discogs.com}

75.08.16 - Ensemble Muntu: Jemeel Moondoc (as), Arthur Williams (tp), Mark Hennen (p), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr) / Sunrise Studio, NYC
[Ed Hazell’s Muntu Sessionography in MUNTU Recordings]

75.08.23 - Ensemble Muntu: as above / Sunrise Studio, NYC [ibid]

75.08.30 - Ensemble Muntu / Sunrise Studio, NYC [ibid]

75.10.31 - Planet Zero: Kiko Kamacho (kalimba, synths, kena), Billy Bang (vn, cga),
William Parker (b, ce), Diane Thorner (reeds, fl), Roger Baird and T. Nakamura (perc) /
“Night of Wizards", 8:00pm, Cami Hall, NYC
[William Parker’s Sound Journal, Ed Hazell 10.04.25]

75.11.28 - Billy Bang & William Parker: Bang (vn, Mexican vn), Parker (ce, b) /
“A Concert of Celestial Musik—Cathedral of Light" / 8:00pm, Someplace Nice, NYC
[Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.01.09; Village Voice Dec 1 p.81]

1976 : : :

76.02.05 • Ensemble Muntu [BR—51:26]

February 5, 1976 / Live at WNYU-FM, New York City
Originally Broadcast on 76.02.10

1. Theme For Milford... Mr. Body And Soul [51:26]

Jemeel Moondoc (as), Arthur Williams (tp), Mark Hennen (p), William Parker (b, ce), Rashid Bakr (dr)

{WP Archive CDr; Anonymous 05.12.31; Hazell 06.01.01; WNYU Archive}

76.02.26 - Ensemble Muntu: Jemeel Moondoc (as), Arthur Williams (tp), Mark Hennen (p), William Parker (b), Rashid Sinan (dr) /
“Probable personnel.” / Environ, NYC [Ed Hazell’s Muntu Sessionography in MUNTU Recordings]

76.02.29 • Ensemble Muntu [BR—83:24]

February 29, 1976 / Loft Jazz Festival, Live at WKCR-FM, New York City

broadcast announcement [0:50]
1. Flight from the Yellow Dog [24:15]
broadcast announcement [2:40]
2. Document Humanum
Part 1 [20:20]
Part 2 [7:56]
Part 3: Phase One [24:32]
Part 4: Evening Piece [2:51]

Jemeel Moondoc (as), Arthur Williams (tp), Mark Hennen (p), William Parker (b), Rashid Sinan (dr)

{WP Archive CDr; Ed Hazell 14.01.06}

76.03.12 - Kabbalah + 5: Bobby Zankel (as, bells, voc), Arthur Williams (tp),
Joseph Locandro (p), Genie Sherman (voc), William Parker and David Wertman (b),
Rashid Bakr (dr, perc), + Keshavan Maslak (ts), Ken Simon (ss), Carla Poole (fl),
Malik Baraka (cor), Toshiyuki Tshuchitori (dr, perc) / Sunrise Studio, NYC
[Anonymous 03.12.13]
76.04.10 - Ensemble Muntu: Jemeel Moondoc (as), Arthur Williams (tp),
Mark Hennen (p), William Parker (b), Rashid Sinan (dr) / 8:30pm, Environ, NYC
[Village Voice Apr 12 p.83; “Murto with Jemeel Moondoc"]
76.04.25 - Henry Warner (cl), William Parker (b), Juma Sultan (perc),
and Philip Spigner (dr) / Someplace Nice, NYC [Michael Heller 14.03.31, The Juma Sultan Archive]
76.04.28 - Melodic Art-tet: Charles Brackeen (reeds), Ahmed Abdullah (tp),
William Parker (b), Roger Blank (dr) / 9:00pm, Ladies' Fort, NYC
[The New York Times April 25, 1976 p.24-D; Village Voice May 3 p.83]
76.05.02 - Ensemble Muntu: Jemeel Moondoc (as), Arthur Williams (tp),
Mark Hennen (p), William Parker (b), Rashid Sinan (dr) / Sunrise Studio, NYC
[Ed Hazell’s Muntu Sessionography in MUNTU Recordings]

76.05.19 • Billy Bang Poetry Ensemble [AR—32:18]

May 19, 1976 / Queens College, New York City

1. Echoes of a Bitter St. [7:37]
2. Prayer to John Coltrane [5:52]
3. The New Music Is [8:32]
4. Thunderbird Terror [10:17]

Billy Bang (poetry), Afiba ? (p), William Parker (b), Ade Yeme (cga), Khuwana Fuller (dr)

{Ed Hazell 11.06.21}

76.06.10 and 76.06.11 - Ensemble Muntu: Jemeel Moondoc (as), Arthur Williams (tp), Mark Hennen (p), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr) /
7:00pm, Damrosch Park, Lincoln Center, NYC [ibid + Village Voice Jun 7 p.111 + Jun 14 p.99]

76.06.13 • Henry Warner Trio [AR—57:34]

June 13, 1976 / 4:00pm, Environ, New York City

First Set
1. composition/improvisation 12:18]
2. composition/improvisation 16:21]
3. composition/improvisation 5:28] (split track at 2:09)
4. Valse Hot [9:03]
5. A Night in Tunisia [8:30]
6. composition/improvisation 5:54]

Henry Warner (cl), William Parker (b), Ade Yeme (cga)

{Ed Hazell 10.06.26 + Village Voice Jun 14 p.99}

76.06.14 • Billy Bang’s Survival Ensemble [AR—22:46]

June 14, 1976 / unknown location, New York City

1. Tapestry [12:14] (split track at 1:55)
2. Colors [10:32] (split track at 7:50)

Billy Bang (vn), Bilal Abdur Rahman and Henry Warner (reeds), William Parker (b), Khuwana Fuller (dr)

{Ed Hazell 11.06.21, 11.06.24; WKCR-FM Tape Archive}

76.06.16 - Ensemble Muntu: Jemeel Moondoc (as), Arthur Williams (tp), Mark Hennen (p), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr) /
8:30pm, Environ, NYC [ibid + Village Voice Jul 12 p.87]
76.06.27 - Billy Bang’s Survival Ensemble: Bang (vn), Bilal Abdur Rahman (as), William Parker (b), Khuwana Fuller (dr) / Sunrise Studio, NYC [Anonymous correspondence]
76.06.30 - Ensemble Muntu: Jemeel Moondoc (as), Arthur Williams (tp), Mark Hennen (p), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr) /
8:30pm, Environ, NYC [Ed Hazell’s Muntu Sessionography in MUNTU Recordings; Village Voice Jun 28 p.104]

Photos by Tom Marcello
Dated “July, 1976"

Photo Set at Flckr
CC BY-SA 2.0

76.07.04 - Ensemble Muntu: Jemeel Moondoc (as), Arthur Williams (tp),
Mark Hennen (p), Parker (b, ce), Rashid Bakr (dr) / Studio RivBea, NYC
[Studio RivBea Summer Music Festival '76 schedule, The RivBea Archive]

76.07.10 - William Parker & Billy Bang Duo: Bang (vn), Parker (b) /
“Celestial Music" / Someplace Nice, NYC [Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.01.09]

76.07.16 - Ensemble Muntu: Jemeel Moondoc (as), Arthur Williams (tp),
Mark Hennen (p), Parker (b, ce), Rashid Bakr (dr) / 8:30pm, Environ, NYC
[Ed Hazell’s Muntu Sessionography in MUNTU Recordings; Village Voice Jul 19 p.72]

76.07.17 - William Parker & Billy Bang Duo: Bang (vn), Parker (b) /
“Celestial Music" / Someplace Nice, NYC
[Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.01.09; William Parker 14.03.30]

76.08.20 (1) • Billy Bang Trio + 2 [AR—113:17]

August 20, 1976, 7:00pm / Some Place Nice (on St. Mark’s Place), New York City

1. composition/improvisation 22:16]
2. composition/improvisation 19:04]
3. composition/improvisation 17:51]
4. composition/improvisation 12:53]
5. composition/improvisation 5:34]
6. composition/improvisation 11:32]
7. composition/improvisation 7:17]
8. composition/improvisation 16:53]

Billy Bang (vn), William Parker (b), Khuwana Fuller (dr) + Henry Warner (as), Ramsey Ameen (vn)

{Anonymous 02.07.02; WKCR-FM Archive; Village Voice Aug 23 p.92}

76.08.20 (2) • The Music Ensemble + Guests [AR—24:53]

August 20, 1976 / Some Place Nice, New York City

1. improvisation [24:53]

Daniel Carter (ts, fl, tp), Malik Baraka, Dewey Johnson (tp), Billy Bang (vn), William Parker (b), Roger Baird (dr)
+ Arnie Nelms (as), Michael Keith (tb), Massa Musa (dr, perc)

{Ed Hazell 11.06.21; William Parker 14.04.26}

76.08.21 - Billy Bang’s Survival Ensemble: Bang (vn), Bilal Abdur Rahman and Henry Warner (reeds),
William Parker (b), probably Khuwana Fuller (dr) / 7:00pm, Someplace Nice, NYC
[Village Voice Aug 23 p.92]
76.08.27 - Ensemble Muntu: Jemeel Moondoc (as), Arthur Williams (tp), Mark Hennen (p), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr) /
Environ, NYC [Ed Hazell’s Muntu Sessionography in MUNTU Recordings]
76.09.14 through 76.09.16 - Billy Bang’s Survival Ensemble: Bang (vn), Bilal Abdur Rahman and Henry Warner (reeds),
William Parker (b), probably Khuwana Fuller (dr) / Ali’s Alley, NYC [Village Voice ad, September 6, 1976, pg.97]
76.10.05 and 76.10.06 - Ensemble Muntu: Jemeel Moondoc (as), Arthur Williams (tp), Mark Hennen (p), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr) /
“This may be a quartet date without Arthur Williams.” / Ali’s Alley, NYC [ibid]

76.10.07 • Ensemble Muntu [BR—42:32]

October 7, 1976 / Ali’s Alley, New York City
WKCR-FM / Loft Jazz Festival

broadcast announcement [0:22]
1. composition/improvisation 41:45] (incomplete, cuts in at beginning)
broadcast announcement [0:25]

Jemeel Moondoc (as), Mark Hennen (p), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr)

{WP Archive CDr; WKCR-FM Archive 07.07.31}

76.10.10 - Melodic Art-Tet: Charles Brackeen (ts, ss, fl), Ahmed Abdullah (tp), William Parker (b),
Tony Waters aka Ramadan Mumeen (perc), Roger Blank (dr) / Studio We, NYC [Ed Hazell 13.02.24]
76.10.11 - Melodic Art-Tet: as above / Studio We, NYC [ibid]

76.10.16 • Billy Bang’s Survival Ensemble [AR—14:49]

October 16, 1976 / Queens College, New York City

1. Song for Ghazal [14:49]

Billy Bang (vn), Bilal Abdur Rahman and Henry Warner (reeds), William Parker (b), Massa Musa and Calvin ? (cga)

{Ed Hazell 11.06.21}

76.10.24 • Centering Dance Music Ensemble 1976 (Dawn Voice): Centering—Unreleased Early Recordings 1976-1987

NoBusiness Records NBCD42-47 (6-CD boxed set + book, Limited Edition of 1,000 numbered boxes) 2012
—1st Session [See also 77.08.28; 79.05.04; 80.00.00 (1); 80.00.00 (2); 80.05.09; 84.06.25; 87.07.03]

William Parker: Through Acceptance of the Mystery Peace
Centering Records 1001 (LP) 1981; Eremite Records MTE012 (CD) 1998
—2nd Session [See also 74.02.26 (1); 77.08.28; 79.01.21]
William Parker Reads, with Billy Bang and Ramsey Ameen [BR]
WKCR-FM, “Afternoon Music" Broadcast 93.04.12

October 24, 1976 / Washington Square Church, New York City

Centering—Unreleased Early Recordings 1976-1987: (DISC SIX)
1. Illuminese/Voice [34:07]
2. Falling Shadows [13:06]
3. Dawn/Face Still, Hands Folded [30:52]

Through Acceptance of the Mystery Peace:
1. Face Still Hands Folded [8:03]

Broadcast Recording:
1. compositions/improvisations

Rozanne Levine (cl-1,3), Malik Baraka and John Mingione (tp-1,3), Billy Bang and Ramsey Ameen (vn), William Parker (b, recitation),
Ellen Christi (voc-1,3), Patricia Nicholson (choreography, dance), Susan Kuhn, Leslie Levinson, and Kenna Lile (dance)

“A dance section called 'Prelude' preceded the music.” "Dawn Voice—Music and Dance," listed in Parker’s Sound Journal, also included
Malik Baraka (cor), Ellen Christi (voc), Rozanne Levine (cl), and Susan Kunn, Leslie Levinson, Kenna Lile, John Mingione, and Patsy Parker (dance).

{MTE012; William Parker Interview, Broadcast 93.04.12; William Parker’s Sound Journal; Ed Hazell 10.04.30, 12.06.20;
nobusinessrecords.com/NBCD42-47.php}

76.10.30 - Ensemble Muntu: Jemeel Moondoc (as), Mark Hennen (p), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr) / Environ, NYC
[Ed Hazell’s Muntu Sessionography in MUNTU Recordings]
76.10.31 - Ensemble Muntu: as above / Jazzmania, NYC [ibid]
76.11.19 - Ensemble Muntu / Environ, NYC
[Ed Hazell’s Muntu Sessionography in MUNTU Recordings; New York Magazine November 22, 1976 p.39]
76.11.20 - The Nascent Big Band: Michael Clark and Kappo Umezu (as), Alan Braufmann (as, fl), Art Bennent (ss), Mary Drivers (ob),
Nancy Ancrum (fl), Malik Baraka (tp and cor), John Marshall and Jeffery [last name obscured] (tp), Billy Bang (vn),
William Parker and Frank Clayton (b), Roger Baird (perc), Patsy Parker, Leslie Levinson, Patsy Wilkins, and two others [names obscured] (dance) / “Rainbow Light," music by Parker, Ancrum, and Baraka; Dance by Parker and Levinson / Saint Mark’s Church, NYC
[William Parker’s Sound Journal, Ed Hazell 10.04.30]
76.12.17 - Ensemble Muntu: Jemeel Moondoc (as), Mark Hennen (p), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr) /
Ladies' Fort, NYC [Ed Hazell’s Muntu Sessionography in MUNTU Recordings]
“A notice in the Village Voice announced a quartet featuring Bakr. Many gigs at this time featured the quartet
without Arthur Williams, so this is the probable personnel.”

76.12.21 • William Parker Ensemble [AR—55:42]

December 21, 1976, 8:00pm / St. Mark’s Church, New York City

Document Humanum:
1. Part 1 [20:20]
2. Part 2 [7:56]
3. Part 3 [24:32]
4. Part 4 [2:51]

John Hagen (ts, ss, bsn), Rozanne Levine (cl, voc), Malik Baraka (flg, voc), William Parker (b, ce, g, rec),
Toshiyuki Tsuchitori (dr, perc), Patsy Parker and Leslie Levinson (dance)

{Village Voice Dec 13 p.134; Anonymous 02.07.02; WKCR-FM Archive; William Parker’s Sound Journal, Ed Hazell 10.04.30}

76.12.31 • Ensemble Muntu [AVR]

December 31, 1976 / Piano Magic, New York City

1. compositions/improvisations

This performance was videotaped as part of a projected documentary.

Jemeel Moondoc (as), Mark Hennen (p), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr)

{Ed Hazell’s Muntu Sessionography in MUNTU Recordings}

1977 : : :

77.01.16 - Ensemble Muntu: Jemeel Moondoc (as), Mark Hennen (p), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr) / Environ, NYC
[Ed Hazell’s Muntu Sessionography in MUNTU Recordings]
77.01.30 - Ensemble Muntu: as above / The Brook, NYC [ibid]
77.03.05 - Ensemble Muntu / Jet Studio, Washington, DC [ibid]
77.03.11 - William Parker Solo / St. Mark’s Church, NYC [Anonymous correspondence]
77.03.18 - Cathedral of Light (Pieces for Bassviolin and Dance):
William Parker (b), Patsy Parker (dance) / 8:00pm, St. Mark’s in the Bowery, NYC
1. Voice—Lake of Light
2. Dedications—A Wedding Painting
3. Mountain Song
4. Honey Drips from Bee’s Nest
—intermission
5. Cathedral of Light
6. Swan Knitting a Rainbow
7. For All Life
[William Parker’s Sound Journal, Ed Hazell 10.04.26]
77.03.19 - Daniel Carter (reeds, brass), Balil Abdur Rahman (as),
Billy Bang (vn), William Parker (b) / 8:00pm, Noho Gallery, NYC
[Village Voice Mar 21 p.110]
—Anonymous correspondence had only Bang, Rahman, and Parker.
77.03.20 - Ensemble Muntu: Jemeel Moondoc (as), Mark Hennen (p), William Parker (b), Rashid Sinan (dr) / Jazzmania, NYC
[Ed Hazell’s Muntu Sessionography in MUNTU Recordings]

77.03.27 • Ensemble Muntu [BR]

March 27, 1977 / Live at WKCR-FM Radio, New York City
WKCR-FM, Broadcast 77.03.28

1. Theme for Milford (Mr. Body and Soul)—One Up One Down

Another anonymous source notes two tracks: 1. Moondoc Theme; 2. Mr. Body And Soul

Jemeel Moondoc (as), Mark Hennen (p), William Parker (b), Rashid Sinan (dr)

{WKCR-FM Archive 07.07.31; Anonymous 05.12.31}

77.04.03 • William Parker Quintet [Centering Archival Recording—83:05]

April 3, 1977 / Environ, New York City

1. Liberation Folk Suite
Part 1 [35:58]
Part 2 [47:07]

Clyde Cotton (ts, as, ss), John Hagen (ts), Rozanne Levine (cl), William Parker (b), Toshiyuki Tsuchitori (dr),
Leslie Levinson, Patsy Parker, and Teddy Sprages (dance)

{William Parker’s Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.01.06}

77.04.17 • Ensemble Muntu: First Feeding

Muntu Records 1001 (LP) 1977

MUNTU Recordings
NoBusiness Records NBCD7-8-9 (3-CD Box Set) 2009 Lithuania / CD 1—First Feeding
“The digipack contains a 115-page book with three essays written by Ed Hazell and Jemeel Moondoc
about the Jazz Lofts Era in New York City, the Black Artists Movement and musical environment,
many beautiful photos, original posters, a complete Muntu sessionography, etc.”
—2nd Session [See also 75.04.20 and 79.03.30]

April 17, 1977 / Bob Blank Studios, New York City

1. First Feeding [5:26]
2. Flight (From the Yellow Dog) [14:01]
3. Theme for Milford (Mr. Body & Soul) [20:23]

Muntu Sessionography in MUNTU Recordings has this misdated as 77.05.17.

“First Feeding is dedicated to: CECIL TAYLOR, SAM RIVERS, JIMMY LYONS,
ANDREW CYRILLE, MILFORD GRAVES, BILL DIXON, and RASHIED ALI...”

Jemeel Moondoc (as, Comp), Arthur Williams (tp), Mark Hennen (p), William Parker (b, ce), Rashid Bakr (dr)

{Muntu Records 1001; nobusinessrecords.com/NBCD7-8-9.php}

77.04.19 - Ensemble Muntu: as above / 1977 NYC Loft Jazz Festival, Ladies' Fort, Bond Street, NYC
[Ed Hazell’s Muntu Sessionography in MUNTU Recordings]
—"I found my 1977 NYC Loft Jazz Festival poster... Jemeel Moondoc and Ensemble Muntu are listed on April 19th.
That would be two days after the album recording session.” —Graham Connah 03.03.10
77.05.21 - Ensemble Muntu: “Probable personnel.” as above / Changes, NYC [Ed Hazell’s Muntu Sessionography in MUNTU Recordings]

77.05.29 • Billy Bang’s Survival Ensemble: Black Man’s Blues

NoBusiness Records NBLP38 (LP) 2011 Lithuania

Billy Bang’s Survival Ensemble: Black Man’s Blues/New York Collage
NBCD30-31 (2-CD) 2011 Lithuania
—1st Session [See also 78.05.16]

May 29, 1977 / A Day in Solidarity with Soweto: A Fund Raiser, Harlem Fight-Back, New York City

Spoken introduction [1:07]
1. Albert Ayler—Know Your Enemy (Bang/Rahman) [19:27]
2. Ganges—Enchantment—Tapestry (William Parker) [30:47]
3. Black Man Blues—Theme for the Masters (Rahman) [36:54]
4. Hiroshima (William Parker ?) [17:31]

Black Man’s Blues has the introduction, track 2, and the opening 18:27 of “Black Man’s Blues".
Black Man’s Blues/New York Collage has the introduction, tracks 1 and 2, and the opening
18:27 of “Black Man’s Blues".

—Track 4 remains unissued. “Bang authorized the release of only the material on the NoBusiness discs.”
—Ed Hazell

Billy Bang (vn, perc, recitation), Bilal Abdur Rahman (ts, as, recitation, perc), William Parker (b, perc), Rashid Bakr (dr)

{nobusinessrecords.com; Ed Hazell 11.06.21}

77.05.30 • Billy Bang’s Survival Ensemble [BR]

May 30, 1977 / Live At WKCR-FM, New York City

1. Albert Ayler
2. Going Away Again
3. Hewing The Strings
4. International
5. Swish Now
6. The Fifth Tone
7. Better Than Two

—"...not sure of titles...” —Anonymous
—Another source has this misdated as “77.05.03.”
—Also noted is a partial Broadcast Recording at “10:00".

Billy Bang (vn), Balil Abdur Rahman (as), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr)

{WKCR-FM Archive 07.07.31; Anonymous 05.12.31}

77.06.16 and 77.06.17 - Ensemble Muntu: Jemeel Moondoc (as), Arthur Williams (tp), Mark Hennen (p), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr) /
Damrosch Park, Lincoln Center, NYC [Ed Hazell’s Muntu Sessionography in MUNTU Recordings]
77.06.19 - William Parker Ensemble: Bilal Abdur Rahman, John Hagen, and James Lott (reeds), Billy Bang and Ramsey Ameen (vn),
Arthur Williams, Jalalu K. Nelson, and Malik Baraka (brass), Tobi Kasavan and unknown [name obscured] (p), Ellen Christi, Carol Hendricks, Emily Collins, and Leslie Levinson (voc), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr), Leslie Levinson, Patsy Parker, Emily Collins, Beth Launa,
and Pam Reed (dance) / “Sun Garden" / Environ, NYC [William Parker’s Sound Journal; Ed Hazell 10.04.30]
77.07.10 - Roger Blank’s Melodic Art-Tet: Charles Brackeen (ts, ss, fl), Ahmed Abdullah (tp), William Parker (b),
Tony Waters aka Ramadan Mumeen (perc), Roger Blank (dr) / Ali’s Alley, NYC [Ed Hazell 13.02.24]

August, 1977—Someplace Nice—Music Festival

"Flyer for one of, if not the, first festivals William Parker helped organize. An historic moment.”

bold

77.08.06 - Survival: probably Billy Bang’s Survival Ensemble, with Bang (vn), Bilal Abdur Rahman (ts, as, perc),
William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr) / Someplace Nice, NYC [ibid]
77.08.07 - John Hagen: Hagen (reeds), probably Parker (b), others... / Someplace Nice, NYC [ibid]

77.08.14 - Bilal Abdur Rahman Trio: Rahman (ts, as), probably William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr) / Someplace Nice, NYC [ibid]

77.08.26 - Clyde Cotton & Folks: Cotton (ts, as, ss), probably William Parker (b), others... / Someplace Nice, NYC [ibid]

77.08.28 • William Parker Trio [Centering Archival Recording—94:51]

William Parker: Through Acceptance of the Mystery Peace
Centering Records 1001 (LP) 1981; Eremite Records MTE012 (CD) 1998
—3rd Session [See also 74.02.26 (1); 76.10.24; 79.01.21]
William Parker & Daniel Carter Duo: Centering—Unreleased Early Recordings 1976-1987
NoBusiness Records NBCD42-47 (6-CD boxed set + book, Limited Edition of 1,000 numbered boxes) 2012
—4th Session [See also 76.10.24; 79.05.04; 80.00.00 (1); 80.00.00 (2); 80.05.09; 84.06.25; 87.07.03]

August 28, 1977 / Someplace Nice, New York City

Centering Archival Recording:
First Set
1. bass solo [15:42]
2. bass solo [6:10]
3. unknown trio composition [22:03]
Second Set
4. Commitment (Parker) [22:18]
5. unknown title (Parker, unidentified stringed-instrument solo) [12:27]
(sped-up tape glitch) [3:00]
6. composition/improvisation 8:01]
7. composition/improvisation 5:10]

Centering—Unreleased Early Recordings 1976-1987 (Disc 1) has track 4.
Through Acceptance has an excerpt of 18:36 from track 4.

John Hagen (ts-3,4,6,7), Arthur Williams (tp-3,4,6,7), Patsy Parker (dance),
William Parker (b-1,2,3,4, unidentified stringed instrument-5, tu-6, recitation-7)

{William Parker’s Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 12.06.20, 14.01.07, 14.01.09 (date from Festival flyer); nobusinessrecords.com; MTE012}

77.10.05 through 77.10.07 - Ensemble Muntu: Jemeel Moondoc (as), Arthur Williams (tp), Mark Hennen (p), William Parker (b),
Rashid Bakr (dr) / Ali’s Alley, NYC [Ed Hazell’s Muntu Sessionography in MUNTU Recordings]
77.11.11 - Billy Bang Ensemble: Billy Bang (vn, Comp), Polly Bradfield (vn), James Emory (g), Joel Freedman (ce),
William Parker and John Lindberg (b), Khuwana Fuller (cga), C. Lee Parker (perc), Rashid Bakr and Stanley Crouch (dr) /
Um Home—Song of Praise—With strings and drums / St. Mark’s Church, The Bowery, NYC [Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.01.09]
77.11.12 - Ensemble Muntu: as above / Piano Magic, NYC [ibid]
77.11.18 - Patsy Parker (dance) and William Parker (b, g) / “An Evening of Music, Dance, and Poetry" / 8:00pm, Saint Mark’s Church, NYC [William Parker’s Sound Journal, Ed Hazell 10.04.25]
77.12.31 - Ensemble Muntu: Jemeel Moondoc (as), Arthur Williams (tp), Mark Hennen (p), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr) /
Piano Magic, NYC [Ed Hazell’s Muntu Sessionography in MUNTU Recordings]

1978 : : :

78.00.00 • William Parker: Corn Meal Suite [BR & Film]

unknown date, 1978 / unknown venue, New York City
WKCR-FM, “Afternoon Music" Broadcast 93.04.12

1. Corn Meal Suite

“Film of the performance...” Screened between sets during David S. Ware, William Parker, & Denis Charles Trio, 80.05.09.

Additionally: “Soundtrack for Cornmeal Suite film, I played cello, overdubbing 4x.” —William Parker

The date given in the interview from 93.04.12 (fifteen years removed from the event) was “1976", but the flyer from 78.04.10
says that the piece was developed between June of '77 and early '78. —RL

William Parker (b, Comp), Bilal Abdur Rahman (ts), James Lott (as), Will Connell Jr. (as, fl), Jay Oliver (b),
Takeshi Zen Matsuura “or perhaps Rashid Bakr" (dr), Patricia Nicholson (dance, Choreography), other dancers?

{William Parker Interview, Broadcast 93.04.12; Ed Hazell 10.01.06; William Parker 14.03.30}

Theatre for the Forgotten : : :

78.02.01 - Piece of the Apple: Alan “Juice" Glover (ts, ss), William Parker (b, tu), others /
2:00pm, Grand Central Station, Lower Level West, NYC [Alan Glover 14.04.04, event flyer]
78.02.03 - Piece of the Apple: as above / 1:30pm, New York Public Library, West New Brighton Branch, Staten Island, NY [ibid]

78.02.04 and 78.02.05 - William Parker Ensemble: Will Connell and John Hagen (reeds), Rozanne Levine (cl), Ryuichi Homma (tp),
Richard Schatzberg (frh), Billy Bang and Jason Hwang (vn), Parker (bass) / “Kiva", a Parker composition for dance. / unknown venue, NYC
[NBLP 14/15 liner notes—83.05.20; Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.01.09]

78.02.07 - Piece of the Apple: Alan “Juice" Glover (ts, ss), William Parker (b, tu), others / 1:30pm, Junior High School #36, Bronx, NY
[Alan Glover 14.04.04, event flyer]
78.02.08 - Piece of the Apple: as above / 1:00pm, Italian Senior Citizens Center, Elmhurst, Queens, NY [ibid]
78.02.10 - Piece of the Apple: as above / 1:30pm, Coney Island Hospital, Brooklyn, NY [ibid]

78.02.26 • Raphé Malik Quartet [AR]

February 26, 1978 / The Lower Manhattan Ocean Club, New York City

1. unknown title
2. unknown title

“This is the first date of Raphé’s that ever got reviewed. Also one of the first ever reviews of William Parker.
A Jimmy Lyons group was on the bill, too.” —Ed Hazell

Raphé Malik (tp), Billy Bang (vn), William Parker (b, perc), Steve McCall (dr, perc)

{Anonymous 05.12.31; Ed Hazell 06.01.01}

78.03.09 • Ensemble Muntu [AR—42:14]

March 9, 1978 / unknown venue, New York City

1. composition/improvisation 42:14] (incomplete, cuts in)

This session is not included in the Muntu Sessionography in MUNTU Recordings.
No references for this date other than the circulating CDr.

Arthur Williams (tp), Jemeel Moondoc (as), Mark Hennen (p), William Parker (b, ce), Rashid Bakr (dr)

{WP Archive CDr}

78.03.15 - The Juice Quartet: Alan “Juice" Glover aka “Juice Akinjorin Omolade" (ts, ss), Kasa Allah (p),
William Parker (b), Juma Sultan (perc), Ali K. Abuwi (dr) / 2:00pm, Columbia Presbyterian Amphitheatre, Long Island City, NY
—Sultan Archive has this dated simply as “1978" with the program titled “Fables".
[RivBea Schedule, from William Parker’s Sound Journal; Ed Hazell 10.04.25]

“They called him “Juice". It stuck and his group became known as the Juice Quartet. When I met him, the quartet was manned by pianist Kasa Allah, bassist William Parker, and drummer [Ali K. Abuwi]. This band held together for a number of years and it was with them that Juice developed his approach to music. The Quartet worked out its sound at Juice’s loft; the Firehouse Theater on 11th Street and Ave. B in that creative cultural mecca, the East Village of New York City.”
—Alan Glover website.

“Well, in the early '70s, you had a lot of musicians coming to New York... So people were finding storefronts, lofts, and creating and producing their own concerts because the established clubs were not that receptive to hiring them. You had all of these musicians who instead of staying at home, came out and created work for themselves, performing and recording their music. So it was very lively at that time. And there was a lot of energy in the air ... it was a nice fever-pitch happening. Rashied Ali had a club, Ornette Coleman had a place, Sam Rivers had a place, Joe Lee Wilson had a place, there was Studio We run by James Dubois and Juma Sultan, and then John Fischer had a place. ...so you've got six to ten places that are run by musicians where musicians can play. Which is a big difference from what’s happening now. Mind you, the real estate is way up now, but in those times musicians were running their own places. ...at Rashied Ali's, you could play for a whole week!

I had been going down to Studio Rivbea. I think I first started playing down there with Jemeel Moondoc. And a lot of the musicians lived on the Lower East Side on 11th Street between B and C.
I used to rehearse with a group called The Juice Quartet down the block on 11th Street, where Wilbur Ware lived and Charles Brackeen lived around the corner. Andrew Hill lived down the
block, and Rashied Sinan lived in the neighborhood. So you saw a lot of musicians down there
and you'd just meet people.”

—William Parker, interview by Brian Carpenter, WZBC, Boston College

78.03.18 - Ensemble Muntu: Jemeel Moondoc (as), Arthur Williams (tp), Mark Hennen (p), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr) /
Ali’s Alley, NYC [Ed Hazell’s Muntu Sessionography in MUNTU Recordings]

78.03.19 • Ensemble Muntu [Centering Archival Recording—89:16]

March 19, 1978 / Ali’s Alley, New York City

1. compositions/improvisations [89:16] (split track at 46:16)

Arthur Williams (tp), Jemeel Moondoc (as), Mark Hennen (p), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr)

{William Parker’s Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.01.07}

78.03.20 - Ensemble Muntu: Jemeel Moondoc (as), Arthur Williams (tp),
Mark Hennen (p), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr) / Ali’s Alley, NYC
[Ed Hazell’s Muntu Sessionography in MUNTU Recordings]

78.04.01 - Ensemble Muntu: as above / Piano Magic, NYC [ibid]

78.04.08 - Billy Bang’s Survival Quintet: (no personnel details)
—possibly Bang (vn), Bilal Abdur Rahman and Henry Warner (reeds), William Parker (b),
Khuwana Fuller and Rashid Bakr (dr)—minus one. / Piano Magic, Washington, DC
[CODA #161 June 1, 1978 p.34]

78.04.10 and 78.04.11 (1) - Centering: James Lott (as), Arthur Williams (tp),
William Parker and Jay Oliver (b), Rashid Bakr (dr), Suchi Branfman,
Leslie Levinson, Patsy Parker, Pan Read, and Juli Tozer (dance) /
“The Corn Meal Suite" Music by William Parker, Choreography by Patsy Parker /
Danspace, St. Mark’s on The Bowery, NYC
[William Parker’s Sound Journal, Ed Hazell 10.04.25]

78.04.11 (2) • Raphé Malik Quartet [WKCR Archival Broadcast Recording—55:00]

April 11, 1978 / WKCR-FM, New York City

1. compositions/improvisations [55:00]

Raphé Malik (tp), unknown (?), William Parker (b), unknown (dr)
—Possibly Billy Bang (vn) and Steve McCall (dr)

{Anonymous correspondence}

78.04.18 and 78.04.19 - Ensemble Muntu: Jemeel Moondoc (as), Arthur Williams (tp), Mark Hennen (p), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr) /
Ali’s Alley, NYC [Hazell’s Muntu Sessionography, MUNTU Recordings; New York Magazine April 24, 1978 p.24]

78.04.20 • Ensemble Muntu [AR—92:27]

April 20, 1978 / Ali’s Alley, New York City

1st Set:
1. Elijah (title uncertain) [20:45] (incomplete, cuts in)
announcement [1:11]
2nd Set:
2. composition/improvisation 55:02] (split track at 23:22)
3. composition/improvisation 9:30]
announcement [1:20]

Arthur Williams (tp), Jemeel Moondoc (as), Mark Hennen (p), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr)

{WP Archive 2CDr; Anonymous 04.12.01; New York Magazine April 24, 1978 p.24}

78.04.21 and 78.04.22 - Ensemble Muntu: Jemeel Moondoc (as), Arthur Williams (tp), Mark Hennen (p),
William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr) / Ali’s Alley, NYC
[Ed Hazell’s Muntu Sessionography in MUNTU Recordings; New York Magazine April 24, 1978 p.24]
78.05.00 - Ensemble Muntu: Jemeel Moondoc (as), Arthur Williams (tp), William Parker (b, ce), Rashid Bakr (dr) / “The place didn't have a piano. We hit as a quartet.” —Jemeel Moondoc / Lower Manhattan Ocean Club, NYC [Moondoc interview, CODA August 1980 #174 p.7]
—Possible mistaken date (See 78.06.25).
78.05.02 - Ensemble Muntu: Jemeel Moondoc (as), Arthur Williams (tp), Mark Hennen (p), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr) /
Piano Magic, NYC [Ed Hazell’s Muntu Sessionography in MUNTU Recordings]

78.05.09 • Ensemble Muntu [BR—40:00]

May 9, 1978 / WKCR-FM, New York City

1. compositions/improvisations [40:00]

Jemeel Moondoc (as), Arthur Williams (tp), Mark Hennen (p), William Parker (b, ce), Rashid Bakr (dr)

{CODA #161 June 1, 1978 p.34; Anonymous 02.10.28; WKCR-FM Archive}

78.05.16 • Billy Bang’s Survival Ensemble: New York Collage

Anima Records A.N. 1002 (LP) 1978

Billy Bang’s Survival Ensemble: Black Man’s Blues / New York Collage
NoBusiness Records NBCD30-31 (2-CD) 2011 Lithuania
—2nd Session [See also 77.05.29]
Billy Bang’s Survival Ensemble [WKCR-FM Archival Recording—68:14]

May 16, 1978 / WKCR-FM Radio, Columbia University, New York City

A.N. 1002 & NBCD31:
1. Nobody Hear the Music the Same Way (Dedicated to John Coltrane) (Bang) [12:17]
2. For Josie Part II (Bang) [10:28]
3. Illustration (poetry by Bang, music by Bilal A. Rahman) [8:22]
4. Subhanallah (Bilal A. Rahman) [14:35]

WKCR-FM Archival Recording:
1. Nobody Hear the Music the Same Way (Dedicated to John Coltrane) (Bang) [12:17]
2. For Josie Part II (Bang) [14:59]
3. Illustration (poetry by Bang, music by Bilal A. Rahman) [19:53]
4. Subhanallah (Bilal A. Rahman) [14:35]
5. composition/improvisation 6:30]

“The unidentified title is a free-bop tune, closer in spirit and form to what Bang would do in the 1980s and beyond. Bang insisted that no previously unissued material from this session be included on the NoBusiness reissue, and of course his wishes were honored.” —Ed Hazell.

Billy Bang (vn, poetry, bells, shaker, perc), Bilal Abdur Rahman (ts, ss, bull horn, perc), Henry Warner (as, bells, shaker, perc),
William Parker (b), Khuwana Fuller (cga), Rashid Bakr (dr)

{A.N. 1002; Ed Hazell 11.06.21}

78.05.21 - Arthur Williams & Complicity: Arthur Williams (tp), John Hagen (ts), Peter Kuhn (as, bcl), Baird Hersey (g), William Parker (b),
Todd Capp (dr) / Lower Manhattan Ocean Club, NYC [William Parker’s Centering Archive, flyer, 14.03.30]
78.05.26 - Ensemble Muntu: Jemeel Moondoc (as), Arthur Williams (tp), Mark Hennen (p), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr) /
Piano Magic, NYC [Ed Hazell’s Muntu Sessionography in MUNTU Recordings]
78.06.10 through 78.08.25 - “A Jazz Salute to New York": Alan Glover (Juice, Akinjorin Omolade) (ts, ss), Ali K. Abuwi (dr),
Kasa Allah (p), William Parker (b), Rainy Jones and Margaret Bynum (voc), Bill Segun Edelen (coordinator), Cedric Rose (stage manager),
Tara Ryan and William Waithe (sets and costumes) / CETA program of Theater for the Forgotten, “Various locations,” NYC and environs
[Michael Heller 14.04.02, The Juma Sultan Archive Document F0212.1; Alan Glover 14.04.04]
“I can't find the specific info but it was definitely 1978. I found some of my hand-written notes that says
we performed for more than 30,000 people during ‘A Jazz Salute to New York’ series." —Alan Glover
78.06.25 - Ensemble Muntu: Jemeel Moondoc (as), Arthur Williams (tp), William Parker (b, ce), Rashid Bakr (dr) / “There was no piano at the Lower Manhattan Ocean Club and the band hit as a quartet.” —Ed Hazell 05.01.12 [CODA #162 August 1, 1978 p.32]

“Hennen left [Ensemble Muntu] in late '78 or early '79, some time after Muntu’s European tour with Billy Bang in October"
—Ed Hazell 05.01.12
78.09.07 - Commitment (Pre-Parker): Jason Hwang (vn), Will Connell Jr. (reeds), Jay Oliver (b) / Ladies' Fort, NYC
[Ed Hazell’s NBLP 14/15 liner notes—83.05.20]
First appearance by this group. Parker’s first session with Commitment takes place 79.05.15.

Ensemble Muntu / European tour [CODA August 1980 #174 p.6]

“The photo is from a tour of the Netherlands that Muntu did in October 1978...” —Ed Hazell 05.09.19

William Parker, Anthony Brown, Jemeel Moondoc, Billy Bang, photo by Anko C. Wieringa

78.10.01 - Ensemble Muntu: Jemeel Moondoc (as), Billy Bang (vn), William Parker (b), Anthony Brown (dr) /
WIM Festival, Nijmegen, Holland [Ed Hazell’s Muntu Sessionography in MUNTU Recordings]
78.10.06 - Ensemble Muntu: as above / de Stadsschouwburg, Tilberg, Holland [ibid]
78.10.07 - Ensemble Muntu / Vera, Groningen, Holland [ibid]
78.10.13 - Ensemble Muntu: Jemeel Moondoc (as), Billy Bang (vn), William Parker (b), Saddik Abdul Sahib (dr) /
Delft, Holland [ibid]
78.10.20 - Ensemble Muntu: as above / Rotterdam, Holland [ibid]
78.10.23 - Ensemble Muntu / de Kooeg, Amsterdam, Holland [ibid]
78.11.03 - Ensemble Muntu / Brussels, Belgium [ibid]
78.11.04 - Ensemble Muntu / Paris, France [ibid]

78.11.27 • Todd Capp & The Improvising Orchestra: Volume I: Quintessence

Lucky Tiger LT 10013 (CD) 1999 / Ltd. Edition of 1,000

November 27, 1978 / Bragr Times-Tanglewood Gallery, New York City

You're One, Too
1. intro & trombone trio—[7:37]
2. trumpet trio—[5:56]
3. alto sax and guitar—[7:50]
4. — (no Parker) [3:51]
5. — (no Parker) [2:30]
6. — (no Parker) [5:00]
7. solo bass—[6:16]
8. Scuffle Shuffle Blues [15:25]
9. Mother & Child [3:57]

On this obscure session, released two decades after the fact:
“Although I attended dozens of loft jazz gigs throughout the second half of the '70s, there were so many new players coming to town all the time,
that I did miss a few gigs and musicians. Drummer and organizer Todd Capp was one such name that I can't recall. Todd lived in and ran a loft
on Reade St. and formed an improv ensemble in the fall of '78. This historic cd/session comes from one such gig in November of that year at the BragrTimes-Tanglewood Gallery downtown. Half of the players here are ones whose names I now know..., yet the other amazing players include
names I don't recognize—Arthur Williams on trumpet, James Lott on alto sax, Kim Starner on electric guitar, and Augustus Goertz on percussion.
...It is the free-spirited music of this long-lost gem that really will still blow some minds. ... In many ways, this music is timeless, this sounds like
it could've been from any decade from the '60s onwards. The unknown players are especially a revelation ... all play immense, startling, and intense solos. ... Much of this reminds me of the 'Wildflower Sessions' 5-LP set, recorded at Sam Rivers' loft—Studio RivBea, most of which I attended.
This is a cosmic slice of history...” —Downtown Music Gallery in New York City.

James Lott (as), Arthur Williams (tp), Ray Anderson (tb), Kim Starner (el-g)
William Parker (b), Augustus Goertz (perc), Rashid Bakr (dr), Todd Capp (dr, Comp)

{LT10013; Michael Heller 14.03.31, flyer from Stone Collection, Institute of Jazz Studies, Rutgers University}

78.12.18 - Ensemble Muntu: Jemeel Moondoc (as), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr) / Ali’s Alley, NYC
[Ed Hazell’s Muntu Sessionography in MUNTU Recordings]

78.12.19 (1) • Peter Kuhn: Living Right

Big City Records LPK 225 (LP) 1979

No Coming, No Going—The Music of Peter Kuhn 1978-1979
NoBusiness Records NBCD 89-90 (2-CD) 2016 Lithuania

December 19, 1978 / WKCR-FM Radio, Columbia University, New York City

LPK 225:
1. Red Tape [12:04]
2. Long Gone [3:25]
3. Monteca [6:18]
4. Chi [3:30]
5. Axistential [18:00]

NBCD 89-90:
1. Chi [5:49]
2. Monteca—Long Gone—Axistential [20:02]
3. Red Tape [13:22]

Peter Kuhn (b-flat bcl, bcl, Comp), Toshinori Kondo (tp and ahn—L speaker),
Arthur Williams (tp—R speaker), William Parker (b, bells), Denis Charles (dr)

{LPK 225; nobusinessrecords.com/NBCD89-90.php}

78.12.19 (2) • Arthur Williams: Forgiveness Suite

NoBusiness Records NBLP97 (LP, Ltd Edition of 400) 2016 Lithuania

December 19, 1978 / WKCR-FM Radio, Columbia University, New York City

1. Forgiveness Suite (Part I) [12:04]
2. Forgiveness Suite (Part II) [12:04]

Peter Kuhn (ts), Toshinori Kondo (tp—L speaker),
Arthur Williams (tp—R speaker, Comp),
William Parker (b, bells), Denis Charles (dr)

{www.nobusinessrecords.com/NBLP97.php}

78.12.19 (3) through 78.12.22 - Ensemble Muntu: Jemeel Moondoc (as), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr) /
Ali’s Alley, NYC [Ed Hazell’s Muntu Sessionography in MUNTU Recordings]

1979 : : :

79.01.19 - An Evening of Music and Poetry: Daniel Carter (reeds, tp),
William Parker (b), Denis Charles (dr) / 8:00pm, Someplace Nice, NYC
[William Parker’s Sound Journal, Ed Hazell 10.04.25]

79.01.20 - William Parker & Jay Oliver Duo: Parker and Oliver (b) /
8:00pm, Someplace Nice, NYC
[William Parker’s Sound Journal, Ed Hazell 10.04.25]

79.01.21 • The Music of William Parker [Centering Archival Recording—59:18]

William Parker: Through Acceptance of the Mystery Peace
Centering Records 1001 (LP) 1980; Eremite Records MTE012 (CD) 1998
—4th Session [See also 74.02.26 (1); 76.10.24; 77.08.28]

January 21, 1979 / Someplace Nice, New York City —Original obscure references had WKCR-FM as the venue.

“All the music ... was recorded on a Sunday at Someplace Nice. I remember it was Super Bowl Sunday, because Billy Bang
was supposed to play in the string quartet but decided to watch the game, so Will Connell replaced him.”
—William Parker

Centering Archival Recording:
1. Segments [21:33]
2. Ascension [8:20]
3. Desert Flower [19:42]
4. Through Acceptance of the Mystery Peace [9:43]

Through Acceptance... MTE012 has tracks 3 and 4.
Through Acceptance... Centering Records 1001 contains an excerpt of track 4.

“I can tell you that William Parker was hugely influenced
by Patchen, and the Mystery Peace album is dedicated to him.
I asked William about Patchen as soon as I read some of his (William's)
poetry because it has the same tone and, while a little taken aback,
he said that he had discovered Patchen in the public library as a young
person and that it had had a powerful effect on his development.”
—Sarah Hreha, correspondence w/ Steve Petermeier

    You,
The meaning is in the wonder.
...
Through acceptance of the mystery, peace.
And only through peace can come acceptance of the mystery.
We are not open. The glory cannot come in. How soon after our best things
     is the taste bitter again.
As of this earth and what I am on this earth—I fiercely wish to protect the 
      things I love.
They fill my eyes with tears—the things I love.
Suppose they are nothing—They are all I have.

—Excerpted from “Panel Three" in PANELS FOR THE WALLS OF HEAVEN 
© 1946, 1972 by Kenneth Patchen

Daniel Carter (ts, as, fl, and tp-2,3), Will Connell Jr. (as-2,3, fl-4), Peter Kuhn (bcl-1,2,3), Rozanne Levine (cl-2,3),
Arthur Williams (tp-1,2,3), Toshinori Kondo (ahn-2,3), Polly Bradfield and Jason Kao Hwang (vn-4), Tristan Honsinger (ce-4),
Ellen Christi (voc-1), William Parker (b-1,2,3, Comp), Denis Charles (dr-2,3), Patricia Parker (dance-1)

{William Parker’s Centering Archive; Centering Records 1001; MTE012; Ed Hazell 14.01.08; William Parker 14.01.08; Ed Hazell 14.01.07;
release date clarity from Down Beat January 1981 p.12; Patchen excerpt from Steve Petermeier.}

79.02.09 - Ensemble Muntu: Jemeel Moondoc (as), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr) / Sha Sha House, NYC
[Ed Hazell’s Muntu Sessionography in MUNTU Recordings]

79.03.04 • Raphé Malik Quartet [BR—15:00]

March 4, 1979 / WKCR-FM Studio, Columbia University, New York City

1. composition/improvisation 15:00]

“I have a tape that I made at Columbia with a drummer who’s never been recorded, with William Parker and Glenn [Spearman] in their first performance together in the 70s.” —Interview “Raphé Malik: Home on the Range," by Nils Jacobson, rasmiguel.tripod.com

Raphé Malik (tp), Glen Spearman (ts), William Parker (b), Kiwana John Fuller (perc)

{CODA #166 April 1979 p.37; Heinrich Smejkal 02.12.18}

79.03.05 - Centering Dance Music Ensemble: Patsy Parker (dance), Ellen Christi and Brenda Bakr (voc), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr) / “Encounters" / Bragr Times-Tanglewood Gallery, NYC [William Parker’s Sound Journal, Ed Hazell 10.04.25]

79.03.30 • Jemeel Moondoc & Muntu: The Evening of the Blue Men

Muntu Records 1002 (LP) 1979

MUNTU Recordings
NoBusiness Records NBCD7-8-9 (3-CD Box Set) 2009 Lithuania / CD 2—Ensemble Muntu: The Evening Of The Blue Men
“The digipack contains a 115-page book with three essays written by Ed Hazell and Jemeel Moondoc about the Jazz Lofts Era in New York City, the Black Artists Movement and musical environment, many beautiful photos, original posters, a complete Muntu sessionography, etc.”
—3rd Session [See also 75.04.20; 77.04.17]

March 30, 1979 / St. Mark’s Church, New York City

1. The Evening of the Blue Men, Part 3 (Double Expo) [20:52]
2. Theme for Diane [19:46]

“The Evening Of The Blue Men is dedicated to Diane Moondoc.”

Blue Men LP cover.

MUNTU Recordings 3-CD Box.

Jemeel Moondoc (as, Comp), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr)
—Billy Bang (vn) joined the band for the second set, which is not included on recordings.

{nobusinessrecords.com/NBCD7-8-9.php; Session date from Moondoc Archive and Ed Hazell 09.08.09; Tom Lord Jazz Discography [M9656];
M. Ehlers & B. Coley’s William Parker discography from the “Fire in the Valley '98" program}

79.04.29 - Ensemble Muntu: Jemeel Moondoc (as), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr) / “Part of the Last Tuesday series at Millennium Film Workshop. Poets Ted Greenwald, Michael Gottlieb, and Hannah Weiner read. In addition, the films Trio A by Yvonne Rainer, Perisphere (silent version) by Joel Singer, and Ornamentals by Abigail Child were shown. John Zorn played a solo set on alto and soprano saxophones, and b-flat clarinet.” / Millennium Film Workshop, NYC [Ed Hazell’s Muntu Sessionography in MUNTU Recordings]

79.05.04 • William Parker’s Big Moon Ensemble: Centering—Unreleased Early Recordings 1976-1987

NoBusiness Records NBCD42-47 (6-CD boxed set + book, Limited Edition of 1,000 numbered boxes) 2012
—3rd Session [See also 76.10.24; 77.08.28; 80.00.00 (1); 80.00.00 (2); 80.05.09; 84.06.25; 87.07.03]

William Parker’s Big Moon Ensemble [AR—117:04 & BR—161:40]
WKCR-FM, New York / Loft Jazz Festival

May 4, 1979 / Saint Mark’s Church (Peace Church), New York City

Centering—Unreleased Early Recordings 1976-1987: (DISC FOUR)
1. Dedication to Kenneth Patchen [24:59]
2. Hiroshima, Part One [16:30]
3. Hiroshima, Part Two [28:44]

Audience Recording:
1. Dedicated To Kenneth Patchen [49:55] (split track at 46:18)
announcement [2:22]
2. Hiroshima, Part One & Two [63:42]

Broadcast Recording:
1. Dedicated To Kenneth Patchen [48:49] (split track at 46:18)
announcement [2:22]
2. compositions/improvisations [98:10] (split track at 40:42, fades out and back in)
3. composition/improvisation 16:51]

Centering—Unreleased Early Recordings 1976-1987 has “Dedication to Kenneth Patchen", an excerpt from end of original track;
“Hiroshima, Part One", an excerpt from beginning of original track; and “Hiroshima, Part Two", an excerpt from end of original track.

Jemeel Moondoc (as), Daniel Carter (as, ts, tp, cor), Arthur Williams and Roy Campbell Jr. (tp),
William Parker (b, recitation), Jay Oliver (b), Rashid Bakr and Denis Charles (dr)

{nobusinessrecords.com/NBCD42-47.php; WP Archive Broadcast 2CDr; Ed Hazell 12.06.20; James Lindbloom; Jakob Blumenthal 07.07.21}

79.05.15 • Commitment Ensemble [BR—75:25]

May 15, 1979 / Live On WKCR-FM Radio, New York City

1. Rainbow In A Dish Of Hot Silver [12:03]
2. Three Generations [14:09]
3. Kamel [31:55] (split track at 3:00)
4. Medley: Grassy Hills, the Sun—Tien Hsiawei Kurg [17:18]

—Titles from WKCR-FM Archive.
Originally received with tracks 1 and 2 as above, track 3 as “Camille,"
and track 4 as “Cold Water.”

Will Connell Jr. (fl-2,4, as-1,3,4), Jason Hwang (vn),
William Parker (b, tp-2), Takeshi Zen Matsuura (dr)
"William plays trumpet! (his first instrument)" —Ed Hazell

{WKCR-FM Archive 07.07.31; anonymous 05.12.31; track detailing Ed Hazell 08.04.19}

79.05.18 - Ensemble Muntu: Jemeel Moondoc (as), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr) / Studio W.I.S., NYC
[Ed Hazell’s Muntu Sessionography in MUNTU Recordings]

79.06.07 - William Parker Concepts Trio: Daniel Carter (reeds, tp), Parker (b), Denis Charles (dr) / 8:00pm, Daphne’s Hibiscus Jamaican Restaurant, NYC [www.50milesofelbowroom.com/articles/wparkerinterview.html;
Ed Hazell 10.01.26]

79.06.14 - William Parker Concepts Trio: as above /
8:00pm, Daphne’s Hibiscus Jamaican Restaurant, NYC [ibid]

79.06.16 and 79.06.17 - “Light Slices My Heart—An Opera":
Bilal Adbur Rahman (reeds), Nancy Ancrum (fl), William Parker (b),
Lisa Sokolov, Ellen Christi, and Brenda Bakr (voc), Rashid Bakr (dr),
Patsy Parker, Leslie Levinson, and four others [names obscured] (dance) /
Environ, NYC [William Parker’s Sound Journal, Ed Hazell 10.04.30]

79.06.21 - William Parker Concepts Trio: Daniel Carter (reeds, tp), Parker (b), Denis Charles (dr) / 8:00pm, Daphne’s Hibiscus Jamaican Restaurant, NYC [www.50milesofelbowroom.com/articles/wparkerinterview.html;
Ed Hazell 10.01.26]

79.08.02 - Ensemble Muntu: Jemeel Moondoc (as), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr), “Billy Bang (vn) sat in during
the second set.” / Tin Palace, NYC [CODA October 1979 #169 p.37;
Ed Hazell’s Muntu Sessionography in MUNTU Recordings]

79.08.12 - Patsy Parker (dance) and William Parker (b) /
“An Afternoon of Music and Dance" / 4:00pm, Environ, NYC
[William Parker’s Sound Journal, Ed Hazell 10.04.25]

SOUNDSCAPE ::: “September '79 was like the official opening.” —Verna Gillis

79.09.21 - Raphé Malik Quartet: Malik (tp), Glenn Spearman (ts), Parker (b), John Fuller aka Kuwama (dr, perc) / Environ, NYC
["Arts and Leisure Guide" The New York Times September 16, 1979 p.D37; New York Magazine September 24, 1979 p.30]

79.09.22 • William Parker Quartet & Guests [Centering Archival Recording—91:30]

September 22, 1979 / Holy Name Auditorium, New York City

First Set
1. composition/improvisation 10:41]
2. composition/improvisation 8:52]
3. composition/improvisation 22:41]
4. composition/improvisation 3:48]
Second Set
5. composition/improvisation 16:05]
6. composition/improvisation 23:11]
(between tune chatter) [1:19]
7. Red Man (Arthur Williams) [4:53]

—Event flyer

Brenda Bakr

Christi, B. Bakr, R. Bakr,
Parker, Hwang, Williams

Charles, Parker, Hwang, Williams

Arthur Williams (tp), Jason Hwang (vn), Brenda Bakr and Ellen Christi (voc), William Parker (b), Rashied Bakr and Denis Charles (dr)

{William Parker’s Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.01.07}

Eastern Canada “Ear It Live Tour":

79.10.04 - Ensemble Muntu: Jemeel Moondoc (as), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr) / Musee des Beaux-arts
de Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada [Moondoc interview, August 1980 #174 p.6; Ed Hazell’s Muntu Sessionography, MUNTU Recordings;
CODA October 1979 #169 p.32; December 1979 #170 pp.29-30]

79.10.05 - Ensemble Muntu: as above / SAW Gallery, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada [ibid]

79.10.06 - Ensemble Muntu / “Double-bill with the Bill Smith Trio...
On the final set, all seven musicians played together.” with Smith (ss), David Lee (b),
and David Prentice (vn) / Kingston Artists Association, Kingston, Ontario, Canada [ibid]

79.10.07 - Ensemble Muntu / Artspace, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada [ibid]

79.10.11 - Ensemble Muntu / Music Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada [ibid]

—Hazell notes that a tour poster has confirmed that the CODA citation had the locales jumbled,
and included invalid dates 79.10.12 through 79.10.14.

79.10.13 - “October Harvest": Alan Juice Glover (ts, ss), William Parker (b), others? / Symphony Space Theatre, NYC [Alan Glover 14.04.04]

79.10.19 - Peter Kuhn Quintet: Kuhn (reeds), Wayne Horvitz (p, elec),
William Parker (b, tu), Huss Charles (perc), Denis Charles (dr) /
8:30pm, Top of the Park, Loeb Student Center, New York University, NYC
[William Parker’s Sound Journal, Ed Hazell 10.04.25]

79.10.26 - Raphé Malik Quartet: Malik (tp), Glenn Spearman (reeds), William Parker (b),
Kuwama John Fuller (dr, perc) / Bimhuis, Amsterdam [Sander Piek 06.10.15; www.bimhuis.nl]

79.11.10 • Raphé Malik Quartet [Centering Archival Recording—68:44]

November 10, 1979 / unknown venue, Unna, Germany

1. composition/improvisation 30:36]
2. composition/improvisation 28:26]
3. composition/improvisation 9:42]

Raphé Malik (tp), Glenn Spearman (ts), William Parker (b), Kuwama John Fuller (dr)

{William Parker’s Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.01.07}

79.11.11 - Raphé Malik Quartet: Malik (tp), Glenn Spearman (ts), William Parker (b), Kuwama John Fuller (dr, perc) /
Jazzgalerie Nickelsdorf, Austria [Bjorn Dirlack 05.08.01; Jazzgalerie Nickelsdorf, The 20th Anniversary Album]

79.12.08 • Peter Kuhn: Ghost of a Trance

hat Hut Records hat Hut Nine (IR09) (LP) 1981 SWZ

December 8, 1979, 8:00pm / Alternative Center for International Arts, New York City

1. Where the Magic Is [19:00]

Peter Kuhn (as, bcl, Comp), William Parker (tu), Philip Wilson (balafon, cymbals, perc)

{hat Hut Nine IR09; The New Yorker Dec 10 1979 p.10}

79.12.17 - Centering Dance Music Ensemble: Patsy Parker (dance), Ellen Christi and Brenda Bakr (voc), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr) /
“On Fire" / Children’s Dance Theater, NYC [William Parker’s Sound Journal, Ed Hazell 10.04.25]

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1980

1990

The 21st Century...

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80.00.00 (1) • William Parker & Daniel Carter Duo: Centering—Unreleased Early Recordings 1976-1987

NoBusiness Records NBCD42-47 (6-CD boxed set + book, Limited Edition of 1,000 numbered boxes) 2012
—4th Session [See also 76.10.24; 77.08.28; 79.05.04; 80.00.00 (2); 80.05.09; 84.06.25; 87.07.03]

William Parker & Daniel Carter Duo [Studio Recording—94:06]

unknown date, 1980 / Donny Fury’s Studio, New York City

Centering—Unreleased Early Recordings 1976-1987: (DISC ONE)
1. Thulin [28:23]
2. Time and Period [25:51]

Original studio recording:
1. composition/improvisation 3:30]
2. composition/improvisation 7:30]
3. Thulin [28:23]
4. composition/improvisation 6:45]
5. Time and Period [28:51]
6. composition/improvisation 19:07]

Centering—Unreleased Early Recordings 1976-1987 has “Time and Period" excerpted from beginning of original track.

Daniel Carter (as, tp), William Parker (b)

{nobusinessrecords.com/NBCD42-47.php; Ed Hazell 12.06.20}

80.00.00 (2) • William Parker’s Centering Dance Music Ensemble: Centering—Unreleased Early Recordings 1976-1987

NoBusiness Records NBCD42-47 (6-CD boxed set + book, Limited Edition of 1,000 numbered boxes) 2012
—5th Session [See also 76.10.24; 77.08.28; 79.05.04; 80.00.00 (1); 80.05.09; 84.06.25; 87.07.03]

unknown date, 1980 / Studio Henry, New York City

Centering—Unreleased Early Recordings 1976-1987: (DISC THREE)
1. Angel Dance [5:50]
2. Sincerity [6:39]
3. In the Thicket [1:22]

Ellen Christi, Brenda Bakr, and Lisa Sokolov (voc), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr)

{nobusinessrecords.com/NBCD42-47.php; Ed Hazell 12.06.20 and 12.07.06; William Parker 14.04.30}

80.01.11 - Commitment: Will Connell Jr (reeds), Jason Hwang (vn, vla),
William Parker (b), Zen Matsuura (perc) / 9:00pm, Opening Gallery, NYC

80.01.12 - Commitment: as above / 9:00pm, Opening Gallery, NYC

80.02.02 (1) • Peter Kuhn Quintet [Centering Archival Recording—103:28]

February 2, 1980 / Studio Henry, New York City

1. S' Cruz [8:05]
2. Boo Blues [6:34]
3. Here and Now [4:38]
4. Samsara [3:39]
5. Candy [2:43]
6. Where There’s Smoke [10:18]
7. Being Human [4:50]
8. Sunny Night [6:24]
9. Monkey Mind [6:36]
10. S' Cruz [10:24] (take 2)
11. Here and Now [5:08] (take 2)

Peter Kuhn (cl, ts), Billy Bang (v), Wayne Horvitz (p), William Parker (b), Philip Wilson (dr)

{William Parker’s Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.04.02}

80.02.02 (2) • David S. Ware Quartet [BR]

February 2, 1980 / Soundscape, New York City
WKCR-FM, Live Broadcast

1. unknown title
2. unknown title
3. Angel Eyes (Matt Dennis)
4. Theme
5. Somewhere Time
6. Eleanor Rigby (McCartney/Lennon)

David S. Ware (ts), Gene Y. Ashton aka Cooper-Moore (p), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr)

{Cadence Vol.6 No.2 February 1980 p.2; Anonymous 05.12.31; Even more anonymous correspondence}

80.02.22 - Tribute to Al Hajj Abdul-Malek Shabazz Malcolm X: Brenda Conner Bey and Zakee Nadir (poetry), Art Bennett (reeds),
Kamal Abdul-Aleem (tp), Ramona Bhuya (voc), William Parker (b), Ali K. Abuwi (dr) / 136 Cambridge Place, NYC
[William Parker’s Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.02.13]

80.02.25 • Ensemble Muntu [AR—39:32]

February 25, 1980 / Millennium Film Workshop, New York City

1. composition/improvisation 13:56]
2. composition/improvisation 11:01]
3. composition/improvisation 14:35]

—This session is also circulating as “Demo Recording, 1980 or 1981".

“A double-bill with Arthur Rhames-Saheb Sarbib-Rashied Ali Trio. A short film of Cecil Taylor shot by D.A. Pennebaker was screened between bands. Concert produced by filmmaker Henry Hills. An 8mm film shot by Hills during the concert was later incorporated into his film, Radio Adios.” The film can be watched at www.writing.upenn.edu/pennsound/x/Hills.html:

Radio Adios (1982) is a monologue in 12 plaited strands; an extremely precise, condensed and intensely rhythmic Busby-Berkeleyish spectacle of an examination of conversational and literary language over a fair range of vocal timbre, microphones, volume settings, and single-system sync peculiarities and its dissolution into music to the accompaniment of simultaneous Manhattan ambiances punctuated by fragments of jazz, personalized handheld camera movement, movement from cut to cut—juxtapositions of scale, pulsating changes in light intensity, a varying palette of various film stocks, generations, etc., at an appropriately furious pace and in strict one-track sync, offering simultaneously several levels of apprehension or interpretation to encourage multiple viewings.

Brakhage says it’s real.

Starring Hannah Weiner, Diane Ward, Sally Silvers, Ensemble Muntu, Aline Mayer, Jackson MacLow, Abigail Child, Charles Bernstein, Bruce Andrews, and Rashied Ali on drums, with George Kuchar as a Maoist revolutionary.

—Text published in O.ARS/3: TRANSLATIONS (Cambridge, 1983).

Jemeel Moondoc (as), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr)

{Ed Hazell’s Muntu Sessionography in MUNTU Recordings; Norbert Kreutzer 06.10.30}

80.02.29 • Commitment Ensemble [AR—62:41]

February 29, 1980 / Live at Soundscape, New York City

1. Commitment [11:08]
2. Somewhat High [11:00]
3. Ti Zoie Ori [12:41]
4. Diary Of One At Night [20:51]
5. Charges [4:59]
6. Atone The Hour [1:23]
band introduction [0:39]

Will Connell Jr. (fl-2,3,4; wdfl-4, as-1,4,6), Jason Hwang (vn, recitation-5), William Parker (b), Denis Charles (dr)

{Anonymous 05.12.31; track detailing Ed Hazell 08.04.30; Soundscape Schedule—see 80.02.02}

80.03.21 - Ensemble Muntu: Jemeel Moondoc (as), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp),
William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr) /
Top of the Park, Loeb Student Center (5th floor), New York University, NYC
[Ed Hazell’s Muntu Sessionography in MUNTU Recordings]

80.04.11 - The Big Moon Ensemble in Double Quartet: Jemeel Moondoc (as),
Danny Carter (reeds), Arthur Williams and Roy Campbell Jr. (tp),
William Parker and Jay Oliver (b), Denis Charles and Rashid Bakr (dr) /
M.U.U. Presents... 8:00pm, Third Street Music School, NYC
[William Parker’s Sound Journal, Ed Hazell 10.04.25]

This session is misdated as 86.04.11 in “The Art of Noise",
Signal to Noise Issue #58, Summer 2010 p.25.

80.05.00 • Wayne Horvitz: Simple Facts

Theater for your Mother TFYM 004 (LP) 1980

May, 1980 / Zeami Studios, New York City

1. Simple Facts (Horvitz) [9:00]
2. What Can I Say (Horvitz) [5:15]
3. Adagio (Holcomb) [5:30]
4. Globus Hystericus (Horvitz) [6:50]

Roy Campbell Jr. (tp), David Sewelson (as, bar), Wayne Horvitz (p), William Parker (b), Denis Charles (dr)

{TFYM 004}

80.05.09 • William Parker’s Centering Dance Music Ensemble: Centering—Unreleased Early Recordings 1976-1987

NoBusiness Records NBCD42-47 (6-CD boxed set + book, Limited Edition of 1,000 numbered boxes) 2012
—6th Session [See also 76.10.24; 77.08.28; 79.05.04; 80.00.00 (1); 80.00.00 (2); 84.06.25; 87.07.03]

David S. Ware, William Parker, & Denis Charles Trio [BR—5:18]
WKCR-FM, “Afternoon Music" Broadcast 93.04.12

May 9, 1980 / Kiva, New York City

Centering—Unreleased Early Recordings 1976-1987: (DISC TWO)
1. Facing the Sun, One is Never the Same [24:18]
2. One Day Understanding (Variation on a theme by Albert Ayler) [22:28]
3. Bass Interlude [1:55]
4. Tapestry [16:28]
Centering—Unreleased Early Recordings 1976-1987: (DISC THREE)
5. Rainbow Light [26:56]

Broadcast Recording:
1. Facing the Sun One is Never the Same [5:18] (incomplete, cuts in at beginning, fades out at end)

Two Sets, with a filmed performance of Parker’s “Corn Meal Suite" (78.00.00) shown during intermission.

Archive notes have Program as:
1) How Does It Feel?, 2. Sincerity, [Dance Film by Robert Herman], Facing the Sun One is Never the Same, One Day Understanding.

David S. Ware (ts), William Parker (b, Comp), Denis Charles (dr), Patricia Nicholson-Parker (dance)

{nobusinessrecords.com/NBCD42-47.php; CDr; Ed Hazell 12.06.20; William Parker Interview, Broadcast 93.04.12}

P.Arkhaeology ::: Deep Digging

Soliloquy

Unissued Centering LPs.

“William doesn't have the tape for Soliloquy any more, not sure of the year. The trio cover is for the David S. Ware, Denis Charles, WP session that’s issued on the Centering box set [80.05.09 above]. A linoleum block print. Handprinted. The outlines of David, Denis, and William are based on photographs that were to appear on the back cover of the album. The photos are reprinted in the Centering box. William said he filled the apartment with the covers to dry, but then couldn't afford to press the LPs.” —Ed Hazell

[William Parker’s Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.03.16]

80.05.10 and 80.05.11 - William Parker’s Centering Dance Music Ensemble: William Parker (b, tu, Comp), David Sewelson (as, bar),
Arthur Williams (tp), Patricia Nicholson-Parker (dance, Choreography), Christine Jones and Atsuko (dance), Lisa Sokolov, Brenda Bakr,
and Anand Niralo (voc), Rashid Bakr (dr) / Kiva, NYC [Ed Hazell 12.06.20]
Program: Night Skies— I. twilight, II. sunset, III. storm, IV. shout the breeze [Dance Film by Robert Herman]
The Peaceable Kingdom— I. innocence, II. introspection, III. wisdom, IV. illumination; Commitment

80.05.14 • Raphé Malik Quartet [BR]

May 14, 1980 / Soundscape, New York City
WKCR-FM Broadcast, 10.09.08

1. compositions/improvisations

Raphé Malik (tp), Glenn Spearman (ts), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr)

{Ed Hazell 10.09.08}

80.06.19 - Ensemble Muntu: Jemeel Moondoc (as), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr) / Ali’s Alley, NYC
[Ed Hazell’s Muntu Sessionography in MUNTU Recordings]

80.06.28 • Billy Bang: Changing Seasons

Bellows 004 (LP) 1981

June 28, 1980 / Studio Henry, New York City

1. Summer Night (with Crickets) [12:45]
2. Aduwa In Autumn [10:15]
3. Winter Rains [14:20]

Billy Bang (vn, Comp), William Parker (b), Toshi Tsuchitori (perc, auto-harp)

{Bellows 004}

80.07.05 - Commitment: Will Connell Jr. (reeds), Jason Hwang (vn), William Parker (b), Takeshi Zen Matsuura (dr) /
3:00pm, Soundscape, NYC [New York Magazine July 7, 1980 p.107]
80.07.10 and 80.07.11 - Ensemble Muntu: Jemeel Moondoc (as), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr) /
Studio Henry, NYC [Ed Hazell’s Muntu Sessionography in MUNTU Recordings]

80.10.13 and 80.10.14 • Commitment: The Complete Recordings—1981/1983

NoBusiness Records NBCD 14/15 (2CD, Ltd. Edition of 1,000) 2010 Lithuania
—1st Session [See also 83.05.20]

Commitment Ensemble: Commitment
Flying Panda Records C1001 (LP) 1981

October 13 & 14, 1980 / WBAI-FM, New York City

1. Mountain Song (Connell) [3:31]
2. The Web of Forces (Connell) [6:33]
3. Famine (Parker) [5:07]
4. Grassy Hills, the Sun (Hwang) [10:03]
5. No Name (Hwang) [11:00]

—Ed Hazell, “...from an interview I did with Jason Hwang in Cadence a few years ago...”:
JH: We had a trio called Commitment. Commitment began as Will, Jay Oliver, and myself. We started playing the lofts as much as we could.
Later Jay started working with Steve Lacy and we started using William Parker. And Denis Charles joined us, but, well, we weren't making
any money (laughs) and he started playing with James Newton at that time, so Takeshi Zen Matsuura played drums. The scene had a lot of the lofts,
Lady’s Fort, Environ, different galleries that are no longer around. Soundscape. Verna Gillis started to help us and we got into all her events
within the Kool Jazz Festival. Eventually, after our record, we went to Moers and Groningen. That was our first time in Europe. We were around
for the last of the loft scene. By '83, a lot of the lofts were being lost because of the high rents and the real estate conversions. Major Koch
started to make Manhattan more upper-class, basically.
EH: The Commitment album came out in 1980, right?
JH: Yes, 1980, and we were together for two or three more years after that.
EH: I remember seeing the band at the Sound Unity Festival in the summer of 1984.
JH: Really. Then we must have broken up in 1984 (laughs). I can't remember. We did record again, but we weren't happy with it and it was never released. I listened to it recently, and it’s okay, but it didn't have the spark that I would want in a recording.

Will Connell Jr. (fl-1,4; as-2,5; bcl-3), Jason Hwang (vn), William Parker (b), Takeshi Zen Matsuura (dr)

{nobusinessrecords.com/NBCD14-15.php; C1001; venue info Jason Hwang 14.01.13}

80.10.24 • Ensemble Muntu: New York Live

Cadence Jazz Records CJR 1006 (LP) 1981
—1st Session [See also 81.04.02]

October 24, 1980 / Public Theatre, New York City

1. Salt Peanuts (D. Gillespie/Kenny Clarke) [19:41]
2. Thanks to the Creator (Campbell) [7:44]

Jemeel Moondoc (as), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr)

{CJR 1006}

80.11.08 - Ensemble Muntu: Jemeel Moondoc (as), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr) / “One stop on a European tour that also included Zurich and Amsterdam. Other dates are unknown.” / De Sieghel, Groningen, The Netherlands
[Ed Hazell’s Muntu Sessionography in MUNTU Recordings]
80.11.00 (1) - Ensemble Muntu: as above / Zurich, Switzerland [ibid]
80.11.00 (2) - Ensemble Muntu / Amsterdam, Netherlands [ibid]

80.11.00 (3) • Amy Sheffer: Where’s Your Home?

(Private Issue) AS0084 (LP) 1984
—1st Session [See also 83.03.00]

November, 1980 / Cannings Recording Studios, New York City

1. Where’s Your Home [10:26]
2. Amerasia [7:45]
3. Unnumb [8:09]
4. Body Life [7:33]
5. Where’s Your Home [5:19]

Amy Sheffer (voc, p-4, Comp), John Disselt (reeds-1,5, el-p-2), Butch Johnson (p-1,5), David Durrah (p-3), Lou Grassi (el-p-3,4),
William Parker (b), Chacaq Johnson (dr-1,5)
—Tom Lord Jazz Discography [S5193] has personnel as above, and adds Kenny Gill (p-3), Billy Bang (vn-4),
Lois Schlessinger (vla-1), Steve Tintweiss (b-3), and Billy Mintz (dr-3), none of whom are present.

{AS0084; www.jamescanning.com}

80.11.18 - The Cecil Taylor Unit: Taylor (p), Jimmy Lyons (as),
William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr) / Art Annex, University of Houston,
Houston, TX / “On a bill with Art Ensemble of Chicago, Ntozake Shange,
and the Houston Free Music Orchestra. It was in a warehouse housing an art show.”
[Kevin Meath (who attended the show) 04.12.08 correspondence to Jason Hook,
Cecil Taylor Sessionography; www.webmutations.com/ceciltaylor/1980.html]
80.12.14 - Commitment: Will Connell Jr. (reeds), Jason Hwang (vn),
William Parker (b), Takeshi Zen Matsuura (dr) / Soundscape, NYC
[Cadence Vol.6 No.11 November 1980 back cover; Down Beat January 1981 p.70]

80.12.17 • The Cecil Taylor Unit [AR—86:58]

December 17, 1980 / Blues Alley, Washington, DC

1. composition/improvisation 86:58] (split track at 45:34 / incomplete, fades out at end.)

“I got a call in December 1980 to do a gig with [Cecil]. ...I simply got a call from his manager, and he made the engagement at the Blues Alley in DC. And I’ve done, I guess, every gig with the group since then.”
—William Parker, interview by Bob Rusch [Cadence Vol.16 No.12 December 1990 p.10]

“Jimmy Lyons and I were getting ready to do a concert in Washington, DC; we had contracted two other people and they were not available. While I was preparing for the concert, Jimmy got sick and was not able to attend any of the rehearsals, but of course he knew the music... And I remember after the first set, when he played for the first time with Rashid Bakr and William, I went up to the dressing room and I said to him, 'Look, you know, J., I'm sorry about...' and Jimmy looked at me and said, 'Well fuck those cats, who are these cats?'"
—Cecil Taylor, interviewed by Brian Priestly [WIRE #82/3 New Year 1991 p.26]

Cecil Taylor (p, Comp), Jimmy Lyons (as), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr)

{2CDr; Heinrich Smejkal; span of Blues Alley session dates CODA #177 p.33}

80.12.18 and 80.12.19 - The Cecil Taylor Unit: Taylor (p), Jimmy Lyons (as), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr) /
Blues Alley, Washington, DC [CODA #177 p.33]

80.12.20 • The Cecil Taylor Unit [AR—139:17]

December 20, 1980 / Blues Alley, Washington, DC

1. composition/improvisation 81:12] (split track, fades out and back in at 46:19)
2. composition/improvisation 58:05]

Cecil Taylor (p, Comp), Jimmy Lyons (as), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr)

{3CDr; CODA #177 p.33}

1981 : : :

81.01.12 • Peter Kuhn Quartet: The Kill

Soul Note SN 1043 (LP); 121043-1 (LP) IT; 121043-2 (CD); CAM Jazz Soul Note 121043-2 (CD, disc-on-demand, digital download) 2010;
CAM Jazz Soul Note 121043-1 (LP) 2010 IT
—1st Session [See also 81.12.20]

January 12, 1981 / Morton Street, New York City

1. You [7:19]

“‘You’ was from the earlier session, and ‘Skeeter’, ‘The Kill'’, and ‘Being Human’ were from the later date at Studio Henry.” —Peter Kuhn

Peter Kuhn (b-flat cl, bcl, Comp), Wayne Horvitz (p, synth), William Parker (b), Denis Charles (dr, voc)

{121043-2; Peter Kuhn 14.01.11; Jakob Blumenthal 07.07.21; www.camoriginalsoundtracks.com}

81.01.24 - Ensemble Muntu: Jemeel Moondoc (as), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr) / 8:00pm, Third Street Music School Settlement, NYC “...following their highly successful European Tour.”
[CODA February 1981 #177 p.35; New York Magazine January 26, 1981 p.68]
81.03.07 - Solos/Duets: William Parker (b), Patsy Parker (dance) / Aleitheia House, NYC [Jeff Schlanger musicWitness® Archive 14.04.21]
81.03.27 - Ensemble Muntu: Jemeel Moondoc (as), Butch Morris (tp), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr) / Soundscape, NYC
[Down Beat April 1981 p.70; Ed Hazell’s Muntu Sessionography in MUNTU Recordings]

81.04.02 • Ensemble Muntu: New York Live

Cadence Jazz Records CJR 1006 (LP) 1981
—2nd Session [See also 80.10.24]

April 2, 1981 / Studio Henry, New York City

1. High Rise [25:15]

“A bon-voyage party for Muntu’s trip to Poland...”

Jemeel Moondoc (as, Comp), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp), Ellen Christi (voc), William Parker (tu), Rashid Bakr (dr)

{CJR 1006; Ed Hazell’s Muntu Sessionography in MUNTU Recordings}

81.04.14 • Ensemble Muntu: The Intrepid Live in Poland

Poljazz PSJ-106 (LP) 1981 POL

April 14, 1981 / 18th Jazz on the ODRA River Festival, Filharmonia Wroclawskaf, Wroclaw, Poland

1. Blues for Katie [16:58]
2. First Feeding [14:30]
3. The Intrepid [7:40]

—LP was released in a limited club edition by POLJAZZ, purchased by subscription.

Jemeel Moondoc (as, Comp), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr)

{PSJ-106; “...the Wroclaw gig with 2 pictures of Moondoc and Roy Campbell in Jazz Forum (Polish Edition) nr 71 (3/1981)"
—Sergiusz Lipnicki 02.12.14}

81.04.15, 16, or 17 - Ensemble Muntu: Jemeel Moondoc (as), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr) /
Riviera Club, Warszawa, Poland [Sergiusz Lipnicki 02.12.14]

81.04.25 • Lewis McMillan Trio [Centering Archival Recording]

April 25, 1981 / unknown venue, New York City

1. unknown title
2. Put Your Hand in the Hand of the Man
3. unknown title
4. How High the Moon—Ornithology
5. Now’s the Time
6. Sweet Georgia Brown
7. Georgia on my Mind

“I played with Walter Bishop Sr., Walter Bishop’s father. He was a composer and played everything in the key of C. We used to do weddings in the Hamptons. He was a gentleman. I mean, he'd pull out a lady’s seat—a gentleman from the old, old school. Beautiful guy.

He had this drummer, Lewis McMillan, who was Lionel Hampton’s manager. He put out a magazine called the Jazz Gazette. He wrote up a big article about me. I took out an ad to advertise my LP, Dawn Voice, that never came out, but I advertised it. He was really old fashioned, but he never knew I played this other music. Or he didn't care. He just wouldn't recognize it.

He was also a ventriloquist. And we used to do gigs in Well’s Waffle House up in Harlem. And he had a white dummy. He'd come out and say, 'Yes, folks, we're the only integrated act in show business. This is my dummy.' But he was so bad that he'd make sure the light did not shine on his mouth. He'd actually have the lights off and the spotlight on the dummy. He'd play the drums, I'd play the bass, and he'd tell some jokes. They were the corniest jokes. He was like a black Henny Youngman. So through that, from working with Walter, I began to work with Lewis and his dummy. That was interesting.” —William Parker, interviewed by Ed Hazell, 2008

Art LaBrawn (p), William Parker (b), Lewis McMillan (dr)

{William Parker’s Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.01.10; William Parker Interview, Broadcast 93.04.12}

81.05.28 - The Cecil Taylor Unit: Taylor (p, Comp), Jimmy Lyons (as), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr) / “The group played a 75-minute set on the 28th...” / Public Theatre, New York City [Jan Ström’s Jimmy Lyons, A Sessionography]

81.05.29 • The Cecil Taylor Unit [AR—122:19]

May 29, 1981, 10:30pm / Public Theatre, New York City

1. composition/improvisation 74:18]
2. composition/improvisation 48:06]

Cecil Taylor (p, Comp), Jimmy Lyons (as), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr)

{2CDr; John Rockwell, “Cecil Taylor and Newest Unit Perform at Public," The New York Times May 31, 1981}

81.05.30 (1) - Ensemble Muntu: Jemeel Moondoc (as), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp), Khan Jamal (vib), Ellen Christi (voc), William Parker (b),
Rashid Bakr (dr) / 8:00 & 9:30pm, Green Space, NYC “...returned recently from a successful tour of Poland...”
[CODA June 1981 #179 p.36; New York Magazine June 1, 1981 p.75]
—Session missing in Ed Hazell’s Muntu Sessionography in MUNTU Recordings.
81.05.30 (2) - The Cecil Taylor Unit: Taylor (p), Jimmy Lyons (as), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr) / 10:30pm, Public Theatre, NYC
[John Rockwell, “Cecil Taylor and Newest Unit Perform at Public," The New York Times May 31, 1981]
81.06.29 - Commitment Ensemble: Will Connell Jr. (fl, as, bcl), Jason Hwang (vn), William Parker (b), Takeshi Zen Matsuura (dr) /
Double-bill with Errol Parker Experience / Soundscape, NYC [Down Beat July 1981 p.14]
81.07.02 - Ensemble Muntu: Will Connell Jr. (reeds), Jason Hwang (vn), William Parker (b), Takeshi Zen Matsuura (dr) /
Double-bill with Marilyn Crispell / 11:30pm, Soundscape, NYC [New York Magazine July 6-13, 1981 p.119]

81.08.07 • The Cecil Taylor Unit [AR—84:22]

August 7, 1981 / Fat Tuesday's, New York City

1. composition/improvisation 47:45] (incomplete, fades out)
2. composition/improvisation 38:59]

Cecil Taylor (p, Comp), Jimmy Lyons (as), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr)

{2CDr; Anonymous correspondence; Jakob Blumenthal 07.07.21}

81.10.22 • Marilyn Crispell Quintet + 2 [AR]

October 22, 1981 / Carnegie Recital Hall, New York City

1. Poems
2. Burundi
3. Chant
4. Songs
5. Invention
6. Yemaya
7. Spirit Music

Marilyn Crispell (p), Billy Bang (vn), Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre (reeds),
Jeanne Lee and Ingrid Berger (voc), William Parker (b), Denis Charles (dr)

{Anonymous 05.12.31}

81.10.24 • Jemeel Moondoc Sextet: Konstanze’s Delight

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October 24, 1981 / 3rd Street Music School, New York City

1. Konstanze’s Delight [29:46]
2. Chasing the Moon [13:17]
3. High Rise [2:21]

Jemeel Moondoc (as, Comp), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp), Ellen Christi (voc), Khan Jamal (vib), William Parker (b), Denis Charles (dr)

{121041-2; www.camoriginalsoundtracks.com}

81.10.31 - Cecil Taylor Quartet: Taylor (p), Jimmy Lyons (as), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr) / “Afternoon concerts at Herbst Theatre
will feature the Cecil Taylor Unit....” / S.F. International KJAZ Jazz Festival, Herbst Theatre, San Francisco, CA
[CODA #181 December 1981 p.34; Down Beat October 1981 p.13; Cadence November 1981 p.74; “personal recollection by David Gitin,
who attended concert...” Jason Hook 03.04.04]

81.11.06 • The Cecil Taylor Unit [BR—93:29]

November 6, 1981 / Salle Pleyel, Paris, France
French Radio Broadcast

1. Ahide [93:29] (incomplete, fades to low level at 43:58 for announcement, split track at 44:15)

—Also circulating at “[58:00]"

Cecil Taylor (p, voc, Comp), Jimmy Lyons (as), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr)

{2CDr; Jakob Blumenthal 07.07.21}

81.11.07 • The Cecil Taylor Unit [AR—61:36 & BR—19:55]

November 7, 1981 / International Jazz Festival Zürich, Volkshaus, Zürich, Switzerland

Broadcast Recording:
announcement [0:05]
1. Ahide [19:50] (incomplete, fades at end)

Audience Recording:
1. Ahide [61:36] (incomplete, cuts in, cuts out at end)

“Another recording of the 81.11.07 concert has been found... This concert is known so far from two incomplete radio broadcasts: Broadcast 1 starts
with a short radio announcement introducing the musicians as well as announcing the composition AHIDE, then reproducing the beginning
of the concert, fading out at 20:14. Broadcast 2 is the same recording, missing the radio announcement, fading out at 13:46.

The now discovered recording obviously is from a private audience recording of the same concert. The sound is quite different from the radio broadcast, obviously the PA mix plus room acoustics were not as brilliant as the radio microphony. Also the private operator must have been a lazy cat:
this recording starts 0:17 late compared to the broadcast, and it cuts off at 61:36, thus missing the end. Incomplete, alas, this is a much longer
recording of the performance. The composition AHIDE is known from another concert performance, 81.11.06 at Salle Pleyel, Paris,
but the recording (44:15) is incomplete as well...”
—Lukas Lindenmaier, CTResearch 07.10.27

Cecil Taylor (p, Comp), Jimmy Lyons (as), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr)

{CDr; Heinrich Smejkal; Jakob Blumenthal 07.07.21}

81.11.08 • Cecil Taylor: Calling it the Eighth (edited)

hat Musics 3508 (LP) SWZ 1981

Cecil Taylor: The Eighth (complete)
hat ART 2036 (2LP) 1986; hat ART CD 6036 (CD) 1989; Hatology 622 (CD) 2006

November 8, 1981 / 2nd Freiburger Jazztage, Freiburg, West Germany

1. Calling it the 8th [57:40]
2. Calling it the 9th [10:51]

Calling it the Eighth is a heavily edited cut-and-paste version that does not include track 2.

Cecil Taylor (Bösendorfer piano, Comp), Jimmy Lyons (as), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr)

{hat ART CD 6036}

81.11.09 • The Cecil Taylor Unit [AR—88:57 & BR—39:43]

November 9, 1981 / Teatro CIAK, Milano, Italy

Audience Recording:
1. First Set [45:24]
2. Second Set and encore [43:33]

Broadcast Recording:
1. composition/improvisation 39:43] (music level down for Italian voice-overs extending from 4:59 to 8:32, and 23:23 to 27:10)

Cecil Taylor (p, voc, Comp), Jimmy Lyons (as), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr)

{CDr; Heinrich Smejkal: “...a ‘soundtrack’ from an Italian TV production.”; John Chacona 09.02.08}

81.11.14 • The Cecil Taylor Unit [AR]

November 14, 1981 / The Roundhouse, London, England

1. compositions/improvisations

“Recording exists according to Mike Hames.”

Cecil Taylor (p, voc, Comp), Jimmy Lyons (as), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr)

{Jan Ström’s Jimmy Lyons, A Sessionography}

81.12.20 • Peter Kuhn Quartet: The Kill

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—2nd Session [See also 81.01.12]

December 20, 1981 / Studio Henry, New York City

1. Skeeter [8:23]
2. Being Human [5:52]
3. The Kill [22:59]

—Also circulating as “Demo Recording" with these tracks. —RL

Peter Kuhn (b-flat cl, bcl, Comp), Wayne Horvitz (p, synth), William Parker (b), Denis Charles (dr, voc)

{121043-2; Split Session info from Peter Kuhn 14.01.11; Jakob Blumenthal 07.07.21; www.camoriginalsoundtracks.com}

"Lush Life, where the quartet is appearing, opened December 26th...”

The New York Times

81.12.26 • The Cecil Taylor Unit [AR—55:18]

December 26, 1981 / Lush Life Cafe, New York City

1. composition/improvisation 55:18] (continuous set, split track at 43:52)

This session is listed in multiple sources dated 81.12.19, while Lush Life did not open until Saturday the 26th.
Let’s assume for now that the day is correct—and that it’s been misdated by a week. —RL

Cecil Taylor (p, Comp), Jimmy Lyons (as), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr)

{CDr; Jan Ström’s Jimmy Lyons, A Sessionography}

81.12.00 • The Cecil Taylor Unit [AR—62:27]

December ?, 1981 / Lush Life Cafe, New York City

1. composition/improvisation 62:27] (incomplete, fades out and back at 40:09, split track at 45:52, fades at end)

Cecil Taylor (p, Comp), Jimmy Lyons (as), Raphé Malik (tp), William Parker (b), André Martinez (perc), Rashid Bakr (dr)

{CDr; Jan Ström’s Jimmy Lyons, A Sessionography; André Martinez Archive}

1982 : : :

82.00.00 • William Parker Ensemble [Centering Archival Recording—91:28]

unknown date, 1982 / unknown venue, New York City
WKCR-FM “Afternoon Music" Broadcast 93.04.12

1. Suite for Four Trumpets [91:28] (split track at 45:30)

Roy Campbell Jr., Daniel Carter, Ryoichi Homma, and Milton Martinez (tp), William Parker (b), Takeshi Zen Matsuura and Rashid Bakr (dr)

{William Parker’s Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.01.10}

82.01.05 • The Cecil Taylor Unit [AR—67:55]

January 5, 1982 / Lush Life, New York City

1. composition/improvisation 49:25] (split track at 43:40)
2. composition/improvisation 18:30]

Cecil Taylor (p, voc), Jimmy Lyons (as), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr)

{CDr; Heinrich Smejkal 03.07.25; Robert Palmer, The New York Times January 8, 1982 C24}

82.01.06 • The Cecil Taylor Unit [AR—106:51]

January 6, 1982 / Lush Life, New York City

1. composition/improvisation 63:06] (split track at 19:06)
2. composition/improvisation 43:45] (incomplete)

Cecil Taylor (p, voc), Jimmy Lyons (as), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr)

{2CDr; Heinrich Smejkal 03.07.25; Robert Palmer, The New York Times January 8, 1982 C24}

82.01.07 • The Cecil Taylor Unit [AR—78:50]

January 7, 1982 / Lush Life, New York City

1. composition/improvisation 78:50] (split track at 43:30, part 2 over-recorded!)

Cecil Taylor (p, Comp), Jimmy Lyons (as), William Parker (b), André Martinez (perc), Rashid Bakr (dr)

{CDr; Heinrich Smejkal 03.07.25; Robert Palmer, The New York Times January 8, 1982 C24}

82.01.08 • The Cecil Taylor Unit [AR—62:49]

January 8, 1982 / Lush Life, New York City

1. composition/improvisation 62:49]

Cecil Taylor (p, Comp), Jimmy Lyons (as), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr)

{Anonymous correspondence; Robert Palmer, The New York Times January 8, 1982 C24}

82.01.09 • The Cecil Taylor Unit [AR—31:30]

January 9, 1982 / Lush Life, New York City

1. compositions/improvisations [31:30] (incomplete, cuts in)

Cecil Taylor (p, Comp), Jimmy Lyons (as), William Parker (b), André Martinez (perc), Rashid Bakr (dr)

{CDr; Heinrich Smejkal 03.07.25; Robert Palmer, The New York Times January 8, 1982 C24}

82.01.10 - The Cecil Taylor Unit: Taylor (p), Jimmy Lyons (as), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr) / Lush Life, NYC
[Anonymous correspondence; Robert Palmer, The New York Times January 8, 1982 C24]

82.02.06 • Wayne Horvitz—Butch Morris—William Parker: Some Order, Long Understood

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CAM Jazz Black Saint 120059-2 (7" Vinyl EP, disc-on-demand, digital download) 2010

Wayne Horvitz—Butch Morris—William Parker [SBR—63:41]

February 6, 1982 / Studio Henry, New York City
—The Black Saint Recordings are incorrectly dated 82.02.05.

Some Order, Long Understood:
1. Psalm [21:08]
2. Some Order, Long Understood [21:20]

Soundboard Recording:
1. Psalm [36:54]
2. Some Order, Long Understood [26:07] (incomplete, split track at 7:30)

LP releases have excerpts from beginnings of the original tracks.

120059-2 7"-Vinyl has an excerpt from “Psalm" of [5:36],
and an excerpt from “Some Order, Long Understood" of [6:16].

Wayne Horvitz (p, Comp), Butch Morris (cor), William Parker (b)

{Black Saint 120059-2; BSR 0059; WP Archive CDr; William Parker’s Sound Journal, Ed Hazell 10.04.26; www.camoriginalsoundtracks.com}

82.03.05 or 82.03.06 • The Cecil Taylor Unit [AR]

March 5 or 6, (or 8 or 9), 1982 / Lush Life, New York City

1. compositions/improvisations

Cecil Taylor (p, Comp), Jimmy Lyons (as), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr)

{Jan Ström 03.05.03}

CODA

The New York Times

82.03.07 - The Cecil Taylor Expanded Unit: Taylor (p), Jimmy Lyons and Ken Simon (as), Glenn Spearman (ts), Karen Borca (bsn),
James Newton (fl), Raphé Malik, Butch Morris, and Danny Carter (tp), Craig Harris (tb), Muneer Abdul Fataah (ce),
William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr) / Lush Life, NYC [New York Magazine March 3, 1982 p.111]
82.03.08 - The Cecil Taylor Unit: Taylor (p), Jimmy Lyons (as), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr) / Lush Life, NYC [Jan Ström 03.05.03]
—Possible recording exists, see 82.03.05 and 82.03.06
82.03.09 - The Cecil Taylor Unit: as above / Possible recording exists, see 82.03.05 and 82.03.06 / Lush Life, NYC [ibid]
82.03.14 - The Cecil Taylor Expanded Unit: Taylor (p), Glenn Spearman (ts), David Murray (reeds), Ken Simon (as), Charles Tyler (bar),
Karen Borca (bsn), James Newton (fl), Raphé Malik, Butch Morris, and Danny Carter (tp), Craig Harris (tb), Muneer Abdul Fataah (ce),
William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr) / Lush Life, NYCS
“Residency on Sundays through a recent two-month stretch.” [More than the four March dates noted above.]
“On this second Sunday, Lyons replaced by Murray ... more than 90-minute set...” [Lee Jeske, Down Beat June 1982 p.59]

82.03.21 • The Cecil Taylor Expanded Unit [AR—76:29]

March 21, 1982 / Lush Life, New York City

1. composition/improvisation 53:42] (fades in, split track with fade out and in at 37:08, ends with applause)
2. composition/improvisation 22:15] (fades in, incomplete, cuts out at end)

—This session has been circulating with an incorrect date of 82.03.01. This could have been a misprinting of 03.07 or 03.21.
(Lyons was not present for the 82.03.14 session). —RL

“for the last few Sundays...” —Stanley Crouch “Cecil Taylor: Pitfalls of a Primitive" Village Voice March 30, 1982 p.59

Cecil Taylor (p, Comp), Jimmy Lyons, Daniel Carter, and Ken Simon (as), Glen Spearman (ts), Charles Tyler (bar), Karen Borca (bsn),
James Newton (fl), Raphé Malik and Butch Morris (tp), Craig Harris (tb), Muneer Abdul Fataah (ce), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr)

{CDr; Jan Ström’s Jimmy Lyons, A Sessionography; Heinrich Smejkal}

82.03.28 - The Cecil Taylor Expanded Unit: Taylor (p), Jimmy Lyons, Daniel Carter, and Ken Simon (as), Glen Spearman (ts),
Charles Tyler (bar), Karen Borca (bsn), Raphé Malik and Butch Morris (tp), Craig Harris (tb), James Newton (fl), Muneer Abdul Fataah (ce),
William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr), André Martinez / Lush Life, NYC
[New York Magazine March 29, 1982 p.118; Jan Ström’s Jimmy Lyons, A Sessionography]
“All hell broke loose ...because of the article that came out the week before, which was an attack on Cecil and the Unit. He was very upset
with [Stanley Crouch], who then reappeared at the club and was escorted out before the maestro’s show commenced...”
—André Martinez 02.11.06
82.04.04 - The Cecil Taylor Expanded Unit: personnel likely similar to 82.03.28 above / Lush Life, NYC

“...every Sunday I was a full-time member of the Band and spent many, many, many hours (and days and years) with the maestro from this point
on until September '92. ...There were a lot of changes in the horn section from gig to gig. We rehearsed at the Bell Telephone Building in lower
Manhattan across the street from the Odeon Cafe, which is still there. We would go there on many occasions to eat after rehearsals. ...it was at
ESP Records [recording studio], Bernard Stollman’s place (as confirmed by Karen Borca) and I would see Jerome Cooper there. I missed two
of the weekends at Lush Life because I was under contract with Dee Dee Sharp to do some concerts for her and Gamble & Huff Productions in
Philadelphia. Which was cool with Cecil, as he was always curious about their operations and show productions. ...extensive conversations I had
with Cecil... led to a lot of the new concepts for his upcoming shows... From this point on Cecil’s shows began to change and become more like
productions [with] intros, poetry, dance, chanting... Pieces were scored as sections where moments of inspiration and melodic romantic-type
melodies took place, encores were shortened, but the power and creative fury and freedom remained. It was about show and production, layout
and format: intro and dance; followed by chant; then entrance and set theme; followed by a more intense piece; then a few solos; then a medium
piece; followed by an all-out piece—then bring it down, then up and out. Then do a small encore, leave, and let them come again for more the
next time—Show biz. And it worked very well for Cecil, the great entertainer and musician. Some of the other horn players were Steve Coleman,
James Newton, and David Murray...” [André Martinez Archive 02.10.18-19, 02.10.24]

82.04.11 • The Cecil Taylor Expanded Unit [AR—79:33]

April 11, 1982 / Lush Life, New York City

1. composition/improvisation 31:45]
2. composition/improvisation 46:51] (incomplete)

—Also circulating misdated as 82.04.12. The Expanded Unit only played Lush Life on Sundays.

Cecil Taylor (p, Comp), Jimmy Lyons, Daniel Carter, and Ken Simon (as), Glen Spearman (ts), Charles Tyler (bar), Karen Borca (bsn),
Raphé Malik and Butch Morris (tp), Craig Harris (tb), James Newton (fl), Muneer Abdul Fataah (ce), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr)

{Jan Ström’s Jimmy Lyons, A Sessionography; New York Magazine April 12, 1982 p.98}

82.04.18 • The Cecil Taylor Expanded Unit [AR—45:00]

April 18, 1982 / Lush Life, New York City

1. composition/improvisation 45:00]

Cecil Taylor (p, Comp), Jimmy Lyons, Daniel Carter, and Ken Simon (as), Glen Spearman (ts), Charles Tyler (bar), Karen Borca (bsn),
Raphé Malik and Butch Morris (tp), Craig Harris (tb), James Newton (fl), Muneer Abdul Fataah (ce), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr)

{Jan Ström’s Jimmy Lyons, A Sessionography}

82.04.23 • Commitment [BR—100:54]

April 23, 1982 / Live at Soundscape, NYC
WKCR-FM, Live Broadcast

First Set
1. unknown title (Hwang) [10:31]
2. Aboriginal Lore (Parker) [4:36]
3. Euridice (Connell) [12:42]
band intro [1:08]
Second Set
4. Sky Sing Light (Hwang) [15:45]
5. A Poem for Charlie Parker (Parker?) [20:28] (split track at 18:12)
6. Blues for Mirage [15:49]
Third Set
7. Ocean [13:56]
8. Aboriginal Song (Parker) [5:59]

Jason Hwang (vn, vla), Will Connell Jr. (as, ss, fl, bcl, bsn), William Parker (b), Takeshi Zen Matsuura (dr)
—With Orchestra: Henry Warner (cl), Susan Feiner (fl), Lisa Sokolov (voc), Wendy Kerner (string harp),
Shela Shanks (vn), Lois Schlessinger (vn, vla), Moutha Seigel (ce), Billy Johnson (b)

{WKCR-FM Archive 07.07.31; track detailing Ed Hazell 08.05.02}

82.04.24 - Commitment: Jason Hwang (vn, vla), Will Connell Jr. (as, fl, bcl), William Parker (b), Takeshi Zen Matsuura (dr) / Inroads, NYC /
(Mentioned in Broadcast recording from 82.04.23.) [Ed Hazell 08.05.02]
82.04.25 - The Cecil Taylor Expanded Unit: Cecil Taylor (p, Comp), Jimmy Lyons, Daniel Carter, and Ken Simon (as), Glen Spearman (ts),
Charles Tyler (bar), Karen Borca (bsn), Raphé Malik and Butch Morris (tp), Craig Harris (tb), James Newton (fl), Muneer Abdul Fataah (ce),
William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr) / Lush Life, NYC [New York Magazine April 26, 1982 p.136]
82.04.27 and 82.04.29 - Commitment: Jason Hwang (vn, vla), Will Connell Jr. (as, fl, bcl), William Parker (b), Takeshi Zen Matsuura (dr),
with dancer Theodora Yoshikami and poets Mae Mae Bursenberg and Fay Chiang / St. Mark’s Church, NYC
“two gigs Jason mentions in the announcements at the end of the night...” (Broadcast Recording from 82.04.23) [Ed Hazell 08.05.02]

82.05.01 • Khan Jamal [AR]

May 1, 1982 / Live at Soundscape, New York City

1. The Huckster Man
2. Sunny’s Back
3. Ocaline
4. Slow Poke
5. Testing
6. Oh Yeah

Khan Jamal (vib), Grachan Moncur III (tb), William Parker (b), Sunny Murray (dr)

{Anonymous correspondence}

82.05.27 - The Cecil Taylor Expanded Unit—Segments: personnel as below / Judson Memorial Church, NYC (see 82.05.28)

82.05.28 • The Cecil Taylor Expanded Unit—Segments [AR—59:42]

May 28, 1982 / Judson Memorial Church, New York City

The Eye of the Crocodile
1. Part 1 [13:18]
2. Part 2 [17:12]
3. Part 3 [9:24]
4. Part 4 [19:03]

“The music was composed specifically for a dance by Diane McIntyre.” —Jan Ström

—This piece was performed at this venue on May 27th through the 30th as stated in André Martinez' printed programs from these sessions.

Cecil Taylor (p, Comp), Jimmy Lyons (as), Glenn Spearman (ts), Karen Borca (bsn), Raphé Malik (tp), Craig S. Harris (tb), Muneer Adbul Fataah (ce),
Brenda Bakr and Eve Smith (voc), Don Pate and William Parker (b), André Martinez (dr, perc), Rashid Bakr (dr)
Diane McIntyre and Sounds in Motion:
Cheryl Banks, Mickey Davidson, Diane McIntyre, Warren Spears, Kevin Wynn (dancers)

{CDr; Jan Ström’s Jimmy Lyons, A Sessionography p.60; André Martinez Archive 02.05.27}

82.05.29 and 82.05.30 - The Cecil Taylor Expanded Unit—Segments: as above / Judson Memorial Church, NYC (see 82.05.28)

82.06.00 • William Parker’s “A Thousand Cranes”: Rehearsal [Centering Archival Recording]

June, 1982 / unknown venue, New York City

1. Ashes—Rag Doll Filled with Sun Light
2. City of Death—Recitation—Song of the Cranes
3. Rag Doll Filled with Sun Light

Kerry Brown (ts, fl), Will Connell Jr. (as, bcl, fl, bsn), Marco Eneidi (as), Susan Feiner (fl), David Sewelson (as, bar), Malik Baraka (tp),
Wayne Horvitz (synth), Brenda Bakr, Lisa Sokolov, Jeanne Lee, Ellen Christi, Noah Shapiro, and Eugenia Sherman (voc),
Jason Hwang and David Sulzer (vn), Eiko Ono (koto), Wendy Kerner (harp), Peter Doolowicz, Dave Hofstra, Shey Lumetsky,
and William Parker (b), Patsy Parker (dance, Choreography), Anyez Ihara, Rrata Christine Jones, and Atsuko Yuma (dance)
Rashid Bakr and Denis Charles (dr, perc)

{William Parker’s Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.01.10; William Parker 14.04.30}

82.06.07 - William Parker: A Thousand Cranes: as above / UN Building, NYC
[Ed Hazell 14.01.10; Liners, RouletteTV 11 (DVD); www.atomicbombmuseum.org/5_timetable.shtml]
—“A Thousand Cranes, for orchestra, dance, and a 1,000 school-children choir, performed at the opening
of the UN Special Session on Disarmament in June, 1982”
82.06.00 - Jemeel Moondoc Trio: Jemeel Moondoc (as), William Parker (b), unknown (dr) / “During the summer of '82, from around late May
to the end of August, I went and stayed in Brooklyn with a friend. I hung out on the jazz scene all around town... One evening while walking
the streets, I chanced upon a club that had a billboard in front with Sun Ra Big Band on weekends. ‘Tonight: Jemeel Moondoc’. I went in
and there was Jemeel with a trio of Parker and a drummer whose name I’ve forgotten.” / unknown venue, Brooklyn, NY
[Lofton A. Emenari III 02.04.16]
82.06.29 and 82.06.30 - The Cecil Taylor Unit: Taylor (p, Comp), Jimmy Lyons (as), Glenn Spearman (ts), Raphé Malik (tp),
William Parker (b), André Martinez (perc), Rashid Bakr (dr) / Lush Life, NYC
[Lush Life schedule, Hot House Vol.1 No.5 July 1982; CODA #185 August 1982 pp.25-6; New York Magazine July 5, 1982 p.144]
“Lester Bowie sat in on one of the gigs.” (06.29 to 07.02) —André Martinez 02.10.18.
82.07.01 (1) - Commitment: Jason Hwang (vn, vla), Will Connell Jr. (as, fl, bcl), William Parker (b), Takeshi Zen Matsuura (dr) /
6:30pm, Soundscape, NYC [Soundscape Schedule June/July 1982]
82.07.01 (2) and 82.07.02 - The Cecil Taylor Unit: Taylor (p, Comp), Jimmy Lyons (as), Glenn Spearman (ts), Raphé Malik (tp),
William Parker (b), André Martinez (perc), Rashid Bakr (dr) / Lush Life, NYC
[Lush Life schedule, Hot House Vol.1 No.5 July 1982; CODA #185 August 1982 pp.25-6; New York Magazine July 5, 1982 p.144]
—André Martinez 02.10.18 confirms all dates (CODA only mentions 06.29 and 06.30).

82.07.03 • The Cecil Taylor Unit [AR—74:44]

July 3, 1982 / Lush Life, New York City

1. composition/improvisation 74:44] (incomplete, fades out)

Cecil Taylor (p, Comp), Jimmy Lyons (as), Glenn Spearman (ts), Raphé Malik (tp), William Parker (b), André Martinez (perc), Rashid Bakr (dr)

{CDr; Jakob Blumenthal 07.07.21; André Martinez Archive}

82.07.17 - The Cecil Taylor Unit: Taylor (p, Comp), Jimmy Lyons (as), Glenn Spearman (ts), Raphé Malik (tp), William Parker (b),
André Martinez (perc), Rashid Bakr (dr) / North Sea Jazz Festival '82, 21:45-23:30, Dakterras (Roof Terrace), Rotterdam, Netherlands
[www.northseajazz.com/en/program/1982]
CODA #184, April 1982 p.36 gives no specific date (Festival duration 82.07.16-18), and has the venue as Congresgebouw, The Hague.
—The Northsea Archive has no such engagement.

82.08.01 • The Cecil Taylor Unit [AR—62:49]

August 1, 1982 / Lush Life, New York City

1. composition/improvisation 62:49]

Cecil Taylor (p, Comp), Jimmy Lyons (as), Raphé Malik (tp), William Parker (b), André Martinez (perc), Rashid Bakr (dr)

{CDr}

82.08.15 • The Cecil Taylor Unit [AR—79:53]

August 15, 1982, 2:00pm / 6th Annual Artpark Jazz Festival, Lewiston, New York

1. composition/improvisation 45:11]
2. composition/improvisation 5:17]
3. composition/improvisation 4:12] (incomplete, fades in)
4. composition/improvisation 7:55]
5. composition/improvisation 5:26]
6. composition/improvisation 11:24]

“Artpark was a wonderful experience... I do remember going to see Niagara Falls with Rashid, Brenda, and William.”
—André Martinez Archive 02.10.23

Cecil Taylor (p, Comp), Jimmy Lyons (as-1,4,6), Brenda Bakr (voc-1,3,6)
William Parker (b-1,2,6), André Martinez (perc-1,6), Rashid Bakr (dr-1,3,6)

{CDr; Jan Ström’s Jimmy Lyons, A Sessionography; Jakob Blumenthal 07.07.21; CODA #184, April 1982 p.37; André Martinez 12.12.14}

82.08.18 through 82.08.20 - Jemeel Moondoc Trio: Moondoc (as, fl, Comp), Stephanie Stone (p), William Parker (b),
“with dance and visuals...” / Blaise Cendrars' “Prose of the Transiberian and of Little Jeanne of France" / 9:00pm, 256 West 23rd St., NYC
[New York Magazine August 23, 1982 p.114]
—This piece was reprised on a grander scale on 01.04.05-22.
82.08.22 - The Cecil Taylor Unit: Taylor (p), Jimmy Lyons (as), Brenda Bakr (voc), William Parker (b), André Martinez (dr, perc)
Rashid Bakr (dr), / Lush Life, NYC [New York Magazine August 23, 1982 p.118]

82.09.02 • The Cecil Taylor Unit [AR & SBR]

September 2, 1982 / Chicago Jazz Festival, Petrillo Music Shell, Grant Park, Chicago, IL

1. compositions/improvisations

Cecil Taylor (p, Comp), Jimmy Lyons (as), Brenda Bakr (voc), William Parker (b), André Martinez (dr, perc), Rashid Bakr (dr)

{André Martinez Archive; festival date from Chicago Sun-Times September 3, 1982 S-3 p.3}

a three-night series at the Healing Arts Center

“The second vibe player was Karl Berger.” —William Parker

82.09.17 - William Parker Septet: Daniel Carter (as), Khan Jamal and Karl Berger (vib), Marilyn Crispell (p), Ellen Christie (voc),
William Parker (b), Takeshi Zen Matsuura (dr) / Healing Arts Center, NYC [William Parker’s Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.01.10; William Parker 14.04.30]
82.09.18 - William Parker Sextet: Daniel Carter (as), Khan Jamal (vib), Marilyn Crispell (p), Ellen Christie (voc), William Parker (b),
Takeshi Zen Matsuura (dr) / Healing Arts Center, NYC [ibid]

82.09.19 • William Parker Quintet [Centering Archival Recording—88:32]

William Parker Quintet [BR—5:18]
WKCR-FM, “Afternoon Music" Broadcast 93.04.12

September 19, 1982 / Healing Arts Center, New York City
—Originally dated simply “1982". Irving Stone was born on September 19, so...

Centering Archival Recording:
First Set
1. composition/improvisation 39:43]
2. composition/improvisation 6:05]
Second Set
3. composition/improvisation 35:00]
4. composition/improvisation 7:44]
band introduction—band and audience sing “Happy Birthday" to Irving Stone

Broadcast Recording:
1. Facing the Sun One is Never the Same [5:18] (incomplete, cuts in at beginning, fades out at end)

Daniel Carter (as), Marilyn Crispell (p), Ellen Christie (voc), William Parker (b), Takeshi Zen Matsuura (dr)

{CDr; William Parker’s Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.01.10; William Parker Interview, Broadcast 93.04.12}

82.11.05 - Commitment: Jason Hwang (vn), Will Connell Jr. (reeds), William Parker (b), Takeshi Zen Matsuura (dr) / Soundscape, NYC
[Jon Pareles review, The New York Times November 8, 1982]

1983 : : :

83.01.23 - Wayne Horvitz Quartet: Horvitz (p), Lesli Dalaba (tp), Lisa Sokolov (voc), William Parker (b) / 3:00pm, Manhattan Healing Arts Center, NYC [New York Magazine January 24, 1983 p.90]

83.03.00 • Amy Sheffer: Where’s Your Home?

(Private Issue) AS0084 (LP) 1984
—2nd Session [See also 80.11.00 (3)]

March, 1983 / Cannings Recording Studios, New York City

track titles—See session 80.11.00 (3) (No split-session info available.)

—Tom Lord Jazz Discography [S5193] has personnel as below plus Kenny Gill (p-3), Billy Bang (vn-4),
Lois Schlessinger (vla-1), Steve Tintweiss (b-3), and Billy Mintz (dr-3), none of whom are present.

Amy Sheffer (voc, p-4, Comp), John Disselt (reeds-1,5, el-p-2), Butch Johnson (p-1,5), David Durrah (p-3),
Lou Grassi (el-p-3,4), William Parker (b), Chacaq Johnson (dr-1,5)

{AS0084; www.jamescanning.com}

"March '83, from the 8th to the 19th, ...marked my first European tour with Cecil. The pieces were titled ‘Children of the Air
(first section)’, ‘Tunakapec’, and ‘Tutuzso’.”

83.03.08 - The Cecil Taylor Unit & Sounds in Motion Dance Company: Taylor (p, Comp), Jimmy Lyons (as), Brenda Bakr (voc),
William Parker (b), André Martinez (dr, perc), Rashid Bakr (dr); Dancers—Diane McIntyre (Choreography), Cheryl Banks, Mickey Davidson,
Edward Jordan, Kevin Wynn / “It was their main opera house. I remember taking photos in the balcony with William. It was red and gold...” /
Wiener Staatsoper, Vienna, Austria [André Martinez Archive 02.10.16; www.wiener-staatsoper.at]

83.03.09 through 83.03.11 - The Cecil Taylor Unit & Sounds in Motion Dance Company: as above /
“Children of The Air" / 10:00 to 13:00 and 15:30 to 18:30 the 5th and 7th; 15:30 to 18:30 the 8th, Palazzo Dei Congressi, Bologna, Italy
[André Martinez Archive 02.10.14; Musica Jazz May 1983 pp.17-18]

83.03.12 and 83.03.13 • The Cecil Taylor Unit & Sounds in Motion Dance Company [BVR]

March 12 & 13, 1983 / Rome, Italy

1. Children of the Air (1st section)
2. Tunakapec
3. Tutuzso

“While in Rome they treated us to a banquet dinner, and I remember all [of us] being interviewed at the restaurant the night before taping by a TV crew... We went shopping for leather jackets in downtown Rome.” —André Martinez 02.11.06

Cecil Taylor (p, Comp), Jimmy Lyons (as), Brenda Bakr (voc), William Parker (b), André Martinez (dr, perc), Rashid Bakr (dr)
Dancers: Diane McIntyre (Choreography), Cheryl Banks, Mickey Davidson, Edward Jordan, Kevin Wynn

{André Martinez Archive}

83.03.15 • The Cecil Taylor Unit & Sounds in Motion Dance Company [BVR—48:20]

March 15, 1983 / Jazz '83, “Palazzo dei Congressi," Fiera di Cagliari, Sardania, Italy

television introduction [4:20]
1. unknown title (excerpt) [44:00]

“Before the show we had lunch with Scavolo, a famous sculptor, who gave Cecil a piece that day. Concert was in a beautiful part of town—you could look across the waters and see Africa. There were lots of merchants in the streets selling all kinds of exotic birds, very beautiful ones... I was translator for the band when necessary since I understand and speak Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, and some French. And many times when boarding and unboarding planes I was greeted as though I was from their country... Which the guys found amusing.”
—André Martinez 02.10.16; 02.11.06

“The name of the Sardinian Sculptor is Pinuccio Sciola: as Martinez says, the lunch was in the garden of Sciola. ...I had the opportunity to print
the photos of Isio Saba taken that afternoon.... The festival ‘Jazz '83’ a few months later took the name ‘Jazz in Sardegna’.”
— Jazz Photographer Agostino Mela, 04.10.06

Cecil Taylor (p, voc, Comp), Jimmy Lyons (as), Brenda Bakr (voc), William Parker (b), André Martinez (dr, perc), Rashid Bakr (dr)
Dancers: Diane McIntyre (Choreography), Cheryl Banks, Mickey Davidson, Edward Jordan, Kevin Wynn

{Video; date from André Martinez Archive}

83.03.16 - The Cecil Taylor Unit & Sounds in Motion Dance Company: as above. / “This was a beautiful city, but the water was pure sulfur—strange odor. This was the first concert I recall Cecil ever asking if it was recorded, since he does not like hearing things back once they are done.” —André Martinez / 21:00, Al Teatro Franschini, Pavla, Italy
[André Martinez Archive 02.10.16, 02.11.05; Cadence Vol.9 No.5 May 1983 p.92]

83.03.19 • Cecil Taylor & Sounds in Motion Dance Company [AR—85:37]

March 19, 1983 / Camden Jazz Week, The Roundhouse, Camden, England

The Eye of the Crocodile
1. Part 1 [41:14]
2. Part 2 [44:23] (incomplete, fades out)

“Recorded on dictaphone so it is not good quality, but excellent music...”

“The final concert at this great concert hall which closed after this... It was a week-long event which featured The Gil Evans Big Band,
Ronald Shannon Jackson, Lester Bowie, and Freddie Hubbard.” —André Martinez

Cecil Taylor (p, voc, drums, Comp), Jimmy Lyons (as), Brenda Bakr (voc), William Parker (b), André Martinez (perc), Rashid Bakr (dr)
Dancers: Diane McIntyre (Choreography), Cheryl Banks, Mickey Davidson, Warren Spears, Kevin Wynn

{2CDr; André Martinez Archive 02.10.13, 02.11.27}

83.03.31 through 83.04.01 - “Solos and spontaneous combinations, from duo to big band, with following musicians": Konrad Bauer,
Alan Tomlinson, and Hannes Bauer (tb), Heinz Becker (p, flg), Peter Brötzmann, Louis Sclavis, and Vladimir Chekasin (reeds),
Larry Stabbins (ts, ss), Hugh Davies (elec), Diamanda Galas (voc), Vyacheslav Ganelin (p), Toshinori Kondo (tp),
William Parker and Peter Kowald (b), Tony Oxley and Vladimir Tarasov (dr) / Berlin, Germany
[Bjorn Dirlak 05.08.01; www.freemusicproduction.de/freemusicproduction/projekte/p_wfm_1983.html]
83.04-05.00 - Peter Brötzmann Trio: Brötzmann (reeds), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr) / Three concerts, “late April or early May",
(no venue listed), NYC [CODA #192 October 1983 p.36]
83.05.06 - Khan Jamal Quartet: Jamal and Karl Berger (vib), William Parker (b), Sunny Murray (dr) /
Double-bill with Peter Brötzmann & Andrew Cyrille Duo / Soundscape, NYC [New York Magazine May 9, 1983 p.112]

83.05.20 • Commitment: The Complete Recordings—1981/1983

NoBusiness Records NBCD 14/15 (2CD, Ltd. Edition of 1,000) 2010 Lithuania
—2nd Session [See also 80.10.13-14]

Commitment: Live in Germany, 1983
NoBusiness Records NBLP 14/15 (2LP, Ltd. Edition of 300) 2010 Lithuania
Commitment [AR—87:38]

May 20, 1983 / New Jazz Festival, Moers Eissportshalle, Moers, West Germany

The Complete Recordings—1981/1983:
1. Ocean (Hwang) [10:38]
2. The Pathway [6:25]
3. Diary for One at Night (Hwang) [21:58]
4. Continuous (Parker) [22:33]
5. Grassy Hills, the Sun [16:16]
6. Whole Grain (Parker) [9:48]

“‘Pathway’ is an improvisation, titled after the fact.” —Ed Hazell

—Audience Recording is complete as above, but circulating with incorrect track timings.

Will Connell Jr. (fl, as, bcl, wdfl), Jason Hwang (vn, vla, bird calls), William Parker (b), Takeshi Zen Matsuura (dr)

{NBLP 14/15; 2CDr; nobusinessrecords.com; Ed Hazell 10.01.27; Norbert Kreutzer 06.10.30; www.jazzmexx.com/00_main/history/1983.php;
CODA #189 April 1983 p.38; Jakob Blumenthal 07.09.03}

83.05.21 - Commitment: Will Connell Jr. (reeds, fl), Jason Hwang (vn), William Parker (b), Takeshi Zen Matsuura (dr) / Groningen Jazz Marathon, Groningen, Germany [Ed Hazell 10.01.27]
83.07.01 - Commitment: Will Connell Jr. (reeds, fl), Jason Hwang (vn), William Parker (b), Takeshi Zen Matsuura (dr) / Kool Jazz Festival, Soundscape Series, NYC ["Kool Jazz Festival" The New York Times June 24, 1983; NBLP 14/15 liner notes—83.05.20]
83.07.03 - Jimmy Lyons Quartet: Lyons (as), Karen Borca (bsn), William Parker (b), Paul Murphy (dr) / Kool Jazz Festival, Soundscape Series, NYC ["Kool Jazz Festival" The New York Times June 24, 1983; CODA #192 October 1983 p.37; Down Beat July 1983 p.12]

83.08.03 • The Cecil Taylor Unit [AR]

August 3, 1983 / Akademia Theatre, Vienna, Austria

1. compositions/improvisations

Cecil Taylor (p, voc, Comp), Jimmy Lyons (as), Brenda Bakr (voc), William Parker (b), André Martinez (dr, perc), Rashid Bakr (dr)

{André Martinez Archive 02.11.27}

83.08.16 - Sunny Murray Quintet: Steve Coleman (as), Grachan Moncur III (tb), Curtis Clark (p), William Parker (b), Murray (dr) /
“...a Thelonious Monk tune and some original material...” / Lush Life, NYC
[Jon Pareles, “Murray At Lush Life" The New York Times August 18, 1983]

83.08.27 • The Cecil Taylor Unit: Nicaragua: No Parasan / Willisau '83 Live

Nica (no issue #) (2LP) 1984 SWZ

August 27, 1983, 14:30 / Willisau Jazz Festival, Festhalle, Willisau, Switzerland

1. F = Seite 1 [21:05]
2. S = Seite 2 [21:50]
3. L = Seite 3 [22:20]
4. N = Seite 4 [13:00]

“Cleaning shelves I found this reel-tape with a private audience recording of the CT Unit performance at Willisau Jazz Festival, 83.08.27.
This tape is a first-generation copy from the original cassette recording, probably an almost complete version of 77:40 plus 6:05 (encore).
There is a slightly audible (cut and glue) edit at 45:44, when the recording cassette had to be flipped/changed, thus missing a few seconds
at this moment in the performance. Otherwise there is no audible gap in this tape. A recording of this same performance has been available
in a bootleg 2LP vinyl pressing on so-called Nica Records... After rehearsing the tape versus the vinyls, there are some obvious divergences:

The material as on vinyl is not from an Audience Recording, rather from a soundboard recording, or microphones
had been set up on stage especially for the recording; the sound is quite different from the (audience) sound as on the tape.
The vinyl F(1) does not include the initial 2:50 of the performance, which is a section of percussion, handclapping,
plus the voices of Cecil Taylor and Brenda Bakr.
There are most probably no gaps at the flips of parts F(1) to S(2) as well as from parts L(3) to N(4) on the vinyl,
but there is an obvious gap of some 2:50 between parts S(2) and L(3), missing an ensemble transition leading into
the alto-sax statement (the actual beginning of part L(3) on the vinyl.

So far to those who care—Other point of interest: The same Unit (Jimmy Lyons, Brenda Bakr, CT, William Parker, Rashid Bakr,
André Martinez) played a quite different version of exactly the same material/composition(s) at the Jazz Festival
Saalfelden (Austria), a few days later 83.09.04.”
—Lukas Lindenmaier, CTResearch Group 07.01.26

“Cecil Taylor’s music originated in the sixties as an expression of African Americans' revolt against the domination of U.S. imperialists
in the black ghettoes and Vietnam. Today, there is a threat of Central America’s becoming a second Vietnam. The American invasion
in free Nicaragua has been under way for several months.

So far, the creme of the black avant-garde jazz musicians play their serenades at the White House in front of the President.

Taylor, too.

However, the Willisau Concert was an anthem of colonized African Americans for the volcanic uprising of the Third World,
for freedom and peace.

We are producing this record for you and against the mafia of the music business. We dedicate it to the revolutionary people
of Nicaragua, especially to the black Sandinistas of the Atlantic coast. The net proceeds, approximately 7,000 franks,
go for the support of a music cooperative in Nicaragua.”
—From the Liner Notes / Translation by Igor Danilishen

“My mother was born in Managua, Nicaragua. Nicaragua No Parasan, a film by David Bradbury, an Australian filmmaker,
was shown at the Film Forum2 in NYC in November 1984.”
—André Martinez 02.11.06

Cecil Taylor (p, voc, Comp), Jimmy Lyons (as), Brenda Bakr (voc), William Parker (b), André Martinez (dr, perc), Rashid Bakr (dr)

{CDr; R. Shapiro’s Cecil Taylor Sessionography; Free Jazz vol.2 p.280, by T. Kamimura; Heinrich Smejkal; Lukas Lindenmaier 07.01.26}

83.08.31 - The Cecil Taylor Unit: as above / FABRIK Mid-Summer Jazz, Hamburg, Germany [André Martinez Archive]
“This was a strange hit, perhaps the strangest we ever did... First of all this place was a bomb factory during the war and had a very strange vibe. When we got there it was filled with hardcore raver-punk types with Mohican haircuts—not our usual crowd. Anyway we played the first set and played our butts off, and the response from the crowd was lukewarm. Cecil and crew went to dressing room for a break, Cecil in amazement said ‘what the hell is going on here, this crowd is strange or very demanding’. He then suggested that Rashid and I, followed by William and Jimmy, then the Maestro, do a whole percussion intro batucada-style to start the second set. The crowd flipped, they danced on tables and then started chanting, just going wild. We then played the set and they were hooked, as the standing ovations and encores proved...”
—André Martinez
83.09.02 - The Cecil Taylor Unit: as above / Arena della Libertad, Messina, Sicily [ibid]
“...We did a concert TV show in Messina, Sicily, titled ‘6 Messina Jazz Meeting’... It was a trip because the guards in the place
were equipped with machine guns.” —André Martinez

83.09.04 • The Cecil Taylor Unit [SBR—86:35]

September 4, 1983 / Jazzfestival Saalfelden, Tage Jazz 3, Saalfelden, Austria

1. composition/improvisation 64:19]
2. composition/improvisation 18:35]
3. composition/improvisation 3:41]

“a quite different version of exactly the same material/compositions" [as on 83.08.27]
—Lukas Lindenmaier, CTResearch Group 07.01.26

Cecil Taylor (p, voc, Comp), Jimmy Lyons (as), Brenda Bakr (voc), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr and André Martinez (dr, perc)

{2CDr; Lukas Lindenmaier 07.01.26}

83.09.26 and 83.09.27 (1) • Jimmy Lyons: Wee Sneezawee

Black Saint BSR 0067 (LP) 1984 IT; 120067-1 (LP); 120067-2 (CD); CAM Jazz Black Saint 120067-2 (CD, disc-on-demand, digital download) 2010 IT

Jimmy Lyons: The Complete Remastered Recordings on Black Saint & Soul Note
CAM Jazz Soul Note BXS 1028 (5-CD Box Set) 2014 Italy
[Includes the albums Give It Up, Burnt Offering, Nuba, and Something in Return]

September 26 & 27, 1983 / Vanguard Studios, New York City

1. Wee Sneezawee [7:26]
2. Gossip [7:29]
3. Remembrance [6:56]
4. Shackinback [9:10]
5. Driads [11:44]

Jimmy Lyons (as, Comp), Raphé Malik (tp), Karen Borca (bsn), William Parker (b), Paul Murphy (dr)

{120067-2; www.camoriginalsoundtracks.com; DMG 14.11.13}

83.09.27 (2) through 83.10.02 • The Cecil Taylor Unit [AR & SBR]

September 27 through October 2, 1983 / Sweet Basil's, New York City

1. Sahumieros “T"

“There is a story about the Bösendorfer they brought for Cecil and held an extra day for Abdullah Ibrahim October 3rd in CODA #193 1983 P.32,
article by Kazunori Sugiyama.” —André Martinez Archive 02.10.18

Cecil Taylor (p, Comp), Jimmy Lyons (as), Brenda Bakr (voc), William Parker (b), André Martinez (dr, perc), Rashid Bakr (dr)

{André Martinez Archive; The Villager September 29, 1983 p.10; Steve Israel “Cecil Taylor’s Jazz: A Club event of the year" The Villager
September 29, 1983 p.11; Jon Pareles The New York Times September 28, 1983 in reference to “Sahumieros T" debut; New York Magazine
September 26, 1983 p.144, and October 3, 1983 p.128}

83.10.18 • The Cecil Taylor Unit [AR—73:06]

October 18, 1983 / Programme Du 6th Nancy Jazz Pulsations, Nancy, France

1. composition/improvisation 71:36] (split track at 46:36)
2. encore [1:33]

“Sun Ra opened the show, 4,000 people attended... we opened with poetry and Bata drums.” —André Martinez

“Diane McIntyre was the first tour [83.03.08 through 83.03.19] with Sounds in Motion. The second tour [83.10.18 through 83.11.16]
was Mickey Davidson and her troupe.” —André Martinez 14.01.15

Cecil Taylor (p, Comp), Jimmy Lyons (as), Brenda Bakr (voc), William Parker (b), André Martinez (dr, perc), Rashid Bakr (dr),
Mickey Davidson (dance, voc), Pauline Tagnelie, Leon Brown, and Ron McKay (dance)
—Most sources have Davidson, Tagnelie, and Phillip Band (or “Bond") on this tour (10.18 to 11.16) with Leon Brown mentioned
only sporadically, but Mickey Davidson confirms that Leon Brown was also present, and that Band did not make the tour
and was replaced by Ron McKay.

{CDr; André Martinez Archive 02.11.02; Norbert Kreutzer; Mickey Davidson 14.02.21}

83.10.26 • The Cecil Taylor Unit [AR]

October 26, 1983 / Festival Internacional Jazz de Zaragoza, Coliseo Equitiva, Zaragoza, Spain

1. compositions/improvisations

“I remember walking the streets looking at the stores and at tools with William. I learned a lot about my heritage on this trip...
Definitely an uplifting experience, the people were wonderful, and the food was great... I have a huge poster of event autographed to me
from Max Roach who writes ‘Fly Strong Andre!!’" —André Martinez

Cecil Taylor (p, Comp), Jimmy Lyons (as), Brenda Bakr (voc), William Parker (b), André Martinez (dr, perc), Rashid Bakr (dr),
Mickey Davidson (dance, voc), Pauline Tagnelie, Leon Brown, and Ron McKay (dance)

{André Martinez Archive 02.10.19, 02.10.21, and 02.11.03; Mickey Davidson 14.02.21}

83.10.27 • The Cecil Taylor Unit [AR & BR]

October 27, 1983 / IV Festival de Jazz de Madrid, Palacio de Deportes, Madrid, Spain

1. compositions/improvisations

Cecil Taylor (p, Comp), Jimmy Lyons (as), Brenda Bakr (voc), William Parker (b), André Martinez (dr, perc), Rashid Bakr (dr),
Mickey Davidson (dance, voc), Pauline Tagnelie, Leon Brown, and Ron McKay (dance)

{André Martinez Archive 02.05.25; Mickey Davidson 14.02.21}

“Then we took a 13-hour train ride to Paris...” —André Martinez

83.10.29 • The Cecil Taylor Unit [BR—30:04]

October 29, 1983 / Orléans Théatre Carré St. Vincent, Orleans, France
Recorded by SIMLO for Radio France

announcement [0:13]
1. composition/improvisation 12:39] (incomplete, fades in)
2. composition/improvisation 16:30]
announcement [0:41]

“Our driver, Gunnar Pfabe, a very beautiful and fun guy, and a scary-great driver—especially around mountains and curves. ...takes us to Berlin.”
—André Martinez

Cecil Taylor (p, Comp), Jimmy Lyons (as), Brenda Bakr (voc), William Parker (b), André Martinez (dr, perc), Rashid Bakr (dr),
Mickey Davidson (dance, voc), Pauline Tagnelie, Leon Brown, and Ron McKay (dance)

{André Martinez Archive 02.11.02; Jakob Blumenthal 07.07.21; Mickey Davidson 14.02.21}

83.10.30 • The Cecil Taylor Unit [BR—34:13 & BVR—61:06]

October 30, 1983 / Total Music Meeting '83, Berlin Philharmonic, Berlin, Germany

Broadcast Recording:
1. composition/improvisation 34:13] (excerpt, cuts in at beginning, fades at end)

Broadcast Video Recording:
1. composition/improvisation 61:06] (continuous set, incomplete, cuts in at beginning, out at end)

—Also noted: “Audience Recording, composition titled ‘Shining Shirt’, 90:00"

Cecil Taylor (p, Comp), Jimmy Lyons (as), Brenda Bakr (voc), William Parker (b), André Martinez (dr, perc), Rashid Bakr (dr),
Mickey Davidson (dance, voc), Pauline Tagnelie, Leon Brown, and Ron McKay (dance)

{CDr; Video Recording; CODA #194 February 1984 p.22; André Martinez Archive; Mickey Davidson 14.02.21}

83.11.03 • The Cecil Taylor Unit [SBR—108:15]

November 3, 1983 / Capitol Theater, Mannheim, West Germany

1. composition/improvisation 93:36] (split track at 47:10, fades out and back in)
2. composition/improvisation 14:29]

Cecil Taylor (p), Jimmy Lyons (as), Brenda Bakr (voc), William Parker (b, cga), Rashid Bakr (dr, cga), André Martinez (dr, cga, perc),
Mickey Davidson (dance, voc), Pauline Tagnelie, Leon Brown, and Ron McKay (dance)

{2CDr; André Martinez Archive 02.11.02; Norbert Kreutzer; Mickey Davidson 14.02.21}

83.11.05 - The Cecil Taylor Unit: Taylor (p), Jimmy Lyons (as), Brenda Bakr (voc), William Parker (b, perc), Rashid Bakr (dr, perc),
André Martinez (dr, perc), Mickey Davidson (dance, voc), Pauline Tagnelie, Leon Brown, and Ron McKay (dance) / Cine Teatro Ciak,
Milano, Italy [Musica Jazz, December 1983 pp.16-18; Mickey Davidson 14.02.21]

83.11.08 • The Cecil Taylor Unit [AR—109:21]

November 8, 1983 / Dornbirn, Austria

1. composition/improvisation 96:36] (split track at 45:18, fades out and back in)
2. encore [2:58] (Taylor solo)
3. encore [9:44] (incomplete, fades in)

Cecil Taylor (p), Jimmy Lyons (as), Brenda Bakr (voc), William Parker (b, perc), Rashid Bakr and André Martinez (dr, perc),
Mickey Davidson (dance, voc), Pauline Tagnelie, Leon Brown, and Ron McKay (dance)

{André Martinez Archive; H. Smejkal; Jakob Blumenthal 07.07.21; Mickey Davidson 14.02.21}

83.11.10 and 83.11.11 • The Cecil Taylor Unit [hat HUT Recording session]

November 10 & 11, 1983 / Black Forest, Germany

1. compositions/improvisations

{André Martinez Archive 02.05.20; dates from Tanz Anzeiger February 1984 p.37; Mickey Davidson 14.02.21}

83.11.14 - The Cecil Taylor Unit: as above / Munich, Germany [André Martinez Archive 02.11.02; Mickey Davidson 14.02.21]
83.11.15 - The Cecil Taylor Unit / Neon, Geneva, Switzerland [ibid]

83.11.16 • The Cecil Taylor Unit [AR—111:30]

November 16, 1983 / Stadttheater, Foyer, Basel, Switzerland

1. composition/improvisation 87:12] (split track at 71:08, incomplete, fades out)
2. encore [10:17]
3. encore [3:19] (Taylor solo)
4. encore [10:42]

{Jakob Blumenthal 08.02.06; Mickey Davidson 14.02.21}

1984 : : :

84.01.29 - Jemeel Moondoc Sextet: Moondoc (as), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp), Rahn Burton (p), Ellen Christi (voc), William Parker (b),
Ed Blackwell (dr) / Sweet Basil, NYC [CODA #195 April 1984 p.34]
84.02.04 - Commitment: Jason Hwang (vn), Will Connell Jr. (reeds), William Parker (b), Takeshi Zen Matsuura (dr) / Soundscape, NYC
[The New York Times February 24, 1984; NBLP 14/15 liner notes—83.05.20]
84.02.26 - Expirations II: Mabo Suzuki (as, acl), Takehisa Kosugi (vn), William Parker (b), Rashied Ali (dr) /
Manhattan Healing Arts Center, NYC [ibid]

84.03.05 • Wayne Horvitz [BR—12:51]

March 5, 1984 / unknown venue, New York City
WKCR-FM, New York

1. composition/improvisation 12:51]

—WKCR-FM Archival recording has complete performance (and adds Joe Gallant on bass, uncredited in circulating media).

Wayne Horvitz (p, casio organ, inside grand piano), Tom Cora (ce), Jason Hwang and Jim Katzin (vn), William Parker and Joe Gallant (b)

{CDr; WKCR-FM Archive 07.07.31}

84.03.17 - Wayne Horvitz: Horvitz (keys), Jason Hwang and Jim Katzin (vn), Tom Cora (ce), William Parker and Joe Gallant (b),
+ Guest Soloist Butch Morris (tp) / “New work for strings, organ, and piano...” / Roulette, Brooklyn, NY
[www.roulette.org/events/event.php/HORVITZ84]
84.04.01 - William Parker & Masahiko Kono Duo: Kono (tb), Parker (b) / Life Cafe, NYC [CODA #196 June 1984 p.38]
84.05.06 - Raphé Malik Trio: Malik (tp), William Parker (b), Syd Smart (dr) / Curtis Hall, Tufts University, Somerville, MA
[CODA #197 August 1984 p.35]
84.05.15 - Peter Kowald Trio: Kowald and William Parker (b), Patsy Parker (dance) / Public School 1, NYC
“Kowald also set up five different trios, about one hour each and all involving himself... for the opening of ‘An Australian Accent’ exhibition.”
[CODA #196 June 1984 p.38]
84.05.19 - William Parker’s Centering Ensemble—Extending the Clues: David S. Ware (ts, ss), Daniel Carter and Jemeel Moondoc (as),
Ricardo Strobert (as, fl), Roy Campbell, Jr (tp), Masahiko Kono (tb), Ellen Christi (voc), William Parker (b), Takeshi Zen Matsuura (perc) /
“...a kind of prelude to the Sound Unity Festival.” 9:30pm, Inroads, NYC
[Sound Unity Fest schedule/review in Cadence Vol.10 #8 August 1984; Cadence Vol.10 #5 May 1984 p.77;
CODA #197 August 1984 p.28; Ed Hazell 06.08.21]
“I was cleaning out the attic and found a flyer for this concert. I wasn't there for it, I just had a habit of picking up flyers
whenever I was in NYC and saving them. Admission was $5.” —Ed Hazell

: : : Sound Unity Festival—84.05.30 through 84.06.03 : : :

84.06.01 • William and Patsy Parker Ensemble: A Thousand Cranes [Centering Archival Recording—36:19]

(V/A) Rising Tones Cross / a Jazzfilm by Ebba Jahn
Ebba Jahn / Film Pals (VHS) 1985 GER/USA; FilmPals DVD 01 (DVD) 2005 Germany
[This film also features Peter Kowald Trio; Billy Bang’s Forbidden Planet; Peter Kowald Quartet;
Charles Tyler Quintet; Jemeel Moondoc Sextet 84.06.03 (2); Schweizer/Carl Duo;
Don Cherry and Sound Unity Festival Orchestra; Peter Brötzmann Ensemble 84.06.02 (2).]

June 1, 1984 / Sound Unity Festival, CUANDO Community Center, New York City

Centering Archival Recording:
1. A Thousand Cranes [36:19]

Rising Tones Cross:
William Parker interview [0:50]
1. A Thousand Cranes Opera [1:05] (excerpt)
William & Patsy Parker interview [4:45]
2. A Thousand Cranes Opera [5:40] (excerpt)
William & Patsy Parker interview [2:10]

—Rising Tones Cross contains the excerpts above beginning at 32:00 in.

Personnel below (from performance recording) differs from names listed on Sound Unity schedule.

Ricardo Strobert (as, fl), Masahiko Kono (tb), Wayne Horvitz (p), William Parker (b), Denis Charles (dr),
Lisa Sokolov, Jeanne Lee, and Ellen Christi (voc)
“a children’s choir" —Cecily Pontier, Miriam Parker, Aimee Pontier, Yi-Lo Yu,
Ha-Chi Yu, Phoebe Ventouras, others... (voc)
Patsy Parker, Maria Mitchell, Carol Penn Muhammed, Frank Boyer, Keith Dames (dance)
A.R. Penck (dance, sets)

Signal to Noise Issue #58, Summer 2010

{William Parker’s Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.01.06; Rising Tones Cross; The New York Times May 27, 1984;
image from Patricia Nicholson-Parker 11.02.02}

84.06.02 (1) • Jimmy Lyons Quintet [AR—]

June 2, 1984 / Sound Unity Festival, CUANDO Community Center, New York City

1. compositions/improvisations [ : ]

Jimmy Lyons (as), Karen Borca (bsn), Raphé Malik (tp), William Parker (b), Paul Murphy (dr)

{angelfire.com; Cadence Vol.10 #8 August 1984 p.32}

84.06.02 (2) • (V/A) Peter Brötzmann ALARM Ensemble: Rising Tones Cross / a Jazzfilm by Ebba Jahn

Ebba Jahn / Film Pals (VHS) 1985 GER/USA; FilmPals DVD 01 (DVD) 2005 GER
[This film also features Peter Kowald Trio; Billy Bang’s Forbidden Planet; William and Patsy Parker Ensemble 84.06.01; Charles Tyler Quintet;
Don Cherry and Sound Unity Festival Orchestra; Jemeel Moondoc Sextet 84.06.03 (2); Schweizer/Carl Duo; and Peter Kowald Quartet.]

June 2, 1984 / Sound Unity Festival, CUANDO Community Center, New York City

milling around, setting up, announcement excerpts [2:05]
1. Alarm [5:15] (incomplete)

Rising Tones Cross contains a first excerpt [2:05] which appears at 1:31:30 in; and a second, blistering excerpt [5:15] which appears at 1:33:40.

This ensemble is not listed on the Sound Unity Festival poster shown above. Probably a late addition, as the group was scheduled
at Taller Latino-Americano on 84.06.07. —RL

Peter Brötzmann, Charles Gayle, David S. Ware, and Frank Wright (ts), Jemeel Moondoc (as), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp),
Masahiko Kono (tb), Irene Schweizer (p), William Parker and Peter Kowald (b), Rashied Ali (dr)

{Rising Tones Cross}

84.06.03 (1) • (V/A) Jemeel Moondoc Sextet: Rising Tones Cross / a Jazzfilm by Ebba Jahn

Ebba Jahn / Film Pals (VHS) 1985 GER/USA; FilmPals DVD 01 (DVD) 2005 Germany
[This film also features Peter Kowald Trio; Billy Bang’s Forbidden Planet; Peter Kowald Quartet; Charles Tyler Quintet; Don Cherry and Sound Unity Festival Orchestra; William and Patsy Parker Ensemble 84.06.01; Schweizer/Carl Duo; Peter Brötzmann Ensemble 84.06.02 (2).]

June 3, 1984 / Sound Unity Festival, CUANDO Community Center, New York City

1. In Walked Monk (excerpt) [6:10]

Rising Tones Cross contains the excerpt above beginning at 1:20:05 in.

Jemeel Moondoc (as), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp), Ellen Christi (voc), Rahn Burton (p), William Parker (b), Rashied Ali (dr)

{Rising Tones Cross; Cadence Vol.10 #8 August 1984 p.72}

84.06.03 (2) • Commitment [AR—46:47]

June 3, 1984 / 1st Sound Unity Festival, CUANDO Community Center, New York City

1. composition/improvisation 5:37]
2. composition/improvisation 17:56]
3. composition/improvisation 16:39]
4. composition/improvisation 6:35] (incomplete)

Will Connell Jr. (as, fl), Jason Hwang (vn, vla), William Parker (b), Takeshi Zen Matsuura (dr)

{Anonymous 07.12.19; CODA #197 August 1984 p.29; Cadence Vol.10 #8 August 1984 p.32}

84.06.07 • Peter Brötzmann ALARM Ensemble [AR—90:15]

June 7, 1984 / Taller Latino-Americano, New York City

tuning up, announcement [2:13]
1. composition/improvisation 43:48] (incomplete, split track at 42:15, cuts out)
2. composition/improvisation 1:49] (incomplete, cuts in, split track at 1:33, cuts out)
3. composition/improvisation 41:54] (incomplete, cuts in)
applause and announcement [1:48]

Peter Brötzmann, Charles Gayle, David S. Ware, and Frank Wright (ts),
Jemeel Moondoc (as), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp), Masahiko Kono (tb),
Irene Schweizer (p), William Parker and Peter Kowald (b), Rashied Ali (dr)

{2CDr; CODA #197 August 1984 p.29;

Anonymous 04.03.02; Flyer from Ed Hazell archive}

Plexus International opened the Shuttle Theatre on June 13, 1984.
“...activities started with a weekly cabaret program.”
[www.scribd.com/doc/19410164/Plexus-Black-Box-Chapter-4]

Plexus Black Box Chapter 4

84.06.00 • A. R. Penck: Going Through

No label or issue# (LP) 198?

June, 1984 / Fred Hersch Recording Studio, New York City
—Likely within the first few weeks, since Penck was involved in the 1st Sound Unity Festival.

Going Through:
Side A—Part One [24:26]
Side B—Part Two [21:57]

“This is one of 19 titles privately issued by visual artist Penck, usually in company with Frank Wollny and Heinz Wollny.”
—George Scala

A. R. Penck (p), Frank Lowe (ts), Billy Bang (vn), Jeanne Lee (voc), William Parker (b), Denis Charles (dr)

{Going Through LP; George Scala; date from William Parker and Frank Wollny 10.12.02}

—Going Through LP cover. / The A.R. Penck LP Discography, a William Parker Sub-document.

June 13, 1984 - The Shuttle Theatre, Lower East Side, New York

“In mid-February of 1984, at Plexus performance space, it was staged ‘Leap of Faith’, an epic theatre-cabaret, directed by Willem Brugman, featuring Nila Greco, Pooh Kaye, Max Blagg, and Sylvie Pomaret. It was the last show of Plexus performance space, because on March 1,
without any notice in advance, the landlords Brambilla and Longo forced Sandro Dernini to stop Plexus activities. In that time, Sandro was living inside the Plexus gallery area. He walked out full of debts, with no money and no place to stay. Moving from one friend to an other,
he met Brian Goodfellow, a painter as well as a model, who introduced him to Mrs. Sarah Farley. She was a charismatic leader of the homesteader community organization L.A.N.D. (Local Action for Neighbourhood Development) of the Lower East Side and an
old friend of Billie Holliday.

Mrs. Farley was running a thrift shop on the ground floor of a burned building, at 523 East 6th Street, between Avenues A and B. She allowed Sandro Dernini to live on the third floor, with no glasses in the windows, only a portion of the floor and of the ceiling. There was no water, no electricity, and with very tough people living in the other floors. it was very hard and cold to live there.

In the Lower East Side there was a powerful gathering of artists from all over, cohabiting together with a very tough local neighborhood.
Ms. Sarah Farley was like a big mama fighting all the time against the gentrification of the Lower East Side. Through her, Sandro discovered the meaning of being part of a community. He was connected with local artists and community activists.

In those days, Giuseppe Sacchi, an Italian journalist as well as a friend, helped Sandro through this difficult time. Together they worked in the ruined basement of the building, totally filled of garbage, to build a new multi-arts community space: The Shuttle Theatre.

In the Lower East Side in that time there was a really incredible gathering of artists from all over, together with a strong local community which was not present in the past Sandro’s Chelsea experience with the Plexus performance space. Many community artists came in the basement, to see what was happening there, and there also Sandro discovered what meant to be in the community of the Lower East Side.
He was lucky to have, as a big mama, Ms. Sarah Farley. She was a real community leader of the homesteaders in the Lower East Side where there was a large quantity land with burned buildings that the community people, for their survival, was trying to recover, always in big fights with the Mayor Koch. She always stated that land was belonging to the people, ‘People have the right to live’, she usually used to say. Through her, Sandro discovered the cultural identity of the Lower East Side Community and he became deeply connected with it culturally, understanding at the same time his Sardinian roots and what meant to defend own traditions. Lower East Side was not just a place for old
or new immigrants. It was a very rich, maybe the richest, place culturally in New York.

On June 13, The Shuttle Theatre opened the doors. It was made initially in partnership with Brian Goodfellow and Karl Berger, a musician director of the Creative Music Foundation in Woodstock, associated to the Zen Arts Center of United States. Willoughby Sharp acted as the artistic director and Julius Klein was the bartender.

One dollar was charged to get in by Nolan, a giant doorman. Everybody had to pay. The Shuttle activities started with a weekly cabaret program, music, and art performances. It featured: Genevieve Waite with Robert Arron, Tony Love, Tigressa, Julius Klein, Ralston Farina, Trevor Stuart, Gary Goldberg, Arleen Schloss, Billy Bang, Jemeel Moondoc, Rashid Al-Akbar, Petra Plecko, Rrata Christin Jones,
the Gamala Taki Band with Karl Berger, Babatunde Olatunji and Alfa Diallo.”

[www.plexusinternational.org/181/14/products/the_shuttle_theatre_lower_east_side_new_york.html]

84.06.15 • Bill Dixon Quartet [AR—62:05]

June 15, 1984 / Paul Robeson House, Bennington College, VT

1. evolves from [A440] tuning tone [29:06]
2. Dixon solo at head [10:52]
3. crashing start [1:30]
4. BD solo [1:54]
5. BD unaccompanied to start, then add Parker [5:28]
6. unknown [10:25]
7. WP arco at head [2:50]

“Original tapes are labeled (in unfamiliar handwriting, probably belonging to the recordist): ‘Demo TAPE ONE AND TWO’"

“Eneidi hitchhiked to Bennington to play with Dixon in the first part of 1984. He and William Parker were invited back in June of that year
for this session coincident with the campus graduation dinner. Eneidi stayed at Bennington for most of the ensuing year, playing in Dixon's
ensemble and acting as a teaching assistant in the Division.”

Bill Dixon (tp), Marco Eneidi (as), William Parker (b), Laurence Cook (dr)

{Dixonia, a Bio-discography of Bill Dixon, compiled by Ben Young, August 1998, Greenwood Press / Thoughts, entry R84-0615 p.270}

84.06.25 • William Parker’s Centering Big Band: Centering—Unreleased Early Recordings 1976-1987

NoBusiness Records NBCD42-47 (6-CD boxed set + book, Limited Edition of 1,000 numbered boxes) 2012
—7th Session [See also 76.10.24; 77.08.28; 79.05.04; 80.00.00 (1); 80.00.00 (2); 80.05.09; 87.07.03]

June 25, 1984 / Kool Jazz Festival, Soundscape, Irving Plaza, New York City

Centering—Unreleased Early Recordings 1976-1987: (DISC FIVE)
Centering Big Band (Extending the Clues)
1. Ankti (Extending the Clues) [12:59]
2. Munyaovi (Cliff of the Porcupine) [14:46]
3. Palatala (Red Light of Sunrise) [4:35]
4. Lomahongva (Beautiful Clouds Arising) [29:10]
5. Tototo (Warrior Spirit Who Sings) [10:58]

David S. Ware (ts), Daniel Carter, Jemeel Moondoc, and Ricardo Strobert (as), Charles Tyler (bar), Raphé Malik and Roy Campbell Jr. (tp),
Alex Lodico and Masahiko Kono (tb), Lisa Sokolov and Ellen Christi (voc), William Parker (b), Takeshi Zen Matsuura (dr)

{nobusinessrecords.com/NBCD42-47.php; Ed Hazell 12.06.20; CODA #197 August 1984 p.29}

84.06.28 • Ellen Christi w/ Menage: Live at Irving Plaza

Soul Note SN 1097 (LP) 1984 IT; 121097-1 (LP); 121097-2 (CD); CAM Jazz Soul Note 121097-2 (CD, disc-on-demand, digital download) 2010 IT;
CAM Jazz Soul Note 121097-1 (LP) IT

June 28, 1984 / Kool Jazz Festival, Irving Plaza, New York City

1. Awakening [10:10]
2. Frightened of Feeling [10:50]
3. Bird with a Broken Wing [18:22]

Ellen Christi (voc, Comp), Lisa Sokolov (voc), Rahn Burton (p), William Parker (b), Tom Bruno (dr)

{121097-2; www.camoriginalsoundtracks.com}

84.06.29 - Raphé Malik Trio: Malik (tp), William Parker (b), Syd Smart (dr) / Festival with “Billy Bang (solo violin),
Lowell Davidson (solo, playing an acoustic aluminum bass, very weird!), ...Joe Morris Trio (Laurence Cook, Sebastian Steinberg).” /
First Congregational Church, Cambridge, MA [Ed Hazell 03.12.19]
84.06.30 - Raphé Malik Trio: Malik (tp), William Parker (b), Syd Smart (dr) / “...end of June" puts this on the 30th. / Jazz Coalition of Boston, The 1369 Club, Cambridge, MA [CODA #197 August 1984 p.34]

July through December, 1984 / Plexus International Forum

Plexus International Forum

84.07.10 - Karen Borca Trio: Borca (bsn), William Parker (b), Jackson Krall (dr) / “played in Karen Borca’s trio... following a duo
by Rashied Ali and Charles Gayle sometime before The Secret Music Society gig (84.07.21 below)...” / Shuttle Theatre, NYC
[Jackson Krall 14.01.15, 14.01.28]
84.07.14 - Jimmy Lyon’s Quartet: Lyons (as), Karen Borca (bsn), William Parker (b), Jackson Krall (dr) / Piano Magic, NYC
[Jackson Krall 14.02.15] “I was playing with this quartet until my step-mother became ill and I had to leave for Detroit
to help my father. Paul Murphy then stepped in and took over.”

84.07.21 • Jackson Krall: Jackson Krall & The Secret Music Society

Stork Music Stork1003 (CS) 1984

July 21, 1984 / Shuttle Theatre, New York City

1. Beyond the Yellow Line (Krall)
2. Somewhere on Columbus Ave. (Krall)

29:54
25:30

“I do recall that Gregg Bendian’s group with John Zorn played first that night ... in the basement. Entrance was a sidewalk cellar door.”
—Jackson Krall

Yaya Mohammed Majid (ts), Earl Cross (tp), Marco Eneidi (as), William Parker (b), Jackson Krall (dr)

{CDr; www.plexusinternational.org; venue info from Marco Eneidi; Roy Morris 04.03.02; Jackson Krall 14.01.15 + 01.28; Ken Waxman}

84.08.24 - The Art World is a Jungle: “Featured in a crazy hour 60 performances of 60 seconds each, directly staged by all performers as producers of this happening. Through a very close collaboration with the bass player William Parker, the collective Sound Unity presented an intense community-based music program, featuring Dennis Charles, Peter Kowald, Charles Gayle, Rashied Ali, William Parker, Roy Campbell Jr., Daniel Carter, Rashied Bakr, Karen Borca, Jackson Krall, Ellen Christi, Alex Lodico, Patsy Parker, John Hagen, Dicky Dworkin, and Dave Hofstra.”
[Plexus International Forum Onlus, Cagliari-Roma, plexusforum.net]

84.08.25 - In Order to Survive: “a community cultural block association street event...
to stop the gentrification of the Lower East Side.” performed by William Parker, Miguel Algarin, Karl Berger, Bruce Richard Nuggent, Roy Campbell Jr., Jemeel Moondoc, Arleen Schloss, David Street, Alfa Diallo, Sandro Dernini, Giuseppe Sacchi, James Oliver Jones Jr., Sara Farley, Denis Charles, Jackson Krall, and Nelson Oceundy /
“William Parker performed In Order to Survive, a statement addressed to all artists...
in the middle of East 6th Street, in front of...” The Shuttle Theatre, NYC

a PLEXUS document... William Parker’s original “In Order to Survive: A Statement"

“We cannot separate the starving child from the starving musician, both things are caused by the same things, capitalism, racism, and the putting of military spending ahead of human rights. The situation of the artist is a reflection of America’s whole attitude towards life and creativity. There was a period during the 1960’s in which John Coltrane, Malcolm X, Duke Ellington, Cecil Taylor, Ornette Coleman, Bill Dixon, Sun Ra, Martin Luther King, and Albert Ayler were all alive and active. Avant-garde jazz contemporary improvised music coming
out of the Afro-American was at a peak of creativity and motion.

ABC Impulse was recording Coltrane and Archie Shepp, ESP Disk was recording the music of Albert Ayler, Sunny Murray, Sonny Simmons, Giuseppi Logan, Noah Howard, Frank Wright, Marion Brown, Henry Grimes, Alan Silva, and many other exponents of the music. Blue Note and Prestige Records were recording Andrew Hill, Eric Dolphy, Sam Rivers, Ornette Coleman, and Don Cherry among others. Radio stations such as WLIB, now called BLS, and WRVR, which now plays pop music, were both playing jazz 24 hours a day, including some of the new music of Coltrane, Shepp, Ayler, and Ornette Coleman. There was energy in the air as people marched and protested in the north and south demanding human rights, demanding that the senseless killing in Vietnam stop.

Simultaneously, like musicians before them, the avant-garde became aware of the necessity to break away from traditional business practices. Like musicians' lives being in the hand of producers and nightclub owners who only wish to make money and exploit the musician. The musicians began to produce their own concerts and put out their own records in order to gain more control over their lives. The Jazz Composers' Guild formed by Bill Dixon was one of the first musicians' organization in the '60s to deal with the self-determination of the artist. Other efforts had been made by Charles Mingus and Sun Ra as they both had produced their own concerts and records in the '50s. To follow was the A.A.C.M. (Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians) formed about a year after the Jazz Composers' Guild, and Milford Graves, Don Pullen, and the record company SRP (Self Reliance Program).

Musicians got together with poets to put out a magazine called The Crickett, and all the articles were written by poets and musicians themselves. It was edited by Imanu Baraka, Larry Neal, and A.B. Spellman; advisors on the magazine were Milford Graves, Cecil Taylor, and Sun Ra. Contributors included Roger Riggins, Stanley Crouch, Albert Ayler, and Ishmael Reed. The motto was ‘Black Music in Evolution’.

Just as the music and the movement began to break ground establishing itself, several things happened: Malcolm X was assassinated, Martin Luther King was assassinated, John Coltrane died, and British rock-and-roll began to change the music industry. Not only could records be sold, they could sell posters, books, wigs, dolls, and thousands of electric guitars to the youth of America. They promoted and pushed rock music as the real thing, yet when these rock stars were interviewed they would always site jazz or blues as the origin of rock. Also at this time there was a sudden increase in the availability of drugs in the black community. Every apparent gain as a result of the civil-rights movement was not given up without fight. All gains were achieved because America had a gun to its head. To question, to speak of change, was never willingly allowed, but the '60s movement was so strong that it couldn't be denied. They could silence a few poets but they couldn't silence an entire nation.

The 1970s was a period of tranquilization. There was no mass movement to continue the motion set forth by the '60s, it was a ten-year period of systematically silencing and discouraging the truth. Poets were made to feel like criminals; people were going back in time because it seemed easier than going forward. Record companies began only to record safe music, musicians began to water down their music. The C.I.A. and F.B.I. had files on the music—they knew who was going along with the program, those who bought cars and played electric music—and those whose politics were considered a threat to the existing inertia. The neglect of the poor, the neglect of the arts is no accident, this country is sustained by killing off all that is beautiful, that deals with reality. They will go to any lengths to hold back the truth, to prevent the individual from hearing and seeing his or her own vision of life. Some people are controlled by neglect, while others are controlled
by making them stars.

As the '80s arrived this fire music that talked about revolution and healing had almost vanished—only a few musicians continued to play and develop it. The sleepiness of the '70s gave birth to a new electronic age of computers and video machines. Wherever human energy could be saved, it was popular music that lost what little identity it had. In listening to today’s pop music it’s hard to tell whether the group is male or female, black or white. Synthesizers have replaced living musicians. We have all been desensitized. People walk around in a daze sitting back while these blood-thirsty gangsters have free reign of the country and of the people’s lives.

Our food sources, our housing sources, are owned and operated by power-hungry people who do not have our best interest in mind, they only wish to make a profit. All of this is not new knowledge, it has been said many times before, the message must be constantly repeated, intellectual knowledge of the problems is not enough, we must feel the blade piercing the hearts of all who are oppressed, jailed, starved, and murdered by these criminals who call themselves leaders who act in the name of peace and democracy.

Since we have little we must band together pooling all our little resources to form a base in which to work. We must learn from all the mistakes of the past, dropping any selfish notions in order for this movement to succeed, in order for it to take root and begin to grow. We must ask the questions: Why am I an artist? Why do I play music? What is the ultimate goal? Am I playing with the same spirit that I played with 10 years ago, or have I just become more technically proficient?

The idea is to cultivate an audience by performing as much as possible on a continuous basis, not waiting to be offered work, rather creating work. Uniting with all those who hear. Those who are willing to go all the way. We must put pressure on those with power to give some of it up (picketing, boycotts, petitions, what ever it takes), and finally we must define ourselves and not be defined by others. We must take control of our lives, building a solid foundation for the future.”

—William Parker, New York, 1984

FIRE !!

Plexus International Forum

84.00.00 “probably Fall, 1984" - Bill Dixon Quartet: Bill Dixon (tp), Mario Pavone and “...could with equal likelihood have been [Jon] Voigt
or William Parker...” (b), Lawrence Cook (dr) / “All info extrapolated from 1985 Compositions List, which may mean to attach these titles to R84-0615" (See 84.06.15 above) / Composition titles: 1) Velvet 2) Llaattiinnoo Suite 3) The Sirens / “While it is plausible that these titles apply to one of the 1984 concerts listed with a specific date on adjacent pages, there is no clear correspondence based on the number of pieces or the number of players.” / Bennington College, Bennington, VT
[Dixonia, a Bio-discography of Bill Dixon, compiled by Ben Young, August 1998, Greenwood Press / Thoughts, entry 84-1095 p.271]
84.09.04 - William Parker Voice Choir: Brenda Bakr, Ellen Christi, Mary Ann Driscoll, Tanya Matsuura, Clair Picher, Lisa Sokolov,
Melissa Craig, Milene Bey, and Janet Restino (voc), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr) / Shuttle Theatre, NYC
[William Parker’s Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.02.13]

84.09.13 • Raphé Malik Quartet: Last Set: Live at The 1369 Jazz Club

Boxholder Records BXH042 (CD) 2004

September 13, 1984 / The 1369 Jazz Club, Cambridge, MA

1. Sad C [15:02]
2. Companions #2 [29:56]
3. Chaser [10:16]

Raphé Malik (tp), Frank Wright (ts, voc), William Parker (b), Syd Smart (dr)

{BXH042}

84.09.19 • Billy Bang Sextet: Fire from Within

Soul Note SN 1086 (LP) 1985 IT; 121086-1 (LP); 121086-2 (CD); CAM Jazz Soul Note 121086-2 (CD, disc-on-demand, digital download) 2010 IT
—1st Session [See also 84.09.29 (1)]

September 19, 1984 / Vanguard Studios, New York City

1. The Glow of Awareness [5:38]
2. The Nagual Julian [5:46]
3. The Shift Below [6:24]
4. Petty Tyrants [5:32]
5. The New Seers [10:41]
6. The Mold of Man [7:34]
7. Inorganic Beings [5:29]

Billy Bang (vn, Comp), Ahmed Abdullah (tp), Oscar Sanders (g), William Parker (b),
Thurman Barker (mba), John Betsch (dr, cowbells), Charles Bobo Shaw (cowbells-2)

{SN 1086; 121086-2; www.camoriginalsoundtracks.com}

“In September [1984], at the Shuttle Theatre, renamed Shuttle Lab, I developed, with Jemeel Moondoc, Billy Bang, William Parker, and the Lower East Side Music Committee...
the First Lower East Side Music Jazz Festival...” —Sandro Dernini
[www.scribd.com/doc/19410164/Plexus-Black-Box-Chapter-4]

84.09.27 through 84.09.30 - The Lower East Side Music, Poetry, and Arts Festival '84
“Featuring Butch Morris, Gunter Hampel, Nelson Oceundy, Karl Berger, William Parker, Billy Bang,
Miguel Algarin, Jemeel Moondoc, Brian Smith, Arleen Schloss, Robert Aaron, Ahvan Henry,
Miguel Pinero, and Alfa Diallo. Art show installed by Alfa Diallo and Jean Cyriaqueque.” /
Presented by Sound Unity, Nuyorican Poets Cafe, Artists International Communication,
The Shuttle Lab, NYC [Plexus International Forum Onlus, Cagliari-Roma—plexusforum.net]

84.09.28 - William Parker Centering Big Band: Parker (b), others—likely lineup as in 84.06.25 /
The Lower East Side Music, Poetry, and Arts Festival '84, 11:00pm, Shuttle Lab, NYC
["Jazz and Poetry Festival at Shuttle Lab" The New York Times, September 28, 1984]

84.09.29 (1) • Billy Bang Sextet: Fire from Within

Soul Note SN 1086 (LP) 1985 IT; 121086-1 (LP); 121086-2 (CD); CAM Jazz Soul Note 121086-2 (CD, disc-on-demand, digital download) 2010 IT
—2nd Session [See also 84.09.19]

September 29, 1984 / Vanguard Studios, New York City

track titles—See session 84.09.19 (No split-session info available.)

Billy Bang (vn, Comp), Ahmed Abdullah (tp), Oscar Sanders (g), William Parker (b),
Thurman Barker (mba), John Betsch (dr, cowbells), Charles Bobo Shaw (cowbells-2)

{SN 1086; 121086-2; www.camoriginalsoundtracks.com}

84.09.29 (2) - Jemeel Moondoc’s Jus Grew Orchestra: Moondoc (as), Roy Campbell (tp), Masahiko Kono and Alex Lodico (tb),
William Parker (b), others... / The Lower East Side Music, Poetry, and Arts Festival '84, 9:00pm, Shuttle Lab, NYC
["Jazz and Poetry Festival at Shuttle Lab" The New York Times, September 28, 1984]
"Butch Morris often showed up in his marvelous outfit, performing miraculous conductings.
Roy Campbell, Masahiko Kono, and Alex Lodico were in the brass section.”
—Masahiko Kono’s “Brass Experiments in New York" Jazz Hihyo No.74 1992 (www.japanimprov.com/kono/essay.html)

October—November—December 1984:

“In October, Plexus started again to operate at The Shuttle with a multi-arts program, made by: ‘Mephistopheles’: The Artist in the First Person, featuring Samarcanda by Luca Pizzorno; Escape from Purgatorio by Ralston Farina; Mountains Men/Dreams/Magic Music by Leopanar Witlarge, Slimming Window by Julius Klein, and Liz & Val; ‘Voice of Ammericka’, a cabaret program featuring: Uncle Sam by Dave Street; Taxi Cabaret by Rockets Redglare; The Poet Himself by Marty Watt.

‘Collage of Happening’, a performance program, featuring: Time Art by Ralston Farina, The Upside Down Show by Julius Klein, Do you think Nixon knows people were happier before he was president? by Paul Miller, and Alien Comic; ‘Body Driven’, a dance project by Betsy Hulton and Patricia Nicholson Parker, featuring: Judith Renlay, Susan Seizer, Peggy Vogt, Betsy Hulton, Edrienne Altenhaus, Eva Welchman, Diane Torr; ‘Frame of Life’, a filmmakers' program, featuring: Andrew Bergen, Julius Klein, Christine Vachon, Susan Graes, Liza Bear; ‘The Last Song of the Swan’, a playwrights program, curated by Giuseppe Sacchi, featuring: Soliloquies and Others Words Said at the Time by Rei Povod; King Salmon by James A. Doogherty; Hoodlum Hearts by Louis E. Griffith; Rent a Coffin by Pedro Pietri; ‘Cantos’, a poetry program, with a open reading, curated by Miguel Algarin, featuring: Miguel Pinero, Den Shot, Ray Bremser, Louis E. Griffith, Quincy Troupe, Robert Press, Eilee Miles, Bob Holman; ‘Magic Flutes’, a music program, featuring: Butch Morris Ensemble, Graic Burg, Leo Panar, Gary Taylor,
Earl Cross, Snuky Tate, Dennis Charles Trio, Jemeel Moondoc Quartet.

[Plexus International Forum; www.plexusinternational.org/181/14/products/the_shuttle_theatre_lower_east_side_new_york.html]

84.10.04 - Jemeel Moondoc’s Jus Grew Orchestra: as above / Neither/Nor, NYC [Moondoc interviewed on WKCR-FM, 85.05.09] “Actually we started in October, went through October, November, and part of December, stopped, and started back again in January...
it’s been going ever since.” —Jemeel Moondoc
[I’ve only listed Thursday gigs at Neither/Nor (from 84.10.04 through 85.12.18) if I have print or other confirmation. —RL]
84.10.11 - Jemeel Moondoc’s Jus Grew Orchestra: as above / Neither/Nor, NYC [ibid]
84.10.14 - Cecil Taylor (Orchestra of Two Continents): personnel same as 84.10.15 below, plus Brenda Bakr (voc) /
“Sala Verdi del Conservatorio," Concert Hall of Conservatorio, Milano, Italy [André Martinez Archive 02.11.03, 02.11.05]

“The first major concert of the 'Two Continents Tour'... We had just finished this great concert and Rashid and Brenda Bakr and myself were packing our instruments away and at the same time the stage hands were taking down the lights on ladders. ...all of a sudden they lost control
and dropped the lights—I'm talking about the huge 20-foot units—came down and struck Brenda in the head, she fell, but luckily the piano
stopped the fall of the lights preventing a tragedy. My percussion table got crushed. Brenda really got hurt and had to return home with Rashid.
She did stay a couple of days in Milan, which gave Rashid the time to record the album [84.10.22] which was really wonderful. (We went to Milan a couple of times. We did the concert first, then we went back to do the record for Giovanni Bonandrini of Soul Note.) I had to take
the drum chair afterwards, which at the time was a real challenge for me since I had become so familiar with my parts in the Unit with Rashid,
and without him everything had to change immediately—my whole approach—and believe me I was sweating it the first couple of days.
A real education in motion.” —André Martinez

84.10.15 • Cecil Taylor (Orchestra of Two Continents) [AR—126:00]

October 15, 1984 / Opera der Stadt Köln, Köln (Cologne), Germany

Music for Two Continents
1. Part 1 [69:12] (split track at 46:50)
2. Part 2 [55:48] (split track at 47:01)

Cecil Taylor (p, voc), Jimmy Lyons (as), Frank Wright (ts, bcl, voc), John Tchicai (as, ts, bcl, voc), Gunter Hampel (bar, bcl, fl, vib),
Karen Borca (bsn), Enrico Rava (tp), Tomasz Stánko (tp, flg), William Parker (b, perc), André Martinez (dr, perc)

{CDr (Part 1) 68:00 w/ cut-off at end; Jan Ström’s Jimmy Lyons, A Sessionography; André Martinez Archive; Norbert Kreutzer 05.07.30}

84.10.18 • Cecil Taylor (Orchestra of Two Continents) [BVR—84:54]

October 18, 1984 / Jazzovy Festival Praha 84, Ministry of Culture, Prague, Czechoslovakia
TV Broadcast—Pragokoncert Ceskoslovenska, Ministerstva Kultury CSR

Music for Two Continents
1. Part 1 [72:42] (incomplete)
announcement [0:51]
2. Part 2 [12:12] (incomplete)
announcement [0:18]

“...[the concert] was televised. When we got to the Airport a police officer, and there were many, recognized me and let me through with my bags and five trap-cases, no problem. Then Cecil, who came afterwards, was made to go to the office and searched—needless to say he was enraged.”
—André Martinez

Cecil Taylor (p, voc), Jimmy Lyons (as), Frank Wright (ts, bcl, voc), John Tchicai (as, ts, bcl, voc), Gunter Hampel (bar, bcl, fl, vib),
Karen Borca (bsn), Enrico Rava (tp), Tomasz Stánko (tp, flg), William Parker (b, perc), André Martinez (dr, perc)

{André Martinez Archive 02.10.16}

84.10.20 • Cecil Taylor (Orchestra of Two Continents) [BR—120:20]

October 20, 1984 / Swiss Radio Broadcast, Mühle Hunzigen, Rubigen, Switzerland

Broadcast Recording:
Music for Two Continents
1. Part 1 [77:03]
2. Part 2 [27:49]
3. composition/improvisation 15:28]

A shorter version [88:29] is also circulating:
1. Part 1 [72:42] (split track at 44:29, fades out and back in)
radio announcement [0:51]
2. Part 2 [12:12] (incomplete)
announcement [0:18]

“This was a great little place, with the stage in the middle of the room. People all around you and above because there was a balcony
that went around the stage. This was a great hit, lots of good vibes and a packed house. [The crowd was] charged and that fueled us...”
—André Martinez 02.11.06

Cecil Taylor (p, voc), Jimmy Lyons (as), Frank Wright (ts, bcl, voc), John Tchicai (ts, voc), Gunter Hampel (bar, bcl, fl),
Karen Borca (bsn), Enrico Rava and Tomasz Stánko (tp), William Parker (b), André Martinez (dr, perc)

{2CDr (both versions); Jan Ström’s Jimmy Lyons, A Sessionography}

84.10.21 through 84.10.24 • Cecil Taylor Segments II (Orchestra of Two Continents): Winged Serpent (Sliding Quadrants)

Soul Note SN 1089 (LP) 1985 IT; SN 1089 CD (CD); SN 1089C (CS); CAM Jazz Soul Note 121089-2 (disc-on-demand, digital download) 2010

Cecil Taylor: The Complete Remastered Recordings on Black Saint & Soul Note
CAM Jazz Soul Note BXS 1007 (5-CD Box Set) 2010 IT
(V/A) Black Saint / Soul Note Critics' Pick Sampler Vol. 3
Black Saint / Soul Note BS/SN-C003 (CD) 1998 IT

October 21, 22, 23, & 24, 1984 / Studio 7, Milano, Italy
(Martinez adds the 21st in-studio, not included in the final edit.)

1. Taht [8:50]
2. Womb Waters Scent of the Burning Armadillo Shell [13:04]
3. Cun-Un-Un-Un-Un-An [7:10]
4. Winged Serpent [13:54]

Critics' Pick Sampler Vol. 3 has track 1.

Cecil Taylor (p, voc, Comp), Jimmy Lyons (as, voc), Frank Wright (ts, voc), John Tchicai (ts, bcl, voc),
Gunter Hampel (bar, bcl, voc), Karen Borca (boon, voc), Enrico Rava and Tomasz Stánko (tp, voc),
William Parker (b, voc), Rashid Bakr (dr, voc), André Martinez (dr, vibraphone, perc, voc)

{SN 1089; BS/SN-C003; André Martinez 05.07.04; www.camoriginalsoundtracks.com}

84.10.26 • Cecil Taylor (Orchestra of Two Continents) [BVR]

October 26, 1984 / Jazz Jamboree 84, 26th International Jazz Festival, Sala Kongresowa, Warsaw, Poland

1. compositions/improvisations

“...a very educational experience for William and myself and the others: seeing how the other side lives. William and I went instrument shopping for trumpets, which we still have... That Tomazo Stánko was from Poland and a celebrity was to our great benefit. Buddy Rich, Michele Rosewoman, and Ornette Coleman also performed at this major event. Kamal Sabir (drummer for Ornette) was there along with Rosewoman’s conga players, Eddie Bobe and Eddie Rodriguez, all of whom I grew up playing and studying with through the years. ...After concerts all festival participants would gather on the first floor of the hall and then be taken to various clubs to hang and jam. Some of the clubs were called Akwarium, Hybyrdy, Riviera-Remont, and the Stodola, all nearby the concert hall... It was a wonderful trip for us, and I remember when we were leaving I noticed a lot of people crying, young people especially, and Jimmy said [it was] because their relatives were leaving and since they were older—perhaps they would never see them again. Young people at the time were not allowed to leave the country... This was a televised event.” —Martinez

Cecil Taylor (p, voc, Comp), Jimmy Lyons (as), Frank Wright (ts, bcl, voc), John Tchicai (ts, voc), Gunter Hampel (bar, bcl, fl),
Karen Borca (bsn), Enrico Rava and Tomasz Stánko (tp), William Parker (b), André Martinez (dr, perc)

{André Martinez Archive 02.10.20, 02.11.02, 02.11.05}

84.10.27 • Cecil Taylor (Orchestra of Two Continents) [AR—108:31]

October 27, 1984 / Grande Salle, Nouveau Theatre De Belfort, Belfort, France

Music for Two Continents
1. Part 1 [70:25]
2. Part 2 [38:06]

Cecil Taylor (p, perc, voc, Comp), Jimmy Lyons (as, voc), Frank Wright (ts, voc), John Tchicai (as, fl, cl, voc), Gunter Hampel (bar, bcl, fl),
Karen Borca (bsn), Enrico Rava and Tomasz Stánko (tp), William Parker (b), André Martinez (dr, perc)

{2CDr; Anonymous; Jakob Blumenthal 07.07.21}

84.11.01 • Cecil Taylor (Orchestra of Two Continents) [BR—47:45 & BVR—79:44]

November 1, 1984 / Festival de Paris, Theatre Musical De Paris, Paris, France
French Radio & TV Broadcasts

1. Womb Waters Scent of the Burning Armadillo Shell [47:45]
2. composition/improvisation 30:39]

Radio Broadcast Recording has track 1 only.

“...watching the Paris tape... if you notice after the first set, we leave the stage and don't come back for an encore. Reason being, the night before
Cecil was put on the spot and was made to play with the Art Ensemble of Chicago as part of a contract, and monies of entire tour was tied in somehow.
So the maestro did perform with them. The next day the maestro plays, but one set only, as agreed. So we play, the crowd is going wild chanting and all,
and no band returns. You know these crowds can level the place if you don't respond quickly enough. Needless to say the promoter is flipping out.
The response from the maestro: “Well, if we are to play a SECOND SET!!! Then that will require SECOND SET compensation!!! The frantic promoter
then compensates the maestro, and we return to the stage... The Paris gig was the finale of the Two Continents tour, and of the Paris Jazz Fest.”
—André Martinez

Cecil Taylor (p, voc, Comp), Jimmy Lyons (as, voc), Frank Wright and John Tchicai (ts, voc), Gunter Hampel (bar, bcl, fl, voc),
Karen Borca (bsn), Tomasz Stánko (tp), William Parker (b), André Martinez (dr, perc)

{CDr; Video Recording; André Martinez Archive 02.05.26, 02.10.29}

84.11.04 • Peter Brötzmann Clarinet Project: Berlin Djungle

FMP 1120 (LP) 1987 (West Germany)

November 4, 1984 / Jazzfest Berlin, Delphi Theater, Berlin, Germany

1. What a Day / first part [24:37]
2. What a Day / second part [23:15]

Peter Brötzmann (cl, ts, trgt, Comp), Tony Coe, J.D. Parran, and Ernst Ludwig Petrowski (cl), Louis Sclavis (cl, bcl), John Zorn (cl, mouthpieces),
Toshinori Kondo (tp), Johannes Bauer and Alan Tomlinson (tb), William Parker (b), Tony Oxley (dr)

{FMP 1120; James Lindbloom}

84.11.05 • The Cecil Taylor Unit [AVR]

November 5, 1984 / Cinema Ciak, Milan, Italy
“Recorded on Hi-Fi by Video Toshiba"

Two Shows
1. compositions/improvisations

Cecil Taylor (p, Comp), Jimmy Lyons (as), Frank Wright (ts), William Parker (b), André Martinez (dr)

{André Martinez Archive 02.11.02}

84.11.10 - Expirations II: Mabo Suzuki (as, acl),
Takehisa Kosugi (vn), William Parker (b), Rashied Ali (dr) /
8:00pm, Manhattan Healing Arts Center, NYC
[William Parker’s Sound Journal, Ed Hazell 10.04.26]

84.11.17 • The Cecil Taylor Unit [AR—173:42]

November 17, 1984 / Irving Plaza, New York City

1st Show
1. composition/improvisation 78:43]
2. encore [4:07] (incomplete)
2nd Show
3. composition/improvisation 90:51] (split track at 79:41, incomplete)

“Roy Campbell [recently told me] that it was one of his most memorable concerts"
—André Martinez 02.10.15

Cecil Taylor (p, Comp), Jimmy Lyons (as), Frank Wright (ts), Karen Borca (bsn),
Roy Campbell Jr. (tp), William Parker (b), André Martinez (dr)

{4CDr; André Martinez Archive 02.11.05 and 14.06.09;
CODA #199 December 1984 p.37; Village Voice November 20, 1984 p.128}

84.12.11 through 84.12.16 - The Cecil Taylor Unit: Taylor (p), Jimmy Lyons (as), Frank Wright (ts), William Parker (b), André Martinez (dr) / Blue Note, NYC [CODA #201 April 1985 p.34; André Martinez Archive]

84.12.00 (1) • The Cecil Taylor Unit [AR—45:28]

December (unknown date between 12.11 and 12.16), 1984 / Blue Note, New York City

1. composition/improvisation 45:28]

“Jack DeJohnette/Cecil Taylor: The jazz club double-bill of the year, perhaps the decade thus far. The drummer will lead Special Edition,
the pianist his Unit. Rest up and make a reservation.”
—Gary Giddens

“I cut school for a week to hang out at the Blue Note when Cecil and Jack were there. I was 15 years old. I hung out in the dressing room with those cats almost every night too. Frank Wright was a very funny guy. My dear moms said ‘boy, is Cecil going to do your homework for you?‎ Heh heh.......”
—Ras Moshe

“One night Cecil and I are hanging out in the city as we [had] done many times through the years... we pass by the Blue Note. And I said to him why don't we play here, we've played all the other places. He said ‘nah’, as to say they would not understand what the music is about being a more mainstream-type place. ...I told Cecil to wait there a minute, and I went inside and introduced myself to the door guy and asked to speak to the owner. I mentioned who I was and made an intro to him about Cecil—he had no idea who he was. Luckily for us Abbey Lincoln was there—next thing you know Cecil comes in, the owner buys us champagne and gives us six nights. Opening the show was Jack DeJohnette. These were great shows playing to packed houses most nights, especially weekends. It was especially rewarding for me because Jack had been voted #1 drummer in Down Beat and all week I received great compliments from outstanding drummers... Art Blakey, Louis Hayes, DuDuka Fonseca, and the beautiful Billy Hart, who I saw recently and [who] still remembers the event. Recently I saw an up-and-coming young player, Ras Moshe, who was there every night and said those nights inspired him for life. ...the last night of the engagement Cecil was awarded a plaque by Down Beat magazine...”
—André Martinez

Cecil Taylor (p, Comp), Jimmy Lyons (as), Frank Wright (ts), William Parker (b), André Martinez (dr)

{CDr; André Martinez Archive 02.06.16; Ras Moshe 03.12.23; Village Voice Center Page, December 12-18, 1984}

84.12.00 (2) • The Cecil Taylor Unit [AR—52:00]

December (unknown date between 12.11 and 12.16), 1984 / Blue Note, New York City

1. composition/improvisation 52:00]

Cecil Taylor (p, Comp), Jimmy Lyons (as), Frank Wright (ts), William Parker (b), André Martinez (d, perc)

{Anonymous}

84.12.17 • The Cecil Taylor Unit [AVR]

December 17, 1984 / Imac Theater, Huntington, Long Island, NY
Video by Design Audio Visual Inc., Melville NY

Two Shows
1. compositions/improvisations

Cecil Taylor (p, Comp), Jimmy Lyons (as), Frank Wright (ts), William Parker (b), André Martinez (dr)

{André Martinez Archive 02.10.18}

December, 1984:
Butch Morris and Will Connell joined the Lower East Side Music Committee to organize The 2nd Lower East Side Jazz Festival '84

Plexus International Forum

84.12.19 - Jemeel Moondoc’s Jus Grew Orchestra: conducted by Butch Morris (no personnel info) Moondoc (as), Roy Campbell (tp),
Masahiko Kono and Alex Lodico (tb), William Parker (b), others... / Shuttle Theatre, NYC “a week-long mini-festival...”
[CODA #201 April 1985 p.34]
84.12.21 and 84.12.22 - Zusaan Kali Fasteau & William Parker Duo: Fasteau (reeds), Parker (b) / Neither/Nor, NYC
[Zusaan Kali Fasteau 14.04.16]

1985 : : :

85.00.00 • William Parker: Community Dig Soundtrack [Centering Archival Recording—25:05]

unknown date, 1985 / unknown venue, New York City

1. Soundtrack [25:05]

“These are a bunch of short cues with some composed and some improvised parts. There are two or more takes of some of the composed sections.”
—Ed Hazell

This was a short documentary by Tish Streeten, “...her first film, Community Dig (1984),
a short documentary about an archaeological excavation in Greenwich Village, which aired on PBS.”

Jemeel Moondoc (as, ss, fl), Roy Campbell (tp, wdfl), William Parker (b, doussn'gouni, wdfl, Comp), Zen Matsuura (dr)

{William Parker’s Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.01.10}

85.01.07 • Billy Bang Quartet [AR—37:46]

January 7, 1985 / Le Culot, New York City

1. The Glow of Awareness [14:01]
2. The Nagual Julian [15:21]
3. The Shift Below [8:21]

Billy Bang (vn), Oscar Sanders (g), William Parker (b), John Betsch (dr)

{CDr; track detailing Ed Hazell 04.11.05}

85.01.16 - “The Artist in the First Person": A Lecture/Performance / The Shuttle Theatre & New York University, NYC

“The need of an art program managed directly by the artist, with no curators as mediators, came up from a stronger involvement of the Lower East Side artists community in the Shuttle. Therefore Sandro Dernini recovered the name and the concept of the program ‘The Artist in the First Person’, that he conceived in 1981 for the NYU Italian Centre for Contemporary Culture. It was a showcase in which each event was curated ‘in the first person’ by the artist as an independent producer. ‘The Artist in the First Person’ program at the Shuttle Theatre was opened by an art exhibition by Joan Waltemath, followed by the performances of Arleen Schloss, Mickey Pinero, Ralston Farina and Julius Kein.”
[www.plexusinternational.org/181/14/products/the_shuttle_theatre_lower_east_side_new_york.html]

“On January 16 of 1985, Angiola Churchill, co-director of the International Center for Advanced Studies in Art at New York University and chairperson of the NYU Department of Art and Art Education, invited Sandro Dernini to have for her NYU course Art & Ideas a lecture entitled: ‘The Artist in the First Person’.

‘The artist in the first person’ means an artist without mediators. This lecture is made as a direct dialogue between artists and audience. I will not speak about the artists and their artworks who collaborated with me in the Plexus performance space and in the Shuttle Theatre. Instead, they will introduce directly their artworks. Today, the mediators of the art market are making it difficult for the artists to have a dialogue with the audience. They are separating also the artists from their own art works as well as from the community. The art market is creating the figure of ‘the artist in the third person’, who just follows production orders, like a slave. The economic value of an art-work just as a commodity is becoming now the only measure of the artist’s value. These art ‘market-Isms’ are conditioning the development of new experimental art-works, the same that is happening in the scientific research. The research in art as well as in science cannot depend only from the market needs. These interferences are killing the creative process necessary for new art-works. The freedom of the experimental art process has to be defended. Art schools, art departments, community-based cultural houses, and art spaces should be the places where the freedom of the artist to research should be preserved. This is what I am trying to do, in first person. It is critical to remember that an artist may survive without the market, but the art market cannot exist without the artists producing artworks to be traded and sold in the market.—Sandro Dernini
Then, Ralston Farina, Paolo Buggiani, William Parker, Ken Hiratsuka, Peter Grass, Joan Waltermath, Willoughby Sharp, Luca Pizzorno, Arleen Schloss, Julius Klein, Leo Panar, James Mc Coy, Amir Bey, Liz and Val, and Snuky Tate, performed short presentations, one after the other. This collective lecture-performance ended with a general feast, when Gianni Villella, a sociologist friend of Sandro, arrived with two plates of freselle, a typical southern-Italian dried bread from Calabria, covered with fresh tomatoes, hand-made mozzarella and fresh olive and basil. It created an unique interactive environment made by students, professors, artists, and audience mixed together. After, Angiola Churchill offered to Sandro Dernini to be a graduate assistant in the Ph.D. program of the NYU Department of Art and Art Education.”
[Plexus International Forum Onlus, Cagliari-Roma—plexusforum.net]

"NO, it is not me.”

85.02.06 • Peter Brötzmann Trio [AR—48:04]

February 6, 1985, 10:00pm / “Music is an Open Sky" Series, Sweet Basil, New York City

1. improvisation [30:43]
2. improvisation [15:30]
announcement [1:51]

—Announcement identifies this as the “first show".

Peter Brötzmann (ts, trgt), William Parker (b, perc), Milford Graves (dr, perc, voc)

{CDr}

85.02.12 • Jimmy Lyons Quartet: The Box Set

Ayler Records aylCD-036-040 Limited Edition (5CD) 2003 (Sweden)
[The Box Set also contains sessions with Hayes Burnette, Henry Letcher, Raphé Malik, and Sidney Smart.]

February 12, 1985 / Jazz Now Festival, Tufts University, Boston, MA

CD 040:
1. Wee Sneezawee [13:16]
2. After You Left [9:33]
3. Tortuga [12:57]
4. Gossip [13:26]
5. Shakin' Back [13:06]
6. Driads [15:46]
7. Jump Up [0:34]

Jimmy Lyons (as), Karen Borca (bsn), William Parker (b), Paul Murphy (dr)

{aylCD-036-040}

85.02.13 • Ensemble Muntu [AR—58:41]

February 13, 1985 / Jazz Now Festival, Cohen Auditorium, Tufts University, Medford, MA

announcement [0:24]
1. Nostalgia in Times Square (Charles Mingus) [14:56]
2. Double X... ? (Moondoc) [15:37]
3. unknown title (Campbell) [14:17]
4. Broadway Blues (Ornette Coleman) [11:12]
announcement [0:42]

Jemeel Moondoc (as), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp), William Parker (b), Gerard Faroux (dr)

{WP Archive CDr; CODA #201 April 1985 p.32}

85.02.15 and 85.02.16 - Ensemble Muntu: Jemeel Moondoc (as), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp), William Parker (b), Gerard Faroux (dr) /
Charlie’s Tap, Cambridge, MA [CODA #201 April 1985 p.32; announcement session 85.02.13]
85.02.18 - Peter Kowald Trio + Peter Brötzmann Trio: David S. Ware (ts), Kowald (b), Andrew Cyrille (dr),
Brötzmann (reeds), William Parker (b), Pheeroan ak Laff (dr) / Carnegie Recital Hall, New York City
[CODA #201 April 1985 p.34; Grahm Connah 03.03.10]
“The final sections, when all six musicians played together, was really fun.” —CODA
“Music Is An Open Sky program... has an ad on the backside indicating an upcoming show by Ware/Kowald/Cyrille, and Brotz/WP/Graves.” —Grahm Connah

85.02.21 • Roy Campbell Jr. Trio [BR—101:58]

February 21, 1985 / Winer Wing, USDAN Student Center, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA
WBRS-FM, “The Joint"

1. composition/improvisation 16:35]
2. composition/improvisation 18:22]
3. composition/improvisation 9:18]
4. composition/improvisation 10:42]
5. composition/improvisation 4:51]
announcement [0:31]
6. composition/improvisation 17:56]
7. composition/improvisation 14:44]
8. unknown title—announcement [11:21]

Roy Campbell Jr. (tp, fl), William Parker (b), Takeshi Zen Matsuura (perc)

{WP Archive 2CDr; venue from CODA #201 April 1985 p.32}

85.03.00 • Jack Wright & William Parker Duo [AR—18:13]

March, 1985 / unknown venue, New York City

1. improvisations [18:13]

“William Parker... was the partner who pushed me harder than any other in this period. He was a mentor who never gave any verbal instructions
or criticism. It didn't matter that he had been Cecil Taylor’s bass player—I don't think I even known that. I would go to his apartment above
the fish store and we'd play free, without stopping, for an hour and a half. His commitment matched mine, and his energy forced me to come
to his level. For me it meant finding the musical ideas that appear past exhaustion. This recording was in a studio William arranged, one of
the better quality situations for me at the time, though I only have a cassette tape. I included this on the sample tape I gave out, though here
digitally improved. I did it strictly for the music; few who received it had heard of William at that time.”

Jack Wright (ts, as, ss), William Parker (b)

{springgardenmusic.bandcamp.com/track/william-parker-duo-ny-1985; Kevin Foss 16.01.26; Jack Wright 16.01.27}

85.03.23 - Flying: Ellen Christi (voc), Jeff Hoyer (tb), Mark Hennen (p), William Parker (b), Jackson Krall (dr), Elliot Bratton (poetry),
Salvador Rosillo (painting) / Piano Magic, NYC [Jackson Krall 14.02.15]
85.04.05 - Bill Dixon Group: Dixon (tp), Marco Eneidi (as), Stephen Horenstein (bar), John Buckingham (tu),
William Parker and Mario Pavone (b), Lawrence Cook (dr) / Bennington College, Bennington, VT
[Dixonia, a Bio-discography of Bill Dixon, compiled by Ben Young, August 1998, Greenwood Press / Thoughts, entry 85-0405 p.274]
—“Dixon’s 1985 Compositions List supplement labels this performance ‘I,’ the R85-0516 recording [See 85.05.16] ‘II,’ and both
as premieres—possibly indicating they were substantially different. ... The concert may have been held as part of Bennington’s
Spring Festival in which groups of Milford Graves, Eneidi, and visiting pianist Clyde Criner also took part.”
—Composition title: 1) For Nelson and Winnie /
85.04.10 - Under Our Hearts: Karen Borca (bsn), Selena Somalia Richards (vn), William Parker (b), Patsy Parker (directing dancer),
Anyes Ihara (dance), Sonia Ihara, Miriam Parker, Ha-chi Yu, and Yi-lo Yu (children dancers), Jo Goldberg (artist), Tsana Yu (chef) /
Taller Latino-Americano, NYC [William Parker’s Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.02.13, 14.03.07]
85.04.12 - Under Our Hearts: as above / Taller Latino-Americano, NYC [ibid]
85.04.13 - The Cecil Taylor Unit: Taylor (p), Jimmy Lyons (as), Frank Wright (ts), Karen Borca (bsn), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr), André Martinez (perc) / Real Art Ways, Charter Oak Temple, Hartford, CT
[CODA #202 June 1985 pp.28-9; Details from André Martinez Archive 02.10.14]
85.04.14 - Under Our Hearts: Karen Borca (bsn), Selena Somalia Richards (vn), William Parker (b), Patsy Parker (directing dancer),
Anyes Ihara (dance), Sonia Ihara, Miriam Parker, Ha-chi Yu, and Yi-lo Yu (children dancers), Jo Goldberg (artist), Tsana Yu (chef) /
Taller Latino-Americano, NYC [William Parker’s Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.02.13, 14.03.07]

85.04.24 • Peter Brötzmann Trio [AR—62:32]

April 24, 1985 / Workshop Freie Musik, Akademie Der Künste, Berlin, Germany

1. composition/improvisation 7:04] (incomplete, fades in)
2. composition/improvisation 6:04]
3. composition/improvisation 9:58]
4. composition/improvisation 20:28]
5. composition/improvisation 9:02]
6. composition/improvisation 7:05]

Peter Brötzmann (ts, as, cl, trgt), William Parker (b), Han Bennink (dr, perc)

{WP Archive CDr}

85.04.26 • Peter Brötzmann’s Alarm Orchestra [AR & BR—79:21]

April 26, 1985 / Workshop Freie Musik, Akademie Der Künste, Berlin, Germany

1. Alarm [60:48] (Audience Recording has split track at 46:53, incomplete)
2. composition/improvisation 18:33]

Peter Brötzmann (as, ts, cl, Comp), David S. Ware (ts), Larry Stabbins (ss, ts), Toshinori Kondo (tp),
Hannes Bauer and Alan Tomlinson (tb), Curtis Clark (p), William Parker and Peter Kowald (b), Louis Moholo (dr)

{2CDr; www.plosin.com/milesAhead/Tapes.aspx?s=19850426}

85.04.29 • Peter Brötzmann’s Alarm Orchestra [BR—50:38]

April 29, 1985, Kammerspiele, East Berlin, Germany
Broadcast GDR

announcement [0:27]
1. composition/improvisation 49:23]
announcement [0:46]

Peter Brötzmann (as, ts, cl, Comp), David S. Ware (ts, sxl), Larry Stabbins (ss, ts), Toshinori Kondo (tp),
Hannes Bauer and Alan Tomlinson (tb), Curtis Clark (p), William Parker and Peter Kowald (b), Louis Moholo (dr)

{CDr}

85.05.01 • Peter Brötzmann’s Alarm Orchestra [AR—70:39]

May 1, 1985 / Borse, Grenzüberschreitungen, Wuppertal, Germany

PB announcement [1:01]
1. composition/improvisation 69:38]

Peter Brötzmann (ts, as), David S. Ware (ts), Larry Stabbins (ts, ss), Toshinori Kondo (tp, voc),
Johannes Bauer and Alan Tomlinson (tb), Curtis Clark (p), William Parker and Peter Kowald (b), Louis Moholo (dr)

{CDr}

85.05.09 (1) - William Parker & Patricia Nicholson: Parker (b), Nicholson (dance) / “The Ghosts Garden (Fire Cycles)" /
20 Washington Square North, NYC [William Parker’s Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.02.13]
—From the program for the concert:
1. Eruption: Cancerous Sores erupt over the surface, the sad Earth weeps.
2. Ibe: I believe you will allow my children to live that you will sing a song to make the sun rise.
3. Smoke: Smoke fills the hallways of the Ghost House. Wake up! Wake up!
4. Deception: They lived from the beginning the foundation was built on lies.
5. Flame: A mountain of flames.
6. Tears: The earth is a ghost garden it grows flames as spirits look for tears.

85.05.09 (2) • Jemeel Moondoc’s Jus Grew Orchestra [BR—73:15]

May 9, 1985 / Neither/Nor, New York City
WKCR-FM, New York

In the interview segment Moondoc states that the Orchestra is playing Neither/Nor “...every Thursday night this year...”
“They have been in residence, on Thursdays, 'for about a year'" [WIRE #21 November 1985]

interview segment [4:52]
1. Queen of Spades (Morris) [18:42]
2. Blues for Katie (Moondoc) [18:44]
interview segment [3:39]
3. Judy’s Bounce (Moondoc) [1:56] (fades out)
interview segment [2:47]
4. In Walked Monk (Moondoc) [8:52]
interview segment [1:50]
5. Queen of Spades, reprise (Morris) [14:00] (incomplete, fades out)

—A shorter version is circulating that omits track 5 entirely, and has track 4 titled
"In Walked Monk (Moondoc)/Queen of Spades, reprise (Morris) [4:40/4:42] (incomplete, fades out)".

Jemeel Moondoc (as, ss, fl), Butch Morris (Cond), Zane Massey (ts), Will Connell Jr. (as, fl, bcl), Larry Price (as, fl),
Dave Sewelson (bar), Kono Masahiko (tb), Frank London (tp), Ellen Christi, Bonnie Bay (voc), Bern Nix (g),
William Parker (b), Wadu Richard Williams (el-b), Sam Bennet (perc), Gerard Faroux (dr)

{WP Archive CDr}

Third Lower East Side Music Festival 1985 ::: May 15 through May 19

“In collaboration with Sound Unity, Plexus/Shuttle, and the Lower East Side Community Music Workshop: Jeanne Lee and Voices; Roy Campbell and William Hooker Duo; Christi-Hennen-Krall Trio; Jemeel Moondoc Quartet with Bern Nix, William Parker, and Ed Blackwell; Luther Thomas Quintet; Rashid Al Akbar Trio; James Oliver Jones Jr.; William Parker Septet; WilberForce with Eli Fountain, Vincent Chauncy, and Wilber Morris;
Frank Lowe Trio; Wayne Horvitz, Bobby Previte, and Butch Morris;
Bangception with Billy Bang and Denis Charles; and Ethnica with
Myrna Renaud, Rashid Al Akbar, Roy Campbell Jr., Denis Charles,
and Mabo Suzuki / CUANDO, 9 Second Avenue, NYC
[Plexus International Forum Onlus, Cagliari-Roma—plexusforum.net]

85.05.15 • William Parker Septet [Centering Archival Recording—36:04]

May 15, 1985 / Third Lower East Side Music Festival, Cuando Center, New York City

Birth/Eulogy Music
1. composition/improvisation 15:48]
2. composition/improvisation 9:15]
3. Fanfare for Isaiah [11:01]

Will Connell Jr. (bcl), Mabo Suzuki (as), John Mulkerin (tp), Alex Lodico (tb),
Selena Somalia Richards (vn), William Parker (b), Takeshi Zen Matsuura (dr)

{William Parker’s Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.01.11; Jackson Krall Call 14.02.15}

85.05.16 (1) • Bill Dixon: Thoughts

Soul Note SN 1111 (LP) 1987 IT; Soul Note SN 1111 (CD) 1987 IT; SN 1111 (CS) 1987; SN CD 121111-2 (CD) IT;
CAM Jazz Soul Note 121111-2 (CD, disc-on-demand, digital download) 2010

Bill Dixon: The Complete Remastered Recordings on Black Saint & Soul Note
C.A.M. Jazz BXS 1009 (9-CD Box Set) 2010 Italy

May 16, 1985 / Paul Robeson House, Bennington College, Bennington, VT

Thoughts:
1. Thoughts
2. Windows
3. For Nelson and Winnie (a suite in four parts)
a) Time I
b) Essence
c) Transfiguration
d) Time II
4. A Song for Claudia’s Children
5. Brothers
6. Points

11:20
4:40

4:04
4:30
5:10
5:09
8:30
8:30
8:45

"Video original" order:
1. Windows
2. Windows
3. Windows
4. Windows
5. Windows
6. Time I
7. Time I
8. Time II
9. Time II
10. Thoughts
11. A Song for Claudia’s Children
12. Brothers
13. Points

2:30 (take 1)
5:20 (take 2)
3:30 (take 3)
4:40 (take 4, master)
4:40 (take 5)
6:15 (take 1)
4:04 (take 2, master)
5:30 (take 1)
5:09 (take 2, master)
11:20
8:30
9:00
9:15

—"Though listed on side A of the LP, ‘Time II’ occupies the first band on the record’s B side.”
—Track 12: “Dixon’s flugelhorn solo is incomplete due to a tape switch on the video original,
but that tape still holds roughly 30 seconds following his first phrase that do not appear on the record.”
—Track 13: “LP timed at 8:45. That piece too was probably edited for Thoughts.”

Bill Dixon (p, tp, flg, Comp), Marco Eneidi (as), John Buckingham (tu), William Parker, Peter Kowald, and Mario Pavone (b), Lawrence Cook (dr)
—"The basses were independently recording-baffled to isolate their sounds.”

{SN 1111; All quoted info and video track listing from Dixonia, a Bio-discography of Bill Dixon, compiled by Ben Young, August 1998,
Greenwood Press / Thoughts, entry R85-0516a & R85-0516b, pp.275-6; www.camoriginalsoundtracks.com}

85.05.16 (2) - Jemeel Moondoc Quartet: Moondoc (as), Bern Nix (g), William Parker (b), Ed Blackwell (dr) /
(Christi-Hennen-Krall Trio began the evening starting at 9:00) / Third Lower East Side Music Festival, Cuando Center, NYC
[Plexus International Forum Onlus, Cagliari-Roma—plexusforum.net; Jackson Krall Call 14.02.15]
85.05.23 - William Parker & Patricia Nicholson: Parker (b), Nicholson (dance) / “The Ghosts Garden (Fire Cycles)" (See 85.05.09) /
20 Washington Square North, NYC [William Parker’s Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.02.13]
85.05.30 - William Parker & Patricia Nicholson: as above / “The Ghosts Garden (Fire Cycles)" (See 85.05.09) /
20 Washington Square North, NYC [William Parker’s Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.02.13]
85.06.06 (1) - William Parker & Patricia Nicholson / “The Ghosts Garden (Fire Cycles)" (See 85.05.09) /
20 Washington Square North, NYC [William Parker’s Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.02.13]
85.06.06 (2) - Jemeel Moondoc’s Jus Grew Orchestra: Moondoc (as), Roy Campbell (tp), Masahiko Kono and Alex Lodico (tb),
William Parker (b), others... / 10:00pm, Neither/Nor, NYC [East Village Eye June '85 p.56]
85.06.07 - Charles Gayle (ts, p), William Parker (b), Milford Graves (dr) / WEBO, 317 E. Houston St., NYC
[William Parker’s Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.02.13]
85.06.08 - Charles Gayle (ts, p), William Parker (b), Milford Graves (dr) / WEBO Radio, NYC [ibid]
85.06.20 - Jemeel Moondoc’s Jus Grew Orchestra: Moondoc (as), Roy Campbell (tp), Masahiko Kono and Alex Lodico (tb),
William Parker (b), others... / 10:00pm, Neither/Nor, NYC [ibid]
85.06.22 - The Cecil Taylor Unit: Taylor (p), Jimmy Lyons (as), Frank Wright (ts), William Parker (b), André Martinez (dr) /
duMaurier International Jazz Festival, “The New Wave of Jazz," The Diamond Club, Toronto, Ontario, Canada [CODA #202 June 1985]
85.06.25 - Jack Wright and Todd Whitman (reeds), Chris Cochrane (g), William Parker (b) / Neither/Nor, NYC [East Village Eye June '85 p.56]

85.00.00 (2) • Jack Wright: Sample Tape 1979-1985

Spring Garden Music (digital download) 2015

unknown date, 1985 / unknown studio, New York City

1. William Parker Duo [18:13]

"This recording was in a studio William arranged.” —Jack Wright

Jack Wright (ts, as, ss), William Parker (b)

{springgardenmusic.bandcamp.com/track/william-parker-duo-ny-1985}

85.06.29 • The Cecil Taylor Unit [AR—95:42 & BR—53:43]

June 29, 1985 / Festival International de Jazz de Montreal, Theatre St. Denis, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
CBC-CBOF FM Jazz Sur le Vif Broadcast, October 5, 1985

Audience Recording:
announcement [0:16]
1. Aliocha, Song of the Trees [95:26] (split track at 46:02 and 92:27)

Broadcast Recording:
1. Aliocha, Song of the Trees [53:43] (begins 0:46 in, cuts out at end)

Cecil Taylor (p, voc, Comp), Jimmy Lyons (as), Frank Wright (ts, bcl, voc), William Parker (b), André Martinez (dr, perc)

{Broadcast CDr; Audience 2CDr; André Martinez Archive 02.11.02; John Chacona 09.08.16}

85.07.11 • The Cecil Taylor Unit [AR—132:35]

July 11, 1985 / Kimball's, San Francisco, CA

First Set
1. composition/improvisation 42:51]
Second Set
2. unknown title—announcement [42:20]
Third Set
3. unknown title—announcement [47:24]

Cecil Taylor (p, Comp), Jimmy Lyons (as), Frank Wright (ts), William Parker (b), André Martinez (dr)

{3CDr; André Martinez Archive 02.11.02; Graham Connah confirms dates 03.03.10—CODA #205 December 1985 p.28 has only 85.07.12-13-14}

85.07.12 • The Cecil Taylor Unit [AR—95:01]

July 12, 1985 / Kimball's, San Francisco, CA

First Set
1. composition/improvisation 47:29]
Third Set
2. composition/improvisation 47:32]

Cecil Taylor (p, Comp), Jimmy Lyons (as), Frank Wright (ts), William Parker (b), André Martinez (dr)

{2CDr; André Martinez Archive 02.11.02}

85.07.13 - The Cecil Taylor Unit: Taylor (p), Jimmy Lyons (as), Frank Wright (ts), William Parker (b), André Martinez (dr) /
Kimball's, San Francisco, CA [André Martinez Archive]
—CODA #205 December 1985 p.28 has the dates as 85.07.12-13-14, omitting the 11th, and the only mention I’ve found for 85.07.14.

85.07.17 - Purgatorio Show '85: In the Night of No Moon, CUANDO, NYC

“Dedicated to Ralston Farina, produced by Was Inc., and presented by Plexus as a 3-hours exhibition open call for a future cultural community house in the Lower East Side. The entire five floors of CUANDO building were used, including a ruined basement with an old dry Olympic-size swimming pool. 350 artists had simultaneous performances in the entire building so transformed in a total theatre art environment.”

“I coordinated the event with Ray Kelly and Ivy Winick. It was charged 99 cents as admission fee. A large quantity of pennies were painted in yellow to be given back as money art for one dollar admission ticket.”
—Sandro Dernini

“350 artists happening. featuring Julius Klein, John Rocchio, Tessa Huxley, Saint Mark’s Women’s Health Cooperative, Billy Sleaze, Ruben Lopez, Kyong, L.A.N.D., Max Hardeman, Frank Shiffreen, Rolando Briseno, Fred Floyd, Johnny Edward, Georgine Lopez, Franco Ciarlo, Bacha Plewinska, Russel Epprecht, Lindy Well, Luis Batances, Cadets of Cuando, Tracy Sherman, Landy Wells. Vincent Group., The Sophist, Cemi Art Folklorico Puertoricana, Jose Rolon, Richard Geigel, Gilberto Reyes, Stevie Flores, Kathleen & William Laziza, Richard Heisler, Hillary Mostert, Adam Noildt, Michele Siboun, Peter Cummings, Christa Gamper, Solvig, Casa Nada, Anita Steckel, Jill Fleischman, Lynne Kanter, Nancy Aacron, Grady Alexis, George Reynolds, Joe Strand, Teresa, Christofia, Sophy Pujedet, Patsy Parker, William Parker, Jemeel Moondoc, Richard Bruce Nuggent, Greta Sarfaty, Ray Kelly, Eric Miller and Company, Alan Saret, Butch Morris, Henry Threadgill, Maya Eizen, Katie Sutphin, Eddie Tafel, Chris Ieexa, Silka X, Peter Honchaurk. Steve Hugglund, Mike Zwicky, Penelope Wehrli, Lairice Persica, Orski Drozi, Charles Alleroft, Eve Teitelbaum, Andy Somma, Leslie Lowe, Rip Hayman, Martin Wheeler, Eve Vaterlaus, Inghild Karlsen, Yakya Alail-Majial, Doctor Hart, Steve Mill Fein, Amanda Marr, Aekim Knispel, Marcel Fieve, Ken Montgomery, Katie O'looney, Tepi Rosen, Eli Alli, Mitch Corber, Aigar Kildiss, Gretta Soke, Howie Solo, P. Michael Keane, Sharon Take, Jan Schmidt, J.D. Rage, Krzysztos Zarebski, Krystyna Jachniewicz, Jared Shithead, James Oliver Jones Jr., Sachie Akizawa, Brian Bacchiocchi, Henry Benvenuti, Felix Campos, David Channon, Sandra Clothier, Aurora Corteses, Michael Coulter, Carla Davis, Ronnie Farley, Richard Gins, Lauren Hancher, Leonard Horowitz, Sonia Irizarry, Eric Johnson, Chieni Kawshima, James Nares, Ashim Kinspel, Melinda Levokove, Ramu Lunda, Buddy Mailander, Jerry Pagane, Lizz Paris, Teppi Rosen, Salvador Rosillo, Angel Ibanez, Andy Smith, Diane Spanagona, Wolfgang Staehle, Barbra Yoshida, Francis Alenikoff, Maria Cutrona, Gloria Mclean, Yves Musard, Myrna Renaud, Viola Viscardi, Enos, Katie Korngold, Storme Webber, S.A. Martin, M. Spencer Richards, Jim Wasserman, Rob Brown, Charles Compo, Feron Dolce. John E. Edwards, Ronnie Farley, Haki Jami, Jasper McGruder, Sally Whit, Judy Stewart, Leo Panar, Margot Leverett, Steve Wodson, Mark Wolf, Matt Shipp, Peggy Yunque, James Gill, Dragon Illic, Ricardo Geigel, Nisei Goju, Ruju Doju, Foster Perry, David Brill. Arnold Wechsler, Louis Lopes, Carlton Bright, Marilyn Minter, Calvin Thompson, Sheldon Moskovici, Robert Bery, Ivan Jensen, Mindy Gluck, Nancy Sullivan, Isak Ladegrad, Willy Van Derlinden, Frank Rabino, Nicola Naimo, Ellen Levine, Patrice Lorentz, Habib Tiwoni, Marcel Fieve, Suzanne Halvorson, Hope Martin, Lilliana Luboya, David Hatchet, Curtis Woods, Jeanie Bruno, Grady Alexis, Frederick Kohl, Penny Ward, Sybil Goldstein, Miguel Ferrando, Cindy Luggery, Bri Hurley, Bonnie Van Allen, Joe Alfredo, Noel Mapstead, Ken Montgomery, Jim C., Margarite Massa, Brian Goodfellow, Margaret Bazura, Felix McKennedy, Shindy Henry, Ebba Elander, Michael Carter, Sarina Bachino, Bill Rabinowitz, Orsina Sforza, Tod Evan, Ronnie Farcey. Christof Kohlhofer. James Romberger, Mara Leader, Geoff Gilmore, Michael Ross, Takao Saito, Red Spot, Alex Pinkerson, Tom Warren, Dave Gesualdi, Melva Max, Vesna Golubovic, Michael Ron, Andre Roskovich, Robert Arson, Patrice Thompson, Martin Wong, Takako Azuma, Niko Smith, Amy Paskin, Maya Eizen, Maureen Eckert, Alex Rottner, Michael Carter, Selwyn Garraway, Albert De'pas, Shuder Henry, Linus Corragio, Mark Kostabi, Liz and Val, Dean Benesh, Swieta Barrinko, James Daglish, Gregor Hanoyok, Bernd Naber, Fredda Mekul, Matte Madsen, Mekki Schmitt, Mona Schmitt, Arturo Lindsay, Ken Hirayuma, Antoine Desparchis, Manada Ma, Nikki Ma, Pamela Kladzyh, Cris And Homo, Conrad Vogel, Diane Dunbar, Luca Pizzorno, Robert Parker, Joseph Nechvatal, Rhys Chatham, Bradley Eros, Aline Mare, Anne Jepsen, Tenesh, Amir Bey, Fabio Della Sala, Wes Power, Snuky Tate, Hanne Laurdisen, Sandro Dernini, R.T. Livingston, George Chaikin, Ellen Christi, Mark Hooper, Willem, Samoa, Julius Klein, Dave Street, Luis Tropia, R.T., Yuri Karpalov, Colin De Land, Nina Connolly, Vincent Chauncy, Judy Levy, Alpha And Omega Dance, Taher Shafie, The Family Theatre, Maxim Felix Camillo, Arleen Schloss, Kali Zusaan Fasteau, Melody D'Arnell, Dana Simon, Susan Britton, Zwicky Hagglum, R.V. Ardsol, Al Dimartino, Willoughby Sharp, Courtney Harmel, Sal Frinzi, Paul Fanfarillo, Richard Milone, Dab And Angela, Debbie Crowell, Suckcess, Regina Smith, Chief Nelson Oceundy.

Plexus international Forum

85.07.18 - Jemeel Moondoc’s Jus Grew Orchestra: Moondoc (as), Roy Campbell (tp), Masahiko Kono and Alex Lodico (tb), William Parker (b), others... / Neither/Nor, NYC [East Village Eye July 1985 p.56]

85.07.25 - Jemeel Moondoc’s Jus Grew Orchestra: as above / Neither/Nor, NYC [ibid]

85.07.00 - Jack Wright & William Parker Duo: Jack Wright (ts, as, ss), William Parker (b) / Neither/Nor, NYC
“I did a gig with William at, some kind of store, maybe bookstore, I think July 1985. No audience, but I have a beautifully distorted tape of the event.”
—Jack Wright 16.02.06

85.08.01 - Jemeel Moondoc’s Jus Grew Orchestra: Moondoc (as), Zusaan Kali Fasteau (reeds), William Parker (b), others... / Neither/Nor, NYC [Zusaan Kali Fasteau 14.04.16]

85.08.08 - Jemeel Moondoc’s Jus Grew Orchestra: Moondoc (as), Zusaan Kali Fasteau (reeds), William Parker (b), others... / Neither/Nor, NYC [ibid]

85.08.15 - Jemeel Moondoc’s Jus Grew Orchestra: Moondoc (as), Zusaan Kali Fasteau (reeds), William Parker (b), others... / Neither/Nor, NYC [ibid]

85.08.22 - Jemeel Moondoc’s Jus Grew Orchestra: Moondoc (as), Zusaan Kali Fasteau (reeds), William Parker (b), others... / Neither/Nor, NYC [ibid]

85.08.29 - Jemeel Moondoc’s Jus Grew Orchestra: Moondoc (as), Zusaan Kali Fasteau (reeds), William Parker (b), others... / Neither/Nor, NYC [ibid]

85.00.00 (3) • William Parker Orchestra [Centering Archival Recording—82:31]

"Fall", 1985 / Village Gate, New York City
—Mulkerin puts this as “definitely summer..."

1. Vega [82:31] (split track at 46:01)

“In '85 I played with this lineup at the Village Gate, I remember standing next to Lewis Barnes in the trumpet section.
Can't say without hearing it if this is the same date, but it’s very possible.” —John Mulkerin

Daniel Carter (as), Dave Sewelson (bar), Lewis Barnes, John Mulkerin, and Richard Rodriguez ? (tp), Alex Lodico (tb), Dave Hofstra (tu),
David Neikro (may be David Newbro, guitar), Robert DiMetri, Nioka Akayama, and others unidentified (unidentified instruments), William Parker (b, Comp),
Takeshi Zen Matsuura and Denis Charles (dr)

{William Parker’s Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.01.10; John Mulkerin 14.01.30, 14.03.21}

85.09.05 - Jemeel Moondoc’s Jus Grew Orchestra: Moondoc (as), Roy Campbell (tp), Masahiko Kono and Alex Lodico (tb),
Zusaan Kali Fasteau (reeds), William Parker (b), others... / Neither/Nor, NYC [Zusaan Kali Fasteau Archive 14.04.16]
85.09.12 - Jemeel Moondoc’s Jus Grew Orchestra: as above / Neither/Nor, NYC [ibid]
85.09.19 - Jemeel Moondoc’s Jus Grew Orchestra / Neither/Nor, NYC [ibid]
85.09.20 - The Cecil Taylor Unit: Taylor (p, Comp), Jimmy Lyons (as), Frank Wright (ts), William Parker (b), Steve McCall (dr) /
Afro-American Museum, Philadelphia, PA [CODA #205 December 1985 p.28; date from musictravel.free.fr/concerts/concerts80.htm]

"According to Karen Borca, Jimmy Lyons played his last gig with the Unit in September 1985 in Philadelphia.” [Jan Strom 02.12.31]

85.09.24 - Re:Vision: Karen Borca (bsn), Susan Feiner (fl), Jeff Hoyer (tb), William Parker (b), Jackson Krall (dr) / Inroads, NYC
[Jackson Krall 14.02.15]
85.09.26 - Jemeel Moondoc’s Jus Grew Orchestra: Moondoc (as), Roy Campbell (tp), Masahiko Kono and Alex Lodico (tb),
Zusaan Kali Fasteau (reeds), William Parker (b), others... / Neither/Nor, NYC [Zusaan Kali Fasteau Archive 14.04.16]
85.10.18 - Jemeel Moondoc Quintet: Moondoc (as), Rahn Burton (p), Bern Nix (g), Parker (b), Denis Charles (dr) /
Charlie’s Tap, Boston, MA [CODA #205 December 1985 p.25]

85.10.19 • Jemeel Moondoc Quintet [AR—69:46]

October 19, 1985 / Charlie’s Tap, Cambridge, MA

First Set [69:46]
1. Nostalgia in Times Square
2. Konstanze’s Delight
3. Portrait of Flora
4. In Walked Monk

Jemeel Moondoc (as, ss), Rahn Burton (p), Bern Nix (g), William Parker (b), Denis Charles (dr)

{WP Archive CDr; CODA #205 December 1985 p.25}

85.10.00 - Jemeel Moondoc’s Jus Grew Orchestra: Moondoc (as), Roy Campbell (tp), Masahiko Kono and Alex Lodico (tb),
William Parker (b), others... / Painted Bride Art Center, Philadelphia, PA [CODA #205 December 1985 p.28, which actually has “Just Gru"]
85.10.24 - Jemeel Moondoc’s Jus Grew Orchestra: Moondoc (as), Kali Zusaan Fasteau (reeds), Roy Campbell (tp),
Masahiko Kono and Alex Lodico (tb), William Parker (b), Bern Nix (g), Gunter Hampel (vib), Roy Williams, others... /
Neither-Nor Bookshop, NYC
[CODA #205 December 1985 pp.27-8, which actually has “Just Gru" and date as 85.10.25]
85.10.26 and 85.10.27 - Joe McPhee and Bill Smith (ss), Andreas Stehle (as), Jack Wright and Todd Whitman (reeds), Raymond Boni (g), William Parker (b), Roger Turner (dr, perc), Steve Hunt (dr) / East Coast Free Music Festival, Community Education Center,
West Philadelphia, PA [CODA #204 October 1985 p.31; Kevin Whitehead in CODA #205 December 1985 p.36]
“The improvisors jammed in two quintets and a septet, and all nine played in a continuous set of overlapping duets and trios.
Bassist William Parker played in all these combinations...” —Kevin Whitehead

85.11.16 • The Cecil Taylor Unit & Afrodancers [SBR]

November 16, 1985 / Foyer Stadttheater Basel, Bern, Switzerland

1. compositions/improvisations

Cecil Taylor (p, Comp), Brenda Bakr (voc), William Parker (b), André Martinez (dr, perc), others?,
Mickey Davidson, Pauline Zaguehi, Leon Brown, and Philip Bond (dance)

{André Martinez Archive}

The building of the Shuttle Theatre burned in a fire accident.

Plexus International Forum

85.11.24 • Jemeel Moondoc Quintet: Nostalgia in Times Square

Soul Note SN 1141 (LP) 1986 IT; 121141-1 (LP); 121141-2 (CD); CAM Jazz Soul Note 121141-2 (CD, disc-on-demand, digital download) 2010 IT

November 24, 1985 / Zen’s Studio, Brooklyn, NY

1. Nostalgia in Times Square (Charles Mingus) [13:12]
2. Flora (Moondoc) [12:18]
3. In Walked Monk (Moondoc) [15:16]
4. Dance of the Clowns (Moondoc) [10:51]

Jemeel Moondoc (as, ss), Bern Nix (g), Rahn Burton (p), William Parker (b), Denis Charles (dr)

{SN 1141; 121141-2; www.camoriginalsoundtracks.com}

85.12.11 - Zusaan Kali Fasteau & William Parker Duo: Fasteau (reeds), Parker (b) / Jaffa Cafe, NYC [Zusaan Kali Fasteau Archive 14.04.16]
85.12.12 - Zusaan Kali Fasteau & William Parker Duo: as above / New York Public School #15, NYC [ibid]
85.12.13 - Flying: Ellen Christi (voc), Jeff Hoyer (tb), Mark Hennen (p), William Parker (b), Jackson Krall (dr), Salvador Rosillo (painting) / Piano Magic, NYC [Jackson Krall 14.02.15] “This group made a beautiful unreleased studio recording...”

85.12.27 • Amy Sheffer: We'um

I Am Shee Records [ no issue # ] (LP) 1987
—1st Session [See also 86.06.18]

December 27, 1985 / Sorcerer Sound, Brooklyn, NY

1. We'um [4:58]
2. Dark Countenance [12:06]
3. You and Me [4:06]
4. Le le le Lah [1:17]
5. Lawoe [0:48]
6. Wee'um [4:25]

Amy Sheffer (voc, p-2,3,4,5, Comp), Billy Bang (vn), William Parker (b), Lou Grassi (dr)

{We'um LP}

Matthew Shipp:

Signal to Noise

Late 1985:

Convection’s first performance was in 1985

85.12.30 • Billy Bang’s The Fire Within [AR—72:00]

December 30, 1985 / Neither/Nor, New York City

First Set
introduction [1:21]
1. Going Through—Echo Vamp [26:09] (7:38—18:31)
announcement [0:52]
2. composition/improvisation 10:18]
3. composition/improvisation 5:13]
announcement [0:14]
Second Set
announcement [0:28]
4. The Glow of Awareness [13:38]
5. Music for the Love of It [12:38]

Original info noted Second Set as “incomplete", but there is no evidence (cut-off, interruptions) of this on the recording.

“Neither/Nor was a good old-fashioned anarchist bookstore that opened up their back room for concerts. It was located between avenues C and D,
which, during the 80’s was a no-man’s land that resembled Beirut more than Manhattan, in fact, Neither/Nor was the only building left standing
on the block, the rest were rubble-strewn lots, and abandoned hovels.”

Billy Bang (vn), Ahmed Abdullah (tp-4,5), Thurman Barker (mba), William Parker (b), Takeshi Zen Matsuura (dr)

{WP Archive CDr; Heinrich Smejkal 03.07.25; John Chacona 08.02.26}

1986 : : :

WIRE

86.01.18 • Billy Bang Sextet [AR—83:45]

January 18, 1986 / Painted Bride Arts Center, Philadelphia, PA

First Set
announcement [1:06]
1. Music for the Love of It [11:47]
2. The Nagual Julian [17:33]
3. The Glow of Awareness [14:42]
announcement [0:30]
Second Set
4. The New Seers [21:10]
announcement [0:27]
5. Inorganic Beings [15:47]

Some sources have Earl Parker on bass—but the announcer clearly introduces “William Parker.”

Billy Bang (vn), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp), Oscar Sanders (p), Thurman Barker (mba), William Parker (b), Takeshi Zen Matsuura (dr)

{WP Archive 2CDr; Heinrich Smejkal 03.07.25}

86.01.30 • Steve Cohn: The Beggar and The Robot in Diamonds

ITM-Media Pacific ITMP 970089 (CD) 1996 GER

January 30, 1986 / Zen’s Studio, Brooklyn, NY

sound-check [10:00] (unreleased)
1. The Robot in Diamonds (Cohn)
1st Movement [11:11]
2nd Movement [11:15]
3rd Movement [17:01]

Steve Cohn (p, shakuhachi, hichiriki), Frank Lowe (ts), Bob Stewart (tu), Karl Berger (vib), William Parker (b, musette), Takeshi Zen Matsuura (dr)

{ITMP 970089; Steve Cohn 15.08.04}

86.02.01 • Frank Wright Quartet [AR—21:53]

February 1, 1986 / Jimmy Lyons Benefit, Public Theater, New York City

1. compositions/improvisations [21:53]

Frank Wright (ts), Maurice McIntyre (as), William Parker (b), Andrew Cyrille (dr)

{WP Archive CDr; CODA #207 April 1986 p.29}

CODA

The New York Times

86.02.14 - Flying: Ellen Christi (voc), Jeff Hoyer (tb), Mark Hennen (p), William Parker (b), Jackson Krall (dr),
+ Guest Soloist Andrew Cyrille (dr), Salvador Rosillo (painting) / Piano Magic, NYC [Jackson Krall 14.02.15]
86.03.05 - Zusaan Kali Fasteau & William Parker Duo: Fasteau (reeds), Parker (b) / Jaffa Cafe, NYC [Zusaan Kali Fasteau Archive 14.04.16]
86.03.09 - Zusaan Kali Fasteau Trio: Fasteau (reeds), William Parker (b), Jack Stubbs-Scavella (dr) / Neither/Nor, NYC [ibid]
86.03.22 - Zusaan Kali Fasteau Trio: as above / Network Equinox Celebration, NYC [ibid]
86.03.25 - William Parker & Paul Murphy Duo: Parker (b), Murphy (dr) / The Joint, WBRS-FM, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA
[www.angelfire.com/id2/laotan/psl.html]

86.04.10 • The Cecil Taylor Unit [AR—102:55]

April 10, 1986 / Akademie Der Kunst, Berlin, Germany

1. First Set [52:43]
2. Second Set [50:12]

Cecil Taylor (p, voc, Comp), Frank Wright (ts), Earl McIntyre (btb), William Parker (b), Thurman Barker (mba, perc), Steve McCall (dr)

{Anonymous}

86.04.11 • Cecil Taylor: Olu Iwa

Soul Note SN 1139 (LP) 1986 IT; 121139-2 (CD) 1994; CAM Jazz Soul Note 121139-2 (disc-on-demand, digital download) 2010
—1st Session [See also 86.04.12]

Cecil Taylor: The Complete Remastered Recordings on Black Saint & Soul Note
CAM Jazz Soul Note BXS 1007 (5-CD Box Set) 2010 IT
Cecil Taylor Unit [AR—72:30]

April 11, 1986 / Akademie Der Kunst, Berlin, Germany
—On some versions of the Soul Note CD the session date is mistakenly given as 86.04.12.

Olu Iwa:
1. Olu Iwa (Lord of Character) [27:09]

Audience Recording:
First Set
1. composition/improvisation 35:00]
Second Set
2. Olu Iwa (Lord of Character) Introduction [8:00]
3. Olu Iwa (Lord of Character) [27:09]
4. encore piano solo [2:20]

C.A.M. Jazz BXS 1007 (5-CD Box Set)

“Track 2 credits correctly the four instrumentalists... additionally there were Frank Wright and Earl McIntyre (voc), they did not play any trombone or reeds during the whole concert, which was intensely structured in several sections, the first set dominated by voices and marimba, plus some drums and a marimba/drums/bass section. Both Set 1 and 2 were about 35 minutes; Set two appears on the Soul Note CD as ‘Olu Iwa,’ omitting an introduction of about eight minutes. This whole concert (72.5 minutes, closed by a short piano solo again) took place on April 11th, not 12th, as incorrectly stated on the Soul Note CD.” —Hannes Schneider, CTResearch Group 04.05.28

Cecil Taylor (p, voc), Earl McIntyre and Frank Wright (voc), Thurman Barker (mba, perc, voc), William Parker (b, voc), Steve McCall (dr, voc)

{CDr; Soul Note 121139-; www.camoriginalsoundtracks.com}

86.04.12 • Cecil Taylor: Olu Iwa

Soul Note SN 1139 (LP) 1986 IT; 121139-2 (CD) 1994; CAM Jazz Soul Note 121139-2 (disc-on-demand, digital download) 2010
—2nd Session [See also 86.04.11]

Cecil Taylor: The Complete Remastered Recordings on Black Saint & Soul Note
CAM Jazz Soul Note BXS 1007 (5-CD Box Set) 2010 IT
Cecil Taylor Unit [AR—127:41]

April 12, 1986 / Workshop Freie Musik 1986, Akademie der Künste, Berlin, Germany

Olu Iwa:
1. B Ee Ba Nganga Ban'a Eee! [48:21]

Audience Recording:
1. composition/improvisation 10:16] (incomplete, fades in)
2. piano solo [1:06]
3. composition/improvisation 66:42] (split track at 27:22)
4. B Ee Ba Nganga Ban'a Eee! [48:21]
5. encore piano solo [1:46]

“Though Peter Brötzmann was present with the Unit during the first set (68:00), he is wrongly credited on the CD as a player.”
—Hannes Schneider, CTResearch Group 04.05.28

Cecil Taylor (p, Comp), Frank Wright (ts), Earl McIntyre (tb), William Parker (b), Thurman Barker (mba, perc), Steve McCall (dr)

{2CDr; Soul Note 121139-2; www.camoriginalsoundtracks.com}

86.04.13 • Cecil Taylor Euro-American Big Band [AR—63:48]

Cecil Taylor: Berlin + NYC 1986
Documentary—Spielen, als sei es das letzte Mal, by Ralph Quinke
[This Video documentary includes Cecil Taylor interviews; parts of Berlin 86.04.09 Solo; Berlin 86.04.13 Cecil Taylor Euro-American Big Band (Rehearsal); 86.05.16 Cecil Taylor Unit in NYC]

April 13, 1986 / Workshop Freie Musik 1986, Akademie der Künste, Berlin, Germany

1. composition/improvisation 46:26]
2. composition/improvisation 12:25]
3. composition/improvisation 4:53]

Cecil Taylor (p, Comp), Peter Brötzmann and Frank Wright (ts), Wolfgang Fuchs (ss), Floros Floridis (as), Lars Rudolph (tp),
Earl McIntyre (tb, Cond), Johannes Bauer (tb), William Parker (b), Guido Mazzone and Thurman Barker (mba, perc), Steve McCall (dr)

{CDr}

86.04.18 - Jemeel Moondoc Quintet: Moondoc (as, ss), Bern Nix (g), Rahn Burton (p), William Parker (b), Denis Charles (dr) /
Haverford College, Philadelphia, PA [Francis Davis Philadelphia Inquirer April 18, 1986; CODA #208 June 1986 p.32]
86.04.22 through 86.04.28 - The Cecil Taylor Unit: Taylor (p), Frank Wright (ts), Carlos Ward (as), Earl McIntyre (tb), William Parker (b),
Steve McCall (dr) —Personnel not confirmed, though Barker had left to tour with Sam Rivers around the 25th of April. / Sweet Basil, NYC
[New York Magazine April 21, 1986 p.134; CODA #207 April 1986 p.29; CODA #208 June 1986 p.33]

86.05.00 • Marco Eneidi: Vermont, Spring, 1986

Botticelli Records 1001 (LP) 1987 SWZ

May, 1986 / City Hall Auditorium, Burlington, VT

1. Stand Back (traditional West Indian folk song)
2. Sorry... Ballada (Jimmy Lyons)
3. Rise Up (traditional West Indian folk song)
4. Broken Shadows (Ornette Coleman)

14:30
10:05
3:05
15:27

Marco Eneidi (as),
William Parker (b),
Denis Charles (dr)

{Botticelli 1001; “LP Focus: Recent Releases" Be-Bop and Beyond, Fall 1987, p.40, Pierre Crépon 17.03.18}

86.05.15 - Bill Dixon Quartet: Dixon (tp, flg), William Parker and Mario Pavone (b), Laurence Cook (dr),
...and “Matt Henderson (g) and Michael Downs (voc) for one piece" / Bennington College, Bennington, VT
“Dixon’s quartet, in addition to playing his own music, was joined by two student musicians to perform
a piece written by Dixon’s composition student, John Bepler.”
[Dixonia, a Bio-discography of Bill Dixon, compiled by Ben Young, August 1998, Greenwood Press / “Thoughts," entry 86-0515 p.279]

86.05.16 • The Cecil Taylor Unit [BVR—63:48]

Cecil Taylor: Berlin + NYC 1986
Documentary—Spielen, als sei es das letzte Mal, by Ralph Quinke
[This Video documentary includes Cecil Taylor interviews; Berlin 86.04.13 Cecil Taylor Euro-American Big Band (Rehearsal);
parts of Berlin 86.04.09 Solo]

May 16, 1986 / “Vital Expression in American Art Series," Studio Museum, Harlem, New York City

1. Two Sets + encore [63:48]

“At the time I watched the Unit’s rituals, and jotted down their similarity to a funeral procession. I had no idea what lay three days ahead...”
—Peter Pullman (Sadly, see 86.05.19 below...)

Cecil Taylor (p, Comp), Frank Wright (ts), Carlos Ward (as), Earl McIntyre (tb, Cond), Mickey Davidson (dance), William Parker (b), Steve McCall (dr)

{CDr; Peter Pullman in WIRE #32 October 1986 pp.20-1; Jakob Blumenthal 07.07.21}

86.05.18 - Convection Jazz Trio: Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (vn), Abdul Wadud (ce) / “Music for piano, violin, cello.” 3:00pm, Brownstone Parlor Concerts, 459 West 141st St., NYC [New York Magazine May 19, 1982 p.149]

May 19, 1986, Jimmy Lyons succumbs to cancer...

86.05.28 • MEMORIAL SERVICE for JIMMY LYONS [AR—225:00 & AVR]

May 28, 1986 / Jimmy Lyons Benefit, St. Peter’s Church, New York City

Audience Recording:
1. compositions/improvisations 225:00

—Video Recording exists by Raymond Ross, for Karen Borca.

Cecil Taylor (p, voc), Jemeel Moondoc and Marco Eneidi (as), Joseph Jarman (reeds), Raphé Malik (tp),
Michele Rosewoman (p), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr, Andrew Cyrille, Sunny Murray, and Denis Charles (dr),
Ellen Christi (voc), Thulani Davis Jarman, Brenda Bakr, Patsy Parker, Jeanne Phillips, and Joan Thornell (dancers)

{Jan Ström Jimmy Lyons—a Sessionography}

86.06.17 - The Cecil Taylor Unit: Taylor (p), Frank Wright (ts), Carlos Ward (as), Earl McIntyre (tb), William Parker (b), Steve McCall (dr)
—Personnel not confirmed. / 9:30 and 11:30pm, Carlos 1, NYC [New York Magazine June 16, 1986 p.109]

86.06.18 (1) • Amy Sheffer: We'um

I Am Shee Records [ no issue # ] (LP) 1987
—2nd Session [See also 85.12.27]

June 18, 1986 / Sorcerer Sound, Brooklyn, NY

1. In the Warm [6:27]
2. Do You Want to be an Angel [4:34]
3. From the Warm [1:32]

Amy Sheffer (voc, p-1,3, Comp), Lois Schlessinger (vla), William Parker (b), Lou Grassi (dr)

{We'um LP}

86.06.18 (2) through 86.06.22 - The Cecil Taylor Unit: Taylor (p), Frank Wright (ts), Carlos Ward (as), Earl McIntyre (tb), William Parker (b), Steve McCall (dr)
—Personnel not confirmed. / 9:30 and 11:30pm, with an extra show on Friday and Saturday (20th and 21st) at 1:00am,
Carlos 1, NYC [New York Magazine June 16, 1986 p.109]
86.07.01 - Zusaan Kali Fasteau & William Parker Duo: Fasteau (reeds), Parker (b) / Kingsborough Psychiatric Center, Jamaica, NY [Zusaan Kali Fasteau Archive 14.04.16]
86.07.10 - William Parker Centering Ensemble: no personnel details / “Stars for Sane Presents Meta Music: Benefit for New York SANE
Nuclear Policy Committee" Others performing on the bill were Chill Faction, Leroy Jenkins, Iris Lord & The Divine Monochord, Elliot Sharp,
John Zorn/Arto Lindsey, and MC Micky Ortiz / The Village Gate, NYC [William Parker’s Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.02.13]
86.00.00 ("Summer") - Afro-American Fragments—Words by Langston Hughes: Alan Michael (as), Cooper-Moore (voc, home-made instruments, perc), William Parker (b), Michael Wimberly (perc), / Fashion Moda, NYC [Correspondence from Cooper-Moore]
“Fashion Moda was a storefront art gallery located in the South Bronx, a first of its kind. Juma Santos was helping to run things there
and had begun a concert series on Saturday afternoons.”

Eric Devin: “I interviewed Cooper-Moore on my radio show... he mentioned playing in William’s big bands with his homemade instruments:

ED: So, at the beginning of the interview, you had talked about making instruments. What has driven you to do that as part of your creative process?

CM: Need. That’s it, need. In 1974, I came to New York... I came with David S. Ware and Marc Edwards. David S. Ware and Marc Edwards went with Cecil Taylor; I was a piano player, they went with Cecil, I had no band. I was not a part of a band anymore. Jimmy Hopps, who was a drummer, he was playing with Pharoah Sanders and was living in the community that I was living in, a building on Canal Street in New York City. He would come to me because I was very depressed, he would come to me every day and he would try to open up my imagination to do something else, and he did that. There was a need to do something differently, and the instruments came. I went home and worked on the instruments, and ten years later [1986], I came back. When I came back to New York, nobody wanted to hire me to play these instruments other than William Parker, and then later on Bill Cole, but that was enough so that some performance people, some dance people [helped] to keep me going. It was a need, it was an emotional need, basically.

ED: (I was confused about chronology) So, did you work with William Parker’s group in the seventies with Mark Hennen (I meant Muntu here, not a Parker-led group) and Roy Campbell and those folks?

CM: When I worked with William Parker with my instruments, it was in a large ensemble that he had, before he called it Little Huey.

He could be referring to In Order To Survive, but he didn't call it that, and I wouldn't consider IOTS to be a large group, plus the chronology doesn't fit... I don't know what to think on that...”

Ed Hazell: “William has led countless large ensembles ever since 1974, and maybe even since 1973 (I'd have to check my notes). Most were assembled for one concert, but a couple were ongoing rehearsal bands that met regularly for a few months and didn't play publicly. Most of the public performances included dancers, since Patricia and her group of dancers were collaborating with William on almost everything he did under his own name.

The Canal Street scene that C-M mentions was kind of its own entity, although everyone crossed paths at one time or another. William would go there occasionally to play, but he mainly traveled in different circles. I don't know of any instance of C-M playing with Muntu, and it doesn't seem very likely that he did.

Even IOTS could grow quite large when it suited William’s needs, by the way. Their first CD is more typical of what he was doing with the band at the beginning. But there were concerts with IOTS ensembles up to 10 or more pieces. These large ensembles were almost always early on and always in NYC.

So what Cooper-Moore said in the interview makes sense. There is just an ocean of undocumented or privately documented stuff from that period that hasn't been discovered or analyzed yet.

86.07.27 - Zusaan Kali Fasteau & William Parker Duo: Fasteau (reeds), Parker (b) / Waldo Theatre Festival, Waldoboro, ME [Zusaan Kali Fasteau Archive 14.04.16]
86.08.06 - Zusaan Kali Fasteau & William Parker Duo: Fasteau (reeds), Parker (b) / Bronx Psychiatric Center, NYC [ibid]
86.08.14 - Zusaan Kali Fasteau & William Parker Duo: Fasteau (reeds), Parker (b) / Open Center, NYC [ibid]

86.08.25 • Trio Hurricane: Suite of Winds

Black Saint SN 102 (LP) 1994 IT; 120102-2 (CD) 1994; CAM Jazz Black Saint 120102-2 (CD, disc-on-demand, digital download) 2010 IT

August 25, 1986 / Xandor Recording Studios, Orinda, CA

1. North (Murphy) [15:22]
2. South (Murphy) [10:58]
3. East (Parker) [18:49]
4. West (Spearman) [2:18]

“In the Summer of 1986 Trio Hurricane formed to perform and record a suite of music dedicated to saxophonist Jimmy Lyons, who had just died...
The music sat unreleased until 1994...”
—Cadence Vol.23 no.9 September 1997 p.41

Glenn Spearman (ts), William Parker (b), Paul Murphy (dr)

{120102-2; www.camoriginalsoundtracks.com}

86.08.00 - ("later in the month") Billy Bang Quintet: Bang (vn), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp), Oscar Sanders (g), William Parker (b),
Takeshi Zen Matsuura (dr) / Koncepts Kultural Gallery, San Francisco, CA [CODA #212 February 1987 p.36]
86.09.01 - ("circa September 1, 1986") Bill Dixon Quartet: Dixon (tp), William Parker and Mario Pavone (b), Laurence Cook (dr) /
“The Lexington organization 'Art Awareness' sponsored this Labor Day weekend concert.” / Lexington, NY
[Dixonia, a Bio-discography of Bill Dixon, compiled by Ben Young, August 1998, Greenwood Press / Thoughts, entry R86-0901 p.280]
86.09.14 - Hothouse Improvisations: William Parker (b), Patricia Parker (dance), Marion Soto, Philip Johnson, Anthony Fine /
4:00pm, P.S. 122, NYC [New York Magazine September 15, 1986 p.189]
86.09.19 - Billy Bang Quintet: Bang (vn), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp), Oscar Sanders (g), William Parker (b), Takeshi Zen Matsuura (dr) /
unknown venue, NYC [CODA #212 February 1987 p.34]

86.09.20 (1) • Ellen Christi: Star of Destiny

NYCAC Records NYCAC 504 (LP) 1986; NYCAC no issue # (CS)

September 20, 1986 / Calliope Recording Studios, New York City

1. Midnight Moon [8:05]
2. Dance of the Arabesque [7:15]
3. Harry, Paint the Lawn [6:45]
4. Urban Mania [5:05]
5. Japanese Twilight [7:15]
6. No Good-Byes [4:25]

Ellen Christi (voc, p, Comp), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp), William Parker (b), Tom Bruno (dr)

{NYCAC 504}

86.09.20 (2) • Billy Bang Quintet [AR—118:36]

September 20, 1986 / Charlie’s Tap, Boston, MA

1. compositions/improvisations [118:36]

Billy Bang (vn), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp), Oscar Sanders (g), William Parker (b), Takeshi Zen Matsuura (dr)

{WP Archive 2CDr; CODA #212 February 1987 p.34}

86.09.28 (1) - Zusaan Kali Fasteau Trio: Fasteau (reeds), William Parker (b), Newman Baker (dr) / Creedmore Hospital, Queens, NY [Zusaan Kali Fasteau Archive 14.04.16]
86.09.28 (2) - The William Parker Special Featuring Saxophonist Kerry Brown: Brown (reeds), Parker (b), others? / “Documents of Hope:
A Musical Trilogy Composed by William Parker, and Original Compositions by Kerry Brown" / The New Club Montego, Brooklyn, NY
[William Parker’s Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.02.13]

CODA

86.10.22 • Bill Dixon Quartet [AVR—44:51]

October 22, 1986 / Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vermont

1. starts with Dixon Solo [11:50]
2. untitled [14:05]
3. untitled [2:35]
4. starts with Dixon Solo [16:21]

“Dixon spent a week (October 21-6) as a 'Distinguished Visitor in the Arts' at Middlebury,
during which his activities included (in order):
—a radio interview on the college station (October 21)
—a master class with the jazz band
—a master class with the symphony orchestra
—this open quartet rehearsal (October 22)
—master classes in Dance (probably October 23)
—a college-wide lecture (October 24)
—a quartet performance (October 25) adding Penny Campbell.” [See 86.10.25]

Bill Dixon (tp), William Parker and Mario Pavone (b), Laurence Cook (dr)

{Dixonia, a Bio-discography of Bill Dixon, compiled by Ben Young, August 1998, Greenwood Press / Thoughts, entry R86-1022 p.281}

86.10.25 • Bill Dixon Quartet [AVR—160:10]

October 25, 1986 / Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vermont

1. rehearsal [22:19]
2. rehearsal [1:55]
3. rehearsal [27:36]
First concert
4. composition/improvisation 34:54]
5. composition/improvisation 22:08]
Second concert
6. composition/improvisation 24:10]
7. composition/improvisation 27:08] (switches to flugelhorn at 21:00)

Bill Dixon (tp-1,2,3,4,6,7, flg-5,7), William Parker and Mario Pavone (b), Laurence Cook (dr), + Penny Campbell (movement)

{Dixonia, a Bio-discography of Bill Dixon, compiled by Ben Young, August 1998, Greenwood Press / Thoughts, entry R86-1025 p.282}

86.11.01 • Billy Bang’s New York Quintet: Leverkusener Jazztage '86

Sinner Lady Gloria Records, no release# (LP, Limited Edition, 70 copies + Art Edition, 15 copies, Unofficial Release) 2015, Italy

Billy Bang Quintet [AR—69:40 & AVR—48:00]

November 1, 1986 / Leverkusen Jazztage, Leverkusen, Germany

Audio Recording:
1. Sinawe Mandelas (dedicated to the late Johnny Dyani) (Bang) [9:20]
2. Thank You Ma'am (adapted from a short story by Langston Hughes) (Bang) [10:35]
3. Sad Song (Bang) [5:57]
4. The Mold of a Man (Bang) [7:58]
5. Going Through (Bang) [33:09] (split track at 24:33, incomplete, cuts out a few seconds before ending)
6. Music for the Love of It (Butch Morris) [11:40] ("introduction of the musicians during the music")

Video Recording:
1. Thank You Ma'am (adapted from a short story by Langston Hughes) (Bang) [11:20]
2. Sad Song (Bang) [6:00]
3. Going Through (Bang) [29:00] (received as “unknown title")

—Bootleg LP release has 2 tracks, both untitled, no timings available.

Billy Bang (vn), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp, flg), Oscar Sanders (g), William Parker (b), Takeshi Zen Matsuura (dr)

{Video; Norbert Kreutzer 05.08.22; discogs.com; Björn Thorstensson 20.10.11}

86.11.00 - Billy Bang Quintet: Bang (vn), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp), Oscar Sanders (g), William Parker (b), Takeshi Zen Matsuura (dr) /
Tampere Jazz Happening, Tampere, Finland [www.tampere.fi/festival]

86.11.07 • Billy Bang Quintet [AR—91:08]

November 7, 1986 / Jazzfestival 1986, Zürich, Switzerland

1. composition/improvisation 9:58] (stopped at the end by Billy Bang)
2. composition/improvisation 13:42]
3. composition/improvisation 28:53] (split track at 21:46)
4. composition/improvisation 16:44]
5. unknown title (Butch Morris) [11:59]
6. composition/improvisation 9:51] (same composition as track 1, but now complete)

Billy Bang (vn), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp, flg), Oscar Sanders (g), William Parker (b), Takeshi Zen Matsuura (dr)

{Jakob Blumenthal 11.04.15; Cadence Vol.12 no.11 November 1986 p.93}

86.11.15 - Marco Eneidi Ensemble: Eneidi (as), Karen Borca (bsn), Ellen Christi (voc), William Parker and Ellen Powell (b),
Jackson Krall (dr), Penny Campbell and Susan Scarbatti (dance) / Burlington City Hall Auditorium, Burlington, VT
[Marco Eneidi 14.02.16; Jackson Krall 14.02.15]
—1. American Jungle Suite; 2. Get Out; 3. Chief Seattle Run 4) Sorry (Jimmy Lyons)
86.11.17 - The Cecil Taylor Unit: Taylor (p, Comp), Karen Borca (bsn), Carlos Ward (as), William Parker (b), Thurman Barker (vib),
Freddie Waits (dr) / The Bam Boo, Toronto, Ontario, Canada [Frank Rubolino]
86.11.18 through 86.11.22 - Billy Bang Sextet: Bang (vn), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp), Oscar Sanders (g), Thurman Barker (mba, perc),
William Parker (b), Takeshi Zen Matsuura (dr) / Carlos 1, NYC [New York Magazine November 17, 1986 p.155]

86.11.23 • Billy Bang Sextet: Live at Carlos 1

Soul Note SN 1136 (LP) 1986 IT; 121136-1 (LP); 121136-2 (CD); CAM Jazz Soul Note 121136-2 (CD, disc-on-demand, digital download) 2010 IT

November 23, 1986 / Carlos 1, New York City

1. Thank You Ma'am (adapted from a short story by Langston Hughes) [8:33]
2. Sinawe Mandelas (dedicated to the late Johnny Dyani) [6:57]
3. Sad Song [4:37]
4. Abuella (dedicated to M. Ramirez) [13:40]
5. Rainbow Gladiator [5:48]
6. Going Through [6:45]

Billy Bang (vn, clave, Comp), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp), Oscar Sanders (g), William Parker (b),
Thurman Barker (mba, perc), Eddie Conde (cga-2,4), Takeshi Zen Matsuura (dr)

{121136-2; www.camoriginalsoundtracks.com}

86.12.05 • “Bill Dixon in Concert" [AR]

December 5, 1986 / Carriage Barn, Bennington College, VT

1. compositions/improvisations

“...works for solo piano; ensemble; ensemble and dancer; trumpet and synthesizer, although the music may not have taken exactly that form.”

“From Bennington College Week: 'This event, which commemorates Mr. Dixon’s 40th Anniversary in music, will consist of: three new compositions
in music; the unveiling of three paintings [ca. 1983 and 1985] (not previously or publicly exhibited); the METAMORPHOSIS MUSIC publication
of L'Opera, Volume One, a collection of writings, drawings, music manuscripts, and photographs—covering the period 1962 to 1986; and the release
of Thoughts, Mr. Dixon’s latest recording, being internationally released in January 1987 on LP, cassette, and compact disc.' Details from concert
program and Bennington College Week Vol. LXXXV No. 13, December 1-7.”

Bill Dixon (tp, flg), Tony Widoff (synth), William Parker and Mario Pavone (b), Laurence Cook (dr), Penny Campbell (choreography, movement)

{Dixonia, a Bio-discography of Bill Dixon, compiled by Ben Young, August 1998, Greenwood Press / Thoughts, entry 86-1205a p.283}

86.12.12 through 86.12.14 - William Parker Ensemble: no personnel details / “Fourth Lower East Side Music Festival, by Sound Unity,
the Lower East Side Community Music Workshop, and Plexus, featuring: Wilber Force... DC YA YA Band, Charles Gayle, Zane Massey Quartet,
Luther Thomas Sextet, Ted Daniel, Joe Morris, Jemeel Moondoc, and Roy Campbell Jr., with a jazz portraits exhibition by Judy Levy
and Anita Steckel, and an art-jam by Joan Waltmath and Cicci Borghi...” / Alchemical Theatre, NYC
[Plexus International Forum Onlus, Cagliari-Roma—plexusforum.net]
86.12.16 through 86.12.19 - The Cecil Taylor Unit: Taylor (p), Karen Borca (bsn), Carlos Ward (as), William Parker (b),
Thurman Barker (vib), Freddie Waits (dr) / Tue.-Thu. 9:30 and 11:30pm, extra show Fri. and Sat. at 1:00am, Carlos 1, NYC
[New York Magazine December 22-29, 1986 p.213]
86.12.20 (1) - Convection: Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Abdul Wadud (ce) / Middle Collegiate Church, NYC
[Ed Hazell 06.08.26, the attic archive]
86.12.20 (2) and 86.12.21 - The Cecil Taylor Unit: Taylor (p), Karen Borca (bsn), Carlos Ward (as), William Parker (b),
Thurman Barker (vib), Freddie Waits (dr) / Tue.-Thu. 9:30 and 11:30pm, extra show Fri. and Sat. at 1:00am, Carlos 1, NYC
[New York Magazine December 22-29, 1986 p.213]

1987 : : :

87.01.23 and 87.01.24 - Steve Cohn Trio: Cohn (p), William Parker (b), Takeshi Zen Matsuura (dr) / Charlie’s Tap, Cambridge, MA
[CODA #213 April 1987 p.37; Cadence Vol.13 no.1 January 1987 p.94]
87.01.25 - Zusaan Kali Fasteau Trio: Fasteau, William Parker, Jack Stubbs-Scavella / Speakeasy, NYC [Zusaan Kali Fasteau Archive 14.04.16]
87.01.26 - Convection: Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Akua Dixon-Turre (tb) / Middle Collegiate Church, NYC
[Ed Hazell 06.08.26, the attic archive]

87.02.00 • Jerome Cooper Quintet: Outer and Interactions

About Time Records AT-1008 (LP) 1988

February, 1987 / Acoustilog, New York City

1. Moments [9:48]
2. Outer and Interactions [10:35]
3. Monk Funk [4:24]
4. The Hteb of Hanavel [13:03]
5. The Crouch Opinion [6:14]
6. Acrunum II [3:38]

Jerome Cooper (dr, chiramia, balafon, Mexican flute, hourglass drum, frm-dr, Comp),
Joseph Jarman (ts, fl), Jason Hwang (vn), William Parker (b), Thurman Barker (dr)

{AT-1008}

87.03.00 • William Parker Ensemble [Centering Archival Recording—85:07]

March, 1987 / Tompkins Square Library, New York City

1. Becki Greybeard (first version) [46:11]
2. Becki Greybeard (second version) [38:56]

Horichi (ts), Kusenaton (fl, narration), Lewis Barnes (tp), Lisa Sokolov and Brenda Bakr (voc), William Parker (b, p, perc), Denis Charles (dr)

{William Parker’s Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.01.11; William Parker 14.02.21}

87.03.04 • The Cecil Taylor Unit [AR—44:01]

March 4, 1987 / Carlos 1, New York City

1. composition/improvisation 44:01]

Cecil Taylor (p, Comp), Carlos Ward (as), Karen Borca (bsn), Thurman Barker (mba), William Parker (b), Freddie Waits (dr)

{CDr}

87.03.14 - Rob Brown Trio: Brown (as, Comp), William Parker (b),
Frank Bambara (dr) / Double-bill with Matthew Shipp Solo /
Trio: 1. Cold; 2. The Brush Stroke; 3. Sparks; 4. Spring; 5. The Zoo Suite — Shipp Solo: Language in Ascension for Solo Piano /
2:00pm, Tompkins Square Gallery, Tompkins Square Library, NYC
[Rob Brown 14.02.22, 14.02.26; CODA #259 January 1995 p.27]
“Trio work with William Parker and Frank Bambara from 1987...” —CODA
“That trio existed for a year or two... We played locally. I recall a NYC Public Library gig that had Meet the Composer funding.” —Rob Brown

87.03.15 - Bern Nix Trio: Nix (g), William Parker (b), David Cappello (dr) / Roulette, Brooklyn, NY [www.roulette.org/events/event.php/PARKER01]

87.03.25 • William Parker & Paul Murphy Duo [BR—77:47]

March 25, 1987 / Winer Wing, USDAN Student Center, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA
WBRS-FM, “The Joint" Radio Broadcast

announcement [0:14]
1. improvisation [29:56]
announcement [0:10]
2. improvisation [31:29] (split track at 4:51)
3. improvisation [13:57]

Paul Murphy (dr), William Parker (b, shenai, perc)

{WP Archive 2CDr; Jakob Blumenthal 07.07.31}

87.03.26 - Bern Nix (g) and William Parker (b) —Duo? / (Radio program?) The Joint, Somerville, MA [Cadence Vol.13 no.1 January '87 p.94]

87.03.29 • William Parker Orchestra [BR—7:04]

March 29, 1987 / La Mama Theatre Annex, New York City
WKCR-FM, “Afternoon Music" Broadcast 93.04.12

1. Vision, Peace, and Battle Cries [7:04] (incomplete, fades in)

“A small section before the Intermission.”

Nao Takevchi (ts), Rob Brown, Will Connell Jr., and Henry P. Warner (as), Dave Sewelson (bar), Masakatsu “Mabo" Suzuki (reeds),
Lewis Barnes, Roy Campbell, John Mulkerin, Arthur Williams, and Leslie Dalaba (tp), Masahiko Kono and Alex Lodico (tb),
Lisa Sokolov (voc), William Parker (b, homemade instrument, Comp), Dave Hofstra (b), Denis Charles and Zen Matsuura (dr)
—Yuki Aoyama, Tony Ascencio, Mona Bancer, Kenneth Banks, Moirelle Brathwaite, Steve Buchanan, Mariko Inochi,
Melvin Jones, Erik Kubista, Deirdra Laughton, Maria Mitchell, Mariko Okamoto, and Atsuko Yuma (dance),
Kathleen Wilkins and Brenda Warner (actors)
—And “Chorus" (personnel unknown)

{CDr; William Parker Interview, Broadcast 93.04.12; John Mulkerin 14.01.30; William Parker’s Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.02.13}

87.04.10 - William Parker Solo / Ninth Street Gallery Performance Space, NYC [William Parker’s Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.02.13]

87.04.11 - William Parker Sextet: Roy Campbell Jr. (reeds),
Rob Brown (as), Alex Lodico (tb), Bern Nix (g), William Parker (b),
Denis Charles (dr, perc) / 9:00pm, Kraine Gallery, NYC
[Signal to Noise Issue #58 Summer 2010 p.25]

87.04.13 - Convection: Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b),
Steve McCall (dr) —Leroy Jenkins listed in personnel,
“Leroy Jenkins was not on the gig.” —William Parker /
Middle Collegiate Church, NYC
[Ed Hazell 06.08.26, the attic archive; William Parker 14.03.30]

87.04.23 • Charles Gayle & William Parker [AR—30:00]

April 23, 1987 / New York City

1. compositions/improvisations [30:00]

Charles Gayle (ts), William Parker (b)

{Anonymous correspondence}

87.05.01 and 87.05.02 - The New York Free Jazz Quintet: Glenn Spearman (ts), Karen Borca (bsn), Raphé Malik (tp),
William Parker (b), Paul Murphy (perc) / 10:00pm, Kraine Club Theater, NYC [The New York Times May 1, 1987; Be-Bop and Beyond, Fall 1987, p.7]

87.05.03 • Brötzmann/Breuker Quartet [AR—40:19]

May 3, 1987, 20:30 / 5 Jahre Jazz im Zentrum Series, Musikladen im Zentrum, Lübeck, Germany

1. composition/improvisation 30:19]
2. composition/improvisation 10:00]

“I got this some years ago from a friend who lives near Lübeck. I do not know whether it is a broadcast or an audience recording.
From the sound—which is a B+—I would guess it is made from the audience. William Parker is a bit low in the mix. I have also
a partial reproduction of a flyer or poster of the event included in the CDr. The 3rd May was a Sunday. The street-address
of the now defunct (jazz) club was Untertrave 97.”

Peter Brötzmann and Willem Breuker (reeds), William Parker (b), Jim Nassis (dr)

{Ernst Nebhuth 11.08.16}

87.05.18 - Convection: Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Abdul Wadud (ce) / Middle Collegiate Church, NYC
[Ed Hazell 06.08.26, the attic archive]
87.06.05 - Cecil Taylor Trio: Taylor (p), William Parker (b), probably Thurman Barker (dr) / Henry Street Settlement, NYC
Billed variously as “He is performing solo, and with a few guests" [NYT]; a trio listing [NYM]; and with a notation “...solo recitals in the eighties,
such as the one I saw at the Henry Street Settlement House.” [NY].
“Was looking for the date because it’s the first time I laid eyes on Irving and Stephanie Stone—who were having a long conversation with WP,
out front before the show.” —Kevin Whitehead
[Kevin Whitehead 14.05.10; The New York Times June 5, 1987; New York Magazine June 8, 1987 p.100;
“Taylor-Made" by Richard Brody, The New Yorker August 12, 2008]
87.06.15 - Jemeel Moondoc Quartet: Moondoc (as), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp), William Parker (b), Rashied Bakr (dr) / The Knitting Factory, NYC
[Jon Pareles The New York Times June 18, 1987]
87.06.22 - Jemeel Moondoc Quartet: as above / The Knitting Factory, NYC [ibid]
87.06.25 - Charles Gayle Trio: probably Parker (no personnel given), but I like the name of the event so I'm including it just in case. /
10:30pm, Tea & Comprovisation Festival, Knitting Factory, NYC
[New York Magazine June 29, 1987 p.200]

87.06.27 • William Parker Solo [Centering Archival Recording—35:46]

June 27, 1987 / Tompkins Square Library, New York City

1. Wareland—Emergence [35:46]

William Parker (b)

{William Parker’s Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.01.11, 14.02.13; William Parker 14.02.21}

87.07.03 • Charles Gayle & William Parker Duo: Centering—Unreleased Early Recordings 1976-1987

NoBusiness Records NBCD42-47 (6-CD boxed set + book, Limited Edition of 1,000 numbered boxes) 2012
—8th Session [See also 76.10.24; 77.08.28; 79.05.04; 80.00.00 (1); 80.00.00 (2); 80.05.09; 84.06.25]

Charles Gayle & William Parker Duo [AR—83:45]

July 3, 1987 / Jazz Arts Expo, El Bohio, New York City

Centering—Unreleased Early Recordings 1976-1987: (DISC THREE)
1. Crosses (Long Scarf Over Canal Street) [18:39]
2. Entrusted Spirit (Dedicated to Bilal Abdur Rahman) [19:08]

Audience Recording:
1. improvisation [46:10] (incomplete)
2. improvisation [37:35]

“Jazz Arts Expo (06.26- 07.05) by the Lower East Side Community Music Workshop...”

Charles Gayle (ts), William Parker (b)

{WP Archive 2CDr; nobusinessrecords.com/NBCD42-47.php; Ed Hazell 12.06.20; Anonymous 04.03.02, 10.04.27; New York Magazine June 29, 1987 p.204}

87.07.09 • Takashi Tazamaki: Eikou no Hata ["The Flags of Ships in Tow"] / Live in New York, 1987

Ombasha Records Omba 004 (CS) JAP 1988

July 9, 1987 / Kraine Club Theater, New York City

1. Side B / no title given [33:25] (incomplete, fades in)

Takashi Tazamaki (perc), Danny Davis (as), William Parker (b, mba)
—New York Magazine July 13, 1987 p.79 adds Billy Bang, but not on recording.

{Omba 004; title translation and release date from Producer Yoshiyuki Kitazato.}

OMBA 004

87.08.02 - William Hooker Trio: Hooker (dr), Booker T (reeds), William Parker (b) / 7:00pm, Citicorp Center, St. Peter’s Church, NYC
[The New York Times August 1, 1987; Cadence Vol.13 no.8 August 1987 p.92]
87.08.10 - Matthew Shipp & William Parker Duo: Shipp (p), Parker (b) / 11:00pm, Knitting Factory, NYC
[New York Magazine August 10, 1987 p.77]
87.08.16 - Rob Brown Project: Brown (as), William Parker (b), Denis Charles (dr) / 9:00, Knitting Factory, NYC
[New York Magazine August 17, 1987 p.85]

87.10.10 - The Cecil Taylor Unit: Taylor (p, Comp), Carlos Ward (as, fl), Leroy Jenkins (vn), William Parker (b), Thurman Barker (dr) /
Los Angeles Variety Arts Center, Los Angeles, CA [CODA #217 December 1987 p.25; Jan Ström’s Jimmy Lyons Sessionography]
87.10.11 - The Cecil Taylor Unit: as above / Mandeville Auditorium, University of California, San Diego, CA
[Graham Connah 03.03.10; Jan Ström’s Jimmy Lyons Sessionography]

87.10.12 • The Cecil Taylor Unit [AR—70:14]

October 12, 1987 / Kuumbwa Jazz Center, Santa Cruz, CA

1. compositions/improvisations [70:14] (split track at 46:25)

Cecil Taylor (p, Comp), Leroy Jenkins (vn), William Parker (b), Thurman Barker (dr, mba)
—Carlos Ward listed on tenor sax, but not heard on recording.

{CDr; Graham Connah 03.03.10; Jan Ström’s Jimmy Lyons Sessionography}

87.10.15 - The Cecil Taylor Unit: Taylor (p, Comp), Leroy Jenkins (vn), William Parker (b), Thurman Barker (dr) / Yoshi's, Oakland, CA [Graham Connah 03.03.10; John Schiek correspondence with Jason Hook 04.07.13]

87.10.16 • The Cecil Taylor Unit [AR—75:58]

October 16, 1987 / Yoshi's, Oakland, CA

1. compositions/improvisations [75:58]

Cecil Taylor (p, Comp), Leroy Jenkins (vn), William Parker (b), Thurman Barker (dr, mba), Freddie Waits (dr)
—"Carlos Ward was NOT there... —John Schiek (in attendance)

{2CDr; Jan Ström’s Jimmy Lyons Sessionography; John Schiek correspondence with Jason Hook 04.07.13}

87.10.17 • The Cecil Taylor Unit [AR—138:23]

October 17, 1987 / Yoshi's, Oakland, CA

First Set [67:51] (split track at 46:19)
Second Set [70:32] (split track at 46:21)

Cecil Taylor (p, Comp), Leroy Jenkins (vn), William Parker (b), Thurman Barker (dr, mba), Freddie Waits (dr)

{2CDr; John Schiek correspondence with Jason Hook 04.07.13}

87.10.18 - The Cecil Taylor Unit: Taylor (p, Comp), Leroy Jenkins (vn), William Parker (b), Thurman Barker (dr) / Yoshi's, Oakland, CA
[John Schiek correspondence with Jason Hook 04.07.13]

87.10.27 • The Cecil Taylor Unit [AR—221:52]

October 27, 1987 / Quasimodo, Berlin, Germany

First Set [111:48]
Second Set [110:04]

Cecil Taylor (p, Comp), Carlos Ward (as), Leroy Jenkins (vn), William Parker (b), Thurman Barker (dr, mba)

{4CDr}

87.10.30 - The Cecil Taylor Unit: Taylor (p, Comp), Carlos Ward (as), Leroy Jenkins (vn), William Parker (b), Thurman Barker (dr) /
Teatro Tenda, Firenze, Italy [Luc Barzaghi 03.01.12]

87.10.31 • The Cecil Taylor Unit [AR—92:54]

October 31, 1987 / Belga Jazz Festival, Theatre 140, Brussels, Belgium

1. composition/improvisation 74:36] (split track at 46:10)
2. composition/improvisation 18:13] (incomplete, fades in)

Cecil Taylor (p, Comp), Carlos Ward (as), William Parker (b), Thurman Barker (dr, mba), Steve McCall (dr)

{Jakob Blumenthal 07.07.31; Jean Michel Van Schouwburg correspondence with Jason Hook 04.07.23}

87.11.03 • The Cecil Taylor Unit: Live in Bologna

Leo Records LR 404/405 (2LP) 1988 England; CD LR 100 (CD) 1994 England

November 3, 1987 / Bologna, Italy

Live in Bologna: (untitled sides)
1. [22:20]
2. [25:25]
3. [24:18]
4. [19:58]

—CD LR 100 abbreviated—to 69:58—by The Forces of Evil.

Cecil Taylor (p, Comp), Carlos Ward (reeds), Leroy Jenkins (vn),
William Parker (b), Thurman Barker (mba, dr)

{CD LR 100}

87.11.07 • The Cecil Taylor Unit: Live in Vienna

Leo Records LR 408/409 (2LP) 1988 England; CD LR 174 (CD) 1991, Reissued 2003

November 3, 1987 / Vienna, Austria

Live In Vienna: (untitled sides)
1. [22:37]
2. [22:25]
3. [21:20]
4. [24:05]

—CD LR 174 also abbreviated—to 71:21—by The Forces of Evil.

Cecil Taylor (p, poetry, Comp), Carlos Ward (as), Leroy Jenkins (vn), William Parker (b), Thurman Barker (mba, drums, voc)

{LR 408/409; CD LR 174}

87.11.09 • The Cecil Taylor Unit [AR—90:43]

November 9, 1987 / Elizabethbühne, Salzburg, Austria

1. composition/improvisation 90:43] (split track at 48:28, incomplete, fades at end)

Cecil Taylor (p, voc, Comp), Carlos Ward (as, fl, voc), Leroy Jenkins (vn, voc), William Parker (b, voc), Thurman Barker (dr, mba, perc, voc)

{2CDr}

87.11.11 - The Cecil Taylor Unit: Taylor (p), Carlos Ward (as), Leroy Jenkins (vn), William Parker (b), Thurman Barker and Freddie Waits (dr) / Bimhuis, Amsterdam, Netherlands [Sander Piek 05.03.08; www.bimhuis.nl]

87.11.13 • Cecil Taylor: Tzotzil Mummers Tzotzil

Leo Records LR 162 (2LP) 1988 England; CD LR 162 (CD) 1994 U

November 13, 1987 / New Morning, Paris, France

1. Tzotzil Mummers Tzotzil [55:43]

Cecil Taylor (p, Comp), Carlos Ward (reeds), Leroy Jenkins (vn), William Parker (b), Thurman Barker (dr, mba)

{CD LR 162}

87.12.05 - William Parker: “The Silent Screen" / “Transformation String Series, a festival of chamber jazz.” /
10:30pm, Kraine Club Gallery, NYC [New York Magazine December 7, 1987 p.189]

87.12.00 • William Parker Ensemble [Centering Archival Recording—53:58]

December, 1987 / unknown venue, New York City

1. Sentences Forming Pitches that Dream of Freedom (Dedicated to Nelson and Winnie Mandela) [27:23]
2. Overture from Silent Screen [19:52]
3. Excerpt from Silent Screen [6:43]

Mabo Suzuki (as), Daniel Carter (as, cl, tp), Zimbabwe (fl, b, perc), Alex Lodico (tb), Joachim Komps (p),
Nathaniel Berry (voc-2,3), Martin Schutz (ce), William Parker (b, Comp)

{William Parker’s Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.01.11; William Parker 14.03.30}

1988 : : :

88.01.18 • Commitment Ensemble [BR]

January 18, 1988 / Live at WKCR-FM Radio, New York City

1. unknown title

Richard Fairfax (reeds), Brian Keizer (g), Elliot Bratton (voc), William Parker (b), Vincent French (cga)

{WKCR-FM Archive 07.07.31; Anonymous 05.12.31}

88.02.04 and 88.02.05 - The Cecil Taylor Unit: Taylor (Bösendorfer concert grand), Leo Smith (tp, flg), Carlos Ward (as, fl), William Parker (b), Thurman Barker (dr, perc) / Knitting Factory, NYC / “Friday’s first set [88.02.05], compressed to 70 minutes because Mr. Taylor arrived late...” [Jon Pareles The New York Times February 7, 1988]

88.02.06 • The Cecil Taylor Unit [AR—138:36]

February 6, 1988 / Knitting Factory, New York City

1. First Set [44:59]
2. Second Set [45:56]
3. Third Set [45:41]

Cecil Taylor (p, Comp), Wadada Leo Smith (tp, flg, perc), Carlos Ward (as), William Parker (b), Thurman Barker (dr, mba)

{3CDr}

88.02.07 • Steve Cohn & William Parker Duo [AR—]

February 7, 1988 / Knitting Factory, New York City

1. improvisations

Steve Cohn (p, shakuhachi), William Parker (b)

{www.thestevecohn.com/www/discog.html; Steve Cohn 15.08.04}

88.02.15 • William Parker Solo [BR]

February 15, 1988 / unknown venue, New York City
WKCR-FM Broadcast

1. A Nast in Crisis, Mouth Full of Fresh Cut Flowers
2. Sentences Forming Pictures that Dream of Freedom
3. Ashes in Ascent
4. Eternal Sunshine

William Parker (b)

{WKCR-FM Archive 07.07.31}

Passage To Music

88.03.01 - Call of Nature Trio: David S. Ware (ts), William Parker (b), Marc Edwards (dr) /
6:30pm, New York Public Library, Saint Agnes Branch, NYC [Marc Edwards]
88.03.05 - Jemeel Moondoc Quartet: Moondoc (as), Bern Nix (g), William Parker (b), Rashied Ali (dr) /
Roulette, Brooklyn, NY [New York Magazine March 7, 1988 p.129]
88.03.08 - Call of Nature Trio: David S. Ware (ts), William Parker (b), Marc Edwards (dr) /
Tuesday 6:00pm, New York Public Library, 115th Street Branch, NYC [Marc Edwards]
88.04.03 - Call of Nature Trio: as above / Knitting Factory, NYC
[New York Magazine April 4, 1988 p.179]

88.04.04
88.04.05 • David S. Ware Trio: Passage to Music

Silkheart Records SHLP-113 (LP) 1989 Sweden; SHCD-113 (CD) 1989 Sweden

(V/A) Silkheart Sampler—Spirit of New Jazz
Silkheart Records SHCD-130 (CD) 1990 Sweden

April 4 & 5, 1988 / A & R Recording, New York City

“Most of the record was done on the first day. Recording two or three days in a row
isn't the way I like to record. My experience is that if you have strong musicians,
chances are you'll have 99 percent of the record done during the first session.”
—Marc Edwards

1. An Ancient Formula [6:00]
2. Ancient Visitors [7:30]
3. Passage to Music [10:46]
4. African Secrets [10:47]
5. The Elders Path [13:20]
6. Phonetic Hymn [9:00]
7. Mystery [11:43]

Spirit of New Jazz has track 1.
Passage to Music LP has tracks 1 through 5.

David S. Ware (ts, sxl-2, stc-4, Comp), William Parker (b), Marc Edwards (dr)

{SHCD-113; SHCD-130}

88.04.09 - The Cecil Taylor Unit: Taylor (p, Comp), Carlos Ward (as), William Parker (b), Thurman Barker (dr, mba) /
WSRN-FM and Cooper Foundation present... Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA
[Scott Currie 06.07.10; www.swarthmore.edu/library/ Finding aid for the Official Publications of Swarthmore College, 1866-2012]
“William also played with the Cecil Taylor Unit ... at a jazz festival I organized... right around this time... Neither Richard Shapiro's,
nor the Webmutations/CTResearch Group’s sessionography mention it...” —Scott Currie

“The Second International Sound Unity Festival of Third Wave Jazz (the first of its kind in four years) ...from April 12 through 17
at The Kraine Club Gallery and The Knitting Factory.” —CODA #221 August 1988 pp.36-9

88.04.12 - David S. Ware Trio: Ware (reeds), William Parker (b), Marc Edwards (dr) / The Second International Sound Unity Festival,
3rd Wave Festival of Jazz, Kraine Art Gallery, NYC / “We opened the Sound Unity Festival...” —Marc Edwards
88.04.12-17 - Jemeel Moondoc’s Jus Grew Orchestra: (no personnel info, no specific date) / The Second International Sound Unity Festival, Kraine Club Gallery or The Knitting Factory, NYC [ibid]

88.04.14 - William Parker Ensemble: Parker, Glenn Spearman (ts), Rob Brown (as), Roy Campbell (tp), Rashied Ali and Denis Charles (dr) /
The 2nd International Sound Unity Festival, 3rd Wave Festival of Jazz, Kraine Art Gallery, NYC
[New York Magazine April 18, 1988 p.148; William Parker 13.10.29]

“On the flyer for the 2nd Sound Unity Festival, there’s a William Parker Ensemble (with Glenn Spearman, no other personnel listed)
scheduled for 11:30pm at the Knitting Factory. That’s the only ensemble listed under WP’s name—he’s also listed under the Ware Trio
(there are no personnel listings on the flyer for... Moondoc’s Jus Grew Orchestra...” —Scott Currie 06.07.10

Photo by of Michael Wilderman, with permission 12.08.28.

88.04.15 • (V/A) Peter Brötzmann Trio: Mouthful of Sweat / Chemical Imbalance Video Compilation #1

Atavistic Video / Chemical Imbalance, no catalogue or issue number (1989)
[Featuring live videos of the punk/indie scene of the late '80s: Daniel Johnston; Missing Foundation; IDF; Slovenly; Yo La Tengo; Max; Jad Fair & Charles; Unsane-NYC; Velvet Monkeys; Mudhoney; Daniel Johnston again; Steve Fisk; Live Skull; B.A.L.L.; Unrest; Max again; Cop Shoot Cop; Galaxie 500; Great Plains; Fifteen; Mofungo; IDF again; Reverb Motherf**kers; Prong; Honeymoon Killers; and a heartfelt and uplifting performance by G.G. Allin. Most of the tape dates are from 1988 or 1989.]

Peter Brötzmann Trio [AR—43:46]

April 15, 1988 / The Second International Sound Unity Festival, Knitting Factory, New York City

Mouthful of Sweat:
1. improvisation [7:41]
brief announcement by Brötzmann, gentle rant by Graves [1:30]

Audience Recording:
1. improvisation [15:14]
2. improvisation [8:43]
3. improvisation [12:07]
4. improvisation [7:41]
brief announcement by Brötzmann, gentle rant by Graves [1:30]

Mouthful of Sweat track begins 1:26:15 in.
Peter Brötzmann (as, ts, trgt, cl), William Parker (b, guimbri), Milford Graves (dr, frm-dr)

{CDr; Mouthful of Sweat}

88.04.17 • Bill Dixon Ensemble ("Sound Unity Orchestra") [AR—]

April 17, 1988, 7:30pm / The Second International Sound Unity Festival, Kraine Art Gallery, New York City

1. Sisyphus [ : ]

“This was Sound Unity’s closing act to nearly a week of good music.”
—Marc Edwards

“Dixon’s ensemble composition..., was given a single performance after rehearsals at Jemeel Moondoc’s loft on at least the days of and before
the concert. According to Dixon, the piece would have benefited from further and more focused rehearsals: ‘At the first rehearsal, everyone wasn't there
—and they were being paid for these things. At the second one, some of the people who had been there the day before sent substitutes. I was ready
to go right back to Vermont; I can't deal with that kind of thing where everyone sight-reads a part, then struts out and does a funny solo, and thinks
they're into something. I come from a different tradition where a thing has to be definitive.’ —LP liner notes to Son of Sisyphus...; some details
from the leaflets for the series; also announced in Jazznews (Dublin) July/August 1988"
—Dixonia

“...an orchestra piece... that Bill did. And that was a written piece, but again it was approached with a certain amount of adding spontaneity to it
even in the way we came on stage, in a theatrical way, which I related to Cecil. Of course it was Bill Dixon’s way, which is different, but it’s a very
similar approach to letting the individual bring what they have to the music...”
—William Parker [Cadence Vol.16 #12 December 1990 p.11]

Bill Dixon (tp, Cond), David S. Ware, Glenn Spearman (ts), Jemeel Moondoc (as), Karen Borca (bsn),
Arthur Brooks, Roy Campbell Jr., and Leo Smith (tp), Bill Lowe (tu), William Parker and Mario Pavone (b), Laurence Cook (dr)
—Nioka Workman (ce) mentioned in correspondence from Marc Edwards, but not included in the Dixonia entry.

{Dixonia, a Bio-discography of Bill Dixon, compiled by Ben Young, August 1998, Greenwood Press / Thoughts, entry R88-0417 p.286}

88.04.00 • William Parker Quintet [Centering Archival Recording—40:33]

April, 1988 / Knitting Factory, New York City
—Likely a Second International Sound Unity Festival event.

First Set
1. Improvisation Dedicated to Bilal Abdul Rahman [36:55]
band introduction [3:38]

Charles Gayle (ts), Billy Bang (vn), William Parker (b), Rashied Ali and Denis Charles (dr)

{William Parker’s Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.01.11}

88.04.25 • Roy Campbell Jr. Quintet [BR]

April 25, 1988 / unknown venue, New York City
WKCR-FM Broadcast

1. Jahne’s Waltz (Campbell)
2. Peace (Massey)
3. I Remember Lee (Campbell)
4. To the Spot (Massey)
5. Charmaine (Campbell)

Roy Campbell Jr. (tp, flg), Zane Massey (ts, as, ss), Bryan Carrott (vib), William Parker (b), Takeshi Zen Matsuura (dr)

{WKCR-FM Archive 07.07.31}

88.04.28 - The Cecil Taylor Unit: Taylor (p, Comp), Carlos Ward (as), Arthur Brooks (tp, flg), William Parker (b), Thurman Barker (dr, perc) / Knitting Factory, NYC [Jeff Schlanger, musicWitness® Archive, performance painting, “UNIT," ink and acrylic, 27.5 x 39 inches]

88.04.29 • The Cecil Taylor Unit [AR—102:00]

April 29, 1988 / Knitting Factory, New York City

1. Two sets [102:00]

Cecil Taylor (p, Comp), Carlos Ward (as), Arthur Brooks (tp, flg), William Parker (b), Thurman Barker (dr)

{Anonymous}

88.04.30 • The Cecil Taylor Unit [AR—141:14]

April 30, 1988, 9:00 & 10:30 / Knitting Factory, New York City

Early Show:
1. composition/improvisation 56:43] (split track, fades out and back in at 43:34)
announcement [1:38]
Late Show:
2. composition/improvisation 82:53] (split track, fades out and back in at 47:52)
announcement [2:09]

Cecil Taylor (p), Carlos Ward (as), Arthur Brooks (tp, flg), William Parker (b), Thurman Barker (dr)

{3CDr; Jakob Blumenthal 08.02.06}

88.05.14 - Charles Gayle & William Parker Duo: Gayle (ts), Parker (b) / 8:00pm, St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, NYC
[New York Magazine May 16, 1988 p.135]
88.05.15 - William Parker (no personnel details) / St. Mary’s Church, NYC [Cadence Vol.14 no.4 April 1988 p.92]
88.06.15 - The Cecil Taylor Unit: Cecil Taylor (p), Carlos Ward (as), Arthur Brooks (tp, flg), William Parker (b), Thurman Barker (dr) /
Knitting Factory, NYC [William Parker’s Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.02.13; New York Magazine June 20, 1988 p.96]

88.06.19 • The Cecil Taylor Unit [AR—60:00]

June 19, 1988 / Knitting Factory, New York City

1. compositions/improvisations [60:00]

Cecil Taylor (p), Carlos Ward (as), Arthur Brooks (tp, flg), William Parker (b), Thurman Barker (dr)

{Anonymous; New York Magazine June 20, 1988 p.96}

88.06.20 - William Parker Group: Charles Gayle (ts), Billy Bang (vn), William Parker (b), Rashied Ali and Denis Charles (dr) /
Knitting Factory, NYC [William Parker’s Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.02.13; New York Magazine June 20, 1988 p.96]
88.06.27 - Peter Brötzmann (bcl, cl, ts), Enrico Rava (tp), Hannes Bauer (tb), William Parker (b), Alex Schlippenbach (p), Han Bennink (dr), others... / “...approaching 11:30pm, all embarked on a three-quarter hour septet extemporization, for a diminishing audience, due to the lateness of the hour, which terminated, after the definitive drum-beat for which Han is well-known, with a short, somewhat surprising (by virtue of its out-of-placeness) quote by Alex of what appeared to be a composed item.” / Kongresshalle, Berlin, Germany
["Berlin Daze June 1988" by Roger Parry, CODA #223 December 1988 pp.21-3.]
88.06.28 - Peter van Bergen (reeds), Hannes Bauer (tb), William Parker (b), Han Bennink (dr) / Kongresshalle, Berlin, Germany [ibid]
88.06.29 - Evan Parker (reeds), Enrico Rava and Tomasz Stánko (tp), Martin Mayes (frh), Tristan Honsinger (ce),
Peter Kowald and William Parker (b), Gunter Hampel (vib), Han Bennink (dr) / Kongresshalle, Berlin, Germany [ibid]

88.07.01 • Cecil Taylor European Orchestra Workshop [AR—106:00]

July 1, 1988 / Improvised Music II/88, Kongresshalle, Berlin, Germany

The Day Before Alms Part I [62:32]
The Day Before Alms Part II [43:27]

Cecil Taylor (p, Comp), Peter Van Bergen (ts), Peter Brötzmann (as, ts, trgt), Hans Koch (ss, ts, bcl), Evan Parker (ss, ts), Louis Sclavis (ss, cl, bcl), Enrico Rava (tp, flg), Tomasz Stánko (tp), Johannes Bauer, Christian Radovan, and Wolter Wierbos (tb), Martin Mayes (frh), Gunter Hampel (vib), Tristan Honsinger (ce), William Parker and Peter Kowald (b), Han Bennink (dr)

{2CDr}

88.07.02 • Cecil Taylor: In Berlin '88

Free Music Production FMP (no #) (11CD, limited edition boxed-set) 1989 GER

Cecil Taylor European Orchestra: Alms / Tiergarten (Spree)
FMP CD 8/9 (2-CD) 1988 GER
(This release was identical to the original contained in the 11-CD set above.)
Cecil Taylor: Concrete
Musica Jazz Magazine, January 1998 issue w/ FMP MJ 02 (CD) 1998 IT
—1st Session [See also 89.11.02; 89.11.03; 90.07.08]
Cecil Taylor European Orchestra [AVR—122:39]

July 2, 1988 / Improvised Music II/88, Kongresshalle, Berlin, Germany

1. Involution/Evolution [58:51]
2. Weight—Breath—Sounding Trees [63:48]

Concrete has a [22:42] excerpt of track 1.

—The Audience Video is of “bad quality!"

Cecil Taylor (p, Comp), Peter Van Bergen (ts), Peter Brötzmann (as, ts, trgt), Hans Koch (ss, ts, bcl), Evan Parker (ss, ts), Louis Sclavis (ss, cl, bcl), Enrico Rava (tp, flg), Tomasz Stánko (tp), Johannes Bauer, Christian Radovan, and Wolter Wierbos (tb), Martin Mayes (frh), Gunter Hampel (vib), Tristan Honsinger (ce), William Parker and Peter Kowald (b), Han Bennink (dr)

{FMP MJ 02; FMP Ltd. Edition 11-CD box... Yes, I once owned this. Yes, it is beautiful.}

88.08.06 • William Hooker Quartet: Lifeline

Silkheart Records SHLP-119 (LP) 1989 Sweden; SHCD-119 (CD) 1990

August 6, 1988 / Real Art Ways, 10th Annual RAW Jazz Festival, Trinity College, Hartford, CT

1. Schools of Thought [7:20]
2. Revisited (Science) [12:30]
3. Maitreya [12:10]
4. Tune [11:00]
5. Beauty’s Apocalypse [5:00]

—Recording is a continuous performance of 49:52.

William Hooker (dr, recitation, Comp), Alan Michael and Claude Lawrence (as), William Parker (b)

{SHCD-119}

88.08.23 - William Parker Ensemble: Rob Brown (as), Karen Borca (bsn), Alex Lodico (tb), Cooper-Moore (harp, ashimba, perc),
Parker (b, perc), Zen Matsuura (perc), Patricia Nicholson (choreographer), Steve Buchbinder, Yelena Matulic, Miriam Parker,
and Marion Stanton (dance) / Vision on an Ordinary Day: “Angel" (dedicated to Jimmy Lyons)—"Aborigine Song"—"Vision on an
Ordinary Day (Part One: Cedar)"—"Glorious"—"Leap Now (or forever be a slave)" / 6:00pm, Garden of the Cooper-Hewitt Museum, NYC
[William Parker’s Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.02.13; New York Magazine August 22, 1988 p.179]

88.09.02 • Khan Jamal: Speak Easy

Gazell GJCD 4001 (CD) 1989

September 2, 1988 / Morning Star Studio, Springhouse, PA

1. Speak Easy (Jamal) [6:32]
2. Jennifer’s Poem (Jamal) [5:10]
3. Rain Colors (Jamal) [2:08]
4. Blues for An Endangered Species (Jamal) [7:25]
5. Family of the Spirits (Jamal) [6:56]
6. Easy Living (Rainger) [6:31]
7. Free Nelson (Jamal) [7:33]

Khan Jamal (vib), Dave Burrell (p), William Parker (b), Sunny Murray (dr)

{GJCD 4001}

88.09.14 - William Hooker Quartet: Claude Lawrence and Alan Michael (as), Parker (b), Hooker (dr) / P.S. 122, NYC
[CODA #223 December 1988 p.27]

88.09.24 - Jemeel Moondoc Quartet: Moondoc (as, cor), Bern Nix (g),
William Parker (b), “last-minute substitute" Pheeroan Aklaff (dr) /
University of New York at Stony Brook, Union Auditorium, Stony Brook, NY
[Karin Falcone, “Lunar Vibes: Jemeel Moondoc Quartet", Stony Brook Press V.10 n.02]
First Set included: Nostalgia in Times Square; “a few ...highly improvisational
mood pieces.”; “a more energetic tune";
Second Set included: Campbell’s Soup; Ruby’s Riches (Moondoc on cor);
“a McCoy Tyner composition.”

Photo by Ed Bridges, Stony Brook Press V.10 n.02

88.10.21 • The Feel Trio [AR—50:41 & BR—23:30]

October 21, 1988 / Leverkusen Jazz Festival, Leverkusen, Germany

Audience Recording:
1. composition/improvisation 35:45]
2. composition/improvisation 6:11]
3. The Question [5:31]
4. encore [1:08]
5. second encore [2:03]

Broadcast Recording:
1. composition/improvisation 18:23] (incomplete, fades in)
2. composition/improvisation 5:09]

—First known performance by The Feel Trio.

Cecil Taylor (p), William Parker (b), Tony Oxley (dr)

{CDr; Jazzpodium from Heinrich Smejkal 02.09.16; H. Lukas Lindenmaier; Jan Carlsson 04.03.28; Jakob Blumenthal 07.07.21}

88.10.22 • The Feel Trio [BR—26:38]

October 22, 1988 / Nancy, France
—Also circulating incorrectly dated as 88.11.21.

1. composition/improvisation 26:38] (incomplete, fades at end, French radio announcer begins voice-over)

“In the German jazz magazine Jazzpodium both festivals—Leverkusen (88.10.21) and Freiburg (88.10.23)—have feature articles (festival reports)
mentioning the Cecil Taylor Trio with Parker and Oxley. The remark on the web-site [www.nancyjazpuls.com, which no longer exists] speaking of
a QUINTET is... wrong.” —Heinrich Smejkal

Although, on the 27th, they do indeed hit as a quintet in Amsterdam, with Evan Parker (reeds), Arthur Brooks (tp), and Pheeroan Aklaff (dr)... —RL

Cecil Taylor (p, Comp), William Parker (b), Tony Oxley (dr)

{CDr; Session date from Heinrich Smejkal 02.09.16}

88.10.23 • The Feel Trio [AR—82:37]

October 23, 1988 / Freiburg Jazz Festival, Freiberg, West Germany

1. First Set [47:04]
2. Second Set [34:01]
3. encore [1:32]

Cecil Taylor (p, voc, Comp), William Parker (b), Tony Oxley (dr)

{2CDr; Jazzpodium Heinrich Smejkal 02.09.16}

88.10.27 - The Cecil Taylor Unit: Cecil Taylor (p), Evan Parker (reeds), Arthur Brooks (tp), William Parker (b), Pheeroan Aklaff (dr) /
Bimhuis, Amsterdam, Netherlands [Sander Piek 05.03.08; www.bimhuis.nl]

88.11.05 • The Feel Trio [AR—95:12]

November 5, 1988 / Catalinas Bar & Grill, Hollywood, CA

1. composition/improvisation 44:03]
2. composition/improvisation 51:09]

“November opened with a rare club appearance...” —May have been more than one night.

Cecil Taylor (p, Comp), William Parker (b), Tony Oxley (dr)

{Anonymous; Cadence Vol.14 no.12 December 1988 p.92; Jakob Blumenthal 07.07.21}

88.11.17 • The Feel Trio [AR—38:04]

November 17, 1988 / Caravan of Dreams, Fort Worth, TX

1. First Set [38:04]

Cecil Taylor (p, Comp), William Parker (b), Tony Oxley (dr)

{Anonymous}

88.11.18 • The Feel Trio [AR—89:45]

November 18, 1988 / Caravan of Dreams, Fort Worth, TX

1. First Set [52:43]
2. Second Set [37:02]

Cecil Taylor (p, Comp), William Parker (b), Tony Oxley (dr)

{2CDr}

88.11.19 • The Feel Trio [AR—100:05]

November 19, 1988 / Caravan of Dreams, Fort Worth, TX

1. First Set [40:23]
2. Second Set [56:03]
3. encore [1:39]
4. second encore [0:34]

Cecil Taylor (p, Comp), William Parker (b), Tony Oxley (dr)

{2 CDr}

88.12.06 - Other Dimensions in Music: Daniel Carter (as, ts, tp, etc), Roy Campbell (tp), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr) /
“Roy Campbell Group" on poster / Knitting Factory, NYC [William Parker’s Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.02.13]

88.12.00 (1) • Bern Nix Trio [AR—24:22]

December, 1988 / unknown venue, New York City

1. composition/improvisation 8:07]
2. composition/improvisation 4:54]
3. composition/improvisation 5:10]
4. composition/improvisation 3:33]
5. composition/improvisation 1:41]

Bern Nix (g), William Parker (b), Dave Cappello (dr)

{WP Archive CDr}

88.12.10 (1) • Bern Nix Trio [AR—45:00]

December 10, 1988 / Groningen Jazz Festival, Groningen, Netherlands

1. compositions/improvisations [45:00]

Bern Nix (g), William Parker (b), Dave Cappello (dr)

{Eddy Janssens 03.12.20}

88.12.10 (2) • Roy Campbell Trio [AR—45:00]

December 10, 1988 / Groningen Jazz Festival, Groningen, Netherlands

1. compositions/improvisations [45:00]

Roy Campbell Jr. (tp), William Parker (b), Reggie Nicholson (dr)

{Eddy Janssens 03.12.20}

88.12.00 (2) • Charles Gayle & William Parker Duo [AR—41:00]

December, 1988 / Amsterdam, Netherlands

1. compositions/improvisations [41:00]

Charles Gayle (ts), William Parker (b)

{WP Archive CDr; Anonymous 04.03.02}

1989 : : :

89.00.00 • William Parker / Tom Tedesco: Painters' Autumn

Centering Music CENT1002 (CS) 1989

(V/A) Halana Volume 1, number 2
Halana Magazine & CD, Volume 1, number 2, Winter 1996/1997
[This CD also includes tracks by Tony Conrad; Alan Lamb; Keiji Haino; Pauline Oliveros.]
William Parker: Long Hidden: The Olmec Series
AUM Fidelity AUM036 (CD) 2006
—1st Session [See also 93.00.00 (1); 93.00.00 (2); 97.01.26 (2)]

unknown date, 1989 / Bar G Sharp, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
—Date also noted by Halana compilation, and elsewhere as “1993".

1. Wound Sing [14:05]
2. Anast Glancing Into Sand [14:34]
3. For Scotty Hart [2:08]
4. Entrance Into Chiapas [11:13]
5. Painter’s Autumn [21:32]
6. In Case of Accident [4:57]
7. Cathedral [12:30]

Halana and Long Hidden: The Olmec Series both have “In Case of Accident" credited, but in fact contain track 2, “Anast Glancing Into Sand".

“Parker mailed me a DAT when we did the Halana piece and allowed us to select the track we wanted to use for the compilation disc. Most... are solo pieces. One... even uses prepared tape loops.” —Michael Chaiken, correspondence with James Lindbloom.

William Parker (b, Comp), Tom Tedesco (dr and perc-1,5)

{Centering 1002; James Lindbloom; Steven Joerg 06.12.16; Halana Magazine & CD; venue from Lisle Ellis 14.02.26}

89.01.11 - Ken Simon (ts, fl), William Parker (b, vn), Gary Bufford (dr) / New York Public Library, Jefferson Market Branch, NYC
[New York Magazine January 16, 1989]
89.01.23 - William Parker Solo / “Homestead Records Presents Monday Night Music Series" The Cooler, NYC
[William Parker’s Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.02.13]

89.01.25 • The Feel Trio [AR—56:02]

January 25, 1989 / Blues Alley, Washington, DC

1. compositions/improvisations [56:02]

Cecil Taylor (p, Comp), William Parker (b), Tony Oxley (dr)

{CDr}

89.01.28 • Billy Bang Quartet [AR—47:08]

January 28, 1989 / Painted Bride Arts Center, Philadelphia, PA

announcement [3:01]
1. Know Your Enemies [6:36]
2. composition/improvisation 13:03]
3. composition/improvisation 11:14]
4. composition/improvisation 11:49]
announcement [0:30]

—This tape has been circulating with Parker listed on bass playing in David S. Ware’s Trio.
This session was on a double-bill with the Ware Trio with Sirone and Marc Edwards.

Billy Bang (vn), Frank Lowe (ts), William Parker (b), Reggie Nicholson (dr)

{WP Archive CDr; Marc Edwards; Heinrich Smejkal}

89.01.31 through 89.02.05 - The Feel Trio: Cecil Taylor (p), William Parker (b), Tony Oxley (dr) / “Three shows nightly",
10:00pm, Sweet Basil, NYC [New York Magazine January 30, 1989 p.88; Down Beat May 1989 p.55]

89.02.03 • The Feel Trio [AR—41:52]

February 3, 1989 (Friday) / Sweet Basil, New York City

1. First Set [41:52] (incomplete, cuts out at end)

—See notes below 89.02.04.

Cecil Taylor (p, Comp), William Parker (b), Tony Oxley (dr)

{CDr; New York Magazine January 30, 1989 p.88}

89.02.04 • The Feel Trio [AR—88:14]

February 4, 1989 (Saturday) / Sweet Basil, New York City
—This session is also circulating incorrectly dated 89.02.24.

1. composition/improvisation 88:14] (split track at 44:33; incomplete, cuts in at beginning, out at end)

—See notes below.

Cecil Taylor (p, Comp), William Parker (b), Tony Oxley (d, perc)

{2CDr; New York Magazine January 30, 1989 p.88}

Confusion surrounding the session recordings of 89.02.03 and 89.02.04, as well as another recording misdated 89.02.24.

Early references had:
89.02.03 —Exactly the same as the first set of both 89.02.04 & 89.02.24.
89.02.24 —Exactly the same as 89.02.04. (Received as “Feel Trio / NYC, Sweet Basil—44:14 + 44:28".)

The circulating 89.02.24 recording is in fact the 89.02.04 date as confirmed by Ed Hazell.
Additionally, the 02.03 and 02.04 recordings are NOT the same.
The 02.03 set is at 41:52, the 02.04 sets are at 44:33 and 43:41, and my playing them concurrently on separate decks shows that they may
be working the same piece, but they are indeed different performances. —RL

89.02.05 - The Feel Trio: Cecil Taylor (p), William Parker (b), Tony Oxley (dr) / “Three shows nightly," 10:00pm, Sweet Basil, NYC
[New York Magazine January 30, 1989 p.88; Down Beat May 1989 p.55]

89.02.04

89.03.00 - Cecil Taylor (no personnel) / Terrassa Jazz Festival, Spain [CODA #226 June 1989 p.39]
“It did happen. I don't know the exact date nor if a recording exists, but Cecil played there in 1989. After that, he spent several days
at poet Victor Obiols' house with other guests, my brother Javier among them...” —Suso Navarette posting to CTResearch Group
89.03.20 - Cecil Taylor “Dance Project": Taylor (p), Evan Parker (ts), William Parker (b), Roger Turner (dr, perc)— First Set was the Quartet,
Second Set added “four young, London-based dancers...” / Camden Festival, Shaw Theatre, London, UK
[WIRE #61 March 1989 p.4; #63 April 1989 p.16]
89.04.14 - Karen Borca Quartet: Borca (bsn), Irene Schweizer (p), William Parker (b), Andrew Cyrille (dr) / “...plus the Diedre Murray & Elliott Sharp Duo and the Jeanne Lee Trio...” / “The TAKTLOS '89 Tour of Switzerland in April...”, Zürich, Switzerland
[CODA #226 June 1989 p.32; WIRE #61 March 1989 p.5]
89.04.15 - Karen Borca Quartet: Borca (bsn), Irene Schweizer (p), William Parker (b), Andrew Cyrille (dr) / Bern, Switzerland
[WIRE #61 March 1989 p.5]

89.04.16 • Karen Borca & Irene Schweizer Quartet [AR—56:30]

April 16, 1989 / Koserne, Basel, Switzerland

1. composition/improvisation 48:20]
2. composition/improvisation 8:10]

Karen Borca (bsn), Irene Schweizer (p), William Parker (b), Andrew Cyrille (dr)

{Ron Lyles 08.03.08; WIRE #61 March 1989 p.5}

89.04.22 - Zusaan Kali Fasteau Trio: Fasteau (reeds), William Parker (b), Rashied Ali (dr) / NPR Broadcast, Painted Bride Art Center, Philadelphia, PA [Zusaan Kali Fasteau Archive 14.04.16]

89.04.24 and 89.04.25 • Other Dimensions In Music: Other Dimensions In Music

Silkheart SHLP-120 (LP) 1989; SHCD-120 (CD) 1989 SWE

April 24 & 25, 1989 / Sound on Sound Recording Studio, New York City

Tradition’s Transitional Omissions Suite
1. Sailing Towards the Dark Happy Voice [22:58]
2. Ascent (My Shadow is a Cloud) [16:04]
3. Sihu Chant for Sly Stone [15:27]
4. Spirits Rise/Fall (Dedicated to Ethel Brownlee) [15:51]

LP has tracks 1 and 3.

Daniel Carter (as, ts, fl, tp), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp, flg, rec), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr)

{SHCD-120}

89.04.28 and 89.04.29 • Rob Brown: Breath Rhyme

Silkheart SHLP-122 (LP) 1990 Sweden; SHCD-122 (CD) 1990

April 28 & 29, 1989 / Sound on Sound Recording Studio, New York City

1. Firewalk [10:50]
2. Stillness [5:58]
3. Breath Rhyme [7:31]
4. PB [10:47]
5. The Light [4:47]
6. Beehive [11:33]
7. Awake [7:28]
8. Escape Velocity [6:38]

LP has all tracks except 3 and 4.

Rob Brown (as, Comp), William Parker (b), Denis Charles (dr)

{SHCD-122}

89.05.23 (1) - Zusaan Kali Fasteau Trio: Fasteau (reeds), William Parker (b), Newman Baker (dr) / Knitting Factory, NYC [Zusaan Kali Fasteau Archive 14.04.16]
89.05.23 (2) - Rob Brown Trio: Brown (as), William Parker (b), Denis Charles (dr) / Knitting Factory, NYC [Cadence Vol.15 no.4 April 1989 p.20]

89.06.08 • Cecil Taylor: In Florescence

A&M Records A&M SP 5286 (LP) 1990; A&M CD 5286 (CD) 1990

June 8, 1989 / RCA Recording Studios, New York City

1. J. (Taylor) [2:52]
2. Pethro Visiting the Abyss (Taylor) [7:08]
3. Saita (Taylor) [3:00]
4. In Florescence (Taylor) [3:02]
5. Sirenes 1/3 (Taylor) [0:48]
6. Anast in Crisis Mouthful of Fresh Cut Flowers (Parker) [3:37]
7. Charles and Thee (Taylor) [8:00]
8. Entity (Bendian) [2:32]
9. Leaf Taken Horn (Taylor) [4:53]
10. Chal Chuiatlichue Goddess of Green Flowing Waters (Taylor) [11:29]
11. Feng Shui (Taylor/Parker/Bendian) [4:35]

Cecil Taylor (p, voc, prep-p-10), William Parker (b, voc-10, perc-10), Gregg Bendian (perc, voc-10)

{A&M SP 5286; A&M CD 5286}

89.06.23 - William Parker’s Orchestral Concepts: Rob Brown and Henry P. Warner (as), Jemeel Moondoc (ss), Dave Sewelson (bar),
Lewis Barnes (tp), Masahiko Kono and Alex Lodico (tb), Dave Hofstra (tu), Ellen Christi (voc), Cooper-Moore (didley bow, fl, teze),
Jackson Krall and Denis Charles (dr) / The Gas Station, NYC [William Parker’s Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.02.13]
89.07.01 - Cecil Taylor Trio: Taylor (p), William Parker (b), Gregg Bendian (dr) / “The Knitting Factory Goes Uptown,"
8:00pm, Alice Tully Hall, NYC [New York Magazine July 3, 1989 p.196]

89.07.12 • Charles Gayle & William Parker Duo [AR—86:00]

July 12, 1989 / Ray Taylor’s Living Room, New York City

1. compositions/improvisations [86:00]

Charles Gayle (ts), William Parker (b)

{WP Archive 2CDr; Anonymous 04.03.02;
The Final Nite & Other Poems: Complete Notes from a Charles Gayle Notebook, 1987-2006, Steve Dalachinsky, Ugly Duckling Presse, 2006}

89.07.13 • Charles Gayle & William Parker Duo [AR—92:00]

July 13, 1989 / Ray Taylor’s Living Room, New York City

1. compositions/improvisations [92:00]

Charles Gayle (ts), William Parker (b)

{WP Archive 2CDr; Anonymous 04.03.02;
The Final Nite & Other Poems: Complete Notes from a Charles Gayle Notebook, 1987-2006, Steve Dalachinsky, Ugly Duckling Presse, 2006}

89.07.18 and 89.07.19 - Charles Gayle & William Parker Duo: Gayle (ts), Parker (b) / Ray Taylor’s Living Room, NYC
[The Final Nite & Other Poems: Complete Notes from a Charles Gayle Notebook, 1987-2006, Steve Dalachinsky, Ugly Duckling Presse, 2006]

89.07.20 • Charles Gayle & William Parker Duo [AR—84:00]

July 20, 1989 / Ray Taylor’s Living Room, New York City

1. compositions/improvisations [84:00]

Charles Gayle (ts), William Parker (b)

{WP Archive 2CDr; Anonymous 04.03.02;
The Final Nite & Other Poems: Complete Notes from a Charles Gayle Notebook, 1987-2006, Steve Dalachinsky, Ugly Duckling Presse, 2006}

89.07.26 and 89.07.27 - Charles Gayle & William Parker Duo: Gayle (ts), Parker (b) / Ray Taylor’s Living Room, NYC [Anonymous 04.03.02;
The Final Nite & Other Poems: Complete Notes from a Charles Gayle Notebook, 1987-2006, Steve Dalachinsky, Ugly Duckling Presse, 2006]
89.08.07 - Zusaan Kali Fasteau Trio: Fasteau (reeds), William Parker (b), Newman Baker (dr) / Union Square Park, NYC [Zusaan Kali Fasteau Archive 14.04.16]
89.08.22 - Cecil Taylor Quartet: Taylor (p), William Parker (b), André Martinez and Gregg Bendian (perc) / Teatro do Hotel Nacional de Rio,
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [André Martinez Archive 02.10.08; 02.10.30; 02.11.02]

“On this tour were Max Roach, Odean Pope, George Benson, Horace Silver, the Count Basie Big Band with Joe Williams, and John Zorn. The first gig was in Rio in a concert hall—the event was called 'Free Jazz', a term they were not sure what it actually meant till they heard Cecil.
...the people who heard us in San Paolo began to walk out, but those that stayed flipped over the music. Two of the people in the audience were Hermeto Pascual and Djamalo Correa, two of Brazil’s most respected geniuses of music. Not to mention the club hopping all night with them and Cecil, William, and myself. We later hung [at] Rio Jazz Club located in the Hotel Meridien where Sivuca was playing. It’s funny you mentioned this gig because William brought it to my attention the other night. He said 'remember when we went looking for instruments in the rough part of town?' and I said yes. 'Remember carrying all those instruments down these slum-type neighborhoods to find Gope, a main percussion store for pandieros and whistles, and no one bothered us. And remember when the percussionist from Gilberto Gil’s band saw us walking around and thought we were crazy to take such chances and he put us in a cab back to the hotel?' And William said 'but when the spirit is correct the forces will protect you, we are dealing with people and they can sense your spirit and honesty'. ...William and myself jammed Samba with the hotel band every day... While in Rio de Janeiro I had a some kind of spiritual experience—an Orisha-type invasion or an anxiety attack—and I was in my room by myself feeling strange and the next you know Sir William, who’s room was next door, comes in without notice and puts headphones on me and plays this beautiful music that totally calmed me down—then left back to his room next door. A truly spiritual experience for me.” —André Martinez

89.08.26 - Cecil Taylor Quartet: Taylor (p), William Parker (b), André Martinez and Gregg Bendian (perc) / Free Jazz Festival, The Palace,
San Paulo, Brazil “...the word FREE in this festival’s name did not refer to any style, school, or concept: it was simply the brand name of the cigarette company sponsoring it!" [Pépé Hosiasson CODA #229 December 1989 p.21]

89.09.15 • Zorn John’s Alto Madness [AR—73:56]

September 15, 1989 / Knitting Factory, New York City

1. composition/improvisation 20:52]
2. composition/improvisation 20:02]
3. composition/improvisation 8:33]
4. composition/improvisation 24:31]

“...I recently did a [Friday] gig with John Zorn at the Knitting Factory... with Jemeel Moondoc... Bern Nix... Ted Epstein...”
—William Parker, interview taken 89.10.07 by Bob Rusch, Cadence Vol.16 No.12 December, 1990 p.8

This recording is also circulating with an erroneous line-up that has Evan Parker added on alto, Marc Ribot on guitar, Greg Cohen on bass,
and Joey Baron on drums. Line-up below is from announcement on recording.

John Zorn, Jemeel Moondoc, and Tim Berne (as), Bern Nix (g), William Parker (b), Ted Epstein (dr)

{Jakob Blumenthal 07.07.21; William Parker 14.03.30}

89.10.07 • The Cecil Taylor Unit [BR—57:23]

December 17, 1989 / Festival International de Musique Actuelle de Victoriaville, Grand Cafe, Quebec, Canada

1. compositions/improvisations [57:23]

A recording at 74:00 also in circulation :::
“I have just received a CDr with 74:00 recording from the 89-1007 concert at Victoriaville. This is somehow different from the 57:33 radio broadcast on CDr from the same event. The broadcast is actually missing the initial 21:37 from the other recording, and it includes two short radio announcements (in French), otherwise is the same performance throughout. The longer recording most probably is from an audience recording, or maybe from an unbalanced soundboard output. This recording has a sharp, crackling sound, emphasizing percussions, and (in some places) vocals, whereas the radio recording emphasizes the bass register, sometimes sounds like overloading the bass-mic line. The first part of performance (not on the broadcast CDr) includes a lot of percussions, vocalizing, and sounds from whistles, flutes, etc. Some parts are so dense I believe all four (Taylor, Parker, Bendian, Martinez) play on quite a lot of percussion plus “little instruments," and vocalize. One strange moment is the very short appearance from a saxophone (no doubt!)—this is at 26:25 on the complete version (ca. 4:00 on the radio version)—who was that?!"
—Lukas Lindenmaier posting to CTResearch Group 05.06.27

"I was the alto sax player. There was a review in Down Beat the month following the gig that mentions this in the review.
I also did a hit and played the tenor at the Vanguard with the same band.”
—André Martinez 05.06.27

Cecil Taylor (p, voc, perc), William Parker (b, voc, perc), André Martinez (dr, voc, perc, ts), Gregg Bendian (vib, mba, drums, voc, perc)

{CDr; CODA #230 February 1990 p.12; WIRE #72 p.33; Session date from Heinrich Smejkal; Cadence Vol.15 no.12 December 1989 pp.66-7;
Lukas Lindenmaier posting to CTResearch Group 05.06.27}

89.10.14 - Lisa Sokolov (voc), David Gonzalez (g), William Parker (b) / Westbank Cafe, NYC [CODA #229 December 1989 p.18]
89.10.24 - Donald Rafael Garrett Memorial Concert: Zusaan Kali Fasteau (reeds), Dewey Redman and Frank Lowe (ts), Oliver Lake (as), Craig Harris (tb), William Parker (b), Beaver Harris (dr) / Saint Peter’s Church, NYC [Zusaan Kali Fasteau Archive 14.04.16]

89.11.02 • (Cecil Taylor) The Feel Trio: Looking (Berlin Version)

Free Music Production FMP CD 25 (CD) 1990 GER

Cecil Taylor: Concrete
Musica Jazz Magazine, January 1998 issue w/ FMP MJ 02 (CD) 1998 IT
—2nd Session [See also 88.07.02; 89.11.03; 90.07.08]
Cecil Taylor The Feel Trio [AR—135:09]

November 2, 1989 / Total Music Meeting, Quartier Latin, Berlin, Germany

Looking (Berlin Version):
1. first part [36:22]
2. second part [5:05]
3. third part [30:49]

Audience Recording:
1. First Set [93:54] (split track at 63:48, fades out and back in)
2. Second Set [36:32]
3. encore [5:43]

Looking (Berlin Version) contains excerpts from the complete performance heard on Audience Recording.

Concrete has “second part [5:05]" only.

Cecil Taylor (p, Comp), William Parker (b), Tony Oxley (dr)

{FMP CD 25; FMP MJ 02; Jakob Blumenthal 08.05.19}

89.11.03 • Cecil Taylor: Looking (Berlin Version) Corona

Free Music Production FMP CD 31 (CD) 1991 GER
—1st Session [See also 89.11.04]

Cecil Taylor: Concrete
Musica Jazz Magazine, January 1998 issue w/ FMP MJ 02 (CD) 1998 IT
—3rd Session [See also 88.07.02; 89.11.02; 90.07.08]
Cecil Taylor [AR—127:00]

November 3, 1989 / Total Music Meeting, Quartier Latin, Berlin, Germany

Audience Recording:
1. First Set [68:14] (split track at 62:15)
2. encore [6:14]
3. Second Set [51:50]
4. encore [3:02]

Looking (Berlin Version) Corona has excerpts as:
b. second movement [3:30] —Concrete has an excerpt of this excerpt (!!!) at [2:44]
c. third movement [7:30]

Cecil Taylor (p, Comp), Harald Kimmig (vn), Muneer Abdul Fataah (ce), William Parker (b), Tony Oxley (dr)

{FMP CD 31; FMP MJ 02; 2CDr; Hannes Schneider; Jan Carlsson 04.02.14, 04.03.28}

89.11.04 • Cecil Taylor: Looking (Berlin Version) Corona

Free Music Production FMP CD 31 (CD) 1991 GER
—2nd Session [See also 89.11.03]

Cecil Taylor [AR—112:00]

November 4, 1989 / Total Music Meeting, Quartier Latin, Berlin, Germany

Audience Recording:
1. First Set [59:14]
2. Second Set [45:20]
3. encore [7:28]
announcement, Trudy Morse [4:51]

Looking (Berlin Version) Corona has First Set as “a. first movement [60:15]"

Cecil Taylor (p, Comp), Harald Kimmig (vn), Muneer Abdul Fataah (ce), William Parker (b), Tony Oxley (dr)

{FMP CD 31; 2CDr; Hannes Schneider; Jan Carlsson 04.02.14, 04.03.28}

89.11.25 - William Parker’s Orchestral Concepts: Daniel Carter (reeds, tp), Dave Sewelson (bar), Cooper-Moore (p), Patricia Parker (dance),
William Parker and Joe Gallant (b), Jackson Krall (dr) / “For Those Who Live in Cardboard Houses" / The Gas Station, NYC
[Jackson Krall 14.02.15]
89.12.03 - Peter Brötzmann Trio: Brötzmann (ts, baby E-flat cl, trgt), William Parker (b), Gregg Bendian (dr) / The Gas Station
("the name says it all: the place is an old two-bay service garage...," Lower East Side, NYC [CODA #230 February 1990 p.20]
89.12.05 - Ellen Christi Quartet: Christi (voc), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp, flg), William Parker (b), Tom Bruno (dr) / The Knitting Factory, NYC /
Midnight Moan + unknown titles [ibid; Peter Watrous, The New York Times December 7, 1989]
89.12.09 - The Cecil Taylor Unit: Taylor (p), William Parker (b), André Martinez and Gregg Bendian (dr, perc) / ...presented by Northeast Ohio Jazz Society, Cleveland Institute of Music, Kulas Auditorium, Cleveland, OH
[André Martinez Archive] (This session is misdated as 83.12.23 in Cadence Vol.16 no.3 March 1990 p.4)
89.12.16 - The Cecil Taylor Unit: Taylor (p), William Parker (b), André Martinez (dr, perc) / Iron Horse Cafe, North Hampton, MA
[André Martinez Archive 02.10.16; 02.11.02]

89.12.17 • The Cecil Taylor Unit [AR—90:00]

December 17, 1989 / Western Front, Cambridge, MA

1. compositions/improvisations [90:00]

Cecil Taylor (p, voc, Comp), William Parker (b), André Martinez (dr)

{Anonymous}

89.12.18 - The Cecil Taylor Unit: Taylor (p), William Parker (b), André Martinez (dr, perc) / “...a reggae club for Cecil’s friend Mr. Gilmore, father of guitarist David Gilmore.” Western Front, Cambridge, MA [André Martinez Archive 02.10.16; 03.01.04]
89.12.20 and 89.12.21 - Cecil Taylor Corona Ensemble: Taylor (p), David S. Ware (ts), John Bruschini (g),
Evelyn Blakey —Art’s daughter! (voc), William Parker (b), Thurman Barker (mba), André Martinez (dr)/ Lush Life, NYC
[New York Magazine December 18, 1982 p.142]

89.12.22 • Cecil Taylor Corona Ensemble [AR]

December 22, 1989 / Knitting Factory, New York City

1. Save the Children

Cecil Taylor (p, Comp), David S. Ware (ts), John Bruschini (g), Evelyn Blakey (voc),
William Parker (b), Thurman Barker (mba), André Martinez (dr)

{André Martinez Archive; New York Magazine December 18, 1982 p.142}

89.12.23 • Cecil Taylor Corona Ensemble [AR—100:59]

December 23, 1989 / Knitting Factory, New York City

First Set
1. composition/improvisation 100:59] (split track at 51:26)

Cecil Taylor (p, voc, Comp), David S. Ware (ts, stc, voc), John Bruschini (g, voc),
Evelyn Blakey (voc), William Parker (b, voc),
Thurman Barker (mba, vibes, perc, voc), André Martinez (dr, voc)

{2CDr; Anonymous; André Martinez Archive; New York Magazine December 18, 1982 p.142}

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90.01.08 through 90.01.10
• David S. Ware Quartet: Great Bliss Vol. 1

Silkheart Records SHCD-127 (CD) 1991 Sweden

• David S. Ware Quartet: Great Bliss Vol. 2

Silkheart Records SHCD-128 (CD) 1991 Sweden

January 8 through 10, 1990 / Sound on Sound Studio, New York City

Great Bliss Vol. 1:
1. Forward Motion [12:28]
2. Angular [5:50]
3. Bliss Theme [8:50]
4. Cadenza [11:40]
5. Sound Bound [12:00]
6. Mind Time [4:00]
7. Saxelloscape One [4:00] (DS Ware Solo)
8. Thirds [13:50]

Great Bliss Vol. 2:
9. One Two Three [12:00]
10. Emptiness [4:00]
11. Primary Piece III [8:30]
12. Saxelloscape Two [5:00] (DS Ware Solo)
13. The Child Without—The Child Within [10:50]
14. Stritchland [12:15]
15. Low Strata [6:20]
16. Reign of Peace [11:00]

—The CD liner notes indicate “does not appear on album" for several of these tracks.
"Silkheart LP manufacture stopped in a big hurry and those two certainly
weren't manufactured [SHCD-127 & 128]. The remarks on the backliner text
are there because it wasn't possible to make any changes to the offset films
at that late date.” —Keith Knox, Silkheart Records

David S. Ware (ts-3,8,11,15,16, fl-1,6,10,13, sxl-2,5,7,12, stc-4,9,14, Comp),
Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Marc Edwards (dr, tmp, perc)

{SHCD-128; SHCD-127}

90.01.14 • Matthew Shipp Quartet: Points

Silkheart Records SHCD-129 (CD) 1990 Sweden
—1st Session [See also 90.03.18]

January 14, 1990 / East Side Sound Studio, New York City

1. Points Number Two [20:42]
2. Afro Sonic [5:37]
3. Piano Pyramid [10:05]

Matthew Shipp (p, perc-2, Cond, Comp), Rob Brown (as-1,2), William Parker (b, perc-2), Whit Dickey (dr, perc-2)

{SHCD-129}

90.01.21 - William Parker Sextet: Rob Brown and Dave Sewelson (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), Alex Lodico (tb), Parker (b), Jackson Krall (dr) /
The Knitting Factory, NYC [CODA #231 April 1990 p.35]
90.02.10 - Charles Gayle & William Parker Duo: Gayle (ts), Parker (b) / Pyramid Club, NYC
[The Final Nite & Other Poems: Complete Notes from a Charles Gayle Notebook, 1987-2006, Steve Dalachinsky, Ugly Duckling Presse, 2006]

90.02.26 • Ellen Christi: Instant Reality

NYCAC (CS) 1992; Network Records Network 2001 (CD) 1995

February 26, 1990 / Baby Monster Studio, New York City

1. Silence (Charlie Haden) [3:05]
2. Where Angels Fear to Tread (Christi) [6:08]
3. Passage to Womanhood (Christi) [16:11]
4. Senza Parole (Christi) [3:45]
5. Captain Gregor (Christi) [8:10]
6. Beam Me Up, Scotty! (Christi) [8:02]
7. Frightened of Feeling (Christi) [5:39]
8. America, America! (traditional) [8:27]
9. Silence (Charlie Haden) [3:05]
10. Daydreams (Christi) [10:05]

Ellen Christi (voc, p, Arr), Tomas Ulrich (ce), Steve Buchanan (el-g), William Parker (b), Lefferts Brown (prepared drum loop-6), Tom Bruno (dr)

{Network 2001; session date Ms. Ellen Christi 14.02.13}

90.03.05 • Zusaan Kali Fasteau [BR—76:39 +]

March 5, 1990 / Live at WKCR-FM, New York City

1. A Gift (Fasteau) [9:25]
2. Akagunduz (Fasteau) [10:00]
3. Get Over, Get Off, and Get On (Yusef Lateef) [5:29]
4. Migrating Birds (Fasteau) [11:09]
5. Eventide (Fasteau) [11:33]
6. Nature’s Warning (Fasteau) [5:41]
7. Dolphin Meditation (Fasteau) [3:50]
8. Full Moon Rising (Fasteau) [10:40]
9. Grasslands (Fasteau) [2:32]
10. Delicate Balance (Fasteau) [6:20]
11. From Above (Fasteau) [unknown time]

Zusaan Kali Fasteau (ss, ney fl, voc, shakuhachi, sanza, ce, piano harp), William Parker (b), Beaver Harris (dr)

{WKCR-FM Archive 07.07.31}

90.03.09 • Zusaan Kali Fasteau: Prophecy

Flying Note Records FNCD 9003 (CD) 1993; 2011
—1st Session [See also 92.06.19; 92.08.10 & 92.08.11]

March 9, 1990 / Festival of Women Improvisors, Roulette, New York City

1. Birdsong [6:37]

Zusaan Kali Fasteau (kaval, ce, Comp), William Parker (b)

{FNCD 9003; Zusaan Kali Fasteau Archive 14.04.16}

90.03.10 - Michael Marcus Quintet: Marcus (sxl, stc), Ted Daniel (tp, cor), Joseph Bowie (tb), William Parker (b), Reggie Nicholson (dr) / Brecht Forum, NYC [CODA #232 June 1990 p.32]

90.03.18 • Matthew Shipp Quartet: Points

Silkheart Records SHCD-129 (CD) 1990 Sweden
—2nd Session [See also 90.01.14]

March 18, 1990 / East Side Sound Studio, New York City

1. Points Number One [34:24]

Matthew Shipp (p, Comp), Rob Brown (as), William Parker (b), Whit Dickey (dr)

{SHCD-129}

90.04.07 - Charles Gayle Trio: Gayle (ts), William Parker (b), David Pleasant (dr) / Chase Manhattan Bar and Grill, NYC
[CODA #232 June 1990 p.32]

90.04.14 • Tom Bruno Trio [AVR—50:36]

April 14, 1990 / NYCAC Presents, Space at Chase, Chase Manhattan Bar and Grill, New York City

1. improvisation [50:36]

Double-bill with Marc Edwards & Daniel Carter Duo

Jemeel Moondoc (as), William Parker (b), Tom Bruno (dr)

{CODA #233 August 1990 p.36; www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxA_GQ1GbMc}

90.05.00 • Michael Marcus: Under the Wire

Enja Records ENJA 6064 2 (CD) 1991 GER
—1st Session [See also 90.11.00 (2)]

May, 1990 / Sorcerer Sound, New York City

1. Gummin' [9:01]
2. Blue Halo [10:26]
3. Dance of the Angels [5:35]
4. Pipelines [5:25]
5. Kingdom’s Chair [5:17]
6. Under the Wire [5:20]
7. Common Ground [6:43]
8. Tribute [4:00]

Michael Marcus (bcl, ss, stc, Comp), Ted Daniel (tp), Joe Bowie (tb), William Parker (b), Reggie Nicholson (dr)

{ENJA 6064 2}

90.05.10 - Quartet Concepts: Rob Brown (as), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp), William Parker (b), Jackson Krall (dr) /
“Air Pockets, Extensions, & Wonders" / Roulette, Brooklyn, NY
[Cadence Vol.16 no.4 April '90 p.93; www.roulette.org/events; William Parker’s Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.02.27]

90.00.00 • Quartet Concepts [Centering Archival Recording—49:59]

unknown date, 1990 ("early '90s") / unknown Studio, New York City
—Recorded for NYCAC, never issued.

1. HTI [10:19]
2. Angel [13:13]
3. Taffeta Dance [4:46] (unaccompanied bass solo)
4. Havana [11:27]
5. Green Falls [10:14]

—The only other known Quartet Concepts date is 90.05.10 at Roulette.
I think this sounds like it was recorded in a studio.... This is going back a few years, but as I remember, the tape did not have a date on it and the date is a best guess from William. —Ed Hazell

Rob Brown (as, fl), Roy Campbell (tp, flg), William Parker (b), Jackson Krall (dr)

{William Parker’s Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.03.10}

90.05.20 - David S. Ware Quintet: Ware (reeds), Bill Dixon (tp), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Marc Edwards (dr) /
Knitting Factory, NYC
[Dixonia, a Bio-discography of Bill Dixon, by Ben Young, Aug. 1998, Greenwood Press / Round Up the Usual Suspects, entry 90-0520 p.298
Village Voice May 22, 1990 p.119; CODA #233 August 1990 p.36; ]
90.06.05 - Zusaan Kali Fasteau Trio: Fasteau (reeds), William Parker (b), Cindy Blackman (dr) /
Hospital Audiences, Inc., Bellevue Men’s Shelter, NYC [Zusaan Kali Fasteau Archive 14.04.16]

90.06.28 • Joelle Leandre & William Parker Duo [AR—40:03]

June 28, 1990 / Workshop Freie Musik, Akademie Der Kuenste, Berlin, Germany

1. composition/improvisation 33:19]
2. composition/improvisation 5:18]

Joelle Leandre (b, voc), William Parker (b)

{WP Archive CDr}

90.06.29 • (Cecil Taylor) The Feel Trio: Celebrated Blazons

Free Music Production FMP CD 58 (CD) 1993 GER

The Feel Trio [AR—64:45]

June 29, 1990 / Workshop Freie Musik 1986, Akademie der Künste, Berlin, Germany

Celebrated Blazons:
1. Celebrated Blazons [56:41]
(3 in One)
Lords of the House
Deep Water
Realm of the Wilds
3 in One

Audience Recording:
1. complete set [61:13]
2. encore [3:32]

Cecil Taylor (p, voc, Comp), William Parker (b), Tony Oxley (dr)

{FMP CD 58; Jakob Blumenthal 08.05.19}

90.07.08 • Cecil Taylor: CT—The Dance Project

FMP Records FMP 130 (CD) 2008 GER

Cecil Taylor: Concrete
Musica Jazz Magazine, January 1998 issue w/ FMP MJ 02 (CD) 1998 IT
—4th Session [See also 88.07.02; 89.11.02; 89.11.03]
Cecil Taylor Dance Project [AR—67:40]

July 8, 1990 / Akademie der Künste, Berlin, Germany

CT—The Dance Project:
A—Astral Fluid on the Earth
1. Looking Into The Universe [11:01]
2. Emerging From The Cosmic Exterial [4:19]
B—Soul Activities
3. Feeling [12:12]
4. Willing [11:45]

Audience Recording:
1. Astral Fluid on the Earth [67:40] (complete)

Concrete has track 4 at [11:18].

Cecil Taylor (p, voc, dance, Comp), William Parker (b, voc, dance), Masashi Harada (perc, voc, dance)
Cheryl Banks, Altea Garrido, Anastasia Lyras, and Liliana Saldana (dance, voc)

{FMP MJ 02; CDr; R. Shapiro’s Cecil Taylor Sessionography; Hannes Schneider; www.fmp-label.de/fmplabel}

90.07.15 - The Feel Trio: Cecil Taylor (p), William Parker (b), Tony Oxley (dr) / North Sea Jazz Festival, 23:15, Carel Willink Zaal,
The Hague, Netherlands [WIRE #75 p.4; #76 p.19; www.northseajazz.com/en/program/1990]
90.07.21 (1) - Jerome Cooper Quintet: Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre (reeds), Jason Hwang (vn), William Parker (b), Cooper (dr, perc),
Thurman Barker (dr) / Festival Konfrontationen, Nickelsdorf, Austria [Bjoern Dirlack 05.07.29]
“...After a view into the festival schedule, I found the band played ...just before The Feel Trio.” —Bjoern Dirlack

90.07.21 (2) • The Feel Trio [AR—62:50]

July 21, 1990 / Festival Konfrontationen, Nickelsdorf, Austria

1. composition/improvisation 52:00]
2. encore 1 [4:31]
3. encore 2 [6:04]

Cecil Taylor (p, Comp), William Parker (b), Tony Oxley (dr)

{CDr}

90.07.31 - Zusaan Kali Fasteau Trio: Fasteau (reeds), William Parker (b), Cindy Blackman (dr) / Union Square Park, NYC [Zusaan Kali Fasteau Archive 14.04.16]
90.08.09 - The Feel Trio: Cecil Taylor (p), William Parker (b), Tony Oxley (dr) / Bimhuis, Amsterdam, Netherlands
[Sander Piek 05.03.08; www.bimhuis.nl]

90.08.10 • Cecil Taylor Quintet [AR—78:50]

August 10, 1990 / Bimhuis, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

1. unknown composition [78:50] (split track at 51:50)

Cecil Taylor (p, Comp), Peter van Bergen (ts), Tristan Honsinger (ce), William Parker (b), Tony Oxley (dr)

{CDr; info from Hannes Schneider; Jan Carlsson 04.03.28}

90.08.12 • The Feel Trio [AR—47:16]

August 12, 1990 / Bimhuis, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

1. composition/improvisation 37:55]
2. composition/improvisation 9:17]

Cecil Taylor (p, Comp), William Parker (b), Tony Oxley (dr)

{CDr}

90.08.27 • The Feel Trio: 2 Ts for a lovely T

Codanza Records Codanza One (10-CD Box) 2002 England
—1st Session [See also 90.08.28; 90.08.29; 90.08.30; 90.09.01]

August 27, 1990 / Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club, London, England

CDs 1-2
1. Epicritic (Pertaining to Cutaneous Sensitivity) [42:29] + [10:48]
2. Peduncle (The Support of an Inflorescence) [43:32]

Cecil Taylor (p, Comp), William Parker (b), Tony Oxley (perc)

{Codanza One; Session dates from The WIRE Issue 78 August 1990 p.6, “Club Dates" column.}

90.08.28 • The Feel Trio: 2 Ts for a lovely T

Codanza Records Codanza One (10-CD Box) 2002 England
—2nd Session [See also 90.08.27; 90.08.29; 90.08.30; 90.09.01]

August 28, 1990 / Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club, London, England

CDs 3-4
1. Logozo Scampers (Tortoise) [42:06]
2. Owele Standing (Small Bird) [46:16]

Cecil Taylor (p, Comp), William Parker (b), Tony Oxley (perc)

{Codanza One; Session dates from The WIRE Issue 78 August 1990 p.6, “Club Dates" column.}

90.08.29 • The Feel Trio: 2 Ts for a lovely T

Codanza Records Codanza One (10-CD Box) 2002 England
—3rd Session [See also 90.08.27; 90.08.28; 90.08.30; 90.09.01]

August 29, 1990 / Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club, London, England

CDs 5-6
1. Pineal (Black Dot) [41:34]
2. Proxumal (Nearest) [43:45] +[1:48]

Cecil Taylor (p, Comp), William Parker (b), Tony Oxley (perc)

{Codanza One; Session dates from The WIRE Issue 78 August 1990 p.6, “Club Dates" column.}

90.08.30 • The Feel Trio: 2 Ts for a lovely T

Codanza Records Codanza One (10-CD Box) 2002 England
—4th Session [See also 90.08.27; 90.08.28; 90.08.29; 90.09.01]

August 30, 1990 / Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club, London, England

CDs 7-8
1. Tellurian (Pertaining to Earth or its Inhabitants) [32:10]
2. Alumo [43:55]

Cecil Taylor (p, Comp), William Parker (b), Tony Oxley (perc)

{Codanza One; Session dates from The WIRE Issue 78 August 1990 p.6, “Club Dates" column.}

90.09.01 • The Feel Trio: 2 Ts for a lovely T

Codanza Records Codanza One (10-CD Box) 2002 England
—5th Session [See also 90.08.27; 90.08.28; 90.08.29; 90.08.30]

September 1, 1990 / Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club, London, England

CDs 9-10
1. Tayassus Pecari [41:03]
2. Peat [36:24]

Cecil Taylor (p, Comp), William Parker (b), Tony Oxley (perc)

{Codanza One; Session dates from The WIRE Issue 78 August 1990 p.6, “Club Dates" column.}

90.00.00 (2) - William Parker Solo / “Fall 1990" Etats Soniques Series, Access, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
[CODA #237 May 1991 p.4]

"Etats Sonique was the name of a music series I created that operated out of a small bar on Boulevard St Laurent in Montreal.
The bar was called Bar G Sharp—named after its proprietor, Gary Sharp. William I knew through our mutual friend Peter Kowald.
We had played together as part of a group of bassists Peter formed for a performance at the 1988 Sound Unity Festival in NYC.
...I invited William to perform... I do not recall arranging any recording of that performance or any subsequent studio recording
that was done during Williams brief visit—I seem to recall that his stay was brief; he arrived, played a solo set, then returned
to NYC the next day.” —Lisle Ellis

90.10.08 through 90.10.13 • The Cecil Taylor Unit [AVR]

October 8 through 13, 1990 / Blue Note, Tokyo, Japan

—Some sources mistakenly have “Jazz Alley" as the venue.

"No tapes of Japan, but it was filmed by two individuals... we never got a copy" —André Martinez

1. compositions/improvisations

“...Tony Oxley was on this gig. This was the first time we met and the first time we all played together. This was a six-night event. The first night was a trip because Tony had a difficult time fitting into the trios program and began to rebel. The next day to keep the peace Cecil gave me and Tony instructions to alternate playing one at a time. William and I went along for the first section, but after that we said the hell with this and just continued playing straight through, with the Maestro’s approval of course... The next four nights were really great, I have nice photos of all of us during this time. Tony was supposed to go on the New England tour but because of back pains he did not make it. And shortly after the New England tour we returned to NY to do the famed Mystic Fire video." —André Martinez 02.05.27

Cecil Taylor (p, Comp), William Parker (b), Tony Oxley and André Martinez (dr)

{André Martinez Archive; William Parker 14.03.30}

90.10.16 • Matthew Shipp Trio: Circular Temple

Quinton Records QTN1 (CD) 1992; 2.13.61 Records / Infinite Zero 9 14506-2 (CD) 1994

October 16, 1990 / Seltzer Sound, New York City

1. Circular Temple #1 [6:26]
2. Circular Temple #2 (Monk’s Nightmare) [10:00]
3. Circular Temple #3 [3:47]
4. Circular Temple #4 [25:50]

Matthew Shipp (p, Comp), William Parker (b), Whit Dickey (dr, perc)

{Infinite Zero 9 14506-2}

the New England tour

90.10.18 - Cecil Taylor Trio: Taylor (p), William Parker (b), André Martinez (dr) / 8:00pm, Strand Theater, Dorchester, MA /
“Taylor will perform ‘Burning Poles’ and premiere his new piece “Structolite," works commissioned by the New England Foundation
for the Arts.” —Fernando Gonzalez
[André Martinez Archive 02.10.13; Ed Hazell 03.12.19; Fernando Gonzalez, The Boston Globe, October 12, 1990]

“The Department of Jazz Studies presents... Composed by Cecil Taylor during his 1990 NEC Residency"
—From the program for a performance at Jordan Hall at the New England Conservatory of Music on April 10, 1991.

Fernando Gonzalez writes that Burning Poles was “previously performed.” —The Boston Globe September 16, 1990.

90.10.19 - Cecil Taylor Trio: as above / Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
[André Martinez Archive 02.10.13; Ed Hazell 03.12.19]
90.10.20 - Cecil Taylor Trio / Maine Center for the Arts, University of Maine, Orono, ME [ibid]
90.10.22 through 90.10.24 - Cecil Taylor Trio / Top of the Senator, Toronto, Ontario, Canada [André Martinez Archive 02.10.24, 02.11.02]
“While on New England tour we went to Toronto... and did a couple of nights at this really nice club similar to the Blue Note—lots of paintings
of the great ones on the walls. Ricardo Solis was our driver.”
90.10.26 - Cecil Taylor Trio / Polish National Home, Hartford, CT [ibid; Ed Hazell 03.12.19]
90.10.28 - Cecil Taylor Trio / Langston Hughes Center for the Arts, Providence, RI
[André Martinez Archive; Ed Hazell 03.12.19]
90.10.29 - Cecil Taylor Trio / + Workshop / Langston Hughes Center for the Arts, Providence, RI [André Martinez Archive]
90.10.31 - Cecil Taylor Trio / Hampden Theatre, Residential Arts Center, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
[ibid; Ed Hazell 03.12.19]
90.11.02 - Cecil Taylor Trio / Berkshire Museum, Pittsfield, MA [André Martinez Archive; Ed Hazell 03.12.19]
90.11.03 - Cecil Taylor Trio: as above, + Naima Wade (poet) / 8:00pm, Flynn Theater, University of Vermont Recital Hall, Burlington, VT
[ibid + Rutland Daily Herald Oct 28 “After Dark" p.12]
90.11.08 - Cecil Taylor Trio: Taylor (p), William Parker (b), André Martinez (dr) / “Jazz Live" Series, 8:00 & 10:00pm, African-American Historical and Cultural Museum, Philadelphia, PA / “This is where our car got towed, story goes. ...they had a big buffet for us and some of Cecil’s friends came to the show.” [André Martinez Archive 02.11.02; Nels Nelson, Philadelphia Daily News November 8, 1990 p.50]

90.11.00 (1) • Cecil Taylor: Burning Poles

Mystic Fire Video 76240 (VHS) 1991; Movie Gold; EEC (DVD-R) 2010

November, 1991 / National Video Industries Studio, New York City

1. Poles [10:20]
2. The Silence of Trees [30:50]
3. For (1st Part) [7:10]

I'm looking for a tape or report on this event: “Friday, May 4th, 2001 at Johns Hopkins University, 2:30-5:30pm Presentation and discussion
of the film Burning Poles (Mystic Fire Video, 1991; 50 min.), Donovan Room, Gilman 110. Screening of Burning Poles along with other
performance footage of Cecil Taylor, in both solo and group format, led by Fred Moten (School of Performance Studies, New York University).”
Can anyone tell me about this? —RL

“...Burning Poles was the title of a piece he wrote for a student ensemble in Boston at NEC the year before, and in '91 he went on tour through
New England and Canada with Parker and Henry (sic) Martinez. I'm not sure how Oxley fits into the footage—whether he joined them there
for part of the tour or not—but I seem to recall Cecil saying that Oxley himself had some supervision or general oversight of the video projection.”
—Stefan Dill

“Cecil would sometimes use peoples' birth name if he knew it. My birth name is Henry and Cecil sometimes called me that... and I would respond
‘Okay, Percival’ and that would end that.”
—Andre “Henry" Martinez

“...Sheldon Roschlin and Maxine Harris were producers. Tony Oxley manipulated the whole experience—the real session which was recorded the night
before was not used. William, Taylor, and I had just returned from the triumphant New England tour which was crucial to Taylor receiving the MacArthur
award. Tony flew in from England to do the gig. He and Sheldon were friends. For me personally this is the worst session we ever had.”
—André Martinez

Cecil Taylor (p, Comp), William Parker (b), André Martinez (dr, perc), Tony Oxley (dr)

{Mystic Fire 76240; Stefan Dill; venue and date info from André Martinez Archive 02.05.02+.05.27; Downtown Music Gallery 10.11.11}

90.11.00 (2) • Michael Marcus: Under the Wire

Enja Records ENJA 6064 2 (CD) 1991 GER
—2nd Session [See also 90.05.00]

November, 1990 / Sorcerer Sound, New York City

track titles—See session 90.05.00 (No split-session info available.)

Michael Marcus (bcl, ss, stc), Ted Daniel (tp), Joe Bowie (tb), William Parker (b), Reggie Nicholson (dr)

{ENJA 6064 2}

90.11.14 • William Parker & Joe Gallant Duo [Centering Archival Recording—22:50]

November 14, 1990 / Lunch for Your Ears, New York City

1. improvisation [22:50]

William Parker (b), Joe Gallant (el-b)

{William Parker’s Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.01.12}

90.11.20 • The Cecil Taylor Unit [BVR—60:55]

November 20, 1990, 22:00hr / Aliança Poble Nou, Barcelona, Spain
TVE / Televisio Espanyola S.A. 1991

1. composition/improvisation 59:40]
2. credits [1:15]

“...The gig in Barcelona was a masterpiece, and after the gig Cecil expressed his joy with us,
and we hung out all night till the next day when we departed for home...” —Andre Martinez

Cecil Taylor (p, voc, Comp), William Parker (b), André Martinez (dr, perc), Tony Oxley (dr)

{Video; Andre Martinez Archive 02.05.27 and 14.06.09}

90.12.13 + 12.14 - Marco Eneidi (as), Arthur Brooks (tp), William Parker (b), Jackson Krall (dr) /
9:00pm, The Villager, North Bennington, VT [Bennington Banner Dec 13 p.10]
90.12.16 - Orchestral Concepts—William Parker & Special Guests The Ghost Garden: Dave Hofstra (tu), Billy Bang (vn),
William Parker (b), Patricia Nicholson (dance) / 4:00pm, WEBO, NYC
(See also 91.05.02, 05.09, 05.23, 05.30)

1991 : : :

91.00.00 (1) • William Parker Solo Bass + Tape [BR—11:43]

unknown date, 1991 / Cirrus Gallery, New York City
WKCR-FM, “Afternoon Music" Broadcast 93.04.12

1. Cathedral [11:43] (incomplete, fades in, fades out)

William Parker (b + pre-recorded tape)

{CDr; William Parker Interview, Broadcast 93.04.12}

91.01.08 through 91.01.13 • Cecil Taylor Trio [ARs]

January 8 through 13, 1991, Mon.-Thu. 9:00 and 11:00pm, extra show Fri. and Sat. at 1:00am / Condon's, New York City

1. compositions/improvisations

“...Condon’s was a six-night stint in the Winter. On Friday the 11th there was a major snow storm, and there was some static as to final payment due to the storm, but I did collect for the band—one of my chores. Barry Harris, Clifford Jordan, Jackson Krall, and others came by to see the shows—Alex Blake and Ronnie Burrage, and Naima Wade, a poet and friend of Cecil’s who had performed with us on the final gig in Vermont [90.11.03] during the New England tour" —André Martinez

Cecil Taylor (p, Comp), William Parker (b), André Martinez (dr)

{André Martinez Archive 02.05.27, 02.10.24; New York Magazine January 7, 1991 p.96}

91.00.00 (2) • Steve Cohn Trio [Unissued Recording—]

unknown date, 1991 / David Baker Recording Studio, New York City

1. compositions/improvisations

Steve Cohn (p, shakuhachi), William Parker (b), Tom Tedesco (dr)

{www.thestevecohn.com/www/discog.html}

91.01.20 • Steve Cohn Trio: WE

Unseen Rain Records UR-9997 (9xFile FLAC) 2011

January 20, 1991 / Tedesco Studio, Paramus, NJ

1. We Will [11:19]
2. We Think [9:07]
3. We Don't [3:39]
4. We Can [3:50]
5. We Are [19:42]
6. We Do [1:19]
7. We Should [2:46]
8. We Could [4:03]
9. We Want [10:01]

Steve Cohn (p, shakuhachi, hichiriki, shofar, khaen, perc), William Parker (b, tu, perc), Tom Tedesco (dr, perc)

{www.thestevecohn.com/www/discog.html; Steve Cohn 15.08.04 amd 08.06}

91.01.23 • Ivo Perelman Trio [AR]

January 23, 1991 / Culture Sound Studios, Brooklyn, NY

1. compositions/improvisations

Ivo Perelman (reeds), William Parker (b), André Martinez (dr)

{André Martinez 03.02.23}

91.01.25 - William Parker Ensemble: William Parker (b, Comp), Billy Bang (vn), Cooper-Moore (p), Patricia Nicholson (dance) /
“Purple Funeral Song", “Shining Still", “Wooden Raindrops", “Storm", “Calm", “Rainbow" / Grace Church School, NYC
[William Parker’s Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.02.27]
91.02.14 - Black Tulip Transit: Jos Valster (ts, sxl, bcl), Klaas Hekman (bsx), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp), Boudewijn Deeleman (tb),
William Parker (b), Han Bennink (dr) / Bimhuis, Amsterdam, Netherlands [Sander Piek 05.03.08; www.bimhuis.nl]
91.03.08 and 91.03.09 - Generation Table: William Parker (b, Comp), Deborah Marcus (Choreography), Laïs Gravier, Colleen McArdle,
Richard Masuko, Leslie Nelson, Flora Roth, and Eric Russell (dance), production credits Session 91.03.10 / Performance Space 122, NYC
[William Parker’s Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.02.27]

91.03.10 • Marcus Dance Theatre 1989-1992 [BVR—68:00]

Character Generators/Video LOC MGZIC 9-4000 (2VID 3/4") 1991
[Also contains performances of “Times Lie", “Resaca", and “Romancing the Rite"]

The Sirovich Group/Marcus Dance Theater [BVR—55:00]
Character Generators/Video NYPL OCLC 34402140 (VID 3/4") 1991
[Also contains performances of “Clara’s Dream", “Times Lie", “Romancing the Rite", and “Beauty, Age, and Grace"]

March 10, 1991 / Performance Space 122, New York City

1. Generation Table [25:00]

—No mention of broadcast history.

William Parker (b, Comp)
Laïs Gravier, Colleen McArdle, Richard Masuko, Leslie Nelson, Flora Roth, and Eric Russell (dance)
Deborah Marcus (Choreography, Set Concept, costumes), Tom Cross and Ben Wildrick (sets), Robin Carrington (costumes),
Michael Stiller (lighting), Amerom Metal Works, Inc. (metal fabrication), Peter Richards (video)

{William Parker’s Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.02.27; Library of Congress Performing Arts Research Collections—Dance;
New York Public Library Catalogue of the Dance Collection}

91.03.20 - Peter Brötzmann’s März Combo: Peter Brötzmann (reeds, Comp), Larry Stabbins (ts, ss), Werner Ludi (reeds), Toshinori Kondo (tp),
Johannes Bauer and Paul Rutherford (tb), Nicky Skopelitis and Casper Brötzmann (el-g), William Parker (b), Anton Fier (dr) /
Stadthalle, Unna, Germany [Jazzpodium 3/1991 S.58, Concert schedule; Jazzthethik 3/1991 S.66]
“WDR-Jazz Meeting, it was recorded by the WDR (West-Deutscher-Rundfunk, a broadcast maybe exists.” —Heinrich Smejkal 03.07.18
91.03.22 - Peter Brötzmann’s März Combo: as above / Taktlos Festival, Dampfzentrale, Bern, Switzerland) [ibid]
91.03.23 - Peter Brötzmann’s März Combo / Taktlos Festival, Rote Fabrik, Zürich, Switzerland) [ibid]
91.03.24 - Peter Brötzmann’s März Combo / Taktlos Festival, Kulturwerkstatt Kaserne, Basel, Switzerland) [ibid]

91.03.26 • Peter Brötzmann März Combo [BR—104:22]

March 26, 1991 / Studio 10, Grosser Sendesaal des NDR Funkhauses, Hamburg, Germany

radio intro by Michael Nuara [1:25]
1. Berlin Djungle—What a Day [50:58] (split track at 44:00)
radio intro by Michael Nuara [0:[0:[[43]
2. Alarm [30:35]
3. composition/improvisation 11:59]
4. composition/improvisation 7:11]
closing announcement (Michael Nuara) [1:31]

—An incomplete Broadcast Recording is circulating that has “Alarm" at “[30:35] incomplete", and is missing the last two tracks.

Peter Brötzmann (reeds, Comp), Larry Stabbins (ts, ss), Werner Ludi (reeds), Toshinori Kondo (tp), Johannes Bauer and Paul Rutherford (tb),
Nicky Skopelitis and Casper Brötzmann (el-g), William Parker (b), Anton Fier (dr)

{WP Archive 2CDr; Jazzthethik 3/1991 S.66; Heinrich Smejkal 03.07.18; www.plosin.com/milesAhead/Tapes.aspx?s=19910326}

91.03.28 - Peter Brötzmann’s März Combo: as above / Börse, Wuppertal, Germany
[Jazzpodium 3/1991 S.58, Concert schedule; Jazzthethik 3/1991 S.66]
91.03.29 - Peter Brötzmann’s März Combo / Theaterhaus Festival, Stuttgart, Germany
[Jazzpodium 3/1991 S.46, Festival schedule; 5/1991 S.24, Festival report; Jazzthethik 3/1991 S.66]
91.03.30 - Peter Brötzmann’s März Combo / Alter Schlachthof, Wels, Austria
[Jazzthethik 3/1991 S.72, Concert schedule; 3/1991 S.66]
91.03.31 - Peter Brötzmann’s März Combo / Culturzentrum Wolkenstein, Stainach, Austria
[Jazzthethik 3/1991 S.66, Tour schedule]

91.04.00 • Philip Wilson: The Philip Wilson Project

Jazzdoor JD 1243 (CD) 1991 GER

The Philip Wilson Project: Steel And Breath
NewEdition ne 87095 (CD) 2005 GER
[This compilation includes previously issued recordings from
Frank Lowe—Inappropriate Choices,
and Bill Laswell & Deadline—Down by Law]
Lester Bowie: Great Pretender/Steel + Breath
Jazzwerkstatt jw 124 (2-CD) 2014 GER
[This set includes Bowie’s The Great Pretender]

April, 1991 / Green Point Studios, New York City

1. Cool (Bowie) [7:12]
2. Philadelphia (Wilson) [9:23]
3. Steel & Breath (Wilson) [5:52]

“The tune ‘Cool’ was a song of mine called ‘1959’.” —William Parker

Lester Bowie (tp), William Parker (b), Philip Wilson (dr)

{JD 1243; www.discogs.com; William Parker 14.03.30}

91.05.09
91.05.10
91.05.11 • Glenn Spearman Quartet [Unissued Studio Recordings]

April 24, 25 & 26, 1991 / Mapleshade Studios, Upper Marlboro, MD

1. compositions/improvisations [ : ]

“Glenn also recorded at Mapleshade between April 24 and 26, 1991 with a quartet... It was really hot! After William and Paul left, Glenn and Raphé
recorded a batch of duets. None of this has been released, and it is questionable as to whether the tapes can be found or have been ruined...”

Glenn Spearman (ts), Raphé Malik (tp), William Parker (b), Paul Murphy (dr)

{Michael Wilderman 08.03.14}

91.04.27 - Milford Graves Quartet: Charles Gayle (ts), Hugh Glover (reeds),
William Parker (b), Graves (dr) / The African Poetry Theatre, Queens, NY
“A Jazz Educational Concert featuring Onisegun/Prof. Milford Graves & Co.”
[The Final Nite & Other Poems: Complete Notes from a Charles Gayle Notebook,
1987-2006, Steve Dalachinsky, Ugly Duckling Presse, 2006;
William Parker’s Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.02.27]
—Original reference Dalachinsky, but flyer also has Vernon Brannon Bey (djembe).
“If Dalachinsky doesn't remember a djembe player, perhaps he didn't make
the gig after all.” —Ed Hazell

91.05.02 - The Ghost Garden (firecycles): William Parker (music),
Patricia Nicholson (dance) / 8:00pm, 20 Washington Square North, NYC
[Jeff Schlanger, musicWitness® Archive 14.07.10]
91.05.09 - The Ghost Garden (firecycles): as above /
8:00pm, 20 Washington Square North, NYC [ibid]
(See also 90.12.16, and 91.05.23, 05.30)

91.05.09 • Cecil Taylor and Rada: Live in New York [AR—62:16, AVR, & BVR]

May 9, 1991 / Knitting Factory, New York City
Japan Satellite Broadcasting

1. Second Set [62:16]

“According to my records there was an Article in The New York Times, Friday, May 10th—and Gary Giddens also did a review on May 9-10. ...a classic session, a three-night event. It was also the same time I moved from the house that Cecil and I shared with my family. I rebuilt the entire brownstone where Cecil still lives, from a complete gut-job.” —André Martinez

Cecil Taylor (p, Comp), Glenn Spearman (ts), Carlos Ward (as), Raphé Malik (tp), John Bruschini (g),
William Parker (b), Thurman Barker (mba), André Martinez (perc), Tony Oxley (dr)

{CDr; André Martinez Archive 02.05.27, 02.05.31, 02.10 24; New York Magazine May 13, 1991 p.137}

91.05.10 • Cecil Taylor and Rada: Live in New York [AR—62:54, AVR, & BVR]

May 10, 1991 / Knitting Factory, New York City
Japan Satellite Broadcasting

1. First Set [62:54] (incomplete)

Cecil Taylor (p, Comp), Glenn Spearman (ts), Carlos Ward (as), Raphé Malik (tp), John Bruschini (g), William Parker (b), Thurman Barker (mba)
André Martinez (perc), Tony Oxley (dr)

{CDr; André Martinez Archive; New York Magazine May 13, 1991 p.137}

91.05.11 • Cecil Taylor and Rada: Live in New York [AR, AVR, & BVR]

May 11, 1991 / Knitting Factory, New York City
Japan Satellite Broadcasting

1. compositions/improvisations

Cecil Taylor (p, Comp), Glenn Spearman (ts), Carlos Ward (as), Raphé Malik (tp), John Bruschini (g), William Parker (b), Thurman Barker (mba)
André Martinez (perc), Tony Oxley (dr)

{André Martinez Archive; New York Magazine May 13, 1991 p.137}

91.05.23 - The Ghost Garden (firecycles): William Parker (music), Patricia Nicholson (dance) /
8:00pm, 20 Washington Square North, NYC [Jeff Schlanger, musicWitness® Archive 14.07.10]
91.05.30 - The Ghost Garden (firecycles): as above / 8:00pm, 20 Washington Square North, NYC
[ibid] (See also 90.12.16, and 91.05.02, 05.09)

91.06.07 and 91.06.08 - Charles Gayle Trio: Gayle (ts), William Parker (b), Milford Graves (dr) /
WEBO, short-lived, was at 317 E. Houston Street, NYC
[The Final Nite & Other Poems: Complete Notes from a Charles Gayle Notebook, 1987-2006,
Steve Dalachinsky, Ugly Duckling Presse, 2006]
—This session was misdated as 85.06.07-08 in Signal to Noise Issue #58 Summer 2010 p.25.

“Two five-star pictures were made: 'Bond'—40 x 55, published in a Japanese magazine and issued
as limited edition T-shirt; and 'We', an intense coda which Milford has as a color print.”
—Jeff Schlanger, musicWitness®, 02.04.27

June 14, 1991—Cecil Taylor wins the MacArthur “Genius" Award.

91.07.00 - Peter Brötzmann’s März Combo: Brützmann (reeds), Werner Lüdi (as),
Butch Morris (cor), Paul Rutherford and Johannes Bauer (tb),
Nicky Skopelitis and Caspar Brützmann (el-g), William Parker (b), Anton Fier (dr) /
Pärnu, Estonia [Jazzthethik 3/1991 S.66, Tour schedule, exact date not mentioned]

91.07.20 • Peter Brötzmann’s März Combo + Butch Morris [AR—73:18]

July 20, 1991 / Konfrontationen 1991, Jazzgalerie, Nickelsdorf, Austria

1. composition/improvisation 11:26]
2. composition/improvisation 20:06]
3. composition/improvisation 34:56]
announcement [1:12]
4. encore [9:32]

Peter Brötzmann (reeds), Werner Lüdi (as), Butch Morris (cor), Paul Rutherford and Johannes Bauer (tb),
Nicky Skopelitis and Caspar Brötzmann (el-g), William Parker (b), Anton Fier (dr)

{Jakob Blumenthal 09.02.06; Jazzthethik 3/1991 S.66 (Tour schedule); Bjorn Dirlack 05.08.18}

91.08.05 through 91.08.07 - The Feel Trio: Cecil Taylor (p), William Parker (b), Tony Oxley (dr), + Derek Bailey (g) / Jazz Café, London, England [Peter (NovaSpeech) 03.11.03; WIRE #90 August 1991 p.5]
“Amongst the junk was a ticket for Cecil T at The Jazz Cafe, Camden Town, London NW1, 7th August 1991 (one of 2 days, fairly sure the 2nd). Derek Bailey sat in with Oxley + Parker (couldn't hear a note he played). The piano was retuned between the sets. Jazz FM in London did broadcasts from The Jazz Cafe in the first part of 1990, then switched and did them from Ronnie Scott's, so probably there was no broadcast.” —Peter (NovaSpeech)
91.08.18 - The Feel Trio: Cecil Taylor (p), William Parker (b), Tony Oxley (dr) / Brecon Jazz Festival, Brecon, Powys, Wales [ibid]
91.09.00 - The Marco Eneidi Coalition + David Budbill: Eneidi (as), Glenn Spearman (ts), Raphé Malik (tp), William Parker (b),
Jackson Krall (dr), Budbill (poetry) / North Bennington, VT
[David Budbill Papers, University of Vermont Libraries Special Collections]
—Budbill performed “A Love Supreme: A Found Poem for Black Music.”

91.09.12 + 09.13 • Marco Eneidi: The Marco Eneidi Coalition

Botticelli Records BOT1010 (CS) 1994; Botticelli 1010 (CD) 1994

September 12 & 13, 1991, 8:00pm to midnight / Live at No. Bias, North Bennington, VT

1. Albert’s Ghost (Eneidi)
2. Get Out (Eneidi)
3. Diads (Jimmy Lyons)
4. Ode for B.D. (Eneidi)
5. Never (Jimmy Lyons)

1:40
9:50
15:37
8:25
19:27

“A musical happening at the Bennington County Industrial Corporation building here
will be recorded [by Cotton Hill Studios] for Silkheart Records.” —Bennington Banner
—Article has a quartet without Spearman.

Marco Eneidi (as), Glenn Spearman (ts), Raphé Malik (tp), William Parker (b), Jackson Krall (dr)

{Botticelli 1010 CD; Bennington Banner Sep 12 p.11 + p.14}

91.10.06 through 91.10.08 • Roy Campbell: New Kingdom

Delmark Records DE-456 (CD) 1992

October 6, 7 & 8, 1991 / Strobe-Light Sound Studio, New York City

1. I Remember Lee (Campbell) [10:33]
2. Angel (Parker) [7:14]
3. Thanks to the Creator (Campbell) [6:18]
4. For C.T. (for Clifford Thornton) (Parker) [10:26]
5. Mariescia (Campbell) [5:50]
6. Frankenstein & Igor (Campbell) [8:40]
7. Peace (Massey) [3:46]
8. Spiritual Rejuvenation (Campbell) [11:04]

Zane Massey (ts-1,3,7), Ricardo Strobert (as and fl-1,3,5,8), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp and flg—all but trk 7),
Bryan Carrot (vib-1,3,5,8), William Parker (b), Takeshi Zen Matsuura (dr)

{DE-456}

91.10.10 • William Parker: Song Cycle

Boxholder Records BHX 017 (CD) 2001
[This disc also includes 8 tracks by the Lisa Sokolov & Yuko Fujiyama Duo]

October 10, 1991 / Tedesco Studio, Paramus, NJ

1. Hunkpapa Song (for Tatanka Iyotanka) [4:02]
2. Baldwin’s Interlude (for James Baldwin) [2:50]
3. Life Song (for Thomas Merton) [4:14]
4. A Thought for Silence (for Sedako) [5:39]
5. Invisible Pages (for Howard Zinn) [5:34]
6. Falling Shadows (for Henry Grimes) [8:23]

Ellen Christi (voc), William Parker (b, Comp)

{BHX 017; Session date Ms. Ellen Christi 14.02.13}

91.10.15 through 91.10.19 - Cecil Taylor Unit: Taylor (p), William Parker (b), André Martinez and Gregg Bendian (dr, perc) /
Village Vanguard, NYC [André Martinez Archive 02.10.16]
91.10.20 - Zusaan Kali Fasteau Trio: Fasteau (reeds), William Parker (b), Juma Santos (perc) / St. Peter’s Church, NYC
[Kali Fasteau 14.01.28; CODA #241 January 1992 p.28; Marcello Lorrai 07.09.28; www.radiopopolare.it/trasmissioni/jazz-anthology/musica; New York Magazine October 21, 1991 p.140]

91.10.27 • The Associated Big Band: The Associated Big Band

Stork 1001 (CS) 1991

October 27, 1991 / The Knitting Factory, New York City

1. Snapping Turtle (Borca)
2. Ceres Interlude (Keene)
3. BoP (Balgochian, Onsurud, Parker)
4. Dennis and Jackson at the Beach (Charles, Krall)
5. Ghosts (Albert Ayler)
6. Cross Cross (Krall)

7:54
8:31
5:28
2:26
12:29
7:23

Richard Keene (ts, fl), Marco Eneidi and Rob Brown (as), Daniel Carter (as, tp), Karen Borca (ss, bsn), Lewis Barnes (tp), Masahiko Kono (tb),
Leopanar Witlarge (ce), William Parker, Hal Onserud, and Albey Balgochian (b), Denis Charles and Jackson Krall (dr)

{Digital files; New York Magazine October 28, 1991 p.116; Ken Waxman; Albey Balgochian 03.04.28; Jackson Krall 14.01.28; Olivier Ledure 16.12.21}

91.10.31 and 91.11.01 • Gayle—Parker—Ali: Touchin' On Trane

Free Music Production FMP CD 48 (CD) 1993; Jazzwerkstatt CD 024 (CD) 2007 GER

October 31 & November 1, 1991 / Total Music Meeting, Haus der Jungen Talente, Berlin, Germany

1. Part A [14:41]
2. Part B [7:05]
3. Part C [12:29]
4. Part D [27:43]
5. Part E [4:48]

Charles Gayle (ts), William Parker (b), Rashied Ali (dr)

{FMP CD 48; venue info from WIRE #93 November 1991 p.4}

91.11.02 • Peter Brötzmann [AR—232:10]

November 2, 1991 / Total Music Meeting, Haus der Jungen Talente, Quartier Latin, Berlin, Germany

1. improvisation (nonet) [35:20]
2. Gayle & Cyrille duo [18:50]
3. Kowald solo [13:00]
4. Evan Parker & Ali duo [26:30]
5. Hopkins solo [6:20]
6. Gayle, Hopkins, & Ali trio [16:20]
7. improvisation (Evan Parker, Wm. Parker, Kowald, Cyrille) [27:25] (split track at 13:20)
8. Cyrille solo [4:00]
9. improvisation (Evan Parker, Wm. Parker, Kowald, Cyrille) [7:05]
10. improvisation (Wm. Parker, Hopkins, Kowald, Oxley) [14:10]
11. improvisation (Konrad Bauer, Wm. Parker, Hopkins, Kowald, Oxley) [11:15]
12. improvisation (tentet) [47:35]
announcement Ali [4:20]

FMP’s Total Music Meeting / “This year’s edition was a nine-man bout featuring the triple tenors of Evan Parker, Charles Gayle, and Peter Brötzmann, the three basses of Fred Hopkins, Peter Kowald, and William Parker, and the three drum sets of Rashied Ali, Andrew Cyrille,
and Tony Oxley. On each of the three nights, four-hour marathons began with the first half as a collective, which would segue into a series
of half-hour trio constellations, and a final collective blast for all. An unexpected guest appearance by trombonist Konrad Bauer on the last evening added an element of surprise.” —Marc Chénard

Peter Brötzmann (ts and trgt-1,12), Evan Parker (ts and ss-1,4,7,9,12), Charles Gayle (ts-1,2,6,12), Konrad Bauer (tb-11,12)
Peter Kowald and William Parker (b-1,7,9,10,11,12), Fred Hopkins (b-1,5,6,10,11,12),
Rashied Ali (dr-1,4,6,12), Tony Oxley (dr-1,10,11,12), Andrew Cyrille (dr-1,2,7,8,9,12)

{WP Archive 4CDr; WIRE #93 November 1991 p.4; Cadence Vol.18 #1 January 1992 p.30; Marc Chénard CODA #244 July 1992 p.32}

91.12.10
91.12.11 • David S. Ware: Flight of I

DIW DIW-856 (CD) JPN 1992; DIW/Columbia CK 52956 (CD) 1992

December 10 & 11, 1991 / The Power Station, New York City

1. Aquarian Sound (Ware) [7:49]
2. There Will Never Be Another You (H. Warren/M. Gordon) [9:29]
3. Sad Eyes (A. Jones) [11:10]
4. Flight of I (Ware) [8:11]
5. Yesterdays (J. Kern/O. Harbach) [6:51]
6. Infi-Rhythms # 1 (Ware) [17:43]

David S. Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Marc Edwards (dr)

{DIW-856}

Plexus International Storage, Cagliari:

91.12.15 Opening: Installation curated by Gaetano Brundu. Artworks and relics: Ciro Ciriacono, Fabrizio Bertuccioli,
George Chaikin, Ralston Farina, Joanee Freedom, Arturo Lindsay, William Parker, Giancarlo Schiaffini... and many others /
Rivington School, NYC [Plexus International Forum Onlus, Cagliari-Roma—plexusforum.net; www.plexusinternational.org]

91.12.19 - David S. Ware Quartet: Ware (reeds), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Marc Edwards (dr) / Knitting Factory, NYC
[CODA #242 March 1992 p.28; Cadence Vol.17 no.12 December 1991 p.91]

91.12.31 • Kali Z. Fasteau: An Alternate Universe

Flying Note Records Flying Note 9015 (CD) 2011
—1st Session [See also 92.01.03; 92.01.04]

December 31, 1991 / Flying Note Studio, Brooklyn, NY

1. Vitesse [3:43]
2. Ardor [25:05]
3. Found [7:53]

Kali Z. Fasteau (cello-1,2, el-p-3), William Parker (b)

{Downtown Music Gallery newsletter 11.08.05; www.squidco.com; venue info Kali Fasteau 14.01.28}

1992 : : :

92.01.03 • Kali Z. Fasteau: An Alternate Universe

Flying Note Records Flying Note 9015 (CD) 2011
—2nd Session [See also 91.12.31; 92.01.04]

January 3, 1992 / Flying Note Studio, Brooklyn, NY

1. Liquid Geometry [5:25]
2. If You Knew [12:26]

Kali Z. Fasteau (el-p-1, ss-2), William Parker (b), Cindy Blackman (dr)

{Downtown Music Gallery newsletter 11.08.05; www.squidco.com; venue info Kali Fasteau 14.01.28}

92.01.04 • Kali Z. Fasteau: An Alternate Universe

Flying Note Records Flying Note 9015 (CD) 2011
—3rd Session [See 92.01.31; 92.01.03]

January 4, 1992 / Flying Note Studio, Brooklyn, NY

1. Fervor [5:14]
2. Ideation [3:24]
3. Bonobos [4:35]

Kali Z. Fasteau (ss), William Parker (b), Cindy Blackman (dr)

{Downtown Music Gallery newsletter 11.08.05; www.squidco.com; venue info Kali Fasteau 14.01.28}

92.00.00 - Mary Anne Driscoll Trio: Driscoll (voc), William Parker (b), Paul Murphy (dr) / “Driscoll...wrote a collection of vocal pieces dedicated to Jimmy Lyons...” / Mapleshade Studios, Upper Marlboro, MD [bitmunk.com/media/6739286]

92.02.18 • Peter Brötzmann: The März Combo, Live in Wuppertal

Free Music Production FMP 47 (CD) 1993

February 18, 1992 / The Börse, Wuppertal, Germany

1. Part 1 [30:44]
2. Part 2 [5:58]
3. Part 3 [37:17]

Peter Brötzmann, Werner Lüdi, and Larry Stabbins (reeds), Toshinori Kondo (tp), Johannes Bauer and Paul Rutherford (tb),
Nicky Skopelitis and Caspar Brötzmann (el-g), William Parker (b), Anton Fier (dr)

{FMP 47}

92.02.19 • Peter Brötzmann’s März Combo [AR—60:45]

February 19, 1992 / Festival 7th Münchner Big Band Meeting, Carl Orff Saal, Philharmonie im Gasteig, München, Germany

1. The März Combo [49:46]
announcement [1:26]
2. encore [9:32]

Peter Brötzmann, Werner Lüdi, and Larry Stabbins (reeds), Paul Rutherford and Johannes Bauer (tb),
Nicky Skopelitis and Caspar Brötzmann (g), William Parker (b), Anton Fier (dr)

{Jakob Blumenthal 09.02.06; Jazzpodium 2/1992 S.58 Festival schedule, and 4/1992 S.33 Festival report}

92.02.20 - Peter Brötzmann’s März Combo: as above / Graf Zeppelin Haus, Friedrichshafen, Germany
[Jazzpodium 2/1992 S.54, Concert schedule]

92.03.26 • Cecil Taylor Trio [BR—111:32]

March 26, 1992 / New Music Cafe, New York City

First Set
1. composition/improvisation 56:16]
announcement [0:10]
2. encore [3:36]
Second Set
3. composition/improvisation 57:30]
4. encore [4:00]

Cecil Taylor (p, Comp), William Parker (b), Thurman Barker (dr)

{CDr (First Set only); WKCR-FM Archive 07.07.31}

92.03.27 • Cecil Taylor Trio [AR—58:15 +]

March 27, 1992 / New Music Cafe, New York City

First Set
1. composition/improvisation 58:15] (split track at 46:22)
Second Set
2. unknown title
3. encore

Cecil Taylor (p, Comp), William Parker (b), Thurman Barker (dr)

{CDr (First Set only); WKCR-FM Archive 07.07.31}

92.03.28 (1) - William Parker Ensemble / Alethea House (20 Washington Square North), NYC
—Excerpts from Becki Greybeard—Grandmother’s Song; Jenny’s Interlude; Resolution: Lewis Barnes (tp), Masahiko Kono (tb),
Cooper-Moore (p), Lisa Sokolov and Vanessa Hodge (voc), Assaf Ziv, Husa, Angela Rogers, Susan Murphy (chorus), William Parker (b)
—Painted Plum Clouds: Yi-Lo Yu (fl), Yuko Fujiyama (p)
—Passing Through: Patricia Nicholson, Sarah Wilkins, and Anyez van Rozenberg (dance), William Parker (p)
—Song Cycle #1—Dedications: Footnote to a Dream; For Julius Eastman; Morning Moon; Holiday for Flowers; Aborigine Song;
Baldwin’s Interlude; Chrysanthemum/Only Cherries; Interlude #8: Shia Shu’s Song; Cloud and Sea Fading as Rain Falls:
Lisa Sokolov (voc), Yuko Fujiyama (p), William Parker (b)
—Voices in Shadow—Voices of Loneliness; Voices in Exile; Voices in Ascent; Voices of the Fourth World; Again the Oglala:
Yuko Fujiyama (p), Masahiko Kono (tb), Cooper Moore and William Parker (perc)
[William Parker’s Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.02.27; William Parker 14.02.28]

92.03.28 (2) • Cecil Taylor Trio [BR—65:11 +]

March 28, 1992 / New Music Cafe, New York City

First Set
1. composition/improvisation 57:30] (split track at 46:28)
broadcast announcement [0:12]
2. encore [7:29]
Second Set
3. unknown title
4. encore

Cecil Taylor (p, Comp), William Parker (b), Thurman Barker (dr)

{CDr (First Set only at 65:26); WKCR-FM Archive 07.07.31}

92.03.29 - William Parker Ensemble / See 92.03.28 (1) / Alethea House (20 Washington Square North), NYC
[William Parker’s Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.02.27]

92.04.10 • William Parker Solo [Centering Archival Recording—24:10]

April 10, 1990 / 9th Street Gallery, New York City

1. improvisation [24:10]
bass improvisation
Come Sunday
bass improvisation—bells—bass and voice improvisation

William Parker (b, bells, voc)

{William Parker’s Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.01.12}

92.04.11 • Joelle Leandre Trio [AR—84:28]

April 11, 1992, 9:00pm / Roulette, New York City

1. compositions/improvisations [84:28]

Joelle Leandre (b), William Parker (b, winds, perc), Jin Hi Kim (komungo)

{2CDr; www.roulette.org/events}

92.05.00 • Roscoe Mitchell & the Note Factory [AVR—53:20]

May, 1992 / Roulette, New York City

1. compositions/improvisations [53:20]

Roscoe Mitchell (ts, as, ss, sss, fl), Tom Buckner (voc), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker and Jaribu Shahid (b), Tani Tabbal and Vincent Davis (dr)

{Jakob Blumenthal 08.10.09; venue info from Ray Stadt 13.10.14}

92.05.15 • Roscoe Mitchell & the Note Factory [AVR—136:30]

May 15, 1992 / New Music Cafe, New York City

1. compositions/improvisations [136:30] (split track at 82:15)

Roscoe Mitchell (ts, as, ss, sss, fl), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker and Jaribu Shahid (b), Tani Tabbal and Vincent Davis (dr)

{Jakob Blumenthal 08.10.09}

92.05.16 • Roscoe Mitchell & the Note Factory [AVR—104:38]

May 16, 1992 / New Music Cafe, New York City

1. compositions/improvisations [104:38]

Roscoe Mitchell (ts, as, ss, sss, fl, bmb-fl), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker and Jaribu Shahid (b), Tani Tabbal and Vincent Davis (dr)

{Jakob Blumenthal 08.10.09}

92.05.18 • Roscoe Mitchell & the Note Factory: This Dance is for Steve McCall

Black Saint BS120150-2 (CD) 1992 IT; CAM Jazz Black Saint 120150-2 (CD, disc-on-demand, digital download) 2010 IT

Roscoe Mitchell (& the Note Factory): The Jazz Masters, 100 anos de Swing
Folio Collection EF 20090 (CD) 1997 SP

May 18, 1992 / Sorcerer Sound, New York City

1. Ericka (Joseph Jarman) [11:32]
2. Uptown Strut (Mitchell) [2:19]
3. The Rodney King Affair (Mitchell) [5:24]
4. Ah (Mitchell) [3:21]
5. Song For Gerald Oshita (Mitchell) [3:03]
6. Paintings For Phillip Wilson (Mitchell) [2:58]
7. The Far East Blues (Mitchell) [5:34]
8. Variations For String Bass And Piano (Mitchell) [6:56]
9. This Dance Is For Steve McCall (Mitchell) [9:56]

Roscoe Mitchell (ss, as, ts, bmb-fl, perc), Matthew Shipp (p), Jaribu Shahid (b),
William Parker (b, perc), Tani Tabbal (dr, hand drum), Vincent Davis (dr)

{BS120150-2; EF 20090; www.camoriginalsoundtracks.com}

92.05.27 - a bank check of 500 dollars:
“A month later after the Christopher Columbus Consortium’s establishment, any relationships
between NYU and the 1992 Christopher Columbus Consortium were stopped by the NYU central
administration of the NYU Columbus Quincentennial Committee as well as any Consortium meetings
inside NYU facilities. Around the same time, Arturo Lindsay expressed strong concerns about the
involvement of Plexus in the Columbus consortium as a celebration project. Therefore, with no
Plexus name, on May 25, at the Institute of Computer Art of the School of Visual Arts, it was
presented by George Chaikin, Stephen DiLauro and Sandro Dernini, the event: ‘1992: The Departure
of An Art Human Shuttle For Freedom Journeying to the Realm of a New Planet Called Time-Art’.
It featured The Shock Troop Theatre of David Boyle, Lenny Horowitz, Stephen DiLauro, and Wess
Power. George Chaikin with a scanner camera connected to a computer system performed the
experiment to transfer to Franco Meloni at the University of Cagliari the digital dematerialization
of a Senegal wood canoe that was brought there by Mouhamadou MBaye, director in Dakar of the
Senegal Agency for Cultural and Tourist Promotion. The digital transfer had no success, therefore,
the canoe data were packaged into two computer disks for Franco Meloni to perform in Cagliari
the re-materialization of the Senegal canoe. Two days after, at William Parker’s house, in presence
as witness of David Boyle, Max Hardeman, Wess Powers, and Papam Moussa Tall, a bank check
of 500 dollars, donated to Plexus by the benefactor Ariane Braillard, was given to Mouhamadou
MBaye to be carried in Dakar for Assane MBaye and Tairo Diop in support to the Plexus Goree
project. Mouhamadou MBaye disappeared with the money, making many problems for Plexus
to continue its activities in Dakar.”
[PLEXUS International Forum www.plexusinternational.org]

92.06.01 • (V/A) Matthew Shipp Trio: Why We Came Together / A Yakuza Compilation

Yakuza #8 Magazine & CD 1996

June 1, 1992 / Live at WKCR-FM, New York City

1. Sonic Host [4:55]

—This is a fade-in/fade-out excerpt from a Broadcast Recording.

Matthew Shipp (p, Comp), William Parker (b), Whit Dickey (dr)

{Yakuza #8; Matthew Shipp confirms personnel 14.01.27}

92.06.07 - Prima Materia: Louie Belogenis (ts), William Parker and Joe Gallant (b), Rashied Ali (dr) / Knitting Factory, NYC
[New York Magazine May 8, 1992 p.98; Cadence Vol.18 No.6 June 1992 p.109 has this as “William Parker & Rashied Ali"]
—This date was not listed as “Prima Materia" (first reference for that name is 92.07.16).

92.06.19 • Zusaan Kali Fasteau: Prophecy

Flying Note Records FNCD 9003 (CD) 1993; 2011
—2nd Session [See also 90.03.09; 92.08.10 & 92.08.11]

June 19, 1992, 9:00pm / Buchman Hall, New York City

1. Encoding Delight [3:55]

Zusaan Kali Fasteau (tmp, kaval, Comp), William Parker (balafon), Ron McBee (cga)

{FNCD 9003}

92.06.00 • Glenn Spearman & William Parker Duo [BR]

June, 1992 / Mapleshade Studios, Upper Marlboro, Maryland
WKCR-FM, “Afternoon Music" Broadcast 93.04.12

1. “...for bass and tenor saxophone.”

—Spearman came to the East coast in late June.

Glenn Spearman (ts), William Parker (b)

{William Parker Interview, Broadcast 93.04.12}

92.06.30 • Steve Cohn Trio [AR—88:00]

June 30, 1992 / Knitting Factory, New York City

1. sound-check [12:00]
2. improvisation [75:00]

Steve Cohn (p, shakuhachi, hichiriki, khaen, perc, shofar, talking drum), William Parker and Fred Hopkins (b)

{WP Archive CDr; www.thestevecohn.com/www/discog.html; Steve Cohn 15.08.04 and 08.05}

92.07.04 - A Day of Remembrance and Rejuvenation, New York:

On July 4 of 1992, in New York, at CUANDO, William Parker and Jose Rodriguez organized a day of remembrance and rejuvenation: a day to honor our heroes and mentors, to offer gifts to the spirit. Remembering the past (how we got here), today (issues that confront us), the future (thing we must do in order to secure that a future will exist.)

It featured the music performances of William Parker, Jackson Krall, Lumi, Tony Feliciano, The War Hippies with Tom Corn, Matt Enger, Mark Enger, Santi Suaviro and many, many more. Participant artists were: Carol Blank, Lorenzo Pace, George Chaikin, Amir Bey, Milene Bey, Charlotte Richardson, Michael Fitzgerald, Audrey Dolan, Virginia Jiminez, Wess Power, Ravi Blank, Nancy Wells, Tom Corn, Linda Hiwot, Santi Suaviro, David Cook, Rolando Politi, Ik-Joon Kang, Hamlet Zurita, Kazuko, Eileen Doster, Wolf, Radha Blank, Rasheed, Kelly B. Darr, Kali Fasteau, Siobhan Duffy, Celestino Boane, Ellie Ali, Mark Enger, Nilda Cortez, Drew Curtis, Hayato, El-Seleum, Al-Ibrahim, Derek Lester, Guevara Soliman, Vermon Bigman, and Eve Hennessy. On this occasion, Jose Rodriguez presented the CUANDO-Plexus Passport edited with Eddie Birchmore and with photos by Raymond Ross.

During this period, also The numero zero was dedicated to Grady Alexis, a young Haitian painter who resided in the East Village and was brutally beaten on 8th Street, near 5th Avenue. He died as a result of massive head injuries.

From CUANDO Plexus Passport, by William Parker:

It is the role of the artist to dance, sing, shout and whisper about all that is wonderful, beautiful and majestic. To mirror and project the present and future, to tell us the stories inside little childrens' hearts (giving us a view beyond the horizon). Communicating by the language of stone, wood, wool, and language of happiness, sadness, and joy. It is the role of the artist to incite political, social and... spiritual revolution. To awaken us from our sleep and never let us forget our obligations as human beings.... To light the fire of human compassion. When this inner flame is burning, man is uplifted to another state—his vision and sense are doubled—he sees, hears, and feels things he never did before. The heat of the earth, the cry of living beings. This fire is stoked by conviction, caring... communication with others. The idea is to live strongly within this vision without compromises even after being met by a cold, grey world that could care less about vision, a world that makes insensitivity and murder of idealism and individualism a standard.

It is the role of the artist to become a human being, to see that the only art is the art of living The artist must quickly make the transformation to human being and in the same breath come to realize he or she is a vehicle through which light passes. We can flow and sing with this reality. Being a great artist is not enough. One must be obsessed with the vision of life. Art must transform to reality, to a healing ritual, a ceremony of the inner voice that says the only tradition is the tradition of life and living things, the tradition of the selfbeing created each moment. The masterpiece must constantly be created.

Every year more creative beings have gone into the business of entertainment to make a dollar. They make their music weaker for the sake of popularity; why not make it stronger for the sake popularity? America was founded and is run on a palette of untruths and illusions in every area of life (War is thought of as real, while peace is a dream). Art can clarify life or it can help to reconfirm these lies. It’s not... a matter of just staying alive and existing, but of living as full creative beings, beings who take the step not when it is safe or out of survival, but as a process of living. The way trees grow and the way flowers just appear out of nowhere.

Most books and gestures about music, dance, painting, film, and the other art forms have rarely been written by the artists themselves... Art as life in America is defined and... controlled by the capitalist or the scientist, the curiosity-seekers who play games with life. To these people art is an ornament. They look at and promote music and dance that is technically polished, slick, and does everything art is supposed to be according the guidelines of the '80s. They never really believe that art can change the heart of man. To the theoretician and the intellectual art is never expected to be reality, this is what makes art, art. They will not accept the idea that life is more important than art, and that for any creative work to be valid on the same level as life that work must sing and swing from an unearthly reality.

All the controlling factors of the world of the arts are a mirror of the controlling powers of the world (AMERICA). The European Western capitalist. The Afro-American creative music since its reception in the United States has been uprooted from ritual and healing to the status of entertainment. Watered down, raped, and pillaged by the money vendors and the so-called jazz lovers to meet their own needs. The black musician provides the creativity, the capitalist producers control it, creating an industry off of not the meat of the music, but off of the embellishment presenting the music on lesser terms, making it more palatable.

The real music, as any real art, causes change. It asks man to question and not to live with lies and injustices. We have entered the '80s with our eyes still red from the sleepiness of the '70s. America is in a deep sleep, the revolution of today consists of machines replacing people and people acting like machines, dancing robots and digital watches. This is the age of electronics and instant death. Acoustic human energy is frowned upon, everyone is trying to take the easy way out. No longer can the creative musician sit back and let others define him, he is labeled and catalogued, interviewed, produced, recorded, bought and sold by people with tin ears and souls. If the musician believes in life then he must define himself and not be manipulated. The Bill Collector is a newsletter written by the artist who wishes to define and share his existence with others, in what is once again a move toward self-determination.

[Plexus International Forum Onlus, Cagliari-Roma—plexusforum.net]

92.07.16 - Prima Materia: Louie Belogenis (ts), William Parker and Joe Gallant (b), Rashied Ali (dr) / Knitting Factory, NYC
[New York Magazine July 20, 1992 p.89]
92.07.19 - Zusaan Kali Fasteau (reeds), William Parker (b), Ron McBee (dr) / 9:00pm, Buchman Hall, NYC
[New York Magazine July 20, 1992 p.79]

92.08.02 • Collective 4tet: Dreamcatcher

Stork Music STORK1007 (CS) 1992

August 2, 1992 / Piano Magic, New York City

1. Oracle [12:26]
2. Flytrack [16:05]
3. Snap Decisions [5:32]
4. Dreamcatcher [25:23]

Michael Moss (reeds), Mark Hennen (p), William Parker (b), Heinz Geisser (dr)

{STORK1007}

92.08.10 and 92.08.11 • Zusaan Kali Fasteau: Prophecy

Flying Note Records FNCD 9003 (CD) 1993; 2011
—3rd Session [See also 90.03.09; 92.06.19]

August 10 & 11, 1992 / Center for Media Arts, New York City

1. Prophecy [3:52]
2. Nomad’s Festival [2:58]
3. Lunar Wisdom [5:24]
4. The Gyre [5:32]
5. Sonic Deep [5:27]
6. Cosmopolis [4:07]

Zusaan Kali Fasteau (sheng-1, ney-1, mizmar-2, kaval-2, ss-3,4,6; cello-5, Comp), Shela Somalia Richards (vn),
William Parker (b), Ron McBee (perc-1,2,4), Newman Taylor-Baker (dr-3,6)

{FNCD 9003}

92.08.12 - Zusaan Kali Fasteau: (no personnel details, likely as above) / 12:30pm, Chase Manhattan Plaza, NYC
[New York Magazine August 17, 1992 p.69]

92.08.28 • Cecil Taylor Tentet [SBR—74:31]

August 28, 1992 / Jazzfestival Saalfelden, Saalfelden, Austria

1. composition
2. composition

47:25
23:14

—Received as “Broadcast Recording, ORF Austria, 61:00". Another tape with this date is in circulation at 61:00,
with the first track at 38:00 “incomplete," and the second track at 24:00 as above. —RL

Cecil Taylor (p, Comp), Marco Eneidi and Bobby Zankel (as), Butch Morris (cor), Dick Griffin (tb),
John Bruschini (g), William Parker and Barry Guy (b), Thurman Barker (perc), Rashid Bakr (dr)

{CDr}

92.09.23 • Takashi Kazamaki & Kalle Laar: Floating Flames

Ear-Rational Records ECD-1038 (CD) 1994 GER

September 23, 1992 / The Studio, New York City

1. Al Stood There (on the embankment, gazing into the distance) [13:53]
2. Slow Green Lightnings [9:44]
3. The Kitchen Door (was left open) [8:47]
4. Turned Around (and walked back, no hurry) [9:42]
5. Greyish Spots (on walls and ceilings) [4:14]

Kalle Laar (el-g, elec, Comp), Masahiko Kono (tb-1,2,3,4), William Parker (b, ce, voc), Takashi Kazamaki (perc, Comp)

{ECD-1038}

92.10.14
92.10.15 • David S. Ware: Third Ear Recitation

DIW DIW-870 (CD) 1993 JPN

October 14 & 15, 1992 / Sound On Sound Studio, New York City

1. Autumn Leaves (Joseph Kosma) [3:42]
2. East Broadway Rundown (Sonny Rollins) [9:39]
3. Mystic March (Ware) [5:38]
4. Angel Eyes (Matt Dennis) [7:17]
5. Third Ear Recitation (Ware) [4:41]
6. Free Flow Dialogue (Ware) [3:16]
7. Sentient Compassion (Ware) [6:45]
8. The Chase (Ware) [9:11]
9. Autumn Leaves (Joseph Kosma) [8:56]

David S. Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Whit Dickey (dr)

{DIW-870}

92.10.17 - Marco Eneidi Quartet: Eneidi (as), William Parker and Larry Roland (b), Jackson Krall (dr) /
”A campus coffeehouse-ish space,” Bennington College, Bennington, VT [Ben Young, WKCR-FM Archive 07.07.31]
—“Maybe there was a fifth person, but I can’t picture who it would have been.” /

92.10.24 • David S. Ware Quartet [AR—124:00]

October 24, 1992 / P.S. 122, New York City

1. compositions/improvisations [124:00]

David S. Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Whit Dickey (dr)

{Anonymous; Ben Young, WKCR-FM Archive 07.07.31}

92.10.26 - Prima Materia: Louie Belogenis (ts), William Parker and Joe Gallant (b), Rashied Ali (dr) / Knitting Factory, NYC
[New York Magazine October 26, 1992 p.129]
92.10.29 - Bern Nix Trio: Nix (g), William Parker (b), David Cappello (dr) / “Music from The Ontological Storyville of the Mind; the Congo Square of the Collective Unconscious; and the 52nd Street Libido" / Roulette, Brooklyn, NY [www.roulette.org/events/artists.php/112]
92.11.10 - Peter Brötzmann Trio: Brötzmann (reeds), William Parker (b), Gregg Bendian (dr) /
The Knitting Factory Tour, Manchester Craftsman’s Guild, Pittsburgh, PA [Pitt News Nov 5 Showcase pp.1+7]

92.11.13 • Sacred Scrape: Secret Response / Live in the U.S. 1992

Rastacan Records BRD-015 (CD) 1994
—1st Session [See also 92.11.20]

November 13, 1992 / The University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

1. Because Patterns [13:56]

Peter Brötzmann (ts, trgt, bcl, E-flat cl), William Parker (b, ce), Gregg Bendian (dr, perc)

{BRD-015; session dates from Gino Robair of Rastacan Records.}

92.11.20 • Sacred Scrape: Secret Response / Live in the U.S. 1992

Rastacan Records BRD-015 (CD) 1994
—2nd Session [See also 92.11.13]

November 20, 1992 / Roulette, New York City

1. Overture [2:13]
2. Because Patterns Two [11:09]
3. The March Burst to Open Blue [11:44]
4. Roil Segments [28:59]

Peter Brötzmann (ts, trgt, bcl, E-flat cl), William Parker (b, ce), Gregg Bendian (dr, perc)

{BRD-015; session dates from Gino Robair of Rastacan Records; Alex Ross, The New York Times November 25, 1992}

92.11.21 • Zane Massey Trio: Brass Knuckles

Delmark DD-464 (CD) 1993

(V/A) Delmark 40th Anniversary Jazz
Delmark DX-1 (CD) 1993

November 21, 1992 / Sear Sound, New York City

1. Trickle Down Economics [5:07]

Zane Massey (ts, Comp), William Parker (b), Sadiq M. Abdu Shahid (dr)

{DD-464; All-Music Guide; Session date from Zane Massey 14.01.28}

“On December 10, 1992, at the City Hall of New York, on the occasion of the Human Rights Day, the Commissioner of Human Rights Dennis de Leon organized a round-table with Mico Licatro, David Ecker, George Chaikin, Jose Rodriguez, Ralph Lerner, Earl S. Davis, Okechukwu Odita, and I, to discuss the continuation of the Columbus Reconciliation Well-Being project started in Sardinia.

In the evening, at the NYU Barney Building Auditorium, I managed a performance report The Deconstruction of ‘The Voyage of the Elisabeth’, The Serpent, in Order to Survive, to bring back immediately to the Lower East Side community the results from the round-table held at the City Hall as well as the last news from The Christopher Columbus Consortium’s event held in Sardinia. To avoid any potential institutional problems, I staged it as a session of the NYU David Ecker’s aesthetic inquiry course, with contributions by Lorenzo Pace, Alfa Diallo, Jose Rodriguez, George Chaikin, Barnaby Ruhe, Okechukwu Odita, Nilda Cortez, Patricia Nicholson Parker, and William Parker.” —Sandro Dernini

92.12.10 - The Deconstruction of a PLEXUS-CUANDO Event, Purgatorio Show 1992, The Voyage of the Elisabeth: In Order to Survive,
Il Viaggio del Serpente, a performance by William Parker, Patricia Nicholson-Parker, Alfa Diallo, Jose Rodriguez, Barnaby Ruhe, Lorenzo Pace, George Chaikin, David Ecker, Sandro Dernini, Okechukwu Odita, Georgetta Stonefish / Auditorium, Barney Building,
New York University, NYC [Plexus International Forum Onlus, Cagliari-Roma—plexusforum.net]

“Few days after, the Mayor of the City of New York, after been informed by the Commissioner de Leon and Mico Licastro about the international process of reconciliation and well-being turned on by the Columbus Reconciliation Forum, declared in New York City the day December 16 as International Reconciliation Day.” —Sandro Dernini

Plexus International Forum

92.12.13 • Centering Dance Music Ensemble [Centering Archival Recording—107:13]

December 13, 1992 / Inroads, New York City

1. improvisation [22:50]
2. Rain Flowers [43:27]
3. Peace Suite for Small Ensemble [40:56]

Dave Sewelson (as, bar), Jeff Hoyer (tb), Brenda Bakr and Lisa Sokolov (voc), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr), Patsy Parker (dance)

{William Parker’s Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.01.12}

1993 : : :

93.00.00 (1) • The Olmec Group / Long Hidden: The Olmec Series

AUM Fidelity AUM036 (CD) 2006
—2nd Session [See also 89.00.00; 93.00.00 (2); 97.01.26 (2)]

unknown date, 1993 / Strobe-Light Studios, Brooklyn, NY

1. Codex (Parker) [7:00]
2. El Puente Seco (Tatico Enriquez) [3:49]
3. Pok-A-Tok (Parker) [11:20]
4. Espirito (Parker) [1:13]

Dave Sewelson (bar, as solo-1), Isaiah Parker (as), Luis Ramierez (acc), Todd Nicholson (b),
William Parker (perc, 6-string doussn'gouni), Omar Payano (cng, guiro, voc-4), Gabriel Nunez (tim, bgo)

{AUM036; Steven Joerg 06.12.16}

93.00.00 (2) • William Parker Solo / Long Hidden: The Olmec Series

AUM Fidelity AUM036 (CD) 2006
—3rd Session [See also 89.00.00; 93.00.00 (1); 97.01.26 (2)]

unknown date, 1993 / Strobe-Light Studios, Brooklyn, NY

1. There’s a Balm in Gilead (traditional) [6:24]
2. Long Hidden, part one [7:25]
3. Long Hidden, part two [0:46]
4. Long Hidden, part three [3:13]

William Parker (b-1, doussn'gouni-2,3,4, Comp)

{AUM036; Steven Joerg 06.12.16}

93.01.00 • Cecil Taylor Unit and Solo [BVR—32:18]

January, 1993 / Fundacio Joan Miro, Palma de Majorca, Spain

1. CT Solo
2. composition

16:36
14:24

Cecil Taylor (p, Comp), Marco Eneidi (as), John Bruschini (g), William Parker (b), Thurman Barker (perc), Rashid Bakr (dr)

{Marco Eneidi; YouTube ID# VPOnxL6Al1Q}

93.01.21 and 93.01.22
• Charles Gayle Quartet: vol. 1, Translation

Silkheart Records SHCD-134 (CD) 1993 Sweden

• Charles Gayle Quartet: vol. 2, Raining Fire

Silkheart Records SHCD-137 (CD) 1993 Sweden

• Charles Gayle Quartet: Blue Shadows

Silkheart Records SHCD-157 (CD) 2007 Sweden

January 21 & 22, 1993 / House of Music, Studio A, West Orange, NJ

Translation, Volume 1:
1. Joyous Fellowship [14:37]
2. Healing [18:58]
3. Holy Mountain [14:35]
4. Hymn of Praise [8:51]
5. Suffering for Love [14:00]

Raining Fire, Volume 2:
1. In Christ [17:08]
2. Blood’s Finality [12:50]
3. Death Conquered [15:33]
4. Grace [14:48]
5. Raining Fire [8:21]

Blue Shadows:
1. Inside the Sun [2:59]
2. Blue Shadows [11:28]
3. Eternity Promised 1 [17:12]
4. Eternity Promised 2 [2:07]
5. Hearts to Jesus [17:49]
6. Soul’s Time [3:06]
7. In Sorrow [13:37]
8. Snap [1:51]

“In January 1993, Keith, Steve Dalachinsky, Yuko Otomo, and I and sundry others, curiously awaited the band at the House of Music recording studio in West Orange, NJ. Charles was on tenor sax, bass clarinet, and viola, William Parker on bass, cello, and half-size violin, Vattel Cherry on bass, kalimba, and bells, and (to us) a totally new drummer, Michael Wimberly. We recorded about five hours of incredible music, from which Keith selected 71 minutes for Volume 1, Translations (Silkheart 134), and I selected 71 minutes for Volume 2, Raining Fire (Silkheart 137). Blue Shadows is the third CD to be taken from these historic sessions...” —Bruce Gallanter, Downtown Music Gallery

Charles Gayle (ts, bcl, vla, Comp), William Parker (b, ce, half-size vn), Vattel Cherry (b, kalimba, bells), Michael Wimberly (dr)

{SHCD-134; SHCD-137; web sources}

93.02.01 • Charles Gayle Quartet: More Live

Knitting Factory Works KFWCD 137 (2-CD) 1993
—1st Session [See also 93.02.15; 93.02.22]

February 1, 1993 / Knitting Factory, New York City

1. Sealed Books [23:14]
2. Take Refuge [24:58]
3. Covenants [9:22]
4. Most High [11:02]

Charles Gayle (ts, bcl, vn, Comp), William Parker (b, ce, vn), Vattel Cherry (b), Michael Wimberly (dr)

{KFWCD 137}

93.02.05 - The Bern Nix Trio: Nix (g), William Parker (b), David Cappello (perc) / “A Concert for Hedda Sterne: To celebrate the last day
of the exhibition ‘Hedda Sterne’, in the presence of the painter...” / Philippe Briet Gallery, NYC [Concerts at Philippe Briet Gallery, on-line list]
93.02.08 - Charles Gayle Quartet: Gayle (ts, bcl, vn), William Parker and Vattel Cherry (b), Michael Wimberly (dr) / Knitting Factory, NYC
[The Final Nite & Other Poems: Complete Notes from a Charles Gayle Notebook, 1987-2006, Steve Dalachinsky, Ugly Duckling Presse, 2006]

93.02.12 • Michael Marcus Trio: Ithem

Ayler Records aylCD-006 (CD) 2004; aylDL-006 (digital download) 2008
—1st Session [See also 93.06.28 (1)]

February 12, 1993 / The Knitting Factory, New York City

1. Here At! [5:39]
2. Ithem, take 2 [6:16]

Michael Marcus (as, bcl, Comp), William Parker (b), Denis Charles (dr)

{aylCD-006}

93.02.15 • Charles Gayle Quartet: More Live

Knitting Factory Works KFWCD 137 (2-CD) 1993
—2nd Session [See also 93.02.01; 93.02.22]

February 15, 1993 / Knitting Factory, New York City

1. Deliverance [9:44]
2. Sanctification [25:05]
3. Living Waters [16:19]
4. Newness of Life [8:20]
5. Gifts [11:21]

Charles Gayle (ts, bcl, vn, Comp), William Parker (b, ce, vn), Vattel Cherry (b), Marc Edwards (dr)

{KFWCD 137}

93.02.21 • Collective 4tet: Bindu

Stork Music Stork1003 (CS) 1984

(V/A) Stork Music—In Flight: Volume 1
Stork Music no release# (CS) 1993

February 21, 1993 / Piano Magic, New York City

1. Did You Hear Everything [1:03]
2. Beyond Reason [19:05]
3. Bass Clarity [4:16]
4. Bindu [21:34]
5. Jig Jag [9:44]

—In Flight: Volume 1 has a 5:00 excerpt from track 4.

Michael Moss (reeds), Mark Hennen (p), William Parker (b), Heinz Geisser (dr)

{STORK1015; session date from H. Geisser}

93.02.22 • Charles Gayle Quartet: More Live

Knitting Factory Works KFWCD 137 (2-CD) 1993
—3rd Session [See also 93.02.01; 93.02.15]

February 22, 1993 / Knitting Factory, New York City

No split session info—tracks listed in session 93.02.15.

Charles Gayle (ts, bcl, vn, Comp), Vattel Cherry (b), William Parker (b, ce, vn), Marc Edwards (dr)

{KFWCD 137}

93.03.23 - Alex Lodico & The Collective Ensemble with Dancers: no personnel details (same flyer as 93.03.30) /
Improvisor’s Collective, Context Performance Hall, NYC [Jackson Krall 14.02.15]

93.03.26 • Matthew Shipp: Prism

Ectoplasm / Brinkman Records BRCD058/RÖV-009-2 (CD) 1995

March 26, 1993 / Roulette, New York City

1. Prism I [29:55]
2. Prism II [25:40]

Matthew Shipp (p, Comp), William Parker (b), Whit Dickey (dr)

{BRCD058/RÖV-009-2}

93.03.30 - Sabir Mateen’s Darkness, Light, and Beyond: Mateen and Richard Keene (ts), Daniel Carter (reeds, tp), Blaise Siwula (as, wdfl),
Zusaan Kali Fasteau (reeds, fl, voc), John Blum (p), Lee Gongwer (wdfl, perc), Bea Licata (ce, voc, dance), Akim and Christine Coppola (dance), William Parker (b), Emilio Cruz (perc), Jackson Krall (dr), + Special Guest Margo Gerzarlian-Trib (vn, voc, dance) /
Improvisor’s Collective, Context Performance Hall, NYC [Jackson Krall 14.02.15]

93.04.10 • Other Dimensions In Music [BR & BVR]

April 10, 1993 / Art Factory, NYC
WKCR-FM (LIVE) Broadcast

1. improvisations

“Partly filmed and partly taped.”

Daniel Carter (reeds, tp), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp, flg), William Parker (b, ce, vn), Rashid Bakr (dr)

{Ben Young, WKCR-FM Archive 07.07.31}

93.04.11 • William Parker: In Order To Survive

Black Saint 120159-2 (CD) 1995
—1st Session [See also 93.06.28 (2)]

April 11, 1993 / Roulette, New York City

1. Testimony of No Future [38:47]
2. Anast in Crisis Mouth Full of Fresh Cut Flowers [6:55]
3. Testimony of the Stir Pot [20:07]

“Last year, Brown joined an ongoing series of concerts entitled In Order To Survive, with William Parker’s ensemble...
The series began at Roulette in New York, moved on to the Knitting Factory, and has plans to do concerts in Philadelphia.”
[CODA #259 January 1995 p.27]

Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), Grachan Moncur III (tb), Cooper-Moore (p), William Parker (b, Comp), Denis Charles (dr)

{120159-2}

93.04.12 • William Parker Interview [BR—138:14]

April 12, 1993 / WKCR-FM Studios, New York City
WKCR-FM, “Afternoon Music" Live Broadcast
—Interview by Ben Young

(Not on Broadcast Recording)
(Not on Broadcast Recording)

1. Facing the Sun One is Never the Same [5:18]
(incomplete, cuts in, fades out)
—Interview [16:29]
2. Painter’s Autumn [11:35]
—Interview [17:56]
3. Charles Gayle & William Parker Duo [26:32]
(split track at 17:57)
—Interview [10:56]
(split track at 9:21)
4. Image and Likeness [24:28]
(incomplete, fades out)
—Interview [3:05]
5. Vision, Peace and Battle Cries [7:04]
(incomplete, fades in)
—Interview [3:10]
6. "...for bass and tenor saxophone.” [9:54]
(incomplete, split track at 2:53, 8:12; fades out)
—Interview [1:27]
7. Cathedral [11:43]
(incomplete, fades in, fades out)

—76.10.24, William Parker with Billy Bang and Ramsey Ameen.
—78.00.00, William Parker’s “Corn Meal Suite".

—80.05.09, David S. Ware, Parker, and Denis Charles Trio.

—89.00.00, Painter’s Autumn (Stork)

—89.07.12 to 07.27, The Ray Taylor Living Room Sessions.

—82.00.00, William Parker Quintet

—87.03.29, William Parker Orchestra

—92.06.00, Glenn Spearman & William Parker Duo

—91.00.00 (2), William Parker Solo Bass + Tape

—Track 2 from Painter’s Autumn not included on CDrs.

William Parker, live interview.

{2CDr; William Parker Interview, Broadcast 93.04.12}

93.04.13 • Tribute to Ayler & Trane [BR]

April 13, 1993 / Live at the Knitting Factory, New York City
WKCR-FM

1. First Set

Louis Belogenis (ts), Allen Chase (ss, as), Frank London (tp), Joe Gallant (six-string el-b, b), William Parker (b), Rashied Ali (dr)

{WKCR-FM Archive 07.07.31}

93.04.16 and 93.04.17 • Charles Gayle: Consecration

Black Saint 120138-2 (CD) 1993 IT; CAM Jazz Black Saint 120138-2 (CD, disc-on-demand, digital download) 2008 IT

April 16 & 17, 1993 / Sear Sound, New York City
—The liner notes have the Consecration sessions incorrectly as the 17th and 18th.

1. O Father [15:16]
2. Rise Up [10:02]
3. Justified [8:37]
4. Glorious Saints [13:19]
5. Thy Peace [8:33]
6. Redemption [11:36]

“Those were dense days. I see that the Witness was also at work in the midtown recording studio on April 16th when Gayle recorded Consecration
for Black Saint with William, Michael Wimberly, and Vattel Cherry. I did the cover art and design... Guaranteed from my extensive notes
it was April 16th & 17th for the recording session. One tough picture produced by the session was ‘Drawn Blood’, which Michael Wimberly owns.”
—Jeff Schlanger, musicWitness®

Charles Gayle (ts, bcl, Comp), William Parker and Vattel Cherry (b), Michael Wimberly (dr)

{120138-2; www.camoriginalsoundtracks.com; Jeff Schlanger, musicWitness® 01.08.13, 02.09.26}

93.04.18 (1) - Charles Gayle Trio: Gayle (ts), William Parker (b), Milford Graves (dr) / Milford’s house, Jamaica, NY
1. Testimony of No Future 2. Anast in Crisis Mouth Full of Fresh Cut Flowers 3. Cathedral (solo bass + tape) 4. Testimony of the Stir Pot.
“The second time I heard them was April 18, 1993... in Milford’s basement in Jamaica, NY... the 40 x 55 color picture is called ‘Charged Space’. It was taped on the outside wall of Milford’s house in the late afternoon sun after the concert where it was seen by much of the audience, including Denis Charles, Andrew Cyrille, Cooper-Moore, and Ben Young (who may have notes).” —Jeff Schlanger
[Jeff Schlanger, musicWitness®, 01.08.13, 02.04.27; William Parker’s Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.03.04]
93.04.18 (2) - William Parker Solo / 9:00pm, Roulette, Brooklyn, NY [William Parker Interview, WKCR-FM, Broadcast 93.04.12]
93.04.18 (3) - William Parker’s In Order to Survive: Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), Grachan Moncur III (tb), Cooper-Moore (p), Parker (b), Denis Charles (dr) / 9:00pm, Roulette, Brooklyn, NY /
“On the 18th also, there was a drive from Jamaica to Roulette in the evening in Manhattan where William led In Order to Survive... This also produced the cover art and design for the Black Saint recording. After that performance, William, lashing the drums to the roof of his vehicle, said he had to get ready for the D.S. Ware Quartet rehearsal in the morning.”
[Jeff Schlanger, musicWitness®, 01.08.13, 02.04.27; additional personnel from William Parker Interview, WKCR-FM, Broadcast 93.04.12]

93.04.00 • Tribute to Ayler & Trane [AR—25:00]

April, 1993 / London, England

1. composition/improvisation 25:00]

Louis Belogenis (ts), Allen Chase (ss, as), John Zorn (as), William Parker and Joe Gallant (b), Rashied Ali (dr)

{Anonymous}

93.04.30 • David S. Ware Quartet [AR—74:07]

(Possible Radio Broadcast)

April 30, 1993 / Ulrichsberg, Austria

1. composition/improvisation 57:12]
2. There Will Never Be Another You (H. Warren/M. Gordon) [10:25]
3. composition/improvisation 6:30]

David S. Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Whit Dickey (dr)

{Jan Ström; www.jazzatelier.at/va/x7304.htm}

93.05.00 • Matthew Shipp Duo with William Parker: ZO

Rise Records RR-126 (CD) 1994; 2.13.61 Records thi21315.2 (CD) 1997

Yakuza #6
Magazine & 7" EP
(V/A) 213CD 1996 Part One
213CD 213PRO2 (CD) Sampler 1995
[This compilation also contains performances by The Mark of Cain; Coyle & Sharp; TV Smith; Hubert Selby Jr;
Alan Vega; Exene Cervenka; Suicide; Ian Sholes; Chris Haskett; Sky King; The Birthday Party.]

May, 1993 / Seltzer Sound, New York City

1. ZO #1 (Shipp) [10:24]
2. Summertime (Gershwin) [12:01]
3. ZO #2 (Shipp) [13:28]
4. ZO #3 (Shipp) [14:02]

Yakuza has track 2.
213CD 1996 Part One has track 1.

Chris at WXYC-FM: Also, an album you recorded with William Parker back in 1994 called Zo, which was originally released
on the Texas label Rise, has just been reissued on 2.13. Tell me something about that album...how did that come about? Because originally,
Rise was a small punk label in Texas.
Shipp: Well it still is. Actually, Craig Koon runs that label. He’s a manager at Sound Exchange, a record store in Austin. The story he told me was that they had David S. Ware’s Flight of I there and he really liked my solo on “There'll Never Be Another You". So he just decided he wanted to do an album with me and he called Jimmy Johnson at Forced Exposure and asked if Jimmy knew me. So Jimmy gave Craig my phone number and called me, and that’s how it happened. Interestingly enough, Rise was distributed by Dutch East, so when it came out, I was up in the office a lot and I met Steven Joerg from Homestead. He had just released a William Hooker album, Radiation. He knew who David S. Ware was because David is on William’s first record, which was a trio album with David Murray and David S. Ware. So I told him I was in David S. Ware’s group and gave him the last couple DIW albums and he decided to sign David to Homestead.
—Shipp Interview in UNC’s Signal to Noise WXYC March 1997

Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b)

{thi21315.2; Yakuza #6; RR-126; 213PRO2; Craig Koon}

93.05.08 - David S. Ware Quartet: Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Whit Dickey (dr) / Jazzgalerie Nickelsdorf, Austria
[Bjorn Dirlack 05.08.01; Jazzgalerie Nickelsdorf, The 20th Anniversary Album]
93.05.20 - Centering Dance and Music Ensemble: Patricia Nicholson (dance), William Parker (b), New York Magazine adds Cooper-Moore,
not on flyer for this date / “Ancient Testimony: 1) Land 2) Sky 3) Ocean 4) Soul & Communion (Out from the Heart)" / Context Studio, NYC
[New York Magazine May 24, 1993 p.89; William Parker’s Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.02.27]
93.05.21 and 93.05.22 - Centering Dance and Music Ensemble: Patricia Nicholson (dance), William Parker (strings, words, Comp), Cooper-Moore (p, strings, brass, perc) / “Top of the Mornin'; Conversation on First; Light House; Orangeburg; Footnote to a Dream (for Miguel Pinero)—Intermission— Morning Moon; Text; Holiday for Flowers" / Context Studio, NYC
[William Parker’s Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.02.27]

93.06.00 • Prima Materia: Peace on Earth (music of John Coltrane)

Knitting Factory Works KFW 158 (CD) 1994
—Release January 15, 1994, which makes this a 1993 session (Prima Materia did not really exist as a group until June or July of '92).

(V/A) Howard Mandel: Future Jazz
Knitting Factory Records KFR-249 (CD) 1999
[This CD also features the Eric Dolphy Quintet; Don Pullen & the African-Brazilian Connection; Thomas Chapin;
Gtr Obliq; James Newton; Charles Gayle; Pat Metheny, Derek Bailey, and Gregg Bendian; Paul Wertico; John Scofield;
Vernon Reid, Elliot Sharp, and David Torn; Cassandra Wilson; Joe Lovano; The Jazz Passengers; Andrew Hill.]

June, 1993 / Knitting Factory, New York City

1. Spiritual (Coltrane) [17:21]
2. Peace on Earth (Coltrane) [16:07]
3. Brazilia (Coltrane) [16:42]
4. India (Coltrane) [18:52]
5. Alabama (Coltrane) [8:23]

Future Jazz contains an excerpt from track 1 of 1:45.

“Gut instinct tells me that we were onstage at the Old Knit doing those shows in the summer of '93—I think June-ish... I think we had at least two shows, Zorn may have been on both, but summer feels about right. Also, a little memory of Louie telling me he was working on the liner notes in early fall of '93 just popped up, so I think that’s the time-frame.” —Joe Gallant

Louie Belogenis (ts), Allan Chase (ss, as), John Zorn (as-1,3), William Parker, Joe Gallant (b), Rashied Ali (dr)

{KFW 157; Joe Gallant 14.01.31}

93.06.28 (1) • Michael Marcus Trio: Ithem

Ayler Records aylCD-006 (CD) 2004; aylDL-019 (digital download) 2008
—2nd Session [See also 93.02.12]

June 28, 1993 / What Is Jazz? Festival, The Knitting Factory, New York City

1. Ithem, take 1 [14:31]
2. Under the Wire [8:45]
3. Secret Oceans [7:44]

Michael Marcus (as, bcl, Comp), William Parker (b), Denis Charles (dr)

{aylCD-006}

93.06.28 (2) • In Order to Survive [Centering Archival Recording—68:02]

William Parker: In Order To Survive
Black Saint 120159-2 (CD) 1995; CAM Jazz Black Saint 120159-2 (CD, disc-on-demand, digital download) 2010
—2nd Session [See also 93.04.11]

June 28, 1993 / What Is Jazz? Festival, The Knitting Factory, New York City

Centering Archival Recording:
1. compositions/improvisations [40:17]
2. In Order to Survive, Second Theme [27:45]

In Order To Survive:
1. The Square Sun [6:13]

“William says that his mother was in the audience that night. ‘It was the only time my mother saw me play.’" —Ed Hazell 14.01.10

Assif Tsahar (ts), Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), Grachan Moncur III and Alex Lodico (tb),
Cooper-Moore (piano), William Parker (b), Jackson Krall (d, perc)

{120159-2; www.camoriginalsoundtracks.com; William Parker’s Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.01.10}

93.06.29 • David S. Ware Quartet [AR—57:10]

June 29, 1993 / What Is Jazz? Festival, Knitting Factory, New York City

1. untitled improvisation—Aquarian Sound (Ware) [29:15]
2. There Will Never Be Another You (H. Warren/M. Gordon) [8:15]
3. Cococana (Ware)—Infi-Rhythms #1 (Ware) [19:40]

David S. Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Whit Dickey (dr)

{Anonymous}

93.07.22 • Rob Brown: Highwire

Soul Note 121266 (CD) 1996; CAM Jazz Soul Note 121266-2 (disc-on-demand and digital download) 2010 IT

July 22, 1993 / Tom Tedesco’s Studio, Paramus, NJ

1. Hex Key [11:54]
2. Totter [7:39]
3. Revealing [7:38]
4. Just a Touch [11:51]
5. Turmoil [10:31]
6. Trickster [9:51]

Rob Brown (as, Comp), William Parker (b), Jackson Krall (dr)

{Soul Note 121266; www.camoriginalsoundtracks.com}

93.08.02 through 93.08.04
• Bill Dixon: Vade Mecum I

Soul Note Records 121208-2 (CD) 1994 IT; CAM Jazz Soul Note 121208-2 (disc-on-demand, digital download) 2010 IT

• Bill Dixon: Vade Mecum II

Soul Note Records 121211-2 (CD) 1996 IT; CAM Jazz Soul Note 121211-2 (disc-on-demand, digital download) 2010 IT

Bill Dixon: The Complete Remastered Recordings on Black Saint & Soul Note
C.A.M. Jazz BXS 1009 (9-CD Box Set) 2010 Italy
[This set also includes In Italy Volume One; In Italy Volume Two; Son of Sisyphus;
Thoughts 85.05.16; Papyrus Volume I; and Papyrus Volume II.]

August 2, 3, & 4, 1993 / Mu Rec Studio, Milano, Italy
—Dixonia has “August 2 & 3, Barigozzi Studio, Milan"

Vade Mecum I:
1. Moment [4:24]
2. Anamorphosis [12:28]
3. Viale Nino Bixio 20 [9:16]
4. Pellucity [9:04]
5. Vade Mecum [15:51]
6. Twice Upon a Time [13:12]
7. Acanthus [13:24]

Vade Mecum II:
1. Valentina di sera [3:07]
2. Tableau [10:21]
3. Ebonite [15:51]
4. Reflections [15:28]
5. Incunabula [13:33]
6. Octette #1 [11:45]

C.A.M. Jazz BXS 1009 (9-CD Box Set)

“One additional layer of all players overdubbed. The overdubbed 'Octette #1' was realized with Dixon only hearing the prior layer of recording; the other players heard only the sequence being recorded.

The only reason these pieces are my 'compositions' is that if I hadn't played everything the way I do, the other players wouldn't have played what they did. I know when I want so-called continuity, and I know exactly what to do to make them drift in and out of whatever I want. If you'll notice, the best players don't imitate what you're doing. They know where they have to go; those are your best musicians.

When a thing was too long, I could play something [as a signal]. I can do it. If I'm playing and you don't even hear me doing it, the players do. That’s what made Barry and William so significant in that playing. Both of them discarded their catalogues of singular events and meshed, based on the music of that moment.

I now think it is time for us to acknowledge that the things they do are theirs, and the things I do are mine, and I did that [in the notes accompanying Soul Note 121208-2]. It takes a long time for someone to do that with confidence, to give up the outward security that people felt like you had a so-called composer. I am writing this thing down as though on paper but in sound, in the air. It’s as formal as any notated music. It’s heard.”
—Dixonia

Bill Dixon (tp, flg, Comp), William Parker and Barry Guy (b), Tony Oxley (perc)

{121208-2; 121211-2; Dixonia, a Bio-discography of Bill Dixon, compiled by Ben Young, August 1998, Greenwood Press / Round Up the Usual Suspects, entry R93-0802a & R93-0802b, pp.312-13; www.camoriginalsoundtracks.com}

93.08.14 - Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog—Live Premiere: Brötzmann (reeds), Toshinori Kondo (tp, elec),
William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) / Wuppertal, Ottenbrucher Bahnhof [Bjorn Dirlack 05.08.01]

93.08.19 • Peter Brötzmann: Die Like A Dog—fragments of music, life and death of ALBERT AYLER

Free Music Production FMP CD 64 (CD) 1994 GER

Peter Brötzmann: Die Like A Dog—The Complete FMP Recordings
Jazzwerkstatt JW060 (4-CD Boxed Set) Ger 2007
[slipcover box; each CD reproduced with the original cover in a digipak; 30-page book in English and German.]
—1st Session [See also 97.11.07 & 97.11.08 (1); 97.11.08 (2) & 97.11.09; 99.11.03]

August 19, 1993 / Townhall Charlottenberg, Berlin, Germany

no.1 [21:47]
no.2 [15:59]
A: Saint James Infirmary (Don Redman) [4:07]
B [10:37]
C: Saint James Infirmary (Don Redman) [1:15]
no.3 [18:51]
A: Two Birds in a Feather (Brötzmann) [1:23]
B [17:28]
no.4 [16:05]

“For no.1, 2B, 3B, and 4 we used very short quotations out of ALBERT AYLER'S music in different variations.
(Prophet, Ghosts, Spirits, Bell, and others) composed by P. Brötzmann" —from the liners.

Peter Brötzmann (as, ts, trgt), Toshinori Kondo (tp, elec), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr, frm-dr)

{FMP CD 64; JW060}

93.08.20 - Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog: Brötzmann (as, ts, trgt), Toshinori Kondo (tp, elec), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) / Bimhuis, Amsterdam, Netherlands [Sander Piek 05.03.08; www.bimhuis.nl]

93.09.07, 93.09.08, and 93.09.12 • Michael Marcus: Here At!

Soul Note 121243-2 (CD) 1994 IT; CAM Jazz Soul Note 121243-2 (CD, disc-on-demand, digital download) 2010 IT

September 7, 8, & 12, 1993 / Workshop Freie Musik 1986, Akademie der Künste, Berlin, Germany

1. Ithem [7:53]
2. Here At [6:53]

Michael Marcus (stc-1,2, manzello-2, Comp), Steve Swell (tb-2), William Parker and Fred Hopkins (b), Denis Charles (dr), Sadiq Abdu Shahid (dr-2)

{Soul Note 121243-2; www.camoriginalsoundtracks.com}

93.09.18 - Billy Bang Sextet: Bang (vn), Henry Warner and Frank Lowe (reeds), D.D. Jackson (p), William Parker (b), Boogaloo (dr) / Lake George Jazz Weekend, Glens Falls, NY / “Billy appeared at the Lake George Jazz weekend in 1993. I believe he performed with his ensemble on Saturday, and then with Sun Ra’s Arkestra on Sunday.” —Paul Pines [Ed Hazell 10.03.08, from a WKCR-FM interview with Bang from 1993; www.lakegeorgearts.org/Past%20Performers2.pdf; Paul Pines 10.04.25]
93.09.25 - Bill Cole & William Parker Duo: Cole (shenai, nadaswaram, hojok, sona, didgeridoo, fl), Parker (b, perc) /
“Lower East Side Suite: Part 1; Part 2" / 9:00pm, Context Hall, NYC
[New York Magazine September 27, 1993 p.92; William Parker’s Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.02.27]

93.09.29 • Marco Eneidi Quintet: Final Disconnect Notice

Botticelli Records Botticelli 1011 (CD) 1994

September 29, 1993 / Tedesco Studios, Paramus, New Jersey

1. Final Disconnect Notice (Eneidi)
2. Untitled (Cecil Taylor)
3. B up to A down to CT (Eneidi)
4. Close - 4 - Close (Eneidi)
5. La Chica Con Los Toros (Eneidi)
6. The Last Call (Eneidi)

6:10
12:30
10:25
14:30
14:06
11:30

Marco Eneidi (as), Karen Borca (bsn), William Parker (b, ce), Wilber Morris (b), Jackson Krall (dr)

{Botticelli 1011}

93.10.04 - Charles Gayle Quartet: Gayle (ts, vn), William Parker (b, ce), Hilliard Greene (b), Michael Wimberly (dr) / Knitting Factory, NYC
[The Final Nite & Other Poems: Complete Notes from a Charles Gayle Notebook, 1987-2006, Steve Dalachinsky, Ugly Duckling Presse, 2006]
93.10.11 - Charles Gayle Quartet: as above / Knitting Factory, NYC
[The Final Nite & Other Poems: Complete Notes from a Charles Gayle Notebook, 1987-2006, by Steve Dalachinsky, Ugly Duckling Presse, 2006]
“Gayle and Parker at one point do a violin-cello jam...” —Dalachinsky
93.10.18 - Charles Gayle Quartet / Knitting Factory, NYC [New York Magazine October 18, 1993 p.178]
93.11.05 - Michael Marcus Quintet: (ss, bcl, stc), Joseph Bowie (tb), Ted Daniel (tp), William Parker (b), Reggie Nicholson (dr) /
Tampere Jazz Happening, Tampere, Finland [web listing; CODA #248 March/April 1993 p.31]
93.00.00 - Joe Morris & Rob Brown Quartet: Brown (as), Morris (g), William Parker (b), Jackson Krall (dr) /
[CODA #259 January 1995 p.27]
“Two concerts have been performed recently at New York’s Knitting Factory, and recently in a New Jersey studio...”

93.11.09 • Joe Morris & Rob Brown Quartet: Illuminate

Leo Records Leo Lab CD 008 (CD) 1995

November 9, 1993 / Tedesco Studios, Paramus, NJ

1. Results (collective) [11:52]
2. Illuminate (Morris) [7:11]
3. Inklings (Brown) [23:01]
4. Pivotal (collective) [11:13]

Joe Morris (g), Rob Brown (as), William Parker (b), Jackson Krall (dr)

{Leo Lab CD 008}

93.11.11 • Lawrence D. “Butch" Morris: Conduction #38, #39, & #40

New World Records 80486-2 (CD) 1995
—1st Session [See also 93.11.12]

Lawrence D. “Butch" Morris: Testament: A Conduction Collection
New World Records 80478-2 (limited edition, 10-CD box set) 1995

November 11, 1993 / Threadwaxing Space, New York City

1. Conduction #39 [3:01]

Christian Marclay (turntables), Elliot Sharp (dobro), Chris Cunningham (g), Gregor Kitzis, Dana Friedli, and Jason Hwang (vn),
Myra Melford (p), Damon Ra Choice (vib, sn-dr), Reggie Nicholson (vib, tom-tom), Michelle Kinney and Deidre L. Murray (ce),
Elizabeth Panzer (harp), William Parker, Mark Helias, and Fred Hopkins (b), Lawrence D. “Butch" Morris (Cond, Comp)

{80486-2}

93.11.12 • Lawrence D. “Butch" Morris: Conduction #38, #39 & #40

New World Records 80486-2 (CD) 1995
—2nd Session [See also 93.11.11]

Lawrence D. “Butch" Morris: Testament: A Conduction Collection
New World Records 80478-2 (limited edition, 10 CD box set) 1995

November 12, 1993, Threadwaxing Space, New York City

1. Conduction #40 [7:59]

Christian Marclay (turntables), Elliot Sharp (dobro), Chris Cunningham (g), Dana Friedli and Jason Hwang (vn),
Myra Melford (p), Damon Ra Choice (vib, sn-dr), Reggie Nicholson (vib, tom-tom), Michelle Kinney (ce), Elizabeth Panzer (harp),
William Parker and Mark Helias (b), Lawrence D. “Butch" Morris (Cond, Comp)

{80486-2}

93.11.14 • William Parker Trio [Centering Archival Recording—48:36]

November 14, 1993 / A. Mica Bunker, New York City

1. composition/improvisation 41:06]
2. composition/improvisation 7:30]

Rob Brown (as), Assif Tsahar (ts), William Parker (b)

{William Parker’s Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.01.22}

93.11.15 - Charles Gayle Trio + Matthew Shipp: Gayle (ts), Shipp (p), William Parker (b), unknown (dr) / Knitting Factory, NYC
[WIRE #126 August 1994 p.16; The Final Nite & Other Poems: Complete Notes from a Charles Gayle Notebook, 1987-2006, Steve Dalachinsky, Ugly Duckling Presse, 2006; New York Magazine November 15, 1993 p.132]
—None of the references give complete personnel.
93.11.22 - Charles Gayle: (no personnel details, likely same as above) / Knitting Factory, NYC [New York Magazine November 22, 1993 p.121]

93.11.27 • Other Dimensions In Music [WKCR-FM Archival Recording]

September 27, 1993 / 9th Street Gallery, New York City

1. improvisations

“partly filmed and partly taped.”

Daniel Carter (reeds, tp), “guest" Andrew Lamb (ts), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp, flg), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr)

{Ben Young, WKCR-FM Archive 07.07.31}

93.11.28 • Charles Gayle Trio [AR—57:47]

November 28, 1993 / Middle East, Philadelphia, PA

introduction [0:24]
1. composition/improvisation 25:42]
2. composition/improvisation 8:27]
3. composition/improvisation 13:01]
4. composition/improvisation 10:13]

Charles Gayle (ts, p, vn), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr)

{WP Archive CDr; home.gwu.edu/˜flota/Unofficial.htm}

93.11.29 • Dagaz Trio: Live

no label, no release# (CS) 1994
—1st Session: [See also 94.01.20]

November 29, 1993 / CB 313 Gallery, New York City

1. unknown, improvisations/compositions

Blaise Siwula (reeds, Bansuri flute, oryx),
William Parker (b, tu),
Michael Evans (perc)

{Harry Smith 18.01.04}

93.12.06 (1) - Improvisation Workshop Conducted by William Parker: Jason Zappa (bar), Hoosa Adams (voc), John Blum (p),
Matthew Heyner and George Taylor (b), David Nuss (dr) + special guests: Dave Sewelson (as), Alex Lodico (tb) /
8:00pm, University of the Streets, NYC [William Parker’s Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.02.27]
“Sequences in Kentucky (dedicated to Thomas Merton); Possibility of Tomorrow; Song #1; Journal of Possibility;
Thulin; The Journal of Possibility, Part II; The Low Sky; The Bluest Jay (dedicated to Jay Oliver)"
93.12.06 (2) - Charles Gayle Trio: probably Parker and Bakr / Knitting Factory, NYC [New York Magazine December 6, 1993 p.149]

1994 : : :

94.01.00 (1) • William Parker Solo [Centering Archival Recording—55:29]

January, 1994 / unidentified Studio Recording, New York City

1. composition/improvisation 21:34]
2. composition/improvisation 24:39]
3. composition/improvisation 3:49]
4. composition/improvisation 5:27]

William Parker (b)

{William Parker’s Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.01.12}

94.01.00 (2) - Charles Gayle “By Any Means" Trio: Gayle (ts, vn), William Parker (b), Rashied Ali (dr) / (Ali curating) The Cooler, NYC
[New York Magazine November 13, 1995 p.122; The WIRE #121 March 1994 p.12]
94.01.08 - Grupen II: Zusaan Kali Fasteau (reeds), William Parker (b), Michael Wimberly (dr) / “Chamber Music for the 21st Century" /
9:00pm, The Kitchen, NYC [New York Magazine January 18, 1994 p.77]
94.01.09 - Rob Brown Project: Brown (as), Joe Morris (g), William Parker (b), Jackson Krall (dr) / Knitting Factory, NYC
[New York Magazine January 10, 1994 p.87]
94.01.12 - Jackson Krall & The Secret Music Society: Marco Eneidi (as), Karen Borca (bsn), Lewis Barnes (tp), William Parker (b),
Jean Cameron and Valerie Vay (poets), Akim and Patricia Nicholson (dance), Jackson Krall (dr) /
Improvisors Collective, Context Performance Space, NYC [Ed Hazell archives 08.10.14, January 1994 events flyer]

94.01.15 • Other Dimensions in Music [BR]

January 15, 1994 / Altschul Auditorium, Columbia University, New York City
WKCR-FM / 1994 Lofts Festival

1. improvisations

Daniel Carter (ts, as, tp), Sabir Mateen and Andrew Lamb (ts—last track only), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp, p-tpt, flg)
Joe Gallant (b, el-six-string-b), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr)

{WKCR-FM Archive 07.07.31}

94.01.20 • Dagaz Trio: Live

no label, no release# (CS) 1994
—2nd Session: [See also 93.11.29]

January 20, 1994 / CB 313 Gallery, New York City

1. unknown, improvisations/compositions

Blaise Siwula (reeds, Bansuri flute, oryx), William Parker (b, tu), Michael Evans (perc)

{Harry Smith 18.01.04; New York Magazine January 24, 1994 p.111}

94.01.29 - Charles Gayle “By Any Means" Trio: Gayle (ts), William Parker (b), Michael Wimberly (dr) / Knitting Factory, NYC
[The Final Nite & Other Poems: Complete Notes from a Charles Gayle Notebook, 1987-2006, Steve Dalachinsky, Ugly Duckling Presse, 2006]
94.01.31 - Charles Gayle “By Any Means" Trio: Gayle (ts), William Parker (b), Rashied Ali (dr) / Knitting Factory, NYC [ibid]

"Ten years ago in January of 1994 William Parker began the Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra, rehearsing weekly
at Manhattan’s University of the Streets. The Little Huey Orchestra was created to have a more permanent ensemble
that could develop a unique sound over time.”

Little Huey’s unofficial debut in NYC

94.02.01 • By Any Means Quintet [AR—180:00]

February 1, 1994 / The Cooler, New York City

1. By Any Means—unknown titles [180:00]

“...first tune, ‘By Any Means’"

“Almost three hours of music digitally recorded by engineer David Baker. (Masters available from Rashied Ali)"
—Sangeeta has this—his only mention of a Gayle gig—as a quartet, with no mention of Christi. Radding mentions Christi
and an “unidentified" guitarist. I have fun trying to work these things out...

Charles Gayle (ts), Ellen Christi (voc), Sangeeta Michael Berardi (g), William Parker (b), Rashied Ali (dr)

{Reuben Radding 94.02.01, Charles Gayle G-Group; www.sunjumprecords.com/sunjump/Bios/sangeeta_bio.html}

94.02.00 to 07.00 • William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra: Flowers Grow In My Room

Centering Records CD1002 (CD) 1994

February 1994 through July 1994 / unknown venues...
—"During The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestras’ 1994 season"

1. Huey Is Left Alone
2. Snowflakes In The Desert
3. Huey Goes To Coney Island
4. Flowers Grow In My Room
5. We Cannot Put Off Being Human Another Day
Part 1—It Is For You (thicket)
Part 2—Distillation Of Souls
Part 3—It Is For You (sunrise)
6. Golden Smoke In The Chapel

16:42
2:46
13:06
14:46

8:54
8:36
3:29
2:05

William Parker (Leader, Comp), Assif Tsahar and Richard Keene (ts), Marco Eneidi and Rob Brown (as),
Will Connell (as, fl), Chris Jonas (ss), Dave Sewelson and Joe Ruddick (bar), Lewis Barnes and Richard Rodriguez (tp),
Alex Lodico, Masahiko Kono, and Steve Swell (tb), Dave Hofstra (tu), Billy Bang (vn-1), Leopanar Witlarge (ce-1),
Akira Ando (b-4, ce), William Parker (b-1,3,4), Hal Onserud (b),
Gregg Bendian (vb, dr-2), Susie Ibarra (dr-1,3,4,5,6), Shoji Hano (dr-5)

{Centering Records CD1002}

94.02.03 • David S. Ware Quartet [AR—121:00]

February 3, 1994, 8:00-11:00pm / Knitting Factory, New York City

1. compositions/improvisations [121:00]

—New York Magazine has this listed as “David S. Ware and Matthew Shipp".

David S. Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Whit Dickey (dr)

{Anonymous; New York Magazine February 7, 1994 p.99}

94.02.11 • William Parker Orchestra [Centering Archival Recording—103:23]

February 11, 1994, 12:00pm / “Music Under New York," Grand Central Terminal, Main Concourse, New York City

1. The Peace Suite [89:16] (split track at 34:15)
2. composition/improvisation 14:07]

Zane Massey (ts), Daniel Carter (reeds, tp), Will Connell Jr. (bcl, fl, as), Dave Sewelson (bar), Henry Warner (cl), Roy Campbell and Gary Strauss (tp),
Alex Lodico (tb), Vincent Chauncey (frh), Evelyn Blakey and Jeanne Lee (voc), Jason Hwang (vn), Satoshi Inove (g), Hideji Tanninaka (b)
William Parker (b, Comp), Tom Bruno and Denis Charles (dr)

{William Parker’s Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.01.15; New York Magazine February 14, 1994 p.134}

94.03.02 • Improvisors Collective [BR—]

March 2, 1994, 8:00pm / Altschul Auditorium, Columbia University, New York City
—WKCR-FM / 1994 Lofts Festival
—Sessions happened “every Wednesday,” with no indication of duration.

1. Floating Tomorrows (a sound-spread piece for woodwinds, sound sculptures, percussion, poetry, and dance)
2. improvisation
3. Seasoning the Greens
4. Night Dance of the Scorpion

Bill Cole (double reeds, fl, Ghanaian flute, didgeridoo, wdfl, shenai), Will Connell Jr. (bcl, as, wdfl), Blaise Siwula (ts, as, cl, fl),
Marco Eneidi, Rob Brown, and Jemeel Moondoc (as), Daniel Carter (fl, reeds, tp), Lee Gongwer (fl, perc), Richard Keene (ss, bcl, wdfl),
Sabir Mateen (ts, cl), Zusaan Kali Fasteau (Ney flute, shakuhachi, reeds, fl), Rozanne Levine (cl, fl, wdfl, sound sculptures), Perry Robinson (cl),
Jason Zappa (bar), Karen Borca (bsn), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp), Alex Lodico (tb), Masahiko Kono (tb), Vincent Chancey (frh), Ellen Christi (voc),
Bea Licata (dance, voc, ce), Mark Whitecage (as, ss, reeds, sound sculptures, Silva bowl and steel bowls), Matthew Shipp and John Blum (p),
Burton Greene (prep-p, p), Cooper-Moore (p, ashimba, wdfl, perc), Steve Dalachinsky, Steve Cannon, and Yuko Otomo (poetry),
Patricia Nicholson-Parker, Mariko Tanabe, Ujaku, Akim, Paul Alix, Elaine Shipman, and Christine Coppola (dance), Jeff Schlanger (visual artist),
Jason Hwang (vn), William Parker (perc, vn, b, ce), Wilber Morris and Hideji Taninaka (b), Jackson Krall (dr, perc, sound sculpture, bells),
Denis Charles (dr, perc), Warren Smith and Jerome Cooper (perc)

{WKCR-FM Archive 07.07.31; Ed Hazell archives event flyer 08.10.14; Michael Heller 16.08.15}

94.03.09 • Improvisors Collective [BR—]

March 9, 1994, 9:00pm / Context Studio, New York City
WKCR-FM / 1994 Lofts Festival

1. Free Improvisation–Dancers and Musicians
2. Shipp Duets with Parker and Otomo
3. Conduction for Improvisors
(Two other tracks without William Parker)

Track 1:
Members of the Improvisors Collective. (See 94.03.02)
Track 2:
Matthew Shipp (p) Duets with... William Parker (b), Yuko Otomo (poetry)
Track 3:
Jemeel Moondoc Conducting the Collective Ensemble:
Richard Keene (ts), Rob Brown (as), Jason Zappa (bar), Will Connell Jr. (bcl), Perry Robinson (cl), Karen Borca (bsn),
Jason Hwang (vn), William Parker (b), Steve Connon (poetry), Johnson Anthony (guest dancer)

{WKCR-FM Archive 07.07.31; Ed Hazell archives event flyer 08.10.14}

94.03.16 (1) - Rob Brown Trio: Brown (as), William Parker (b), probably Jackson Krall (dr) / Context Studio, NYC
[Ed Hazell archives event flyer 08.10.14; Cadence Vol.20 no.4 April 1994 p.108]
94.03.16 (2) - Improvisors Collective: possible personnel as in 94.03.02 and 94.03.09 / Context Studio, NYC /
“Every Wednesday" —No indication of duration. [Ed Hazell archives event flyer 08.10.14; Cadence Vol.20 no.4 April 1994 p.108]
94.03.24 - William Parker and Fred Hopkins (b), Jin Hi Kim (komungo) / 11th Taktlos Festival, Bern, Switzerland
[Jazzpodium 6/1994 S.31, festival report]
94.03.25 - William Parker and Fred Hopkins (b), Jin Hi Kim (komungo) / 11th Taktlos Festival, Basel, Switzerland [ibid]
94.03.26 - William Parker and Fred Hopkins (b), Jin Hi Kim (komungo) / 11th Taktlos Festival, Zürich, Switzerland [ibid]
94.03.30 - Improvisors Collective: possible personnel as in 94.03.02 and 94.03.09 / Context Studio, NYC
[Cadence Vol.20 no.4 April 1994 p.108]

Stork Music Festival ::: April 1 through April 3

"22 groups from the Stork Music Catalog": William Parker, Rashid Bakr, Borah Bergman,
Steve Cohn, Ellen Christi, Bill Cole, Marco Eneidi, Zusaan Kali Fasteau, William Hooker,
Mark Whitecage, Gregg Bendian, Liz Diamond, Lou Grassi, Mark Hennen, John Heward,
Masahiko Kono, Jackson Krall, Hal Onserud, The Secret Music Society,
Blaise Siwula, Warren Smith, Dennis Warren, others...

Context Studio Performance Space, NYC (Graphic → shows Full Schedule)

94.04.01 (1) - Marco Eneidi Quintet: Eneidi (as), Karen Borca (bsn), Wilbur Morris and William Parker (b), Jackson Krall (dr) / 7:30pm
94.04.01 (2) - Zusaan Kali Fasteau (reeds), with William Parker (b), and “special guests...” / 8:30pm
94.04.01 (3) - Rashid Bakr & Mark Hennen Sextet: Marco Eneidi (as), Sabir Mateen and Jason Zappa (reeds),
Hennen (p), William Parker (b), Bakr (dr) / 10:30pm

94.04.02 (1) • Steve Cohn Trio [AVR—]

April 2, 1994, 4:30pm / Context Studio Performance Space, New York City

1. improvisations

Steve Cohn (p), William Parker (b), Tom Tedesco (dr)

{Steve Cohn 15.08.04; Cadence Vol.20 no.3 March 1994 p.109}

94.04.02 (2) - John Heward Trio: Chris Cauley (as), William Parker (b), Heward (dr) / 7:30pm
94.04.03 (1) - Collective 4-tet: Jeff Hoyer (tb), Mark Hennen (p), William Parker (b), Heinz Geisser (dr) / 3:30pm
94.04.03 (2) - William Parker (b) & Cooper-Moore (misc) Duo / 4:30pm
94.04.03 (2) - Ellen Christi Trio: Christi (voc), William Parker and Joe Gallant (b) / 5:30pm
94.04.03 (3) - Jackson Krall & The Secret Music Society: Marco Eneidi (as), Sabir Mateen (reeds),
Karen Borca (bsn), William Parker (b), Krall (dr) / 5:30pm

Cadence

94.04.04 - Rob Brown & Joe Morris Quartet: Brown (as), Morris (g), William Parker (b), Jackson Krall (dr) / 10:00pm, Knitting Factory, NYC
[New York Magazine April 4, 1994 p.107; Jackson Krall-Call 14.02.15]
94.04.06 - Rozanne Levine and the Clarinet Choir: Levine, Will Connell Jr., Perry Robinson, Blaise Siwula, and Mark Whitecage (cl),
Jason Hwang (vn), William Parker (b), Jackson Krall (dr) / Improvisors Collective Concert, Context Studios, NYC
[William Parker’s Centering Archive, Ed Hazell 14.04.13]
94.04.10 - Rob Brown Trio: Brown (as), William Parker (b), Jackson Krall (dr) / CB’s Gallery, NYC [Jackson Krall 14.02.15]

94.04.15 - William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra:
William Parker (Dir, Comp), Assif Tsahar (ts), Richard Keene (ts, ob),
Rob Brown and Marco Eneidi (as), Will Connell Jr. (as, bcl),
Mabo Suzuki (as, acl), Chris Jonas (ss),
Dave Sewelson and Joe Ruddick (bar),
Lewis Barnes and Richard Rodriguez (tp),
Alex Lodico, Masahiko Kono, and Steve Swell (tb),
Dave Hofstra (tu), Leopanar Witlarge (ce), Akira Ando (b),
Gregg Bendian (vib), Susie Ibarra (dr) /
unknown venue, NYC [William Parker’s Sound Journal]

94.04.20 • Gregg Bendian Project [AR—85:17]

April 20, 1994 / The Grog Shop, Cleveland Heights, OH

1. improvisation [43:58]
2. improvisation [35:14]
3. improvisation [6:05] (Brötzmann solo)

Peter Brötzmann (ts, trgt, cl), William Parker (b), Gregg Bendian (dr)

{WP Archive 2CDr}

94.04.21 - Gregg Bendian Project: Peter Brötzmann (reeds), William Parker (b), Bendian (dr) /
Urban Park Gallery, Trapper’s Alley, Detroit, MI [Cadence Vol.20 no.4 April 1994 p.2]

94.04.22 • Gregg Bendian Project [AR—87:19]

April 22, 1994 / Red Oak Grill, Union South, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

1. improvisation [33:08]
2. improvisation [7:46]
3. improvisation [6:41]
announcement [1:26]
4. improvisation [38:18]

Peter Brötzmann (ts, cl), Roscoe Mitchell (ss-4), William Parker (b), Gregg Bendian (dr)

{WP Archive 2CDr}

94.04.24 • Gregg Bendian Project [AR—90:36]

April 24, 1994 / The Cooler, New York City

1. improvisation [18:45] (cuts in at beginning)
2. improvisation [61:29] (cuts in at beginning, split track, fades out and in at 27:31)
3. improvisation [10:22] (incomplete, fades out)

Peter Brötzmann (ts, cl), William Parker (b), Gregg Bendian (dr)

{WP Archive 2CDr}

94.04.26 - Gregg Bendian Project: Peter Brötzmann (reeds), William Parker (b), Bendian (dr) /
8:00pm, Carnegie Mellon University Graduate Coffee House, Skibo Hall, CMU, Pittsburgh, PA [Pitt News Apr 21 p.S-10]

94.05.02 • William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra [Centering Archival Recording—64:46]

May 2, 1994 / CBGB's, New York City

1. And She Touched the Hand of God [22:23]
2. Black Roses with Thorns (beginning) [21:46]
3. Black Roses with Thorns (conclusion) [18:40]
band introduction [1:57]

Assif Tsahar (ts), Rob Brown, Will Connell, and Mabo Suzuki (as), Chris Jonas (ss), Richard Keene (ob, ts),
Joel Ruddick and Dave Sewelson (bar), Richard Rodriguez (tp), Alex Lodico, Steve Swell, and Masahiko Kono (tb), Dave Hofstra (tu),
William Parker (b, Cond, Comp), Akira Ando (ce), Gregg Bendian (vb), Susie Ibarra (dr)

{William Parker’s Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.01.15, 14.02.27; New York Magazine February 14, 1994 p.134}

94.05.04
94.05.05 • David S. Ware: Earthquation

DIW DIW-892 (CD) 1994 JPN

May 4 & 5, 1994 / Power Station, New York City

1. Canadian Sunset (Eddie Heywood/Norman Gimbel) [7:32]
2. Inverse Alchemy (Ware) [8:55]
3. Tenderly (Walter Gross/Jack Lawrence) [5:35]
4. Ideational Blue (Ware) [8:26]
5. Cococana (Ware) [11:32]
6. Tenderly (Walter Gross/Jack Lawrence) [4:45]
7. Earthquation (Ware) [9:20]

David S. Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Whit Dickey (dr)

{DIW-892}

94.05.06 • William Parker Trio [Centering Archival Recording—73:51]

May 6, 1994 / The Cooler, New York City

1. PBD—Bob Reid’s Cadillac [35:27]
band introduction [1:14]
2. Around the Side (for Jacob Sokolov) [18:29]
3. For Clifford Thornton [10:45]
4. Testimony of a Tear [5:56]

Billy Bang (vn), William Parker (b), Frank Gant (dr)

{William Parker’s Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.01.15}

94.05.09 - William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra: See personnel 94.05.02 and 94.05.23 / CBGB's, NYC
[William Parker’s Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.02.27]
94.05.14 - David S. Ware Quartet: Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Whit Dickey (dr) / Jazzclub Nickelsdorf, Austria
[Bjorn Dirlack 05.08.01; Jazzgalerie Nickelsdorf, The 20th Anniversary Album —which mistakenly lists Marc Edwards on drums.]

94.05.16 • David S. Ware Quartet [AR—127:00]

May 16, 1994 / Forum Beck, Munich, Germany

First Set
1. Aquarian Sound (Ware) [31:50]
2. Angel Eyes (Matt Dennis) [14:50]
3. Cococana (Ware) [15:37]
announcement [0:20]
Second Set
4. East Broadway Rundown (Sonny Rollins) [28:46]
5. Tenderly (Walter Gross/Jack Lawrence) [11:08]
6. Earthquation (Ware) [14:10]
announcement [0:50]
7. Canadian Sunset (Eddie Heywood/Norman Gimbel) [7:30] (incomplete, cuts in)

Sources have Marc Edwards as the drummer and the date as 94.05.19. Edwards has verified he was not on this session. Further, Ware’s European representative, Anne Dumas: “the drummer was (like in '93) Whit Dickey and not Marc Edwards. The day cannot be May 19, because on May 19,
the quartet was performing at Théâtre Garonne, in Toulouse, France.” —RL

David S. Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Whit Dickey (dr)

{2CDr; Jan Ström; Marc Edwards; Anne Dumas; session date from Heinrich Smejkal}

94.05.17 • David S. Ware Quartet [AR—116:17]

May 17, 1994 / Jazzclub Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany

1. composition/improvisation 32:02]
2. composition/improvisation 19:01]
3. composition/improvisation 5:48]
4. Aquarian Sound (Ware) [13:37]
5. composition/improvisation 31:53]
6. Autumn Leaves (Joseph Kosma) [13:56]

—The Jazzclub Konstanz archive mistakenly lists Marc Edwards as the drummer. (See 94.05.16 above.)

David S. Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Whit Dickey (dr)

{2CDr; jazzclub-konstanz.de/konzerte_89-00.html}

94.05.19 • David S. Ware Quartet [AR—111:00]

May 19, 1994 / Theatre de la Garonne, Toulouse, France
—See 94.05.16.

1. compositions/improvisations [111:00]

David S. Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Whit Dickey (dr)

{Anonymous}

94.05.23 • William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra [Centering Archival Recording—92:22]

May 23, 1994 / CBGB’s, New York City

1. composition 46:26
2. composition 45:56 (split track at 31:14)

Assif Tsahar (ts), Rob Brown, Will Connell, and Marco Eneidi (as), Chris Jonas (ss), Richard Keene (ob, ts), Joe Ruddick and Dave Sewelson (bar),
Lewis Barnes, Roy Campbell, and Richard Rodriguez (tp), Alex Lodico, Steve Swell, and Masahiko Kono (tb), Dave Hofstra (tu), Akira Ando (ce),
William Parker (b, Cond, Comp), Hal Onserud (b), Gregg Bendian (vib), Susie Ibarra (dr)

{William Parker’s Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.01.15, 14.02.27}

94.05.25 • Improvisor’s Collective [AVR—2:08]

May 25, 1994, 8:00pm / Context Studio, New York City

1. Naked Mirror (Blum) 2:07 (incomplete, fades in, fades out)

—Another segment of 2:53 has a Blum & Parker duet with Krall entering at the end; fades in and out.
—Also billed as “John Blum Quartet.”

Marco Eneidi (as), John Blum (p), William Parker (b), Jackson Krall (dr)

{You Tube IDs# e7vKpO5GNU + JQh-l3-u_X4; New York Magazine May 30, 1994 p.90; John Blum Selected Performance Archive 1989-2012}

94.05.30 - William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra: See personnel 94.05.02 and 94.05.23 / CBGB's, NYC
[William Parker’s Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.02.27]
94.06.04 - Zusaan Kali Fasteau & William Parker Duo: Fasteau (reeds), Parker (b) / The Playground Series at the Boston Center for the Arts, Boston, MA / “...a program booklet from...” [Ed Hazell 06.08.26, the attic archive]

94.06.08 • Charles Gayle with Sunny Murray & William Parker: Kingdom Come

Knitting Factory Works KFW 157 (CD) 1994

(V/A) Howard Mandel: Future Jazz
Knitting Factory Records KFR-249 (CD) 1999
[This CD also features Prima Materia; Eric Dolphy Quintet; Don Pullen & the African-Brazilian Connection; Thomas Chapin;
James Newton; Charles Gayle; Pat Metheny, Derek Bailey, and Gregg Bendian; Paul Wertico; John Scofield; Gtr Obliq: Vernon Reid,
Elliot Sharp, and David Torn; Cassandra Wilson; Joe Lovano; The Jazz Passengers; and Andrew Hill.]

June 8, 1994 / Knitting Factory, New York City

1. Lord, Lord (Gayle) [21:17]
2. Beset Souls (Gayle) [9:03]
3. His Crowning Grace (Gayle) [13:00]
4. Anthem to Eternity (Murray) [11:24]
5. Yokes (Murray) [10:02]

Future Jazz has track 4.

—Tracks 1 and 5 were recorded live on this date; tracks 2, 3, and 4 were recorded in studio at the Knit, possibly on a different date.

Charles Gayle (ts-1,3,4, bcl-5, p-2), William Parker (b), Sunny Murray (dr)

{KFW 157; date and venue from James Lindbloom and Michael Dorf}

94.06.10 - William Parker & Rob Brown Duo: Brown (as), Parker (b) / Deep River, Philadelphia, PA
[Cadence Vol.20 no.3 March 1994 p.109—dated incorrectly at 06.11]
94.06.11 - In Order To Survive: Roy Campbell Jr. (tp), Cooper-Moore (p), William Parker (b), Jackson Krall (dr) / “Double Holy House
Deep River Double-Bill" with Charles Gayle & Sunny Murray Duo / St. Stephen’s Church, Philadelphia, PA [Jackson Krall 14.02.15]
94.06.12 (1) - Prima Materia: Louie Belogenis and Allan Chase (reeds), William Parker and Joe Gallant (b), with special guest
Andrew Cyrille (dr) / Knitting Factory, NYC [William Parker’s Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.02.27]
94.06.12 (2) - Roy Campbell Trio: Campbell (tp, fl, perc), William Parker (b), Reggie Nicholson (dr) / Knitting Factory, NYC
[William Parker’s Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.02.27]

94.06.00 • In Order to Survive [Centering Archival Recording—21:47]

June, 1994 / Improvisor’s Collective Concert, Context Studios, New York City

1. unidentified composition for dance [21:47]

Rob Brown (cl), William Parker (tp), Warren Smith (mba), Patricia Parker, Miriam Parker, and Kim ? (dance)

{William Parker’s Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.01.12}

94.06.15 • Blaise Siwula: The Low Blow, a graphic score for low-end instruments

Self-produced CDr (no catalog #)

June 15, 1994 / Improvisors Collective Music Series, Context Performance Studio, New York City

I. GRAPHIC SCORE is played BEGINS-ENDS [13:28]
followed by
II. DUETS
OPEN ENDED DUETS TWO TO THREE MINUTES
Daly / Parker START STOP [3:16]
Kono / Swell START STOP [3:50]
Siwula / Keene START STOP [3:17]
Cole / Krall START STOP [3:44]
III. SOLOS [19:41]
CLOSE ENDED SOLOS-OVER LAP - ONE to TWO min.
COLE, ONSERUD, PARKER, SWELL, SIWULA, TANINAKA, KRALL
IV. GROUP IMPROV [7:19]
NICHOLSON CONTINUES TO DANCE AND IS JOINED BY ONSERUD THEN KONO
FOLLOWED BY DALY, PARKER, COLE, SWELL, KRALL, KEENE, TANINAKA, SIWULA.
THERE IS A FIFTEEN SECOND SPACE BETWEEN EACH ENTRANT
ONCE A MEMBER STARTS—THEY CONTINUE.
V. ENDING
WRITTEN SCORE WILL BE CUED

Bill Cole (reeds, didgeridoo), Richard Keene and Blaise Siwula (bar), Steve Swell and Masahiko Kono (tb),
Joseph Daly and William Parker (tu), Hal Onserud and Hideji Taninaka (b), Jackson Krall (dr)

{The Low Blow CDr, from Blaise Siwula}

94.06.16 - David S. Ware Quartet: Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Whit Dickey (dr) / Knitting Factory, NYC
[New York Magazine June 20, 1994 p.96]
94.06.18 - Jackson Krall & The Secret Music Society: Marco Eneidi (as), Sabir Mateen (reeds), Karen Borca (bsn),
William Parker (b), Jackson Krall (dr) / Gravity Music Festival, “Back Lot” of CUANDO Community Center, NYC
“Author Kate Millett drunk hanging out her window yelling down at us...” [Jackson Krall 14.02.15]
—See 94.04.03, no personnel listed on flyer.
94.06.18 (2) - Matthew Shipp Trio: Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Whit Dickey (dr) / Knitting Factory, NYC
[William Parker’s Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.02.27]
94.06.18 (3) - William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra: Assif Tsahar and Richard Keene (ts),
Rob Brown, Marco Eneidi, Will Connell, and Mabo Suzuki (as), Dave Sewelson (bar), Lewis Barnes and Richard Rodriguez (tp),
Steve Swell, Masahiko Kono, and Alex Lodico (tb), Gregg Bendian (vibes), Cooper Moore (p), Dave Hofstra (tu),
Leopannar Witlarge (ce), Parker and Akira Ando (b), Susie Ibarra (dr) / Knitting Factory, NYC
[William Parker’s Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.02.27; New York Magazine June 20, 1994 p.96]
—New York Magazine has “William Parker Big Band” with no personnel listed.
94.06.19 (1) - William Parker Percussion Solo / Gravity Music Festival, “Back Lot" of CUANDO Community Center, NYC
[Jackson Krall 14.02.15] “Various solos on Sunday...”
94.06.19 (2) - Charles Gayle Trio: Gayle (ts, p), William Parker (b), Milford Graves (dr) / Milford Graves' house, NYC
[The Final Nite & Other Poems: Complete Notes from a Charles Gayle Notebook, 1987-2006, Steve Dalachinsky, Ugly Duckling Presse, 2006]

94.06.27 • In Order to Survive [Centering Archival Recording—48:00]

June 27, 1994 / Improvisor’s Collective Concert, Context Studios, New York City

"In Order to Survive, a piece for piano, strings, and voice.”
1. All Is But One [16:49]
2. Spiritual Reunion [15:10]
3. Sunsets [16:01]

Rob Brown (as), Billy Bang (vn), Cooper-Moore (p), Evelyn Blakey (voc-2,3), William Parker (b), Susie Ibarra (dr)

{William Parker’s Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.01.12; New York Magazine June 27-July 4, 1994 p.174}

94.06.28 - Other Dimensions In Music: Daniel Carter (reeds, tp), Roy Campbell (tp), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr), Patricia Parker, Kiko,
and Christine Coppolla (dance) / Improvisor’s Collective Festival,Context, NYC [Jackson Krall 14.02.15]

94.07.03 • Paul Murphy’s Phoenix Band [AVR—10:10]

July 3, 1994 / DC’s World Jazz Festival, Freedom Plaza, Washington, DC

1. compositions/improvisations [10:10] (excerpt, beginning of concert, cuts out)

Kidd Jordan (ts), Hamiet Bluiett (bar), Karen Borca (bsn), Jere Carroll (voc), Kash Killion (ce), Yuko Fujiyama (p),
William Parker (b), Paul Murphy (dr)

{www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhAknJY5AzU}

94.07.15 • Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Quartet [AR—77:23]

July 15, 1994 / Festival Konfrontationen, Nickelsdorf, Austria

1. improvisation [46:27]
2. improvisation [14:55]
3. improvisation [15:09]

Peter Brötzmann (ts, bar, trgt), Toshinori Kondo (tp, elec), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr, tabla)

{WP Archive CDr}

94.07.18 - William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra: no personnel details / The Cooler, NYC
[New York Magazine July 18, 1994 p.94]
94.07.25 - William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra: no personnel details / The Cooler, NYC
[New York Magazine July 25, 1994 p.89]
94.07.26 - Dagaz Trio: Blaise Siwula (reeds), William Parker (b), Michael Evans (dr) / CB’s Gallery, NYC
[New York Magazine August 1, 1994 p.89]
94.07.27 - Prima Materia: Louie Belogenis (ts), Allan Chase (as, ss), William Parker and Joe Gallant (b), Rashied Ali (dr) /
Knitting Factory, NYC [ibid]
94.07.28 - Prima Materia: as above / Knitting Factory, NYC [ibid]
94.08.03 - Marco Eneidi (as) & William Parker (b) Duo / 10:00pm, No Boloney, North Bennington, VT
[Bennington Banner Jul 28 p.14]

94.08.00 - Cooper-Moore with Patricia Nicholson Parker & William Parker / Lefferts Homestead, Prospect Park, Brooklyn, NY
“Performing Patricia’s ‘Happy Dance.’ For a period of 10 years, I was the official storyteller for Prospect Park [in] Brooklyn.
Patricia and William were guest artists that day. Here, Patricia is dancing as William tells one one of his stories.
—Cooper-Moore 17.03.30
94.08.12 - Charles Gayle “By Any Means" Trio: Gayle (ts, p), Ikuwamble Gayle—Charles Gayle’s son sitting in (tp)
William Parker (b), Michael Wimberly (dr) / Knitting Factory, NYC [New York Magazine October 26, 1994 p.82;
The Final Nite & Other Poems: Complete Notes from a Charles Gayle Notebook, 1987-2006, Steve Dalachinsky, Ugly Duckling Presse, 2006]
94.08.13 - Charles Gayle “By Any Means" Trio: Gayle (ts, p), William Parker (b), Michael Wimberly (dr) / Knitting Factory, NYC /
“...at this point Gayle plays more and more piano...” —Dalachinsky [ibid]

94.08.19 • Arthur Doyle Quartet [AR—64:15]

August 19, 1994 / New York University, New York City

1. composition/improvisation 41:18]
2. composition/improvisation 9:48]
3. composition/improvisation 11:30]
announcement [1:03]

Arthur Doyle (ts), Rudolph Grey (g), William Parker (b), Tom Surgal (dr)

{WP Archive CDr; Anonymous; www.homeboy-music.co.uk; James Lindbloom 15.01.27}

94.08.28 • Roscoe Mitchell & the Note Factory [AVR & SBR—52:54]

August 28, 1994 / Saalfelden Jazz Festival, Saalfelden, Austria

announcement [0:21]
1. (Medley)
Ericka [8:53]
unknown title [19:50]
unknown title [3:22]
unknown title [3:49]
unknown title [13:35]
unknown title [2:51]

Circulating as “Untitled Improvisation, 52:00", actually a continuous performance (track times above indicate segues) of much of
the material from Roscoe Mitchell’s This Dance is for Steve McCall, (see 92.05.18.) The piece begins with “Ericka," and moves through
“Variations for String Bass and Piano," “The Rodney King Affair," and “This Dance...," among others. A wild and thrilling to-do,
a bit more aggressive than the Black Saint release. —RL

Roscoe Mitchell (as, ss), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker and Jaribu Shahid (b), Tani Tabbal and Jaribu Shahid (b)

{WP Archive CDr; Video Recording}

94.09.00 • (V/A) Lynn Book & William Parker Duo: Now Hear This

P-Form Audio Art Issue no.33, Fall 1994 (CD) 1994
[Includes tracks by: Lou Mallozzi; Allen S Weiss; Charles Boone; John Corbett; Gregory Whitehead; Eric Leonardson;
Kathy Randels; Robert Wilson; Douglas Grew; Frank Melcori; Sarah Hickler; Joseph Beuys]

Fall, 1994 / Knitting Factory, New York City

1. Excerpt From A Live Improvisation [3:36]

This performance was recorded at a CD release party for DICE: A Collection of Contemporary Women Composers.
“...Fall of 1994, ...with live performances from the participants.” [www.elisekermani.com/diceessay.html]

Lynn Book (voc), William Parker (b)

{www.elisekermani.com/diceessay.html; Bill Tilland, Option Magazine, Sept/Oct 1993}

94.09.10 • Carlos Ward: Live at the Bug & Other Sweets

Peull Music PM0002 (CD) 1995

September 10, 1994 / Bug Theatre, Denver, CO

1. Refugee [12:52]
2. 'Nette [5:47]
3. Flute Segue [0:21]
4. Happy Birthcake [5:02]
5. Perlie May [7:31]
6. Kali (live) [7:24]

Carlos Ward (as, Comp), William Parker (b), Pheeroan Aklaff (dr)

This CD may be ordered from Mr. Carlos Ward by calling him personally (and yes you have his permission) at (718) 778-2947.

{PM0002; Carlos Ward website; session date from Mr. Carlos Ward}

94.09.13 and 94.09.14 • Roy Campbell Pyramid Trio: Communion

Silkheart SHCD-139 (CD) 1995 SWE

September 13 & 14, 1994 / Pilot Recording Studios, New York City

1. Communion (Parker) [9:15]
2. Vigilance (Campbell) [9:18]
3. Chant for Don Cherry (Campbell) [12:04]
4. Air Pockets (Parker) [14:32]
5. Blues for Albert and Don Ayler (Campbell) [15:22]
6. One for Hannibal (Campbell) [14:09]

Roy Campbell Jr. (tp, flg, p-tpt, cor, perc), William Parker (b, perc), Reggie Nicholson (dr, perc)

{SHCD-139}

94.09.16 • David S. Ware Quartet [AR—110:00]

September 16, 1994 / Knitting Factory, New York City

1. compositions/improvisations [110:00]

“There’s a September recording session scheduled for the Knitting Factory label...” —Steve Holtje

Glenn Good of WNUR-FM: I thought I heard something about something on Knitting Factory.
DSW: Yeah, that almost happened. We were in the process, it didn't quite work out though.

David S. Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Whit Dickey (dr)

{Anonymous; Steve Holtje, WIRE #126 August 1994 p.16; www.wnur.org/jazz/artists/ware.david/interview.html}

94.09.19 • Derek Bailey—John Zorn—William Parker: Harras

Avant AVAN 056 (CD) 1995 JPN

Derek Bailey—John Zorn—William Parker [AR—93:37]

September 19 & 20, 1994 / Knitting Factory, New York City

Harras:
1. Morning Harras [10:18]
2. Noon Harras [8:59]
3. Evening Harras [36:00]
(trio—23:00, track cuts out abruptly)
(silence—5:00)
(Bailey solo—8:00)

Audience Recording:
1. First Set [56:08] (split track at 45:38)
2. Second Set [34:33] (incomplete, brief drop-out 0:04 in, cuts at end)

No split session info on Avant release. Tracks may also be from 94.09.20. —RL

Evening Harras:
“According to Derek Bailey, the abrupt cutoff was planned. Derek wanted to end it ‘on a high’. The Bailey solo material
appended after the silence was apparently Zorn’s idea.” —Peter Stubley and Lynn Rardin, Zorn-list

“Harras was definitely recorded during the same NYC/NJ visit that produced Banter and Saisoro (DB has verified this),
and those are both from September 1994 according to their respective liner notes. In particular, Banter is from the 12th,
and DB says the visit wasn't a very long one.” —R. Shapiro

“I did two nights playing with William Parker and John Zorn, which came out as Harras. That was very emotional for me.
I had a fantastic time, a very good time. You can be moved to tears not just through emotion, though. Sometimes you're moved
due to the fact that something is just so perfect. It’s just like, wow! Think of that! But that’s not the important part. There
are other things. I wouldn't do it for that reason. Playing. That’s what it is about. Playing is like living, but better.”
—Derek Bailey, interviewed by David Keenan, WIRE #247 September 2004

John Zorn (as), Derek Bailey (g), William Parker (b)

{AVAN 056; 2CDr; session date from Richard Shapiro’s Derek Bailey Sessionography.}

94.09.20 • Derek Bailey—John Zorn—William Parker: Harras

Avant AVAN 056 (CD) 1995 JPN

Derek Bailey—John Zorn—William Parker [AR—74:14]

September 20, 1994 / Knitting Factory, New York City

Harras:
No split session info—tracks listed in session 94.09.19.

Audience Recording:
1. First Set, Part 1 [35:07]
2. First Set, Part 2 [7:05] (incomplete, fades out)
3. Second Set, Part 1 [18:49] (incomplete, fades in)
4. Second Set, Part 2 [13:12] (incomplete, cuts in)

“Second set Part 2" may actually be from 94.09.19.

John Zorn (as), Derek Bailey (g), William Parker (b)

{AVAN 056; CDr; session date from Richard Shapiro’s Derek Bailey Sessionography.}

94.09.23 • Matthew Shipp Quartet: Critical Mass

2.13.61 Records 213CD003 (CD) 1995; Thirsty Ear 3 (CD) 1996

(V/A) 213CD Sampler 1995
213CD 213CDPRO1 (CD) Sampler 1995
[This compilation also contains performances by The Mark of Cain; Coyle & Sharp; TV Smith; Hubert Selby Jr;
Alan Vega; Exene Cervenka; Suicide; Ian Sholes; Chris Haskett; Sky King; The Birthday Party.]

September 23, 1994 / Sorcerer Sound, New York City

1. Critical Mass [10:07]
2. Virgin Complex [9:10]
3. Density and Eucharist [21:43]

213CD Sampler 1995 has track 1.

Matthew Shipp (p, Comp), Mat Maneri (vn), William Parker (b), Whit Dickey (dr)

{213CD003; 213CDPRO1}

94.09.00 (1) - David S. Ware Quartet: Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Whit Dickey (dr) / San Francisco, CA /
“A week earlier... gig(s) on the West Coast...” [From an interview (94.10.07) and article in Down Beat January 1995 pp.35-37]
94.09.00 (2) - David S. Ware Quartet: as above / ArtsCenter, Carrboro, NC
“The people in San Francisco last week were so beautiful... And in North Carolina! [sits up, excitedly]
...man, I think that was the best gig my group ever played...” —Ware
[Down Beat January 1995 pp.35-37; Venue and city from Shipp Interview afternoon of concert, in Signal to Noise WXYC March 1997]
94.10.03 - Prima Materia: Louie Belogenis (ts), Allan Chase (ss, as), William Parker and Joe Gallant (b), Rashied Ali (dr) /
Knitting Factory, NYC [New York Magazine October 3, 1994 p.140]

94.10.06 • William Parker Trio [AR—3:23]

October 6, 1994 / unknown venue, New York City

1. Air Pockets [3:23]

—Recording also has a solo vocal track by Lisa Sokolov, and a Duo track with D. Bindman (ts) and “BD" (p).

Rob Brown (as), Cooper-Moore (p), William Parker (b)

{WKCR-FM Archive 07.07.31}

94.10.07 - William Parker Group: Rob Brown (as), Cooper-Moore (p), William Parker (b), Patricia Nicholson-Parker (dance) /
Three Days In October Festival, Commemorating the October Revolution in Jazz, Carriage Barn, Bennington College, Bennington, VT [Dixonia, a Bio-discography of Bill Dixon, compiled by Ben Young, August 1998, Greenwood Press / Thoughts, entry U94-1007a p.373]
“Random groupings of musicians... Rashid Bakr, Gregg Bendian, John Blum, Arthur Brooks, Ted Daniel, Bill Dixon, Stephen Haynes,
Mike Hennen, Jackson Krall, Matt Lavelle, Hal Onserud, William Parker, Dave Peck, Larry Roland, Lincoln Smith, Tor Snyder, Lisa Sokolov,
Mary Springer, Cecil Taylor, David Warren, Leslie Winston, Ben Young, Eric Zinman, others...” [Jackson Krall 14.02.15]

94.10.10 and 94.10.11 (1) • Christoph Gallio: À Gertrude Stein

Percaso Productions 16 (CD) 1996 SWZ

October 10 & 11, 1994 / Baby Monster Studios, New York City

1. Curtains Dream (Gallio) [1:55]
2. Improvisation (Gallio/Christi/Parker/Ali) [11:35]
3. Then Steal (Gallio) [2:26]
4. Old Dogs (Gallio) [0:32]
5. Tillie (Gallio) [0:46]
6. A Lesson for Baby (Gallio) [1:06]
7. Can Call Us (Gallio) [0:35]
8. Improvisation (Gallio/Christi/Parker/Ali) [7:15]
9. Third Day Not Thirsty (Gallio) [0:47]
10. The Ford (Gallio) [1:06]
11. Name of Flowers (Gallio) [2:14]
12. One or Two, I’ve Finished (Gallio) [1:18]
13. Improvisation (Gallio/Christi/Parker/Ali) [11:22]
14. Study Nature (Gallio) [1:05]
15. Dates (Gallio) [4:19]
16. What is the Name of a Ring (Gallio) [2:08]
17. Improvisation (Gallio/Christi/Parker/Ali) [9:46]
18. Go In Green (Gallio) [1:27]
19. Bird Jet (Gallio) [0:23]
20. Interlude (Gallio) [3:51]
21. Curtains Dream (dedicated to Albert Ayler) [0:00, actually]

—Track 20 is 0:52 of group conversation which ends with Christi asking for the “D, please," then singing “Ger-trude...”,
followed by 1:00 of complete silence, then the piece itself. Track 21 simply does not exist. —RL

Christoph Gallio (ss, as), Ellen Christi (voc), William Parker (b), Rashied Ali (dr)

{Percaso Productions 16}

94.10.11 (2) - Billy Bang’s Tribute to Sonny Sharrock: Bang (vn), Bern Nix, Billy “Spaceman" Patterson, and Bruce Edwards (g),
William Parker (b), Warren Smith (dr) / Knitting Factory, NYC [New York Magazine October 10, 1994 p.96]
94.10.14 - Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog: Brötzmann (reeds), Toshinori Kondo (tp, elec), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) /
16th Festival International de Jazz de Rive de Gier et des Pays du Gier, Rive de Gier, France [Jazzpodium No.9 1994 p.77; Sander Piek 09.09.05]

94.10.22 • David S. Ware Quartet [AR—54:27]

October 22, 1994 / Laura Wagman Hall, University Of The Arts, Philadelphia, PA

1. composition/improvisation 26:48]
2. composition/improvisation 20:42]
3. Autumn Leaves (Joseph Kosma) [6:57]

David S. Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Whit Dickey (dr)

{Jakob Blumenthal 10.10.26; Jack Lloyd “His Music Runs Deeper Now" Philadelphia Inquirer October 21, 1994}

94.11.03 - Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog: Brötzmann (reeds), Toshinori Kondo (tp, elec), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) /
Satiricon Theater, Essen, Germany [Jazzpodium No.11 1994 p.64; Sander Piek 09.09.05]
94.11.04 - Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog: as above / Tampere Jazz Happening, Old Customs Hall, Tampere, Finland
[www.tamperemusicfestivals.fi/jazz/history]
94.11.05 - Charles Gayle “By Any Means" Trio: Gayle (ts, p), William Parker (b), Rashied Ali (dr) / Tampere Jazz Happening,
Old Customs Hall, Tampere, Finland [ibid]

94.11.10 • Bill Dixon Quartet [AR—70:19]

November 10, 1994 / Escape Tonkin, Villeurbanne, France

1. untitled #1 [29:01]
2. untitled #2 [24:20]
3. untitled #3 [16:58]

“The first and last public performance of Dixon’s quartet in this formation. Announced in the pamphlet, Musiques à Villeurbanne.” —Dixonia

Bill Dixon (tp), William Parker and Barry Guy (b), Tony Oxley (dr)

{Dixonia, a Bio-discography of Bill Dixon, compiled by Ben Young, August 1998, Greenwood Press / Round Up the Usual Suspects, entry R94-1110 p.316; “Bill Dixon at Villeurbanne 1994.11.07-10, masterclasses, vernissage, expositions, concert" Jazz Magazine No.442 11/1994 S.4}

94.11.14 • Collective 4tet: The Ropedancer

Leo Records Leo Lab CD 021 (CD) 1996 England
—1st Session [See also 94.11.15]

November 14, 1994 / Studio 2 Radio DRS II, Zurich, Switzerland

1. Where We Go [6:53]
2. The Ropedancer [14:25]
3. The Inner Game [8:34]
4. Magic Stream [9:25]

Mark Hennen (p), Jeff Hoyer (tb), William Parker (b), Heinz Geisser (perc)

{Leo Lab CD 021; split session info from Heinz Geisser; Collective 4tet website.}

94.11.15 • Collective 4tet: The Ropedancer

Leo Records Leo Lab CD 021 (CD) 1996 England
—2nd Session [See also 94.11.14]

(V/A) Leo Records CD Sampler
Avant Issue 7, Summer 1998 (Mag & CD) 1998 England
[This CD also features Ganelin Trio; Reggie Workman Ensemble; Joe Maneri Quartet; Lauren Newton & Joelle Leandre;
Sainkho & Ned Rothenberg; Tibor Szemzo; Marilyn Crispell; Parker, Guy, Lytton & Crispell; Evan Parker;
John Wolf Brennan Hextet; Ivo Perelman; Natsuki Tamura & Satoko Fujii; Moscow Composers Orchestra;
Pandelis Karayorgis, Mat Maneri, and Joe Maneri; Satoko Fujii Orchestra; Not Missing Drums Project.]

November 15, 1994 / Studio 2 Radio DRS II, Zurich, Switzerland

1. Yoru no Konchutachi [9:30]
2. Breakthrough [3:46]
3. Toy Dance [3:25]

Leo Records CD Sampler has track 3.

Mark Hennen (p), Jeff Hoyer (tb), William Parker (b), Heinz Geisser (perc)

{Leo Lab CD 021; AVANT 7; split session info from Heinz Geisser; Collective 4tet website.}

94.11.16 • Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Quartet: Close Up

Free Music Production FMP CD 144 (CD) 2010 GER

FMP im Rückblick—in Retrospect
FMP CD 08 (12-CD Boxed Set + Book, Limited edition of 1,000 copies) 2010 GER

November 16, 1994 / Total Music Meeting, Podewil, Berlin, Germany
—Some on-line sources mistakenly have “Recorded... on Nov 5-6.”

1. Close Up—Man [46:03]
2. Close Up—Woman [12:03]

Peter Brötzmann (ts, as, bsx, bcl, acl, tgto, Comp), Toshinori Kondo (tp, elec), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr, tablas)

{www.avantmusicnews.com/2010/10/31/fmp-box-set; Downtown Music Gallery newsletter 10.12.02}

94.11.22 - Roscoe Mitchell & the Note Factory: Mitchell (reeds), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker and Jaribu Shahid (b),
Tani Tabbal (d, perc) / “Interpretations" Series, Knitting Factory, NYC [New York Magazine November 28, 1994 p.107]
94.11.23 - Tokyo-NY Improv: Christian Marclay (turntables), Kato Hideki (b, analog synth, other stringed instruments), William Parker (b),
Samm Bennett and Kazamaki Takashi (d, perc) / CB’s Gallery, NYC [ibid]

94.11.00 • William Parker Interviews [BR—64:23]

November, 1994 / WKCR-FM Studios, New York City
WKCR-FM, New York / Loft Jazz Festival

1. William Parker, Daniel Carter, and Billy Bang Interview [51:18]
2. William Parker and Billy Bang Interview [13:05]

Daniel Carter, Billy Bang, and William Parker (testifying)

{CDr}

94.12.01 (1) - Improvisor’s Collective: Assif Tsahar (ts), Rob Brown (as), Daniel Sarid (p), William Parker (b), Susie Ibarra (dr),
Amanda Topaz (trapeze) / Program: “Flying" / Context Performance Hall, NYC [Jackson Krall 14.02.15]
94.12.01 (2) - Improvisor’s Collective: Richard Keene (ts, cl, fl), Blaise Siwula (ts), Rob Brown (as, cl), Lewis Barnes (tp), Masahiko Kono
and Alex Lodico (tb), William Parker and Hal Onserud (b), Jackson Krall (dr), Melli Zimberg (dance), Laura Freeman (performance) /
Program: “Dominica" / Improvisor’s Collective Presents, Context Performance Hall, NYC [Jackson Krall 14.02.15]

94.12.02 • David S. Ware Quartet: Cryptology

Homestead Records HMS220-2 (CD) 1995

December 2, 1994 / Sound on Sound Studio, New York City

1. Cryptology:
a) Solar Passage [6:42]
b) Direction: Pleiades [9:04]
c) Dinosauria [10:03]
d) Cryptology / Theme Stream [14:19]
e) Panoramic [10:45]
f) The Liberator [10:44]

“Shipp introduced Ware to Homestead’s Steven Joerg, who convinced the label's
owners to take a chance on avant jazz. The fruits of this new union included
Ware’s Cryptology, recorded in the mid-90s as the saxophonist struggled
with a severe bout of flu.”
—Tom Roe

David S. Ware (ts, Comp), Matthew Shipp (p),
William Parker (b), Whit Dickey (dr)

{HMS220-2; Tom Roe “Undercurrents 11: Generation Ecstasy" WIRE #189 November 1999 p.38}

William Parker, Masterclasses, workshops, and lectures at the Royal Conservatory Rotterdam

De Volkskrant

94.12.11 - Open Workshop, Royal Conservatory, Rotterdam, Netherlands [ibid]
94.12.12 (1) (afternoon) - Open Workshop, Royal Conservatory, Rotterdam, Netherlands [ibid]
94.12.12 (2) (evening) - Presentation Concert Masterclass Open Workshop, Royal Conservatory, Rotterdam, Netherlands [ibid]
94.12.15 through 94.12.17 - Intermission: Klaas Hekman (bsx), William Parker, Hideji Taninaka, and Wilbert de Joode (b) /
Concert Series “How Low Can You Go", Zaal De Unie, Rotterdam, Netherlands [ibid]

—Parker is also wrongly credited on a circulating recording of the Charles Gayle Trio at Knitting Factory on 94.12.17,
which most likely has Michael Bisio on bass... —RL

94.12.22 - Mark Whitecage Quartet: Whitecage (as), William Parker and Wilber Morris (b), Jackson Krall (dr) / Improvisors Collective Concert, Context Studios, NYC [William Parker’s Centering Archive, Ed Hazell 14.04.13]
94.12.23 - Prima Materia: Louie Belogenis (ts), William Parker and Joe Gallant (b), Rashied Ali (dr) / Knitting Factory, NYC
[Trudy Morse 94.12.18 outerspaceways.info/forum/saturn/852]

94.12.28 • William Parker: Testimony

Zero In Records Zero In 1 (CD) 1995

William Parker: Crumbling In the Shadows Is Fraulein Miller’s Stale Cake
Centering Records CENT1005/6/7 (3-CD and 48-page Booklet Box Set, Ltd. Ed. of 1000 copies—Signed and #ed edition of 50 copies) 2011
—1st Session [See 10.08.12]

December 28, 1994 / Knitting Factory, New York City

1. Sonic Animation [22:58]
2. Testimony—for Bob Guerin [11:22]
3. Light #3 [3:51]
4. Dedication [15:38]
for Charles Clark—1945-1969
for Albert Stinson—1945-1969
5. The Second Set [24:09]

Crumbling In the Shadows... has these tracks on DISC 3.

William Parker (b, Comp)

{Zero In 1; www.aumfidelity.com/cent1005.html; Jeff Schlanger 14.05.29}

William Parker Testimony Solo Warmup—Original art 11x28,” from Black Holly #9 Drawing Book,
made Live at Leonard St. Knitting Factory, NYC, by Jeff Schlanger musicWitness®

94.12.29 • William Parker & Improvisers Collective Orchestra [Centering Archival Recording—101:32]

December 29, 1994 / Context Studios, New York City

1. Hipnosis of Pusshead [59:26]
2. Purple [42:06]

Richard Keene (ts), Mark Whitecage (as), Zusaan Kali Fasteau (ss), Will Connell, Jr. (ob), Rosanne Levine (cl), Masahiko Kono and Alex Lodico (tb),
Hal Onserud (ce), Cooper-Moore (p), Warren Smith (vibes), William Parker (b, Comp), Susie Ibarra (dr)
—John Blum Selected Performance Archive 1989-2012 includes this gig, so probably add Blum on piano.

{William Parker’s Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.01.15, 14.02.06}

1995 : : :

95.01.00 (2) • Zusaan Kali Fasteau: Sensual Hearing

Flying Note Records FNCD 9005 (CD) 1997
[This disc also contains tracks with Malick Sow; Goksel Baktagir; Ferruh Yarkin; Jin Hi Kim; Bobby Few; Selena Somalia Richards; Ron McBee]
—1st Session [See also 95.02.00]

January, 1995 / Coyote Studios, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY

1. Heat (Fasteau) [6:03]

Zusaan Kali Fasteau (ss), Daniel Carter (ts), William Parker (b)

{FNCD 9005; venue info from Ms. ZK Fasteau}

95.01.08 - William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Orchestra: Rob (“Ron”) Brown and Marco Eneidi (as), Will Connell Jr. (reeds),
Roy Campbell Jr. (tp), Kono Masahiko and Steve Swell (tb), Dave Hofstra (tu), Hal Onserud (b), Susie Ibarra (dr),
others... “20 strong” / “(At least) two-month Sunday series,” Knitting Factory, NYC [CODA #261 May 1995 p.16]
95.01.12 - Jackson Krall & The Secret Music Society: Marco Eneidi (as), Karen Borca (bsn), Lewis Barnes (tp), William Parker (b),
Jean Cameron and Valerie Vay (poets), Akim and Patricia Nicholson (dance), Jackson Krall (dr) / Improvisors Collective,
Context Performance Space, NYC [Ed Hazell archives event flyer 08.10.14]
95.01.15 - William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Orchestra: as above, except: “Two weeks along, master Denis Charles
capably subbed for ... Susie Ibarra.” / Knitting Factory, NYC [ibid]

95.01.20 • (V/A) Trio Hurricane + 1: Wiretapper 6 Special Edition

The WIRE Magazine Issue 200, October 2000 (2CD) UK 2000

Trio Hurricane + 1 [AR—90:21]

January 20, 1995 “...before the Little Huey concert.” / Knitting Factory Cellar, New York City

Wiretapper 6:
1. Initiation 7:30

Audience Recording:
1. composition/improvisation 26:52
2. composition/improvisation 17:42
3. composition/improvisation 7:23 (split track at 0:58)
4. composition/improvisation 20:02
5. composition/improvisation 15:06

—The WIRETAPPER 6 track is an excerpt of uncertain locale within the Audience Recording.

Glenn Spearman (ts), Marco Eneidi (as), William Parker (b), Denis Charles (dr)

{Wiretapper 6 Special Edition; 2CDr Audience Recording; date and venue Marco Eneidi 12.04.06 + 04.07}

95.01.21 • William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra Rehearsal [Centering Archival Recording—84:57]

January 21, 1995 / AlterKnit, New York City

1. compositions/improvisations 84:57 (split track at 56:58)

“We’ll be using the color system for back-ups.”

William Parker (Cond, Comp), Assif Tsahar and Glenn Spearman (ts), Mabo Suzuki and Marco Eneidi (as), Chris Jonas (ss),
Richard Keene (ob, ts), Joe Ruddick and Dave Sewelson (bar), unidentified (tp), Akira Ando (ce), Hal Onserud (b), Denis Charles (dr)

{William Parker’s Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.01.15}

95.01.22 - William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Orchestra: as above / Knitting Factory, NYC [ibid]

95.01.26 • William Parker’s Improvisors Collective Orchestra [SBR—93:54]

January 26, 1995 / Improvisors Collective, Context Performance Space, New York City

1. The Woman Still Standing in the Truck Reads a Newspaper—Interlude: Song So Long
2. Scraps and Bits of City Sounds—Interlude #2: I Can't Believe
3. The Sky is Bright Orange at Sunrise
4. The Children Have Emotional Faces

“The text is from my forthcoming book Music and the Shadow People, the 2nd chapter ‘The Sky is Bright Orange at Sunrise.’"
—William Parker, from the program notes, 95.01.26

Richard Keene and Assif Tsahar (ts), Blaise Siwula (as), Mark Whitecage (ss), Zusaan Kali Fasteau (ss, fl), Perry Robinson and Rozanne Levine (cl),
Bill Cole (double reeds and flute), Masahiko Kono (tb), John Blum (p), Cooper-Moore (fl, perc), Ellen Christi (voc), Ruomi (narrator, dance),
Akim and Julia Wilkins (dance), Patricia Nicholson (choreography, dance), Lee Gongwer (fl, perc, shells), William Parker (b, perc, words, Comp),
Hal Onserud and Matthew Heyner (b), Jackson Krall (tmp drums), Emilio Cruz (dr)

{Ed Hazell 11.02.02; Ed Hazell archives event flyer 08.10.14; John Blum Selected Performance Archive 1989-2012}

95.01.28 - Derek Bailey (g), John Zorn (as), William Parker (b) / Knitting Factory, NYC [New York Magazine January 30, 1995 p.99]

95.01.29 • William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra: Sunrise In The Tone World

AUM Fidelity AUM002/3 (2CD) 1997

January 29, 1995 / Knitting Factory, New York City

1. The Bluest J
2. Voice Dancer Kidd

26:05
7:44

Assif Tsahar and Ben Koen (ts), Marco Eneidi and Mabo Suzuki (as), Will Connell (as, fl, bcl), Chris Jonas (ss),
Dave Sewelson and Joe Ruddick (bar), Lewis Barnes, Richard Rodriguez (tp),
Alex Lodico, Masahiko Kono, and Steve Swell (tb), Dave Hofstra (tu),
Cooper Moore (p), Akira Ando (ce), William Parker (b, Leader, Comp),
Hal Onserud (b), Gregg Bendian (vb), Susie Ibarra (dr)

{AUM002/3}

95.02.03 - Daniel Carter (reeds, tp), William Parker (b), Roger Baird (dr) / MUSART '95, The Glass Slipper, Vancouver,
British Columbia, Canada [William Parker’s Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.02.27; CODA #259 January 1995 p.40;
Cadence Vol.21 no.3 March 1995 p.109]
95.02.04 - Daniel Carter (reeds, tp), William Parker (b), Roger Baird (dr) “+ Guests" Jim Knodle (tp), Tony Wilson (g),
Peggy Lee (ce) / MUSART '95, The Glass Slipper, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada [William Parker’s Centering Archive;
Ed Hazell 14.02.27; CODA #259 January 1995 p.40; Cadence Vol.21 no.3 March 1995 p.109]
—Print references had dates 95.02.01 through 95.02.04, and only name Carter and Parker.

95.02.00 • Zusaan Kali Fasteau: Sensual Hearing

Flying Note Records FNCD 9005 (CD) 1997
[This disc also contains tracks by Malick Sow; Goksel Baktagir; Ferruh Yarkin; Daniel Carter; Bobby Few; Selena Somalia Richards; Ron McBee]
—2nd Session [See also 95.01.00]

February, 1995 / Coyote Studios, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY

1. Ebb and Flow [7:52]
2. Bamboo Forest [2:56]

Zusaan Kali Fasteau (ce-1, shakuhachi flute-2, Comp), Jin Hi Kim (komungo), William Parker (b)
—CD liners have Jin Hi Kim miscredited as playing on “Ebb and Flow" only.

{FNCD 9005; details and venue info from Ms. Fasteau}

95.02.05 - William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Orchestra: see personnel from 95.01.29 / Knitting Factory, NYC
[CODA #261 May 1995 p.16]
95.02.12 - William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Orchestra: see personnel from 95.01.29 / Knitting Factory, NYC [ibid]

95.02.19 • William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra: Sunrise In The Tone World

AUM Fidelity AUM002/3 (2-CD) 1997
—2nd Session [See also 95.01.29; 95.02.26]

(V/A) Jazziz On Disc
Jazziz Magazine, Millenium Issue, BJZJD January 2000 Limited Edition (Magazine & CD) 2000

February 19, 1995 / Knitting Factory, New York City

1. Sunrise in the Tone World [12:14]
2. Mayan Space Station [14:10]
3. Sunship for Dexter [9:55]
4. And Again [5:40]

Jazziz On Disc contains an excerpt of 1:32 from track 1.

William Parker (leader, Comp), Assif Tsahar and Ben Koen (ts), Rob Brown and Mabo Suzuki (as), Will Connell Jr. (as, bcl, fl), Richard Keene (ts, ob),
Chris Jonas and Darryl Foster (ss), Dave Sewelson and Joe Ruddick (bar), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp, p-tpt, flg), Lewis Barnes and Richard Rodriguez (tp),
Alex Lodico, Masahiko Kono, and Steve Swell (tb), Dave Hofstra (tu), Gregg Bendian (vib), Lisa Sokolov (voc-1,3,4), John King (dobro-2),
Cooper-Moore (p), Akira Ando (ce), Hal Onserud (b), Susie Ibarra (dr)

{AUM002/3}

95.02.26 • William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra: Sunrise In The Tone World

AUM Fidelity AUM002/3 (2-CD) 1997
—3rd Session [See also 95.01.29; 95.02.26]

February 26, 1995 / Knitting Factory, New York City

1. Huey Sees Light Through a Leaf [40:10]

William Parker (b, leader, Comp), Assif Tsahar and Ben Koen (ts), Rob Brown and Mabo Suzuki (as), Will Connell Jr. (as, bcl, fl),
Richard Keene (ts, ob), Chris Jonas and Darryl Foster (ss), Dave Sewelson and Joe Ruddick (bar), Vinny Golia (reeds), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp, p-tpt, flg), Lewis Barnes and Richard Rodriguez (tp), Alex Lodico, Masahiko Kono, and Steve Swell (tb), Dave Hofstra (tu), Gregg Bendian (vib),
Cooper-Moore (p), Jason Hwang (vn), Akira Ando (ce), Hal Onserud (b), Susie Ibarra (dr)

{AUM002/3}

95.02.28 - David S. Ware Quartet: Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Whit Dickey (dr) / 8:00 to 11:00pm, Knitting Factory, NYC [New York Magazine February 27, 1995 p.148]
95.03.03 - David S. Ware Quartet: as above / Middle East Downstairs, Boston, MA [Cadence Vol.21 no.5 May 1995 p.4,19]

95.03.08 • Daniel Carter Quartet [BR—77:15]

March 8, 1995 / Alterknit Theater, New York City

1. improvisation [49:14]
announcement [0:26]
2. improvisation [27:12]

Daniel Carter (as, ts, fl, tp), Boris Rayskin (ce), William Parker (b), Jan Trojanowski (dr)

{WP Archive CDr; Jakob Blumenthal 07.07.21}

95.03.15 - Prima Materia: Louie Belogenis (ts), William Parker and Joe Gallant (b), Rashied Ali (dr) / Dolce Vita, Lausanne, Switzerland [Heinrich Smejkal 04.04.05; Jazzpodium No.3, 1995 p.52; Sander Piek 09.09.05]
95.03.16 - Prima Materia: as above / Rote Fabrik, Zürich, Switzerland [ibid]
95.03.18 - Prima Materia / Jazz Studio, Nürnberg, Germany [ibid]
95.03.19 - Prima Materia / Sauschdall, Ulm, Germany [Jazzpodium No.3 1995 p.49; Sander Piek 09.09.05]
95.03.21 - Prima Materia / Cafe Kesselhaus, Darmstadt, Germany
[Heinrich Smejkal 04.04.05; Jazzpodium No.3 1995 p.52; Sander Piek 09.09.05]
95.03.22 - Prima Materia / Club Unterfahrt, München, Germany [ibid]
95.03.23 - Prima Materia / Kulturforum, Villach, Austria [ibid]

95.03.24 • Prima Materia [BR & BVR—42:53]

March 24, 1995 / Jazzfestival Burghausen, Burghausen, Germany
—Also circulating under possible radio broadcast date of 95.05.02.

announcement [0:47]
1. Spiritual (John Coltrane) [21:23]
2. Brazilia (John Coltrane) [19:48]
announcement [0:50]

Louie Belogenis (ts), Joe Gallant (b), William Parker (b), Rashied Ali (dr)

{WP Archive CDr; Video; Jazzpodium No.3 1995 p.52; Sander Piek 09.09.05; www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsxQl-8_5Fg}

95.03.25 - Prima Materia: Louie Belogenis (ts), William Parker and Joe Gallant (b), Rashied Ali (dr) / Jazz Galerie, Nickelsdorf, Austria [Heinrich Smejkal 04.04.05; Jazzpodium No.3 1995 p.52; Sander Piek 09.09.05]
95.03.26 - William Parker Trio: Matthew Shipp (p), Parker (b), Whit Dickey (dr) / “PRISM", Original art 26x40 / Roulette, Brooklyn, NY
[Jeff Schlanger musicWitness® 14.02.10]
95.03.29 - Prima Materia: as above / Knitting Factory, NYC [New York Magazine April 3, 1995 p.97]
95.04.20 (1) - Jeff Schlanger & The Witnesses: Schlanger (painting, poetry), Rob Brown (as), William Parker (b), Warren Smith (dr),
Akim (dance) / “Dedicated to Julius Hemphill", Improvisor’s Collective, Context, NYC [Jackson Krall 14.02.15]
95.04.20 (2) - Observer’s Vision: Bill Cole (reeds), Cooper-Moore (p), William Parker (b), Smith (dr), Jeff Schlanger (painting) /
Improvisor’s Collective, Dedicated to Julius Hemphill, 9:30pm, Context, NYC [Jackson Krall 14.02.15]
95.04.28 - Joe Morris & Rob Brown Quartet: Brown (as), Morris (g), William Parker (b), Jackson Krall (dr) / Knitting Factory, NYC
[Jackson Krall 14.02.15]
95.05.00 (festival dates 04.29 through 05.07) - Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog: Toshinori Kondo (tp), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) /
11th Kemptener Jazz Fröhling, Kempten, Germany [Jazzpodium No.2 1995 p.48; Sander Piek 09.09.05]

95.05.02

—This is likely a broadcast date for 95.03.24 above.

Jazzpodium

95.05.11 - Sabir Mateen and Ben Koen (ts), Alex Lodico (tb), John Blum (p), William Parker (b), Jackson Krall (dr),
Chris Jonas (visual art—charcoal) / 9:30pm, Context, NYC [Jackson Krall 14.02.15]
“Some of us were rehearsing with Cecil Taylor at the time...”

95.05.14 • Matthew Shipp: The Flow of X

2.13.61 Records thi21326.2 (CD) 1997

May 14, 1995 / Seltzer Sound Studio, New York City

1. flow of X [5:49]
2. flow of silence [6:12]
3. flow of Y [7:43]
4. flow of M [6:52]
5. flow of U [9:33]
6. instinctive codes [12:40]

Matthew Shipp (p, Comp), Mat Maneri (vn), William Parker (b), Whit Dickey (dr)

{thi21326.2; session date of master tapes from Mr. Henry Rollins;
Jazzpodium No.3 1995 p.52; Sander Piek 09.09.05}

95.05.18 - Music and the Shadow People: William Parker (b), Patricia Parker, Miriam Parker, Amanda Topaz, Mona Bancer,
and Ha-Chi Yu (dance), Ruomi Lee Hampel, Susan Bilsted, and Christine Lynch (actors) / 9:30pm, Context, NYC [Jackson Krall 14.02.15]
95.05.00 (between 05.19-23) - David S. Ware Quartet: Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Whit Dickey (dr) /
Festival International Musique Actuelle Victoriaville, Quebec, Canada
[John Corbett review WIRE #137 July 1995 p.12; CODA #263 September 1995 p.9; www.fimav.qc.ca/archives/12efimav.html]

95.05.24 • Assif Tsahar Quartet [Centering Archival Recording—40:42]

May 24, 1995 / Context, New York City

First Set
1. composition/improvisation 16:29]
2. composition/improvisation 4:08] (incomplete, WP blows amp)
Second Set
3. composition/improvisation 20:05]

Assif Tsahar (ts), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp), William Parker (b), Susie Ibarra (dr)

{William Parker’s Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.01.15}

95.05.26 (1) • Assif Tsahar Quartet [Centering Archival Recording—46:06]

May 26, 1995 / Context, New York City

First Set
1. composition/improvisation 16:46]
2. composition/improvisation 18:07]
Second Set
3. composition/improvisation 11:13]

Assif Tsahar (ts), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp), William Parker (b), Susie Ibarra (dr)

{William Parker’s Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.01.15}

95.05.26 (2) • Music and the Shadow People [Centering Archival Recording—63:56]

May 26, 1995 / Context, New York City

Act 1 [32:33]
Act 2 [31:23]

Rob Brown (as), Masahiko Kono (tb), Dave Shields (p), unidentified (g), William Parker (b), Denis Charles (dr),
Ruomi Lee Hampel, unidentified male, and unidentified female (actor), unidentified (dance)

{William Parker’s Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.01.15}

Jeff Schlanger, musicWitness® : The Shadow People
Original art 40x52" made Live during Improvisors Collective
Context, NYC, May 26, 1995

Schlanger does not have a guitarist noted,
and has “Patricia Nicholson Parker, Julia Wikins,
Ha-Chi Yu, and Marcy Ziska (dancers)". [15.06.15]

95.05.27 • Music and the Shadow People [Centering Archival Recording—68:59]

May 27, 1995 / Context, New York City

Act 1 [35:20]
Act 2 [33:39]

Rob Brown (as), Masahiko Kono (tb), Dave Shields (p), unidentified (g), William Parker (b), Denis Charles (dr)
Ruomi Lee Hampel, unidentified male, and unidentified female (actor), unidentified (dance)

{William Parker’s Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.01.15}

95.06.01 • Music and the Shadow People [Centering Archival Recording—65:40]

June 1, 1995 / Context, New York City

Act 1 [33:27]
Act 2 [32:13]

{William Parker’s Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.01.15}

95.06.02 and 95.06.03 - Charles Gayle “By Any Means" Trio: Gayle (ts, p),
William Parker (b), Rashied Ali (dr) / The First Roland Kirk Memorial: Hamiet Bluiett,
William Hooker, Amiri Baraka, Dick Griffin, Pheeroan Aklaff, DJ Spooky, many others... /
“Wall-to-Wall Rahsaan Roland Kirk", The Cooler, NYC [William Parker 14.02.25; nice poster!]
“I probably played with Ali and Gayle...” —William Parker

95.06.23 - Prima Materia: Louie Belogenis (ts), William Parker and Joe Gallant (b),
Rashied Ali (dr) / “What Is Jazz" Festival, Knitting Factory, NYC
[New York Magazine June 26, 1995 p.149]

95.06.24 • David S. Ware Quartet [AR—55:29]

June 24, 1995 / “What Is Jazz" Festival, Knitting Factory, New York City

1. compositions/improvisations [55:29]

David S. Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Whit Dickey (dr)

{CDr}

95.06.27 • Charles Gayle “By Any Means" Trio [AR—51:39]

June 27, 1995 / “What Is Jazz" Festival, Knitting Factory, New York City
—Dalachinsky’s book mistakenly has this taking place at The Cooler.

1. compositions/improvisations [51:39] (incomplete, cuts off)

“...a mind-altering performance that to my extreme and unending regret cuts off
just as all three musicians are encountering the godhead...” —Ed Hazell

—Also circulating as a complete performance of 79:57.

Charles Gayle (ts, p), William Parker (b), Rashied Ali (dr)

{WP Archive CDr; Ed Hazell 06.10.08}

95.06.30 - Matthew Shipp Trio: Shipp (p), and probably William Parker (b) and Whit Dickey (dr), or possibly Mat Maneri (vn), and Parker (b), though that would make it the “String Trio"... / “What is Jazz?" Festival, Knitting Factory, NYC [New York Magazine June 26, 1995 p.149]
95.06.28-07.02 (Festival duration) - David S. Ware Quartet: Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Whit Dickey (dr) /
10th Annual du Maurier International Jazz Festival, Toronto, Ontario, Canada [CODA #264 November 1995 p.6]

95.07.04 (1) • David S. Ware Quartet [AR—57:00]

July 4, 1995 / “showcase in a record shop," Lyon, France

1. compositions/improvisations [57:00]

David S. Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Whit Dickey (dr)

{Anonymous 04.03.02}

95.07.04 (2) • David S. Ware Quartet [AR—56:00]

July 4, 1995 / Vienne Jazz Festival, Theatre Municipale, Vienne, France

1. compositions/improvisations [56:00]

David S. Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Whit Dickey (dr)

{Anonymous 04.03.02}

95.07.08 - William Parker & Gary Hassay Duo: Hassay (as), Parker (b) / “...opening for a regional artist, Howard Greenberg. An hour-long set, recorded by Scott Legath, that included three improvised pieces. I saw them perform with Andrew Cyrille about two years ago...” /
Allentown, PA [Tim Blangger, rec.music.bluenote 95.07.00]
95.07.09 - Charles Gayle Trio: Gayle (ts, p), William Parker (b), Milford Graves (dr) / Milford Graves' house, NYC
[The Final Nite & Other Poems: Complete Notes from a Charles Gayle Notebook, 1987-2006, Steve Dalachinsky, Ugly Duckling Presse, 2006]
95.07.11 - Charles Gayle Trio: no personnel details, likely as above / 8:00 & 11:00pm, Knitting Factory, NYC
[New York Magazine July 10, 1995 p.71]
95.07.19 - David S. Ware ...Solo or Quartet? (no personnel details) / The Cooler, New York City [New York Magazine July 17, 1995 p.87]
95.07.21-23 (Festival duration) - Charles Gayle Trio: Gayle (ts, p), William Parker (b), Rashied Ali (dr) / Jazzgalerie Nickelsdorf Konfrontationen, Nickelsdorf, Austria ["Caught" Down Beat November 1995 p.74; Jazzpodium No.5 1995 p.59; Sander Piek 09.09.05]
95.07.27 - Charles Gayle: (no personnel details) / The Cooler, NYC [New York Magazine July 31, 1995 p.65]
95.08.09 - Amiri Baraka, Amina Baraka, and Allan Ginsberg (poetry), Marc Ribot (g), William Parker (b) / “A benefit for death-row prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal.” / The Cooler, NYC [New York Magazine August 7, 1995 p.91]

95.08.26 • David S. Ware Quintet [BR—7:00 & SBR—61:15]

August 26, 1995 / Saalfelden Jazz Festival, Saalfelden, Austria

announcement [0:16]
1. Oblations and Blessings (Ware) [34:29]
2. East Broadway Rundown (Rollins) [17:44]
announcement [0:57]
German Radio Broadcast announcement [0:14]
3. Infi-rhythms (Ware) [6:38]
German Radio Broadcast announcement [0:29]

Received as “2 tracks, 65:00.” With 4 tracks noted: 1, 2, and 2a as “untitled improvisations;" the 3rd as given (and an announcement confirms this).
Track 1 is in fact an early version of Oblations and Blessings (see 95.09.27); Tracks 2a [7:00] & 2b [18:00] were given as untitled improvisations
parts 1 & 2, but inspection revealed that 2a was actually a truncated version of 2b. How do these things happen? Tracks 1 & 2 are Soundboard;
track 3 is Broadcast. Regardless, this a very good quality recording of a blistering performance. —RL

—Also circulating as “1 track, 7:00, stereo" (Broadcast Recording of track 3).

David S. Ware and Charles Gayle (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Whit Dickey (dr)

{CDr}

95.09.02 • David S. Ware Quartet [AR—77:58 & BR—66:10]

September 2, 1995 (Also listed as “Summer, 1995") / Willisau Jazzfestival, Festhalle, Willisau, Switzerland
Broadcast DRS Switzerland

Broadcast Recording:
1. composition/improvisation 31:25] (incomplete)
2. Angel Eyes (Matt Dennis) [12:49]
3. Cococana (Ware) [10:10]
4. Infi-Rhythms #1 [11:42]

Audience Recording:
1. composition/improvisation 27:13]
2. composition/improvisation 7:06]
3. composition/improvisation 5:23]
4. composition/improvisation 7:12]
5. composition/improvisation 19:06]
6. composition/improvisation 4:50]
7. composition/improvisation 7:06]

“The first track is missing the beginning; apparently, the broadcast picked it up a little late, as the DJ is introducing the show
when the tape begins, in media res. It’s one of those frenzied, near-theme-less pieces, and without the very beginning, I can't say
what it is. (It might be “Oblations & Blessings," given the date.) Note also that “Angel Eyes" begins immediately after a Parker
bass solo; it’s possible that all the preceding material is part of “Eyes," but I don't think so: Ware states the theme, then the band
takes solos, then Ware closes it out, indicating to me at least that we're hearing the whole piece...” —James Lindbloom.

David S. Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Whit Dickey (dr)

{CDr; James Lindbloom; Jakob Blumenthal 10.05.20; www.willisaujazzarchive.ch}

95.09.07 - Intermission: Klaas Hekman (bsx), William Parker, Wilbert de Joode, and Hideji Taninaka (b) / Bimhuis, Amsterdam, Netherlands [Sander Piek 05.03.08; www.bimhuis.nl]
95.09.10 - Intermission: as above / Grand Theatre, Groningen, Netherlands [Heinrich Smejkal 04.01.12, Web sources]

95.09.15 • Intermission: Song of Low Songs

BVHAAST 9612 (CD) HOL 1996

September 15, 1995 / NOB Radio, Theater Romein, Leeuwarden, Holland

1. Open Hekwerk, Open Fencework (Hekman) [14:29]
2. Laaglied, Song of Low Songs (Hekman) [6:21]
3. Bibbs for Marty Leroy Bibs (Parker) [9:02]
4. Kurk, Cork for Rahsaan Roland Kirk (Hekman) [11:13]
5. Sonic Animation (Parker) [16:59]

Klaas Hekman (bsx), William Parker, Wilbert de Joode, and Hideji Taninaka (b)

{BVHAAST 9612}

95.09.19 • Rob Brown Trio [AR—53:33]

September 19, 1995 / AlterKnit Theater, Knitting Factory, New York City

1. composition/improvisation 33:46]
2. composition/improvisation 19:47]

Rob Brown (as), William Parker (b), Jackson Krall (dr)

{Ed Hazell 11.02.02; Jackson Krall Call 14.02.15}

95.09.27
95.09.28 • David S. Ware Quartet: Oblations and Blessings

Silkheart Records SHCD-145 (CD) 1996 SWD

September 27 & 28, 1995 / Sound on Sound Studio, New York City

1. Oblations and Blessings [17:05]
2. Riff Unknown [10:53]
3. Of Shambala [11:05]
4. Fire Within [11:07]
5. Manu’s Ideal [10:13]
6. Serpents and Visions [8:37]

David S. Ware (ts, Comp), Matthew Shipp (p),
William Parker (b), Whit Dickey (dr)

{SHCD-145}

95.09.29 • David S. Ware: DAO

Homestead Records HMS230-2 (CD) 1996

September 29, 1995 / Sound on Sound Studio, New York City

1. Interdao [6:22]
2. Motif Dao [9:38]
3. Rhythm Dao [7:00]
4. Dao Above Sky [7:36]
5. Dao Forms [18:16]
6. Dao Feel [8:28]
7. Dao [15:20]

David S. Ware (ts, Comp), Matthew Shipp (p),
William Parker (b), Whit Dickey (dr)

{HMS230-2}

95.10.06 and 95.10.07 - Matthew Shipp & William Parker Duo: Shipp (p), Parker (b) / 5th Akbank International Jazz Festival,
State Painting and Sculpture Museum, Istanbul, Turkey [WIRE #138 August 1995 p.25; Kevin White 03.03.06]
“www.pozitif-ist.com also lists these dates, and names the venue as MSU Arts and Sculpture Museum,
with the additional info that it’s located in the Besiktas district of Istanbul.” —Kevin White
95.10.10 - Pyramid Trio Rehearsal: Roy Campbell Jr. (tp, flg, fl), William Parker (b), Reggie Nicholson (dr, perc) /
“I went to rehearsal that night, and we played for the Partnership the next day [95.10.11] at lunch time... then we had another gig that evening.”
[Down Beat January 1996 p.11]
95.10.11 (1) - Pyramid Trio: Roy Campbell Jr. (tp, flg, fl), William Parker (b), Reggie Nicholson (dr, perc) / Grand Central Partnership, NYC / “Roy Campbell is no Satchmo, but yesterday, standing on the sidewalk on East 43rd Street with his music stand firmly planted between Grand Central Terminal and the United Nations... Mr. Campbell’s daylong gig was part of a flag-raising ceremony put on by the Grand Central Partnership, a nonprofit organization that oversees the business improvement district around Grand Central Terminal. The partnership installed custom-made flag holders on 23 lamp-posts between Lexington Avenue and First Avenue—eight flags per lamp-post, for a total of 184 flags.
Mr. Campbell’s job was to play the right anthem as each flag was raised.” —James Barron
["Say, Can You See an End to This Job?" The New York Times, October 11, 1995]
95.10.11 (2) - Pyramid Trio: as above / Knitting Factory, NYC [ibid]
95.10.14 (Possible cancelled date) - David S. Ware Quartet: Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Whit Dickey (dr) /
8:00pm, Cleo Parker Robinson’s New Dance Theatre, Denver, CO
[Westword October 11, 1995 p.1; Cadence Vol.21 no.5 May 1995 p.108; Cadence Vol.21 no.10 October 1995 p.123]

95.10.17 • David S. Ware Quartet [BR—32:46]

October 17, 1995 / Nancy, France
French Radio Broadcast
—This session is also circulating with an incorrect date of 96.10.07—Possibly a broadcast date.

1. Cococana (Ware) [11:42] (fades out)
French radio announcement [1:22]
Cococana—continued (Ware) [14:38] (fades in at beginning)
2. composition/improvisation 6:07]
radio announcement [0:26]

—Another version has Cococana at 26:13 with broadcast voice-over at 25:48.

David S. Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Whit Dickey (dr)

{CDr of 1st track only; Heinrich Smejkal; James Lindbloom}

95.10.00 - David S. Ware Quartet: Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Whit Dickey (dr) / La Tour Rose, Lyon, France
[Anne Dumas 03.07.10]
95.10.00 - David S. Ware Quartet: as above / Le Duc des Lombards, Paris, France [ibid]
95.10.00 - David S. Ware Quartet / Tourcoing jazz festival, Tourcoing, France [ibid]
95.10.22 - William Parker’s In Order to Survive: Parker (b), Rob Brown (as), Cooper Moore (p) / Zuid-Nederlands Jazz Festival, Effenaar, Eindhoven, Netherlands
[De Volkskrant October 20, 1995]

95.10.25, 95.10.26, and 95.10.28 • Charles Gayle Quartet: Daily Bread

Black Saint 120158-2 (CD) 1998 IT; CAM Jazz Black Saint 120158-2 (digital download) 2010 IT

October 25, 26, & 28, 1995 / East Side Sound, New York City

1. This Cup [10:00]
2. Our Sins [6:42]
3. Inner Joy [7:10]
4. Drink [3:57]
5. Earthly Things [10:41]
6. Watch [5:33]
7. Rest a While [8:01]
8. Offering to Christ [15:41]
9. Shout Merrily [8:22]

Charles Gayle (ts, bcl, viola-2,8, p-3,4, Comp), William Parker (ce, p-5,7,8), Wilber Morris (b), Michael Wimberly (dr, violin-2,8)

{Black Saint 120158-2}

95.10.29 - Matthew Shipp & William Parker Duo: Shipp (p), Parker (b) / October 1995 Music and Words Festival, 68 Avenue C, NYC
[Jackson Krall 14.02.15]

95.11.05 • Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Quartet [BVR—44:32]

November 5, 1995 / Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Jazzfestival Berlin, Germany
NDR Germany

1. improvisation [44:32] (incomplete, cuts in at beginning)

Peter Brötzmann (ts, as, trgt, Comp), Toshinori Kondo (tp, elec), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr, perc)

{Video; WP Archive CDr}

95.11.09 - Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Quartet: Brötzmann (ts, as, trgt, Comp), Toshinori Kondo (tp, elec), William Parker (b),
Michael Wertmüller (dr) / Porgy & Bess, Vienna, Austria [www.porgy.at]

95.11.14 • Werner Ludi: Ki

Intakt CD 051 (CD) 1998 SWZ

November 14, 1995 / Radio Studio SF DRS, Zurich, Switzerland

1. (Ki West Zurich)
Crossing the Boundaries of Affection [32:32]

Werner Ludi (bar), William Parker (b), Shoji Hano (dr)

{Intakt CD 051}

95.11.20 - Charles Gayle “By Any Means" Trio: Charles Gayle (ts, p), William Parker (b), Rashied Ali (dr) / The Cooler, NYC
[New York Magazine November 20, 1995 p.122]
95.11.27 - Prima Materia: Louie Belogenis (ts), William Parker and Joe Gallant (b), Rashied Ali (dr) / The Cooler, NYC
[New York Magazine November 27, 1995 p.125]

95.12.18 • William Parker’s In Order to Survive: Compassion Seizes Bed-Stuy

Homestead Records HM-2 (2-CD) 1997

December 18, 1995 / Tedesco Studios, Paramus, New Jersey

1. Compassion [10:38]
2. Malcolm’s Smile [9:44]
3. For Robeson [5:41]
4. Holiday for Hypocrites [8:10]
5. Testimony of the Last Flower [0:37]
6. Dejenos en Paz [8:05]
7. Unrestricted (for Julius Hemphill) [5:42]
8. Goggles [10:53]
9. The Eye of the Window [9:59]

Rob Brown (as), Cooper-Moore (p), William Parker (b, Comp), Susie Ibarra (dr)

{HMS231-2}

95.12.30 - Charles Gayle “By Any Means" Trio: Charles Gayle (ts, p), William Parker (b), Rashied Ali (dr), + Amiri Baraka (poetry) /
The Cooler, NYC [Alain Kirili Musée Grenoble; New York Magazine December 25, 1995 p.158]

1996 : : :

the concert with French horn player Richard Dunbar and percussionist Ali Abuwi [sic—Aboui?]

WIRE

96.01.01 - Charles Gayle “By Any Means" Trio: Gayle (ts, p), William Parker (b), Rashied Ali (dr) / The Cooler, NYC
[The Final Nite & Other Poems: Complete Notes from a Charles Gayle Notebook, 1987-2006, Steve Dalachinsky, Ugly Duckling Presse, 2006]

96.01.14 • William Parker Solo [Centering Archival Recording—93:33]

January 14, 1996 / Studio Wood, New York City
—Benefit Solo concerts to raise money for the restoration of William’s bass.
[See also 96.02.25 and 96.03.17]

introduction [2:33]
1. March 3, 1934 (Jimmy Garrison’s birthday) [25:02]
announcement [1:18]
2. Medley [27:52] (split track at 14:39)
Lunar Surface (Alan Silva)
For Savera Jeffries
two Don Cherry tunes
announcement [2:01]
3. H (from a suite called H.O.P.E.) [9:23]
4. Reading from Sound Journal “Energy Systems"—Q&A session [14:02]
5. Compassion Seizes Bed-Stuy [11:22]

William Parker (b)

{William Parker’s Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.01.17, 14.02.27; Jeff Schlanger, musicWitness® Archive 14.03.01, anaLOG Book #10,
performance painting “Higher Forces," 39 x 27.5 inches; William Parker 14.04.26}

96.01.00 - David S. Ware Quartet: Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Whit Dickey (dr) / de Werf, Brugge, Belgium
[Anne Dumas 03.07.10]
96.01.00 - David S. Ware Quartet: as above / Paradox, Tilburg, Netherlands [ibid]
96.01.00 - David S. Ware Quartet: as above / Popular, Rotterdam, Netherlands [ibid]
96.01.21 - David S. Ware Quartet / Bimhuis, Amsterdam, Netherlands [Anne Dumas 03.07.10; Sander Piek 05.03.08; www.bimhuis.nl]
96.01.00 - David S. Ware Quartet / Unterfahrt, München, Germany [Anne Dumas 03.07.10]
96.01.00 - David S. Ware Quartet / Moods, Zürich, Switzerland [ibid]
96.01.00 - David S. Ware Quartet / Sauschdall, Ulm, Germany [ibid]
96.01.00 - David S. Ware Quartet / Jazzgalerie, Nickelsdorf, Austria [ibid]
96.01.00 - David S. Ware Quartet / Jubez, Karlsruhe, Germany [ibid]
96.01.00 - David S. Ware Quartet / KFZ, Marburg, Germany [ibid]

96.02.02 • David S. Ware Quartet [AR—204:00]

February 2, 1996 / New Morning, Paris, France

1. compositions/improvisations [204:00]

David S. Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Whit Dickey (dr)

{4CDr; Anonymous; Anne Dumas 03.07.10}

96.02.07 - David S. Ware Quartet: Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p),
William Parker (b), Whit Dickey (dr) / Café du Soleil, Saignelégier, Switzerland [ibid]
96.02.00 - David S. Ware Quartet: as above / Luchtbal, Antwerpen, Belgium [ibid]
96.02.00 - David S. Ware Quartet: as above / l'Entrepôt, Mulhouse, France [ibid]
96.02.00 - David S. Ware Quartet / Pannonica, Nantes, Nancy, France [ibid]
96.02.00 - David S. Ware Quartet / le petit faucheux, Tours, France [ibid]
96.02.00 - David S. Ware Quartet / Théâtre Garonne, Toulouse, France [ibid]
96.02.00 - David S. Ware Quartet / Théâtre Bacchus, Besançon, France [ibid]
96.02.00 - David S. Ware Quartet / AJMI, Avignon, France [ibid]
96.02.00 - David S. Ware Quartet / Conservatoire Perpignan, Perpignan, France [ibid]
96.02.24 - William Parker’s In Order to Survive: Rob Brown (as), Cooper-Moore (p),
Parker (b), Susie Ibarra (dr) / Unitarian Meeting House, Amherst, MA
[Poster by James Burpee, (misdated 97.02.24) Signal to Noise Issue #58 Summer 2010 p.28]

96.02.25 - William Parker Solo / Studio Wood, NYC
[William Parker’s Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.02.27; Jeff Schlanger, musicWitness® Archive 14.03.01, anaLOG Book #10,
performance paintings “Unlocked Souls" + “The Intuitive" + Bass Portrait “WOOD" in Black Holly #10 sketchbook]
—Benefit Solo concerts to raise money for the restoration of William’s bass. (Also 96.01.14 and 96.03.17)

96.02.26 • Joe Morris Ensemble: Elsewhere

Homestead HMS233-2 (CD) 1996

February 26, 1996 / Sorcerer Sound Studio, New York City

1. Plexus [8:03]
2. Elsewhere [13:58]
3. Cirrus [5:13]
4. Violet [11:37]
5. Mind’s Eye [6:16]
6. Rotunda [15:02]

Joe Morris (g, Comp), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Whit Dickey (dr)

{HMS233-2}

96.03.02 • Rashid Bakr—Frode Gjerstad—William Parker: Seeing New York From The Ear

Cadence Jazz Records CJR 1069 (CD) 1996

March 2, 1996 / Knitting Factory, New York City

1. Seeing [14:24]
2. New [15:42]
3. York [7:27]
4. From [15:17]
5. The [8:49]
6. Ear [4:03]

Frode Gjerstad (as), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr)

{CJR 1069}

96.03.11 • William Parker Solo [Centering Archival Recording—51:06]

March 11, 1996 / The Cooler, New York City

1. unknown titles—St. Thomas [51:06]

William Parker (b)

{William Parker’s Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.01.17}

96.03.15 - Matthew Shipp & William Parker Duo: Shipp (p), Parker (b) / 9:00pm, Roulette, Brooklyn, NY
[www.roulette.org/events/event.php/SHIPP_PARKER96]
96.03.17 - William Parker Solo / Flyer has date incorrectly as 96.03.10 / Anyez Van Rosenberg Loft, NYC
[William Parker’s Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.02.27; Jeff Schlanger musicWitness® Archive 14.03.01, anaLOG Book #10,
performance paintings “Silent Screen" + “A Storm is Coming" + “Invisible Blue" + “The Flow"]
—Benefit Solo concerts to raise money for the restoration of William’s bass. (Also 96.01.14 and 96.02.25)

“...for first really good instrument he ever had, the original ‘Fred’ (WP’s personal bass has always been named ‘FRED’),
a beautiful antique Dudek from Prague. Its neck had been crushed by airline handlers whose corporate bosses took no responsibility.

For many reasons, the bass itself was not repaired until 2013, when it made its restored debut during the Stone Residency in October (2013).
For many years, the bass body of Fred #1 was stored here in studio Spirale.
—Jeff Schlanger

96.03.21 - David S. Ware Quartet: Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Whit Dickey (dr) / Alvin's, Detroit, MI
[Cadence Vol.22 no.6 June 1996 p.30]
96.03.22 - David S. Ware Quartet: as above / Empty Bottle, Chicago, IL [tisue.net/chicagonow/old1996.html]

96.03.23 • David S. Ware Quartet [AR—93:06]

March 23, 1996 / Rodef Shalom Temple, Pittsburgh, PA
—Originally scheduled for Mellon Institute Auditorium.

1. composition/improvisation 30:41]
2. composition/improvisation 11:11]
3. Tenderly (Walter Gross/Jack Lawrence) [18:18]
4. composition/improvisation 9:18]
5. The Liberator (Ware) [14:58]
announcement [0:57]
6. Manu’s Ideal (Ware) [6:18]

—Another recording is circulating with “Manu’s Ideal" incomplete at 1:10.

David S. Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Susie Ibarra (dr)

{2CDr; Rick and Sandra MacGlaughlin-Lopez in attendance}

96.03.28 • David S. Ware Quartet [AR—75:41]

March 28, 1996 / A Vaulx Jazz Festival, Vaulx en Velin, Lyon, France

1. composition/improvisation 37:01]
2. Autumn Leaves (Joseph Kosma) [19:24]
3. composition/improvisation 13:12]
4. composition/improvisation 6:04]

David S. Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Sunny Murray (dr)

{Anonymous 04.03.02; Anne Dumas 03.07.10}

96.03.30 • Matthew Shipp & William Parker Duo [AR—71:30]

March 30, 1996 / la Tour Rose, Lyon, France

1. continuous set [71:30]

Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b)

{WP Archive CDr}

96.03.31 • Matthew Shipp & William Parker Duo [AR—102:35]

March 31, 1996 / la Tour Rose, Lyon, France

1. First set [50:31]
2. Second set [52:04]

Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b)

{WP Archive 2CDr}

96.04.03 • Gayle—Parker—Ali, By Any Means [AR—94:56]

April 3, 1996 / Banlieues Bleues Festival, Paris, France

1. composition/improvisation 27:03]
2. composition/improvisation 14:55]
3. composition/improvisation 16:21] (incomplete, tape-flip)
4. composition/improvisation 17:05]
5. encore - medley [15:52]
Ghosts (Albert Ayler)
Touchin' On Trane - Part A (Gayle/Parker/Ali)

Charles Gayle (ts, p, vn), William Parker (b), Rashied Ali (dr)

{WP Archive 2CDr}

96.04.09 - Charles Gayle “By Any Means" Trio: Gayle (ts, p, vn), William Parker (b), Rashied Ali (dr) / Porgy & Bess, Vienna, Austria
[www.porgy.at; Cadence Vol.22 no.4 April 1996 p.125]
96.04.11 - William Parker Solo / Toyko Rose, Charlottesville, VA [Samuel Joseph Gross, rec.music.bluenote 96.04.08]

96.04.23 • Matthew Shipp Trio [AR—66:52]

April 23, 1996 / Knitting Factory, New York City

1. composition/improvisation 66:52] (continuous set, incomplete, fades in at beginning, split track at 46:35)

"Thank you very much, I would like to welcome Susie Ibarra to the trio, it’s her first gig...” —Matthew Shipp, at set’s end.

Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Susie Ibarra (dr)

{WP Archive CDr}

96.05.02
96.05.03 • David S. Ware Quartet: Godspelized

DIW DIW-916 (CD) 1997 JPN

May 2 & 3, 1996 / Sound on Sound, New York City

1. Godspelized (Ware) [15:44]
2. Wisdomsphere (Ware) [7:55]
3. Inner Temple (Ware) [6:40]
4. Wisdom Through Time (Ware) [7:54]
5. The Stargazers (Sun Ra) [12:26]
6. Eternal Forces of Brahm (Ware) [11:44]
7. Godspelized (Ware) [4:20]

David S. Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p),
William Parker (b), Susie Ibarra (dr)

{DIW-916}

96.05.10 (1) - Charles Gayle “By Any Means" Trio: Gayle (ts, p, vn), William Parker (b), Rashied Ali (dr) / The Cooler, NYC
[The Final Nite & Other Poems: Complete Notes from a Charles Gayle Notebook, 1987-2006, Steve Dalachinsky, Ugly Duckling Presse, 2006]
96.05.10 (2) - Prima Materia: Louie Belogenis (ts), William Parker and Joe Gallant (b), Rashied Ali (dr) / On a Double-bill with Kazutoki Umezu and Don Byron, so I'm assuming this was the late gig after the “By Any Means" hit at The Cooler. / Knitting Factory, NYC
[New York Magazine May 13, 1996 p.90]
96.05.27 - Charles Gayle “By Any Means" Trio: Gayle (ts, p, vn), William Parker (b), Rashied Ali (dr) / The Cooler, NYC
[New York Magazine May 27, 1996 p.104]

96.05.31 • Christopher Cauley: FINland

Eremite MTE06 (CD) 1996

May 31, 1996 / Tom Tedesco Studios, Teaneck, NJ

1. pulsebreathe [5:48]
2. My Bell [11:31]
3. Heavenly Peace [7:13]
4. Arco Sketch [5:59]
5. As Ballad [5:57]
6. Douzes Au Santropol [10:22]
7. For Eva with Love and Squalor [7:50]
8. Aqua Viva (in memory of Salvador Roquet) [7:44]

Christopher Cauley (as, Comp), Steve Swell (tb-3,4,6,7,8), William Parker (b), Gregg Bendian (perc)

{MTEO6; Ken Waxman}

96.06.01 • Charles Gayle & William Parker Duo [AR—32:15]

June 1, 1996 / Knitting Factory, New York City

1. composition/improvisation 11:45]
2. composition/improvisation 20:30] (dropout in tape from 4:00-4:25)

Charles Gayle (ts), William Parker (b)

{WP Archive CDr}

Vision for the 21st Century Arts Festival ::: June 5 through June 9

96.06.05 - William Parker’s In Order To Survive: Rob Brown (as), Cooper-Moore (p), Parker (b), Susie Ibarra (dr) /
Vision Festival, Learning Alliance, NYC [Scott Currie 06.07.10; Peter Watrous The New York Times June 10, 1988]

“John Zorn brought in his group, Masada, and the bassist William Parker performed two pieces with his group, In Order to Survive.
In between shows, poetry was read, dancers danced, Peter Kowald performed a bass solo, and the clarinetist Perry Robinson played
some blues with two guitarists and a drummer. ...Mr. Parker’s first piece, ‘The Extermination’, had his group reading music. The result
sounded freely improvised, and clearly taken from the Cecil Taylor song book; the group’s drummer, Susie Ibarra, kept things going
with an interactive, coloristic style. The second tune, ‘In Order to Survive’...” —Peter Watrous

96.06.06 (1) • Ivo Perelman: Cama de Terra

Homestead HMS237-2 (CD) 1996

June 6, 1996 / Systems Two Studio, Brooklyn, NY

1. Soundcheck [0:48]
2. One Converse [2:58]
3. To Another [4:38]
4. Nho Quim [8:51]
5. Spiral [5:38]
6. Adriana [3:54]
7. Groundswell Descent [4:55]
8. Dedos [3:51]
9. Elephants Have Brains [2:40]
10. Cama de Terra [9:24]
11. The Dark of the Day [6:20]

Ivo Perelman (ts, Comp), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b)

{HMS237-2}

96.06.06 (2) - Assif Tsahar Quartet: Tsahar (ts), William Parker and Peter Kowald (b), Susie Ibarra (dr)—with a Stan Brakhage film /
Vision Festival, 9:30pm, Learning Alliance, NYC
[Scott Currie 06.07.10; Peter Watrous The New York Times June 10, 1988]
96.06.07 (1) - Bill Cole Ensemble: Cole (double reeds), Cooper-Moore (p), Joseph Daley (tu), William Parker (b), Warren Smith (dr) /
Vision Festival, 8:15pm, Learning Alliance, NYC [ibid]
96.06.07 (2) - David S. Ware Quartet: Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Susie Ibarra (dr) /
Vision Festival, 9:30pm, Learning Alliance, NYC [ibid]
96.06.07 (3) - Other Dimensions in Music: Daniel Carter (reeds, tp), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr) /
Vision Festival, 11:30pm, Learning Alliance, NYC [ibid]

“For the record, no—I have absolutely no idea at all how he made it through that Friday night triple-header with Cole, DSW, and ODIM,
but I was at the sound-board all night, so I know he did (he must have been deep in the zone by then: I remember the DSW gig as incredibly powerful and the ODIM set as amazingly sublime...)" —Scott Currie

96.06.08 (1) • Charles Gayle Trio [AR—41:00]

June 8, 1996 / Vision Festival, Learning Alliance, New York City
—"Gayle, Parker, Graves / Knitting Factory, NYC" also mistakenly mentioned on this date.

1. composition/improvisation 5:52]
2. composition/improvisation 21:48]
3. unknown title, much banter [13:20]

Charles Gayle (ts, wdfl, p, bcl), William Parker (b), Milford Graves (dr, voc, p)

{WP Archive CDr; J. Lindbloom; Scott Currie 06.07.10}

96.06.08 (2) • Karen Borca Group [AR—50:00]

June 8, 1996 / Vision Festival, Learning Alliance, New York City

1. compositions/improvisations [50:00]

Karen Borca Group (bsn), Rob Brown (as), Patricia Nicholson-Parker and Miriam Parker (dance),
William Parker and Wilber Morris (b), Denis Charles (dr)

{WKCR-FM Archive 07.07.31; Scott Currie 06.07.10}

96.06.09 • Patricia Nicholson-Parker Ensemble [AR]

June 9, 1996, 7:15pm / Vision Festival, Learning Alliance, New York City

1. Through a Prism

Assif Tsahar (ts), Patricia Nicholson-Parker (dance), William Parker and Peter Kowald (b), Denis Charles (dr)

{WKCR-FM Archive 07.07.31; Scott Currie 06.07.10}

96.06.18 • Ivo Perelman: Sad Life

Leo Records Leo Lab CD 027 (CD) England 1996

June 18, 1996 / System Two Studio, Brooklyn, NY

1. Sad Life [7:15]
2. Urgencia [7:57]
3. Hoedown [7:48]
4. Dualities [13:00]
5. Warm Velvet [7:31]
6. Life Forms [9:38]
7. Caiapò [7:22]
8. Alagoana [5:12]
9. Scratch [2:29]
10. Espiral [4:45]

—Tracks 1, 7, and 8 are folk songs arranged and adapted by Perelman.

Ivo Perelman (ts, Comp), William Parker (b), Rashied Ali (dr)

{Leo Lab CD 027}

96.06.19 (1) • Ivo Perelman, William Parker, Rashied Ali: LIVE

Zero In 2 (CD) 1997

June 19, 1996 / Knitting Factory, New York City

1. continuous untitled performance [47:23]

Ivo Perelman (ts, Comp), William Parker (b), Rashied Ali (dr)

{Zero In 2}

96.06.19 (2) • (V/A) David S. Ware Quartet: Knitting Factory What Is Jazz? Festival 1996

Knitting Factory Works KFW 195 (CD) 1996

(V/A) The Heineken Jazz Groove 1996
Knitting Factory Works KFW 195-P (CD) 1996 (Liner marking—CD marking is KFW 198-P / Promo only)

June 19, 1996 / Knitting Factory, New York City

1. In This Love [8:14]

David S. Ware (ts, Comp), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Susie Ibarra (dr)

{KFW 195}

96.06.20 - Roscoe Mitchell & the Note Factory: Mitchell (ss, as), Hugh Ragin (tp), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker and Jaribu Shahid (b),
Tanni Tabbal and Gerald Cleaver (dr) / “What is Jazz?" Festival, Knitting Factory, NYC
[New York Magazine June 24, 1996 p.156]
96.06.23 - Charles Gayle “By Any Means" Trio: Gayle (ts), William Parker (b), Rashied Ali (dr) / “What is Jazz?" Festival,
Knitting Factory, NYC [ibid]

96.06.24 • In Order to Survive [Centering Archival Recording—56:28]

June 24, 1996 / South St. Seaport, New York City

1. Excerpts from Mass for the Healing of the World [56:28]

Assif Tsahar (ts), Rob Brown (as, fl), Chris Jonas (ss), Roy Campbell (tp), Matt Moran (vib), Cooper-Moore (p),
William Parker (b), Susie Ibarra, Denis Charles, and Michael Wimberley (dr, perc)

{William Parker’s Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.01.17}

96.06.26 (1) - Charles Gayle “By Any Means" Trio: Gayle (ts, p), William Parker (b), Rashied Ali (dr) / The Cooler, NYC
[The Final Nite & Other Poems: Complete Notes from a Charles Gayle Notebook, 1987-2006, Steve Dalachinsky, Ugly Duckling Presse, 2006]

96.06.26 (2) • Yuko Fujiyama Quartet [AR—]

June 26, 1996, 7:30pm / What Is Jazz Fest, AlternKnitt at The Knitting Factory, New York City

1. compositions/improvisations

Yuko Fujiyama (p), Roy Campbell (tp), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr)

{Antonio Bueno 15.03.01 and 15.07.19}

96.06.27 - Prima Materia: Louie Belogenis (ts), William Parker and Joe Gallant (b), Rashied Ali (dr) / “What is Jazz?" Festival,
Knitting Factory, NYC [New York Magazine June 24, 1996 p.156]
96.06.29 - David S. Ware Quartet: Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Whit Dickey (dr) /
10th Annual du Maurier International Jazz Festival (95.06.23-07.02), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
[CODA #264 November 1995 p.6; Cadence Vol.22 no.7 July 1996 p.2]

96.06.30 • David S. Ware Quartet [AR—76:58 & SBR—70:08]

June 30, 1996 / Rivoli, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

announcement [2:27]
1. Earthquation (Ware) [36:49]
2. Autumn Leaves (Joseph Kosma) [23:48]
3. The Liberator (Ware) [7:03]
4. encore—Angel Eyes (Matt Dennis) [6:50]

—Soundboard is circulating without encore.
—Contains a lengthy introduction that pegs this as the “late show" of the evening.

David S. Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Susie Ibarra (dr)

{CDr}

96.07.01 • Chris Jonas Sextet [BR—52:55]

July 1, 1996 / What Is Jazz? Festival, Knitting Factory, Tap Bar, New York City

1. composition/improvisation 16:02]
2. composition/improvisation 16:20]
3. composition/improvisation 2:59]
4. composition/improvisation 13:12]
5. composition/improvisation 1:21] (incomplete, fades out)

Chris Jonas (as, ss), Rob Brown (as), Joe Fielder (tb), Richard Thompson (g), William Parker (b), Susie Ibarra (dr)

{WP Archive CDr; Jakob Blumenthal 08.12.21; Jackson Krall Call 14.02.15}

96.07.00 (1) • Dorgon + William Parker: 9

Jumbo Recordings Jumbo 1 (CD) 1998 (From the liners:) “Originally issued as RCA/Bluebird BS-053430-1"

July, 1996 / Recording Studio “...on Ludlow Street. ...run by Mr. Carlos Vivanco...”
(From the liners:) “February 15, 1936" / “9 was recorded when the players had a break from touring with Sidney Bechet.”

1. POG (Dorgon) [13:27]
2. BTBB (Dorgon) [7:28]
3. Hardcore (Brooklyn) (Dorgon) [11:13]
4. In Bloom (Kurt Cobain) [5:44]

(Once again, from the liners:) “Dorgon attended the Lenox School of Music with Ornette Coleman and Jimmy Giuffre. Also Dorgon performed
in the Raymond Scott Big Band featuring Art Blakey on piano. He claimed to be blind but was really only very clumsy.”

“
fyi
both '9' & 'broken/circle'
are
37:52 long

twins
“

—Dorgon

“The first Dorgon recording session was in the fall of '96. I wanted to get together and play with William Parker,
so we went into a studio on Ludlow Street and did a session. The material was designed to make William try
some things that he hasn't done much before.” —Dorgon

Dorgon, aka Gordon Knauer (cm-sx), William Parker (b)

{Jumbo 1; Mr. Dorgon; Interview/article by Byron Coley WIRE #181 March 1999 p.16; Session date Carlos Vivanco 14.04.13}

96.07.00 (2) • Dorgon + William Parker: Broken / Circle

Jumbo Recordings Jumbo 5 (CD) 1998 (From the liners:) “2 LPs reissued on 1 CD" [...well, not actually —RL]

July, 1996 / Recording Studio “...on Ludlow Street. ...run by Mr. Carlos Vivanco...”
(From the liners:) “March 3, 1949" / “Recorded on board oceanliner The U.S.S Bhutan.”

1. i want a snack (v. 1) (Dorgon) [1:19]
2. perdido (Juan Tizol) [4:30]
3. duo (Dorgon / Parker) [4:02]
4. yer a f**kin' jerk (Dorgon) [2:08]
5. trills (Dorgon) [6:45]
6. broken (Dorgon) [4:48]
7. i want a snack (v. 3) (Dorgon) [2:23]
8. lakshmital (traditional Indian composition) [9:03]
9. twins/ghosts (Dorgon) [2:52]

(Once again, from the liners:) “Broken/Circle was recorded while the players were touring the high seas with the Lennie Tristano Big Band
(featuring Lee Konitz, Warne Marsh, Joe Maneri, Jimmy Giuffre, Billy Bauer + Shelly Manne on the Manhattan Yellow Pages.) Things got
a little messy on the 2nd nite. Lennie got sea sick + the band had to play to tapes of Lennie solo, but the King of Denmark loved it.”

Dorgon, aka Gordon Knauer (cm-sx), William Parker (b)

{Jumbo 5; Mr. Dorgon; Session date Carlos Vivanco 14.04.13}

96.07.13 • John Zorn Improv [AR—79:30]

July 13, 1996 / Context, New York City

1. composition/improvisation 50:57]
2. composition/improvisation 10:59]
3. composition/improvisation 17:40]

John Zorn (as), Zeena Parkins (harp, el-harp), Keiji Haino (voc), William Parker (b), Ikue Mori (dr, el-perc, voc), Susie Ibarra (dr)

{WP Archive 2CDr}

96.07.19 • David S. Ware Quartet [AR—81:29]

July 19, 1996, 10:30pm / “With an Edge Series", 16th Annual Ottawa Intl Jazz Festival, National Arts Centre Cabaret, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

1. composition/improvisation 28:43]
2. composition/improvisation 19:04] (split track at 17:27)
3. composition/improvisation 19:14]
4. composition/improvisation 14:26]

David S. Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Susie Ibarra (dr)

{Torrent site info; Cadence Vol.22 no.7 July 1996 pp.124-5; Maurizio Ortolani ott.general G-Group 96.06.05}

96.07.25 - Prima Materia: Louie Belogenis (ts), William Parker and Joe Gallant (b), Rashied Ali (dr) / “With an Edge Series",
16th Annual Ottawa Intl Jazz Festival, 10:30pm, National Arts Centre Cabaret, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
[Cadence Vol.22 no.7 July 1996 pp.124-5; Maurizio Ortolani ott.general G-Group 96.06.05]

96.07.27 • Assif Tsahar Trio: Shekhina

Eremite MTE04 (CD) 1996

July 27, 1996 / Fire in the Valley Festival, University of Massachusetts, Bezanson Auditorium, Fine Arts Building, Amherst, MA

1. Saxifrage [14:57]
2. Hidden Heart [10:07]
3. Shekhina [16:04]
4. Impressions of a Messenger [12:33]

Assif Tsahar (ts, Comp), William Parker (b), Susie Ibarra (dr)

{MTE04}

96.07.30 - William Parker Solo / Kaffa House, Washington, DC [www.geocities.com/eyelounge/DC/upcoming.htm]

96.08.02 • John Zorn’s COBRA [AR—52:39 of good, clean fun.]

August 2, 1996 / Knitting Factory, New York City

announcement [1:15]
1. improvisation [8:07]
2. improvisation [1:55]
3. improvisation [9:55]
4. improvisation [1:20]
5. improvisation [0:22]
6. improvisation [0:17]
7. improvisation [7:55]
8. improvisation [5:05]
9. improvisation [7:53]
announcement [0:53]
10. improvisation [3:50]

John Zorn (as), Anthony Coleman, David Shea, and two others unidentified (keyboards), DJ Spooky and Otomo Yoshihide (turntables)
Zeena Parkins (harp), Chris Cochrane (g), William Parker and Kato Hideki (b), Ikue Mori, Susie Ibarra, and Cyro Baptista (perc)

{WP Archive CDr}

96.08.05 • Matthew Shipp String Trio: By the Law of Music

hat HUT Records hat ART CD 6200 (CD) 1997 SWZ

August 5, 1996 / Seltzer Sound, New York City

1. Signal [0:17]
2. By the Law of Music [2:51]
3. Implicit [6:58]
4. Fair Play [5:00]
5. Grid [6:45]
6. Whole Movement [3:05]
7. Game of Control [7:56]
8. Point to Point [4:21]
9. P X [3:28]
10. Grid [5:36]
11. Coo [5:05]
12. X Z U [4:81]
13. Solitude (Ellington) [4:53]

Matthew Shipp (p, Comp), Mat Maneri (vn), William Parker (b)

{hat ART CD 6200}

96.08.23 - David S. Ware Quartet: Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Susie Ibarra (dr) / Knitting Factory, NYC
[New York Magazine August 26, 1996 p.141]
96.08.24 - Ivo Perelman Trio: Perelman (ts), William Parker (b), Denis Charles (dr) / Knitting Factory, NYC [Jackson Krall 14.02.15]
96.08.25 - William Parker’s In Order to Survive: Rob Brown (as), Cooper-Moore (p), William Parker (b, Comp), Susie Ibarra (dr) /
Knitting Factory, NYC [The Courier News August 22, 1996 p.38]

96.08.00 • Sprawl: Sprawl (spro:l)

TROST TR070 (CD) 1997 AUS

August, 1996 / The Selve, Thun, Switzerland

1. Dunkel-Zeiten [10:52]
2. Erstes Purgatorium [9:32]
3. Marter Der Metalle [4:52]
4. Martyrium Und Genuss [9:36]
5. Zweites Purgatorium [15:17]
6. Physica Subterranea [7:11]

“We recorded this session in my former rehearsing room in Thun/Switzerland during four days in August '96, I don't remember the exact days.
It was a fabulous session with Parker, Brötzmann, Stephan Wittwer, and Alex Buess (God, 16-17), and me. I still have tons of material...
We didn't play live because this group was too expensive...” —Michael Wertmüller

Alex Buess (reeds, elec), Peter Brötzmann (reeds), Stephan Wittwer (el-g), William Parker (b), Michael Wertmüller (dr)

{TR070; Michael Wertmüller 09.12.11}

96.08.31 • Roscoe Mitchell Note Factory [BR—65:09]

August 31, 1996 / Willisau Jazz Festival, Willisau, Switzerland

announcement [1:00]
1. Leola [18:55]
announcement [0:25]
2. Noneah [16:00]
3. composition/improvisation 20:05]
4. composition/improvisation 4:20]

Roscoe Mitchell (ss, as), Hugh Ragin (tp), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker and Jaribu Shahid (b), Tanni Tabbal and Gerald Cleaver (dr)

{CDrWP Archive }

96.09.07 - Saturday Musicians: Daniel Carter (reeds, tp), Joseph Celli (ob), Kitty Brazelton (fl, voc),
Jim Staley (tb), Tom Varner (frh), Annie Gosfield (keys, elec, radio waves, large Hadron collider),
Kathleen Supove (exploding p), Elodie Lautin (keys, trine), Christina Wheeler (elec, voc),
William Schimmel (acc), Eve Beglarian, Shelley Hirsch, and Theo Bleckmann (voc), Marc Ribot,
Robert Poss, Mike Navazio, Tom Clark, and Roger Kleier (g), Jason Hwang (vn), William Parker (b),
Thomas Rutishauser (perc), Christine Bard (dr, elec), Bill Ruyle and Jim Pugliese (dr, perc), with...
“Saturday DJs" Masa, Tom Stir, Sheldon Drake, DJ Olive, El Turco Loco/Khan, and Jammin' Unit / “David First and The Soho Arts Festival present...” Swirled Music, 4:00pm, Ohio Theatre, NYC
[David First 11.05.08]
“Precisely timed overlapping chaos emerging from three skewed pools of jazz folkies, classical noiseists, world rockers, and unsound experiments all fermented with active DJ cultures...”

96.09.18 - Prima Materia: Louie Belogenis (ts), William Parker and Joe Gallant (b), Rashied Ali (dr) / The Cooler, NYC [New York Magazine September 23, 1995 p.130]

96.09.23 • Hamiet Bluiett & William Parker Duo [AR—71:49]

September 23, 1996 / “John Coltrane’s 70th Birthday Celebration," The Cooler, New York City

1. Bluiett solo [7:46]
2. Bluiett solo [5:56]
3. Bluiett solo [3:57]
4. announcement—Parker solo [15:37]
5. announcement—unknown title [5:02]
6. composition/improvisation 9:57]
7. composition/improvisation 14:31]
8. composition/improvisation 9:00]

Hamiet Bluiett (bar), William Parker (b)

{WP Archive CDr; Norbert Kreutzer 06.10.30}

96.10.00 (1) • Ivo Perelman Quartet: En Adir: Traditional Jewish Songs

Music & Arts CD-996 (CD) 1997

October, 1996 / Systems Two Studio, Brooklyn, NY

1. L'Shana Haba'a (traditional) [6:01]
2. Chag Purim (folk) [10:57]
3. Yaldut (Perelman) [8:42]
4. Avinu Malkenu (liturgy folk song) [8:46]
5. Retiro Bom (Perelman) [6:24]
6. En Adir (folk) [9:29]
7. L'Shana Haba'a (traditional) [5:45]

Ivo Perelman (ts, Arr), Marilyn Crispell (p), William Parker (b), Gerry Hemingway (dr)

{CD-996}

96.10.00 (1) • Ivo Perelman: Sound Hierarchy

Music & Arts CD-997 (CD) 1997

October, 1996 / Systems Two Studios, Brooklyn, NY

1. Frozen Tears (collective) [18:54]
2. Sound Hierarchy (collective) [7:29]
3. Datchki Dandara (Perelman) [12:20]
4. Fragments (collective) [17:33]

Ivo Perelman (ts, mouthpiece-2), Marilyn Crispell (p), William Parker (b), Gerry Hemingway (dr, voc-2)

{CD-997}

96.10.15 • Collective 4tet: Orca

Leo Records Leo Lab 031 (CD) 1997 England

October 15, 1996 / The Studio, New York City

1. Invocation [14:21]
2. Boa [1:58]
3. Mira [10:29]
4. Iris [7:23]
5. Orca [24:21]
6. Albatross [3:38]
7. Trident [9:40]

Mark Hennen (p), Jeff Hoyer (tb), William Parker (b, E-flat tu-7), Heinz Geisser (perc)

{Leo Lab 031}

96.10.16 • In Order to Survive [Centering Archival Recording—54:45]

October 16, 1996 / The Cooler, New York City

1. Dedicated to the Aborigines of Hunt’s Point [54:45]

—Double-bill with Sun Ra’s Intergalactic Lounge.

Assif Tsahar (ts), Rob Brown (as, fl), Alex Lodico (tb), William Parker (b), Susie Ibarra (dr)

{William Parker’s Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.01.17; New York Magazine October 14, 1996 p.133}

96.10.25 - David S. Ware Quartet: Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Susie Ibarra (dr) /
9:00 & 11:00pm, Laura Wagman Hall, University Of The Arts, Philadelphia, PA [Philadelphia Inquirer October 25, 1996 Nightlife p.32]
96.11.01 - David S. Ware Quartet: as above / New York Is Now! Festival, Hot Brass, Paris, France
[Anne Dumas 03.07.10; Les Inrocks October 16, 1996]
"Two evenings (with the new drummer of the quartet: Susie Ibarra)"
96.11.02 - David S. Ware Quartet / New York Is Now! Festival, Hot Brass, Paris, France
[Lachaud Martine “David S. Ware et David Fiuczynski" L'Express October 31, 1996]

Though the schedule lists the Quartet, an item in Paris' L'Express seems to imply that David Fiuczynski was involved:
“The first, rough saxophonist [Ware], was a diligent student of Sonny Rollins, the second, the crazy guitarist [Fiuczynski] of the Black Rock
Coalition. Their meeting will, not doubt, be a breaking and uncontrollable vision of improvised music, jazz trash somehow. But ‘from turbulence
may arise great clarity’, said Ware.” —Lachaud Martine
—He was not involved: “...a double-bill.” —David Fiuczynski 14.02.10

96.12.02
96.12.03 • David S. Ware: Wisdom of Uncertainty

AUM Fidelity AUM001 (CD) 1997

December 2 & 3, 1996 / Sound on Sound, New York City

1. Acclimation [12:45]
2. Antidromic [7:47]
3. Utopic [15:34]
4. Alignment [7:16]
5. Sunbows Rainsets Blue [7:41]
6. Continuum [11:34]

David S. Ware (ts, Comp), Matthew Shipp (p),
William Parker (b), Susie Ibarra (dr)

{AUM001}

96.12.12 • Matthew Shipp Trio [AR—112:47]

December 12, 1996 / “Next Series," Music Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

introduction/announcement [3:00]
1. The “C" Jam Blues (Duke Ellington) [36:40]
2. Summertime (Gershwin) [13:17]
announcement [2:35]
3. Autumn Leaves (Joseph Kosma) [51:10]
4. Angel Eyes (M. Dennis/E. Brent) [6:05]

Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Susie Ibarra (dr)

{WP Archive 2CDr; CODA #274, July/August '97 p.4}

96.12.00 - Matthew Shipp Trio: Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Susie Ibarra (dr) / Glass Slipper, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
[Cadence Vol.23 no.2 February 1997 p.124]
“1996 ended with a disastrous event for the local Jazz scene. The Glass Slipper... burned to the ground 12/20.
Among the last gigs at the Slipper were the Matthew Shipp 3...”
96.12.29 - William Parker Quartet: Rob Brown (as, fl), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp), Parker (b), Susie Ibarra (dr) / “The Miracle Suite" /
Knitting Factory, NYC [William Parker’s Sound Journal, Ed Hazell 10.04.25; New York Magazine December 23, 1996 p.187]

1997 : : :

97.01.10 • Joe Morris & William Parker: Invisible Weave

No More Records No. 4 (CD) 1997

January 10, 1997, 9:00 & 11:00pm / Knitting Factory, New York City

1. Hypnotext [10:33]
2. Viewer [12:59]
3. Standing Figure [12:30]
4. Spectral [4:22]
5. To the Sensory [7:01]
6. Invisible Weave #1 [16:37]
7. Invisible Weave #2 [11:51]

Joe Morris (g), William Parker (b), (Compositions, collective)

{No More No. 4}

97.01.16 and 97.01.17 • Assif Tsahar Trio: “ein sof"

Silkheart Records SHCD 148 (CD) 1997

January 16 & 17, 1997 / Avatar Studios, New York City

1. Is Here Tomorrow Will [10:30]
2. Ephemeral Symbiosis, Part 3 [1:59]
3. Ephemeral Symbiosis, Part 2 [1:33]
4. Through Forgotten Ancestors [12:30]
5. Sun Drops [7:56]
6. Ein Sof [7:12]
7. Ephemeral Symbiosis, Part 5 [2:36]
8. Ephemeral Symbiosis, Part 1 [1:33]
9. Shadow Puppets [10:34]
10. Internal Dialogue [11:37]
11. Ephemeral Symbiosis, Part 4 [1:53]
12. Ephemeral Symbiosis, Part 6 [1:43]

Assif Tsahar (ts, Comp), William Parker (b), Susie Ibarra (dr)

{SHCD 148}

97.01.21 • Borgmann—Brötzmann—Parker—Bakr: The Cooler Suite

GROB 539 (CD) 2003

January 21, 1997 / The Cooler, New York City

Part 1 [26:02]
Part 2 [24:17]

Thomas Borgmann (ts, sss), Peter Brötzmann (as, ts, acl), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr)

{GROB 539}

97.01.22 - Oluyemi Thomas (bcl), Ijeoma Thomas (poetry), William Parker (b), Spirit (perc) / Bindlestiff Studio, San Francisco, CA
[Cadence Vol.23 no.2 February 1997 p.124]
97.01.24 - Eugene Chadbourne Trio: Chadbourne (bjo), William Parker (tu), Jackson Krall (snare drum) /
Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco, CA [date from Marco Eneidi 14.04.15]

“1997: Oakland Contrabass Quartet records four pieces from Insect and Western; Duo concert with Dan Plonsey in San Francisco;
appearance with William Parker (tu)/Jackson Krall (dr).” [www.eugenechadbourne.com/eugenechadbourne/pages/History.htm#1997]

“The trio with Eugene and William was a separate gig [from the Parker/Krall Duo on 01.26] at a rock club. My idea, Marco helped set it up.
I wanted tuba and banjo, and that’s what it was. There is a recording but quality was disappointing.” —Jackson Krall 14.02.24

“First night at Bottom of the Hill, Krall on snare, William on tuba, Chad on banjo; second night was at Radio Valencia, released
on Botticelli with Glenn; third night was at 'Beanbenders' in Berkeley.”
—Marco Eneidi 14.04.15
Cadence Vol.23 no.1 January 1997 p.18 has “William Parker & Jackson Krall,” likely before Chadbourne was added.

97.01.25 • Marco Eneidi, Glenn Spearman, William Parker, Jackson Krall: Live at Radio Valencia

Botticelli Records 1014 (CD) 2000

January 25, 1997 / Radio Valencia Cafe, San Francisco, CA

introduction
1. False Alarm (collective)
2. The Painter and the Poet (Parker)
3. Silent Scream (Cecil Taylor)

0:40
32:51
10:48
21:36

Marco Eneidi (as), Glenn Spearman (ts), William Parker (b), Jackson Krall (dr)

{Botticelli 1014}

On the Cover Art:

“Earlier this month, a crash involving two fire trucks did significant damage to the avant-garde Mission District cafe and music venue Radio Valencia. Co-owner Don Alan promises that the place will be back in action by the fall. While awaiting repair work, Alan and friends have organized a benefit to wipe away some unpaid bills that have accumulated since the accident. More than 50 musicians ... will perform.”
[The San Francisco Examiner Jul 30, 1995 “Datebook” p.31]

97.01.26 (1) - William Parker: Master Class for Improvisors / Bindlestiff Studio, San Francisco, CA
[Cadence Vol.23 no.2 February 1997 p.124]

97.01.26 (2) • (V/A) William Parker Solo: IAMAPHOTOGRAPHER.

Plain Recordings plain 101 (2LP); plain 101 CD (CD) 2001
—2nd session: [See also 97.07.02; 98.03.20; 98.03.21]
[First in a series of tribute albums to movies, this is a tribute to Michelangelo Antonioni’s “Blow-Up". A collection of music inspired by the 1966 cult masterpiece set in London. Featuring exclusive tracks by Dean Roberts; Matmos; Birdsong’s Air Force; Richard Youngs; Sun City Girls; Arthur Doyle; Mushroom; Starf**kers; Dorgon; Loren Mazzacane Connors; Amy Denio; Dawson Prater.]

William Parker Solo / Long Hidden: The Olmec Series
AUM Fidelity AUM036 (CD) 2006
—4th session: [See also 89.00.00; 93.00.00 (1); 93.00.00 (2)]

January 26, 1997 / Beanbenders, Berkeley, CA

1. Sonic Animation [9:16]
2. Cathedral of Light [3:46]
3. Compassion Seizes Bed-Stuy [5:02]

IAMAPHOTOGRAPHER. has track 1.
Long Hidden: The Olmec Series has tracks 2 and 3.

“William Parker started the concert off with a set of solo bass music. His first piece was so over-the-top, over-the-bottom, all over the bass—that I lost
the ability to concentrate on the music. There was a beautiful shimmery piece of harmonics, and finally a great little story about boys stealing from
musicians, but being stopped in their tracks as they run away by the sound of the music.” —Dan Plonsey

William Parker (b; Comp)

{plain 101 LP; AUM036; locale and date from the all-knowing Steven Joerg 06.12.16; www.plonsey.com/beanbenders/reviews97.html#012697}

97.01.26 (3) - Marco Eneidi’s American Jungle Orchestra with guests Parker & Krall: Glenn Spearman and Elliot Levin (ts),
Marco Eneidi (as), William Parker (tu), Jackson Krall (dr), others... / Beanbenders, Berkeley, CA /
[Dan Plonsey, “Reviews of Beanbender’s Shows,” www.plonsey.com; Phillip Wayne Greenlief 16.11.14;
Cadence Vol.23 no.1 January 1997 p.18]
—“Eneidi’s Orchestra played one long piece. The group consisted of about seven saxes and clarinets, a chorus of five or six people,
perhaps five bass players, two drummers, and Parker on tuba. The music consisted of about ten musical fragments for the orchestra,
and perhaps as many textural fragments for the chorus. Simple as these were, Eneidi wove them together with dexterity, keeping
things moving, making contrasts, cueing soloists.” —Dan Plonsey
—“William did a workshop, played a solo, and then we did the Orchestra. It was not called Beanbenders yet—me and Glenn had our
orchestra there doing a weekly rehearsal/performance for a full year before the Bean guys came in and ousted us. It was the Berkeley
Store Gallery, run by the same wonderful woman Bonnie who now is in charge of another place just down around the corner under
the name of Berkeley Arts.” —Marco Eneidi 14.04.15

97.01.31 • David Budbill: Cells of Sound Equal Word – Moving Pictures Smile

no label, no issue #, (CS) 1997

January 31, 1997 / Lotus Music and Dance Studios, New York City

1. Cells of Sound Equal Word [23:40]
2. Hermie [4:30]
3. Kulintang Suite—The Mad Poet Speaks [19:10]
4. Corot’s Pool [26:30]

“Budbill may have produced it for sale at performances.” —Ed Hazell

David Budbill (narrator), William Parker (b, perc, tu), Cooper-Moore (p, fl, perc), Susie Ibarra (dr, perc)

{Ed Hazell 03.08.15; CDr}

97.02.00 • Matthew Shipp & William Parker Duo [AR—81:28]

February, 1997 / Roulette, New York City
—Possible incorrect date, no mention in the Roulette archive, no other reference found.

1. compositions/improvisations [81:28] (continuous set, split track at 47:17)

Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b)

{WP Archive 2CDr}

97.02.05 (1) • In Order to Survive [Centering Archival Recording—65:54]

February 5, 1997 / Alter Knit, New York City

1. Composition 1 [25:43]
2. Composition 2 & 3 [32:12] (split track at 26:04)
4. Composition 4 [6:32]
announcement—end of set [1:27]

—In his end-of-set announcement, William says that he will be “playing upstairs in the Matthew Shipp Trio with ...Susie Ibarra in a few minutes.”

Rob Brown (as, fl), Cooper-Moore (p), William Parker (b), Susie Ibarra (dr)

{William Parker’s Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.01.17}

97.02.05 (2) - Matthew Shipp Trio: Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Susie Ibarra (dr) / Alter Knit, NYC
[announcement from 97.02.05 (1) Centering Archival Recording]

...four hours Before a concert at Duke University (97.02.25), Matthew Shipp dropped by University of North Carolina’s WXYC 89.3 FM for an on-air interview with DJ Chris Crowson and WXDU DJ Jeff Stern:

Shipp:

Cadence

97.02.06 • Matthew Shipp & William Parker Duo [AR—74:11]

February 6, 1997 / Boston Creative Music Alliance production, Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, MA

1. composition/improvisation 41:36]
2. composition/improvisation 32:34]

Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b)

{Ed Hazell 04.01.04; Cadence Vol.23 no.2 February 1997 p.125; Jakob Blumenthal 07.07.21}

97.02.07 • William Parker’s In Order to Survive: The Peach Orchard

AUM Fidelity AUM010/011 (2-CD) 1998
—1st session: [See also 97.07.02; 98.03.20; 98.03.21]

February 7, 1997 / Alterknit, New York City

1. Leaf Dance [25:28]
2. Theme From Pelikan [17:10]

Rob Brown (as), Cooper-Moore (p), William Parker (b, Comp), Susie Ibarra (dr)

{AUM010/011}

97.02.08 - Matthew Shipp & William Parker Duo: Shipp (p), Parker (b) / Cleveland, OH [Cadence Vol.23 no.2 February 1997 p.125]

97.02.14 • Matthew Shipp & William Parker Duo [AR—100:00]

February 14, 1997, 8:00 & 10:30pm / MacKenzie Fine Arts Center, Henry Ford Community College, Dearborn, MI

1. compositions/improvisations [approx. 100:00]

Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b)

{CDr; Cadence Vol.23 no.4 April 1997 p.2; outerspaceways.info/forum/saturn/19168}

97.02.15 (1) • Matthew Shipp & William Parker Duo [BR—]

February 15, 1997 / Pick-Staiger Hall, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
Broadcast on The Airplay Show, WNUR-FM

1. compositions/improvisations [ : ]

Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b)

{www.wnur.org/airplay/archives/allperformances.html}

97.02.15 (2) - Matthew Shipp & William Parker Duo: Shipp (p), Parker (b) / Unity Temple, Oak Park, IL
[Cadence Vol.23 no.2 February 1997 p.125, two citations]
97.02.16 - Matthew Shipp & William Parker Duo: as above / 8:00pm, Anderson Fine Arts Center Studio Theatre, Anderson, IN
[The Indianapolis Star February 14, 1997 p.E4]
97.02.21 - Matthew Shipp & William Parker Duo / Double-bill with Sam Rivers / Moto Lounge, Jacksonville, FL [ibid]
97.02.22 - Matthew Shipp & William Parker Duo / 10:00pm, The Seven Stages Theater, Atlanta, GA
[Alvin Smith rec.music.bluenote 97.02.08; Cadence Vol.23 no.2 February 1997 p.125, two citations]

97.02.23 • Matthew Shipp & William Parker Duo [AR & BVR—86:45]

February 23, 1997 / Grambell Auditorium, University of Southern Carolina, Columbia, SC
—Cadence Vol.23 no.2 February 1997 p.125 has this on 97.02.24

Matthew Shipp interview segment [0:52]
1. Orbit (Shipp) [40:48]
2. Take the “A" Train (Billy Strayhorn) [5:25]
3. composition/improvisation 39:40]

Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b)

{WP Archive 2CDr; Video}

97.02.25 - Matthew Shipp & William Parker Duo: Shipp (p), Parker (b) / Nelson Music Room, Duke University, Chapel Hill, NC
[Shipp Interview afternoon of concert, in Signal to Noise WXYC March 1997]
97.02.26 - Matthew Shipp & William Parker Duo: as above / Richmond, VA [Cadence Vol.23 no.2 February 1997 p.125]
97.03.00 - David S. Ware Quartet: Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Susie Ibarra (dr) / Vernouillet Festival, Vernouillet, France
[Anne Dumas 03.07.10]
97.03.00 - David S. Ware Quartet: as above / Metz, Les Trinitaires, France [ibid]
97.03.07 - David S. Ware Quartet / Banlieues Bleues Festival, Romaineville, Paris, France [ibid; www.banlieuesbleues.org]
97.03.00 - David S. Ware Quartet / Akut Festival, Mainz, Germany [Anne Dumas 03.07.10]
97.03.14 - Matthew Shipp & William Parker Duo: Shipp (p), Parker (b) / Austin, TX [Cadence Vol.23 no.3 March 1997 p.125]
97.03.15 - Matthew Shipp & William Parker Duo: Shipp (p), Parker (b) / Mary Jane’s Tavern, Houston, TX
[Cadence Vol.23 no.3 March 1997 p.125; venue from Charlie Ebersbaker FB posting 11.02.22]

97.03.19 • Other Dimensions In Music: Now!

AUM Fidelity AUM006 (CD) 1998

March 19, 1997 / Sound on Sound Studio, New York City

1. For the Glass Tear—After Evening’s Orange [33:00]
2. Tears for the Boy Wonder (For Winston Marsalis) [5:26]
3. Blue Expanded [12:16]
4. Whispers & Cries of Change (for departed musical warriors) [6:04]
5. Dawn [8:23]
6. Steve’s Festive Visions Revisited [8:20]

Roy Campbell Jr. (tp, flg, p-tpt), Daniel Carter (as, ts, fl, tp), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr)

{AUM006}

97.04.06 - Other Dimensions In Music: Daniel Carter (reeds, tp), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr) /
10:00pm, Knitting Factory, NYC
[New York Magazine April 7, 1997 p.90; outerspaceways.info/forum/saturn/19616 Margaret Davis' Art Attack Mid-March 1997]
97.04.11 - Bobby Zankel Quartet: Zankel (as), Marilyn Crispell (p), William Parker (b), Gerald Cleaver (dr) / Dearborn, MI /
“...the night before...” (the session below —RL) [Bobby Zankel 03.10.04]

97.04.12 • Bobby Zankel Quartet [AR—68:23]

April 12, 1997 / 8:30pm, Unity Temple, Chicago, IL

1. Sword is Useless in the Hands of a Coward [23:07]
2. Polishing the Jewel [11:43]
3. Prayer & Action [11:04]

Bobby Zankel (as), Marilyn Crispell (p), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr)

{CDr; Bobby Zankel 03.10.04; tisue.net/chicagonow/old1997.html}

97.04.15 (1) - Assif Tsahar Trio: Tsahar (ts), William Parker (b), Susie Ibarra (dr) / 9:00pm, Knitting Factory, NYC
[outerspaceways.info/forum/saturn/2033 Margaret Davis' Art Attack April 1997]
97.04.15 (2) - William Parker Solo / 10:30pm, The Cooler, NYC [ibid]
97.04.20 - Assif Tsahar Trio: Tsahar (ts), William Parker (b), Susie Ibarra (dr) / 9:00pm, Knitting Factory, NYC
[outerspaceways.info/forum/saturn/19616 Margaret Davis' Art Attack Mid-March 1997]
97.04.23 - Matthew Shipp Trio: Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Whit Dickey (dr) / Knitting Factory, NYC
[outerspaceways.info/forum/saturn/2033 Margaret Davis' Art Attack April 1997]
97.04.30 - David S. Ware Quartet: Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Susie Ibarra (dr) / Knitting Factory, NYC
[New York Magazine May 5, 1997 p.115]
97.05.02 - William Parker & Susie Ibarra Duo: Parker (b, perc), Ibarra (dr, perc) / Roulette, Brooklyn, NY
[roulette.org/events/susie-ibarra-4; William Parker’s Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.02.27]

97.05.00 • Roscoe Mitchell and the Note Factory: Nine To Get Ready

ECM 1651 539 725-2 (CD) 1999 SWZ; 1651 78118-21651-2 (CD) 1999 US; Polydor K.K. ECM POCJ-1445 (CD) JAP

(V/A) ECM Selected Recordings, I-VIII
ECM Records Rarum Series 017753 (10CD) 2002 SWZ
(V/A) Art Ensemble of Chicago: The Art Ensemble of Chicago and Associated Ensembles
ECM Records ECM 2630 (21CD, CD#13 in the set) 2018 SWZ

May, 1997 / Avatar Studio, New York City

1. Leola [9:35]
2. Dream And Response [5:35]
3. For Lester B [6:07]
4. Jamaican Farewell [5:45]
5. Hop Hip Bip Bir Rip [5:59]
6. Nine To Get Ready [3:52]
7. Bessie Harris [6:47]
8. Fallen Heroes [6:33]
9. Move Toward The Light [3:24]
10. Big Red Peaches [2:03]

ECM Selected Recordings has track 6.

Roscoe Mitchell (ss, as, ts, fl, voc, Comp), Hugh Ragin (tp), George Lewis (tb), Matthew Shipp and Craig Taborn (p),
Jaribu Shahid (b, voc), William Parker (b), Tanni Tabbal (dr, perc, voc), Gerald Cleaver (dr)

{ECM 1651 539 725-2}

97.05.07 - Matthew Shipp String Trio: Shipp (p), Mat Maneri (vn, vla), William Parker (b) / Knitting Factory, NYC
[New York Magazine May 12, 1997 p.94]
97.05.00 - David S. Ware Quartet: Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Susie Ibarra (dr) /
Festival Musiques de Jazz et d'Ailleurs, Amiens, France [Anne Dumas 03.07.10]

97.05.15 • Collective 4tet: Live at Crescent

Leo Records Leo Lab 043 (CD) 1998 England

May 15, 1997 / Crescent Arts Centre, Belfast, Northern Ireland

1. For Emmanuel [33:52]
2. Sonic Flowers [33:38]
3. Playing the blues backwards [6:02]

Mark Hennen (p), Jeff Hoyer (tb, p-3), William Parker (b), Heinz Geisser (perc)

{Leo Lab 043; WIRE #159 May 1997 p.9; www.geisser.com}

97.05.16 - Collective 4tet: Mark Hennen (p), Jeff Hoyer (tb, p-3), William Parker (b), Heinz Geisser (perc) / 7:00pm, Sergey Kuryokhin Memorial Concert, Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, England [WIRE #159 p.9 col.1 + p.48 box ad]
“BBC Radio 3, Impressions Alternate Saturdays, 10:45pm-1:00am. Modern instrumentalists in interview and on record. This month: A Tribute to Sergei Kuryokhin by Evan Parker and others, recorded earlier this year in London.” [WIRE #161 July 1997 p.7]
This can only refer to the Memorial Concert on 97.05.16. Is it possible that some Collective 4tet material was aired? (July 5 + 19 and July 12 + 26 are the dates of the alternate Saturdays, and it may only have been on a single broadcast.) —Kevin C. White 03.04.12

97.05.17 • In Order to Survive [Centering Archival Recording—75:02]

May 17, 1997 / 14ième Festival International de Musique Actuelle de Victoriaville, Victoriaville, Quebec, Canada

1. composition/improvisation 38:09]
2. Huey Sees a Rainbow [7:34]
3. Moholo [15:41]
4. Two Shirts [13:38]

Rob Brown (as, fl), Cooper-Moore (p), William Parker (b), Susie Ibarra (dr)

{William Parker’s Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.01.22; WIRE #157 March 1997 p.41; www.fimav.qc.ca/archives/; Cadence Vol.23 no.7 p.28}

97.05.20 - William Parker & Daniel Carter Duo: Carter (reeds), Parker (b) / White Street, NYC [Alain Kirili Musée Grenoble]

The Second Annual Vision Festival ::: May 27 through June 1

97.05.27 - Intermission: Klaas Hekman (bsx), William Parker, Hideji Taninaka, Wilbert de Joode (b) / Vision Festival,
Angel Orensanz Center, NYC [www.klaashekman.nl/cv.html]

97.05.28 • Glenn Spearman’s Trio Hurricane [WKCR-FM Archival Recording—35:30]

(V/A) Vision One—Vision Festival 1997 Compiled
AUM Fidelity AUM007/8 (2-CD) 1998 / Ltd. Edition 1,000 copies
[This compilation also contains performances by William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra 97.05.29;
David S. Ware Quartet 97.05.30; Bill Cole’s Untempered Ensemble 97.05.31; Assif Tsahar Trio with John Tchicai 97.06.01 (1);
Other Dimensions in Music 97.06.01 (2); Mark Dresser Quartet; Zorn & Ibarra Duo; Thurston Moore, Lawrence Cook, and Jon Voigt;
Rob Brown & Matthew Shipp Duo; Borah Bergman, Denis Charles, and Roy Campbell; Cooper-Moore Quartet; Patricia Nicholson Ensemble; Rashied Ali’s Prima Materia; Butch Morris Conduction.]
(V/A) Inside Out in the Open
Asymmetric Pictures (BETA SP) 2001; ESP 4042 (DVD) 2008—60:00 Color Film
[This compilation also contains performances by Assif Tsahar Trio with John Tchicai 97.06.01 (1); Borah Bergmann’s Blue! 97.09.28;
Other Dimensions in Music 98.03.06 (2); William Parker’s In Order to Survive 98.03.20; Other Dimensions in Music 98.05.23 (2)
and 98.08.21; William Parker’s In Order to Survive 98.10.21; Daniel Carter & William Parker Duo 99.03.00.]

May 28, 1997 / Vision Festival, Angel Orensanz Center, New York City

1. composition/improvisation 22:30]
2. composition/improvisation 12:00]

Vision One—Vision Festival 1997 Compiled has an excerpt titled “Hurricane" [6:30]
Inside Out in the Open has un unidentified film excerpt of unknown duration.

Glenn Spearman (ts), William Parker (b), Paul Murphy (dr)

{AUM007/8; www.insideoutintheopen.net/home.htm; WKCR-FM Archive 07.07.31}

97.05.29 • William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra [Centering Archival Recording—38:38]

(V/A) William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra: Vision One—Vision Festival 1997 Compiled
AUM Fidelity AUM007/8 (2-CD) 1998 / Ltd. Edition 1,000 copies
[This compilation also contains performances by Trio Hurricane 97.05.28; David S. Ware Quartet 97.05.30; Bill Cole’s Untempered Ensemble 97.05.31; Assif Tsahar Trio with John Tchicai 97.06.01 (1); Other Dimensions in Music 97.06.01 (2); Mark Dresser Quartet; Zorn & Ibarra Duo; Thurston Moore, Lawrence Cook, and Jon Voigt; Rob Brown & Matthew Shipp Duo; Borah Bergman, Denis Charles, and Roy Campbell; Cooper-Moore Quartet; Patricia Nicholson Ensemble; Rashied Ali’s Prima Materia; Butch Morris Conduction.]
William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra [AR—39:53]

May 29, 1997 / Vision Festival, Angel Orensanz Center, New York City

Centering Archival Recording:
announcement
1. Poeme—Coming to Get the Little Brother (Dedicated to the Cambodian Boat People) [38:38]

Audience Recording:
2. Hoang [39:53]

Vision One—Vision Festival 1997 Compiled has a track 2 excerpt of 13:30.

—Someone introduces the band on the Centering Recording—"Coming to Get...” is likely the first tune played.

Assif Tsahar and Richard Keene (ts), Rob Brown (as, fl), Marco Eneidi (as), Chris Jonas (as, ss), Dave Sewelson (bar), Klaas Hekman (cbsx),
Roy Campbell, Jr., Lewis Barnes, and Richard Rodriguez (tp), Alex Lodico and Masahiko Kono (tb), Matt Moran (vib), Cooper-Moore (p),
William Parker (b, Comp), Susie Ibarra (dr)

{WP Archive CDr; AUM007/8; William Parker’s Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.01.22}

97.05.30 • David S. Ware Quartet [WKCR-FM Archival Recording—60:00]

(V/A) Vision One—Vision Festival 1997 Compiled
AUM Fidelity AUM007/8 (2-CD) 1998 / Ltd. Edition 1,000 copies
[Compilation also contains performances by Trio Hurricane 97.05.28;
William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra 97.05.29;
Bill Cole’s Untempered Ensemble 97.05.31; Mark Dresser Quartet;
Assif Tsahar Trio with John Tchicai 97.06.01 (1); Cooper-Moore Quartet;
Other Dimensions in Music 97.06.01 (2); Patricia Nicholson Ensemble;
Thurston Moore, Lawrence Cook, and Jon Voigt; Zorn & Ibarra Duo;
Rob Brown & Matthew Shipp Duo; Rashied Ali’s Prima Materia;
Borah Bergman, Denis Charles, and Roy Campbell; and Butch Morris]

May 30, 1997 / Vision Festival, Angel Orensanz Center, New York City

1. composition/improvisation 30:00]
2. composition/improvisation 30:00]

Vision One—Vision Festival 1997 Compiled has an excerpt of 8:20 titled “Lockup '97".

David S. Ware (ts, Comp), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Susie Ibarra (dr)

{AUM007/8; WKCR-FM Archive 07.07.31}

97.05.31 • (V/A) Bill Cole’s Untempered Ensemble: Vision One—Vision Festival 1997 Compiled

AUM Fidelity AUM007/8 (2-CD) 1998 / Ltd. Edition 1,000 copies
[This compilation also contains performances by Trio Hurricane 97.05.28; William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra 97.05.29;
David S. Ware Quartet 97.05.30; Assif Tsahar Trio with John Tchicai 97.06.01 (1); Other Dimensions in Music 97.06.01 (2); Mark Dresser Quartet;
Zorn & Ibarra Duo; Thurston Moore, Lawrence Cook, and Jon Voigt; Rob Brown & Matthew Shipp Duo; Borah Bergman, Denis Charles,
and Roy Campbell; Cooper-Moore Quartet; Patricia Nicholson Ensemble; Rashied Ali’s Prima Materia; Butch Morris Conduction.]

May 31, 1997 / Vision Festival, Angel Orensanz Center, New York City

1. Seasoning the Greens (excerpt) [15:10]

Bill Cole (didgeridoo, shenai, bell agogo, piri, nagaswaram, hojok, sona), Cooper-Moore (fl, harp, rim drums),
William Parker (b), Joseph Daley (tu, bar-hn), Warren Smith (dr)

{CDr; AUM007/8}

97.06.01 (1) • (V/A) Assif Tsahar Trio with John Tchicai: Vision One—Vision Festival 1997 Compiled

AUM Fidelity AUM007/8 (2-CD) 1998 / Ltd. Edition 1,000 copies
[This compilation also contains performances by Trio Hurricane 97.05.28; William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra 97.05.29;
David S. Ware Quartet 97.05.30; Bill Cole’s Untempered Ensemble 97.05.31; Other Dimensions in Music 97.06.01 (2); Mark Dresser Quartet;
Zorn & Ibarra Duo; Thurston Moore, Lawrence Cook, and Jon Voigt; Rob Brown & Matthew Shipp Duo; Borah Bergman, Denis Charles,
and Roy Campbell; Cooper-Moore Quartet; Patricia Nicholson Ensemble; Rashied Ali’s Prima Materia; Butch Morris Conduction.]

(V/A) Inside Out in the Open
Asymmetric Pictures (BETA SP) 2001; ESP 4042 (DVD) 2008—60:00 Color Film
[This compilation also contains performances by Trio Hurricane 97.05.28; Borah Bergmann’s Blue! 97.09.28;
Other Dimensions in Music 98.03.06 (2); William Parker’s In Order to Survive 98.03.20; Other Dimensions in Music 98.05.23 (2)
and 98.08.21; William Parker’s In Order to Survive 98.10.21; Daniel Carter & William Parker Duo 99.03.00]

June 1, 1997 / Vision Festival, Angel Orensanz Center, New York City

1. Event Horizon [10:00]

Vision One—Vision Festival 1997 Compiled has track 1.
Inside Out in the Open film excerpt not identified.

Assif Tsahar (ts, Comp), “+ very special guest" John Tchicai (ts), William Parker (b), Susie Ibarra (dr)

{CDr; AUM007/8; www.insideoutintheopen.net/home.htm}

97.06.01 (2) • (V/A) Other Dimensions in Music: Vision One—Vision Festival 1997 Compiled

AUM Fidelity AUM007/8 (2-CD) 1998 / Ltd. Edition 1,000 copies
[This compilation also contains performances by Trio Hurricane 97.05.28; William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra 97.05.29;
David S. Ware Quartet 97.05.30; Bill Cole’s Untempered Ensemble 97.05.31; Assif Tsahar Trio with John Tchicai 97.06.01 (1); Mark Dresser Quartet;
Zorn & Ibarra Duo; Thurston Moore, Lawrence Cook, and Jon Voigt; Rob Brown & Matthew Shipp Duo; Borah Bergman, Denis Charles,
and Roy Campbell; Cooper-Moore Quartet; Patricia Nicholson Ensemble; Rashied Ali’s Prima Materia; Butch Morris Conduction.]

Other Dimensions in Music [AR—62:00]

June 1, 1997 / Vision Festival, Angel Orensanz Center, New York City

Audience Recording:
announcement [3:00]
1. Dewey’s Banquet [59:00] (incomplete, cuts out at end)

Vision One—Vision Festival 1997 Compiled has an excerpt of 12:30.

Roy Campbell Jr. (tp, flg, p-tpt), Daniel Carter (as, ts, fl, tp), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr)

{WP Archive CDr; AUM007/8}

97.06.16 (1) • William Parker’s Organic Trio [BR—43:52]

June 16, 1997 / Knitting Factory, New York City
WKCR-FM

1. composition/improvisation 43:52] (incomplete)

—Longer version in circulation at 71:00.
—This recording is also making the rounds as “June, 1997" with no personnel other than Parker identified.

Daniel Carter (as, tp, fl, ts), William Parker (b), Cooper-Moore (dr) !

{CDr; WIRE #160 June 1997 p.12}

97.06.16 (2) • Roscoe Mitchell & the Note Factory [AR—41:37]

June 16, 1997 / Knitting Factory, New York City

1. composition/improvisation 16:26]
2. composition/improvisation 23:20]
announcement [1:07]

Roscoe Mitchell (as, ss), Hugh Ragin (tp), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker and Jaribu Shahid (b), Tani Tabbal and Gerald Cleaver (dr)

{WP Archive CDr}

Texaco New York Jazz Festival ::: June 20 through June 28

97.06.21 • David S. Ware Quartet [BR—52:32]

June 21, 1997, 10:00pm / Texaco New York Jazz Festival, Knitting Factory, New York City
WKCR-FM (LIVE) Broadcast
—Also circulating incorrectly dated 97.06.26.

announcement [1:05]
1. composition/improvisation 21:28] (Some copies have a creeping blur of white noise doing a tiring crescendo through the length of this track.)
2. unknown title (Ware) [7:11]
3. unknown title (Ware) [15:02]
announcement [2:21]
4. encore [4:29]
announcement [0:29]

David S. Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Susie Ibarra (dr)

{CDr; Date from Bob Yeager and Jazz Fest program}

97.06.24 • William Parker’s In Order to Survive [AR—109:45]

June 24, 1997 / Music Gallery, Toronto, Canada

1. composition/improvisation 41:12]
2. Three Clay Pots [16:20]
announcement, end of 1st set [1:30]
announcement, beginning of 2nd set [3:45]
3. Moholo [19:50]
4. Peach Orchard [27:08] (incomplete)

Rob Brown (as, fl), Cooper-Moore (p), William Parker (b), Susie Ibarra (dr)

{WP Archive 2CDr}

97.06.26 - Charles Gayle “By Any Means" Trio: Charles Gayle (ts, p), William Parker (b), Rashied Ali (dr) /
Texaco New York Jazz Festival, The Cooler, NYC [New York Magazine June 23, 1997 p.145]
97.06.27 - Matthew Shipp Trio: (likely to be with Parker) / Texaco New York Jazz Festival, 8:00pm, Knitting Factory, NYC
["A Syncopated City Swings As Twin Jazz Festivals Ignite," Ben Ratliff The New York Times June 20, 1997]

97.07.02 • William Parker’s In Order to Survive [Centering Archival Recording—64:55]

William Parker’s In Order to Survive: The Peach Orchard
AUM Fidelity AUM010/011 (2-CD) 1998
—2nd Session [See also 97.02.07; 98.03.20; 98.03.21]
(V/A) The Texaco New York Jazz Festival Radio Series Live at The Knitting Factory
Show 3: Exploring the Boundaries of Free and Composition
A World of Energy (a radio sampler in paper sleeves w/ no select #) (6CD) 1998
[Disc 3 also features Cecil Taylor solo; Matthew Shipp monologue and solo piano; Reggie Workman Ensemble; Steve Lacy;
Cecil Taylor Trio; Assif Tsahar and Susie Ibarra; Marilyn Crispell & Gerry Hemingway; Charles Gayle Trio;
announcement segments by Steve Dalachinsky; a ridiculous little “Jingle" that appears twice.
—The above were all previously released tracks and excerpts done for a pre-festival radio promotion series.]

July 2, 1997 / Knitting Factory, New York City

1. Moholo [18:51]
2. Compassion Seizes Bed-Stuy [18:16]
3. Three Clay Pots [15:24]
4. In Order to Survive [12:24]

The Peach Orchard has tracks 1, 3, and 4. (Track 2 remains unissued.)
Exploring the Boundaries... has a 6:50 excerpt of the beginning of track 1, and a 0:43 excerpt of the end of track 4.

Rob Brown (as), Cooper-Moore (p), William Parker (b, Comp), Susie Ibarra (dr)

{AUM010/011; William Parker’s Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.01.22; Texaco CD 3; Jeff Schlanger, musicWitness® Archive,
performance painting, “POTS," 40 x 55 inches}

97.07.17 • Matthew Shipp: The Multiplication Table

hat HUT Records hatOLOGY 516 (CD) 1998 SWZ; HatOLOGY 656 (CD) 2009 SWZ

July 17, 1997 / Seltzer Sound, New York City

1. Autumn Leaves (Joseph Kosma) [8:10]
2. The New Fact (Shipp) [4:43]
3. The “C" Jam Blues (Duke Ellington) [13:09]
4. ZT 1 (Shipp) [5:25]
5. Take the “A" Train (Billy Strayhorn) [6:56]
6. ZT 2 (Shipp) [4:26]
7. The Multiplication Table (Shipp) [13:07]
8. ZT 3 (Shipp) [4:51]

Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Susie Ibarra (dr)

{hatOLOGY 516}

97.07.26 (1) • Trio Hurricane: Live at Fire in the Valley

Eremite MTE10 (CD) 1998T

July 26, 1997 / 2nd Fire in the Valley Festival, Bezanson Recital Hall,
Fine Arts Building, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA

1. Initiation (Spearman) [12:50]
2. Blues for John and Frank (Spearman) [10:27]
3. Tones for William (Spearman) [11:41]
4. N.Y.N.Y. (Spearman) [11:10]
5. The Natural (Spearman/Parker/Murphy) [5:08]

Glenn Spearman (ts), William Parker (b), Paul Murphy (dr)

{MTE10}

Poster by James Burpee, Signal to Noise Issue #58 Summer 2010 p.28.

97.07.26 (2) • Raphé Malik: ConSequences

Eremite Records MTE013 (CD) 1999

July 26, 1997 / 2nd Fire in the Valley Festival, Bezanson Recital Hall, Fine Arts Building, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA

1. Dominant Predicate [11:11]
2. The Gift [19:10]
3. Ditch Weed [10:48]
4. 3X Twice [9:27]
5. Ghost Dance [6:32]
6. GG [8:44]

Raphé Malik (tp, Comp), Sabir Mateen (as), William Parker (b), Denis Charles (dr)

{MTE013}

97.07.26 - William Parker (b) & Patricia Nicholson (dance) / unknown venue, Amherst, MA
[Steven Joerg on Saturn Forum 09.07.29, outerspaceways.info/forum/saturn/6345]
97.07.29 - William Parker (b) & Patricia Nicholson (dance) / Experimental and Improvised Music, Red Room,
Normal’s Book & Record Store, NYC [Jackson Krall 14.02.15]
97.07.30 - William Parker (b, tu) & Patricia Nicholson (dance) / “two sets," / Transparent Productions, Kaffa House, Washington, DC
[Cadence Vol.23 no.8 August 1997 p.123; Vol.23 no.9 September 1997 p.38; Steven Joerg, outerspaceways.info/forum/saturn/6345]
97.08.02 - William Parker (b) & Patricia Nicholson (dance) / USC School of Music, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
[Steven Joerg, outerspaceways.info/forum/saturn/6345]
97.08.05 - William Parker (b) & Patricia Nicholson (dance) / Existentialist Church, Atlanta, GA [ibid]
97.08.08 - William Parker (b) & Patricia Nicholson (dance) / “...a music school" Houston, TX
[Pedro G Moreno rec.music.bluenote 97.08.08]
97.08.09 - William Parker (b) & Patricia Nicholson (dance) / The Public Domain, Austin, TX [ibid]
97.08.12 - William Parker (b) & Patricia Nicholson (dance) / Cicero's, St. Louis, MO [rec.music.bluenote 97.08.09]

97.08.19 • Other Dimensions in Music with Matthew Shipp [AR—52:54]

August 19, 1997 / Panasonic Village Jazz Festival, Knitting Factory, New York City
—Also references to this on 97.08.18.

1. compositions/improvisations [52:54]

Daniel Carter (reeds, tp), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr)

{WP Archive CDr; New York Magazine August 25, 1997 p.178}

97.08.22 • David S. Ware Quartet [BR—79:57]

August 22, 1997 / Panasonic Village Jazz Festival, Knitting Factory, New York City
“Live on the internet"
—This recording is circulating misdated 97.08.21.

1. compositions/improvisations [79:57]

David S. Ware (ts, Comp), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Susie Ibarra (dr)

{CDr; Zorn-list 97.08.21; Date from Ben Ratliff The New York Times August 15, 1997}

97.08.28 - Prima Materia: Louie Belogenis (ts), William Parker and Joe Gallant (b),
Rashied Ali (dr) / Knitting Factory, NYC [New York Magazine September 1, 1997 p.71]
97.09.02 - William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra:
Assif Tsahar and Darryl Foster (ts), Marco Eneidi and Rob Brown (as), Chris Jonas (ss),
Dave Sewelson (bar), Lewis Barnes, Roy Campbell Jr., and Richard Rodriguez (tp),
Alex Lodico and Masahiko Kono (tb), Dave Hofstra (tu), Cooper-Moore (p),
William Parker (b), Susie Ibarra (dr) / The Knitting Factory, NYC
[Sound Board (which became Signal to Noise with issue#7) Vol.1 no.1 Sep/Oct 1997 p.2]
97.09.04 - The David S. Ware Quartet: Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b),
Susie Ibarra (dr) / 9:00pm, Cat’s Cradle, (in Carrboro) Chapel Hill, NC
[AUM Fidelity posting to Zorn-list 97.08.21]
97.09.05 - The David S. Ware Quartet: as above /
9:00pm, Washington Ethical Society, Washington, DC [ibid]
97.09.12 - Matthew Shipp String Trio: Shipp (p), Mat Maneri (vn, vla), William Parker (b) /
Unity Temple, Oak Park, IL [Cadence Vol.23 no.9 September 1997 p.2]

97.09.02 - William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra: Assif Tsahar and Darryl Foster (ts),
Marco Eneidi and Rob Brown (as), Chris Jonas (ss), Dave Sewelson (bar), Lewis Barnes, Roy Campbell Jr., and Richard Rodriguez (tp),
Alex Lodico and Masahiko Kono (tb), Dave Hofstra (tu), Cooper-Moore (p), William Parker (b), Susie Ibarra (dr) /
The Knitting Factory, NYC [Sound Board (which became Signal to Noise with issue#7) Vol.1 no.1 Sep/Oct 1997 p.2]

97.09.28 • (V/A) Borah Bergmann’s Blue!: Inside Out in the Open

Asymmetric Pictures (BETA SP) 2001; ESP 4042 (DVD) 2008—60:00 Color Film
[This compilation also contains performances by Trio Hurricane 97.05.28; Assif Tsahar Trio with John Tchicai 97.06.01 (1);
Other Dimensions in Music 98.03.06 (2); William Parker’s In Order to Survive 98.03.20; Other Dimensions in Music 98.05.23 (2)
and 98.08.21; William Parker’s In Order to Survive 98.10.21; Daniel Carter & William Parker Duo 99.03.00.]

September 28, 1997 / Knitting Factory, New York City

1. unknown title

Thomas Borgmann and Peter Brötzmann (reeds), William Parker (b), Denis Charles (dr)

{www.insideoutintheopen.net/home.htm}

97.09.29 • Kalaparush-Maurice McIntyre Quartet [AR—50:00]

September 29, 1997 / “A club in Harlem", New York City

1. compositions/improvisations [50:00]

Kalaparush-Maurice McIntyre (ts), Sonelius Smith (p), William Parker (b), Warren Smith (dr)

{William Dennehy 03.10.14, venue info from William Parker 14.02.12}

97.10.02 - Frode Gjerstad Trio: Gjerstad (as), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) / Aas Museum, Inderøy, Norway
[Frode Gjerstad, from Kevin White 03.09.10]
97.10.03 - Frode Gjerstad Trio: as above / Kjelleren-St.Olavs Hallen, Trondheim, Norway [ibid]
97.10.04 - Frode Gjerstad Trio / unknown venue, Harstad, Norway [ibid]
97.10.05 - Frode Gjerstad Trio / Kulturhuset, Tromsø, Norway [ibid]

97.10.07 • Frode Gjerstad Trio: Ultima

Cadence Jazz Records CJR 1108 (CD) 1999

Frode Gjerstad with Hamid Drake and William Parker: S/T
Not Two Records MW968-2 (4-CD Box Set) 2017 Poland
—1st Session: [See also 97.10.08; 00.01.20; 06.01.24 (1)]

October 7, 1997 / Ultima Festival, Oslo, Norway

1. Ultima [58:33]

Frode Gjerstad (as), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr)

{CJR 1108; www.nottwo.com/mw968}

97.10.08 • Frode Gjerstad Trio: Remember To Forget

Circulasione Totale CT 199710 (CD) 1998 NOR

Frode Gjerstad with Hamid Drake and William Parker: S/T
Not Two Records MW968-2 (4-CD Box Set) 2017 Poland
—2nd Session: [See also 97.10.07; 00.01.20; 06.01.24 (1)]

October 8, 1997 / Cafe Sting, Stavanger, Norway

1. Remember [38:12]
2. Forget [29:31]

Frode Gjerstad (as), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr)

{CT 199710; www.nottwo.com/mw968}

97.10.09 - Frode Gjerstad Trio: Gjerstad (as), William Parker (b), Louis Moholo (dr) / Døla-jazz, Lillehammer, Norway
[Frode Gjerstad, 03.09.11]
97.10.10 - Frode Gjerstad Trio: as above / unknown venue, Bodø, Norway [ibid]
97.10.11 - Frode Gjerstad Trio / Kulturverket, Halmstad, Sweden [ibid]
“The last three gigs were with Louis Moholo because Hamid Drake had to go to the States to play with Yusef Lateef.”
[Frode Gjerstad, from Kevin White 03.09.10]
97.10.00 - Intermission: Klaas Hekman (bsx), William Parker, Hideji Taninaka, Wilbert de Joode (b) / Kobe, Japan [www.klaashekman.nl/cv.html]
97.10.00 - Intermission: as above / Kyoto, Japan [ibid]
97.10.00 - Intermission / Kanazawa, Japan [ibid]
97.10.00 - Intermission / Toyama, Japan [ibid]
97.10.18 - Matthew Shipp & William Parker Duo: Shipp (p), Parker (b) / Earshot Jazz Festival, Brechemin Auditorium,
University of Washington, Seattle, WA [Cadence Vol.23 no.10 October 1997 p.125; Seattle Times October 5 and October 23, 1997;
“Shipp’s Avant Garde Jazz Tunes Into '90s," Roberta Penn Seattle Post-Intelligencer October 20, 1997]
97.10.19 - Matthew Shipp & William Parker Duo: as above / Earshot Jazz Festival, OK Hotel, Seattle, WA [ibid]
97.10.20 - Matthew Shipp & William Parker Duo / Community Music Center, Portland, OR [www.creativemusicguild.org/history.html]

97.10.00 • New York 3 — Fischer—Parker—Charles: Give

Extraplatte EX 383-2 (CD) 1999 Austria

October, 1997 (between either the 12th and 17th or the 28th and 31st) / Context, New York City

1. Exploration NY 302 [6:52]
2. untitled [3:26]
3. untitled [5:17]
4. untitled [8:06]
5. untitled [10:24]
6. Exploration NY 303 [6:29]
7. untitled [8:39]
8. untitled [5:53]
9. untitled [4:56]
10. untitled [10:16]
11. Exploration NY 304 [5:59]

Michael Fischer (as), William Parker (b), Denis Charles (dr)

{EX 383-2}

97.10.23 • William Parker Quartet [Centering Archival Recording—49:03]

October 23, 1997 / unknown venue, New York City

Horizons
1. compositions/improvisations [35:12]
2. composition/improvisation 10:39]
Q&A with audience [3:12]

Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre (ts), Roy Campbell, Jr. (tp), Lisa Sokolov (voc), William Parker (b, voc, bells)

{William Parker’s Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.01.12}

97.10.25 - William Parker Solo (b, tu) / Unitarian Meeting House, Amherst, MA [Cadence Vol.23 no.10 October 1997 p.125]

97.11.07 and 97.11.08 (1) • Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Quartet: Little Birds Have Fast Hearts No. 1

Free Music Production FMP CD 97 (CD) 1998 GER

Peter Brötzmann: Die Like A Dog—The Complete FMP Recordings
Jazzwerkstatt JW060 (4-CD Boxed Set) Ger 2007
[slipcover box; each CD reproduced with the original cover in a digipak; 30-page book in English and German.]
—2nd Session [See also 93.08.19; 97.11.08 (2) & 97.11.09; 99.11.03]

November 7 & 8, 1997 / 30th Total Music Meeting, Podewil, Berlin, Germany

Part 1 [45:44]
Part 2 [21:59]

Peter Brötzmann (cl, ts, trgt, Comp), Toshinori Kondo (tp, elec), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr)

{FMP CD 97; JW060}

97.11.08 (2) and 97.11.09 • Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Quartet: Little Birds Have Fast Hearts No. 2

Free Music Production FMP CD 101 (CD) 1999 GER

Peter Brötzmann: Die Like A Dog—The Complete FMP Recordings
Jazzwerkstatt JW060 (4-CD Boxed Set) Ger 2007
[slipcover box; each CD reproduced with the original cover in a digipak; 30-page book in English and German.]
—3rd Session [See also 93.08.19; 97.11.07 & 97.11.08 (1); 99.11.03]

November 8 & 9, 1997 / 30th Total Music Meeting, Podewil, Berlin, Germany

Part 3 [20:19]
Part 4 [25:41]
Part 5 [8:48]
Part 6 [4:25]

Peter Brötzmann (cl, ts, trgt, Comp), Toshinori Kondo (tp, elec), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr)

{FMP CD 101; JW060}

97.11.13 - Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Quartet: Brötzmann (reeds), Toshinori Kondo(tp, elec), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) / Porgy & Bess, Vienna, Austria [www.porgy.at]

97.11.29 • William Parker: Lifting The Sanctions

No More Records No. 6 (CD) 1998

November 29, 1997 / Studio Spirale, New York City

1. Emory [24:41]
2. Rainbow Escaping [4:15]
3. As a Flower [8:42]
4. Mary Waiting [17:05]
5. Macchu Picchu [9:54]
6. Lifting The Sanctions [6:33]

“...I sampled Shipp and Parker riffs from their solo recordings on No More records and used them in other recordings...” —FLAM

William Parker (b, Comp)

{No More No. 6; FLAM 03.11.07; Jeff Schlanger musicWitness® One Final Note Issue 4 Fall 2000}

97.12.02 • Other Dimensions in Music Special Quintet with Matthew Shipp: Time Is Of The Essence Is Beyond Time

AUM Fidelity AUM013 (CD) 2000

December 2, 1997 / Knitting Factory, New York City

1. > [9:27]
2. > [4:25]
3. > [7:29]
4. > [3:44]
5. > [5:17]
6. > [23:32]
7. > [13:33]

—Continuous performance: “The IDs included here are flags, reel changes if you will... There was one natural break in the concert,
very brief and midway through, located here between IDs 5 and 6.” —Steven Joerg, from the liners.

Daniel Carter (as, ts, fl, tp), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp, flg, p-tpt), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr)

{AUM 013}

97.12.11
97.12.12 • David S. Ware: Go See the World

Sony / Columbia Records CK 69138 (CD) 1998

(V/A) Jazziz On Disc Jazziz JZD1098 October 1998 (Magazine & CD) 1998

December 11 &Amp; 12, 1997 / Sound on Sound Studio, New York City

1. Mikuro’s Blues (Ware) [6:04]
2. Lexicon (Ware) [10:22]
3. Logistic (Ware) [9:51]
4. The Way We Were (Marvin Hamlisch / Alan & Marilyn Bergman) [14:34]
5. Quadrahex (Ware) [4:42]
6. Estheticmetric (Ware) [11:30]
7. Rapturelodic (Ware) [10:38]

Jazziz On Disc has track 1.

David S. Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Susie Ibarra (dr)

{CK 69138; JZD1098}

97.12.13 - Matthew Shipp & William Parker Duo: Shipp (p), Parker (b) / Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
[CODA #271 January/February '97 p.4]

97.12.14 • Matthew Shipp Horn Quartet: Strata

hat HUT Records hatOLOGY 522 (CD) 1998

December 14, 1997 / Sorcerer Sound, New York City

Strata 1 [0:47]
Strata 2 [1:23]
Strata 3 [7:45]
Strata 4 [3:18]
Strata 5 [7:05]
Strata 6 [3:33]
Strata 7 [5:36]
Strata 8 [5:30]
Strata 9 [5:43]
Strata 10 [5:20]
Strata 11 [4:18]
Strata 12 [6:41]
Strata 13 [0:59]
Strata 14 [0:50]

—The Strata Visualized:

track

Campbell

Carter

Parker

Shipp

Matthew Shipp (p-3,4,5,6,8,10,11,12, Comp), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp-3,5,7,9,10,12, p-tpt-1,14)
Daniel Carter (ts-5,6,7, as-3,6,12, fl-8, tp-1,3,10,14), William Parker (b-2,3,5,7,8,10,12,13)

{hatOLOGY 522}

97.12.30 • Steve Cohn Trio [AV—57:52]

December 30, 1997 / Knitting Factory, New York City

announcement [1:32]
1. improvisation [41:49]
announcement [1:43]
2. “a small encore with a japanese singer" [12:09]
announcement [0:48]

Steve Cohn (p, shakuhachi, ektara, hichiriki, shofar, voc), Kyo Inaba (voc-2), William Parker (b-1, tu-2), Denis Charles (dr)

{CDr; Steve Cohn 15.08.04, 08.05, and 08.18; Cadence Vol.20 no.3 March 1994 p.109}

1998 : : :

98.01.02 - Pyramid Trio: Roy Campbell (tp), William Parker (b),
Zen Matsuura (dr) / “Three Nights of Music at...”,
9:00pm, Context Studios, NYC [Adam Lore flyer 18.08.26]

98.01.04 - Assif Tsahar & William Parker Duo:
Tsahar (ts), Parker (b) / “Three Nights of Music at...”,
9:00pm, Context Studios, NYC [ibid]

98.01.09 • Joelle Leandre / William Parker: Contrabasses

Leo Records CD LR 261 (CD) 1998

January 9, 1998 / festival Sons d'Hiver, Theatre Antoine Vitez, Ivry sur Seine, France

1. Duet one [10:35]
2. Duet two [10:37]
3. W.P. solo [10:04]
4. Duet three [8:57]
5. J.L. solo [5:40]
6. Duet four [9:21]

Joelle Leandre (b, voc), William Parker (b)

{CD LR 261}

98.02.01 - William Parker’s In Order to Survive: Rob Brown (as, fl),
Cooper-Moore (p), Parker (b), Susie Ibarra (dr) / “Transparent Productions,"
7:30pm, Marvin Theater, George Washington University, Washington, DC
[Cadence Vol.24 no.3 March 1998 p.139; Vol.24 no.2 February '98 p.139;
www.geocities.com/eyelounge/DC/upcoming.htm]
98.02.05 - William Parker’s In Order to Survive: as above /
8:00pm, Music School Recital Hall, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA
[Ignatius Alexander rec.music.bluenote 98.02.03]
98.02.06 - William Parker’s In Order to Survive: as above /
10:00pm, Speak In Tongues, Cleveland, OH
[Ignatius Alexander rec.music.bluenote 98.02.03]

Poster image from www.speakintongues.com/flyerpages/02-06-98.html → →

98.02.07 • William Parker’s In Order to Survive [AR—136:20]

February 7, 1998 / unknown venue, Dearborn, MI

1. composition/improvisation 29:14]
2. composition/improvisation 17:38] (split track at 16:44)
3. composition/improvisation 14:47]
announcement [1:07]
4. composition/improvisation 48:42] (split track at 29:40)
5. composition/improvisation 22:44]

Rob Brown (as, fl), Cooper-Moore (p), William Parker (b), Susie Ibarra (dr)

{WP Archive 2CDr; Michael John Zickar rec.music.bluenote 98.02.03}

98.02.11 • John Blum: Astrogeny Quartet

Eremite MTE49 (CD) 2006

February 11, 1998 / Open Center, New York City

1. Simultanium [12:20]
2. Astrogeny [15:17]
3. Encomia [6:27]
4. Dieci [9:03]
5. Astrogeny Reprise [3:12]

John Blum (p), Antonio Grippi (as, acl), William Parker (b), Denis Charles (dr)

{MTE49; Ed Hazell; John Blum Selected Performance Archive 1989-2012}

98.02.12 • Pyramid Trio: Ancestral Homeland

No More Records No. 7 (CD) 1998

February 12, 1998 / Strobe-Light Sound Studio, New York City

1. Song for Alan (Campbell) [11:42]
2. Ancestral Homeland (Campbell) [11:56]
3. The Positive Path (Campbell) [14:35]
4. Oglala Eclipse (Parker) [9:20]
5. Bean Dance (Parker) [5:08]
6. Brother Yusef (intro) (Campbell) [3:26]
7. Brother Yusef (Campbell) [6:10]
8. Camel Caravan (Campbell) [10:26]

Roy Campbell Jr. (tp, flg, p-tpt, argol, rec, wdfl, perc), William Parker (b, perc), Takeshi Zen Matsuura (dr, perc, gong)

{No More No. 7}

98.02.15 - Roy Campbell Jr. (tp), Mat Maneri (vn, vla), William Parker (b), John McLellan (dr) / Green Street Grill, Cambridge, MA
[Cadence Vol.24 no.4 April '98 p.38]

98.02.21 • Organic Trio [Centering Archival Recording—64:00]

February 21, 1998 / 103.9FM, Brooklyn, NY

1. improvisation [38:22]
2. improvisation [25:38]

Daniel Carter (ts, as, fl, tp), William Parker (b), Cooper-Moore (perc)

{William Parker’s Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.01.22}

98.02.24 - Matthew Shipp with William Parker and Rashid Bakr: Shipp (p), Parker (b), Bakr (dr) / Knitting Factory, NYC
[Poster, Charles Waters FB posting 16.07.29]

98.02.26 • (V/A) Carter, Parker, Conquest Trio: Alain Kirili Musée Grenoble

Le Musée de Grenoble (BOOK & CD) 1999 FRA
[This CD also includes Joseph Jarman solo; Jarman duets with Thomas Buckner; Sabir Mateen, Roy Campbell Jr., and Daniel Carter Trio.]

February 26, 1998 / Marlborough Chelsea Gallery, New York City

1. For Commandment #2 [14:56]

Daniel Carter (reeds, tp), William Parker (b), Leena Conquest (dance)

{Alain Kirili Musée Grenoble}

98.03.06 (1) • Alan Silva & William Parker: A Hero’s Welcome: Pieces for Rare Occasions, vol. I of the silva/parker duos

Eremite MTE017 (CD) 1999

March 6, 1998 / Context Studios, New York City

1. I [8:24]
2. II [7:26]
3. III [16:50]
4. IV [9:25]
5. V [13:45]

Alan Silva (midi keyboard, p, Arr), William Parker (b)

{MTE017}

98.03.06 (2) • (V/A) Other Dimensions in Music: Inside Out in the Open

Asymmetric Pictures (BETA SP) 2001; ESP 4042 (DVD) 2008—60:00 Color Film
[This compilation also contains performances by Trio Hurricane 97.05.28; Assif Tsahar Trio with John Tchicai 97.06.01 (1);
Borah Bergmann’s Blue! 97.09.28; William Parker’s In Order to Survive 98.03.20; Other Dimensions in Music 98.08.21;
William Parker’s In Order to Survive 98.10.21; Daniel Carter & William Parker Duo 99.03.00.]

March 6, 1998 / Context Studios, New York City

1. unknown title

—On 98.05.23, “...after playing for around 15 minutes as a quartet, ODIM welcomed “special guest" Matthew Shipp
up to the bandstand to join them for the remainder of the concert.” —Scott Currie

—There has been some confusion with this session, which was scheduled with Shipp,
and the Vision Fest hit on 98.05.23, when he ended up sitting in. —RL

Daniel Carter (as), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp flg), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr)

{www.insideoutintheopen.net/home.htm; Scott Currie 06.07.10, 06.08.24}

98.03.08 - Matthew Shipp String Trio: Shipp (p), Mat Maneri (vn, vla), William Parker (b) / “Transparent Productions,"
University DC Recital Hall, Washington, DC [Cadence, Vol. 24 no.3 March 1998 p.140; www.geocities.com/eyelounge/DC/upcoming.htm]

98.03.19 - William Parker’s In Order to Survive: Rob Brown (as, fl),
Cooper-Moore (p), William Parker (b, Comp), Susie Ibarra (dr) /
10:00pm, Context Studios, NYC [Program, Adam Lore 18.08.22]
—Malcolm’s Smile; Posium Pendasem #5 (premiere);
Sitting by the Window (for Curtis Mayfield)

98.03.20 • William Parker’s In Order to Survive: The Peach Orchard

AUM Fidelity AUM010/011 (2-CD) 1998
—3rd Session [See also 97.02.07; 97.07.02; 98.03.21]

(V/A) Inside Out in the Open
Asymmetric Pictures (BETA SP) 2001; ESP 4042 (DVD) 2008
—60:00 Color Film
[Includes performances by Trio Hurricane 97.05.28; Assif Tsahar Trio
with John Tchicai 97.06.01 (1); Borah Bergmann’s Blue! 97.09.28;
Other Dimensions in Music 98.03.06 (2), 98.05.23 (2), and 98.08.21;
William Parker’s In Order to Survive 98.10.21;
and Daniel Carter & William Parker Duo 99.03.00.]

March 20, 1998, 10:00pm / Context Studios, New York City

1. Thot [14:12]
2. The Peach Orchard [20:45]

—Inside Out in the Open has an excerpt from “The Peach Orchard".

Program has “The Heavenly Task (premiere)," “Dylome Ydolem," and “Thot.”

Rob Brown (as), Cooper-Moore (p), William Parker (b, Comp), Susie Ibarra (dr)

{AUM010/011; www.insideoutintheopen.net/home.htm; Program, Adam Lore 18.08.22}

98.03.21 • William Parker’s In Order to Survive: The Peach Orchard

AUM Fidelity AUM010/011 (2-CD) 1998
—4th Session [See also 97.02.07; 97.07.02; 98.03.20]

March 21, 1998, 10:00pm / Context Studios, New York City

1. Posium Pendasem #3 [11:36]

Program has “Posium Pendasem (premiere)" #s 1-4.

Rob Brown (as), Assif Tsahar (bcl), Cooper-Moore (p),
William Parker (b, Comp), Susie Ibarra (dr)

{AUM010/011; Program, Adam Lore 18.08.22}

AUM010/011 CD cover (above) + cover of Context Studios Program (right).

98.03.26 • Matthew Shipp Trio [AVR—60:00]

March 26, 1998, 8:00pm / Taktlos Festival 1998, Kulturwerkstatt Kaserne, Basel, Switzerland

1. improvisations [60:00]

“Usually when there were three bands on a night, each played about an hour, maybe slightly longer.” —Armin Büttner
—The first ten-minute video segment is here.

Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Susie Ibarra (dr)

{Armin Büttner 11.12.19, 12.29, 12.30; Cadence Vol.24 no.3 March 1998 p.141; WIRE #169 March 1998 p.6 + box ad p.41; crownpropeller.wordpress.com/2011/12/18/matthew-shipp-trio-in-basel-1998}

98.03.27 • Matthew Shipp Trio [BR—58:06]

March 27, 1998, 8:00pm / Taktlos Festival 1998, Rote Fabrik, Zürich, Switzerland
Broadcast DRS Switzerland

1. The New Fact (Shipp) [17:32]
2. Summertime (Gershwin) [25:12]
3. Multiplication Table (Shipp) [12:39]
4. Take the “A" Train (Billy Strayhorn) [2:37]

Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Susie Ibarra (dr)

{WP Archive CDr}

98.04.02 • Intermission with Derek Bailey, Chris Burn, and Gilius van Bergeijk: Unanswered Questions

BVHAAST 9906 (CD) 1999 NETH
—1st Session [See also 98.04.03 & 98.04.05.

April 2, 1998 / Bimhuis, Amsterdam, Netherlands

1. Rain, snow, & hail (de Joode) [11:12]
2. Bimpro (collective) [9:52]

Klaas Hekman (bsx), Derek Bailey (el-g), William Parker, Hideji Taninaka, and Wilbert de Joode (b), Rashied Ali (dr)

{BVHAAST 9906}

98.04.03 • Intermission with Derek Bailey, Chris Burn, and Gilius van Bergeijk: Unanswered Questions

BVHaast 9906 (CD) 1999
—2nd Session [See also 98.04.02; 98.04.05]

April 3, 1998 / Paradox, Tilburg, Netherlands

1. Omaggio a Pasolini (Bergeijk) [19:12]

Klaas Hekman (bsx), Derek Bailey (el-g), Gilius van Bergeijk (tape-4), William Parker, Hideji Taninaka, and Wilbert de Joode (b), Rashied Ali (dr)

{BVHAAST 9906}

98.04.04 - Intermission: Klaas Hekman (bsx), Derek Bailey (el-g), William Parker, Hideji Taninaka, and Wilbert de Joode (b),
Rashied Ali (dr)—Bailey and Ali not mentioned / Jazzsocieteit DJS, Dordrecht, Netherlands [De Volkskrant April 2, 1998]

98.04.05 • Intermission with Derek Bailey, Chris Burn, and Gilius van Bergeijk: Unanswered Questions

BVHaast 9906 (CD) 1999
—3rd Session [See also 98.04.02; 98.04.03]

April 5, 1998 / Lokaal 01, Breda, Netherlands

1. Bells (Hekman) [16:16]
2. Don't piss in my ear and say it’s raining (Hekman/de Joode) [13:36]

Klaas Hekman (bsx), Chris Burn, (p), William Parker, Hideji Taninaka, and Wilbert de Joode (b), Rashied Ali (dr)

{BVHAAST 9906}

98.04.09 and 98.04.11 • William Parker’s In Order to Survive: Posium Pendasem

Free Music Production FMP CD 105 (CD) 1999 GER

April 9 & 11, 1998 / 30th Workshop Freie Musik, Akademie Der Künste, Berlin, Germany

1. Posium pendasem # 9 [1:33]
2. Posium pendasem # 7 [50:51]
3. Another angel goes home [13:30]

—There is an Audience Recording in circulation with this session date incorrectly attributed to a gig in Philadelphia. [See: 98.09.04]

Assif Tsahar (ts, bcl), Rob Brown (as, fl), Cooper-Moore (p), William Parker (b, Comp), Susie Ibarra (dr)

{FMP CD 105}

98.04.16 - Assif Tsahar Trio: Tsahar (ts, bcl), William Parker (b), Susie Ibarra (perc) / 8:00, Unity Temple, Oak Park, Chicago, IL
[tisue.net/chicagonow/old1998.html]
98.04.17 - Assif Tsahar Trio: as above / New Music Society Presents,
MacKenzie Fine Arts Center, Henry Ford Community College, Dearborn, MI [Cadence Vol.24 no.5 May 1998 p.139]
98.04.19 - Assif Tsahar Trio / Hallwalls, Buffalo, NY [www.hallwalls.org/music/3562.html]
98.04.24 - Other Dimensions in Music with Matthew Shipp: Daniel Carter (reeds, tp, fl), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp, p-tpt, flg), Shipp (p),
William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr) / Boston Creative Music Alliance production, Emmanuel Church, Boston, MA
[Ed Hazell 03.01.21; Bob Blumenthal The Boston Globe April 27, 1998; Cadence Vol.24 no.4 April '98 p.141]
—"At over 100 minutes, the band’s uninterrupted improvisation...” —Bob Blumenthal
98.04.25 - Other Dimensions in Music with Matthew Shipp: as above / Unitarian Meeting House, Amherst, MA
[Cadence Vol.24 no.4 April '98 p.141]

May, 1998

"John Zorn, the saxophonist, composer, and executive producer of two record labels, works quickly. On a recent Thursday,
he heard about Tonic, a new 150-foot-long space in a former kosher winery on the Lower East Side, and went to inspect it. On Friday,
he got on the telephone. By Monday, he had booked a 40-night series there, from June 24 through August 16.”

98.07.26

The New York Times

98.05.00 - David S. Ware Quartet: Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Susie Ibarra (dr) / Le Mans Europa Jazz Festival, France
[Anne Dumas 03.07.10]

98.05.18 • Matthew Shipp Trio [AR—79:57]

May 18, 1998 / Actuelle Festival, Cinema Laurier, Victoriaville, Canada

announcement [0:52]
1. Take the “A" Train [14:54]
2. “free pieces" [52:40] (continuous set)
3. Summertime [11:48] (encore)

Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Susie Ibarra (dr)

{WP Archive CDr; track titles from Cadence Vol.24 no.7 July '98 pp.38-39}

The Third Annual Vision Festival ::: May 18 through May 25

98.05.19 • Bill Cole’s Untempered Ensemble [WKCR-FM Archival Recording—38:00]

May 19, 1998 / Vision Festival, Orensanz Art Center, New York City

1. Promenade [13:00]
2. Thorpe’s Glass Chandelier [25:00]

Bill Cole (double reeds), Jimmy Coser (as), Cooper-Moore (p, handmade instruments, fl-2), Joe Daley (tu),
William Parker (b), Atticus Cole and Warren Smith (perc)

{WKCR-FM Archive 07.07.31; 1998 Vision Fest Program}

98.05.20 • Jemeel Moondoc Quintet [WKCR-FM Archival Recording—38:15]

May 20, 1998 / Vision Festival, Orensanz Art Center, New York City

1. composition/improvisation 23:20]
intro by Moondoc [1:00]
2. We Don't [13:55]

Jemeel Moondoc (as), Zane Massey (ts), Roy Campbell Jr. (flg-1, tp-2), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr)

{WKCR-FM Archive 07.07.31; 1998 Vision Fest Program}

98.05.22 • David S. Ware Quartet [WKCR-FM Archival Recording—38:40]

May 22, 1998 / Vision Festival, Orensanz Art Center, New York City

1. composition/improvisation 32:50]
2. composition/improvisation 5:50]
(with spoken intros & outros by Roy Campbell)

David S. Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Susie Ibarra (dr)

{WKCR-FM Archive 07.07.31; 1998 Vision Fest Program}

98.05.23 (1) • Milford Graves Quartet [AR—42:54]

May 23, 1998, 9:30pm / Vision Festival, Orensanz Art Center, New York City

1. improvisation [21:50]
2. improvisation [12:52]
introductions [2:23]
3. improvisation [5:49]

Charles Gayle (ts, ss, p), Kidd Jordan (ts), William Parker (b), Milford Graves (dr)

{WP Archive CDr; track detailing John Sharpe 04.11.16; The New York Times May 22, 1998 p.E27}

98.05.23 (2) • Other Dimensions in Music [WKCR-FM Archival Recording—39:12]

May 23, 1998, 11:30pm / Vision Festival, Orensanz Art Center, New York City

(V/A) Inside Out in the Open
Asymmetric Pictures (BETA SP) 2001; ESP 4042 (DVD) 2008—60:00 Color Film
[This compilation also contains performances by Trio Hurricane 97.05.28; Assif Tsahar Trio with John Tchicai 97.06.01 (1);
Borah Bergmann’s Blue! 97.09.28; Other Dimensions in Music 98.03.06 (2); William Parker’s In Order to Survive 98.03.20;
Other Dimensions in Music 98.08.21; William Parker’s In Order to Survive 98.10.21; Daniel Carter & William Parker Duo 99.03.00.]

1. improvisation [14:21]
2. improvisation [24:51]

Inside Out in the Open has an excerpt.
“ ...Roy Campbell’s stage announcement—as documented on WKCR’s archival Reel-Tape of the Other Dimensions in Music VF3 performance scheduled for 11:30pm on Saturday 23 May 1998—confirms that, after playing for around 15 minutes as a quartet, ODIM welcomed special guest Matthew Shipp up to the bandstand to join them for the remainder of the concert. (which might explain some of the confusion with 98.03.06)"
—Scott Currie

Daniel Carter (tp-1, as-2, ts-2, fl-2), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp-1, p-tpt-2, flg-2), Matthew Shipp (p-2), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr)

{WKCR-FM Archive 07.07.31; Scott Currie 06.07.10, 06.08.24}

98.05.24 (1) • William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra [WKCR-FM Archival Recording—40:35]

May 23, 1998, 7:45pm / Vision Festival, Orensanz Art Center, New York City

1. Mass for the Healing of the World 40:35

Assif Tsahar and Kidd Jordan (ts), Marco Eneidi, Rob Brown, and Charlie Waters (as), Chris Jonas and Darryl Foster (ss), Dave Sewelson (bar),
Lewis Barnes, Roy Campbell Jr., and Richard Rodriguez (tp), Masahiko Kono and Alex Lodico (tb), Dave Hofstra (tu), Aleta Hayes (voc),
Gunda Gottschalk (vn), William Parker (b), Susie Ibarra (dr)

{WKCR-FM Archive; Scott Currie 06.07.10, 06.07.13, 06.08.24}

Scott Currie (06.07.13):

“[The tape listing] Little Huey playing the extended composition ‘Revolt on the Plantation’ is incorrect. The archives
document William running through a couple sections of ‘Mass for the Healing of the World’ at the Vison Fest 3 Little
Huey gig (in preparation for the concert/recording date in Verona). ...
A comparison between Little Huey’s Black Saint recording of ‘Mass for the Healing of the World’ and the WKCR-FM
archival DAT (40:35) of the Vison Fest gig (24 May 1998) has confirmed that they ran through three sections of the work
in the earlier NYC concert: ‘Invocation,’ ‘1st Reading,’ and ‘Dawn Song’ (n.b. they fleshed out middle section considerably
with additional individual solos and collective improvisations). The festival MC introducing the band announced that they
would be performing ‘A First Reading from Mass for the Healing of the World,’ and repeated this identification once again
at the end. ... In addition to the personnel you [had] listed, Richard Rodriguez (tp) and Aleta Hayes (voc) performed with
the band (but were somehow left off the program)—the guests were Charlie Waters (of Gold Sparkle Band), Kidd Jordan,
and Gunda Gottschalk.”

98.05.24 (2) • Matthew Shipp & William Parker Duo [WKCR-FM Archival Recording—43:00]

May 24, 1998, 9:45pm / Vision Festival, Orensanz Art Center, New York City

1. composition/improvisation 43:00]

Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b)

{WKCR-FM Archive 07.07.31; 1998 Vision Fest Program}

98.05.24 (3) • Assif Tsahar Quartet [WKCR-FM Archival Recording—34:30]

May 24, 1998, 11:45pm / Vision Festival, Orensanz Art Center, New York City

1. composition/improvisation 34:30]

Assif Tsahar (ts), William Parker and Peter Kowald (b), Susie Ibarra (dr)

{WKCR-FM Archive 07.07.31; 1998 Vision Fest Program}

98.05.25 (1) • Karen Borca Trio & Quartet [WKCR-FM Archival Recording—38:15]

May 25, 1998, 8:30pm / Vision Festival, Orensanz Art Center, New York City

1. Trio [8:30]
2. Quartet [11:00]
3. Cambia [18:45]

Karen Borca (bsn), Rob Brown (as-2,3), William Parker (b), Paul Murphy (dr-1), Susie Ibarra (dr-2,3)

{WKCR-FM Archive 07.07.31; 1998 Vision Fest Program}

98.05.25 (2) • Raphé Malik Quartet: Companions

Eremite Records MTE 034 (CD) 2002

May 25, 1998, 9:30pm / Vision Festival, Orensanz Art Center, New York City

1. Lyon’s Jump [13:24]
2. Emblematic [10:38]
3. Health Food [9:53]
4. Bend [7:19]

"The Vision Festival’s Jimmy Lyons Tribute, and the final Malik/Spearman concert.” —from the liners.

Raphé Malik (tp, Comp), Glenn Spearman (ts), William Parker (b), Paul Murphy (dr)

{MTE013}

98.05.25 (3) - Jimmy Lyons Big Band: Karen Borca (Cond, bsn), Sabir Mateen (ts), John Hagen (ts, ss), Rob Brown and Marco Eneidi (as),
Scott Currie (bar), Will Connell Jr. (fl), Arthur Brooks and Roy Campbell Jr. (tp), Jeff Hoyer (tb), Lisa Sokolov (voc),
Glynis Lomon (ce), William Parker (b), Jackson Krall (dr) + “possibly others to be announced” /
Vision Festival, 10:30pm, Orensanz Art Center, NYC [1998 Vision Fest Program]
—Premiere of Lyons’s composition “Something is the Matter.”

98.05.27 • Klas Heckman’s Intermission [WKCR-FM Archival Recording—50:57 +]

May 25, 1998, 8:30pm / Vision Festival, Orensanz Art Center, New York City

1. composition/improvisation 29:49]
2. composition/improvisation 13:18]
3. Kirk [7:50]
4. Sonic Animation

Klas Heckman (bsx), William Parker, Wilbert DeJoode, and Hideji Taninaka (b), Paul Murphy (dr)

{WKCR-FM Archive 07.07.31}

98.05.30 - Matthew Shipp Trio: Shipp (p), William Parker (b),
Susie Ibarra (dr) / Teatro Nuovo, Verona, Italy
[Program, Giorgio Mortarino and Giovanni Corda 15.05.29]

98.05.31 • William Parker & the Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra: Mass for the Healing of the World

Black Saint 120179-2 (CD) 2003 ITALY; CAM Jazz Black Saint 120179-2 (disc-on-demand and digital download) 2010 It

May 31, 1998 / Teatro Nuovo, Verona, Italy

1. Invocation
2. First Reading (Dawn Song)
3. Hallelujah
4. Mysticism
5. Response (Muezzin’s Call)
6. Second Readin (Cathedral in the Mountains)
7. Willows (Can You Give Me Back My Life)
8. Cantos (Love God)

0:30
13:22
8:46
5:44
13:00
6:55
8:36
13:55

Assif Tsahar (ts, bcl), Darryl Foster (ts, ss), Rob Brown and Marco Eneidi (as),
Chris Jonas (ss), Dave Sewelson (bar),
Roy Campbell Jr., Lewis Barnes, and Richard Rodriguez (tp),
Alex Lodico, and Masahiko Kono (tb), Dave Hofstra (tu),
Aleta Heyes (voc), Cooper-Moore (p),
William Parker (b, pcor, leader, Comp), Susie Ibarra (dr, tmp-2)

{120179-2; www.camoriginalsoundtracks.com}

98.06.05-07 - David S. Ware Quartet: Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Susie Ibarra (dr) /
Kerava Jazz Festival, Helsinki, Finland [Anne Dumas 03.07.10; Cadence Vol.24 no.5 May 1998 p.141]
98.06.10 - Matthew Shipp’s String Trio: Shipp (p), Mat Maneri (vn), William Parker (b) / Double-bill with Leon Parker Solo /
Middle East Downstairs, Cambridge, MA [Bob Blumenthal “Leon Parker, Shipp make odd rhythmic couple" The Boston Globe June 12, 1998]
98.06.13 - David S. Ware Quartet: Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Susie Ibarra (dr) / Hudson Tent, Battery Park City, NYC
[Ben Ratliff “Critic’s Notebook; All Jazz, All June" The New York Times May 29, 1998; The Journal News June 12, 1998 p.8C]
98.06.25 - Zusaan Kali Fasteau Quartet: Fasteau (moursin, ss, sanza, voc, Nai and Kaval fl), Joe McPhee (ss, p-tpt),
William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr, bindir, voc) / The Terrace, Madison, WI [Cadence Vol.24 no.6 June '98 p.141]

98.06.26 • Matthew Shipp & William Parker Duo [AR—106:47]

June 26, 1998 / Hot House, Chicago, IL

1. First set [55:28]
2. Second set [48:58]

—Cadence Vol.24 no.6 June '98 p.141 incorrectly lists Parker with Zusaan Kali Fasteau Quartet at The Estate in Milwaukee, WI on this date.

Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b)

{WP Archive 2CDr; tisue.net/chicagonow/old1998.html}

98.06.27 • Kali Fasteau: VIVID

Flying Note Records FNCD 9007 (CD) 2001
[This disc also contains sessions with Fasteau, McPhee, and McBee; and Fasteau, Mateen, and McBee—both without Parker.]

June 27, 1998 / Velvet Lounge, Chicago, IL

1. Red (Fasteau) [5:05]
2. Sun Yellow (Fasteau) [12:06]
3. Sienna (This Moment) (Fasteau) [1:50]
4. Tamil Blue (Fasteau/Drake) [2:03]
5. Pimento (Fasteau/Parker) [5:07]
6. Magenta (Fasteau) [8:21]

“My personal log of concerts that I attended shows: 19980627 Velvet Lounge - Kali Fasteau, Joe McPhee, William Parker, and Hamid Drake.
I'm confident the date is accurate; ...I wrote Scott Black at Unity Temple telling him I would be at the Velvet Lounge on Saturday (the 27th)
and not Sunday. So it seems this show was in fact quartet, not trio, despite what was announced ahead of time. ...what gets announced
and what actually happens are often two different things! (I never updated Chicago Now entries after the fact.) —Seth Tisue

—Chicago Now archive has this date listed without Parker —RL

Zusaan Kali Fasteau (moursin-1, ss-1,2,5,6, sanza-3, voc-1,2,3,5,6, Nai and Kaval fl-4), Joe McPhee (ss-1,2,6, p-tpt-2,5)
William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr-1,2,5,6, bindir-3,4, voc-4)

{FNCD 9007; Cadence Vol.24 no.6 June '98 p.141; Seth Tisue 08.03.15}

98.06.28 - Zusaan Kali Fasteau Quartet: Fasteau (moursin, ss, sanza, voc, Nai and Kaval fl), Joe McPhee (ss, p-tpt), William Parker (b),
Hamid Drake (dr, bindir, voc) / 9:30, Velvet Lounge, Chicago, IL
[Seth Tisue 08.03.15; tisue.net/chicagonow/old1998.html; Cadence Vol.24 no.6 June '98 p.141]
“This show was originally scheduled to take place at 6:00 at Unity Temple in Oak Park,
but has been moved to the Velvet Lounge because of the heat.” —Seth Tisue
98.06.29 - Zusaan Kali Fasteau Quartet: as above / Cleveland, OH [Cadence Vol.24 no.6 June '98 p.141]
98.06.30 - Zusaan Kali Fasteau Quartet / Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA [ibid]
98.07.00 - David S. Ware Quartet: Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Susie Ibarra (dr) / La Villette Jazz Festival, Paris, France [Anne Dumas 03.07.10]

98.07.16 • Agustí Fernández Trio: One Night at the Joan Miró Foundation

Synergy Records SRCD55301 (CD) 1999 SP; Fundacja Sluchaj! FSR 10 (CD) 2019 Pol

July 16, 1998 / Joan Miró Foundation, Barcelona, Spain

1. Axiom [27:18]
2. Pneuma [16:52]
3. All of Us [12:47]
4. Anthem [6:37]

Agustí Fernández (p),
William Parker (b),
Susie Ibarra (dr)

{SRCD55301}

98.07.24 • Bobby Zankel Trio [AR—126:40]

July 24, 1998 / Baltimore Cafe, Philadelphia, PA

“the Baltimore Cafe is in the basement of a row house in Philadelphia, kind of like a speakeasy!!!
Very small, with the trio pushed into a corner about the size of a bathroom.” —Alan Kayser

“...in the basement of the barber shop where I get my hair cut...” —Bobby Zankel

Early Show
1. Prayer and Action [19:23]
2. Lotus on the Nile [18:58]
3. Something Up Her Sleeve [22:17]
Late Show
4. composition/improvisation 16:24]
5. Prayer and Action [4:35]
6. Lotus on the Nile [13:54]
7. Something Up Her Sleeve [21:01]
8. composition/improvisation 10:03]

Bobby Zankel (as), William Parker (b), Susie Ibarra (dr)

{WP Archive 2CDr; Ed Hazell 06.10.02; Bobby Zankel 06.02.05; Alan Kayser}

98.07.25 (1) • Jemeel Moondoc & William Parker: New World Pygmies

Eremite MTE020 (CD) 1999

July 25, 1998 / “afternoon," Live at Fire in the Valley '98, Bezanson Recital Hall, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
—Incorrectly dated 98.07.27 in Cadence Vol.24 no.9 September '98 p.27.

1. New World Pygmies (Moondoc/Parker) [17:03]
2. Huey Sees a Rainbow (Parker) [9:41]
3. Theme for Pelikan (Parker) [13:26]
4. Not Quite Ready for Prime Time (Moondoc) [12:58]
5. Another Angel Goes Home (Parker) [4:55]
6. encore (Moondoc/Parker) [9:28]

Jemeel Moondoc (as), William Parker (b)

{MTE020}

98.07.25 • Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Quartet: From Valley to Valley

Eremite MTE018 (CD) 1999

July 25, 1998 / “Last set of the day...” Live at Fire in the Valley '98, Bezanson Recital Hall, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
—Incorrectly dated 98.07.27 in Cadence Vol.24 no.9 September '98 p.27.

1. I [16:40]
announcement [1:27]
2. II [40:02]
encore [10:07]

Peter Brötzmann (as, ts, cl, trgt), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp, flg, p-tpt), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr)

{MTE01}

98.07.26 - William Parker Solo / New Music Festival, 9:00 and 10:30pm, Tonic, NYC [WIRE #173 July 1998 p.6]

98.08.02 • Ye Ren: Another Shining Path

Drimala Records DR 99-347-01 (CD) 1999

(V/A) Radical Grace, Vol. 1 / the best of Drimala Records 1998-2003
Drimala Records DR-03-347-05 (CD) 2003

August 2, 1998 / Westwires Digital USA, Allentown, PA

1. A Fork in the Road [5:24]
2. 7th Street Prowl [7:13]
3. Night Train [9:05]
4. Northern Lights [10:19]
5. Circumambulate [11:54]
6. It Was Rich’s Race [6:52]
7. Ante Up [7:51]
8. Come What May [10:41]

Radical Grace, Vol. 1 has track 1.

Gary Hassay (as), William Parker (b), Toshi Makihara (perc)

{DR 99-347-01}

98.08.05 - William Parker (b) and Patricia Nicholson (dance) / “New Music Society presents," Two sets, 9:00pm, The Gold Dollar, Detroit, MI [www.golddollar.com/oldbar/compiled.html]
98.08.08 - William Parker and Patricia Nicholson / 9:00pm, Southgate House, Newport, KY
98.08.13 - William Parker and Patricia Nicholson / 8:00pm, UNC Student Union, Gambrell Hall, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
[Walter Davis 98.07.15 alt.music.chapel-hill]

98.08.21 • (V/A) Other Dimensions in Music: Inside Out in the Open

Asymmetric Pictures (BETA SP) 2001; ESP 4042 (DVD) 2008 [60:00 Color Film]
[This compilation also contains performances by Trio Hurricane 97.05.28; Assif Tsahar Trio with John Tchicai 97.06.01 (1);
Borah Bergmann’s Blue! 97.09.28; Other Dimensions in Music 98.03.06 (2); William Parker’s In Order to Survive 98.03.20;
Other Dimensions in Music 98.05.23 (2); William Parker’s In Order to Survive 98.10.21; Daniel Carter & William Parker Duo 99.03.00.]

August 21, 1998 / Transparent Productions, George Washington University Music Recital Hall, Washington, DC

1. improvisation, “a single long set" —excerpts on this DVD

Daniel Carter (as, fl, tp), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp flg), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr)

{www.insideoutintheopen.net/home.htm; www.geocities.com/eyelounge/DC/upcoming.htm; Cadence Vol.24 no.9 September 1998 p.140}

98.09.04 • Other Dimensions In Music [AR—60:34]

September 4, 1998, 8:00pm / Unitarian Church, Philadelphia, PA
—This tape is also circulating dated incorrectly as 98.04.09

1. improvisations [60:34]
announcement

Daniel Carter (as, ts, fl, tp), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp, flg), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr)

{WP Archive CDr; Jakob Blumenthal 09.08.17; The Philadelphia Inquirer September 4, 1998 Nightlife p.16}

98.09.07 - William Parker and Patricia Nicholson / 8:00pm, MECA Auditorium, Houston, TX [www.namelesssound.org/past_events.html]
98.09.19 - Matthew Shipp & William Parker Duo: Shipp (p), Parker (b) / “afternoon," Monterey Jazz Festival, Coffee House Gallery,
Monterey, CA / “Summertime"; “Take the ‘A’ Train"; “several notables," “another piece from Porgy and Bess"
[Cadence Vol.24 no.11 November '98 p.34; Vol.24 no.10 October '98 p.139]

98.09.20 (1) • Marco Eneidi—William Parker—Donald Robinson: Cherry Box

Eremite Records MTE025 (CD) 2000

September 20, 1998 / Mills College Concert Hall, Oakland, CA

1. Cherry Box
2. Slashing the Bird
3. Forget It
4. Barbequed Brahms
5. One more thing
6. Spank

4:11
13:50
13:56
19:04
12:34
5:42

“William is way louder than me (see the ‘cherry box’... William plays my bass on it).” —Damon Smith

Marco Eneidi (as), William Parker (b), Donald Robinson (dr)

{MTE025; Damon Smith 03.03.01}

98.09.20 (2) - Matthew Shipp & William Parker Duo: Shipp (p), Parker (b) / “Beanbender’s managed to grab them for one set
after their appearance at Monterey...” / Beanbender's, Berkeley, CA [Cadence Vol.24 no.11, Nov. '98 p.35 p.138]
“a 75-minute uninterrupted single improvisation" —Dan Plonsey, from Reviews of Beanbender’s Shows
98.09.21 - Matthew Shipp & William Parker Duo / Monterey Jazz Festival, Coffee Gallery, Monterey, CA
[www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/1998/09/21/DD87774.DTL]
98.09.23 - David S. Ware Quartet: Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Susie Ibarra (dr) / Emmanuelle Church, Boston, MA
[Steven Joerg 89.09.17 Saturn Forum, outerspaceways.info]
98.09.26 - David S. Ware Quartet: as above / Duke Institute of the Arts, Durham, NC [ibid]
98.09.27 - David S. Ware Quartet: as above, so below / USC School of Musical Recital, Columbia, SC [ibid]
98.09.28 - David S. Ware Quartet: as above / First Existential Church, Atlanta, GA [ibid]
98.10.01 - David S. Ware Quartet / 8:00pm, Cicero's, St Louis, MO [ibid]
98.10.02 - David S. Ware Quartet / Empty Bottle, Chicago, IL [ibid]
98.10.03 - David S. Ware Quartet / 8:30 & 10:00pm, MacKenzie Fine Arts Center, Henry Ford Community College, Detroit, MI [ibid]
98.10.05 - David S. Ware Quartet / Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA [ibid]
98.10.11 - David S. Ware Quartet / Two sets, 9:00 & 11:00pm, Fez Under Time Cafe, NYC [ibid]
98.10.14 - David Budbill & William Parker Duo: Budbill (poetry), Parker (b) / “Zen Mountains Zen Streets—A Duet for Poet
& Improvised Bass" / 7:00pm, Simon Center, New England College, Henniker, NH
[Cadence Vol.24 no.10 October '98 p.138; www.davidbudbill.com/307/zen-mountains-zen-streets]
98.10.15 - David Budbill & William Parker Duo: as above / “Zen Mountains Zen Streets—A Duet for Poet & Improvised Bass" /
Conway New Music Society, 8:00pm, Unitarian Meeting House, Amherst, MA
[www.davidbudbill.com/zenmount.html; www.davidbudbill.com/307/zen-mountains-zen-streets]
—Cadence Vol.24 no.10 October '98 p.138 has this incorrectly dated 98.10.16.]

98.10.16 • David Budbill & William Parker: Zen Mountains Zen Streets—A Duet for Poet & Improvised Bass

Boxholder Records BX001/002 (2-CD) 1999
—1st Session [See also 98.10.17; 98.10.18]

October 16, 1998, 7:30pm / Pentangle Arts Council, Little Theatre, Woodstock, VT

1. Part I: Like the Clouds [15:25]
Entrance—On the Road to Buddhahood—Thirty Years—Another Kind of Travel—Quiet and Seldom Seen—North is Nowhere—
A Stillness, Absolute, Profound—How—Where I Live—Nothing Much—When I Came to Judevine Mountain—In the Ancient Tradition—
—The Progress of Ambition—Like the Clouds—The Three Goals

2. Part II: Only the Brightness Itself [19:39]
After Reading Meng Chaio—No Bills on the Wind—What Would it Be Like?—Which of Them Sees More Clearly?—No Trail—
Variation on a Theme—Three Decades—Two People—Home—Iron Fingers Say—When I Get Depressed—What Keeps Me Here?—
Li Po and Wang Wei—Be Glad—How and Why—Dilemma—So Says Wang Wei—How It Is—What’s the Difference—
Such Self-Indulgence and Sloth!—All of All of All of All

3. Part III: All of Us, So Briefly Here [10:21]
Sonnet—After Reading a Poem from the Book of Songs—My Face—After Ryokan’s Poem Called White Hair—
The Cycle of the Seasons— All of Us—How Does it Feel?

4. Part IV: In Concert Together Making This Song [35:47]
6 January—Laid Up in Bed—What Happened Today: The 20th of January—Haiku and Tanka for Shrike—Still Stuck—
The First Green of Spring— After a Walk: The 30th of April—What I Did Today: The 6th of May—
During the Warbler’s Spring Migration— After Reading Ou Yang Hsiu— What Issa Heard—All Sumer—
Ahimsa Next Time Maybe—Poem for a Friend— Old Red Beard, My Friend—After Labor Day— Stillness, Oh, Stillness—
Harmonizing with Tu Fu—Autumn and Crickets— After Reading Po Chü-i—Melancholy Thoughts—
All the Raucous Birds of Summer—Calling for Po Chü-i—Small Song of Praise—A Winter Night

5. Part V: What Brings You the Most Joy? [8:22]
Who I Love—Quoting T'ao Ch'ien—Bugs in a Bowl—All of All of All of All (reprise)

David Budbill (voc, whistle, bells, gong), William Parker (b, p-tpt, vtb, gralle, shakuhachi, slit drum, perc, Comp)
—Texts, David Budbill, except “All of All of All of All" and “How Does it Feel?" by Parker.

{BX001/002; Cadence Vol.24 no.10 October '98 p.138; www.davidbudbill.com/307/zen-mountains-zen-streets}

98.10.17 • David Budbill & William Parker: Zen Mountains Zen Streets—A Duet for Poet & Improvised Bass

Boxholder Records BX001/002 (2-CD) 1999
—2nd Session [See also 98.10.16; 98.10.18]

October 17, 1998, 8:00pm / “Onion River Arts Council presents," Bethany Church, Montpelier, VT

1. After Reading Ou Yang Hsiu with Bass Solo [6:55]
2. Bugs in a Bowl and Out [4:22]

David Budbill (voc, whistle, bells, gong, Texts), William Parker (b, p-tpt, vtb, gralle (Barcelonian double-reed), shakuhachi, slit drum, perc, Comp)

{BX001/002; Cadence Vol.24 no.10 October '98 p.138; www.davidbudbill.com/307/zen-mountains-zen-streets}

98.10.18 • David Budbill & William Parker: Zen Mountains Zen Streets—A Duet for Poet & Improvised Bass

Boxholder Records BX001/002 (2-CD) 1999
—3rd Session [See also 98.10.16; 98.10.17]

October 18, 1998, 4:00 and 7:00pm / On-Stage Series, The Flynn Theatre, Burlington, VT

1. Shakuhachi Flute and Pocket Flute section [6:51]
2. Slit Drum Section [4:09]
3. After Reading Ou Yang Hsiu with Valve Trombone Solo [5:50]

David Budbill (voc, whistle, bells, gong, Texts), William Parker (b, p-tpt, vtb, gralle, shakuhachi, slit drum, perc, Comp)

{BX001/002; Cadence Vol.24 no.10 October '98 p.138; www.davidbudbill.com/307/zen-mountains-zen-streets}

98.10.20 - David Budbill & William Parker Duo: Budbill (poetry), Parker (b) / “Zen Mountains Zen Streets—A Duet for Poet
& Improvised Bass" / 8:00pm, McCullough Student Center, Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT
[www.davidbudbill.com/307/zen-mountains-zen-streets]

98.10.21 • (V/A) In Order To Survive: Inside Out in the Open

Asymmetric Pictures (BETA SP) 2001; ESP 4042 (DVD) 2008—60:00 Color Film
[This compilation also contains performances by Trio Hurricane 97.05.28; Assif Tsahar Trio with John Tchicai 97.06.01 (1);
Borah Bergmann’s Blue! 97.09.28; Other Dimensions in Music 98.03.06 (2); William Parker’s In Order to Survive 98.03.20;
Other Dimensions in Music 98.05.23 (2) and 98.08.21; Daniel Carter & William Parker Duo 99.03.00.]

October 21, 1998 / 8:00pm, Reisinger Auditorium, Sarah Lawrence College Jazz Festival, Bronxville, NY

1. unknown title —excerpts on this DVD

Rob Brown (as, fl), Cooper-Moore (p), William Parker (b), Susie Ibarra (dr)

{www.insideoutintheopen.net/home.htm}

98.10.24 • David S. Ware Quartet [AR—98:23]

October 24, 1998 / Walker Arts Center, Minneapolis, MN

1. Aquarian Sound (Ware) [35:30]
2. Wisdom Through Time (Ware) [14:43]
3. The Way We Were (Marvin Hamlisch/Alan & Marilyn Bergman) [19:11]
4. Logistic (Ware) [14:58]
5. Mikuro’s Blues (Ware) [9:35]
6. Lexicon (Ware) [4:25]

David S. Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Susie Ibarra (dr)

{2CDr; track detailing Jakob Blumenthal; James Lindbloom 14.11.29}

98.11.09 • Joel Futterman—William Parker—Jimmy Williams: Authenticity

Kali Records, L.L.C. 0109 (CD) 1999

November 9, 1998 / MasterSound Studios, Virginia Beach, VA

1. Arrival (Futterman/Parker/Williams) [1:24]
2. Authenticity (part one) (Futterman/Parker/Williams) [39:26]
3. Authenticity (part two) (Futterman/Parker/Williams) [15:36]
4. Reflection (Futterman/Parker) [5:06]

Joel Futterman (p, curved ss, fl), Jimmy Williams (el-g), William Parker (b)

{0109}

98.11.14 • Joe Morris & William Parker Duo [AR—66:15]

November 14, 1998 / “BCMA Presents...” Emmanuel Church, Boston, MA

1. composition/improvisation 25:58]
2. composition/improvisation 23:54]
3. composition/improvisation 14:57]

Joe Morris (el-g), William Parker (b)

{WP Archive CDr}

98.11.18 • Steve Dalachinsky: Incomplete Directions

Knitting Factory Records KFR-235 (CD) 1999
[This disc also includes pieces w/ accompaniment by: Daniel Carter & Sabir Mateen; Vernon Reid; Susie Ibarra & Assif Tsahar; Stephanie Stone; Thurston Moore & Tom Surgal; Mat Maneri; Matthew Shipp; Rob Brown; Vito Ricci; Roy Campbell.]

November 18, 1998 / Knitting Factory, New York City

1. the saxophone factory (for Ben Webster) [1:52]
2. tribute to bob kaufman (the shadows) [3:16]

Steve Dalachinsky (poetry), William Parker (b)

{KFR-235; session date from Steve Dalachinsky}

98.11.22 - William Parker’s In Order To Survive: Rob Brown (as), Cooper-Moore (p), Parker (b), Susie Ibarra (dr) / Sweetnighter Productions, 4:00pm, Unitarian Church, Philadelphia, PA [rec.music.bluenote 97.11.19]
98.12.00 - David S. Ware Quartet: Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Susie Ibarra (dr) / Rote Fabrik, Zürich, Switzerland
[Anne Dumas 03.07.10]
98.12.08 - David S. Ware Quartet: as above / New Morning, Paris, France [ibid]

98.12.11 • David S. Ware Quartets: Live in the World

Thirsty Ear THI 57153.2 (3CD) 2005
—1st Session [See also 03.03.27, 03.06.22]

David S. Ware Quartet [BR—52:28]
Produced by RSI Radio Svizzera Internationale (Lugano) / Broadcast 98.12.28
European Digital Radio (ADR - Astra Digital Radio)

December 11, 1998 / Cinema Teatro, Chiasso, Switzerland

Live in the World:
1. Aquarian Sound (Ware) [31:89]
2. Logistic (Ware) [18:42]
3. The Way We Were (Hamlisch) [17:43]
4. Mikuro’s Blues (Ware) [9:05]
5. Lexicon (Ware) [3:59]
6. The Stargazer (Ware) [14:36]

Broadcast Recording:
1. Lexicon (Ware) [3:36]
2. Aquarian Sound (Ware) [31:25]
3. The Stargazers (Sun Ra) [14:34]
4. Mikuro’s Blues (Ware) [2:53] (incomplete, includes band intro)

—Broadcast Recording includes an interview [7:25] of David S. Ware by Jez Nelson from early 1999 done for BBC Radio 3 on 99.09.18.

David S. Ware (ts, Arr), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Susie Ibarra (dr)

{THI 57153.2; Anne Dumas; Siegfried Otto; Holger Neuhaus}

1999 : : :

99.01.06 • Matthew Shipp Duo with William Parker: DNA

Thirsty Ear Recordings thi 57067.2 (CD) 1999

(V/A) Alternative Distribution Alliance May '99 Sampler
Alternative Distribution Alliance ADA 20036 (Promo only CD) 1999
[This disc also includes pieces by: Zakk Wylde’s Black Label Society; Chevelle; Lorenzo Arruga,
Dave Lombardo & Friends; Enuff Znuff; Whistler; The Smoke; The Black Halos.]
(V/A) Wish You Were Here / Love Songs for New York
Village Voice Records VVR 001 (CD) 2002
[This disc also includes pieces by: Moby; Cornershop; Mekons; Joseph Arthur; Moe Tucker; Andrew W.K.;
Hydraulic Funk w/ Afrikaa Bambaataa; Ari Upp; Sheila Chandra; Hakim; Gogol Bordello; Uri Caine;
Loudon Wainwright III; The Du-Tels; Atmosphere; Baaba Maal; Lenny Dee.]

January 6, 1999 / Seltzer Sound, New York City

1. When Johnny Comes Marching Home (traditional) [4:04]
2. Cell Sequence (Shipp) [7:03]
3. Genetic Alphabet (Shipp) [12:45]
4. DNA (Shipp) [5:26]
5. Orbit (Shipp) [4:31]
6. Mr. Chromosome (Shipp) [11:42]
7. Amazing Grace (traditional) [2:02]

Alternative Distribution Alliance May '99 Sampler has track 1.
Wish You Were Here has track 7.

Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b)

{thi 57067.2; VVR 001; ADA 20036}

99.01.07 through 99.01.17 - William Parker’s Organic Theatre Ensemble: William Parker (b, Cond), Masahiko Kono (tb), others... /
The puppet-opera “Rusalka, The Little Mermaid" / La Mama E.T.C., NYC
[Playbill January 6, 1999; “Family Fare: A Mermaid Not for Disney" The New York Times January 15, 1999]

99.01.26 • Matthew Shipp, Rob Brown, William Parker: Magnetism

Bleu Regard CT 1957 (CD) 1999 FR

January 26, 1999 / Seltzer Sound, New York City

1. Magnetism I [0:55] —trio
2. Magnetism II [3:19] —trio
3. Magnetism III [3:48] —flute + bass
4. Magnetism IV [2:28] —piano solo
5. Magnetism V [3:29] —trio
6. Magnetism VI [1:10] —flute solo
7. Magnetism VII [3:07] —trio
8. Magnetism VIII [4:11] —trio
9. Magnetism IX [0:28] —bass solo
10. Magnetism X [3:24] —trio
11. Magnetism XI [3:38] —trio
12. Magnetism XII [0:43] —piano solo
13. Magnetism XIII [4:08] —trio
14. Magnetism XIV [2:18] —trio
15. Magnetism XV [4:54] —trio
16. Magnetism XVI [0:53] —flute solo
17. Magnetism XVII [3:05] —trio
18. Magnetism XVIII [3:42] —trio
19. Magnetism XIX [1:41] —flute solo
20. Magnetism XX [5:32] —trio

Matthew Shipp (p), Rob Brown (as, fl), William Parker (b)

{CT 1957}

99.01.28 - David S. Ware Quartet: Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Susie Ibarra (dr) / Knitting Factory, NYC
[The Courier News January 28, 1999 p.D4]
99.01.29 (1) - Organic Trio: Daniel Carter (ts, tp), Cooper-Moore (fl, melodica, penny whistle, drum frame), William Parker (b)
+ Poet Steve Dalachinsky / Brecht Forum, NYC
[Steve Koenig “Incredible Risks: Improvised and New Music, Part II" La Folia 1:5 April 1999; www.lafolia.com/incredible-risks-02]

99.01.29 (2) - Other Dimensions in Music: Daniel Carter (reeds, tp), Roy Campbell, Jr. (tp), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr) /
“ODIM was the opening band ... a forty-minute piece" / Tramps, NYC [ibid]
99.01.30 - William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra: William Parker (b, Conductor), Masahiko Kono (tb), others... /
—"Elegy for Fred Hopkins" (1999) by William Parker: I. Faith (The Left Side of Silence) II. Ascent /
Roulette 20th Anniversary Benefit Concert, 8:00pm, Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, NY
["Music in Motion" The New York Times January 27, 1999; Douglas Wolk WIRE #182 April 1999 p.88]
99.02.06 - David S. Ware Quintet: Ware (ts), Roscoe Mitchell (ss), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Susie Ibarra (dr) /
7:45pm, Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, England [Anne Dumas 03.07.10; WIRE #179 January 1999 p.11, p.77; Dick Bowman 04.12.09]
99.02.11 through 99.02.21 - William Parker’s Organic Theatre Ensemble: William Parker (b, Cond), Masahiko Kono (tb), others... /
The puppet-opera “Rusalka, The Little Mermaid" / La Mama E.T.C., NYC
["NY’s La MaMa Resuscitates Czech Mermaid Feb. 11-21" Playbill January 12, 1999]
99.02.00 - Other Dimensions in Music: Daniel Carter (reeds, tp), Roy Campbell, Jr. (tp), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr) /
Two Sets, Tonic, NYC [Steve Koenig “Incredible Risks: Improvised and New Music, Part II" La Folia 1:5 April 1999]

99.02.27 • David S. Ware Quartet [AR—51:04]

February 27, 1999, 20:30 / Hammerstein Ballroom, New York City
—Double-bill with Sonic Youth

1. Aquarian Sound (Ware) [21:23]
2. Lexicon (Ware) [11:22]
3. The Way We Were (Hamlisch) [12:10]
4. Mikuro’s Blues (Ware) [5:49]

David S. Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Guillermo E. Brown (dr)

{CDr}

99.03.04 (1) - Jemeel Moondoc Quartet: Moondoc (as), Zane Massey (ts), William Parker (b), Tom DiStefano (dr) /
ABC No Rio Benefit, Mazer Theatre, NYC [Jackson Krall 14.02.15]
99.03.04 (2) - Daniel Carter (reeds, tp), Roy Campbell (tp), Blaise Siwula (as), two unknown, William Parker and Hal Onserud (b),
Jackson Krall, Thurman Barker, and Mike Evans (dr) / ABC No Rio Benefit, Mazer Theatre, NYC [Jackson Krall 14.02.15]
“Host Steve Dalachinsky... Living Theatre... Music Jam... God is My Co-Pilot...” others...

99.03.00 • (V/A) Daniel Carter & William Parker Duo: Inside Out in the Open

Asymmetric Pictures (BETA SP) 2001; ESP 4042 (DVD) 2008—60:00 Color Film
[This compilation also contains performances by Trio Hurricane 97.05.28; Assif Tsahar Trio with John Tchicai 97.06.01 (1);
Borah Bergmann’s Blue! 97.09.28; Other Dimensions in Music 98.03.06 (2); William Parker’s In Order to Survive 98.03.20;
Other Dimensions in Music 98.05.23 (2) and 98.08.21; William Parker’s In Order to Survive 98.10.21]

March, 1999 / The Cooler, New York City

1. unknown title —excerpts on this DVD

Daniel Carter (reeds), William Parker (b)

{www.insideoutintheopen.net/home.htm}

99.03.13 - David S. Ware Quartet: Ware (ts, stc), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Guillermo E. Brown (dr) /
20:30, Nouveau Theatre Le Chabada, Angers, France [Anne Dumas 03.07.10]
99.03.15 - David S. Ware Quartet: as above / 20:30, Le Site, CE Renault, Le Mans, France [Anne Dumas 03.07.10]
99.03.17 - David S. Ware Quartet / “A Banlieues Bleues concert", Hommage to Roland Kirk,
20:30, Theatre Gérard Philippe, Saint-Denis, France [ibid]

99.03.20 • David S. Ware Quartet [BR—24:49]

March 20, 1999 / Stadtsaal, Stadtplatz, Burghausen Jazz Festival, Burghausen, Austria

announcement [0:17]
1. composition/improvisation 24:04] (incomplete, fades in at beginning, fades out at end as new composition begins)
announcement [0:28]

David S. Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Guillermo E. Brown (dr)

{CDr}

99.03.23 (1) • Jemeel Moondoc All-Stars: Live in Paris

Cadence Jazz Records CJR 1151 (CD) 2003

March 23, 1999 / Banlieues Bleues Festival, Espace 1789, Saint Ouen, Paris, France

1. HiRise [11:47]
2. Not Quite Ready for Prime Time [22:34]
3. We Don't [17:13]
4. One Down, One Up [14:50]

Jemeel Moondoc (as, Comp), Zane Massey (ts), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp), William Parker (b), Cody Moffett (dr)
—Rashid Bakr was listed on drums in pre-concert notices.

{CJR 1151; Liberation March 23, 1999}

99.03.23 (2) • William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra [Centering Archival Recording—87:31]

March 23, 1999 / Banlieues Bleues Festival, 21:00, Espace 1789, Saint Ouen, Paris, France

1. Assemblage of Spirits [65:05] (split track at 46:30)
band introducton [8:53]
2. Huey’s Waltz [13:33]

Rob Brown (as, fl), Darryl Foster (ts, ss), Chris Jonas (ss), Assif Tsahar (ts, bcl), Dave Sewelson (bar), Roy Campbell, Richard Rodriguez,
and Lewis Barnes (tp), Alex Lodico and Masahiko Kono (tb), Dave Hofstra (tu), Cooper-Moore (p), William Parker (b), Susie Ibarra (dr)

{William Parker’s Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.01.22; Liberation March 23, 1999}

99.03.24 • William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra [Centering Archival Recording—74:31]

March 24, 1999 / Centre Culturel Chaplin, Place de la Nation, Vaulx en Velin, Lyons, France

1. Assemblage of Spirits [74:31] (split track at 44:26)

{William Parker’s Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.01.22; Liberation March 23, 1999}

99.03.25 • David S. Ware Quartet [AR—87:31]

March 25, 1999, 22:00 / Nîmes Jazz Festival, L'Odeon, Nimes, France

1. Aquarian Sound (Ware) [32:21]
2. Logistic (Ware) [18:01]
3. The Way We Were (Marvin Hamlisch/Alan & Marilyn Bergman) [24:20] (incomplete)
4. Mikuro’s Blues (Ware) [7:19]
5. Manu’s Ideal (Ware) [5:30]

David S. Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Guillermo E. Brown (dr)

{CDr; Anne Dumas 03.07.10}

99.03.26 - David S. Ware Quartet: Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Guillermo E. Brown (dr) /
Theatre de Grenoble, Grenoble, France [Anne Dumas 03.07.10]
99.03.28 - Ye Ren: Gary Hassay (as), William Parker (b), Toshi Makihara (dr) / “Another Shining Path" release concert /
5:00pm, Highwire Gallery, Philadelphia, PA [Toshi Makihara phl.music 99.03.27]

99.03.31 • David S. Ware Quartet: Balladware

Thirsty Ear Blue Series 57132 (CD) 2006

(V/A) Thirsty Ear Blue Series Sampler Thirsty Ear Records THI571742 The Blue Series (CD) 2006
[This compilation also contains tracks from David S. Ware Quartet 99.03.31; William Parker Violin Trio 02.05.00; Beans 05.00.00; Sex Mob; Nils Peter Molvaer; Meat Beat Manifesto; Carl Hancock Rux; Eri Yamamoto; Craig Taborn; DJ Spooky and Dave Lombardo; Groundtruther; Mike Ladd; The Yohimbe Brothers; 30 Spokes]
David S. Ware Quartet [BR—72:44]
Broadcast 99.09.18; repeat broadcast 00.09.09; repeat abridged 06.02.03, 23:30-1:00 / “Jazz on 3," BBC Radio 3, London, England

March 31, 1999 / Avatar Studio, New York City

“...they scheduled a recording session the day after they came back to the States. But the fickle finger of fate wagged at them, for they were all
exhausted, effectively wiping out a high energy performance. So after a few futile attempts to record, the DSW Quartet came to a realization
that the only way to match their energy level was in a ballad mode, which caught everyone by surprise.”

1. Sentient Compassion (Ware) [8:25]
2. Tenderly (Walter Gross/Jack Lawrence) [9:14]
3. Angel Eyes (Matt Dennis) [15:30]
4. Yesterdays (Jerome Kern/O. Harbach) [12:23]
5. Dao Feel (Ware) [10:52]
6. Autumn Leaves (Joseph Kosma) [7:54]
7. Godspelized (Ware) [8:30]

Thirsty Ear Blue Series Sampler has track 4.

—Broadcast Recording opens with a BBC Introduction, and has a David S. Ware Interview by Jez Nelson [7:34] between tracks 3 and 4.
—Broadcast (Abridged) from 06.02.03 has tracks 1, 6, 4, and 7 in that order.

David S. Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Guillermo E. Brown (dr)

{CDr; session venue and date from Anne Dumas, with a little help on the correct session date from Giovanni Corda and Giorgio Mortarino 07.01.06; WIRE #197 July 2000 p.81; www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/jazzon3/pip/93tzz/; web sources}

99.04.01 • Fred Anderson, Hamid Drake, “Kidd" Jordan, William Parker: 2 days in april

Eremite Records MTE023/024 (2-CD) 2000; Digipack (2-CD) 2008
—1st Session [See also 99.04.02]

April 1, 1999 / Bezanson Recital Hall, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA

disc 1: 1st day
1. [17:26]
2. [11:55]
3. [15:44]
4. [10:01]

Fred Anderson and “Kidd" Jordan (ts), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr)

{MTE023/024; Downtown Music Gallery newsletter 08.06.19}

99.04.02 • Fred Anderson, Hamid Drake, “Kidd" Jordan, William Parker: 2 days in april

Eremite Records MTE023/024 (2-CD) 2000; Digipack (2-CD) 2008
—2nd Session [See also 99.04.01]

April 2, 1999 / Killian Hall, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA

disc 2: 2nd day
1. [10:00]
2. [17:17]
3. [17:51]

Fred Anderson and “Kidd" Jordan (ts), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr)

{MTE023/02; Downtown Music Gallery newsletter 08.06.194}

99.04.10 - William Parker Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra: (no personnel details) / 1:30-4:00pm, Tonic, NYC

99.04.23 - Joe Morris & William Parker Duo: Morris (g), Parker (b) / 8:00pm, Brecht Forum, NYC [Steven Joerg mailer 99.04.02]

99.05.02 • “Kidd" Jordan Quartet: New Orleans Festival Suite

Silkheart Records SHCD 152 (CD) 2001

May 2, 1999 / New Orleans Jazz Festival, Dream Palace, New Orleans, LA

1. Decatur Street [28:10]
2. Dream Palace [32:49]
3. Ole Miss Lovesong [11:56]

“Kidd" Jordan (ts), Joel Futterman (p, ss, Indian flute), William Parker (b), Alvin Fielder (dr)

{SHCD 152}

99.05.03 - Ori Kaplan (reeds), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp), Alan Silva (synth), William Parker (b), and others... /
Jump Festival, The Present Company Theatorium, NYC [Cadence Vol.25 no.5 May 1999 p.141]

99.05.14 • Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Quartet [AR—64:40]

May 14, 1999 / Empty Bottle Third Annual Festival of Jazz and Improvised Music 1999, Empty Bottle, Chicago, IL

announcement [1:28]
1. improvisation [39:17]
applause and a great deal of appropriate howling [1:06]
2. improvisation [19:47]
band intro—announcement [2:58]

Peter Brötzmann (ts, trgt, Comp), Toshinori Kondo (tp, elec), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr, perc)

{WP Archive CDr}

99.05.16 • Peter Brötzmann’s Tentet + 1 [AR—41:22]

May 16, 1999 / Empty Bottle Third Annual Festival of Jazz and Improvised Music, 1999, Chicago, IL

announcement, tune-up [3:10]
1. composition/improvisation 37:50]

Peter Brötzmann (ts, cl, Cond, Comp), Mats Gustafsson (ts), Ken Vandermark (ss), Mars Williams (reeds), Toshinori Kondo (tp, elec),
Jeb Bishop (tb), Fred Lonborg-Holm (ce), William Parker and Kent Kessler (b), Michael Zerang and Hamid Drake (perc)

{WP Archive CDr}

99.05.17 - William Parker Solo / “benefit program of wide proportions for fantastic radio WFMU", 9:00pm, Brownie's, NYC
[AUM Fidelity posting freejazz.org]

The Fourth Annual Vision Festival ::: May 21 through May 31

99.05.23 • Peter Brötzmann’s Chicago Tentet: Stone/Water

Okkadisk OD12032 (CD) 2000; OKKA DISK Limited Edition (LP) Series ODL12032 (180 gram vinyl) 2007

Peter Brötzmann’s Tentet + 1 [AR—93:00]
Peter Brötzmann’s Tentet + 1 [BR—71:29]
Radio Canada

May 23, 1999 / Colisé E Des Bois-Francs, 16th Festival de Musique de Actuelle Victoriaville, Victoriaville, Quebec, Canada

Stone/Water:
1. Stone/Water (Brötzmann) [38:34]

Audience Recording:
1. Immediate Music (Lonberg-Holm) [7:44]
2. Other Brothers (Vandermark) [20:51]
3. Old Bottles, No Wine (Gustafsson) [8:47]
4. Makapoor (Zerang) [16:24]
5. Stone/Water (Brötzmann) [38:34]

Broadcast Recording:
1. Old Bottles, No Wine (Gustafsson) [8:47]
2. Immediate Music (Lonberg-Holm) [7:44]
3. Stone/Water (Brötzmann) [38:34]
4. Makapoor (Zerang) [16:24]

—Audience Recording also circulating all messed up at 85:00:
“It is very interesting to see/hear what 'collectors' are doing with their concerts:"
1) Immediate Music [8:00]—2) Other Brothers [8:10] (incomplete take)—3) Immediate Music [8:00] (same as track 1!)—
4) Other Brothers [21:10] (same as track 2, but longer!)—5) Old Bottles, No Wine [9:00]—6) Makapoor [17:00]—
introduction Brötzmann (at the end of the first set) [1:10]—3) Stone/Water [16:50] (incomplete take).
—Heinrich Smejkal

“The order of the [Radio-Canada] broadcast was: ‘Old Bottles, No Wine’—‘Immediate Music’—‘Stone/Water’—‘Makapoor’.
I had found confirmation on Radio-Canada’s website play lists. Also, when Radio-Canada announced they would broadcast the show,
I [e-mailed] them to ask if they would throw the whole thing. The answer I had received was basically ‘Yes, but we don't have enough time
for the short encore’. I also know they had played a little with the order of the songs. I know for sure that ‘Stone/Water’ was the second set.
A friend of mine was at the show and confirmed this (I could not find a drive to Victo that year...). For the rest, well, I never learned
if the small encore was broadcast or not.”
—Mathieu Belanger

Peter Brötzmann (ts, cl), Mats Gustafsson (ts, flutophone), Ken Vandermark (ts, cl, bcl), Joe McPhee (p-cor, vtb, ss), Toshinori Kondo (tp, elec),
Jeb Bishop (tb), Fred Lonberg-Holm (ce, vn), Kent Kessler (b), Michael Zerang (dr), Hamid Drake (dr, frm-dr)

{Okkadisk OD12032; WP Archive CDr; Heinrich Smejkal; Mathieu Belanger}

99.05.24 - David S. Ware Quartet: Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Guillermo E. Brown (dr) /
Vision Festival, 10:00pm, St. Nicholas of Myra Church, NYC [Vision Fest 1999 Program; WKCR-FM Archive 07.07.31]

99.05.27 (1) • Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Quartet [AR—45:19]

May 27, 1999, 7:00pm / Vision Festival, St. Nicholas of Myra Church, New York City

1. improvisation [33:31]
2. improvisation [11:48]

Peter Brötzmann (reeds, Comp), Toshinori Kondo (tp, elec), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr, perc)

{WP Archive CDr; Vision Fest 1999 Program}

99.05.27 (2) - David Budbill & William Parker Duo: Budbill (poetry), Parker (b) / Vision Festival, 10:00pm,
St. Nicholas of Myra Church, NYC [Vision Fest 1999 Program]

99.05.28 • Anderson—Drake—Parker [AR—58:33]

May 28, 1999, 11:45pm / Vision Festival, St. Nicholas of Myra Church, New York City

1. composition/improvisation 48:24]
announcement [1:04] (incomplete)
2. composition/improvisation 8:22]
announcement [0:27]

Fred Anderson (reeds), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr)

{WP Archive CDr}

99.05.29 • Silva—Jordan—Parker: Emancipation Suite #1

Boxholder Records BXH 023 (CD) 2002

May 29, 1999, 10:45pm / Vision Festival, St. Nicholas of Myra Church, New York City

introduction by Patricia Nicholson-Parker [0:38]
1. Emancipation Suite #1
Part I: To Free from Bondage [10:36]
Part II: Deliverance [6:52]
Part III: Freedom [7:12]
Part IV: Independence [8:59]
Part V: Liberation [16:48]
Coda [6:16]
—"Parts one through five are performed continuously.”

Alan Silva (orchestra synth), Kidd Jordan (ts), William Parker (b)

{BXH 023}

99.05.30 - Matthew Shipp & William Parker Duo: Shipp (p), Parker (b) / Vision Festival, 10:45pm, St. Nicholas of Myra Church, NYC
[Vision Fest 1999 Program; Jeff Schlanger, musicWitness® Archive, performance painting, “DNA," 27.5 x 39 inches]
99.05.31 - Joseph Jarman (reeds), Patricia Nicholson (dance), William Parker (b) / Vision Festival, 8:00pm,
St. Nicholas of Myra Church, NYC [Vision Fest 1999 Program]
99.06.05 - Alan Silva (orchestra synth), William Parker (b), Laurence Cook (dr) / Conway New Music Society presents..., 8:00pm,
Unitarian Meeting House, Amherst, MA [Peter Gershon 99.05.17 at outerspaceways.info/forum/saturn/22136]
“Speaking (sort of) of William Parker, I saw him in a trio a couple of weeks ago in Amherst, MA with Laurence Cook and Alan Silva (playing surprisingly effective digital synth). Laurence was consistently surprising and overwhelming, using two small sets of electronic drums with his ‘regular’ kit (he’s used a completely different setup each of the four times I’ve seen him), Alan came frighteningly close to duplicating the orchestral palette of ‘Seasons’ on his synth, and William was absolutely unbelievable.” —Matt W. www.freejazz.org/frejaz10.php
99.06.06 - Alan Silva & William Parker Duo: Silva (synth), Parker (b) / double-bill with Mat Maneri Solo / “Sublingual and Tautology Records Presents," The Middle East, Cambridge, MA [AUM Fidelity posting freejazz.org]
99.06.08 - Improvisor’s Collective: Roy Campbell (tp), Alan Silva (synth), William Parker (b), Patricia Parker (dance) / Context, NYC
[Jackson Krall 14.02.15]

99.06.11 (1) • David S. Ware Quintet [AR—66:11]

June 11, 1999 / Bell Atlantic Jazz Festival, Knitting Factory, New York City
—This recording is circulating incorrectly dated 99.06.10.

announcement [0:34]
1. composition/improvisation 22:04]
2. composition/improvisation 20:19]
3. composition/improvisation 16:22]
4. Mikuro’s Blues [6:48]

David S. Ware (ts), Alex Lodico (tb), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Guillermo E. Brown (dr)

{CDr; Douglas Wolk, “Jazz and Then Some" Village Voice June 15, 1999}

99.06.11 (2) • Matthew Shipp & William Parker Duo [AR—48:30]

June 11, 1999 / Tonic, New York City

1. continuous set [48:30]

Great live performance of much of the material from DNA by this duo. —RL

Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b)

{WP Archive CDr}

99.06.12 • William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra [AR—122:45]

June 12, 1999, 1:30-4:00pm / “Second Saturday Series" Tonic, New York City

1. Dramatic Blues (dedicated to Walter Page) [28:12]
announcement [2:39]
2. Coda—Inside Information [6:42]
announcement [2:30]
3. The Lowe Key (dedicated to Bill Lowe) [22:02]
announcement [8:20] —William talking about “this is not ‘out’ music...”
4. composition/improvisation 49:57]
announcement [2:23]

“Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra’s Saturday-afternoon roof-raising at the Tonic"

Assif Tsahar (ts, bcl), Rob Brown and Ori Kaplan (as), Charles Waters (as, cl), Darryl Foster and Chris Jonas (ss), Dave Sewelson (bar),
Roy Campbell Jr. and Richard Rodriguez (tp), Masahiko Kano, Alex Lodico, and Steve Swell (tb), Dave Hofstra (tu), Cooper-Moore (p),
William Parker (b), Susie Ibarra (dr)

{WP Archive 2CDr; track detailing John Sharpe 04.09.26; AUM Fidelity posting freejazz.org}

99.06.15 - Rob Brown & William Parker Duo: Brown (as), Parker (b) / 10:00pm, Tonic, NYC [New York Daily News June 14, 1999]
99.06.24 - William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra: (no personnel details) See 99.06.12 /
8:00-10:00pm, Tonic, NYC [AUM Fidelity posting at freejazz.org]

du Maurier International Jazz Festival Vancouver—June 24 through July 4

99.06.25 (1) - William Parker Trio: Daniele Cavallanti (reeds), Parker (b), Tiziano Tononi (dr) / Western Front, Vancouver, BC, Canada
[Seattle Times July 1, 1999]
99.06.25 (2) - Peter Van Bergen (reeds), Georg Gräewe (p), William Parker (b), Susie Ibarra (dr) /
du Maurier International Jazz Festival Vancouver, Western Front, Vancouver, BC, Canada
[ Bill Shoemaker WIRE #187 September p.76; date from Seattle Times June 17, 1999]
99.06.26 - Matthew Shipp Trio: Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Susie Ibarra (dr) / du Maurier International Jazz Festival Vancouver,
8:00pm, Vancouver East Cultural Centre, Vancouver, BC, Canada
[WIRE #184 June 1999 p.16; Bill Shoemaker WIRE #187 September 1999 p.76; date from Seattle Times June 17, 1999]

99.06.26 • Udu Calls Trio featuring William Parker: The Vancouver Tapes

Long Song Records LSRCD135/2014 (CD) 2014 Italy

June 26, 1999 / Vancouver Jazz Festival, Studio 16, Vancouver, BC, Canada

1. Subterranean Streams Of Consciousness [42:47]
2. Shadows Of The Nights [33:42]

Daniele Cavallanti (ts, bar, Ney flute, bells), William Parker (b), Tiziano Tononi (dr, cga, gong, bells, whistles)

{www.squidco.com}

99.06.28 - Paul Plimley (p), William Parker (b), Gerry Hemingway (dr) / du Maurier International Jazz Festival Vancouver,
8:00pm, Vancouver East Cultural Centre, BC, Canada [WIRE #184 June 1999 p.16; Seattle Times July 1, 1999]

99.07.01 • William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra [AR—80:14]

July 1, 1999, 8:00-10:00pm / Context Studios, New York City

"Assemblage of Spirits Part 2 New York 1 July 1999"
1. First Section [40:20]
second section introduction [0:26]
2. Second Section [37:26]
announcement [2:04]

Rob Brown (as, fl), Darryl Foster (ts, ss), Ori Kaplan (as), Chris Jonas (ss), Dave Sewelson (bar), Charles Waters (cl), Roy Campbell Jr., Lewis Barnes,
and Richard Rodriguez (tp), Masahiko Kono, Alex Lodico, and Steve Swell (tb), Dave Hofstra (b, tu), Cooper-Moore (p), Ellen Christi (voc),
Julia Wilkins, Maria Mitchell, Aleta Hayes, Patricia Nicholson (dance), William Parker (b), Andrew Barker (dr)

{WP Archive 2CDr; track detailing John Sharpe 04.09.26; AUM Fidelity posting freejazz.org}

99.07.03 - Matthew Shipp & William Parker Duo: Shipp (p), Parker (b) / Tonic, NYC

99.07.06 • Ellery Eskelin & William Parker: “a hot August night" in July... [AR—47:33]

July 6, 1999 / The Internet Cafe, New York City

1. improvisation (continuous set) [47:06]
announcement [0:27]

“In the new JAZZIZ, (the one with Diana Krall on the cover... trying to look extra sexy to sell more records) Flip to the next to the last page.
There’s a really funny article by a writer named Michelle Mercer, in which she talks all about how jazz music is really sexually stimulating...
then at the end, she mentions a specific gig she saw a couple of years ago at the Internet Cafe in NYC, a duet between William Parker
and Ellery Eskelin. She goes on about how it was a hot August night, the tension was building, people were pulling ice cubes from their
drinks and rubbing them on their necks, so on and so forth. The music was just sooooo sexy. Then they all went outside and had a smoke.
I was AT that gig! For some reason I wasn't picking up on that vibe...”
—Jody McAllister, Zorn-List 02.02.11

“I was there, too. Anything but sexy for me (though the music was great). For us uptowners, it was a different sort of night. I left
home as the brown-out began, unwilling to sit home in the dark with no electricity (and not realizing the subways would be stopped
above 125th Street). It was so hot in there, but there was nowhere else to escape it. On the way home, the subway stopped at 125th
and I had to take a bus to 187th, except the driver decided to stop at 168th. The whole busload of seriously unnerved people started
yelling at him until he agreed to go the rest of the way. I got off the bus at my stop, only to realize there were no lights anywhere—
only police with flashlights on the street, and that only on Broadway. It’s not a bad neighborhood, but I was actually scared to walk
the few blocks to my building. I stood in the middle of the street so that cars would have to slow down (since there was no way to see
what car was a cab), and when one finally came I gave him $6 to drive me 3 blocks (nobody was picking up fares). When I finally got
home, of course, there was no way to see my way around the apt., much less plug in an electric fan. Helicopters circled all night, shining
spotlights down on us. Many people slept outside. It was one of the most intense nights I’ve had in New York.”
—Kurt Gottschalk, Zorn-List 02.02.12

Ellery Eskelin (as), William Parker (b)

{CDr; the Zorn-List}

99.07.07 - “Matthew Shipp and William Parker will be engaging in an on-line chat session Next Wednesday, July 7th at 8:00pm EST...
The hosting site is the fine new InSound on-line record+fanzine shop, which makes a very, very broad scope of independently produced music
available; as you'll see. DETAILS: www.insound.com This is their front page; in the upper right-hand corner thereof will be a picture of
Matt and William and the word 'Chat'. Click on that and easy explanation on how to participate will follow. It will be one hour long...
from 8:00pm to 9:00pm" [freejazz.org archive; AUM Fidelity posting]

99.07.10 • William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra: Mayor of Punkville

AUM Fidelity AUM015/16 (2-CD) 2000
—1st Session [See also 99.08.14; 99.09.04 & 99.11.27]

July 10, 1999, 1:30-4:00pm / “Second Saturday Series," Tonic, New York City

1. James Baldwin to the Rescue [18:21]
2. Ogala Eclipse [19:44]

William Parker (leader, Comp), Darryl Foster (ts, ss), Rob Brown (as, fl), Ori Kaplan (as), Charles Waters (as, cl), Dave Sewelson (bar),
Chris Jonas (ss), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp, flg), Richard Rodriguez (tp), Masahiko Kono, Steve Swell, and Alex Lodico (tb), Aleta Hayes (voc-2),
Cooper-Moore (p), Dave Hofstra (b), Andrew Barker (dr)

{AUM015/16; AUM Fidelity posting freejazz.org}

99.08.07 - In Order to Survive Trio: Rob Brown (as), William Parker (b), Cooper-Moore ("With only three drumheads, a small cymbal, brushes,
and xylophone mallets, he effectively conjured the pulsing rhythms of a standard trap set", homemade harp) /
DC Jewish Community Center, Washington, DC [John Murph “In Order to Survive: Beauty & Boredom" The Washington Post August 9, 1999]
—"Five lengthy compositions... ‘Red Lantern,’ ‘Poet Tears,’ ‘Barrio’ (a Cooper-Moore harp solo), two unknown titles
99.08.12 - Other Dimensions In Music: Daniel Carter (as, ts, fl, tp, cl), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp, flg, p-tpt), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr) /
9:30pm, Context Studios, NYC
99.08.13 - Pyramid Trio: Roy Campbell Jr. (tp), William Parker (b), Cody Moffett (dr) / Knitting Factory, NYC
[The Journal News August 12, 1999 p.26G]

99.08.14 • William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra: Mayor of Punkville

AUM Fidelity AUM015/16 (2-CD) 2000
—2nd Session [See also 99.07.10; 99.09.04 & 99.11.27]

William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra [AR—83:07]

August 14, 1999, 1:30-4:00pm / “Second Saturday Series," Tonic, New York City
—The Audience Recording is circulating with an incorrect date of 99.08.15.

Mayor of Punkville:
1. Departure [5:08] (excerpt)
2. Soft Wheel [5:22] (excerpt)
3. Laughing Eyes and Dancing Hearts [3:41]

Audience Recording:
announcement [2:10]
3 Steps to NØH Mountain
1. Departure [42:18]
2. Soft Wheel [27:32]
3. Laughing Eyes and Dancing Hearts [10:27]
announcement [0:40]

Mayor of Punkville has excerpts from the beginning of each track.

Darryl Foster (ts, ss), Ori Kaplan (as), Charles Waters (as, cl), Chris Jonas (ss), Dave Sewelson (bar), Richard Rodriguez and Lewis Barnes (tp)
Roy Campbell Jr. (tp, flg), Masahiko Kono, Steve Swell, and Alex Lodico (tb), William Parker (b-2,3, p-1, Comp), Andrew Barker (dr)

{WP Archive 2CDr; AUM015/16; track detailing by John Sharpe 04.09.26}

99.08.15 - Roy Campbell Jr. and William Parker Duo: Campbell (tp), Parker (b) / Two sets between 9:00 and 12:00pm, MATCH, NYC

99.08.22 • William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra [AR—51:29]

August 22, 1999, 8:30 and 10:00pm / 14th Street Y Theater, New York City
—Venue also noted as Knitting Factory.

1. Survival Suite [51:29]

“Special Guest" Bill Cole (double reeds), Darryl Foster (ts, ss), Ori Kaplan (as), Charles Waters (as, cl), Chris Jonas (ss), Dave Sewelson (bar),
Roy Campbell Jr., Lewis Barnes, and Richard Rodriguez (tp), Alex Lodico, Masahiko Kono, and Steve Swell (tb), Dave Hofstra (tu),
Cooper-Moore (p), William Parker (b, Comp), “+ Guest percussionists" unknown (perc), Andrew Barker (dr)

{WP Archive CDr; “Pop and Jazz Guide" The New York Times August 20, 1999}

99.08.29 • David S. Ware Quartet [SB—74:50]

David S. Ware Quartet [BR—36:24]
Broadcast from ORF, Austria

August 29, 1999 / Jazzfestival Saalfelden, Saalfelden, Austria

Soundboard Recording:
1. Aquarian Sound (Ware) [24:10]
2. Lexicon (Ware) [17:30]
3. The Way We Were [12:35]
4. Wisdom Through Time (Ware) [6:30]
5. Manu’s Ideal (Ware) [5:27]
6. Mikuro’s Blues (Ware) [5:38]

Broadcast Recording:
radio announcement [0:40]
1. Aquarian Sound (Ware) [24:10]
radio announcement [0:16]
2. Manu’s Ideal (Ware) [5:27]
3. Mikuro’s Blues (Ware) [5:38]
radio announcement [0:13]

David S. Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Guillermo E. Brown (dr)

{CDr, both versions; James Lindbloom; Anne Dumas 03.07.10}

99.09.04 (1) • William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra: Mayor of Punkville

AUM Fidelity AUM015/16 (2-CD) 2000
—3rd Session [See also 99.07.10; 99.08.14 & 99.11.27]

September 4, 1999, 1:30-4:00pm / Saturday Afternoon Matinee, Tonic, New York City

1. I Can't Believe I Am Here [28:50]
2. The Mayor of Punkville [30:47]
3. Anthem [13:06]

Rob Brown (as, fl), Chris Jonas (ss), Darryl Foster (ts, ss), Ori Kaplan (as), Charles Waters (as, cl), Dave Sewelson (bar),
Roy Campbell Jr. (tp, flg), Richard Rodriguez and Lewis Barnes (tp), Masahiko Kono, Steve Swell, and Alex Lodico (tb),
Dave Hofstra (tu), William Parker (b, Comp), Andrew Barker (dr)

{AUM015/16}

99.09.04 (2) - William Parker and Patricia Nicholson: Parker (b, shakuhachi, mba, slit drum, p-cor, voc), Nicholson (dance, voc) /
unknown venue, NYC [William Parker’s Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.02.27]
“Moment Offerings: Stairs of Dust (shakuhachi/dance); From the Journal of Francois Fourstrings (reading);
The Cucumber Song (marimba/dance/words); 9 Fingers Except 2 or 3 (slit drum/dance); Morning Bisquits (slit drum/dance);
Bowl of Stone Around the Sun (pocket cornet/voice/dance); Red Trees (dance); Saturday Dawn (bass); Come Sunday (bass/dance);
All Is at Peace (music/dance)"

99.09.10 • Fred Anderson Trio [AR—45:40]

September 10, 1999 / Chicago, IL (not certain of this location)

1. composition/improvisation 12:40]
2. composition/improvisation 31:48]
announcement [1:12]

Fred Anderson (ts), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr)

{CDr}

99.09.11 • (V/A) In Order to Survive: New Communities of Sound

IntrepidEar / Guelph Jazz Festival IE001 (CD) 2000 CAN
[This disc also includes selections by François Houle; Cooper-Moore; Mott/Hemingway/Dresser; Duval/Lee/Prentice;
Ernest Dawkins' New Horizon Ensemble; Jean Derome les dangereux zhoms; William Parker Solo (99.09.12).]

In Order to Survive [AR—46:00]

September 11, 1999, 8:00pm / Guelph Jazz Festival, Dublin Street United Church, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

New Communities of Sound:
1. Farewell Part 1 / Part 2 [14:35]

Audience Recording:
1. unknown title
2. unknown title
3. unknown title (incomplete, cuts out at end)

Rob Brown (as), Cooper-Moore (p), William Parker (b), Susie Ibarra (dr)

{IE001; venue info from Frank Rubolino; Torrents site 05.07.13}

99.09.12 • (V/A) William Parker Solo: New Communities of Sound

William Parker Solo [AR—63:32]

September 12, 1999 / Guelph Jazz Festival, Macdonald Stewart Art Centre, Guelph, Ontario, CAN

Audience Recording:
1. Another Goodbye [16:57]
William talking: the steam-pipe; the broomstick; the hundred-dollar bass;
being abandoned with the chart to Honeysuckle Rose... [8:45]
2. Cathedral of Light [37:50]

New Communities of Sound has an excerpt from track 1 of 10:08.

—Audience Recording is circulating incorrectly dated 99.09.11.

“Just got back from the Guelph Jazz Festival, where besides a mesmerizing performance by In Order To Survive (the final ever,
according to Cooper-Moore), WP gave this incredible bass concert Sunday morning. After going through everything you can imagine
pizzicato, he told a couple of tales, then highlighted his arco technique. The whole thing was one of those McCoy Tyner suspended-time
moments, which left the audience on its feet, mouths open. Afterwards, when I was talking to him about it, he showed me one finger
on his hand and said: ‘Gee, I wish I hadn't hurt my finger yesterday, I really had to come up with a whole new technique for this show...’"
—Correspondence from Ken Waxman

William Parker (BASS)

{IE001; WP Archive CDr}

99.09.13 - Other Dimensions In Music: Daniel Carter (reeds, tp), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr) /
GO! STUDIOS Room 4, Chapel Hill, NC
99.09.14 - Other Dimensions In Music: as above / The American Cinema, Charleston, SC
99.09.15 - Other Dimensions In Music / Gallery 701, Columbia, SC
99.09.16 - Other Dimensions In Music / Denby Theatre, Eckert College, St. Petersburg, FL
99.09.17 - Other Dimensions In Music / Bush Auditorium, Rollins College, Orlando, FL
99.09.18 - Other Dimensions In Music / First Existentialist Church, Atlanta, GA
99.09.30 - Jemeel Moondoc (as), John Blum (p), William Parker (b) / Knitting Factory, NYC
[John Blum Selected Performance Archive 1989-2012]
99.10.02 - William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra / Saturday Afternoon Matinee, 1:30-4:00pm, Tonic, NYC
“...poetry and rainsticks, with special guest Steve Dalachinsky reciting his poetry, and the Orchestra members reciting Mr. Parker's
arrangement of Mr. Dalachinksy’s poetry.” HA!

99.10.00 • Documentary: David S. Ware, un Film de Arthur Cemin et Romain Wentzo [BVR—24:00]

Television Broadcast, Circeto Film Productions, in coproduction with MCM Classique Jazz-MUZZIK (2000)
—1st Session: [See 99.10.20-21; 99.11.05; 99.11.06; 99.11.09]

Early October, 1999 / Rehearsal sessions, New York City

1. Rehearsals, interviews, footage of New York City [24:00] (at beginning of film)

This 53-minute documentary contains interviews w/ David S. Ware, Matthew Shipp, William Parker, Guillermo E. Brown; Cooper-Moore,
Thurston Moore, Joseph de Paul, Jim Anderson, Michael Brecker, and appearances by Anne Dumas and Branford Marsalis. This footage
of New York City, the rehearsals, and interviews take up the first 24:00; The remainder is studio recording time from the Surrendered
sessions, and tour and concert footage from London, Strasbourg, Bruxelles, and Paris.

David S. Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Guillermo E. Brown (dr)

{DVD; www.circeto.com}

99.10.03 - David Budbill & William Parker Duo: Budbill (poetry), Parker (b) / “Zen Mountains Zen Streets—A Duet for Poet
& Improvised Bass" / 4:00pm, The Nuyorican Poets Cafe, NYC [www.davidbudbill.com/307/zen-mountains-zen-streets]
99.10.09 - Other Dimensions In Music: Daniel Carter (reeds, tp), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr) /
9:00pm, Alterknit, Knitting Factory, NYC
99.10.16 - Alan Silva Trio: Marshall Allen (as, fl), Silva (b, keys), William Parker (b) / 1999 Fire In The Valley Festival,
Amherst Unitarian Meetinghouse, Amherst, MA
99.10.17 - Alan Silva Trio: as above / 8:00, Room B120, Music Recital Hall, Phillips Hall, George Washington University, NYC
[www.geocities.com/eyelounge/DC/upcoming.htm]

99.10.20
99.10.21 • David S. Ware: Surrendered

Sony / Columbia Records CK 63816 (CD) 2000

Documentary: David S. Ware, un Film de Arthur Cemin et Romain Wentzo
Circeto Film Productions & MCM Classique Jazz-MUZZIK (2000)
TV Broadcast, “Studio recording time from the Surrendered sessions...”
—2nd Session: [See 99.10.00; 99.11.05; 99.11.06; 99.11.09]

October 20 & 21, 1999 / Avatar Studios, New York City

1. Peace Celestial (Ware) [8:28]
2. Sweet Georgia Bright (Charles Lloyd) [5:15]
3. Theme of Ages (Ware) [7:44]
4. Surrendered (Ware) [7:58]
5. Glorified Calypso (Ware) [6:02]
6. African Drums (Beaver Harris) [16:53]

David S. Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Guillermo E. Brown (dr)

{CK 63816; DVD; www.circeto.co}

"Intermission toured Japan again.” October 20 through October 31

99.10.20 - Intermission: Klaas Hekman (bsx), William Parker, Hideji Taninaka, Wilbert de Joode (b) + Tendai Shomyo
(traditional Buddhist singer) / Okayama, Japan [www.klaashekman.nl/cv.html]
99.10.21 - Intermission: as above / Kobe, Japan [ibid]
99.10.22 - Intermission / Kyoto, Japan [ibid]
99.10.24 - Intermission / Kanazawa, Japan [ibid]
99.10.27 - Intermission / Nagoya, Japan [ibid]
99.10.29 - Intermission / Yokohama, Japan [ibid]

99.11.03 • Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Quartet: Aoyama Crows

Free Music Production FMP CD 118 (CD) 2002 GER

Peter Brötzmann: Die Like A Dog—The Complete FMP Recordings
Jazzwerkstatt JW060 (4-CD Boxed Set) Ger 2007
[slipcover box; each CD reproduced with the original cover in a digipak; 30-page book in English and German.]
—4th Session [See also 93.08.19; 97.11.07 & 97.11.08 (1); 97.11.08 (2) & 97.11.09]
Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Quartet [BR—15:57]
BBC Radio 3 “Jazz On 3" Broadcast Date 99.12.11 [WIRE #190/191 New Year 2000 p.122]

November 3, 1999 / Total Music Meeting, Podewil, Berlin, Germany

1. [27:46]
2. [15:51]
3. [22:40]
4. [3:52]

Broadcast Recording has track 2, and uses the title “Noise of Wings," which is not used on the releases.

Peter Brötzmann (cl, ts, trgt, Comp), Toshinori Kondo (tp, elec), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr)

{FMP CD 118; WP Archive CDr; JW060}

99.11.05 • Documentary: David S. Ware, un Film de Arthur Cemin et Romain Wentzo

Television Broadcast, Circeto Film Productions, in coproduction with MCM Classique Jazz-MUZZIK (2000)
—3rd Session [See also 99.10.00; 99.10.20-21; 99.11.06; 99.11.09]

November 5, 1999 / Jazz d'Or Festival at Centre Culturel Strasbourg-Neudorf, Strasbourg, France

This documentary contains interviews... rehearsals, footage of New York City... studio recording time from the Surrendered sessions,
and tour and concert footage from London, Strasbourg, Bruxelles, and Paris.

David S. Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Guillermo E. Brown (dr)

{Video; Anne Dumas 03.07.10; www.circeto.com}

99.11.06 • Documentary: David S. Ware, un Film de Arthur Cemin et Romain Wentzo

Television Broadcast, Circeto Film Productions, in coproduction with MCM Classique Jazz-MUZZIK (2000)
—4th Session [See 99.10.00; 99.10.20-21; 99.11.05; 99.11.09]

November 6, 1999 / Societe Philharmonique de Bruxelles, Halles de Schaerbeek, Bruxelles, Belgium

This documentary contains interviews... rehearsals, footage of New York City... studio recording time from the Surrendered sessions,
and tour and concert footage from London, Strasbourg, Bruxelles, and Paris.

David S. Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Guillermo E. Brown (dr)

{Video; Anne Dumas 03.07.10; www.circeto.com}

99.11.07 • Other Dimensions in Music: Fractured Dimensions

Free Music Production FMP CD 122 (CD) 2003

Other Dimensions in Music [AR—42:44 & BR—11:26]
BBC Radio 3 Broadcast “Jazz on 3"

November 7, 1999, 9:00pm / Total Music Meeting, Podewil, Berlin, Germany

Fractured Dimensions:
1. Figures Standing In the Door [6:32]
2. Eternal Flower [3:38]
3. End Of Famina [7:39]
4. Vermeer [10:12]
5. Acrosses Rain [33:48]
6. Sonnet For Armstrong [16:14]

Broadcast Recording:
announcement [0:16]
1. Fractured Dimensions [11:10]

Audience Recording:
1. improvisation [27:52]
2. improvisation [14:52] (incomplete, cuts out at end)

—Two Sets were played this date. I’ve yet to run comparisons on these. —RL

“The programme... [mistakenly] gives Rashid Bakr playing drums and percussion. No mention of Alan Silva on keyboards.
The BBC playlist gives the same information.”
—Peter Stubbs

Daniel Carter (as, cl, fl, tp), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp, flg), Alan Silva (synth, p), William Parker (b)

{FMP CD 122; WP Archive Broadcast CDr & Audience CDrs; Peter Stubbs 02.09.19}

99.11.09 • Muzzik Presents Jazz: David S. Ware Quartet In Concert [BR & BVR—58:52]

Television Broadcast, Circeto Film Productions, in coproduction with MCM Classique Jazz-MUZZIK (2000)

Documentary: David S. Ware, un Film de Arthur Cemin et Romain Wentzo
Television Broadcast, Circeto Film Productions, in coproduction with MCM Classique Jazz-MUZZIK (2000)
—5th Session [See 99.10.00; 99.10.20-21; 99.11.05; 99.11.06]

November 9, 1999 / Théatre de la Ville, Scène Nationale Poitiers, Paris, France

Broadcast Video:
1. Aquarian Sound (Ware) [26:06]
2. Angel Eyes (Matt Dennis) [16:33]
announcement by D.S. Ware [0:35]
3. Mikuro’s Blues (Ware) [8:24]
4. encore: Manu’s Ideal (Ware) [7:12]

This documentary contains interviews... rehearsals, footage of New York City... studio recording time from the Surrendered sessions,
and tour and concert footage from London, Strasbourg, Bruxelles, and Paris.

According to the CIRCETO website, there is an extended 90-minute version of this concert broadcast which adds “Logistics"
preceding “Angel Eyes", and “Lexicon" preceding “Mikuro’s Blues". —RL

David S. Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Guillermo E. Brown (dr)

{CDr; Video; www.circeto.com; Anne Dumas 03.07.10}

99.11.11 - David S. Ware Quartet: Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Guillermo E. Brown (dr) /
Horizons Culture at Marche Couvert, Lavellanet, France [Anne Dumas 03.07.10]

99.11.13 or 99.11.27 • William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra [Centering Archival Recording—42:52]

November, 1999 / Tonic, New York City
“...Saturday afternoons for the entire month.” —William Parker
—11.06 in Belgium, 11.20 with Bill Cole in Greenfield, MA.

1. Miffman [32:49]
2. Awash in the Midst of an Angel’s Tear [10:03]

“‘Miffman’ was a separate composition, not related to the suite ‘Awash in the Midst of an Angel’s Tear’" —William Parker

Assif Tsahar (ts), Rob Brown (as), Daryl Foster (ts, ss), Chris Jonas (ss), Dave Sewelson (bar), Lewis Barnes and Richard Rodriguez (tp),
Masahiko Kono and Alex Lodico (tb), Dave Hofstra (tu), Cooper-Moore (p), Leena Conquest (voc), William Parker (b, Comp), Susie Ibarra (dr)

{William Parker’s Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.01.22; William Parker 14.02.23, 14.03.09}

99.11.18 • Matthew Shipp String Trio: Expansion, Power, Release

hat HUT Records hatOLOGY 558 (CD) 2001 SWZ

November 18, 1999 / Seltzer Sound, New York City

1. Organs [2:22]
2. Expansion [2:57]
3. Waltz [3:58]
4. Combinational Entity [2:31]
5. Speech of Form [5:01]
6. Environment [3:00]
7. Weave Now a Web Rooted [5:38]
8. Connection [2:27]
9. Pulse Form [3:10]
10. Power [8:23]
11. Functional Form [2:58]
12. Reflex [2:21]
13. Release [8:07]
14. One More [3:11]

Matthew Shipp (p, Comp), Mat Maneri (vn), William Parker (b)

{hatOLOGY 558}

99.11.20 • Bill Cole’s Untempered Ensemble: Live in Greenfield, Massachusetts, November 20, 1999

Boxholder Records BXH 008/009 (2-CD) 2000

November 20, 1999 / Carol Sloane Theater, Greenfield Community College, Greenfield, MA

1. Struggles of Fanny Lou Hamer [20:39]
2. The Short Life of Amadou Diallo [23:36]
Freedom 1863: A Fable
3. Introduction [6:27]
4. Sojourner Truth [3:42]
5. Harriet Tubman [4:02]
6. Frederick Douglas [2:46]
7. W.E.B. Dubois [0:48]
8. Marcus Garvey [4:13]
9. Interlude [5:31]
10. Medgar Evers [3:43]
11. Martin Luther King, Jr. [4:59]
12. Rosa Parks [5:25]
13. Barbara Jordan [3:58]
14. Malcolm X El Hajj Malik El Shabazz [2:51]

Bill Cole (didgeridoo, sona, Tibetan trumpet, Hojok, shenai, nadaswaram, bmb-fl, Comp), Sam Furnace (as, fl), Joseph Daley (tu, bar-hn),
Cooper-Moore (fl, mouth bow, horizontal hoe-handle harp, rim drums, three-stringed fretless bjo), William Parker (b),
Atticus Cole (cga, bgo, tim, rain sticks), Warren Smith (dr, gongs, mba, dunno drum, rain sticks)

{BXH 008/009}

99.11.21
• Bill Cole’s Untempered Ensemble: Duets & Solos Volume I

Boxholder Records BXH 011 (CD) 2000

• Bill Cole’s Untempered Ensemble: Duets & Solos Volume II

Boxholder Records BXH 015 (CD) 2001

—Both of these releases include Cole solo pieces, and Cole in Duos with Sam Furnace and Joe Daley.

November 21, 1999 / Vermont Jazz Center, Brattleboro, VT

Duets & Solos Volume I:
1. “The dove finds everywhere comfortable" —Yoruba Proverb [9:30]

Duets & Solos Volume II:
2. “Last will be first, first will be last.” [16:19]

Bill Cole (piri-1, hojok-2, Comp), William Parker (b)

{BXH 011; BXH 015}

99.11.26 - Matthew Shipp Trio: Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr) / 10:00pm, Tonic, NYC [Downtown Music Gallery newsletter]

99.11.27 • William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra [Centering Archival Recording—99:32]

William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra: Mayor of Punkville
AUM Fidelity AUM015/16 (2-CD) 2000
—4th Session [See also 99.07.10; 99.08.14; 99.09.04]

November 27, 1999, “Special Saturday Matinee," 1:30-4:00pm / Tonic, New York City

Centering Archival Recording:
1. 4 Views from the Window
View 1 [49:10]
View 2 [15:31]
View 3 [10:34]
View 4 [14:54]
audience Q&A [9:23]

Mayor of Punkville:
1. Interlude #1 (The Next Phase) [4:00]
2. Interlude #7 (Huey’s Blues) [5:22]
3. Interlude #8 (Holy Door) [6:00]

“Our last performance here for 1999.” —From Centering Recording, originally dated “1999".

Daryl Foster (ts, ss), Charles Waters (as, cl), Chris Jonas (ss), Lewis Barnes and Richard Rodriguez (tp), Steve Swell and Masahiko Kono (tb),
Dave Hofstra (tu), William Parker (b, keys, Comp)
—Mayor of Punkville credits add Rob Brown (as and fl-3); Mayor of Punkville credits and gig flyer add Alex Lodico (tb)

{William Parker’s Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.01.22, 14.02.14; AUM015/16}

99.11-12.00 - Creative Music Workshop with William Parker: Ras Moshe and Dustin Garlitz (ts), Parker (b), others... / “Participant recordings were made from both creative music workshops...” (see 00.07.00) / Tu Casa Studios, East Village, NYC [Dustin Garlitz 12.03.03]
99.12.03 and 99.12.04 - Patricia Nicholson (dance), William Parker (b) / Moment Offerings: Sounds–Word–Movement /
7:30pm, 20 Washington Square North, NYC
99.12.16 - Jemeel Moondoc (as), John Blum (p), William Parker (b), Gerald Cleaver (dr) / Makor, NYC
[John Blum Selected Performance Archive 1989-2012]
99.12.00 - William Parker Solo / with Operating System Bug + Electro-Putas / The Cooler, NYC
[Akio Mokuno’s www.spiraloop.com/cv.htm; David Keenan WIRE #192 February 2000 p.70]
99.12.27 - Louis Belogenis Quartet: Belogenis (ts), Roy Campbell (tp), William Parker (b), Ikue Mori (dr) / 8:00pm, Knitting Factory, NYC ["Rock ‘n’ Roll Rock ‘n’ Roll" New York Press December 28, 1999]

1970

1980

1990

The 21st Century...

2010

00.01.04 - Matthew Shipp Trio: Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr) / 8:00 & 10:00pm, Knitting Factory, NYC
[Knitting Factory Knotes, Jan/Feb 2000]

00.01.06 • Matthew Shipp Quartet: Pastoral Composure

Thirsty Ear Recordings (The Blue Series) THI 57084-2 (CD) 2000

DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid: Celestial Mechanix
Thirsty Ear THI57148.2 The Blue Series (2-CD) 2004
—CD2 is an 80-minute continuous mix using samples from this session.
[See also 01.08.09 (1), 01.08.09 (2), 01.10.02, 02.02.12 (2), 02.03.06, 02.05.00, 03.01.09, and 03.04.28]
Matthew Shipp: Greatest Hits
Thirsty Ear THI 57205.2 (CD) 2013

January 6, 2000 / Seltzer Sound, New York City

Pastoral Composure:
1. Gesture (Shipp) [6:49]
2. Visions (Shipp) [7:56]
3. Prelude to a Kiss (Duke Ellington) [4:38]
4. Pastoral Composure (Shipp) [4:39]
5. Progression (Shipp) [5:33]
6. Frère Jacques (traditional) [5:36]
7. Merge (Shipp) [5:46]
8. Inner Order (Shipp) [3:44]
9. XTU (Shipp) [3:34]

Celestial Mechanix:
2.23 Visions [0:25] —CD2/Mix-trk23

Greatest Hits has track 1.

Matthew Shipp (p), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp, p-tpt, flg), William Parker (b), Gerald Cleaver (dr)

{THI 57084-2; THI 57205.2; THI57148.2}

00.01.07 - Arts For Art Presents MERCURIAL VISIONS: “Performers In Various Configurations:" Daniel Carter (reeds, tp),
Rob Brown and Jemeel Moondoc (as), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp), Matthew Shipp (p), Joe Morris (g), Mat Maneri (vn, vla),
William Parker and Wilber Morris (b), Whit Dickey and Rashid Bakr (dr), Patricia Nicholson, Christine Coppola-Maneri,
Gus Solomons Jr., others... (dance) / The Night of Avantjazz When the Millennium Begins, Mercury Lounge, NYC
["After The Worst Week Ever Jan. 5-11" New York Press January 11, 2000]
00.01.10 - Avram Fefer Trio: Avram Fefer (reeds), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp), William Parker (b) /
10:00pm, The Old Office, Knitting Factory, NYC [Knitting Factory Knotes, Jan/Feb 2000]

00.01.15 • Gjerstad—Parker—Drake [AR—138:21]

January 15, 2000 / Velvet Lounge, Chicago, IL

First Set
1. untitled 1, part a [23:31]
2. untitled 1, part b [16:13]
3. untitled 2, part a [9:46]
4. untitled 2, part b [14:30]
Second Set
1. part a [19:41]
2. part b [26:32]
3. part c [13:12]
4. encore [14:56]

Frode Gjerstad (as), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr)

{The Malachi Ritscher Collection, MR-1026, creativeaudioarchive.org/xml/malachi-ritscher.xml; tisue.net/chicagonow/old2000.html}

00.01.16 • Gjerstad—Parker—Drake [AR—116:59]

January 16, 2000 / Traffic Zone Center for Visual Art, Minneapolis, MN

1. First set [53:47] (split track at 45:53)
announcement [2:22]
2. Second set [60:50]
announcement [0:50]
Parker speaks a bit and blows a note on the shenai [0:50] (incomplete!)

Frode Gjerstad (as), William Parker (b, ewart flute, voc), Hamid Drake (dr, perc)

{WP Archive 2CDr}

00.01.18 - Frode Gjerstad Trio: Gjerstad (as), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) / Bloomington, IN
[Frode Gjerstad, from Kevin White 03.09.11, 03.09.12]

00.01.19 • Gjerstad—Parker—Drake [AR—63:34]

January 19, 2000 / Velvet Lounge, Chicago, IL
—Gjerstad remembers this as The Empty Bottle.

Second Set
1. part a [21:35]
2. part b [22:20]
3. part c [15:17]
4. encore [4:22]

Frode Gjerstad (as), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr)

{Malachi Ritscher Collection, MR-1028, creativeaudioarchive.org/xml/malachi-ritscher.xml; Frode Gjerstad, from Kevin White 03.09.11}

00.01.20 • Frode Gjerstad Trio: In Chicago - The Other Side

Ayler Records aylCD- 019 (CD) 2004; aylDL-019 (digital download) 2008

Frode Gjerstad with Hamid Drake and William Parker: S/T
Not Two Records MW968-2 (4-CD Box Set) 2017 Poland
—3rd Session: [See also 97.10.07; 97.10.08; 06.01.24 (1)]

January 20, 2000 / Airwave Studios, Chicago, IL

1. First Cut [19:06]
2. The Ballade [11:47]
3. The Solo (Parker) [6:54]
4. The Other Side [9:57]
5. The Duo (Drake/Gjerstad) [9:49]

Frode Gjerstad (as), William Parker (b, ewart flute), Hamid Drake (dr, perc)

{Jan Ström 03.09.13; www.ayler.com; www.nottwo.com/mw968}

00.01.21 - Frode Gjerstad Trio: Gjerstad (as), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) / Jazz at the Edge Series, Kerrytown Concert House
Ann Arbour, MI / “The group played two sets that added up to a little over two hours of music.”
[Concert Review by Micah Holmquist, www.jazzreview.com/corners97.html]
00.01.22 - Frode Gjerstad Trio: as above / Pittsburgh, PA [Frode Gjerstad, from Kevin White 03.09.12]
00.01.25 - Frode Gjerstad Trio / 8:00pm, Spruce Street Forum, San Diego, CA
—Originally a quartet with Bobby Bradford: “Bobby got ill.” [Frode Gjerstad, from Kevin White 03.09.12; www.sandiegometro.com]
00.01.26 - Frode Gjerstad Trio / “Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center!", IFCC, Portland, OR
[Kevin C. White 06.01.04; www.creativemusicguild.org/history.html]
00.01.27 - Frode Gjerstad Trio / on the unknown venue: “I know that the place in Seattle has burnt down...”, Seattle, WA
[Frode Gjerstad, from Kevin C. White 03.09.12]
00.01.28 - Frode Gjerstad Trio / Western Front, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada [Cadence Vol.26 no.1 January 2000 p.141]
00.01.29 - Frode Gjerstad Trio / Yardbird Suite, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada [www.yardbirdsuite.com/index-shows.htm]
00.02.04 - Matthew Shipp & William Parker Duo: Shipp (p), Parker (b) / Rice University, Hamman Hall, Houston, TX
[www.diverseworks.org; One Final Note Issue #2 Spring 2000]
00.02.05 - Matthew Shipp & William Parker Duo: Shipp (p), Parker (b) / 9:00 & 11:30pm, Empanada Parlour, Austin, TX [ibid]
00.02.11 (1) - Frode Gjerstad & William Parker Duo: Gjerstad (as), William Parker (b) / Recording for NRK - Norwegian State Radio /
“It was recorded and broadcast about a month later.” [Frode Gjerstad, from Kevin C. White 03.09.12]
00.02.11 (2) - Frode Gjerstad & William Parker Duo: as above / Blaa, Oslo, Norway [ibid]
00.02.12 - Frode Gjerstad & William Parker Duo / Henie-Onstad Art Center, Oslo, Norway [ibid]

00.02.22 • William Parker / Patricia Nicholson Project [BR—72:18]

February 22, 2000 / Hörsalen, Kulturhuset, Stockholm, Sweden

announcement [1:12]
1. Respond Dance
Angel’s Tears
Hear A Sound Feel A Sound
Shout [70:33]
announcement [0:33]

Mats Gustafsson (ts), Joakim Milder (reeds), Staffan Svensson (tp), Nils Landgren (tb), Linda Swantesson (voc), Nevrin Klas (p), Henrik Frendin (vla)
Amit Sen (ce), William Parker (b), Kjell Nordeson (dr), Patricia Nicholson, Helena Franzen, Lotta Garthon, Lotta Melin, and Maria Naidu (dance)

{WP Archive CDr; Jakob Blumenthal 09.08.17}

00.02.29 • Matthew Shipp & William Parker Duo [AR—60:47]

February 29, 2000, 20:30 / Banlieues Bleues Festival, Cultural Forum, Le Blanc Mesnil, France
—Double-bill with Sam Rivers Trio

1. continuous set [56:43] (split track at 46:18)
2. encore [4:04]

Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b, ewart flute, voc)

{WP Archive CDr; www.banlieuesbleues.org}

00.03.03 - David S. Ware Quartet: Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Guillermo E. Brown (dr) /
9:00pm to 11:00pm, Knitting Factory, NYC [Knitting Factory Knotes Mar/Apr 2000]
00.03.08 - Patricia Nicholson & William Parker Ensemble: Nicholson, Chung Fu Chang, Erika Randall, and Julia Wilkins (dance),
Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), Parker (b), Jackson Krall (dr) / “SHADOWED LIGHT" (extended version) /
The Present Company, NYC [Jackson Krall call 14.02.15]
00.03.09 - William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra: Darryl Foster (ts, ss), Rob Brown, Ori Kaplan, and Charles Waters (as),
Chris Jonas (ss), Dave Sewelson (bar), Roy Campbell Jr. and Lewis Barnes (tp), Alex Lodico, Masahiko Kono, and Steve Swell (tb),
Dave Hofstra (tu), Dave Shields (p), Aleta Hayes, Lena Conquest, and Dean Bowman (voc), David Budbill (poetry), Shian-shu Yu (ce),
William Parker (b), Andrew Barker (dr) / World premiere, “Songs for Mary Lou, Thomas, and Bessie", presented by World Music Institute,
8:00pm, Merkin Concert Hall, NYC [William Parker’s Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.03.08]
00.03.10 and 00.03.11 - Patricia Nicholson & William Parker Ensemble: Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), Parker (b), Jackson Krall (dr),
Nicholson, Chung Fu Chang, Erika Randall, and Julia Wilkins (dance) / The Present Company, NYC [Jackson Krall call 14.02.15]
“SHADOWED LIGHT" (extended version)

00.03.17 • Kowald—Parker—Jacquemyn: Deep Music

Free Elephant 003 (CD) 2001

Peter Kowald: Off The Road, a film by Laurence Petit-Jouvet
RogueArt Rog-0008 (2DVD+CD Box Set) 2007 FR
—DVD 1: Off The Road, a film by Laurence Petit-Jouvet, Peter Kowald’s “extended tour of the USA in 2000. A journey around America
in an old Chevrolet Caprice... a free improvised road movie featuring encounters with many of the great names of Free Music...” [72:00]
—DVD 2: Chicago Improvisations, a film by Laurence Petit-Jouvet, Kowald at Chicago’s 2000 Empty Bottle Festival of Jazz and Improvised
Music (in trios with Fred Anderson/Hamid Drake, and Floros Floridis/Gunter Sommer), and in the studio (Kowald solo and in duo with
Ken Vandermark, plus interviews) [83:00]
—CD: Off The Road, including tracks by Kowald Solo; Kowald in Duos with William Parker, George Lewis, and Anna Homler; Trios
with Kidd Jordan/Alvin Fielder and Fred Anderson/Hamid Drake; Quartet with Marco Eneidi, Eddie Gale, and Donald Robinson

March 17, 2000, 7:00pm / Goethe House, New York City

Deep Music:
1. Encounter I [approx. 29:00]

Off The Road:
introduction (William Parker) [0:17]
1. New York March 17, 2000 [13:58]

—Not clear if these are separate pieces, or if New York March 17, 2000 is an excerpt from Encounter I.

JAZZIZ August 2000 cover article on Parker also notes separate solo sets by Parker and Kowald.

Peter Kowald and William Parker (b)

{www.free-elephant.de; www.omm.de/feuilleton/free-elephant.html; Michel Dorbon of RogueArt 07.06.15; www.roguart.com/store.php?ida=19}

00.03.26 • Daniel Carter Quartet: Feels Like It

BDE_BDOP Records (CD) 2007

March 26, 2000 / Piano Magic, New York City

1. The force that drives all flesh [13:43]
2. As luck would have it [19:04]
3. Send love [9:43]
4. Superstrings #2 [6:15]
5. Feels like it [13:41]

Daniel Carter (fl, reeds, tp), Mark Hennen and Toby Kasavan (p, keys), William Parker (b)

{BDE_BDOP Records CD}

00.04.01 • William Parker & Hamid Drake: First Communion + Piercing the Veil

AUM Fidelity AUM039/40 (2-CD) 2007
—1st Session [See also 00.04.03]

April 1, 2000 / AUM HQ, Brooklyn, NY

1. First Communion I [20:32]
2. First Communion II [13:51]
3. First Communion III [53:57]

“The long promised reissue of Piercing The Veil will be exploded into a 2xCD set incorporating ‘First Communion’, their jaw-dropping
first ever live performance as a Duo... On the Saturday night prior to our Monday studio session, AUM hosted a live performance right here
in our Brooklyn HQ, and we arranged for a high fidelity multi-track recording of this as well. It was a magical night, fully shared by the
packed and rapt audience of some 80 strong.” —Steven Joerg, AUM Fidelity

William Parker (b, balafon, slit drum, shakuhachi, bombard, dumbek), Hamid Drake (dr, bells, tablas, frm-dr)

{AUM039/40}

00.04.02 • William Parker Trio: Painter’s Spring

Thirsty Ear Recordings (The Blue Series) THI 57088-2 (CD) 2000

(V/A) Jazziz On Disc
Jazziz Magazine, BATJD August 2000 (Magazine & CD) 2000
(V/A) Blue Series Essentials
Thirsty Ear Recordings (Borders Bookstores Promo Sampler) THI 57124.2 (CD) 2002
[This compilation also contains performances by Matthew Shipp’s New Orbit 00.09.14; Matthew Shipp’s nu bop 01.08.09 (1); Tim Berne;
William Parker Quartet 01.10.02; Antipop Consortium 02.02.12 (2) or 02.10.01 or 02.11.01 (no split session info); DJ Spooky 02.03.06;
Mat Maneri 02.06.24-25; Guillermo E. Brown; Craig Taborn; Roy Campbell; Spring Heel Jack.]

April 2, 2000 / Strobe-Light Studio, New York City

1. Foundation #1 (Parker) [7:47]
2. Come Sunday (Ellington) [5:48]
3. Blues for Percy (Parker) [5:26]
4. Flash (Parker) [4:54]
5. There is a Balm in Gilead (traditional) [3:36]
6. Foundation #4 (Parker) [5:50]
7. Foundation #2 (Parker) [9:26]
8. Trilogy (Parker) [1:55]

Jazziz On Disc and Blue Series Essentials have track 1.

Daniel Carter (as, ts, fl, cl), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr)

{THI 57088-2}

00.04.03 • William Parker & Hamid Drake: Piercing the Veil

AUM Fidelity AUM017 (CD) 2001

William Parker & Hamid Drake: First Communion + Piercing the Veil
AUM Fidelity AUM039/40 (2-CD) 2007
—2nd Session [See also 00.04.01]
—AUM039/40 pairs the original issue of the First Communion session (00.04.01) with a re-issue of this Piercing the Veil session.
Organic Grooves: Black Cherry
AUM Fidelity AUM021 (CD) 2002; AUM021-LP (2LP) 2002
—Steven Joerg: “...A club remix album of some of the holy sounds and infinite grooves on Piercing The Veil by master musicians William Parker
and Hamid Drake was intended from the beginning. We were just waiting for a sign as to who would be right and ready for the task. The question
was answered last summer. At a tremendous event name of Fire Escape, held at the Old American Can Factory in Brooklyn, Organic Grooves
provided the soundtrack. The brain-shifting/body-moving music they were concocting had a profound effect. A copy of Piercing The Veil
was discreetly placed near the decks, and a few days later, Organic Grooves' Sasha Crnobrnja (‘sir-no-burn-jah’) gave a call. It has all been
very good from that point forward...”
Organic Grooves: STOPSMILING 16
STOPSMILING Magazine Issue 16, SEPTEMBER, 2003 (Mag & 7"EP) 2003
B-Side ONLY / for A-Side see: 03.07.12
—Steven Joerg: “...the MING edit [of ‘satta pox’]: I edited it down from the 5:40 original on the album (about 2 minutes shorter);
about 4 or 5 edit points, so minor ‘re-arrangement’ I suppose, or simply ‘Ming Tubby’s 7 edit’... when I first heard Sasha’s mix of this
(and I do very much adore the whole album; think it’s the best of the ‘beats/groove remix projects’ featuring William and Hamid
—though the Hu Vibrational with Hamid and Adam Rudolph comes close ;-) looking forward to the new one coming on Soul Jazz.
ANYHOW, not that but that when I first heard Sasha’s mix of this, thought it could be a hit single in the alter universe. The brevity
of this edit allows that dream greater freedom. ‘Slammin' shakuhachi solo!’...”

*Black Cherry* tracks	[0:00]	*Piercing the Veil* source	details
1. gold weave 2. all be(tween) 3. ...will be unbroken 4. satta pox 5. chronos splinter 6. light within light 7. tundra roll 8. know now go	[6:21] [5:30] [6:00] [5:38] [7:46] [5:19] [6:54] [4:32]	Loom Song Heavenly Walk Bodies Die / Spirits Live Japeru Chaung Tzu’s Dream Nur al Anwar Piercing the Veil Black Cherry	On *STOPSMILING*, “Ming’s 7" Edit" is an excerpt of around 3:40 from track 4. Produced by Sasha Crnobrnja Zeb (g-1, synth and stuff-4, + production/programming-4,6,7) Gregory (melodica-3,5) Takuya (keys-1, tp-8)

April 3, 2000 / Systems Two Studio, Brooklyn, NY

1. Black Cherry [2:42]
2. Chatima [6:17]
3. Heavenly Walk [3:44]
4. Japeru [4:41]
5. Nur al Anwar [3:55]
6. Piercing the Veil [2:50]
7. Loom Song [6:35]
8. Chaung Tzu’s Dream [8:55]
9. Bodies Die / Spirits Live [4:26]

William Parker (b, balafon, slit drum, shakuhachi, bombard, dumbek), Hamid Drake (dr, bells, tablas, frm-dr)

{AUM017; AUM021; AUM39/40; STOPSMILING 16 (thank you Matt!); STOPSMILING 10.03.31; Steven Joerg flurry 04.03.10}

00.04.10 - David S. Ware Quartet: Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Guillermo E. Brown (dr) /
Grande Auditório do Centro Cultural de Belém, Lisbonne, Portugal [Anne Dumas 03.07.10; Nuno Martins 03.11.17]
00.04.15 - Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Trio: Brötzmann (reeds), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) /
Amherst Meetinghouse, MA [Cadence Vol.26 no.4 p.136]
00.04.16 - Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Trio: as above / Flynn Theater, Burlington, VT
[Cadence Vol.26 no.7 July 2000 p.139]

00.04.17 • Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Quartet [AR—151:00]

April 17, 2000 / Tonic, New York City

1. improvisation [40:48]
2. improvisation [42:26]
3. improvisation [29:25]
4. improvisation [39:40] (incomplete, cuts out at end)

Peter Brötzmann (ts, trgt), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp, p-tpt), William Parker (b, perc), Hamid Drake (dr, perc)

{WP Archive 3CDr; info from M. Belanger; Cadence Vol.26 no.7 July 2000 p.139}

00.04.18 - Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Trio with Roy Campbell: Brötzmann (ts, trgt), Campbell Jr. (tp, p-tpt),
William Parker (b, perc), Hamid Drake (dr, perc) / Mr. Henry's, Washington, DC
00.04.19 - Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Trio with Roy Campbell: as above / Griffith Film Theater, Duke University, Durham, NC
[Cadence Vol.26 no.4 p.2]

00.04.20 • Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Quartet [AR—75:17]

April 20, 2000 / Millvale Industrial Theatre, Pittsburgh, PA

1. improvisation [60:13] (split track at 46:15, applause at end *)
2. improvisation [15:04]

* Including my beloved wife whistling uncontrollably, this being her first time witnessing Hamid and William together.

Peter Brötzmann (ts, trgt), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp, p-tpt), William Parker (b, perc), Hamid Drake (dr, perc)

{WP Archive CDr; RL in attendance}

00.04.21 - Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Quartet: Brötzmann (ts, trgt), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp, p-tpt), William Parker (b, perc),
Hamid Drake (dr, perc) / Kerrytown Concert House, Ann Arbor, MI

00.04.22 • Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Quartet [AR—148:30]

April 22, 2000 / Velvet Lounge, Chicago, IL

1. improvisation [68:28]
2. improvisation [52:16]
3. encore [25:25]
announcement [2:02]

Peter Brötzmann (ts, cl, trgt), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp, flg), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr, perc)

{WP Archive 3CDr; tisue.net/chicagonow/old2000.html}

00.04.24 • Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Quartet [AR—95:59]

April 24, 2000 / North Star Ballroom, St. Paul Student Center, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN

announcement [1:23]
1. improvisation [49:34] (incomplete, cuts out at end)
2. improvisation [8:21]
3. improvisation [33:08] (split track at 19:28)
announcement [2:06]

“...a version of the 24 April 2000 Die Like A Dog show which starts with a continuous 59.41' piece with no drop outs (split track at 24.56'),
but has no introductory announcement.” —John Sharpe 04.04.21

Peter Brötzmann (ts, cl, trgt), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp, p-tpt, flg, small winds), William Parker (b, perc, wdfl, small reeds), Hamid Drake (dr, perc, voc)

{WP Archive 2CDr}

00.04.26 - Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Quartet: Brötzmann (ts, trgt), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp, p-tpt), William Parker (b, perc),
Hamid Drake (dr, perc) / Cat’s Cradle, Chapel Hill, NC [Cadence Vol.26 no.4 p.2
00.04.27 - David Budbill & William Parker Duo: Budbill (poetry), Parker (b) / “Zen Mountains Zen Streets—A Duet for Poet
& Improvised Bass" / 8:00pm, RISD Auditorium, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
[www.davidbudbill.com/307/zen-mountains-zen-streets]

00.05.01 • Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Quartet [AR—74:59]

May 1, 2000 / Le Mans Festival, unknown venue, Le Mans, France

1. sound check fragments [0:27; 0:37; 0:48; 1:19]
2. improvisation [36:27]
3. improvisation [26:56] (split track at 5:34)
4. encore [3:47]

Peter Brötzmann (ts, cl, bcl), Toshinori Kondo (tp, elec), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr, perc, voc)

{WP Archive CDr}

00.05.03 • Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Quartet [AR—62:15]

May 3, 2000 / Festival MusikTriennale 2000—A Tribute to Albert Ayler, Stadtgarten, Köln (Cologne), Germany

1. improvisation [62:15] (split track at 45:42)

Peter Brötzmann (ts, trgt), Toshinori Kondo (tp, elec), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr)

{WP Archive CDr}

00.05.06 - David S. Ware Quartet: Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Guillermo E. Brown (dr) /
Bell Atlantic Jazz Festival (Washington, DC), The State Theatre, Falls Church, VA [Cadence Vol.26 no.5 May 2000 p.142]

00.05.13 • William Parker Encounters Thurston Moore, Rob Brown, Alan Silva [AR—114:08]

May 13, 2000 / Tonic, New York City
—Some sources have this incorrectly dated 00.05.12.

1. “Part One" [49:21]
announcement [1:42]
2. Late Show [63:05]

Rob Brown (as), Alan Silva (keys), Thurston Moore (g), William Parker (b)

{2CDr; “Rock ‘n’ Roll Rock ‘n’ Roll" New York Press May 16, 2000}

00.05.14 • David S. Ware Quartet [AR—47:00]

May 14, 2000 / Bell Atlantic Jazz Festival, Annenberg Plaza Theatre Complex, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
—This was a free outdoor concert w/ Sex Mob, Flying Neutrinos, and Groove Collective.

1. Theme of Ages (Ware) [18:56]
2. Antidromic (Ware) [16:05]
3. Surrendered (Ware) [12:01]

David S. Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Guillermo E. Brown (dr)

{CDr; Jeff Zeitz; Cadence Vol.26 no.5 May 2000 p.140}

The Fifth Annual Vision Festival ::: May 19 through May 29

00.05.19 (1) - The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra Parade / 6:00pm, 6th Street and Avenue A to St. Mark’s Place /
Vision Festival, New Age Cafe, St. Mark’s Place, NYC [Vision Fest 2000 Program]
“William Parker will lead the LHCMO ...on a musical march through the East Village to mark the Opening Evening of this year’s festival. ...Mardi Gras in the Tone World.”
00.05.19 (2) - Sunny Murray Trio: Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Murray (dr) / Vision Festival, New Age Cafe, St. Mark’s Place, NYC
[ibid]
00.05.20 - David S. Ware Quartet: Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Guillermo E. Brown (dr) /
Bell Atlantic Jazz Festival, 1:00 & 3:30pm, Museum of Fine Arts Courtyard, Boston, MA [Cadence Vol.26 no.5 May 2000 p.140]

00.05.23 (1) • Bill Cole’s Untempered Ensemble [AR—39:00]

May 23, 2000, 8:00pm / Vision Festival, New Age Cafe, St. Mark’s Place, New York City
—Also circulating incorrectly as June 1, 2000, post-Vision Fest.

1. The Short Life of Amadou Diallo [37:10]
announcement [1:50]

Bill Cole (didgeridoo, sona, Tibetan trumpet, Hojok, shenai, nadaswaram, bmb-fl, Comp), Cooper-Moore (p, hand-crafted instruments),
Sam Furnace (as), Joseph Daley (tu), Tracie Morris (poetry), William Parker (b), Atticus Cole (perc), Warren Smith (dr, perc)

{WP Archive CDr; Vision Fest 2000 Program}

00.05.23 (2) • Silva / Allen / Parker [AR—47:26]

May 23, 2000, 9:00pm / Vision Festival, New Age Cafe, St. Mark’s Place, New York City

announcement [1:00]
1. continuous set [43:15]
announcement [1:46]
2. Marshall Allen blasting a brief chorus of “Happy Birthday" to himself [0:10]
announcement [1:16]

Marshall Allen (ts), Alan Silva (p, synth), William Parker (b)

{WP Archive CDr}

00.05.25 • Billy Bang Trio [AR—54:30]

May 25, 2000, 9:45pm / Vision Festival, New Age Cafe, St. Mark’s Place, New York City

1. composition/improvisation 16:31]
2. composition/improvisation 37:59]

Billy Bang (vn), William Parker (b, wdfl), Hamid Drake (dr, perc), Patricia Nicholson (dance), Jo Wood (artist)

{WP Archive CDr}

00.05.26 (1) • William Parker Quartet: O'Neal’s Porch

Centering Records CD1003 (CD) 2001; AUM Fidelity AUM022 (CD) 2002

May 26, 2000 / Seltzer Sound, New York City

1. Purple [9:56]
2. Sun [13:55]
3. O'Neal’s Porch [13:42]
4. Rise [9:39]
5. Song for Jesus [9:00]
6. Leaf [4:50]
7. Song for Jesus 3/4 [6:17]
8. Moon [5:11]

Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), William Parker (b, Comp), Hamid Drake (dr)

{CD1003; AUM022}

00.05.26 (2) • Kidd Jordan Quartet [AR—44:33]

May 26, 2000 9:00pm / Vision Festival, New Age Cafe, St. Mark’s Place, New York City

announcement [1:01]
1. very hot continuous set [42:30]
announcement [1:02]

Kidd Jordan (ts), Joel Futterman (p), William Parker (b), Alvin Fielder (dr)

{WP Archive CDr}

00.05.26 (3) • David Budbill and Guests [AR—34:19]

May 26, 2000, 10:00pm / Vision Festival, New Age Cafe, St. Mark’s Place, New York City

announcement [0:24]
1. A Love Supreme: A Found Poem for Black Music [31:58]
announcement [1:57]

“David Budbill spun out a litany of quotes from famous jazz musicians, while a surprise group of dynamic musicians held their own party behind him.” —Frank Rubolino

David Budbill (readings), Kidd Jordan (ts), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr)
—Originally scheduled as the David Budbill & William Parker Duo.

{WP Archive CDr; clarifying details from Frank Rubolino; www.davidbudbill.com/calendar-archive}

00.05.26 (4) • Other Dimensions in Music with Matthew Shipp [AR—51:37]

May 26, 2000, midnight, so actually, probably, 00.05.27 / Vision Festival, New Age Cafe, St. Mark’s Place, New York City

1. improvisation [50:30]
announcement [1:12]

Daniel Carter (as, ts, fl, tp), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp, flg, p-tpt), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr)

{WP Archive CDr}

Okay? A daytime recording session with the William Parker Quartet, a 9:00 hit with the Kidd Jordan Quartet, a 10:00 set with David Budbill +,
and a midnight to-do with ODIM. Right. How does he do that?

00.05.27 - David S. Ware Quartet: Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Guillermo E. Brown (dr) /
Atlanta Jazz Festival, 6:00pm, Piedmont Park, Atlanta, GA [Cadence Vol.26 no.4 p.141]

00.05.28 • William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra [AR—60:39]

May 28, 2000, 9:15pm / Vision Festival, New Age Cafe, St. Mark’s Place, New York City

announcement [0:30]
1. Kaleidoscope [57:30]
announcement [2:39]

Kidd Jordan (ts), Rob Brown and Ori Kaplan (as), Chris Jonas (ss), Charles Waters (as, cl), Darryl Foster (reeds), Dave Sewelson (bar),
Roy Campbell Jr., Richard Rodriguez, and Lewis Barnes (tp), Masahiko Kono, Steve Swell, and Alex Lodico (tb), Dave Hofstra (tu),
Alan Silva (keys), William Parker (b, leader, Comp), Andrew Barker (dr)
—Alan Silva and Kidd Jordan were not listed in original program, but they played the gig.

{WP Archive CDr; Vision Fest program with penned-in personnel notes.}

00.06.02 - Bruce Eisenbeil (g) with William Parker (b) / Recreation Center, 54 East, NYC [www.eisenbeil.com/live_2000.html]

00.06.04 • David S. Ware Quartet [BR—51:24]

June 4, 2000 / Bell Atlantic Jazz Festival 2000, Columbia University, New York City
—Staged in front of Butler Library and broadcast live by WKCR-FM.

Introduction [1:59]
1. Theme Of Ages (Ware) [18:51]
2. composition/improvisation 11:48]
3. African Drums (Beaver Harris) [14:52]
4. Surrendered (Ware) [3:49]

“An outdoor concert on the beautifully symmetrical, acoustically reasonable south lawn of the Columbia University campus, headlined by Max Roach
and Cecil Taylor, that went a long way toward redefining what such events can achieve ... performing to a few thousand young people in the open air
presented a challenge, and [the David S. Ware Quartet] rose to it." —The New York Times Music Critic Ben Ratliff June 6, 2000

David S. Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Guillermo E. Brown (dr)

{CDr; James Lindbloom 03.11.24; www.columbia.edu/cu/pr/00/06/jazzPic.html; www.columbia.edu//cu/news/00/05/jazzconcert.html}

00.06.08 • Matthew Shipp String Trio [BR—67:54]

June 8, 2000 / Bell Atlantic Jazz Festival 2000, Knitting Factory, New York City
Broadcast August 12, 2000, “Jazz on 3" / BBC Radio 3, London, England

announcement [1:17]
1. composition/improvisation 28:14] (MS,electronics-solo)
2. Environment [3:10] (piano/violin duo)
3. Speech Of Form [6:39]
4. Grid [11:17]
5. Power [7:17]
6. Summertime (Gershwin) [7:05]
7. composition/improvisation 3:40]
announcement [0:10]

Matthew Shipp (p, elec), Mat Maneri (vn), William Parker (b)

{WP Archive CDr; “Rock ‘n’ Roll Rock ‘n’ Roll" New York Press June 13, 2000}

00.06.10 • Mat Maneri Quartet: Blue Decco

Thirsty Ear Recordings (The Blue Series) THI 57092-2 (CD) 2000

June 10, 2000 / Strobe-Light Studio, New York City

1. Hush Little Baby (traditional) [7:47]
2. It #2 (Maneri) [5:48]
3. Blue Decco (Maneri) [5:26]
4. The New Lord’s Prayer (Matthew Shipp) [4:54]
5. It #3 (Maneri) [3:36]
6. Mute (Maneri/Steve Lantner) [5:50]
7. Blue Sun (Maneri) [9:26]
8. I Got it Bad (Duke Ellington) [1:55]

Mat Maneri (vn), Craig Taborn (p), William Parker (b), Gerald Cleaver (dr)

{THI 57092-2}

00.06.12 - William Parker (b), Alan Silva (synth), “others...” / The Cooler, NYC ["Rock ‘n’ Roll Rock ‘n’ Roll" New York Press June 13, 2000]

00.06.17 • Peter Brötzmann’s Chicago Tentet + 2 [AR—43:52]

June 17, 2000 / Manhattan Center’s Hammerstein Ballroom, New York City

1. composition/improvisation 41:43] (slightly incomplete, cuts in at beginning of piece)
announcement [2:09]

—Double-bill with Sonic Youth

Peter Brötzmann (ts, cl, trgt, Cond), Mats Gustafsson (ts), Ken Vandermark (cl, ts), Mars Williams (as), Joe McPhee (ss, vtb, p-cor),
Jeb Bishop (tb), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp, flg, p-tpt), Fred Lonberg-Holm (ce, vn), William Parker (b, slit drum), Kent Kessler (b),
Hamid Drake (perc, dr), Michael Zerang (dr)

{WP Archive CDr; “Rock ‘n’ Roll Rock ‘n’ Roll" New York Press June 20, 2000 }

00.06.20 - Peter Brötzmann’s Chicago Tentet + 2: as above / Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA
[Cadence Vol.26 no.7 July 2000 p.140]

00.06.21 • Peter Brötzmann’s “7 Horns + 3 Strings + 2 Drums" = Chicago Tentet + 2 [AR—103:36]

June 21, 2000 / McGuire Auditorium, Warner Pacific College, Portland, OR

1. Hold That Thought [16:38]
2. Strata [12:04]
3. Hommage to Werner Ludi [5:56]
announcement [1:28]
4. Balks and Improvisation (Lonberg-Holm) [7:43]
5. The Light at the Other End of the Tunnel (Campbell) [13:35]
6. Broken English (Vandermark) [15:52]
7. Broken English (Vandermark) [7:57]
announcement [3:51]
8. Makapoor [15:07]

—"About the third track. Brötzmann announced it as ‘a little hommage to Werner Ludi, who died two days ago in Switzerland.
A great musician and a fine man’...” —Mathieu Belanger

—During the announcement after track 7, Brötzmann gives the preceding titles, and begins by saying that the previous composition
is '‘Broken English’, with the spoken intro by McPhee. That intro, however, is on the beginning of track 6, which is followed
by applause before track 7 begins. Might be all one track broken by the crowd during a brief silence. —RL

Peter Brötzmann (ts, cl, trgt, Cond), Mats Gustafsson (ts), Ken Vandermark (ss), Mars Williams (ts, as, cl),
Joe McPhee (ss, vtb, p-cor, reading-6), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp, flg, p-tpt), Jeb Bishop (tb), Fred Lonberg-Holm (ce),
William Parker and Kent Kessler (b), Michael Zerang and Hamid Drake (perc, dr)

{WP Archive 2CDr; Mathieu Belanger; Cadence Vol.26 no.5 May 2000 p.140}

00.06.23 - Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Quartet: Brötzmann (reeds), Campbell (tp), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) /
Vancouver East Cultural Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada [Michael McDermid 04.02.02; 14.06.17 (ticket stub)]
00.06.25 - Peter Brötzmann’s Chicago Tentet + 2: (see 00.06.21, again) / Vancouver Jazz Festival, Vancouver East Cultural Centre,
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada [Cadence Vol.26 no.9 September 2000 p.4; Michael McDermid 14.06.17 (ticket stub)]
“The Georg Graewe Trio that opened for the Tentet may have included WP (or Kessler) but I'm not confident of that.
Maybe someone else out there remembers better than I?" —Michael McDermid

without

00.06.29 - Peter Brötzmann’s Chicago Tentet + 2: Peter Brötzmann (ts, cl, trgt, Cond), Mats Gustafsson (ts), Ken Vandermark (ss),
Mars Williams (ts, as, cl), Joe McPhee (ss, vtb, p-cor, reading-6), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp, flg, p-tpt), Jeb Bishop (tb), Fred Lonberg-Holm (ce),
William Parker and Kent Kessler (b), Michael Zerang and Hamid Drake (perc, dr) / Middle East (downstairs), Cambridge, MA

without

00.06.30 - David S. Ware Quartet: Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Guillermo E. Brown (dr) /
Belfort Théâtre Granit, Maison du peuple, France [Anne Dumas 03.07.10]
00.07.01 - David S. Ware Quartet: as above / Trabendo, Paris, France [ibid]
00.07.02 - David S. Ware Quartet / La Villette Jazz Festival, Paris, France [ibid]

00.07.03 and 00.07.04
• Peter Brötzmann’s Chicago Tentet Plus 2: Broken English

Okka Disk OD12043 (CD) 2002

• Peter Brötzmann’s Chicago Tentet Plus 2: Short Visit to Nowhere

Okka Disk OD12044 (CD) 2002

July 3 & 4, 2000 / Airwave Studios, Chicago, IL

Broken English:
1. Stonewater (Brötzmann) [42:48]
2. Broken English (for Franz Kline) (Vandermark) [20:09]

Short Visit to Nowhere:
3. Hold That Thought (Williams) [17:29]
4. Ellington (Gustafsson) [13:09]
5. Short Visit to Nowhere (Brötzmann) [25:05]
6. Lightbox (Lonberg-Holm [15:19]

Peter Brötzmann (ts, acl, trgt), Mats Gustafsson (ts, bar), Ken Vandermark (ts, cl), Mars Williams (ts, as), Joe McPhee (vtb, tp),
Jeb Bishop (tb), Fred Lonberg-Holm (ce, vn), Kent Kessler (b), Michael Zerang (dr), Hamid Drake (dr, frm-dr, voc),
+ Roy Campbell Jr. (tp, flg), William Parker (b, log-drum)

{OD12043; OD12044}

00.07.05 • The Lightbox Orchestra: Two Lightboxes

locust 53 (LP) Limited Edition of 500 copies “a lovely hand screened & assembled package" / 2002

July 5, 2000 / Old Town School of Folk Music, Chicago, IL

A-Side of locust 53:
1. Brötzmann Tentet (+2) [15:35]

Concert:
First Set
1. unknown title (Williams)
2. unknown title (Gustafsson)
3. Broken English: for Franz Kline (Vandermark)
Second Set
1. unknown title (Campbell)
2. unknown title (Lonberg-Holm)
3. Stone/Water (Brötzmann)

Two Lightboxes Side-A is an excerpt from the ending of one of the sets—the music coming out of silence
beginning with McPhee’s pocket trumpet, and ending with applause at 15:16.

Peter Brötzmann (ts, acl, trgt), Mats Gustafsson (ts, bar), Ken Vandermark (ts, cl), Mars Williams (ts, as), Joe McPhee (vtb, tp),
Jeb Bishop (tb), Fred Lonberg-Holm ("lightbox operator"), Kent Kessler (b), Michael Zerang and Hamid Drake (dr),
+ Roy Campbell Jr. (tp), William Parker (b)

{locust 53; Anonymous 05.12.31; Cadence Vol.26 no.9 September 2000, pp.138-9}

00.07.14 • David S. Ware Quartet [AR—74:35]

July 14, 2000 / North Sea Jazz Festival, Congress Centre, The Hague, Den Haag, Netherlands

1. Theme Of Ages (Ware) [26:24] (incomplete, cuts in at beginning)
2. composition/improvisation 18:41] (split track at 18:27)
3. Yesterdays [11:46]
4. African Drums (Beaver Harris) [16:19] (incomplete, cuts out at end)

David S. Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Guillermo E. Brown (dr)

{CDr; Anne Dumas 03.07.10; Photo by Andy Wilson, reproduced with permission.}

00.07.19 - Rob Brown & William Parker Duo: Brown (as), Parker (b) / Philadelphia, PA / “I am looking for a recording of a duo concert I did with William in Philly. July 19, 2000. It was a Sweetnighter Productions gig. Let me know if you have, or can think of anyone who would have a recording of that. Thanks, —Rob" Any help?
00.07.00 - Creative Music Workshop (organized by Dustin Garlitz): William Parker and Todd Nicholson (b), Dustin Garlitz and Ras Moshe (ts), others... / “Participant recordings were made from both creative music workshops...” (see 99.11-12.00) “William and I had been talking over the spring and early summer, and then I got a call from him one day where he basically told me if I got a group of musicians together, he would do another creative music workshop.” / The Pink Pony, Lower East Side, NYC [Dustin Garlitz 12.03.03]
00.07.00 (late July) - “...in the middle of an endless string of gigs—William Parker will be returning to New Orleans to teach some young people about the possibilities of sonic art.” / New Orleans, LA [Cadence Vol.26 no.7 July 2000 p.139]
00.07.31 - Dance & Music duets featuring Patricia Nicholson, Miriam Parker, and Aleta Hayes (dance), Matthew Shipp (p),
William Parker and Wilber Morris (b) / 7:00pm, Tonic, NYC ["Rock ‘n’ Roll Rock ‘n’ Roll" New York Press August 8, 2000]

00.08.10 • Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Quartet [AR—72:39]

August 10, 2000 / Jazz em Agosto 2000 Festival, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbon, Portugal

1. improvisation [66:50] (split track at 46:00)
2. improvisation [5:49]

“...If you listen carefully you will hear the aircrafts flying over a beautiful sky in Lisbon.” —Timo Hoyer

“The previous night, with Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Quartet, Parker had been part of some of the most internally luminescent fireworks on the main stage. Being Brötzmann’s first gig since giving up the sauce, it feels almost corny to make the claim that tonight’s show was touched by a slow burning delicacy as much as it was scarred with their usual fix of rage and despair. Yet, especially when drummer Hamid Drake moved to hand drum and Parker took up percussion, there were some truly exquisite hushed moments. Unfortunately their encore was cut pathetically short by an audience overly concerned with gig etiquette, clapping at the slightest silence and thus forcing the players to keep things at full throttle or risk being politely clapped offstage. This pain-in-the-ass tendency truncated many a performance.”
—David Keenan

Peter Brötzmann (ts, trgt), Toshinori Kondo (tp, elec), William Parker (b, perc), Hamid Drake (dr, perc)

{WP Archive CDr; Cadence Vol.26 no.10 October 2000 p.35; Festival review, David Keenan WIRE #200 p.98; Timo Hoyer 03.11.17, 03.10.18}

00.08.11 - William Parker Workshop / Jazz Em Agosto 2000 Festival, Lisbon, Portugal
“Perhaps the highlight of the whole festival was ostensibly a non-musical one: a rare chance to sit in on one of bassist William Parker’s justifiably legendary workshops. More a mystical/philosophical pow-wow than a contrabass masterclass, Parker based his sermon on his ‘Music Is’ prose-poem. ‘The greatest music teacher is an oak tree,’ he declared. ‘That’s a very important point.’ He interspersed all of this word-chew with bouts of lone bass work, the most dizzying of which saw him attempt to send ‘vibrations of love and hope’ to the victims of the floods in India which he'd seen on that morning’s news. Eyes closed and face contorted, he used his whole body to stir and animate empathetic hollow wails from his bass and bow. It was an incredible moment of unselfconscious magic that left everyone in the hall feeling ineffably touched and almost morally impelled to go out and make art to save the world.”
—Festival review by David Keenan WIRE #200 p.98.

Broadcast Date

00.06.08

00.08.00 - David S. Ware Quartet: Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Guillermo E. Brown (dr) /
Eddie Moore Jazz Festival, Yoshi's, Oakland, CA [Jazz in Flight Winter 2000; www.jazzinflight.org
—Festival duration 08.13-08.20
00.08.25 (1) - William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra: no personnel details / Marcus Garvey Park, Harlem, NYC /
Starting at 5:00pm - PARADE: The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra from 125th Street & Lenox to Marcus Garvey Park.
00.08.25 (2) - Other Dimensions in Music: Daniel Carter (reeds, tp), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr) /
Marcus Garvey Park, Harlem, NYC
00.09.01 - Matthew Shipp Trio: Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Gerald Cleaver (dr) / Hot House, Chicago, IL
[tisue.net/chicagonow/old2000.html]

00.09.02 • Matthew Shipp Trio (& Guests) [AR—147:36 & BR—19:15]

September 2, 2000, 8:00pm / Chicago Jazz Festival, Hothouse, Chicago, IL

1. composition/improvisation 49:44]
2. composition/improvisation 19:18]
announcement [0:39]
3. composition/improvisation 0:56] (incomplete, cuts out)
4. two unknown titles [76:37]

Broadcast Recording (WNUR-FM 89.3, 00.09.29) has track 2.

Matthew Shipp (p), Roscoe Mitchell (reeds-3,4), Hugh Ragin (tp-3,4), Spencer Barefield (g-3,4),
Jaribu Shahid (b-3,4), William Parker (b), Gerald Cleaver (dr)

{WP Archive CDr (tracks 1-3); tisue.net/chicagonow/old2000.html; www.wnur.org; John Sharpe 04.04.21}

00.09.14 • Matthew Shipp: Matthew Shipp’s New Orbit

Thirsty Ear Recordings (The Blue Series) THI 57095-2 (CD)

(V/A) Blue Series Essentials
Thirsty Ear Recordings (Borders Bookstores Promo Sampler) THI 57124.2 (CD) 2002
[This compilation also contains performances by William Parker Trio 00.04.02; Matthew Shipp’s nu bop 01.08.09 (1); Guillermo E. Brown;
William Parker Quartet 01.10.02; Antipop Consortium 02.02.12 (2) or 02.10.01 or 02.11.01 (no split session info); DJ Spooky 02.03.06;
Mat Maneri 02.06.24-25; Craig Taborn; Tim Berne; Roy Campbell; Spring Heel Jack.]
Matthew Shipp: Greatest Hits
Thirsty Ear THI 57205.2 (CD) 2013

September 14, 2000 / Seltzer Sound, New York City

1. New Orbit [2:59]
2. Paradox X [4:31]
3. Orbit 2 [3:39]
4. Chi [7:50]
5. Orbit 3 [2:23]
6. U Feature [3:56]
7. Syntax [7:16]
8. Maze Hint [1:09]
9. Paradox Y [3:54]
10. Orbit 4 [1:31]

Blue Series Essentials and Greatest Hits have track 1.

Matthew Shipp (p, Comp), Wadada Leo Smith (tp), William Parker (b), Gerald Cleaver (dr)

{THI 57095-2}

00.09.15 • Roy Campbell’s Pyramid Trio [AR—87:39]

September 15, 2000 / Tonic, New York City

1. Ethnic Stew and Brew [24:18]
2. composition/improvisation 35:11]
3. composition/improvisation 28:10]

“At the end Campbell introduces track 1 as ‘a new composition I wrote this week called Echoes of Africa’, but it is not called that
on the album recorded a month or so later...”

Roy Campbell Jr. (tp, flg), William Parker (b), Michael Zerang (dr, perc)

{WP Archive 2CDr; John Sharpe 04.08.20}

00.09.29 - Quagmire Trio: Oliver Lake (as), Jin Hi Kim (komungo), William Parker (b) / Hallwalls, Buffalo, NY [www.hallwalls.org]
00.10.01 - Frank Lowe (ts), Ahmed Abdullah (tp), Billy Bang (vn), William Parker (b), Abbey Rader (dr) / 8:00pm, The Knitting Factory, NYC ["Rock ‘n’ Roll" New York Press October 3, 2000]
00.10.05 - Matthew Shipp Trio: Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Gerald Cleaver (dr) / Strung Festival, 9:30 and 10:30pm, Old Office,
Knitting Factory, NYC ["Rock ‘n’ Roll Rock ‘n’ Roll" New York Press October 10, 2000]

00.10.07 • The Quagmire Trio [BR—78:22 & BVR—78:22]

October 7, 2000 / The Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts Theatre, Grand Rapids, MI

1. On the Way to Midwest [9:58]
2. untitled [9:46] —Parker solo
3. Stepping Stones—Kut (with channgo) [11:18] —Lake and Kim duo
intermission
5. Separation [8:52] —Lake solo
6. Calling For Sunrise [12:30]
7. SSareng (sic) [8:05] —Kim solo
8. Quagmire [10:51] (trio)
9. Puri (encore) [7:02] (trio)

track 7: “...that’s what Jin Hi Kim sent me, as with the two 'SS'.” —Lazaro Vega

“William was in such a rush to make his plane Saturday he left his CDs at home in New York... And then his flight
was cancelled outright. I'm at the Gerald Ford International Airport in Grand Rapids at 4:11 Saturday with two recent
émigrés from Macedonia from London who are now on the music programming committee at the Urban Institute
for Contemporary Arts. They're with me to give Oliver Lake a ride as my wife’s Volvo will only accommodate
William, his bass, and myself.

So there’s Oliver, right on time, very easy going. I catch his eye, tell him,
“I’ve been singing 'When I do the blues I b-flat, b-flat' all day.”
(—from The Matador of First and First, Passin' Thru Records)
He’s even happier.
“So was William on the plane with you?"
“No, he’s supposed to be on one right around this one, I came from Newark, so...”
William arrived two hours later, at 6:20. Everything was fine, I got him to the UICA at 7:15 for the 8:00pm hit.
I had made dinner for the band (white chili set up with salad, fresh bread, cheeses, nuts, fruit, beer, water, cookies—
we call it the Steve Lacy rider) and it was waiting in the green room.

As we're loading the car William is like, “Where’s Kalamazoo from here?" It’s an hour south. A few minutes later
as we're pulling up the UICA he’s like, “We're here?" Yeah man, you're playing in Grand Rapids. “So when I asked
you where’s Kalamazoo you gave me a good answer. I thought we'd be getting there at 8:15. What am I going to tell
the people in New York about Kalamazoo, I told them all I was playing there?" Laughing, unloading.

Before all that, back at the airport, we went to wait for his bass. On the far end of all those luggage conveyors
is a segmented metal door with a sign over it: “for oversized baggage.” So we sit in Grand Rapids manufactured
modern seating and start talking about the people who originally taught him bass. What the scene was like for him
then. I didn't tape this, we were just sitting in the airport talking, but it was during the heyday of Club We and Sam
Rivers' Studio Rivbea, and William woke up playing and went to sleep playing. His daily itinerary was amazing.

And it wasn't only Wilbur Ware, Richard Davis and Jimmy Garrison, but also Milt Hinton and several others whose
names escape me (William said we'll do an interview in late November and maybe we can revisit some of these things
for the record). We talked about his composition “Anast In Crisis Mouthful of Fresh Cut Flowers.” We discuss
the music of Sunny Murray, Rashied Ali, Reggie Workman, and his relationships with many other musicians.
When I mentioned using Roy Campbell’s Delmark CD New Kingdom to help promote his appearance he says,
cool, because I'm going into the studio this week (October 11) in Chicago to record a new one with Roy.

After a while there’s a crowd, a planeful, at the opposite end of the terminal from where we're sitting very much
by ourselves and William gets up, walks about 15 feet towards them and says, “There’s the bass!" They're half
a football field away. So I get up and walk to where he’s standing and can't see anything but dark coats and dark
luggage. He relaxes, says, “No, never mind: I just see basses everywhere.” We sit and talk a while longer and pretty
soon it’s like, shit, it’s a quarter to 7. A guy is going around to the luggage conveyors pulling out what look like
plastic re-cycling bins and piling them up. We ask him about the bass. He suggests Northwest Airline’s desk.
The bass is there, exactly where William “felt" it was 15 minutes ago. I'm like, coooooolllll, super-natural
vibration empathy going down at Gerald Ford Airport. This is going to be a good concert.

On the way, in the car, he spoke highly of Branford Marsalis' open mind and how Branford used his influence
to get David S. Ware on Sony/Columbia records but was hands off as a producer. Then we start talking about
“the avant-garde.” And William says, There’s an album by Albert Ayler called My Name is Albert Ayler and there's
a song on there where Albert plays the soprano saxophone and he goes (shakes out a shamanistic-like high register
nasal sound). And if you listen to music of China there’s an instrument there called (don't recall) that sounds
like this, (makes the same sound). Now how can something that’s 4,000 years old be avant-garde? (Laughs).
It’s all relative to perspective.

The concert was wonderful—Blue Lake Public Radio taped it and two video artists recorded it with digital cameras.
We also had a fashion photographer shooting stills. Hopefully this will result in a CD and video-documentary on this
wonderful band, the Quagmire Trio featuring Jin Hi Kim, Oliver Lake, and William Parker. All improvised all the
time. High hopes.

They sat in the Green Room for an hour or more after the concert, talking, eating, enjoying each other’s company
and the people Jin had been staying with. This band doesn't play together that often.

Driving William to his hotel after the concert I mention the way he'll put his whole hand between the strings up on
the neck and by turning his wrist bend the strings apart. Then when he pulls his fist out the strings just explode.
He relayed that while recently discussing extended techniques with a master class he told them he won't use
anything that he didn't think of. He won't go and “borrow" something from Malachi Favors, for instance, but,
he said, Peter Kowald does. Kowald, he said, has “borrowed" some of Parker’s things, including this technique
I noticed. Parker wasn't mad or even miffed, but was more the broccoli point: that your sound is your identity
so it should be original to you. He seemed very proud of this point of integrity.

So, anyway, I'm trying to write this as I produce a live five-hour program in tribute to Billy Higgins, as well as an hour
tonight on the music of Sun Ra recently re-issued by Evidence.

In any case, I hope this was worth your time. You know Jin Hi Kim was put with William Parker at the suggestion
of a European jazz concert promoter, who’s very proud of bringing them together. Though nothing of that magnitude
happened last Saturday, at least something happened, and it was documented, and Grand Rapids was able to give
the band the money they asked for. Incrementally, in micro-tones, we turn from pre-packaged corporate entertainment
and discover our own musical soul.

Best,
Lazaro Vega / Blue Lake Public Radio, Chi-Improv newsgroup"

Oliver Lake (as, curved soprano, fl-6, voc), Jin Hi Kim (leader, komungo, channgo-3), William Parker (b, bombar, bmb-fl-6)

{Lazaro Vega, Lazaro Vega, and Lazaro Vega}

00.10.11 and 00.10.12 • Roy Campbell’s Pyramid Trio: Ethnic Stew and Brew

Delmark Records DE-528 (CD) 2001

October 11 & 12, 2000 / Riverside Studios, Chicago, IL

1. Tazz’s Dilemma [9:10]
2. Malcolm, Martin and Mandela [11:19]
3. Imhotep [9:13]
4. Impressions of Yokahama [8:51]
5. Ethnic Stew and Brew [4:35]
6. Heavenly Ascending [7:41]
7. Amadou Diallo (Campbell) [12:37]

Roy Campbell Jr. (tp, flg, p-tpt, perc, Comp), William Parker (b, perc, shakuhachi-4), Hamid Drake (dr, perc)

{SHCD-139; venue info from Bob J. Koester, Delmark Records}

00.10.13 - Roy Campbell’s Pyramid Trio: Campbell (tp), William Parker (b), Michael Zerang (dr) / 9:00pm, Hot House, Chicago, IL [tisue.net/chicagonow/old2000.html; Cadence Vol.26 no.10 October 2000 p.137]

00.10.16 • Invite: Encounters

JaZt Tapes CD-037 (CDr) 2013 Sweden

October 16, 2000, 21:00 / Sunside Jazz Club, Paris, France

1. Encounters #1, #2, #3 [48:48]

Abdelhaï Bennani (ts), Alan Silva (p, synth), William Parker (b)

{www.discogs.com; www.jazzmusicarchives.com/album/abdelhai-bennani}

00.10.17 - Magnetism: Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Guillermo E. Brown (dr) / Le Thelonius, Bordeaux, France
00.10.18 - Magnetism: as above / 21:00, Les Instants Chavires 7, Montreuil, France
00.10.19 - Magnetism / 21:00, Jazz à Vauban, Penn Ar Jazz, Brest, France
00.10.20 - Magnetism / 20:30, Le Pannonica 9, Nantes, France
00.10.26 - Roy Nathanson, William Parker, and Zeena Parkins, Composers: Sam Furnace (as), Ravi Best (tp), Masahiko Kono (tb),
Leena Conquest (voc), Parker (Cond, Comp, b, orchestra chimes, bells, mba, Gralle, Comp), J.T. Lewis (dr), and others...
(Personnel as listed in New York Press—See also 00.10.28 (1) below) / World Premiere of “For Fannie Lou Hamer" /
Kitchen House Blend Series, 8:00pm, The Kitchen, NYC
[William Parker 14.02.20; “Rock ‘n’ Roll Rock ‘n’ Roll" New York Press October 31, 2000]
00.10.27 - Roy Nathanson, William Parker, and Zeena Parkins, Composers: (Personnel as above—See also 00.10.28 (1) below) /
Kitchen House Blend Series, 8:00pm, The Kitchen, NYC [ibid]
—Also an open rehearsal in the afternoon at 3:00pm, and a post-concert discussion.

00.10.28 (1) • William Parker: For Those Who Are, Still

AUM Fidelity AUM092/93/94 (3-CD Box Set) 2015
—1st Session [11.03.06 (2); 12.01.00; and 13.11.15]

October 28, 2000, 8:00pm / The Kitchen, New York City

1. For Fannie Lou Hamer [28:00]

—"Commissioned by The Kitchen as part of the Kitchen House Blend Series.”
—This is the only one of the three sessions that does not have Parker credited as a performer.

William Parker (Cond, Comp... no instrument credits listed), Sam Furnace and J.D. Parran (reeds), Ravi Best (tp), Masahiko Kono (tb),
Leena Conquest (voc), Todd Reynolds (vn), Shiau-Shu Yu (ce), Kathleen Supové (p), Nick Parrot (b), Jim Pugliese (perc), J.T. Lewis (dr)

{AUM092/93/94}

00.10.28 (2) • Between The Traditions: The Sound of Language/ The Language of Sound [AR—39:00]

October 28, 2000 / 8:00pm, NY Open Center, New York City

1. Spoken Word/Music [39:00]

Poetry written and spoken by musicians, “possibly including": Thurston Moore, Vito Ricci, Matthew Shipp, Lise Vachron,
Loren Mazzacane Connors, William Parker, Byard Lancaster, Roy Campbell, more...

“One of those big concerts with everybody doing a few minutes. I played music that night.” —William Parker

Roy Campbell Jr. (tp), Matthew Shipp (p), Loren Mazzacane Connors (g), William Parker (b), Marc Edwards (dr)
—Audience Recording only has the above.

{"tesla" correspondence; William Parker 14.02.20}

00.10.30 - William Parker Solo / also Loren Mazzacane Connors + T Haunted House + Black Dice / The Cooler, NYC
["Rock ‘n’ Roll Rock ‘n’ Roll" New York Press October 31, 2000]
00.11.02 - Jemeel Moondoc & William Parker Duo: Moondoc (as), Parker (b) / Big Orbit Gallery, Buffalo, NY
[Rick and Sandra MacGlaughlin-Lopez in attendance]
00.11.03 - Jemeel Moondoc & William Parker Duo: as above / Kerrytown Concert House, Ann Arbor, MI

00.11.04 • Jemeel Moondoc & William Parker with Hamid Drake: New World Pygmies vol. 2

Eremite MTE030/31 (2-CD) 2002
—1st Session [See also 00.11.05]

November 4, 2000 / The Velvet Lounge, Chicago, IL

Disc 2
1. New World Pygmies 11/04/00 (Moondoc/Parker) [27:25]
2. Blues for Katie, part I (Moondoc) [6:14]
3. Blues for Katie, part II & III (Moondoc) [15:08]
4. Three Clay Pots (Parker) [17:50]

Jemeel Moondoc (as, ss), William Parker (b, bombard, gralle), Hamid Drake (dr)

{MTE030/31}

00.11.05 • Jemeel Moondoc & William Parker with Hamid Drake: New World Pygmies vol. 2

Eremite MTE030/31 (2-CD) 2002
—2nd Session [See also 00.11.04]

November 5, 2000 / The Spotlight Room, Madison, WI

Disc 1
1. Spirit House (Moondoc) [11:43]
2. O'Neal’s Porch (Parker) [17:10]
3. New World Pygmies 11/05/00 (Moondoc/Parker) [27:01]
4. You Let Me Into Your Life (Moondoc) [17:15]

Jemeel Moondoc (as, ss), William Parker (b, bombard, gralle), Hamid Drake (dr)

{MTE030/31}

00.11.06 • Jemeel Moondoc & William Parker Duo [AR—87:45]

November 6, 2000 / St. Paul Student Center Theatre, Minneapolis, MN

1. composition/improvisation 16:00]
2. composition/improvisation 17:08]
3. composition/improvisation 15:18]
4. composition/improvisation 12:30]
5. composition/improvisation 11:24]
6. composition/improvisation 11:00]
announcement [0:82]

Jemeel Moondoc (as-1,2,3,6, ss-4,5), William Parker (b-1,2,3,5,6, double-reed-4, perc)

{WP Archive 2CDr}

00.11.09 • David S. Ware Quartet [AR—79:42]

November 9, 2000 / Knitting Factory, New York City

Early Show:
1. Surrendered (Ware) [19:28]
2. Lexicon (Ware) [18:38]
3. Angel Eyes (Matt Dennis) [16:11]
4. composition/improvisation 9:47]
5. composition/improvisation 12:15]

David S. Ware (ts, synth-4), Matthew Shipp (p, synth-5), William Parker (b), Guillermo E. Brown (dr)

{CDr; “Rock ‘n’ Roll Rock ‘n’ Roll" New York Press November 14, 2000}

00.11.13 • Agustí Fernández & William Parker: Second Set

Radical Records MPE 047 (CD) 2001 SPN

November 13, 2000 / Estudi 84, Barcelona, Spain

1. Second Set. Part I [24:40]
2. Interlude [6:45]
3. Second Set. Part II [32:37]

Agustí Fernández (p), William Parker (b)

{M PE 047}

00.11.00 - David S. Ware Quartet: Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Guillermo E. Brown (dr) / Barcelona, Spain
[Anne Dumas 03.07.10]

00.11.15 • David S. Ware Quartet [AR—75:04]

November 15, 2000 / Seville International Jazz Festival, Teatro Central, Sevilla, Spain

1. Surrendered (Ware) [17:05]
2. Lexicon (Ware) [14:06]
3. Autumn Leaves (Matt Dennis) [15:40]
4. Bliss Theme (Ware) [14:45]
5. Theme of Ages (Ware) [11:42] (incomplete)

David S. Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Guillermo E. Brown (dr)

{CDr; Anne Dumas 03.07.10}

Original source for “Music and the Shadow People" dates below erroneously included performances 00.11.15 and 00.11.16.

00.11.17 - Music and the Shadow People: Rob Brown and Ras Moshe (as), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp), Shiau-Shu Yu (ce), Todd Nicholson (b),
William Parker (misc, Words & Music), Greg Stare (dr), Murat Ozcan (Dir), Patricia Nicholson (Chor, Co-Dir) /
Theater For the New City, NYC
00.11.18 - Music and the Shadow People: as above / Theater For the New City, NYC
00.11.19 (1) - Music and the Shadow People / Theater For the New City, NYC

00.11.19 (2) - The Second Jeanne Lee Concert: Lisle Atkinson, Newman Taylor-Baker, Gary Bartz, Hamiet Bluiett, Mickey Davidson,
Dick Griffin, Gunter Hampel, Sheila Jordan, Abbey Lincoln, Lawrence “Butch" Morris, Amina Claudine Myers, William & Patricia Parker,
Warren Smith, Mark Whitecage, others... / 7:30pm, St. Peter’s Church, NYC

00.11.24
00.11.25
00.11.26
00.11.29
00.11.30 - Music and the Shadow People: Rob Brown and Ras Moshe (as), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp), Shiau-Shu Yu (ce), Todd Nicholson (b),
William Parker (misc, Words & Music), Greg Stare (dr), Murat Ozcan (Dir), Patricia Nicholson (Chor, Co-Dir) / Theater For the New City, NYC
00.11.30 - David Budbill & William Parker Duo: Budbill (poetry), Parker (b) / Simon Center, New England College, Henniker, NH [www.davidbudbill.com/307/zen-mountains-zen-streets]
“Zen Mountains Zen Streets—A Duet for Poet & Improvised Bass"
—Music and the Shadow People was performed at Theater For the New City, NYC, without Parker on this date.

00.12.01 • Allen—Drake—Jordan—Parker—Silva: the all-star game

Eremite MTE044 (CD) 2003

Allen—Drake—Jordan—Parker—Silva [AR—116:03]

December 1, 2000, 8:00pm / A Boston Creative Music Alliance Production, Institute of Contemporary Art, ICA Theatre, Boston, MA

the all-star game:
1. I [9:53]
2. II [12:06]
3. III [13:34]
4. IV [11:16]
5. V [11:33]
6. VI [16:57]

Audience Recording:
1. First Set [75:19]
2. Second Set [40:44]

the all-star game has the First Set.

“Avant Garde All-Stars": Kidd Jordan (ts), Marshall Allen (as), William Parker and Alan Silva (b), Hamid Drake (dr)

{MTE044; Ed Hazell 03.01.21; Jakob Blumenthal 08.02.06}

00.12.02 (1) - Avant Garde All-Stars: Kidd Jordan (ts), Marshall Allen (as),
William Parker and Alan Silva (b), Hamid Drake (dr) / “...in studio in Stutesbury, MA...”
[photo caption in Signal to Noise #55, Fall 2009 p.28]
00.12.02 (2) - Avant Garde All-Stars: as above / 8:00pm, NACUL Center, Amherst, MA
[Ed Hazell 03.01.21]
—"Alvin Fielder was supposed to be the drummer, but at the last minute got sick.”
00.12.03 - Music and the Shadow People: Ras Moshe (as), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp),
Shiau-Shu Yu (ce), William Parker (b, Words & Music), Todd Nicholson (b),
Murat Ozcan (Dir), Patricia Nicholson (Chor, Co-Dir) / Theater For the New City, NYC
“not sure if Rob Brown was on this one.” —Ras Moshe 04.01.26
00.12.00 - “Irene Schweizer to record with Fred Anderson, Hamid Drake, and William Parker /
Empty Bottle, Chicago" [Chi-improv List]
—I find no other mention of this session, including on the Empty Bottle archive...
00.12.07 - Alan Silva & William Parker Duo: Silva (synth), Parker (b) /
The Flynn Space, The Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, Burlington, VT
00.12.08 - Alan Silva & William Parker Duo: as above / Casa del Popolo, Montreal,
Quebec, Canada
00.12.09 - Gary Hassay & William Parker Duo: Hassay (as), Parker (b) / 8:30pm, Roulette, Brooklyn, NY
[www.roulette.org/events/artists.php/45]

Poster by James Burpee
Signal to Noise Issue #58

2001 : : :

01.01.02 • Amy Sheffer Quintet [Unissued Recording Session—]

January 2, 2001 / Seltzer Sound, New York City

1. Hovering (take 1) [ : ]
2. Hovering (take 2) [ : ]
3. unknown title (take 1) [ : ]
4. unknown title (take 2) [ : ]
5. talking [ : ]
6. Sea Move (take 1—false start) [ : ]
7. Sea Move (false start) [ : ]
8. Sea Move (take 2) [ : ]
9. Sea Move (take 3) [ : ]
10. Seagull (take 1) [ : ]
11. talking [ : ]
12. talking [ : ]
13. A Bus Stop (take 1) [ : ] (title uncertain)
14. Drone Bone (take 1) [ : ]
15. talk/tuning [ : ]
16. unknown title (take 1) [ : ]

Amy Sheffer (reeds, p, misc.), Billy Bang (vn), William Parker (b), Lou Grassi (dr)

{Steve Tintweiss Archive DAT session info, Ed Hazell 17.02.17}

01.01.03 - Ellen Christi (voc), Diedre Murray (ce), William Parker (b) + Karen Borca (bsn) / 8:00pm, Tonic, NYC
["Today in New York" New York Daily News January 3, 2001]
01.01.05 - Matt Shipp Trio: Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Gerald Cleaver (dr) / 10:00pm, Tonic, NYC
["Rock ‘n’ Roll Rock ‘n’ Roll" New York Press January 9, 2001]

01.01.00 • William Parker Clarinet Trio: Bob’s Pink Cadillac

Eremite MTE032/33 (2-CD) 2002
—1st Session [See also 01.08.01]

January, 2001 / Strobe-Light Sound, Brooklyn, NY

Disc 1
1. Bob’s Pink Cadillac [13:52]
2. Overcoat in the River [10:37]
3. Blue Flower [18:24]
4. Fence in the Snow [28:43]

Perry Robinson (cl, ocarina), William Parker (b, gralle, jogibaba, orchestra bells, voc, Comp), Walter Perkins (dr, voc)

{MTE032/33}

01.01.14 • Spring Heel Jack: The Blue Series Continuum—Masses

Thirsty Ear Recordings (The Blue Series) THI 570103.2 (CD) 2001

(V/A) Spring Heel Jack & The Blue Series Continuum: The WIRE 20 Years 1982-2002: Audio Issue
Mute Records Ltd. CD STUMM 220 (3CD Compilation Box Set) UK 2002
[Includes tracks by Steve Lacy; Ennio Morricone (with Gruppo Di Improvvisazione Nuova Consonanza); Coil; Sonic Youth;
Vivian Jackson & King Tubby; Derek Bailey; Cabaret Voltaire; Tony Conrad with Faust; Fela Kuti; The Art Ensemble Of Chicago;
Sun Ra & His Solar-Myth Arkestra; Christian Marclay; John Cage; Björk; Terry Riley; Suicide; John Fahey; Diamanda Galas; others...]

January 14, 2001 / Sorcerer Sound, New York City

1. Chorale [9:13]
2. Masses [5:33]
3. Salt [4:45]
4. Interlude 2 [3:05]

The WIRE 20 Years 1982-2002 has track 3.

Spring Heel Jack: John Coxon and Ashley Wales ("all other instruments", Comp)
+ Evan Parker (ss-1,2,3), Tim Berne (as and bar-2), Daniel Carter (fl, as, ts-2,4), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp-2),
Matthew Shipp (p-1,2,3), Mat Maneri (vla-2), William Parker (b), Guillermo E. Brown (dr-2,3,4)

{THI 570103.2; session date from FLAM 03.11.06; www.discogs.com}

01.01.25 - Matthew Shipp Trio: Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Gerald Cleaver (dr) / Theatre du Rocher, Toulon, France
01.01.26 - Matthew Shipp Trio: as above / Cave Dîmière, Argenteuil, France
01.01.27 - Matthew Shipp Trio / 21:30, La Tour Rose, Lyon, France
01.02.01 and 01.02.02 - Other Dimensions in Music: Daniel Carter (as, ts, fl, tp), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp, flg, p-tpt),
William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr) / Old Office, Knitting Factory, NYC

01.02.03 • Other Dimensions in Music [AR—41:43]

February 3, 2001 / Knitting Factory, New York City

Early Show:
1. improvisation [17:27]
2. improvisation [23:54] (incomplete! fades out...)

Daniel Carter (as, ts, fl, tp), Joe McPhee (reeds, tp), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp, flg, p-tpt), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr)

{WP Archive CDr}

01.02.04 - Other Dimensions in Music: Daniel Carter (as, ts, fl, tp), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp, flg, p-tpt), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr),
with special guest Billy Bang (vn) / Old Office, Knitting Factory, NYC
01.02.08 - MERCURIAL VISIONS II / Matthew Shipp, Rob Brown, Roy Campbell Jr., Daniel Carter, Leroy Jenkins, Karen Borca,
Peter Kowald, William Parker, Whit Dickey, Gerald Cleaver, Patricia Nicholson, Treva Offutt, Jo Wood Brown, Yuko Otomo,
Jeff Schlanger, Marilyn Sontag—"Music, Dance, Visual Arts performing in all-new configurations decided that evening.
Last year’s Mercurial Visions event was voted one of the Best NYC Live Shows of 2000 by TimeOut New York. And it was...” /
“Backed-to-Back" (Borca, Kowald, Parker, Cleaver); “The Torch" (Brown, Parker, Cleaver); “Strinngs" (Shipp, Jenkins, Parker, Kowald) /
8:00pm, Mercury Lounge, NYC [Jeff Schlanger musicWitness® One Final Note Issue 6 Spring 2001]
01.02.09 - Bad Sextet: Daniel Carter (as, ts, fl, tp), Will Connell Jr. and JC Morrison (reeds), Dave Sewelson (bar),
William Parker (b), Dee Pop (dr) / Internet Cafe, NYC
01.02.11-13 - Matthew Shipp Trio: Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Gerald Cleaver (dr) / Bruno's, San Francisco, CA
[Cadence Vol.27 no.3 March 2001 p.36; www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2001/02/08/derk.DTL]

01.02.20 • The Cosmosamatics: The Cosmosamatics

Boxholder Records BXH 022 (CD) 2001

February 20, 2001 / The Cutting Room Studios, New York City

1. Quasar (Marcus) [12:25]
2. Mingus Mangus (Simmons) [7:51]
3. Near (Marcus) [9:51]
4. Beyond the Inner East (Simmons) [8:00]
5. New Line Groove (Simmons) [11:15]

Sonny Simmons (as, enhn), Michael Marcus (straight ts, straight as, b-fl), James Carter (bsx-2,5), Karen Borca (bsn-4)
Samir Chatterjee (tabla-4), William Parker (b), Jay Rosen (dr)

{BXH 022}

01.02.21 (1) - William Parker (b) & Patricia Nicholson (dance) / George Washington University, Building J, Washington, DC
[www.geocities.com/eyelounge/DC/upcoming.htm; DC Improv Calendar]
01.02.21 (2) - Thurston Moore and William Parker Duo: Moore (g), Parker (b) / George Washington University, Washington, DC
[listenmissy.com/blog/?m=200102]
01.02.22 - William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra: see 01.02.23 below / The Magic Triangle Jazz Series,
WMUA 91.1-FM, and Residential Arts presents... Bezanson Recital Hall, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Amherst, MA
[Bob Blumenthal “William Parker, Bassist, Finds Inspiration in All Places" The Boston Globe February 23, 2001]

01.02.23 • William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra: Raincoat in the River, Vol. 1 / ICA Concert

Eremite MTE 036 (2-CD) 2002

February 23, 2001 / Boston Creative Music Alliance Concert, ICA Theater, Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, MA

Five Rivers into One Teardrop	Soloists
1. Meditations for Two Voices [9:49]	Yu, Parker (shakuhachi)
2. Mountain / Maintain [10:00]	Sewelson, Parker (mba)
3. Anast Crossing the Lake of Light [9:52]	Swell / Barnes, Parker (bombard)
4. Raincoat in the River [19:41]	Brown, Parker (b), Lodico, Waters
5. Painter’s Celebration [9:58]	Kaplan, Campbell

“Parker’s five-section narrative suite based on the life of the late street musician Marvin Nunez (aka Uncle Marvin).”

Alternate titles/order from performance:
“The opening ‘Raincoat in the River’... The three remaining pieces... ‘Awash in the Mist of an Angel’s Tears’ was a brief ballad with Conquest...
‘Blue Feet Flower Song’... ‘When You Smile, the Big Orange Mountain Cries’ mixed vamps and the dramatic colors of Masahiko Kono's
electronically altered trombone and Yu’s rich cello. The primary challenge for Parker, who kept busy conducting and moving among
his secondary instruments, is to find a way to include more of his astounding bass work in Little Huey’s performances.”
—Bob Blumenthal

“I have been playing this instrument called the zintir. It is a bass from Morocco. I have been playing that the last three or four years.
There is actually a track on Raincoat in the River that wasn't released. Maybe that will be released later.”
—William Parker

Darryl Foster (ts, ss), Ori Kaplan and Rob Brown (as), Charles Waters (as, cl), David Sewelson (bar), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp, flg),
Richard Rodriguez and Lewis Barnes (tp), Steve Swell, Alex Lodico, and Masahiko Kono (tb), Dave Hofstra (tu), Leena Conquest (voc),
Shia-Shu Yu (ce), William Parker (leader, b, mba, shakuhachi, bombard, Comp), Andrew Barker and Guillermo E. Brown (dr)

{MTE 036; Bob Blumenthal “Powerful Mix Defines Parker Show" The Boston Globe February 27, 2001; jazzweekly.com/interviews/wparker.htm}

01.02.24 - Bad Sextet: Daniel Carter (as, ts, fl, tp), Will Connell Jr. and JC Morrison (reeds), Dave Sewelson (bar),
William Parker (b), Dee Pop (dr) / Internet Cafe, NYC

01.02.26
01.02.27 • David S. Ware Quartet: Corridors & Parallels

AUM Fidelity AUM019 (CD) 2001

February 26 & 27, 2001 / Sorcerer Sound, New York City

1. untitled (Ware) [1:20]
2. Straight Track (Ware) [10:02]
3. Jazz Fi-Sci (Ware) [4:22]
4. Superimposed (Ware) [5:58]
5. Sound-a-Bye (Ware) [3:08]
6. untitled (Ware) [0:37]
7. Corridors & Parallels (Ware / Shipp) [8:59]
8. Somewhere (Ware) [3:11]
9. Spaces Embraces (Ware) [3:17]
10. Mother May You Rest in Bliss (Ware) [6:07]
11. untitled (Ware) [1:48]

All About Jazz Direct with Artists / Discussion Board activity:
Clifton’s question: 1) With Ware on “Corridors And Parallels" (excellent CD) how much of the programming by you and Guillermo was done
in real time as the musicians played? How much, before or after the session? (and further to Matthew’s reply:) On Corriders and Parallels most
of the settings where chosen by Ware- its his synth- he went out and bought it before the session.
Steven Joerg (producer): “...ALL of the music was recorded live in the studio; as you hear it on the album. Which makes it, I think, all the more
remarkable. A lot of William Parker’s gorgeous arco bass work on this album—wow; yeah. All of the synth settings were chosen by David prior
to the session, though there were some breaks where Matt was fiddling with different settings, and he might well have played something in like,
'bank E:16'..., that David dug and we went with it for a piece. The chimes, shells, and gong you hear are real instruments, and were all sounded
by Guillermo. 'Jazz Fi-Sci' is an Acoustic Jazz Trio vs. Synth piece (think about the final scene in 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind';
Francois Truffaut’s character playing the synth being the equivalent of the Acoustic Jazz Trio, and the Alien’s music being the Synth—yeah).
'Sumperimposed' is a 'trio' with synth-generated rythym track, and Matt playing the additional percussion and whistles via the synth keys...”

David S. Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (synth), William Parker (b), Guillermo E. Brown (dr)

{AUM019} Corridors & Parallels at AUMFidelity.

01.03.09 - Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Trio + Mahmoud Gania: Brötzmann (reeds), Gania (guimbri, voc), William Parker (b),
Hamid Drake (dr) / 20:30, Centre Culturel Jean Houdremont, La Courneuve, France

01.03.12 • Peter Brötzmann Tentet + William Parker [AR—75:06]

March 12, 2001 / Banlieues Bleues Festival 2001, Salle Jacques Brel, Paris (Pantin), France

1. Broken English (Vandermark) [27:39]
2. Stone Water (Brötzmann) [46:27]

Peter Brötzmann (ts, cl, trgt), Mars Williams, Ken Vandermark, and Mats Gustafsson (reeds), Joe McPhee (tp), Jeb Bishop (tb), Fred Lonberg-Holm (ce), Kent Kessler (b), William Parker (b, voc, poetry), Michael Zerang and Hamid Drake (dr)

{Jakob Blumenthal 07.07.21}

01.03.13 • William Parker: I Plan To Stay A Believer—The Inside Songs of Curtis Mayfield

AUM Fidelity AUM062/63 (2-CD digipak) 2010
—1st Session [See also 02.04.03; 07.02.10; 08.06.15; 08.10.25; 08.10.29]

William Parker’s The Inside Songs of Curtis Mayfield [AR—95:24 / Unauthorized Release]
(2CDr Bootleg)

March 13, 2001, 20:30 / Banlieues Bleues Festival, Paris, France

I Plan To Stay A Believer—The Inside Songs of Curtis Mayfield:
1. This Is My Country (Paris) [5:44]
2. New World Order [6:59]

Audience Recording:
1. We People Who are Darker than Blue [11:42]
2. I Plan to Stay a Believer [31:50]
3. I'm So Proud [13:23]
4. People Get Ready [11:46]
5. Freddie’s Dead [11:32] (split track at 8:16)
7. Think [15:28]

—Liners of bootleg CDr have “Freddie’s Dead 1 [8:16]" and “Freddie’s Dead 2 [3:14]",
with the second segment of split track 5 incorrectly at “31:14" (instead of 3:14...)

“The concert at Drancy is really unforgettable, the audience (partly composed of students of high schools who participated to a workshop)
was very enthusiastic, and William Parker was smiling and visibly happy to play.” —Jean-Luc Scorbaioli

“...some one bootlegged this concert and was selling it in France—either William or a friend of William picked one up and sent to him.
William made a handful of CDrs of same himself and has occasionally been selling at shows.” —Steven Joerg

Darryl Foster (ts, ss), Sabir Mateen (as, ts, fl), Lewis Barnes (tp), Achille Gajo—RIP... (p), Leena Conquest (voc), Amiri Baraka (voc, poetry)
William Parker (b, doussn'gouni, balafon), Hamid Drake (dr)
—Featuring a 90-member children’s choir under the direction of teacher Sylvia Howard.

{AUM062/63; Steven Joerg 10.11.09; www.aumfidelity.com; WP Archive 2CDr; Bootleg info from Jean-luc Scorbaioli 02.08.00, and Steven Joerg 02.07.28}

Banlieues Bleues Festival, Paris, France

Jazz Times

01.03.21 - David Budbill & William Parker Duo: Budbill (poetry), Parker (b) / “Zen Mountains, Zen Streets—A Duet for Poet
& Improvised Bass" / 9:00pm (two sets), The Prism, Charlottesville, VA [www.davidbudbill.com/307/zen-mountains-zen-streets]

01.03.31 • Bill Cole’s Untempered Ensemble: Seasoning the Greens

Boxholder Records BXH 031 (CD) 2002

Bill Cole’s Untempered Ensemble: Proverbs For Sam
Boxholder Records BXH056 (CD) 2008
—1st Session [See also 01.06.01 (2)]

March 31, 2001 / Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, Burlington, VT

Seasoning the Greens
1. Introduction by Bill Cole (spoken) [0:42]
2. Grounded [4:17]
3. The Triple Towers of Kyongbokkang (Warren Smith) [7:53]
4. South Indian Festival Rhythm [7:05]
5. Ghanaian Funeral Rhythm [6:21]
6. South Indian Marriage Rhythm [6:21]
7. Colombian Rhythm [4:44]
8. Free Rhythm [6:31]
9. A Man Sees a Snake, A Woman Kills It; No Matter, as Long as It Is Dead (Bill Cole) [12:19]
10. No One Knows the Paths in a Garden Better Than the Gardener, A Follower Should Always Allow His Guide to Lead [25:11]

Seasoning the Greens has tracks 1-9.
Proverbs For Sam has track 10.

Bill Cole (Chinese sona, didgeridoo, Hojok, shenai, Ghanaian flute, Indian nadaswaram, Comp), Sam Furnace (as, fl),
Joseph Daley (tu, bar-hn, tb), Cooper-Moore (fl, mouth bow, horizontal hoe-handle harp, rim drums, penny whistle),
William Parker (b), Atticus Cole (cga, bgo, perc), Warren Smith (dr, mba, voc, whistle, perc)

{BXH 031; Downtown Music Gallery newsletter 08.06.19; obscure web sources}

01.04.01 (1) - Joe Morris & William Parker Duo: Morris (g), Parker (b) / Roulette, Brooklyn, NY
01.04.01 (2) - Sabir Mateen (reeds), Joe McPhee (as, tp), Zusaan Kali Fasteau (reeds, voc),
William Parker and Cecil McBee (b), Hamid Drake (dr) / Tonic, NYC

Prose of the Transiberian and of Little Jeanne of France, “by Vit Horejš and the Czechoslovak-American Marionette Theatre"

01.04.05 through 01.04.22 - Pre-recorded music by Jemeel Moondoc (as, fl, Comp), Stephanie Stone (p), and William Parker (b) /
Barbara “Babs" Case (choreographer), Manuel Lutgenhorst (set design), Theresa Linnihan (costumes), Miloš Kasal (eight-inch marionettes
for Russian and Japanese armies) / Blaise Cendrar’s prose poem “Prose of the Transiberian and of Little Jeanne of France" /
7:30pm (2:30pm matinees on Sundays), La Mama, The Annex Theatre, NYC [New York Magazine August 23, 1982 p.114]

—Moondoc and Parker originally performed this piece 82.08.18-20, “with dance and visuals...”
[www.lamama.org/archives/2001_2002/PROSEOFTHETRANSSIBERIAN.htm]

01.04.04 - Zusaan Kali Fasteau (reeds, voc), Joe McPhee (tp, reeds), Sabir Mateen (ts), Ron McBee (perc), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) / 7:00pm, Knitting Factory, NYC ["Music Rock ‘n‘ Roll" New York Press April 10, 2001]
01.04.05 - Joe Morris & William Parker Duo: Morris (g), Parker (b) / “‘The Politics of 10 Strings’ is a suite for double-bass and guitar
by the composer/bassist with guitarist Joe Morris.” / 8:30pm, Roulette, Brooklyn, NY [www.roulette.org/events/event.php/PARKER01]

01.04.07 • Peter Brötzmann & William Parker Duo [AR—113:23 & AVR]

April 7, 2001 / Tonic, New York City

First Set
1. improvisation [15:18]
2. improvisation [41:45]
Second Set
3. improvisation [31:11]
4. improvisation [13:40]
5. encore [5:38]
announcement [1:00]

Peter Brötzmann (ts, cl, bcl), William Parker (b, doussn'gouni)

{WP Archive 2CDr; Video; “Music Rock ‘n‘ Roll" New York Press April 10, 2001}

01.04.10 • Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Trio: Never Too Late But Always Too Early (Dedicated to Peter Kowald)

Eremite Records MTE 037/38 (2-CD) 2003

April 10, 2001 / Casa del Popolo, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Never Run But Go
1. Part 1 [19:19]
2. Part 2 [4:47]
3. Part 3 [9:31]
4. Part 4 [9:51]
5. The Heart and the Bones [18:26]
Never Too Late but Always Too Early
6. Part 1 [16:51]
7. Part 2 [11:02]
8. Part 3 [17:22]
9. Halfhearted Beast [7:41]

Peter Brötzmann (ts, acl, trgt), William Parker (b, doussn'gouni), Hamid Drake (dr)

{MTE 037/38; WP Archive 2CDr}

01.04.11 • Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Trio [AR—115:21]

April 11, 2001 / Casa del Popolo, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

First Set
1. improvisation [31:04]
2. improvisation [18:31]
Second Set
3. improvisation [60:21]
4. improvisation [6:25]

Peter Brötzmann (ts, cl, bcl), William Parker (b, fl, shakuhachi, slot drum, kora), Hamid Drake (dr, djembe)

{WP Archive CDr}

01.04.13 • Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Trio with special guest Joe Mcphee [AR—125:48]

April 13, 2001 / Boston Creative Music Alliance production, I.C.A., Boston, MA

First Set
1. improvisation [68:14]
Second Set
2. improvisation [57:34]

Peter Brötzmann (ts, cl, bcl), Joe Mcphee (ts, ss, tp), William Parker (b, fl, shakuhachi, slot drum, kora), Hamid Drake (dr)

{WP Archive 2CDr; Ed Hazell 03.01.21}

01.04.14 - Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Trio with special guest Joe Mcphee: Brötzmann (ts, cl, bcl), Joe Mcphee (ts, ss, tp),
William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) / Hallwalls, Buffalo, NY [Rick & Sandra Lopez in blissful attendance]
01.04.15 - Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Trio: Brötzmann (ts, cl, bcl), William Parker (b, fl, shakuhachi, slot drum, kora),
Hamid Drake (dr) / The Bug Jar, Rochester, NY

01.04.16 • Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Trio [AR—91:27]

April 16, 2001 / Firefly Club, Ann Arbor, MI

First Set
announcement [1:30]
1. improvisation [34:51]
2. improvisation [10:48]
Second Set
3. improvisation [25:47]
4. improvisation [11:41]
5. improvisation [6:49]

Peter Brötzmann (ts, cl, bcl), William Parker (b, fl, shakuhachi, slot drum, kora), Hamid Drake (dr)

{WP Archive 2CDr}

01.04.17 • Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Trio [AR—114:07]

April 17, 2001 / Waldron Art Center Theatre, Bloomington, IN

First Set
1. improvisation [1:41] (fade-out)
2. improvisation [21:24]
3. improvisation—applause [15:07]
4. improvisation—applause—announcement PB [19:12]
Second Set
5. improvisation—applause [20:46]
6. improvisation [21:07]
7. improvisation—applause—announcement PB [14:50]

Peter Brötzmann (ts-3,6,7, cl-5, bcl, trgt-2), William Parker (b-2,6,7, fl, shakuhachi, slot drum-1, kora-1,5, shenai-1, perc-4),
Hamid Drake (dr-1,2,3,6,7, voc-5, frm-dr-5, perc-4)

{WP Archive 2CDr; track detailing by Jakob Blumenthal 06.07.15}

01.04.19 • Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Trio + Fred Anderson [AR—74:14]

April 19, 2001 / Empty Bottle Festival of Jazz and Improvised Music, Empty Bottle, Chicago, IL
—This recording is circulating incorrectly dated 01.04.20, which was a Brötzmann-Drake Duo at same venue.

1. improvisation [31:45]
2. improvisation [29:18]
3. improvisation [13:11]

Peter Brötzmann (ts, cl, bcl), Fred Anderson (reeds), William Parker (b, shakuhachi), Hamid Drake (dr)

{WP Archive CDr; tisue.net/chicagonow/old2001.html; www.emptybottle.com/calendar.php}

01.04.23 • Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Trio [AR—112:22]

April 23, 2001 / Ceremony Hall, Austin, TX

1. improvisation [55:44] (brief cut at 2:20, followed by volume boost)
2. improvisation [44:25]
3. improvisation [12:13]

Peter Brötzmann (ts, cl, bcl), William Parker (b, fl, shakuhachi, slot drum), Hamid Drake (dr, djembe)

{WP Archive 2CDr}

01.04.24 • Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Trio [AR—93:01]

April 24, 2001, 8:00pm / MECA, Houston, TX

announcement [0:14]
1. improvisation [37:38]
announcement [1:07]
2. improvisation [43:11]
3. improvisation [10:51]
4. much well-deserved applause, + announcement [2:09]

Peter Brötzmann (ts, cl, bcl), William Parker (b, fl, shakuhachi, slot drum), Hamid Drake (dr, perc, voc)

{WP Archive 2CDr}

01.04.25 • Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Trio w/ Kidd Jordan [AR—92:17]

April 25, 2001 / Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans, LA
—Also noted: “Creative" Arts Center.

First Set
1. improvisations [51:01] (incomplete, cuts at end)
Second Set
2. improvisations + encore [41:16]

Another version of First Set circulating at 24:39, also cuts at end, but much sooner!

Peter Brötzmann (ts, cl, bcl), Kidd Jordan (ts), William Parker (b, fl, shakuhachi, slot drum), Hamid Drake (dr, djembe)

{WP Archive 2CDr}

01.04.27 - David S. Ware Quartet: Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Guillermo E. Brown (dr) /
Radio Svizera, Rete Due Concerti Aula Magna, Lugano, Switzerland [Anne Dumas 03.07.10]
01.04.29 - David S. Ware Quartet: as above / Kleks Festival, Kempten, Germany [ibid]

01.05.01 • David S. Ware Quartet [AR—77:52]

May 1, 2001 / Porgy & Bess, Wien, Austria

1. Surrendered (Ware) [23:10] (incomplete, cuts in at beginning)
2. Lexicon (Ware) [20:52]
3. Angel Eyes (Matt Dennis) [13:54]
4. Bliss Theme (Ware) [7:12]
5. Mikuro’s Blues (Ware) [6:58]
6. Jazz Fi-Sci (Ware) [5:46]

David S. Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Guillermo E. Brown (dr)

{CDr; Anne Dumas 03.07.10}

01.05.00 (1) - David S. Ware Quartet: Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Guillermo E. Brown (dr) /
Teatro Principal, Puerto Real, Spain [Anne Dumas 03.07.10]
01.05.00 (2) - David S. Ware Quartet: as above / Universidad de Valencia, Spain [ibid]
01.05.02 - David S. Ware Quartet / Cadiz Jazz Festival, Cadiz, Spain [ibid]
01.05.03 - David S. Ware Quartet / Madrid Jazz Festival, Collegio San Juan Evangelista, Madrid, Spain [ibid]

I'm looking for a recording or report on an event:
“Friday, May 4th, 2001 at Johns Hopkins University, 2:30-5:30pm, Presentation and discussion of the film “Burning Poles" (Mystic Fire Video, 1991; 50 min.), Donovan Room, Gilman 110. Screening of “Burning Poles" along with other performance footage of Cecil Taylor, in both solo and group format, led by Fred Moten (School of Performance Studies, New York University).”
Can anyone tell me about this? —RL

01.05.04 • David S. Ware Quartet [AR—79:07]

May 4, 2001 / Teatro del Centro Cultural del Matadero, Huesca, Spain
—Also have this session misdated 01.05.05, from a pre-tour announcement.

1. Aquarian Dream (Ware) [31:48]
2. Lexicon (Ware) [22:57]
3. Manu’s Ideal (Ware) [11:49]
4. Bliss Theme (Ware) [5:27]
5. Mikuro’s Blues (Ware) [7:06]

David S. Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Guillermo E. Brown (dr)

{CDr}

01.05.18 - J.D. Parran (reeds), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp), Mark Deutsch (santar), William Parker (b), Ravish Momin (dr) / 8:00 & 9:30pm,
Knitting Factory Old Office, NYC [ravishmomin.com/older; “MUSIC Rock ‘n‘ Roll" New York Press May 22, 2001]
01.05.21 - Billy Bang & William Parker Duo: Bang (vn), Parker (b) / The Cooler, NYC ["MUSIC Rock ‘n‘ Roll" New York Press May 22, 2001]

01.05.22 • William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra: Roulette TV Vol 11

RouletteTV 11 (Limited Edition DVD-R) 2006

(V/A) New York, New Sounds, News Spaces, 2002
No label or issue # (CD Sampler, Insert with New York, New Sounds, News Spaces, 2002, March 16 to May 18, 2002) France 2002
[Includes tracks by David Abir; Laurie Anderson; John Huda; Janene Higgins and Zeena Parkins; Terry Nauheim; Susan Philipsz; Jody Elff;
Michael J. Schumacher; Stephen Vitiello (2); Jarryd Lowder; Laetitia Sonami; Phill Niblock; Pauline Oliveros; Erik Nauman; Molly Davies]

May 22, 2001, 8:00pm / DCTV, 87 Lafayette, New York City

introduction [1:00]
1. When You Smile The Big Orange Mountain Cries [22:22]
credits—Parker interview [4:40]

Roulette TV Vol 11 was originally two individual VHS programs (it also includes a program of the singer Saadet Turkoz)
from the Live at Roulette Cable TV broadcast, now on one DVD-R
New York, New Sounds, News Spaces, 2002 has an excerpt, “untitled (During Show TV Roulette) [2:02]".

Rob Brown, Charles Waters, and Ori Kaplan (as), Darryl Foster (ts, ss), Chris Jonas (ss), Dave Sewelson (bar), Lewis Barnes (tp),
Alex Lodico (tb), Masahiko Kono (tb, elec), Dave Hofstra (tu), Leena Conquest (voc), Shiau-Shu Yu (ce),
William Parker (b, double reeds, perc), Andrew Barker and Guillermo E. Brown (dr)

{Downtown Music Gallery newsletter; www.discogs.com; vimeo.com/11570996}

01.05.23 (1) - William Parker & Sitar Center Quintet / Transparent Productions and Arts for Art Present...” / 6:00pm, The Gazebo,
Takoma Park, MD [www.geocities.com/eyelounge/DC/upcoming.htm]
01.05.23 (2) - Ellen Christi & William Parker Duo: Christi (voc), Parker (b) / Transparent Productions and Arts for Art Present...” /
8:30pm, Sangha Cafe, Takoma Park, MD [www.geocities.com/eyelounge/DC/upcoming.htm]

The Sixth Annual Vision Festival ::: May 24 through June 8

01.05.24 • Alan Silva’s Celestrial Communications Orchestra: H.Con.Res.57 / Treasure Box

Eremite Records MTE 039/040/041/042 (4CD Limited Edition Box, Issue of 385) 2003
—1st Session [See also 01.05.27]

May 24, 2001 / UNCOOL Festival of International Contemporary Music, Camping Cavresc, Le Prese, Grabünden, Switzerland

24 May, 2001, Part I:
1. Amplitude I [4:50]
2. Amplitude II [21:30]
3. Amplitude III [20:14]
4. Amplitude IV [15:41]
24 May, 2001, Part II:
5. HR57 I [23:48]
6. HR57 II [15:50]
7. What Is Your Name? [9:35]

“For some time now, Alan Silva has commented that the market value of his records should more closely resemble the price of a lithograph or an artist’s print than the price of an ordinary record. We remind him that his albums are not produced in special gallery editions, but ‘mass-produced’ for a niche market. Silva has now responded with Treasure Box. Eremite agreed to support the effort, giving away four of its catalog numbers, and what little sanity and peace of mind those of us close to the label’s activities can claim to have ever possessed. The box is one of the more agreeably preposterous odysseys undertaken by a musician of Silva’s stature in many years. Silva designed and fabricated the 12"x12"x1" boxes, assembling and uniquely embellishing each one by hand, using a multitude of different materials to give the project what he refers to as ‘a little crafty feel’. The box contains 4+ hours of music on 4 CDs by a mind-blowing version of the Celestrial Communication Orchestra, specially assembled for the 2001 UNCOOL festival in Poschiavo, Switzerland. The occasion marked the first time ever that Silva’s choice of musicians for the orchestra was completely unrestricted by geography, festival budget, or any other grubby, earthly reason. Writes Matthew Goodheart: ‘In many ways, listening to HR57 reminds me of listening to the music of the late baroque era, like Bach’s mass in B-minor. It is secure in itself, skilled and clear in execution, subtle and finessed as well as frighteningly powerful, and summing up in its massive structure and sound all the forms and aesthetics that gave rise to it.’
Signed & Numbered by Silva, in an eventual edition of 385.” —Michael Ehlers, Eremite Records

Query: “Why celestRial?,"
Reply: “It is based on a Buddhist text in which the Buddha gave a sermon that lasted a million years,
and we played for a million years, and that’s why.”

Alan Silva (synth, Cond), Kidd Jordan, Sabir Mateen, and Francis Wong (ts), Daniel Carter (reeds, tp), Marshall Allen (as), J. D. Parran (cl, bar),
Oluyemi Thomas (winds), Karen Borca (bsn), Raphé Malik, Roy Campbell Jr., and Baikida Carroll (tp), Joseph Bowie, Steve Swell,
and Johannes Bauer (tb), Bill Lowe and Joseph Daley (tb, tu), Ijeoma Thomas (voc), Bobby Few (p), William Parker and Wilber Morris (b),
Warren Smith (perc), Jackson Krall (dr)

{MTE 039/040/041/042, #72 of 385}

01.05.26 • William Parker’s Music and the Shadow People [AR—47:51]

May 26, 2001 / UNCOOL Festival of International Contemporary Music, Le Prese, Lago di Poschiavo, Switzerland

announcement [0:47]
1. Music and the Shadow People [47:04]

Roy Campbell Jr. (tp, fl), Daniel Carter (as, cl), Alan Silva (synth), William Parker (b), Patricia Nicholson (dance, voc)

{WP Archive CDr; Jakob Blumenthal 06.12.21}

01.05.27 • Alan Silva’s Celestrial Communications Orchestra: H.Con.Res.57 / Treasure Box

Eremite Records MTE 039/040/041/042 (4CD Limited Edition Box, Issue of 385) 2003
—2nd Session [See also 01.05.24]

May 27, 2001 / UNCOOL Festival of International Contemporary Music, Camping Cavresc, Le Prese, Grabünden, Switzerland

27 May, 2001, Part I
1. Amplitude I [15:43]
2. Amplitude II [10:46]
3. HR57 I [15:41]
4. HR57 II [18:56]
27 May, 2001, Part II
5. HR57 III [31:14]
6. Soon [26:30]
7. What Is Your Name? [8:10]

Alan Silva (synth, Cond), Kidd Jordan, Sabir Mateen, and Francis Wong (ts), Daniel Carter (reeds, tp), Marshall Allen (as), J. D. Parran (cl, bar),
Oluyemi Thomas (winds), Karen Borca (bsn), Raphé Malik, Roy Campbell Jr., and Baikida Carroll (tp), Joseph Bowie, Steve Swell,
and Johannes Bauer (tb), Bill Lowe and Joseph Daley (tb, tu), Ijeoma Thomas (voc), Bobby Few (p), William Parker and Wilber Morris (b),
Warren Smith (perc), Jackson Krall (dr)

{MTE 039/040/041/042, #72 of 385}

01.05.28 • Kidd Jordan Quartet [AR—69:41]

May 28, 2001 / Vision Festival, Knitting Factory, New York City

1. improvisation; encore [69:41]

Kidd Jordan (ts), Dave Burrell (p), William Parker (b), Louis Moholo (dr)

{WP Archive CDr}

01.05.29 - William Parker & Hamid Drake Duo: Parker (b), Drake (perc) /
Arts for Art present The First Annual 3DC Vision Festival,
8:00pm, Gallery 505, Washington, DC
[Jeff Bagato “Bringing the Swing" Washington City Paper May 25, 2001]

Photo courtesy Marc Minsker

01.05.30 (1) • Rob Brown Trio: Round The Bend

Bleu Regard CT 1962 (2-CD) 2002

May 30, 2001 / Seltzer Sound Studio, New York City

1. Lampost Ring [9:52]
2. Ripples [9:34]
3. Unwind [10:20]
4. A Flower is a Lovesome Thing [12:08]
5. Loaded Hand [9:24]
6. A Whirl [2:48]
7. Unfurling [10:27]

Rob Brown (as, Comp), William Parker (b), Warren Smith (dr)

{CT 1962; Pat Frisco 02.12.23}

01.05.30 (2) • Ellen Christi Trio [AR—49:27 & AVR—49:27]

May 30, 2001, 10:30pm / Vision Festival, Knitting Factory, New York City

Audio & Video Recordings:
announcement [0:36]
1. composition/improvisation 9:33]
2. composition/improvisation 38:44]
announcement [0:34]

“...second improvisation by the trio is more like a medley that includes ‘Somewhere, Over the Rainbow’ towards the end,
and I THINK the head and some improvisation on Coltrane’s ‘India’.” —Ed Hazell

Ellen Christi (voc), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr)

{WP Archive CDr; Ed Hazell 06.10.02; Jakob Blumenthal 10.09.19}

01.05.31 (1) • Oliver Lake & String Trio [AR—46:35]

May 31, 2001, 9:15pm / Vision Festival, Knitting Factory, New York City

1. composition/improvisation 46:35]

Jeff Schlanger / musicWitness® painting made live during this session.

Oliver Lake (as), Jin Hi Kim (komungo), Gunda Gottschalk (vn), William Parker (b)

{WP Archive CDr}

01.05.31 (2) • Fred Anderson Quartet [AR—59:59]

May 31, 2001, 10:30pm / Vision Festival, Knitting Factory, New York City

1. compositions/improvisations [59:59]

Fred Anderson (ts), William Parker (b), Adam Rudolph (perc), Hamid Drake (dr, perc)

{WP Archive CDr}

01.06.01 (1) • Brötzmann Parker Wertmüller: NOTHUNG

In Tone Music in Tone CD 5 (CD) 2002

Peter Brötzmann Trio [AR & AVR—45:41]
—Both Audience Recordings are essentially of the complete performance—Video has a few jump-cuts.

June 1, 2001, 9:30pm / Vision Festival, Knitting Factory, New York City

1. NOTHUNG Part One [9:59]
2. NOTHUNG Part Two [16:43]
3. NOTHUNG Part Three [12:15]
4. NOTHUNG Part Four [4:46]

Peter Brötzmann (ts, cl, trgt), William Parker (b), Michael Wertmüller (perc)

{in Tone CD 5; DVD; WP Archive CDr}

01.06.01 (2) • Bill Cole’s Untempered Ensemble: Proverbs For Sam

Boxholder Records BXH056 (CD) 2008
—2nd Session [See also 01.03.31]

Bill Cole Untempered Ensemble [AR—50:40]

June 1, 2001, 11:00pm / Vision Festival, Knitting Factory, New York City

1. Don't Wait for the Day of Battle Before Getting Your Weapons Ready [14:38]
2. If a Blacksmith Continues to Strike an Iron at One Point He Must Have a Reason [12:26]
3. The Drum Sounding a Message in War is Beaten in a Cryptic Manner:
Only Wise Men Can Dance to It, and Only Experienced Men Can Understand It [23:36]

Bill Cole (sona, digeridoo, shenai, Ghanaian flute, nadaswaram), Sam Furnace (as, fl), Joseph Daley (bar-hn, tu, tb), William Parker (b),
Warren Smith (perc, mba, voc, whistle), Cooper-Moore (diddley-bow, rim drums, fl, voc), Atticus Cole (perc)

{WP Archive CDr of Audience Recording; Downtown Music Gallery newsletter 08.06.19; obscure web sources}

01.06.02 (1) - Other Dimensions in Music: Daniel Carter (reeds, tp), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr) /
Vision Festival, 9:30pm, Knitting Factory, NYC [Vision Fest 2001 Program]
01.06.02 (2) - Rob Brown Trio: Brown (as), William Parker (b), Warren Smith (dr) / Vision Festival, 11:30pm, Knitting Factory, NYC
[Vision Fest 2001 Program]
01.06.06 (1) - William Parker Q&A with Bob Blumenthal / 5:00pm, Flynn Space, Flynn Theatre, Burlington, VT
[The Burlington Free Press May 31, 2001 Weekend p.12]
01.06.06 (2) - William Parker Quartet: Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) / Discover Jazz Festival, 6:30pm,
Flynn Space Late Night Hang, Flynn Theatre, Burlington, VT [Richard C. Wasserman (Festival schedule) rec.music.bluenote 01.04.03]

01.06.07 (1) - Pyramid Trio: Roy Campbell Jr. (tp), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr), w/ Aleta Hayes (dance) /
Vision Festival, 7:00pm, Angel Orensanz Art Center, NYC [Vision Fest 2001 Program]

01.06.07 (2) • William Parker Sextet [AR—44:52]

June 7, 2001, 10:30pm / Vision Festival, Angel Orensanz Art Center, New York City

1. composition/improvisation 18:47]
2. composition/improvisation 22:27]
WP announcement [3:38]

Rob Brown (as), Perry Robinson (cl), Lewis Barnes (tp), Clyde Kerr (tp), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr)

{Ed Hazell 10.01.31}

01.06.08 (1) • David S. Ware Quartet [AR—55:15]

June 8, 2001, 7:30pm / Vision Festival, Angel Orensanz Art Center, New York City

1. composition/improvisation 14:12]
2. composition/improvisation 18:57]
3. composition/improvisation 7:41]
4. composition/improvisation 12:00]
announcement [0:54]

David S. Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (synth), William Parker (b), Guillermo E. Brown (dr)

{CDr}

01.06.08 (2) - Patricia Nicholson (dance), Billy Bang (vn), William Parker (b) / Vision Festival, 8:30pm,
Angel Orensanz Art Center, NYC [Vision Fest 2001 Program]
01.06.08 (3) - Matthew Shipp Quartet: Shipp (p), Wadada Leo Smith (tp), William Parker (b), Gerald Cleaver (dr) / Vision Festival, 10:30pm,
Angel Orensanz Art Center, NYC [ibid]

01.06.00 • William Parker Quartet [Centering Archival Recording—65:55]

June, 2001 / Burlington Jazz Festival, Flynn Theater, Burlington, VT

1. Opening Invocation—flute solo—poem by Niama Wade—unknown title (4tet) [9:47]
2. Gilmore’s Hat (dedicated to John Gilmore) [23:20]
3. A-Pa-Ho (Prayer) [13:13]
4. composition/improvisation 7:14]
5. Higgins (dedicated to Billy Higgins) [12:21]

Rob Brown (as, fl), Lewis Barnes (tp), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr)

{William Parker’s Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.01.22}

01.06.20 • Matthew Shipp & William Parker Duo [BR—65:49]

June 20, 2001 / Gateway Studios, London, England
Broadcast August 3, 2001, “Jazz on 3" / BBC Radio 3, London, England

1. composition/improvisation 5:38]
2. composition/improvisation 8:51]
3. composition/improvisation 7:29]
4. composition/improvisation 13:53]
5. composition/improvisation 15:10]
6. composition/improvisation 12:02]

Also circulating with opening announcement at 1:20, and tracks 1 through 5 only (track 5 incomplete, cuts out at 0:34) —Total time 36:00.

Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b)

{WP Archive CDr; BBC Playlist for 01.08.03}

01.06.21 • Matthew Shipp & William Parker Duo [Centering Archival Recording—38:56]

Broadcast August 3, 2001, “Jazz on 3" / BBC Radio 3, London, England

June 21, 2001 / Robert Wyatt’s MELTDOWN 2001 Festival, Royal Festival Hall, Hayward Gallery, London, England

1. composition/improvisation 5:49]
2. composition/improvisation 6:40]
3. composition/improvisation 5:39]
4. composition/improvisation 8:36]
5. composition/improvisation 12:12]

Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b)

{William Parker’s Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.01.22}

01.06.23 • Matthew Shipp & William Parker Duo [AR—99:08]

June 23, 2001 / Suoni Per Il Popolo Festival, Casa del Popolo, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

First Set
1. compositions/improvisations [44:29]
Second Set
2. compositions/improvisations [54:39]

Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b)

{WP Archive 2CDr}

01.06.30 - David S. Ware Quartet: Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Guillermo E. Brown (dr) /
Ljubljana Jazz Festival, Krizanke Open Air Theater, Ljulbljana, Slovenia [Anne Dumas 03.07.10]
01.07.06 - David S. Ware Quartet: as above / Jazz by the Sea, Fano Jazzin'n Club, Corte Malatestiana, Fano, Italy [ibid]

01.07.08 • David S. Ware Quartet [BR—76:05]

July 8, 2001, 9:30pm / Along Came Jazz Festival, Anfiteatro di Bleso, Piazza Trento, Tivoli, Italy
Radio RAI Radio tre, July 8, 2001

announcement [0:31]
1. Surrendered (Ware) [24:17]
2. Lexicon (Ware) [19:30]
3. Angel Eyes (Matt Dennis) [19:49]
4. Bliss Theme (Ware) [5:56]
5. Mikuro’s Blues (Ware) [6:02]

David S. Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Guillermo E. Brown (dr)

{CDr}

01.07.14 - Matthew Shipp & William Parker Duo: Shipp (p), Parker (b) / North Sea Jazz Festival, Congres Centrum, Carel Willink Zaal, 'S-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
—Actual 12:30-1:00am on the 14th, scheduled late 13th.
01.07.24 - David S. Ware Quartet: Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Guillermo E. Brown (dr) / Blue Note, NYC
[Steven Joerg 01.06.25 rec.music.bluenote]
01.07.25 (1) - William Parker (b) & Miriam Parker (dance) / Music + Dance, Arts For Art Presents AvantJazz,
CUANDO, 5:30pm, NYC [ibid]
01.07.25 (2) - David S. Ware Quartet: Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Guillermo E. Brown (dr) / Blue Note, NYC [ibid]

01.07.29 • Peter Brötzmann Quartet [BR—49:05]

July 29, 2001 / Jazz Festival, Clusone, Italy

1. compositions/improvisations [49:05]

Peter Brötzmann (ts, trgt), Jeb Bishop (tb), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr)

{WP Archive CDr; Heinrich Smejkal 03.07.25; www.ejn.it/clusonejazz/archivio.htm}

01.08.01 (1) - William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra / Arts For Art Presents AvantJazz, 5:30pm, CUANDO, NYC

01.08.01 (2) • William Parker Clarinet Trio: Bob’s Pink Cadillac

Eremite MTE032/33 (2-CD) 2002
—2nd Session [See also 01.01.00]

August 1, 2001, 10:00pm / Tonic, New York City

Disc 2:
1. Ebony Fantasy
I [14:39]
II [13:48]
III [9:53]
IV [11:44]
V [8:37]

William Parker (b, gralle, jogibaba, orchestra bells, vocals, Comp), Perry Robinson (cl, ocarina), Walter Perkins (dr, voc)

{MTE032/33; www.nypress.com/14/31/listings/musiclists.cfm}

01.08.02 (1) - Freedomland: Daniel Carter (tp, reeds), Dave Sewelson (bar), David Hofstra (tu, b), William Parker (b), Dee Pop (dr) /
7:30pm, CBGB Lounge, NYC [www.nypress.com/14/31/listings/musiclists.cfm]
01.08.02 (2) - New World Pygmies Duo: Jemeel Moondoc (as), William Parker (b) / Tonic, 9:30pm, NYC
[www.nypress.com/14/31/listings/musiclists.cfm]
01.08.07 - Roscoe Mitchell Note Factory: “nine-piece", no personnel details / Verizon Music Festival, Spruce Street, Pace University, NYC ["Music Rock ’n’ Roll" New York Press July 31, 2001]
01.08.08 (1) - William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra / Arts For Art Presents AvantJazz, 5:30pm, CUANDO, NYC
01.08.08 (2) - Other Dimensions in Music: Daniel Carter (as, ts, fl, tp), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp, flg, p-tpt), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr) / “Silverback presents Jazz At Rock Central" 9:00 & 11:00pm, Niagara Bar, NYC

01.08.09 (1) • Matthew Shipp: nu bop

Thirsty Ear Recordings (The Blue Series) THI 57114-2 (CD) 2002

(V/A) Blue Series Essentials
Thirsty Ear Recordings (Borders Bookstores Promo Sampler) THI 57124.2 (CD) 2002
[This compilation also contains performances by William Parker Trio 00.04.02; Matthew Shipp’s New Orbit 00.09.14; Guillermo E. Brown;
William Parker Quartet 01.10.02; ; DJ Spooky 02.03.06; Mat Maneri 02.06.24-25; Craig Taborn; Tim Berne; Roy Campbell; Spring Heel Jack; Antipop Consortium 02.02.12 (2) or 02.10.01 or 02.11.01 (no split session info).]
DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid: Celestial Mechanix
Thirsty Ear THI57148.2 The Blue Series (2-CD) 2004
—CD2 is an 80-minute continuous mix using samples from this session.
[See also 00.01.06, 01.08.09 (2), 01.10.02, 02.02.12 (2), 02.03.06, 02.05.00, 03.01.09, and 03.04.28]
Matthew Shipp: Greatest Hits
Thirsty Ear THI 57205.2 (CD) 2013

August 9, 2001 / Sorcerer Sound, New York City

nu bop:
1. Space Shipp [3:21]
2. Nu-Bop [6:07]
3. ZX-1 [4:16]
4. D’s Choice [4:50]
5. X-Ray [3:27]
6. Rocket Shipp [7:35]
7. Select Mode 1 [1:23]
8. Nu Abstract [3:47]
9. Select Mode 2 [5:09]

Celestial Mechanix:
2.7a Nu Bop [0:32] —CD2/Mix-trk7a —(combined w/ William Parker: Scrapbook—CD2/Mix-trk7b)
2.8 Nu Bop (Version 2) [2:47] —CD2/Mix-trk8
2.9b Nu Bop [3:28] —CD2/Mix-trk9b —(combined w/ DJ Spooky: Not In Our Name (Remix)—CD2/Mix-trk9a)

Blue Series Essentials has track 1.
Greatest Hits has track 2.

Matthew Shipp (p, Comp), Daniel Carter (ts, fl), William Parker (b), FLAM (synths and programming), Guillermo E. Brown (dr)

{THI 57114-2; THI 57124.2; THI 57140.2; THI 57138.2; THI57148.2; session date from FLAM 03.11.06; discogs.com}

01.08.09 (2) • DJ Wally: Nothing Stays the Same

Thirsty Ear Recordings (The Blue Series) THI 57140.2 (CD) 2003
—1st Session: [See also 02.03.06]

(V/A) The Blue Series Sampler—The Shape of Jazz to Come
Thirsty Ear Recordings THI 57138.2 (CD) 2003
[Also contains performances by Antipop Consortium 02.02.12 (2) or 02.10.01 or 02.11.01 (no split session info);
DJ Spooky 02.03.06; William Parker Violin Trio 02.05.00; Kidd Jordan & Fred Anderson Quartet 02.05.26 (3); Tim Berne;
Matthew Shipp 02.06.26; Blue Series Continuum 03.00.00 (1); Blue Series Continuum 03.01.09; Spring Heel Jack;
David S. Ware String Ensemble 03.04.28; El-P 04.00.00 (1)]
DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid: Celestial Mechanix
Thirsty Ear THI57148.2 The Blue Series (2-CD) 2004
—CD2 is an 80-minute continuous mix using samples from this session.
[See also 00.01.06, 01.08.09 (1), 01.10.02, 02.02.12 (2), 02.03.06, 02.05.00, 03.01.09, and 03.04.28]

August 9, 2001 / Sorcerer Sound, New York City

Nothing Stays the Same:
1. Thirsty Thrills [4:38]
2. Out of the Blue [4:41]
3. Paint by Number [5:08]
4. Medley [4:20]

Celestial Mechanix:
2.17 Out Of The Blue [1:44] —CD2/Mix-trk17

The Shape of Jazz to Come has track 2.

—"I sent Wally UNUSED material from the nu bop 01.08.09 (1) and Optometry 02.03.06 sessions.” —FLAM

David S. Ware (ts-2), Daniel Carter (reeds-1,3,4), Peter Gordon (fl and el-fl-2,4), Khan Jamal (vib-1,3,4), Matthew Shipp (p-2,4),
Keef Destefano (samples), William Parker (b), Guillermo E. Brown (dr-2,4)

{THI 57140.2; THI 57138.2; THI57148.2; session date and DJ Wally info from FLAM 03.11.06; discogs.com}

01.08.13 - David S. Ware Quartet: Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Guillermo E. Brown (dr) /
Kuumbwa Jazz Center, Santa Cruz, CA [Steven Joerg 01.06.25 rec.music.bluenote]

01.08.14 • David S. Ware Quartet [BR—75:55]

August 14, 2001 / 12th Annual Eddie Moore Jazz Festival, Yoshi's, Oakland, CA
KPFA-FM

"Early Show:"
introduction—Larry Kelp, KPFA-FM DJ
1. unknown title
2. unknown title
3. unknown title
4. unknown title
encore break
5. encore—Mikuro’s Blues

David S. Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Guillermo E. Brown (dr)

{tela.sugarmegs.org; Cadence Vol.27 no.8 August 2001 p.137; Steven Joerg 01.06.25 rec.music.bluenote}

01.08.15 - William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra / Arts For Art Presents AvantJazz, 5:30pm, CUANDO, NYC
01.08.16 - David S. Ware Quartet: Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Guillermo E. Brown (dr) /
Hollywood Theater, Portland, OR [Steven Joerg 01.06.25 rec.music.bluenote]

01.08.17 • David S. Ware Quartet [AR—95:41]

August 17, 2001 / Earshot Festival, Nippon Kan Theatre, Seattle, WA

1. Surrendered [21:12]
2. Lexicon [18:00]
3. Manu’s Ideal [13:04]
4. The Stargazers [26:04]
5. Bliss Theme [8:17]
announcement [1:35]
6. Mikuro’s Blues [7:28]

David S. Ware (ts, Comp), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Guillermo E. Brown (dr)

{2CDr; Cadence Vol.27 no.8 August 2001 p.139}

01.08.22 - William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra / Arts For Art Presents AvantJazz, 5:30pm, CUANDO, NYC
01.08.24 - Peter Brötzmann’s Chicago Tentet with Special Guest William Parker: Brötzmann (ts, trgt), Mats Gustafsson (ts, cl),
Ken Vandermark (as, ts, bar), Mars Williams (as, ts), Joe McPhee (tp vtb), Jeb Bishop (tb), Fred Lonberg-Holm (ce),
William Parker and Kent Kessler (b), Michael Zerang (dr), Hamid Drake (dr, frm-dr) / 8:30pm, Noumatrouff, Mulhouse, France

01.08.26 • Peter Brötzmann’s Chicago Tentet [BR—59:07]

August 26, 2001, 14:30 / 23rd Saalfelden Jazz Festival, Saalfelden, Austria
Jazz on 3, BBC Radio / Broadcast on Saturday April 19, 2002

1. composition/improvisation 7:05]
2. composition/improvisation 6:07]
3. Stone/Water [37:50] (glitch at 37:24)
announcement [1:16]
4. Makapoor [5:52]

Peter Brötzmann (ts, trgt), Mats Gustafsson (ts, cl), Ken Vandermark (as, ts, bar), Mars Williams (as, ts), Joe McPhee (tp vtb),
Jeb Bishop (tb), Fred Lonberg-Holm (ce), William Parker and Kent Kessler (b), Michael Zerang (dr), Hamid Drake (dr, frm-dr)

{WP Archive CDr; Andy Wilson; Mathieu Belanger}

01.08.29 - William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra / Arts For Art Presents AvantJazz, 5:30pm, CUANDO, NYC
01.09.03 - Intermission: Klaas Hekman (bsx), William Parker, Hideji Taninaka, and Wilbert de Joode (b), with dancers David Zambrano and Toru Iwashita / ‘Rising,’ improvised dance and music / (afternoon) Lokaal 01, Breda, Netherlands [De Volkskrant August 30, 2001]
01.09.08 - Intermission: as above / Korzo Theater, The Hague, Netherlands [De Volkskrant September 6, 2001]
01.09.09 - Intermission / Terras aan de Maas, Schiemond, Rotterdam, Netherlands [De Volkskrant September 6, 2001]
01.09.11 and 01.09.12 - Intermission / Lantaren/Venster, Rotterdam, Netherlands [De Volkskrant September 6, 2001]

“It is possible that the September 11th concert was cancelled due to the New York terror attack...” —Sander Piek 08.02.11
"All of the gigs in Holland took place...” —William Parker 14.02.27

01.09.13 and 01.09.14 - Intermission / Hogeschool voor de Kunsten, Arnhem, Netherlands [De Volkskrant September 13, 2001]
01.09.15 and 01.09.16 - Intermission / De Melkweg, Amsterdam [De Volkskrant September 13, 2001]
01.09.15 - Mat Maneri, Randy Peterson, William Parker Trio: Maneri (vn, vla), Parker (b), Peterson (dr) Trio / 7:00pm, Knitting Factory, NYC
["Sound Checks: Your Choices Guide to Four Nights of CMJ Music" Village Voice September 11th, 2001 12:00 AM]

01.09.22 • Gillian Levine Memorial [AR—22:25]

September 22, 2001 / Boston, MA

1. collective improvisation [10:00]
2. William Parker, poetry & music [12:25]

“Less than two months after the [01.04.13] Brötzmann gig, Gillian Levine, my partner and cofounder in the BCMA, died of cancer.
On September 22, 2001, we held a memorial concert for her, featuring musicians from Boston and New York who knew Gillian.
William was one of the participants. It was less than two weeks after the World Trade Center attacks and there was an FBI warning
about a possible attack on Boston that weekend, but that didn't prevent the musicians from NYC from coming for the event. William
wrote a poem in Gillian’s memory that was quite touching and he performed it with musical accompaniment. A CDr of the event
was made for the participating musicians and several close friends of Gillian's. William is not on the remaining tracks.” —Ed Hazell

Marty Ehrlich (cl-1), Leroy Jenkins (vn-1), Myra Melford (p-1), Mark Dresser (b-1), William Parker (b-1, poem, wdfl, doussn'gouni, and b-2)

{Ed Hazell 03.01.21}

01.09.26 - Pyramid Trio: Roy Campbell Jr. (tp), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) / 8:00pm, Knitting Factory, NYC
["Music Wednesday" New York Press September 25, 2001
01.09.27 - Pyramid Trio: as above, with dance accompaniment by Robin Hertlein “and friends" / 8:30pm, Synapse Studios,
Center for Dance, Music & Media Art, Red Bank, NJ
01.09.28 - Pyramid Trio: as above / Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT (See 01.09.29) [correspondence Ed Hazell 03.01.21]

01.09.29 • Roy Campbell’s Pyramid Trio [AR—154:33]

September 29, 2001 / Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, MA

First Set
1. composition/improvisation 8:59]
2. composition/improvisation 26:50]
3. composition/improvisation 11:00]
4. composition/improvisation 28:15]
Second Set
5. composition/improvisation 18:50]
6. composition/improvisation 27:41]
7. composition/improvisation 22:58]

“There were a couple other dates on the New England tour. I think Middletown, CT the night before, and Amherst the night after.
NOT positive about the sequence of events, however.” —Ed Hazell

Roy Campbell Jr. (tp, flg, wdfl, perc), William Parker (b, perc), Hamid Drake (dr)

{Jakob Blumenthal 07.07.21; Ed Hazell 03.01.21}

01.09.30 - This show was cancelled: Roy Campbell Pyramid Trio / Amherst, MA [Ed Hazell 03.01.21; Michael Ehlers 03.01.21]

01.10.02 • William Parker Quartet featuring Leena Conquest: Raining on the Moon

Thirsty Ear Recordings (The Blue Series) THI 57119-2 (CD) 2002

(V/A) Blue Series Essentials
Thirsty Ear Recordings (Borders Bookstores Promo Sampler) THI 57124.2 (CD) 2002
[This compilation also contains performances by William Parker Trio 00.04.02; Matthew Shipp’s New Orbit 00.09.14;
Matthew Shipp’s nu bop 01.08.09 (1); Antipop Consortium 02.02.12 (2) or 02.10.01 or 02.11.01 (no split session info);
DJ Spooky 02.03.06; Mat Maneri 02.06.24-25; Guillermo E. Brown; Craig Taborn; Tim Berne; Roy Campbell; Spring Heel Jack.]
(V/A) Gilles Peterson: Southport Weekender
suSU Records SuALBCD5 (3-CD + DVD, Ltd. Edition) 2003 UK
[Includes tracks by Freddie Hubbard; Har-You Percussion Group; Norman Connors; James Mason; Gil Scott-Heron; Cameo; and others...]
DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid: Celestial Mechanix
Thirsty Ear THI57148.2 The Blue Series (2-CD) 2004
—CD2 is an 80-minute continuous mix using samples from this session.
[See also 00.01.06, 01.08.09 (1), 01.08.09 (2), 02.02.12 (2), 02.03.06, 02.05.00, 03.01.09, and 03.04.28]

October 2, 2001 / Strobe-Light Studio, New York City

Raining on the Moon:
1. Hunk Papa Blues [6:57]
2. Song of Hope [6:33]
3. Old Tears [5:32]
4. Raining on the Moon [14:09]
5. Music Song [3:37]
6. The Watermelon Song [2:28]
7. James Baldwin to the Rescue [8:01]
8. Donso Ngoni [1:24]

Celestial Mechanix:
2.30 Song Of Hope [1:40] —CD2/Mix-trk30

Blue Series Essentials has track 6.
Southport Weekender has track 2.

Rob Brown (as, fl), Louis Barnes (tp), Leena Conquest (voc),
William Parker (b, Comp), Hamid Drake (dr)

{THI 57119-2; THI57148.2; discogs.com}

ARTS FOR ART Presents “From the Ashes—artist reflections on the recent tragedy"
A Month of Music Dance & Spoken Word, October 3 to November 4

01.10.03 - Freedomland: Daniel Carter (tp, reeds), Dave Sewelson (bar), David Hofstra (tu, b), William Parker (b), Dee Pop (dr) /
“gag", NYC ["Music Wednesday" New York Press October 2, 2001]

01.10.06 • Matthew Shipp Trio [AR—57:03]

October 6, 2001 / Edgefest, Kerrytown Concert House, Ann Arbor, MI
—This recording is circulating dated incorrectly as 02.10.06.

announcement [1:50]
1. composition/improvisation 25:30]
2. composition/improvisation 26:58]
3. composition/improvisation 2:43]

Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Gerald Cleaver (dr)

{Jakob Blumenthal 08.02.06; Michigan Daily October 4, 2001; Cadence Vol.27 no.8 August 2001 p.141}

01.10.10 - Roy Campbell Jr. (tp), Joe McPhee (tp, reeds), Mat Maneri (vn), Joe Morris (g), William Parker (b) / The Cutting Room, NYC
["Music Wednesday" New York Press October 16, 2001]
01.10.11 - William Parker Solo / 10:00pm, The Cutting Room, NYC [Avant-Garde 01.10.03]
01.10.12 (1) - Matthew Shipp & William Parker Duo: Shipp (p), Parker (b) / Blue Series CMJ Showcase at Midnight
(and so, actually scheduled 01.10.11), The Cutting Room, NYC
01.10.12 (2) - William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra with special guests Jin Hi Kim and Amiri Baraka:
Darryl Foster (ts, ss), Rob Brown and Ori Kaplan (as), Charles Waters (as, cl), Dave Sewelson (bar), Lewis Barnes (tp),
Roy Campbell, Jr. (tp, flg), Steve Swell, Masahiko Kono, and Alex Lodico (tb), Dave Hofstra (tu), Amiri Baraka (poetry),
Jin Hi Kim (komungo), Shiau-shu Yu (ce), William Parker (b, Comp), Andrew Barker and Guillermo E. Brown (dr) /
“From the Ashes", 7:30-9:30pm, CUANDO, NYC [Avant-Garde 01.09.30]

01.10.19 (1) • Other Dimensions In Music [AR—67:06]

April 19, 2001, 7:30pm / “From the Ashes", CUANDO Center Gymnasium, New York City

1. improvisation [18:02]
2. improvisation [22:03]
3. improvisation [23:53]

Daniel Carter (reeds, tp), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr, perc)

{WP Archive CDr; Avant-Garde list 01.09.30}

01.10.19 (2) - David Budbill & William Parker: Budbill (poetry), Parker (b) / “Improvisation in the Ashes and the Dust" /
“From the Ashes", 8:30pm, CUANDO, NYC [Avant-Garde list 01.09.30]
01.10.28 - Fred Anderson Trio: Anderson (ts), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr, frm-dr, voc) /
Coastal Jazz & Blues Society, 8:00pm, Norman Rothstein Theatre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
[Michael McDermid ticket stub 14.06.17]
01.10.00 (Festival duration 01.10.26-11.04) - Pyramid Trio: Roy Campbell (tp), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) /
Earshot Jazz Festival, Seattle, WA [Cadence Vol.27 no.8 August 2001 p.141]

01.10.29 • Fred Anderson Trio: Earshot Jazz 2001 (1)

OMX 6115-15 (2CDr, extravagant paper sleeves, Unofficial Release) 2003 Poland

Fred Anderson Trio [AR—109:43]

October 29, 2001 / Earshot Jazz Festival, Rainier Valley Cultural Center, Seattle, WA

1. improvisation [46:36]
2. improvisation [52:02]
3. encore [8:59]

Fred Anderson (ts), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr, frm-dr, voc)

{OMX 6115-15; WP Archive 2CDr; Jakob Blumenthal 10.06.27}

01.10.30 • Fred Anderson Trio: Earshot Jazz 2001 (2)

OMX 6115-16 (2CDr, equally extravagant paper sleeves, Unofficial Release) 2003 Poland

Fred Anderson Trio [AR—137:25]

October 30, 2001 / Earshot Jazz Festival, On the Boards, Seattle, WA

1. improvisation [57:41]
2. improvisation [34:59]
3. improvisation [27:55]

Fred Anderson (ts), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr, frm-dr, voc)

{OMX 6115-16; WP Archive 2CDr; Jakob Blumenthal 10.06.27}

01.10.31 - Huey Marching Band with Dance and Art in the Village Halloween Parade / 7:00pm, The Village, NYC [Avant-Garde 01.09.30]
01.11.02 (1) - Ellen Christi & William Parker Duo: Christi (voc), Parker (b) / “From the Ashes" 7:30pm, CUANDO Gymnasium, NYC [ibid]
01.11.02 (2) - William Parker Quartet + Patricia Nicholson: Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), Parker (b), Jackson Krall (dr),
Nicholson (dance) / “From the Ashes" 8:30-9:30pm, CUANDO Gymnasium, NYC [ibid]
01.11.03 - Patricia Nicholson & William Parker: Nicholson (dance), Parker (b) / “From the Ashes" 10:00pm, CUANDO Gymnasium, NYC [ibid]
01.11.04 - William Parker Quartet - 1: Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), William Parker (b), “no drummer present" (Jackson Krall scheduled) /
“From the Ashes" Closing Party Dance, CUANDO Gymnasium, NYC [Avant-Garde 01.09.30; Ken Waxman 03.02.14]

01.11.07 (1) - The Nommonsemble: Rob Brown (as), Mat Maneri (vla, vn), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Whit Dickey (dr) /
One Set, 8:00pm, Tonic, NYC
01.11.07 (2) - Other Dimensions In Music: Daniel Carter (reeds, tp), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr) /
10:00pm, Tonic, NYC
01.11.09 - Untempered Ensemble: Bill Cole (double reeds), Sam Furnace (as), Joe Daley (tu), Cooper-Moore (hand-mades),
William Parker (b), Warren Smith (dr) / JumpArts and Neues Kabarett present The Better Bridges Festival, 10:00pm, The Brecht Forum, NYC
["Stage Wednesday" New York Press November 6, 2001]

01.11.11 • Freedomland [AR—53:09]

November 11, 2001 / CBGB’s Lounge, New York City

1. compositions/improvisations [53:09]

Daniel Carter (tp, reeds), Dave Sewelson (bar), David Hofstra (tu, b), William Parker (b), Dee Pop (dr)

{WP Archive CDr}

01.11.16 - David Budbill & William Parker: Budbill (poetry), Parker (b) / “PHOENIX RISING: Improvisation and Incantation
for 9/11 and Beyond" / 7:00pm, Studio Place Arts, Barre, VT [www.davidbudbill.com/calendar-archive]
01.11.17 - David Budbill & William Parker: as above / “PHOENIX RISING: Improvisation and Incantation for 911 and Beyond" /
“The performance and a supper of soup and bread included in the $15.00 admission fee, BYOB" / 6:30pm, The Full Moon Cafe,
South Strafford, VT [ibid]
01.11.18 (1) - David Budbill & William Parker / “PHOENIX RISING: Improvisation and Incantation for 911 and Beyond" /
Benefit Performance for Central Vermont Home Health and Hospice, 3:00pm, Barre Opera House, Barre, VT [ibid]
01.11.18 (2) - David Budbill & William Parker / “PHOENIX RISING: Improvisation and Incantation for 911 and Beyond" /
7:00pm, The Unitarian Church, Main Street, Montpelier, VT [ibid]

01.11.30 - Duets: Daniel Carter and Sabir Mateen (reeds), Andre Cholmondeley (g),
William Parker (b) / “an evening of jazz improv/dance/celluloid",
8:00pm, Synapse Studios, Red Bank, NJ [event poster, Andre Cholmondeley 12.03.13]

“Wow, that’s a blast from the past. It was a very fun show... we did various duets, mixed it up,
and I remember also playing as an ensemble all together. Michael Lucio Sternbach
put it together... William becoming ill..., in fact sadly, I took him to the hospital after the gig,
picked his wife up at the train station the next day to come see him...”
—Andre Cholmondeley

01.12.03 and 01.12.04 - Patricia Nicholson (dance) & William Parker (b) /
Moment Offerings: Sounds—Word—Movement / 7:30pm, 20 Washington Square North, NYC

01.12.09 - Sabir Mateen (reeds), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp), William Parker (b),
“& lots of others," / CB’s Lounge, NYC

01.12.10 • Jemeel Moondoc Quintet [AR—112:07]

December 10, 2001 / Ars Nova Workshop Concert, Tri-tone, Philadelphia, PA

First Set
1. Konstanze’s Delight [25:03]
2. High Rise [15:48]
announcement
3. Whisper Sweet [20:04]
Second Set
4. composition/improvisation 26:26]
5. Three Clay Pots [23:57]
announcement [0:49]

Jemeel Moondoc (as), Nathan Breedlove (tp), Khan Jamal (vib), William Parker (b), Dwight James (dr)

{WP Archive 2CDr; Jakob Blumenthal 07.07.21; Ed Hazell 14.01.28}

01.12.12 (1) • William Parker—Joe Morris—Hamid Drake: Eloping with the Sun

Riti Records RITI CD 007 (CD) 2002

December 12, 2001 / AUM HQ, Brooklyn, NY

1. Sand Choir [7:59]
2. Dawn Son [2:04]
3. Hop-Kin [16:49]
4. Stepdance [12:53]
5. Dream [15:48]

“I have been playing this instrument called the zintir. It is a bass from Morocco. I have been playing that the last three or four years.
...Joe was dealing with the banjo and Hamid is a very, very good frame-drum player. I had played duets with Joe and duets with Hamid,
so we just sort of just blended this concept together...” —"A Fireside Chat with William Parker", by Fred Jung, All About Jazz

Joe Morris (bjo, banjouke), William Parker (zintir), Hamid Drake (frm-dr)

{RITI CD 007; www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=383#.UxCYycf2JJk}

01.12.12 (2) - Pyramid Trio: Roy Campbell Jr. (tp), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) / 9:00 & 11:00pm, Niagara, NYC
01.12.13 - Pyramid Trio: as above, + Joe McPhee (tp, reeds) / Synapse Studios, Center for Dance, Music, & Media Art, Red Bank, NJ
[dancingfootyoga.com/synapse/scrapbook.htm]

01.12.14 • Roy Campbell’s Pyramid Trio [AR—126:33]

December 15, 2000 / Tri-tone, Philadelphia, PA

1. composition/improvisation 65:37]
2. composition/improvisation 60:56]

Roy Campbell (tp, flg), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr, perc)

{WP Archive 2CDr; Norbert Kreutzer 06.06.02}

01.12.15 • Matthew Shipp Trio [AR—91:10]

December 15, 2001 / the Boston Creative Music Alliance’s “Piano in the Foreground" weekend, Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, MA

1. composition/improvisation 45:19]
2. composition/improvisation 6:41]
3. composition/improvisation 39:10]

Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Whit Dickey (dr) “Cleaver couldn't make the gig...”

{2CDr; Jakob Blumenthal 07.07.21; Bob Blumenthal “The Workshop of the Mind: Matthew Shipp’s Improvised Career" The Boston Globe December 9, 2001}

01.12.16 - Daniel Carter and Jemeel Moondoc (reeds), Steve Swell (tb), Tom Abbs (tu, b), William Parker (b), Chad Taylor (dr),
“...and quite a few others.” / CB’s Lounge, 313 Bowery, NYC

2002 : : :

02.01.05 - Bill Cole Ensemble: Sam Furnace (reeds), Joe Daley (tu), Warren Smith (vib), William Parker (b), Cooper- Moore (perc) /
Sistas' Place, Bedford Stuyvesant, NYC
02.01.19 (1) - Ellen Christi (voc), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) / Escape Culturel Andre Malraux, le Kremlin Bicetre, France
02.01.19 (2) - Billy Bang (vn), William Parker (b), Patty Nicholson (dance) / Escape Culturel Andre Malraux, le Kremlin Bicetre, France
02.01.19 (3) - Fred Anderson and Kidd Jordan (ts), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) / Escape Culturel Andre Malraux,
le Kremlin Bicetre, France

02.02.02 • William Parker Clarinet Trio [Centering Archival Recording—129:22]

February 2, 2002, 8:00pm / Unitarian Meeting House, Amherst, MA

First Set
1. compositions/improvisations [56:54]
Second Set
2. compositions/improvisations [72:28]

Perry Robinson (cl), William Parker (b), Walter Perkins (dr)

{William Parker’s Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.01.28}

02.02.05 and 02.02.06 - Creative Music Workshop Taught By William Parker / 2:00 to 5:00pm, Roulette, Brooklyn, NY
[Steven Joerg 02.01.14 rec.music.bluenote]

02.02.09 • Awake the Spark! [AR—65:00]

February 9, 2002, “Late" / Tonic, New York City

1. compositions/improvisations [65:00] (split track at 45:00)

Daniel Carter (reeds, tp), Mark Hennen (p), William Parker (b), Jackson Krall (dr)
—Some sources have Marc Ribot (g), but not present on recording.

{Ron Lyles 10.04.30}

02.02.10 • Freedomland: Amusement Park

Rent Control Records rcrcd006 (CD) 2002

Freedomland [AR—63:47]
—Same as RCR release, with an added minute of crowd noise at beginning.

February 10, 2002 / The Freestyle Series, CB’s Lounge, New York City

1. Community Meeting at the Chicken Shack [34:55]
2. New Brass Miasma [27:42]

Daniel Carter (ts, as, cl, tp, fl), Dave Sewelson (as, bar), David Hofstra (tu, bsx), William Parker (b, tu), Dee Pop (dr)

{rcrcd006; WP Archive CDr}

02.02.11 • Mike Pride: Mike Pride’s Scrambler

Not Two MW-766-2 (CD) 2005 Poland

February 11, 2002 / Knitting Factory Old Office, New York City

1. A Cry For Unity [11:19]
2. Sometimes It Just To Show [25:57]
3. A Prayer For Peace [13:54]
4. You Never Be So Sure [27:04]

Tony Malaby (ts), Charlie Looke (g), William Parker (b), Mike Pride (dr, perc, voc)

{MW-766-2; www.mikepride.com/home.as}

02.02.12 (1) - Creative Music Workshop Taught By William Parker / 2:00 to 5:00pm, Roulette, Brooklyn, NY [Steven Joerg 02.01.14 rec.music.bluenote]

02.02.12 (2) • Antipop Consortium: Antipop Consortium vs. Matthew Shipp

Thirsty Ear Recordings (The Blue Series) THI 57120.2 (CD); THI 57120.1 (LP, white vinyl) 2003
—1st Session: [See also 02.10.01 & 02.11.01]

(V/A) Blue Series Essentials
Thirsty Ear Recordings (Borders Bookstores Promo Sampler) THI 57124.2 (CD) 2002
[This compilation also contains performances by William Parker Trio 00.04.02; Matthew Shipp’s New Orbit 00.09.14;
Matthew Shipp’s nu bop 01.08.09 (1); William Parker Quartet 01.10.02; Antipop Consortium 02.02.12 (2) or 02.10.01 or 02.11.01
(no split session info); DJ Spooky 02.03.06; Mat Maneri 02.06.24-25; Guillermo E. Brown; Craig Taborn; Tim Berne;
Roy Campbell; Spring Heel Jack.]
(V/A) The Blue Series Sampler—The Shape of Jazz to Come
Thirsty Ear Recordings THI 57138.2 (CD) 2003
[This compilation also contains performances by DJ Wally 01.08.09 (2); Antipop Consortium 02.02.12 (2) or 02.10.01 or 02.11.01
(no split session info); DJ Spooky 02.03.06; William Parker Violin Trio 02.05.00; Kidd Jordan & Fred Anderson Quartet 02.05.26 (3);
Matthew Shipp 02.06.26; Blue Series Continuum 03.00.00 (1); Blue Series Continuum 03.01.09; David S. Ware String Ensemble 03.04.28;
El-P 04.00.00 (1); Tim Berne; Spring Heel Jack.]
DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid: Celestial Mechanix
Thirsty Ear THI57148.2 The Blue Series (2-CD) 2004
—CD2 is an 80-minute continuous mix using samples from this session.
[See also 00.01.06, 01.08.09 (1), 01.08.09 (2), 01.10.02, 02.03.06, 02.05.00, 03.01.09, and 03.04.28]

February 12, 2002 / Sorcerer Sound, New York City

Antipop Consortium vs. Matthew Shipp:
1. Places I’ve Never Been [3:21]
2. Staph [5:38]
3. Slow Horn [3:10]
4. A Knot in Your Bop [4:03]
5. SVP [5:19]
6. Coda [3:24]
7. Stream Light [3:41]
8. Monstro City [3:06]
9. Free Hop [3:08]
10. Real is Surreal [7:14]

Celestial Mechanix:
2.4a SVP [1:33] —CD2/Mix-trk4a —(combined w/ Mad Professor: Interlude—CD2/Mix-trk4b)
2.14 Real Is Surreal [2:46] —CD2/Mix-trk14
2.20 Slow Horn [2:55] —CD2/Mix-trk20
2.21 SVP [0:50] —CD2/Mix-trk21

“...tracks [on Antipop Consortium vs. Matthew Shipp] culled from reconstructed improvisations by the quintet...”

Blue Series Essentials has track 3 (as “untitled").
The Shape of Jazz to Come has track 8.

Antipop Consortium: Beans and Priest (voc, synth, programming)
Daniel Carter (tp), Matthew Shipp (p), Khan Jamal (vib), William Parker (b), Guillermo E. Brown (dr)

{THI 57120.2; THI 57124.2; THI 57138.2; THI57148.2; session dates and venue from Thirsty Ear’s David Aaron 03.11.10; www.discogs.com}

02.02.13 - Creative Music Workshop Taught by William Parker / 2:00 to 5:00pm, Roulette, Brooklyn, NY [Steven Joerg 02.01.14 rec.music.bluenote]

02.03.04 • Dave Burrell & William Parker Duo [AR—71:15]

March 4, 2002 / University of Pennsylvania, Houston Hall, Philadelphia, PA

1. composition/improvisation 41:04]
2. composition/improvisation 30:11]

Dave Burrell (p), William Parker (b)

{WP Archive CDr}

02.03.06 • DJ Spooky that Subliminal Kid: Optometry

Thirsty Ear Recordings (The Blue Series Continuum) THI 57121.2 (CD) 2002

(V/A) Blue Series Essentials
Thirsty Ear Recordings (Borders Bookstores Promo Sampler) THI 57124.2 (CD) 2002
[This compilation also contains performances by William Parker Trio 00.04.02; Matthew Shipp’s New Orbit 00.09.14;
Matthew Shipp’s nu bop 01.08.09 (1); William Parker Quartet 01.10.02; Antipop Consortium 02.02.12 (2) or 02.10.01 or 02.11.01
(no split session info); Mat Maneri 02.06.24-25; Guillermo E. Brown; Craig Taborn; Tim Berne; Roy Campbell; Spring Heel Jack.]
DJ Wally: Nothing Stays the Same
Thirsty Ear Recordings (The Blue Series) THI 57140.2 (CD) 2003
"I sent Wally UNUSED material from the nu bop 01.08.09 and Optometry 02.03.06 sessions.” —FLAM 03.11.06
(No indication what material from this DJ Spooky session may have been used. —RL)
DJ Spooky that Subliminal Kid: Dubtometry ( = Optometry Remixed)
Thirsty Ear Recordings (The Blue Series Continuum) THI 57128.2 (CD) 2003
This CD “includes a bonus video from Optometry of “Ibid, désmarches, ibid"
[Remixes by Alter Echo; Mad Professor; J-Live; Karsh Kale; Colorform; Blend; I-Sound; Negativland; Animal Crackers;
+ a DJ Goo track titled “That Subliminal Kid vs. The Last Mohican" on the Blue Series Sampler below...]
(V/A) The Blue Series Sampler—The Shape of Jazz to Come
Thirsty Ear Recordings THI 57138.2 (CD) 2003
[Also contains performances by DJ Wally 01.08.09 (2); Antipop Consortium 02.02.12 (2) or 02.10.01 or 02.11.01
(no split session info); William Parker Violin Trio 02.05.00; Kidd Jordan & Fred Anderson Quartet 02.05.26 (3); Matthew Shipp 02.06.26;
Blue Series Continuum 03.00.00 (1); Blue Series Continuum 03.01.09; David S. Ware String Ensemble 03.04.28; El-P 04.00.00 (1);
Tim Berne; Spring Heel Jack.]
DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid: Celestial Mechanix
Thirsty Ear THI57148.2 The Blue Series (2-CD) 2004
—CD2 is an 80-minute continuous mix using samples from this session.
[See also 00.01.06, 01.08.09 (1), 01.08.09 (2), 01.10.02, 02.02.12 (2), 02.05.00, 03.01.09, and 03.04.28]
DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid: Celestial Mechanix—The Blue Series Mastermix
Thirsty Ear THI57148.1 The Blue Series (LP) 2004

March 6, 2002 / Sorcerer Sound, New York City

Optometry:
1. Ibid, désmarches, ibid [5:40]
2. Reactive Switching Strategies for the Control of Uninhabited Air [6:14]
3. Variation Cybernétique: Rhythmic Pataphysic (Part I) featuring Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR) solo violin [2:48]
4. Asphalt (YTome II) featuring Carl Hancock Rux (voc) and Pauline Oliveros [7:03]
5. Optometry—featuring Billy Martin’s “beats" & Daniel Bernad Roumain (DBR) solo violin [11:36]
6. Sequentia Absentia (Dialectical Triangulation I) [7:03]
7. Rosemary [4:10]
8. Dementia Absentia (Dialectical Triangulation II) [3:34]
9. Parachutes—featuring Napolean of IsWhat?! & Daniel Carter [5:26]
10. Absentia Absentia (Dialectical Triangulation III) featuring High Priest of Anti-Pop Consortium [3:51]
11. Variation Cybernétique: Rhythmic Pataphysic (Part II) featuring Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR) solo violin [2:13]
12. Périphique [9:07]
13. It’s a mad, mad, mad, world [5:11]

Celestial Mechanix:
2.25. Blend Dementia Absentia (Remix) [1:46] —CD2/Mix-trk25

Celestial Mechanix—The Blue Series Mastermix:
B.3 Ibid/Asphault Otikon (Remix) [5:24] SdB/Mix-trk3

Blue Series Essentials has track 1.

“Just as I wasn't in the studio with Ryan for Riddim Clash, I wasn't in-studio with the musicians for Optometry; it’s all samples... The session was with
Matthew Shipp, William Parker, Joe McPhee, and Guillermo Brown. I wanted to make it sound like a live record, using elements of their playing. They
all played against different drum tracks. I then sampled, spliced, edited and cut that up to the point where it was a total remix of what they had turned in.
I pursued this idea of sampling as a new kind of jazz to where it sounds live, but it’s actually all these tiny slivers of edits.”
—Paul Miller aka DJ Spooky

Paul D. Miller aka DJ Spooky (laptop; kalimba; turntables; b, Comp)
Daniel Carter (reeds, tp), Joe McPhee (ts, tp), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Guillermo E. Brown (dr)
—"Engineered by FLAM, ...mixed (and additional editing & programming) at Mindswerve Studios, NYC, March & April 2002"

{THI 57121.2; THI 57124.2; THI 57128.2; THI57148.2; THI57148.1; session date, FLAM 03.11.06;
Ken Micallef “SONIC Subversion" REMIX #42 Vol.6 no.2 February 1, 2004}

02.03.12 (1) - Rashid Bakr Quintet: Matt Otto (ts), Mark Hennen (p), Billy Stein (g), William Parker (b), Bakr (dr) /
8:00pm, Knitting Factory, NYC [looking for confirmation, see date below)
02.03.12 (2) - Bill Cole’s Untempered Ensemble: Cole (double reeds), Joe Daley (tu), Cooper-Moore (the kitchen sink, voc),
William Parker (b), Atticus Cole (perc), Warren Smith (dr) / Tonic, NYC [www.geocities.com/jodamusic/projects.htm]

David S. Ware Quartet European Tour, March 19-26

02.03.19 - David S. Ware Quartet: Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Guillermo E. Brown (dr) /
Festival de Jazz Terrassa, 22:00, Nova Cava Jazz, Terrassa, Catalunya, Spain
[Roger Roca “David S. Ware Accurate and Free-Spirited Music" El Periódico de Catalonia March 23, 2002;
www.tomajazz.com/clubdejazz/conciertos/david_s_ware.htm; AUM Fidelity mailing; Anne Dumas 03.07.10]
02.03.20 - David S. Ware Quartet: as above / Festival Banlieues Bleues, 8:30pm, Centre Culturel Jean Houdremont, La Courneuve, France
[AUM Fidelity mailing; Anne Dumas 03.07.10]
02.03.21 - David S. Ware Quartet / 8:30pm, Centre Culturel Charlie Chaplin, Vaulx En Velin, France [ibid]
02.03.23 - David S. Ware Quartet / Vossajazz, Fragtgodsen, Voss, Norway [ibid]
02.03.25 - David S. Ware Quartet / Teatro Antonianum, Padova, Italy [ibid]

02.03.26 • David S. Ware Quartet [AR—88:00]

March 26, 2002, 9:30pm / Cap Creus, Imola, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

1. compositions/improvisations [88:00]

David S. Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Guillermo E. Brown (dr)

{J. Paolo 10.03.17}

02.03.28 - Matthew Shipp (p), Chris Flam, Daniel Carter (reeds, tp), William Parker (b) / Cultural Alchemy Presents, 9:30pm, Joe’s Pub, NYC

02.03.29 (1) • Peter Brötzmann Trio [AR—43:59]

March 29, 2002 / CBGB’s 313 Gallery, New York City

noodling around, at times effectively [2:47]
1. composition/improvisation 6:27]
2. composition/improvisation 17:14]
3. composition/improvisation 14:32]
announcement [1:35]

Peter Brötzmann (ts, trgt, cl), William Parker (b, doussn'gouni), Milford Graves (dr, perc, voc)

{WP Archive CDr}

(playing again)

02.03.29 (2) - Peter Brötzmann Trio: Brötzmann (ts, trgt, cl), William Parker (b, doussn'gouni), Milford Graves (dr, perc, voc) /
CBGB’s 313 Gallery, NYC

02.04.02 • William Parker’s The Inside Songs of Curtis Mayfield [AR—96:15]

April 2, 2002 / Boston Creative Music Alliance production, ICA, Boston, MA

1. We People Who are Darker than Blue -segue-
I Plan to Stay a Believer -segue-
Pusher Man [43:47]
2. I'm So Proud [13:24]
3. People Get Ready [11:38] (hiccup at 6:02)
4. Freddie’s Dead [11:27]
5. Think [15:36]

Darryl Foster (ts, ss), Lewis Barnes (tp), Amiri Baraka (poetry), Leena Conquest (voc), Dave Burrell (p),
William Parker (b, doussn'gouni), Guillermo E. Brown (dr)

{WP Archive 2CDr; correspondence MBH 03.01.21; li-mac.org/archives/d-i-y-scores/flyers/william-parker}

D.I.Y Scores Archive

02.04.03 • William Parker: I Plan To Stay A Believer—The Inside Songs of Curtis Mayfield

AUM Fidelity AUM062/63 (2-CD digipak) 2010
—2nd Session [See also 01.03.13; 07.02.10; 08.06.15; 08.10.25; 08.10.29]

April 3, 2002 / The Magic Triangle Jazz Concert Series, Buckley Recital Hall, Amherst College, Amherst, MA

1. I'm So Proud (Mayfield)—Ya He Yey Ya (Parker) [15:15]

Darryl Foster (ts, ss), Sabir Mateen (as, ts, fl), Lewis Barnes (tp), Dave Burrell (p), Leena Conquest (voc), Amiri Baraka (voc, poetry),
William Parker (b, doussn'gouni, balafon, Arr), Guillermo E. Brown (dr)
—Featuring a 10-member choir assembled specifically for this concert.

{AUM062/63; Steven Joerg 10.11.09; www.aumfidelity.com; www.amherst.edu}

02.04.06 - Other Dimensions In Music with Joe McPhee: Daniel Carter (as, ts, fl, tp), McPhee (tp, p-tpt, as), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp, flg, p-tpt), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr), + Robin Hertlein Dance Troupe / Synapse Studios, Center for Dance, Music, & Media Art, Red Bank, NJ
[speakeasy.jazzcorner.com/speakeasyarchive/thread.php?forumid=12624]
02.04.09 - William Parker with Rob Brown, Lewis Barnes, and Leena Conquest: Brown (as), Barnes (tp), Conquest (voc), Parker (b) /
The 3rd Annual Central Brooklyn Jazz Festival, Sistas' Place, Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, NY
02.04.11 - David S. Ware Quartet: Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Guillermo E. Brown (dr) /
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater, San Francisco, CA [AUM Fidelity mailing; Los Angeles Times January 25, 2002 p.F38]
—"SFJAZZ presents ‘Freedom Suite’ Reimagined... Sonny Rollins' 1958 Freedom Suite was a powerful call for racial and cultural justice on
the cusp of the Civil Rights Movement. Now, at a time when talk of justice is once again so prominent in American life, another dominant tenor
saxophone voice, David S. Ware—a friend and protégé of Rollins' since the mid-'60s—comes to SF to perform an updated version of Rollins'
great work, as well as a new work commissioned by SFJAZZ. (It will be two full sets: first ‘Freedom Suite’, then...)"

02.04.15 (1) • Anders Gahnold Trio: ... and William Danced

Ayler Records aylCD-044 (CD) 2002 SWE; aylDL-044 (digital download) 2008 Sweden

Drake—Gahnold—Parker: The Last Dances
Ayler Records aylDL-075 (MP3 download-only release) 2008 Sweden

April 15, 2002, early / “Recorded in ‘Utilized Leakage’" at Flash Music Studio, Stockholm, Sweden

... and William Danced:
1. First Dance [17:01]
2. The Undertaker’s Dance [18:37]
3. ,,,,,,, and William Danced [30:22]

The Last Dances:
1. Oh Shit (Gahnold) [12:50]
2. Slow Dance (Gahnold, Drake, Parker) [11:52]
3. Bow Dance (Gahnold, Drake, Parker) [23:11]
4. Dusk Anders (Gahnold) [12:36]

Anders Gahnold (as), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr)

{aylCD-044; www.ayler.com/last-dances-review-2.html; Shannon Morrisey 13.07.02}

02.04.15 (2) • Jemeel Moondoc Trio: Live at Glenn Miller Café vol 1

Ayler Records aylCD-026 (CD) 2002; aylDL-026 (digital download) 2008 Sweden

April 15, 2002, late / Glenn Miller Café, Stockholm, Sweden

1. Hi-Rise [30:56] (from the liners: “Someone in the audience touched a microphone at 28:40...”)
2. Blues from My People [29:46]

Jemeel Moondoc (as, Comp), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr)

{aylCD-026}

02.04.25 - David S. Ware Quartet: Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Guillermo E. Brown (dr) /
9:00pm, Le Weekend, Stirling Tolbooth, Stirling, Scotland [www.instirling.com/whatson/leweek.htm]
02.04.26 (1) - An Audience with William Parker / 6:00pm, Le Weekend, Stirling Tolbooth, Stirling, Scotland [ibid]
“William Parker, one of the most inventive bassists since Mingus, outlines his mystical world-view"
02.04.26 (2) - William Parker & Hamid Drake Duo: Parker (b, flutes, perc), Drake (dr, perc) / 8:30pm, Le Weekend,
Stirling Tolbooth, Stirling, Scotland [ibid]
02.04.26 (3) - William Parker Quartet: Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) / 9:00pm, Le Weekend,
Stirling Tolbooth, Stirling, Scotland [ibid]

02.05.00 • William Parker Violin Trio: Scrapbook

Thirsty Ear Recordings THI 57133.2 (CD) 2003

(V/A) The Blue Series Sampler—The Shape of Jazz to Come
Thirsty Ear Recordings THI 57138.2 (CD) 2003
[Also contains performances by DJ Wally 01.08.09 (2); Antipop Consortium 02.02.12 (2) or 02.10.01 or 02.11.01
(no split session info); DJ Spooky 02.03.06; Kidd Jordan & Fred Anderson Quartet 02.05.26 (3); Matthew Shipp 02.06.26;
Blue Series Continuum 03.00.00 (1); Blue Series Continuum 03.01.09; David S. Ware String Ensemble 03.04.28;
El-P 04.00.00 (1); Tim Berne; Spring Heel Jack.]
(V/A) Respekt!
Universal Jazz Germany 06024 9817717 (CD digipak) 2004 Germany
[This compilation also contains tracks from Steve Coleman Group; Cecil Taylor; Sam Rivers; Archie Shepp;
Ornette Coleman; Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers; Max Roach; John Coltrane; Billie Holiday]
DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid: Celestial Mechanix
Thirsty Ear THI57148.2 The Blue Series (2-CD) 2004
—CD2 is an 80-minute continuous mix using samples from this session.
[See also 00.01.06, 01.08.09 (1), 01.08.09 (2), 01.10.02, 02.02.12 (2), 02.03.06, 03.01.09, and 03.04.28]
(V/A) Thirsty Ear Blue Series Sampler Thirsty Ear Records THI571742 The Blue Series (CD) 2006
[This compilation also contains tracks from David S. Ware Quartet 99.03.31; William Parker Violin Trio 02.05.00; Beans 05.00.00;
Sex Mob; Nils Peter Molvaer; Meat Beat Manifesto; Carl Hancock Rux; Eri Yamamoto; Craig Taborn; DJ Spooky and Dave Lombardo;
Groundtruther; Mike Ladd; The Yohimbe Brothers; 30 Spokes]

May, 2002 / Strobe-Light Studio, New York City

Scrapbook:
1. Scrapbook [8:02]
2. Sunday Morning Church [11:31]
3. Singing Spirits [5:00]
4. Dust on a White Shirt [5:06]
5. Urban [7:24]
6. Holiday for Flowers [3:23]

Celestial Mechanix:
2.7b Scrapbook [0:32] —CD2/Mix-trk7b —(combined w/ Matthew Shipp: Nu Bop—CD2/Mix-trk7a)
2.22 Scrapbook [1:49] —CD2/Mix-trk22

The Shape of Jazz to Come and Blue Series Sampler have track 1.
Respekt! has track 3.

Billy Bang (vn), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr)

{THI 57133.2; THI 57138.2; THI57148.2; www.discogs.com/Various-Respekt/release/2338854; web sources}

02.05.19 • Peter Kowald & William Parker: The Victoriaville Tape

Les Disques VICTO cd 088 (CD) 2003 CAN

Peter Kowald & William Parker [AR—72:23]

May 19, 2002 / Festival International De Musique Actuelle De Victoriaville, CEGEP, Victoriaville, Quebec, Canada

1. Arrival [15:57]
2. Conversation [41:23]
3. Departure [5:31]
4. Farewell [6:51]

Peter Kowald (b, voc), William Parker (b)

{VICTO cd 088; WP Archive CDr; Marc Chenard, 02.09.23}

The Seventh Annual Vision Festival ::: May 23 through June 8

02.05.23 (1) - William Parker Conduction: “The bassist leads The Yardbirds Quintet, featuring youth musicians from the DC Sitar Center" /
Arts for Art present The Second Annual 3DC Vision Festival, 6:00pm, Sangha Cafe, Tacoma Park, Washington, DC
[Bobby Hill DC Improv Calendar 02.05.15; reocities.com/SunsetStrip/alley/1166/concerts.html]
02.05.23 (2) - Ellen Christi & William Parker Duo: Christi (voc), Parker (b) / Arts for Art present The Second Annual 3DC Vision Festival, 8:30pm, Sangha Cafe, Tacoma Park, Washington, DC [ibid]

02.05.24 • Ensemble Muntu [AR—49:43]

(V/A) visionfest visionlive
Thirsty Ear Recordings THI 57131.2 (CD + DVD) 2003
[This compilation also contains performances by Ellen Christi Quartet 02.05.26 (1); Matthew Shipp String Trio 02.05.26 (2);
Kidd Jordan/Fred Anderson Quartet 02.05.26 (3); Douglas Ewart Quintet 02.05.30 (2); Dave Burrell and Tyrone Brown;
Billy Bang Trio; Karen Borca Quartet; Peter Kowald.]

May 24, 2002, 10:30pm / Vision Festival, St. Peter’s Youth Center, New York City

1. Truth is Marching In (Ayler) [6:43]
2. compositions/improvisations [43:00]

visionfest visionlive has track 1.

Jemeel Moondoc (as), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr)

{THI 57131.2; WP Archive CDr}

02.05.25 • Milford Graves Trio [AR—39:53]

May 25, 2002, 9:00pm / Vision Festival, St. Peter’s Youth Center, New York City

1. improvisation 1 [4:34]
announcement [1:23]
2. improvisation 2 [6:30]
3. improvisation 3 [1:16]
4. improvisation 4 [8:02]
5. improvisation 5 [7:30]
6. improvisation 6 [4:05]
7. improvisation 7 [3:59]

“At the end of this magnificent set Parker, who co-founded the festival, was introducing the musicians when he pulled out his cell phone.
‘Excuse me, I have a call’, Parker told the audience. ‘It’s John Coltrane. He says THANKS.’" —John Swenson

Kidd Jordan (ts), William Parker (b), Milford Graves (dr, voc)

{WP Archive CDr; Jeff Schlanger, musicWitness® Archive, performance painting, “Dirty Red," 40 x 55 inches;
John Swenson “Jazz Condition" UPI Arts & Entertainment August 28, 2005}

02.05.26 (1) • Ellen Christi Quartet [AR—45:12]

(V/A) visionfest visionlive
Thirsty Ear Recordings THI 57131.2 (CD + DVD) 2003
[This compilation also contains performances by Ensemble Muntu 02.05.24; Matthew Shipp String Trio 02.05.26 (2); Karen Borca Quartet;
Kidd Jordan/Fred Anderson Quartet 02.05.26 (3); Douglas Ewart Quintet 02.05.30 (2); Dave Burrell and Tyrone Brown; Billy Bang Trio; Peter Kowald.]

May 26, 2002 / Vision Festival, St. Peter’s Youth Center, New York City

Audience Recording:
1. improvisation [39:55]
2. The Creator Has a Master Plan (Pharoah Sanders) [4:56] (EC+WP introductions from 3:23)

visionfest visionlive:
1. Synchronicity [8:55]

—visionfest visionlive has an excerpt of track 1.

Ellen Christi (voc), Rolf Strum (g)—(Claudio Lodati was scheduled), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr)

{WP Archive CDr; THI 57131.2}

02.05.26 (2) • Matthew Shipp String Trio [AR—56:29]

(V/A) visionfest visionlive
Thirsty Ear Recordings THI 57131.2 (CD + DVD) 2003
[This compilation also contains performances by Ensemble Muntu 02.05.24; Ellen Christi Quartet 02.05.26 (1);
Kidd Jordan/Fred Anderson Quartet 02.05.26 (3); Douglas Ewart Quintet 02.05.30 (2); Dave Burrell and Tyrone Brown;
Billy Bang Trio; Karen Borca Quartet; Peter Kowald.]

May 26, 2002 / Vision Festival, St. Peter’s Youth Center, New York City

1. Speech of Form [7:49]
2. compositions/improvisations [48:00]

—visionfest visionlive has track 1.

Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Mat Maneri (vla)

{WP Archive CDr; THI 57131.2}

02.05.26 (3) • Kidd Jordan/Fred Anderson Quartet [AR—71:07]

(V/A) visionfest visionlive
Thirsty Ear Recordings THI 57131.2 (CD + DVD) 2003
[This compilation also contains performances by Ensemble Muntu 02.05.24; Ellen Christi Quartet 02.05.26 (1);
Douglas Ewart Quintet 02.05.30 (2); Dave Burrell and Tyrone Brown; Billy Bang Trio; Karen Borca Quartet; Peter Kowald.]
(V/A) The Blue Series Sampler—The Shape of Jazz to Come
Thirsty Ear Recordings THI 57138.2 (CD) 2003
[Also contains performances by DJ Wally 01.08.09 (2); Antipop Consortium 02.02.12 (2) or 02.10.01 or 02.11.01
(no split session info); DJ Spooky 02.03.06; William Parker Violin Trio 02.05.00; Matthew Shipp 02.06.26;
Blue Series Continuum 03.00.00 (1); Blue Series Continuum 03.01.09; David S. Ware String Ensemble 03.04.28;
El-P 04.00.00 (1); Tim Berne; Spring Heel Jack.]

May 26, 2002, 11:30pm / Vision Festival, St. Peter’s Youth Center, New York City

1. Spirits Came In [4:12]
2. untitled [58:38]
announcement [1:50]
3. Jordan/Anderson Duet [10:21]

—visionfest visionlive and The Shape of Jazz to Come have track 1.

Kidd Jordan and Fred Anderson (ts), William Parker (b-1,2), Hamid Drake (dr-1,2)

{WP Archive CDr; THI 57131.2; THI 57138.2}

02.05.27 • Roy Campbell Pyramid Trio [AR—52:07]

May 27, 2002, 11:00pm / Don Cherry Tribute, Vision Festival, St. Peter’s Youth Center, New York City

announcement [0:11]
1. improvisation [10:22]
2. “doesn't have a title yet" [15:57]
announcement [0:50]
3. Malcolm, Martin, & Mandela [17:13]
4. improvisation [6:39]
announcement [0:36]

Roy Campbell Jr. (tp, p-tpt, fl, voc, Comp), William Parker (b, flutes, perc), Hamid Drake (dr, perc)

{WP Archive CDr}

02.05.28 (1) • Freedom Land [AR—45:55]

May 28, 2002, 9:00pm / Vision Festival, CBGB's, New York City

1. improvisation [37:28]
2. improvisation [7:03]

Daniel Carter (ts, as, fl), Dave Sewelson (bar), Dave Hofstra (tu), William Parker (b), Dee Pop (dr)

{WP Archive CDr}

02.05.28 (2) • Other Dimensions in Music [AR—43:21]

May 28, 2002, 10:00pm / Vision Festival, CBGB's, New York City
—Also circulating misdated 03.05.28.

1. improvisation [43:21]

Daniel Carter (ts, as, fl), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr)

{WP Archive CDr}

02.05.29 • William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra: Spontaneous

Splasc(H)) Records (World Series) CDH 855.2 (CD) 2003

William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra [AR—126:17]

May 29, 2002, 8:00 & 10:00pm / Vision Festival, CBGB's, New York City

Spontaneous:
1. Spontaneous Flowers [28:55]
2. Spontaneous Mingus [32:50]

Audience Recording:
Splendid William Parker announcement [12:05]
1. First Set [45:52]
2. Second Set [57:30] (split track at 34:58)
Another Splendid William Parker announcement [10:41]

“...our first concert of the year ... part of the Bronx Mystery Series...”

Sabir Mateen (ts), Rob Brown (as, fl), Ori Kaplan (as), Darryl Foster (ts, ss), David Sewelson (bar), Charles Waters (as, cl), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp, flg), Lewis Barnes and Matt LaVelle (tp), Dick Griffin, Steve Swell, and Alex Lodico (tb), Masahiko Kono (tb—First Set only), Dave Hofstra (tu—Second Set only), William Parker (leader, b,Comp), Andrew Barker and Guillermo E. Brown (dr)

{CDH 855.2; WP Archive 2CDr}

02.05.30 (1) • David Budbill & William Parker [AR—38:21]

May 30, 2002, 8:00pm / Vision Festival, St. Peter’s Youth Center, New York City

1. Excerpts from “Songs for a Suffering World" [38:21]

David Budbill (words), William Parker (b, words)

{WP Archive CDr; www.davidbudbill.com/710/songs-for-a-suffering-world; Jeff Schlanger 14.05.30}

“LIFE (David Budbill & William Parker)"
w/ Cooper Moore on his back listening in the lower right corner and Bruce Gallanter announcing “Prayer for the Stones"
Original art 26x40" made Live, Vision-7, NYC, by Jeff Schlanger musicWitness®

02.05.30 (2) • Douglas Ewart & Inventions [AR—48:04]

(V/A) visionfest visionlive
Thirsty Ear Recordings THI 57131.2 (CD + DVD) 2003
[This compilation also contains performances by Ensemble Muntu 02.05.24; Ellen Christi Quartet 02.05.26 (1);
Matthew Shipp String Trio 02.05.26 (2); Kidd Jordan/Fred Anderson Quartet 02.05.26 (3);
Dave Burrell and Tyrone Brown; Billy Bang Trio; Karen Borca Quartet; Peter Kowald.]

May 30, 2002, 11:00pm / Vision Festival, St. Peter’s Youth Center, New York City

1. Crepuscule IV in Powderhorn Park [11:17]
2. composition/improvisation 26:15]
announcement [1:50]
3. composition/improvisation 5:05] (incomplete, cuts in at beginning)

visionfest visionlive has track 1.

Douglas Ewart (sss, didgeridoo, dr, fl, rainsticks, shakers), Joseph Jarman (ts, fl), Wadada Leo Smith (tp),
Miya Masaoka (koto), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr)

{WP Archive CDr; THI 57131.2}

02.05.31 • William Parker’s Raining on the Moon Quintet [AR—52:41]

May 31, 2002, 10:00pm / Vision Festival, St. Peter’s Youth Center, New York City

announcement [0:54]
1. Raining on the Moon [24:34]
2. Watermelon Song [10:52]
announcement & jovial William Parker banter [2:37]
3. James Baldwin to the Rescue [9:45]
announcement [0:34]

Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), Leena Conquest (voc), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr)

{WP Archive CDr}

02.06.01 • Bill Cole’s Untempered Ensemble [AR—55:21]

June 1, 2002, 8:30pm / Vision Festival, St. Peter’s Youth Center, New York City

1. compositions/improvisations [55:21]

Bill Cole (double reeds), Sam Furnace (reeds), Cooper-Moore (hand-made instruments), Joe Daley (tu),
William Parker (b), Warren Smith and Atticus Cole (dr, perc)

{WP Archive CDr}

02.06.02 • David S. Ware Quartet [AR—53:48]

June 2, 2002, 11:00pm / Vision Festival, St. Peter’s Youth Center, New York City

1. Freedom Suite (Sonny Rollins)
part I [12:56]
part II [10:11]
part III [8:19]
part IV [9:04]
2. Mikuro’s Blues (Ware) [8:11]
3. Bliss Theme (Ware) [5:03]

David S. Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Guillermo E. Brown (dr)

{CDr; James Lindbloom 03.11.24, 04.08.21}

02.06.06 • David S. Ware Quartet [AR—79:29]

June 6, 2002 / Discover Jazz Festival, Flynn Space, Burlington VT

1. Surrendered (Ware) [22:44]
2. Freedom Suite (Sonny Rollins)
part I [14:13]
part II [13:16]
part III [9:49]
part IV [9:21]
3. Mikuro’s Blues (Ware) [5:48]
4. Bliss Theme (Ware) [4:36]

David S. Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Guillermo E. Brown (dr)

{CDr; James Lindbloom 03.11.24; The Burlington Free Press June 6, 2002 Weekend p.4}

02.06.07 - David S. Ware Quartet: Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Guillermo E. Brown (dr) /
Sounds For The People Festival, 9:00pm, Casa del Popolo, La Sala Rossa, Montreal, Quebec, Canada [CODA #306 Nov/Dec 2002 p.27]

02.06.08 • William Parker & David Budbill Duo [AR—68:05]

June 8, 2002 / Suoni Per Il Popolo Festival, Casa del Popolo, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

1. Intro [2:54]
2. Songs for A Suffering World [55:04]
3. Improvisation [3:48]
4. Speech [6:19]

David Budbill (spoken word, perc, fl), William Parker (voc, b, p-tpt, shakuhachi, perc)

{WP Archive CDr; www.davidbudbill.com/calendar-archive}

02.06.09 - David Budbill & William Parker: Budbill (spoken word, perc, fl), Parker (voc, b, p-tpt, shakuhachi, perc) /
“Songs for a Suffering World" / 7:00pm, Hardwick Townhouse, Hardwick, VT [www.davidbudbill.com/calendar-archive]

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

02.06.15 • Ras Moshe & The Umoja Unit [AR—80:05]

June 15, 2002 / “Music Now Six Festival," The Brecht Forum, New York City

1. composition/improvisation 57:51]
2. encore [1:02] (incomplete and frenzied, cuts out!)

Ras Moshe (ts, as), Daniel Carter (reeds, tp), Raphé Malik (tp), Tor Snyder (g), William Parker (b), Jackson Krall (dr)

{WP Archive CDr; Ras Moshe 03.05.13}

02.06.20 • Cecil Taylor & the Sound Vision Orchestra [AR—95:15 +]

June 20, 2002 / Knitting Factory, New York City

Early Show:
1. With Blazing Eyes and Open'd Mouth [57:59]
2. With Blazing Eyes and Open'd Mouth [37:16]
Late Show:
3. With Blazing Eyes and Open'd Mouth

“The Knitting Factory engagement (02.06.20 & 02.06.21) represented the premiere
of his work With Blazing Eyes and Open'd Mouth, commissioned by SVO with funding
from the Mary Flagler Cary Charitable Trust. All four concerts were professionally recorded
for archival purposes. Assif Tsahar sat in with the band both nights, and Gloria Tropp was
featured as guest vocalist in the very last set. (02.06.21).” —A. Scott Currie

Cecil Taylor (p, Comp), Sabir Mateen, Assif Tsahar, Richard Keene, and Andrew Lamb (ts),
Elliott Levin (ts, ss), Rob Brown and Bobby Zankel (as), Will Connell Jr. (as, bcl, fl),
A. Scott Currie (bar), J.D. Parran (bsx), Taylor Ho Bynum, Baikida Carroll, Stephen Haynes,
Raphé Malik, and Amir El Saffar (tp), Jeff Hoyer and Steve Swell (tb), Bill Lowe (btb, tu),
Joseph Daley (tu), Marilyn Kleinberg and Lisa Sokolov (voc), Rosie Hertlein (voc, vn),
William Parker and Dominic Duval (b), Warren Smith (perc), Jackson Krall (dr)

{2CDr (Early Show); personnel from knittingfactory.com; Jason Hook, Cecil Taylor Research Group; A. Scott Curie}

02.06.21 • Cecil Taylor & the Sound Vision Orchestra [AR—112:50]

June 21, 2002 / Knitting Factory, New York City

Early Show:
1. With Blazing Eyes and Open'd Mouth [85:05] (fades out and in at 40:17; again at 79:07)
Late Show:
2. With Blazing Eyes and Open'd Mouth [36:52] (incomplete, cuts out)

Cecil Taylor (p, Comp), Sabir Mateen, Assif Tsahar, Richard Keene, and Andrew Lamb (ts), Elliott Levin (ts, ss),
Rob Brown and Bobby Zankel (as), Will Connell Jr. (as, bcl, fl), (reeds), A. Scott Currie (bar), J.D. Parran (bsx),
Taylor Ho Bynum, Baikida Carroll, Stephen Haynes, Raphé Malik, and Amir El Saffar (tp), Jeff Hoyer and Steve Swell (tb),
Bill Lowe (btb, tu), Joseph Daley (tu), Marilyn Kleinberg and Lisa Sokolov (voc), Gloria Tropp (voc-2), Rosie Hertlein (voc, vn),
William Parker and Dominic Duval (b), Warren Smith (perc), Jackson Krall (dr)

{3CDr; Jason Hook, Cecil Taylor Research Group; A. Scott Curie}

02.06.24 and 02.06.25 • Mat Maneri featuring Joe McPhee: Sustain

Thirsty Ear Recordings (The Blue Series) THI 57122.2 (CD) 2002

(V/A) Blue Series Essentials
Thirsty Ear Recordings (Borders Bookstores Promo Sampler) THI 57124.2 (CD) 2002
[This compilation also contains performances by William Parker Trio 00.04.02; Matthew Shipp’s New Orbit 00.09.14;
Matthew Shipp’s nu bop 01.08.09 (1); William Parker Quartet 01.10.02; Antipop Consortium 02.02.12 (2) or 02.10.01 or 02.11.01
(no split session info); DJ Spooky 02.03.06; Guillermo E. Brown; Craig Taborn; Tim Berne; Roy Campbell; Spring Heel Jack.]

June 24 & 25, 2002 / Jamie Saft Studios, New York City

1. Alone (Origin) [6:00]
2. In Peace [8:52]
3. Alone (Construct) [4:53]
4. Sustain [8:13]
5. Alone (Unravel) [3:38]
6. Nerve [9:07]
7. Alone (Cleanse) [2:52]
8. Divine [7:24]
9. Alone (Mourn) [2:15]

Blue Series Essentials has track 4.

Mat Maneri (vla), Joe McPhee (ss), Craig Taborn (keys), William Parker (b), Gearld Cleaver (dr)

{THI 57122.2; session dates and venue from Thirsty Ear’s David Aaron 03.11.10}

02.06.26 • Matthew Shipp: Equilibrium

Thirsty Ear Recordings (The Blue Series) THI 57127.2 (CD) 2003

(V/A) The Blue Series Sampler—The Shape of Jazz to Come
Thirsty Ear Recordings THI 57138.2 (CD) 2003
[This compilation also contains performances by DJ Wally 01.08.09 (2); Antipop Consortium 02.02.12 (2) or 02.10.01 or 02.11.01
(no split session info); DJ Spooky 02.03.06; William Parker Violin Trio 02.05.00; Kidd Jordan & Fred Anderson Quartet 02.05.26 (3);
Blue Series Continuum 03.00.00 (1); Blue Series Continuum 03.01.09; David S. Ware String Ensemble 03.04.28; El-P 04.00.00 (1);
Tim Berne; Spring Heel Jack.]
Matthew Shipp: Greatest Hits
Thirsty Ear THI 57205.2 (CD) 2013

June 26, 2002 / Sorcerer Sound, New York City

1. Equilibrium [3:44]
2. Vamp to Vibe [5:28]
3. Nebula Theory [5:25]
4. Cohesion [6:35]
5. World of Blue Glass [5:26]
6. Portal [1:13]
7. The Root [5:03]
8. The Key [4:12]
9. Nu Matrix [4:01]

The Shape of Jazz to Come and Greatest Hits have track 4.

Matthew Shipp (p, Comp), FLAM (synths and programming), Khan Jamal (vib), William Parker (b), Gerald Cleaver (dr)
—"Engineered by FLAM ...mixed (and additional programming) at Mindswerve Studios, NYC, July 2002"

{THI 57127.2; THI 57138.2; session date from FLAM 03.11.06}

02.07.13 • David S. Ware Quartet: Freedom Suite

AUM Fidelity AUM023 (CD) 2002

July 13, 2002 / Systems Two Studio, Brooklyn, NY

Freedom Suite (Sonny Rollins)
1. I [7:05]
2. II [11:38]
3. III [8:12]
4. IV [12:30]

David S. Ware (ts, Arr), Matthew Shipp (p),
William Parker (b), Guillermo E. Brown (dr)

{AUM023}

02.07.19 - Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog: Brötzmann (reeds), Konrad Bauer (tb), William Parker (b), Paul Lovens (selected drums) / Konfrontationen 2002, Jazzgalerie Nickelsdorf, Germany [Vincent Kargatis Festival review rec.music.experimental 02.07.24]

02.07.28 • David S. Ware Quartet [AR—64:24]

July 28, 2002 / Clusone Jazz Festival, Clusone, Italy

Freedom Suite (Sonny Rollins)
1. part I [17:00]
2. part II [17:09]
3. part III [10:30]
4. part IV [12:06]
5. Mikuro’s Blues (Ware) [6:47]

David S. Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Guillermo E. Brown (dr)

{CDr; www.ejn.it/clusonejazz/archivio.htm; Anne Dumas 03.07.10}

02.08.01 • William Parker’s Clarinet Trio [AR—58:55]

August 1, 2002 / Tonic, New York City

1. compositions/improvisations [58:55]

Perry Robinson (cl), William Parker (b), Walter Perkins (dr)

{"tesla" correspondence; www.angelfire.com/scifi2/tesla69}

02.08.07 • William Parker Solo [AR—108:33]

August 7, 2002 / Zeitgeist Gallery, Cambridge, MA

1st Set:
announcement [0:47]
1. No Can Do [37:51] "A piece from the standard ghetto repertoire...”
WP storytime [2:26]
2. Come Sunday [19:57]
announcement WP [1:48]
2nd Set:
announcement WP [1:00]
3. Doussn'gouni Blues [10:38] —with a bass-player from the audience. WP: “Can you play an E-flat Blues?"
announcement WP [1:27] "Any more bass players in the audience?"
4. improvisation [9:02]
5. improvisation [18:07]
WP storytime [4:39]

“William played bass and then invited bass players (brave souls) from the audience to accompany him while he played doussn'gouni on two tunes.
One of the bassists was Mike Bullock, I didn't get the name of the other. (not a BCMA gig, but a nice one)" —Ed Hazell 03.01.21

“Fifty-some-odd people sit on metal folding chairs, silent, as William Parker thumps and spanks his upright bass into submission, playing improvised
phrases over and over, snapping the strings here and there because he likes the sound of the strings slapping the neck. ...a couple of weeks ago in
Cambridge’s Inman Square, helping the Zeitgeist Gallery and the ‘Subconscious Cafe’ music it hosts get back off the ground. A fire destroyed the
Zeitgeist’s old space on Broadway in April... Were Parker playing in a quartet in one of the area’s jazz spots, the concert would sell out. But here he is,
playing solo, sitting in an uncomfortable chair, in a hot gallery with no air conditioning, the constant humming and honking of traffic just outside the
door, playing for maybe five dozen people who paid only $10 a pop... He starts on time, and his first piece runs on for 40 minutes... Twenty-five minutes
into it, he begins chanting, ‘No can do, no can do.’... After he finishes and the applause dies down, he picks up his bow and saws frenetically on his bass
for 20 minutes, making it sound at times like an electric guitar with too much feedback. It’s crazy stuff, yes—but it’s also an exhilarating experience...”
—Steve Greenlee

William Parker (b-1,2,5, wdfl-4, doussn'gouni-3, voc-1), unknown audience member (b-3), another unknown audience member (b-4)

{WP Archive 2CDr; Steve Greenlee “Zeitgeist’s ‘Subconscious Cafe’ Makes Room for Improvisation" The Boston Globe August 23, 2002}

02.08.11 - David S. Ware Quartet: Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Guillermo E. Brown (dr) /
Newport Jazz Festival, 3:30pm, Fort Adams State Park, Mercedes-Benz Pavilion, Newport, RI [Asbury Park Press July 28, 2002 p.F7]
02.08.17 - Other Dimensions in Music: Daniel Carter (reeds, tp), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr) /
8:30pm, Triad Theatre, NYC [Downtown Music Gallery newsletter]
02.08.23 - David S. Ware Quartet: Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Guillermo E. Brown (dr) /
Sant'anna Arresi Jazz Festival, Italy [Anne Dumas 03.07.10]

02.09.02 • Awaken The Spark! [AR—64:38]

September 2, 2002 / Tonic, New York City

1. compositions/improvisations [64:38] (split track at approx. 45:00)

Daniel Carter (reeds, tp), Marc Ribot (g), Mark Hennen (p), William Parker (b), Jackson Krall (dr)

{WP Archive CDr}

02.09.06 • William Parker’s Music and the Shadow People [AR & AVR—67:29]

September 6, 2002 / Guelph Jazz Festival 2002, River Run Centre, du Maurier Theatre, Guelph, Ontario, Canadac

1. Act 1 [39:00]
2. Act 2 [24:22]
3. postscript [3:05]

Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), William Parker (b, perc, Narrator, Text, Comp), Hamid Drake (dr, perc),
Miriam Parker (Sarah Greybeard, Sadness, Tone World Dancer, Dir, Choreography, costumes), Cria Merchant (Raspy Voice,
Tone World Dancer), Daniel Wilkins (Johnson Wordless, Tone World Dancer), Patricia Nicholson (Sarah’s Mother, Tone World Dancer),
Joel Horwitz (Stocky Man, General Tulip), Natalia Lopresti (child on film)
—Melanie Lipka (lighting), Jo Wood Brown (sets), Michael Lucio Sternbach (video)

{WP Archive CDr; Sandra and Rick Lopez in attendance; Guelph Jazz Festival Archives}

02.09.07 • Kidd Jordan, Fred Anderson, William Parker, Hamid Drake (Sanctuary) [AR—88:34]

September 7, 2002 / Guelph Jazz Festival 2002, St. George’s Anglican Church, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

announcement [1:04]
1. Improvisation [74:02]
crowd mayhem [3:11]
2. encore [8:48]
announcement [1:18]

RL: “Can it be pointed out that the acoustics [in the church] were for shit, or worse?"
Ken Waxman: “All depended on where you sat. Susan and I started off in a pew at the end of the first section, I then sat against the wall for a time, then made room for myself on the floor left of the ‘stage’ with some kids, one of whom had a skateboard beneath his foot (!)—not too much room there. Finally for the encore I scooted under the piano on the stage and watched the tune unfold from just beyond the keyboard. Sound was fine there!"

Kidd Jordan and Fred Anderson (ts), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr)

{WP Archive 2CDr; in attendance; Guelph Jazz Festival Archives}

02.09.08 • William Parker & Hamid Drake [AR—74:28]

September 8, 2002, 10:30am on a beautiful Sunday morning / Guelph Jazz Festival 2002, River Run Centre, Cooperators Hall, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

"We just played a little suite for you starting off with...
1. ...we played Morning Bird...
2. ...then we Take the 'A' Train...
3. ...and wading in the water...
4. ...and some folk tunes, from Don Cherry...
5. ...and then we ended up with the doussn'gouni song...
6. ...and eagle-eye apple pie...
...Thank you very much.” —William Parker
long, boisterous standing ovation
(I was in attendance: “We love you guys, you can't leave...”)
7. encore [8:07]

William Parker (b, double reeds, balafon, gongs, doussn'gouni, voc, talking drum), Hamid Drake (dr, djembe, tablas, cga, frm-dr)

{CDr; Guelph Jazz Festival Archives; Rick & Sandra Lopez present}

02.09.14 (1) - Kidd Jordan, Fred Anderson, William Parker, Hamid Drake Quartet: Jordan and Anderson (ts), Parker (b), Drake (dr) /
one piece, 60:00+ / Boston Creative Music Alliance, Fire in the Valley Festival, Institute of Contemporary Arts ICA Theater, Boston, MA [Eremite 02.09.12]

02.09.14 (2) • William Parker’s Clarinet Trio [AR—47:02]

September 14, 2002 / Boston Creative Music Alliance, Fire in the Valley Festival, Institute of Contemporary Arts ICA Theater, Boston, MA

1. composition/improvisation 47:02]

Perry Robinson (cl, ocarina), William Parker (b, gralle, jogibaba, orchestra bells, voc), Walter Perkins (dr, voc)

{Norbert Kreutzer 06.10.30}

02.09.15 - William Parker Quartet: Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), Parker (b, doussn'gouni), Hamid Drake (dr) / Bowery Poetry Club, NYC [AumFidelity 02.09.11]

02.09.17 • Budbill • Drake • Parker: Songs for a Suffering World

Boxholder Records BXH 044 (CD) 2003
—1st Session [See also 03.01.07]
Recording also lists a session date (sans Parker and Drake) of 03.03.12 at Charles Eller Studios in Charlotte, VT,
at which time Budbill set down two solo tracks, “Easy as Pie" and “Litany for the Emperor".

September 17, 2002 / Strobe-Light Sound Studio, Brooklyn, NY

1. A Little Story About an Ancient Chinese Emperor [2:19]
2. Song of Longing [2:43]
3. A Buddhist Prayer [1:58]
4. In the Mood [1:09]
5. I Believe [4:57]
6. While We've Still Got Feet [7:47]
7. No Escape [2:25]
8. If a Bodhisattva [3:20]
9. Song of Hope [3:16]
10. Kyrie [3:47]
11. Life to All That Grows [6:39]
12. Drum & Bass Dialogue [4:22]
13. We Want to Live [7:08]
14. Song of Peace [1:22]

“Strobe Light was the studio hand-assembled and operated by the late drummer Andre Strobert in the basement of his Brooklyn row house. I drove out there with William one time. The piano was crammed in a corner under some pipes and there wasn't enough room to swing a cat in. Strobert, who was a teacher in the Brooklyn school system, put the studio together out of Radio Shack parts. There are plenty of albums recorded there (a few on AUM Fidelity, there are ones on other relevant labels, too) and Strobert recorded a lot of community-based jazz groups, doing it all for very reasonable rates. Another bloom that flowered from the seeds of the Black self-sufficiency movement. ...the album with a photograph of Hamid, William, and Budbill in a room with a large portrait of a woman on the wall behind them... I remember the painting hung in the Strobert’s living room.”
—Ed Hazell, 10:09pm, 08.01.19.

RL: This was all spurred by a visit to Jason Guthartz' RESTRUCTURES Creative Music Forum web-site, where he has, among other splendid things, a Mats Gustafsson Discography I was skimming through for some desired info, and I noticed a request to check the “missing info page" for his Gustafsson, Anthony Braxton, Hamid Drake, and Clifford Thornton Discographies. (If you look around, you'll notice that once someone gets caught up in this kind of detective work, it’s hard to not go in further all the time, which is why so many researchers take on more than one subject and end up generating multiple discographies.) I hit the list to see what he was missing for Hamid Drake, and filled in a quick handful of details for him in a few brief e-mails between 7:50 and 8:24pm on Saturday night, the 19th of January, and I then went looking for the batch of missing links in the three sessions that make up this recording by David Budbill, a set of foggy details which I had no firm grip on either.

I wrote Ed Hazell at 8:30pm and asked who owned Strobe-Light Studios, and were they “friendly," and after the response quoted above I hit Budbill’s site to see what I could see. There was a page devoted to this recording, one which had at its top the CD cover image of the painting in Strobert’s living room, a “portrait of Marsha McBroom by Andrei Strobert.” I then sent a messenger bird to Mr. Budbill at 12:15 in the early-early morning of the 20th, that said in part :::

So here are the issues before us—three recording dates... September 17, 2002 and January 7, 2003, both at Strobe-Light; and March 12, 2003 at Charles Eller Studios in Charlotte, VT.
1) Guthartz has Drake playing with a trio in Chicago (with Struder and Zerang) on the January 7th date. Is his Chicago reference wrong, or was Hamid present only on the 1st Strobe-Light session and the last in Vermont?
2) Is there any way you might clear up which of the 15 tracks were recorded on each of the Strobe-Light dates? ...The Sessionography runs on chronology, so anything you might be able to tell us that would accurately split them between the separate session dates would be most helpful. Perhaps you have the master tapes?

And at 8:50pm on Sunday the 20th, I received the resolving information below...
(and I include all of this because it is the ways in which this works that keeps me so immersed and involved and interested.)

David Budbill: “...Yes, the photograph on the cover of SONGS FOR A SUFFERING WORLD was taken by Cathryn Dwyre
in Andre’s living room. It’s Andre’s painting, and all the photos were taken at the first recording session on Sept. 17, 2002
at Strobelight. William, Hamid and I were all at the first session on September 17, '02. My datebook/diary says, ‘William, Hamid, and I arrive at Strobelight about 6:00, Cathryn Dwyre photos, recording session with William, Hamid, and I
starts at 7:00pm, ends 1:00am’

If I remember correctly everything on the album was recorded at this session [except]:
‘Easy as Pie’, ‘Litany for the Emperor’, and ‘Bambata’s Song’.

The reason you have Hamid in Chicago on January 7, 2003 is that on that date William and I went back to Andre’s without Hamid. The session at Chuck Eller’s in Vermont on March 12, 2003 was only me—neither William nor Hamid were there.
You can hear in the ambient sound that Chuck Eller’s studio is much different from Andre's. Eller’s is a state-of-the-art space
with state-of-the-art recording equipment and not at all ‘funky’ the way Andre’s basement studio, which I loved, was.

Here’s a list of the cuts on the album and when they were recorded as best as I can remember... I don't think I have the master tapes. If I do I don't know where they are. My guess is, they are still at Andre's, or wherever Andre’s stuff is now...

...tracks in question are 1, 7, & 8: I’ve decided that these three had to be recorded on September 17, 2002, even though Hamid is not playing on them. At first I figured William and I recorded them later, maybe, since Hamid was not heard on those, but every recording session, even ones in the same studio, has it’s own ambient sound and by comparing 1, 7, & 8 to the other tracks recorded on September 17, 2002, I’ve concluded—I hope correctly, but maybe not!—that 1, 7 & 8 were also recorded on September 17, 2002. I hope that’s right.

The January 7, 2003 session lasted from about 5:30pm to 12 midnight and I just couldn't believe that we took all that time to record just [CD] track 10, ‘Bambata’s Song’, but I do remember almost going nuts with the number of takes we did. We did a lot of overdubbing on that track, so maybe it did take that long. I was sicker than a dog with some kind of flu on January 7, 2003, and I thought I would be able to hear a difference in my voice between September 17, 2002 and January 7, 2003, but I couldn't. My datebook also says that Sunday, January 12, 2003, William and I went back out to BedSty to Andre’s studio and spent from 1:00 to 5:30 mixing Tuesday’s session, which, if I'm right, was only Track 10. Could that possibly be? I think this is a definite
as I'll be able to get.

Whew! more information than anybody would ever want to know!"

David Budbill (voc, shakuhachi), William Parker (b, p-tpt, vtb, gralle, shakuhachi, slit drum, perc, Comp), Hamid Drake (dr, frm-dr, singing bowls)

{BXH 044; Ed Hazell, 10:09pm, 08.01.19; David Budbill, 8:50pm, 08.01.20; Budbill refinements 08.01.21}

02.09.19 • Roy Campbell’s Pyramid Trio + Mark Duetsch [AR—89:53]

September 19, 2002 / Tri-Tone, Philadelphia, Pa

Second Set
introduction [0:46]
1. composition/improvisation 86:42] (split track at 61:22)
announcement [2:20]

—Also noted, “First Set, Deutsch-Campbell Duo"

Roy Campbell Jr. (reeds, p-tpt, tp, flg), Mark Deutsch (santar), William Parker (b, double reeds), Hamid Drake (dr)

{WP Archive 2CDr}

"On Saturday, September 21, 2002 at 1:00am, Peter Kowald died of a heart attack at the age of 58 years
in the home of his close friends Patricia Nicholson and William Parker.” [from everywhere...]

02.09.21 • Roy Campbell Quartet [AR—143:39]

September 21, 2002, 9:00pm / Roy Campbell’s 50th birthday celebration, Neues Kabarett at the Brecht Forum, New York City

Early Show
announcement [1:49]
1. “...Dedicated to the late bassist Peter Kowald...” [62:27]
announcement [3:13]
Late Show
2. improvisation [63:42]
announcement [2:26]

Roy Campbell Jr. (fl, p-tpt, tp, flg), Daniel Carter (fl, as, cl, tp), William Parker (b, bmb-fl-2), Gerald Cleaver (dr)
+ Special Guests Steve Dalachinsky (voc-2), Ras Moshe (ts-2)
"I'm actually playing with the group on the late show portion. I think I come in toward the middle.” —Ras Moshe (Actually 28:00 in. —RL)

{WP Archive 2CDr; Ras Moshe 03.12.11}

02.09.25 - Roy Campbell Jr. (tp), J.D. Parran (reeds), Joe McPhee (tp, reeds), Mark Deutsch (santar), William Parker (b),
Ravish Momin (tablas) / “Two sets, at 8:00 and 9:30", Knitting Factory, NYC [Announcement on 02.09.21 Audience Recording.]
02.09.28 - William Parker Quartet: Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), Parker (b, doussn'gouni), Hamid Drake (dr) /
Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield, CT [AumFidelity 02.09.11]
02.09.29 - Other Dimensions In Music: Daniel Carter (reeds, tp), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr) /
Freestyle Events: Avant Jazz & Other Musics, 10:00pm, CBGB’s Lounge, NYC [Jazz Promo Services mailing]

02.10.01 • Antipop Consortium: Antipop Consortium vs. Matthew Shipp

Thirsty Ear Recordings (The Blue Series) THI 57120.2 (CD); THI 57120.1 (LP, white vinyl) 2003
—2nd Session [See also 02.02.12 (2); 02.11.01]

(V/A) Blue Series Essentials
Thirsty Ear Recordings (Borders Bookstores Promo Sampler) THI 57124.2 (CD) 2002
[This compilation also contains performances by William Parker Trio 00.04.02; Matthew Shipp’s New Orbit 00.09.14; Roy Campbell;
Matthew Shipp’s nu bop 01.08.09 (1); William Parker Quartet 01.10.02; Antipop Consortium 02.02.12 (2) or 02.10.01 or 02.11.01
(no split session info); DJ Spooky 02.03.06; Mat Maneri 02.06.24-25; Guillermo E. Brown; Craig Taborn; Tim Berne; Spring Heel Jack.]
(V/A) The Blue Series Sampler—The Shape of Jazz to Come
Thirsty Ear Recordings THI 57138.2 (CD) 2003
[This compilation also contains performances by DJ Wally 01.08.09 (2); Antipop Consortium 02.02.12 (2) or 02.10.01 or 02.11.01
(no split session info); DJ Spooky 02.03.06; William Parker Violin Trio 02.05.00; Kidd Jordan & Fred Anderson Quartet 02.05.26 (3);
Matthew Shipp 02.06.26; Blue Series Continuum 03.00.00 (1); Blue Series Continuum 03.01.09; David S. Ware String Ensemble 03.04.28;
El-P 04.00.00 (1); Tim Berne; Spring Heel Jack.]

October 1, 2002 / Sorcerer Sound, New York City

No split session info / See 02.02.12 (2)

“...tracks culled from reconstructed improvisations by the quintet...”

Antipop Connsortium: Beans and Priest (voc, synth, programming)
Daniel Carter (tp), Matthew Shipp (p), Khan Jamal (vib), William Parker (b), Guillermo E. Brown (dr)

{THI 57120.2; THI 57124.2; THI 57138.2; session dates and venue from Thirsty Ear’s David Aaron 03.11.10;
www.discogs.com/Antipop-Consortium-Antipop-Vs-Matthew-Shipp/release/127709}

02.10.02 • Improvisational Encounters in Music & Dance—Stories Remembering Peter Kowald [AR—141:13]

October 2, 2002 / St. Patrick Cathedral Center, New York City

William Parker’s “Peter Kowald Tribute/Memorial"
proclaiming love (Patricia Nicholson-Parker, Ned Rothenberg) [2:08]
1. Ned Rothenberg Solo [6:07]
2. William Parker Speaks On Peter [7:08]
proclaiming love (Patricia Nicholson-Parker) [0:37]
proclaiming love ( ? ) [2:45]
3. Tatsuya Nakatani, Toshio Kajiwara, Masahiko Kono Trio + Assif Tsahar [9:14]
proclaiming love (Joelle Leandre) [1:56]
4. Joe Mcphee, Miya Masaoka, Joelle Leandre Trio (w/ Patricia Nicholson-Parker) [6:17]
proclaiming love (Todd Nicholson ? ) [5:02]
proclaiming love (Ellen Christi) [1:37]
5. Billy Bang, Ellen Christi, Todd Nicholson Trio (w/ Maria Mitchell) [6:58]
proclaiming love (Steve Dalachinsky) [1:52]
6. Steve Dalachinsky: Spoken Word “New Shoes" [3:28]
7. Patricia Nicholson: Spoken Word [3:55]
8. Roy Campbell Solo [6:42]
proclaiming love (Roy Campbell) [1:08]
proclaiming love (Maria Mitchell) [5:55]
proclaiming love (Andrew Cyrille) [4:45]
proclaiming love (Billy Bang) [1:04]
9. Billy Bang, William Parker, Andrew Cyrille Trio [6:26]
sandwich announcement, introduction... (Patricia Nicholson-Parker) [1:20]
proclaiming love ("Peter’s friend Felice") [6:10] ("we are here, we are just not here...”)
proclaiming love (Shelly Hirsch) [0:52]
10. Miya Masaoka, Shelly Hirsch Duo [3:34]
proclaiming love again, announcing (Patricia Nicholson-Parker) [1:08]
11. William Parker, Joelle Leandre Bass Duo [7:27]
proclaiming love (Peter’s cousin... Marie) [1:42]
12. All Musicians In One Group Improvisation [6:16]
proclaiming love again, announcing (Patricia Nicholson-Parker) [2:05]
pure digital silence, in memoriam... [9:04]

“I had a wonderful experience with William the other night. William had just finished playing a tribute for Peter Kowald, and it was time to close the place and put chairs away and break the stage down, which we did. But I happened to have my large Shekere that I use for ceremonys with me and I began to play and chant—the next thing William takes out 'Olive Oil', his green bass, and we begin to play. It was beautiful, and people that were outside came in and began dancing and playing along. This was the first time we played since '92. But the most incredible thing was that when we got into the car to head home the first thing we heard on the radio was Peter Kowald. That’s Spirituality!" —André Martinez

“The community of the downtown music scene is coming together to celebrate Peter Kowald and to share our memories. ...at the Center at Old St. Patrick Cathedral, where Peter Kowald made such an impact during the last Vision Festival. To honor him there will be improvisations with different musicians or dancers in varying combinations. These performers are just a few of the great artists with whom Peter Kowald collaborated during his life.” —Steven Joerg, AUM Fidelity

Assif Tsahar and Joe McPhee (ts), Ned Rothenberg (fl, finger cymbals), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp), Masahiko Kono and Steve Swell (tb), Billy Bang (vn),
Gunda Gottschalk (strings), Miya Masaoka (koto, voc), Ellen Christi, Ingrid Sertso, and Shelley Hirsch (voc), Toshio Kajiwara (turntables),
Karl Berger (vib), William Parker, Joelle Leandre, and Todd Nicholson (b), Andrew Cyrille and Tatsuya Nakatani (dr)
Patricia Nicholson and Maria Mitchell (dance), Shu Ni Tsao (?), Anna Marie Rudolph (?), Jeff Schlanger (visual art), “And Others...”

{WP Archive 2CDr; Pat Frisco 02.12.23; André Martinez 02.10.08; AUM Fidelity 02.09.26}

02.10.04 - Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Trio: Brötzmann (reeds), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) /
Frankfurt, Germany [Siegfried Otto]
02.10.11 - Bill Cole Ensemble: Cole (double reeds) Sam Furnace (as, fl), Joe Daley (tu, bar-hn), Cooper-Moore (fl, mouth bow, horizontal hoe-handle harp, rim drums, three-stringed fretless bjo), William Parker (b), Warren Smith (dr) / Carnegie Weill Recital Hall, NYC
[Joe Daley’s www.geocities.com/jodamusic/projects.htm]

02.10.12 • Roy Campbell & Joe Mcphee Quartet [AR—97:14]

October 12, 2002, 8:00-11:00pm / Kampo Cultural Center, New York City

1. First Set [50:25]
2. Second Set [33:08] (incomplete, cuts out at end)

—Also have Second Set in complete digicam audio version at 46:49.

Roy Campbell Jr. (tp, flg), Joe Mcphee (ts, ss), William Parker (b), Warren Smith (dr)

{WP Archive 2CDr}

02.10.20 • Freedomland [AR—64:53]

October 20, 2002, 8:00pm / Freestyle Events: Avant Jazz & Other Musics, CBGB’s Lounge, New York City

1. composition/improvisation 36:15]
2. composition/improvisation 26:29]
announcement [0:24]

Daniel Carter (tp, fl, cl, as, ts), Dave Sewelson (as, bar, dhung, megaphone), David Hofstra (tu, bsx), William Parker (guimbri), Dee Pop (dr)

{WP Archive CDr; Jazz Promo Services mailing; Ken Waxman 03.02.14}

02.10.21 • Dave Burrell’s Full Blown Trio [AR78:26— & BR—25:32]

October 21, 2002 / University of Pennsylvania, Houston Hall, Philadelphia, PA

Audience Recording:
1. improvisation [76:40]

Broadcast Recording:
announcement DB [0:08]
1. Philadelphia Blues [25:24]

—Audience Recording has several splits where track markers have been clumsily inserted into what is a continuous performance. (Why?)

Dave Burrell (p), William Parker (b), Rashied Ali (dr)

{WP Archive CDr (Audience); Peter Gershon 03.03.22}

02.10.24 - David S. Ware Quartet: Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Guillermo E. Brown (dr) /
“Jazz and Wine of Peace" Festival, Cormons, Italy [Anne Dumas 03.07.10]
02.10.28 - David S. Ware Quartet: as above / Belfast Festival at Queen's, Belfast, Ireland [ibid]

02.10.31 • DJ Spooky’s Optometry [AR—44:27]

October 31, 2002 / Hammerstein Ballroom, New York City

announcement
1. composition/improvisation 11:48]
2. composition/improvisation 9:25]
3. composition/improvisation 7:08]
4. composition/improvisation 7:26]
5. composition/improvisation 8:39]

DJ Spooky (turntables, elec), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp, reeds), Matthew Shipp (p), Charles Burnham (vn), William Parker (b), Guillermo E. Brown (dr)

{WP Archive CDr}

02.11.01 • Antipop Consortium: Antipop Consortium vs. Matthew Shipp

Thirsty Ear Recordings (The Blue Series) THI 57120.2 (CD); THI 57120.1 (LP, white vinyl) 2003
—3rd Session [See also 02.02.12 (2); 02.10.01]

(V/A) Blue Series Essentials
Thirsty Ear Recordings (Borders Bookstores Promo Sampler) THI 57124.2 (CD) 2002
[This compilation also contains performances by William Parker Trio 00.04.02; Matthew Shipp’s New Orbit 00.09.14;
Matthew Shipp’s nu bop 01.08.09 (1); William Parker Quartet 01.10.02; Antipop Consortium 02.02.12 (2) or 02.10.01 or 02.11.01
(no split session info); DJ Spooky 02.03.06; Guillermo E. Brown; Craig Taborn; Tim Berne; Roy Campbell; Spring Heel Jack.]
(V/A) The Blue Series Sampler—The Shape of Jazz to Come
Thirsty Ear Recordings THI 57138.2 (CD) 2003
[This compilation also contains performances by DJ Wally 01.08.09 (2); Antipop Consortium 02.02.12 (2) or 02.10.01 or 02.11.01
(no split session info); DJ Spooky 02.03.06; William Parker Violin Trio 02.05.00; Kidd Jordan & Fred Anderson Quartet 02.05.26 (3);
Matthew Shipp 02.06.26; Blue Series Continuum 03.00.00 (1); Blue Series Continuum 03.01.09; David S. Ware String Ensemble 03.04.28;
El-P 04.00.00 (1); Tim Berne; Spring Heel Jack.]

November 1, 2002 / Studio Massif, New York City

No split session info / See 02.02.12 (2)

“...tracks culled from reconstructed improvisations by the quintet...”

Antipop Connsortium: Beans and Priest (voc, synth, programming)
Matthew Shipp (p), Daniel Carter (tp), Khan Jamal (vib), William Parker (b), Guillermo E. Brown (dr)

{THI 57120.2; THI 57124.2; THI 57138.2; session dates and venue from Thirsty Ear’s David Aaron 03.11.10;
www.discogs.com/Antipop-Consortium-Antipop-Vs-Matthew-Shipp/release/127709}

02.11.02 - Organic Trio: Daniel Carter (reeds, tp), Cooper-Moore (all kinds of stuff), William Parker (b +) /
50 Miles of Elbow Room “shindig," 4:45pm, AUM Hi-Q and/or The Oak Room, upstairs, Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY [e-mail notice]
02.11.04 - Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Quartet: Brötzmann (reeds), Konrad Bauer (tb), William Parker (b), Paul Lovens (dr) /
Blue Tomato, Vienna, Austria [Sander Piek 07.10.21; archive section of www.bluetomato.cc]
02.11.05 - Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Quartet: as above / WIST-Club, Graz, Austria [Gerhard Goral 06.05.07]
02.11.06 - Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Quartet / Club W71, Weikersheim, Germany
[Bjoern Dirlack 05.07.29, 05.08.01]
02.11.07 - Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Quartet / Cafe Teufelhart, Dachau, Germany [www.dachau-online.de]
02.11.08 - Peter Brötzmann & William Parker Duo: Brötzmann (reeds), Parker (b) —"The magazine only lists these two names,
so apparently it was not a Die Like A Dog Trio or Quartet line-up.” / Schloss Forderglauchau, Glauchau, Germany
[Jazzpodium no.11 p.52; Sander Piek 09.10.17]

02.11.09 • Peter Brötzmann Quintet [AR—78:18]

November 9, 2002 / Wels Jazz Festival, Music Unlimited XVI, Ostereich-AlterSchlßhof, Wels, Austria

announcement [0:31]
1. composition/improvisation 62:41]
2. composition/improvisation 14:25]

Peter Brötzmann (ts, as, trgt), Mats Gustafsson (bar, ts, flutophon), Konrad Bauer (tb), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr)
—Paal Nilssen-Love is named on drums in the festival archive: “Paal cancelled all shows around that time due to health problems.” —Bjoern Dirlack

{Jakob Blumenthal 11.01.31, Andreas Dietz 02.11.12; Bjoern Dirlack 05.07.29}

02.11.13 - William Parker’s The Inside Songs of Curtis Mayfield: Darryl Foster (ts, as, ss), Lewis Barnes (tp), Leena Conquest (voc),
Dave Burrell (p), William Parker (b, Arr, Dir), Guillermo E. Brown (dr, perc) / 9è Festival de Músiques Contemporànies de Barcelona 2002, L'Auditori, Barcelona, Spain
“Baraka was supposed to tour with William Parker during his Curtis Mayfield tribute. I'm not sure if he did any concerts at last, but he didn't show up in Barcelona.” —Efrén del Valle
“Hamid Drake playing made me bought the ticket, and finally Hamid was replaced by Guillermo E. Brown and Amiri Baraka was absent too. As a remark, Leena Conquest recited the Baraka poem about September 11th...” —Ricardo Campillo
[El Periódico de Catalonia, November 13, 2002; Efrén del Valle Zorn-list 03.12.23; Ricardo Campillo Zorn-list 03.12.27]

02.11.16 (1) • William Parker Solo [BR—20:53]

November 15..., 2002, ...shortly after midnight, so the 16th then. / London Jazz Festival Launch Night, The Pizza Express, London, England
Live Broadcast on BBC Radio 3

announcement and William Parker interview [3:40]
1. bass solo [17:13]

“last Friday night/Saturday morning... A short interview with Jez Nelson followed by a solo bass improvisation.” —Andrew Wilson

William Parker (b)

{WP Archive CDr; Andrew Wilson 02.11.22; www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/playlists/2002octdec/jon30246.shtml}

02.11.16 (2) • Matthew Shipp Trio [BR—31:05]

November 16, 2002 / Adventures in Sound, London Jazz Festival, Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, England
Broadcast on BBC Radio 3, Jazz on 3, December 20, 2002

1. Prism—Virgin Conflicts (Shipp) [31:05]

Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Gerald Cleaver (dr)

{WP Archive CDr; Andy Wilson; www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/playlists/2002octdec/jon30251.shtml; www.serious.org.uk}

02.11.16 (3) • Collaboration [BR—31:02]

November 16, 2002 / Adventures in Sound, London Jazz Festival, Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, England
Broadcast on BBC Radio 3, Jazz on 3, December 20, 2002

1. improvisation [31:02]

Evan Parker (ts), William Parker (b), Mark Sanders (dr)

{WP Archive CDr; Andy Wilson; Norbert Kreutzer 06.06.02; www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/playlists/2002octdec/jon30251.shtml; www.serious.org.uk}

02.11.21
• Collective 4tet: Synopsis

Leo Records CD LR 380 (CD) 2003

• Collective 4tet: Moving Along

Leo Records CD LR 418 (CD) 2004

November 21, 2002 / The Studio, New York City

Synopsis:
1. Convergence [12:36]
2. Going Ahead [7:10]
3. Synopsis [18:29]
4. Left Turn [8:30]
5. Jig [12:00]

Moving Along:
1. Drawing from the Pool [17:48]
2. Moving Along [17:07]
3. si ein si [13:49]

Mark Hennen (p), Jeff Hoyer (tb), William Parker (b), Heinz Geisser (perc)

{CD LR 380; Leo Lab 418}

02.11.30 • Other Dimensions In Music & Yo La Tengo [AR—89:06]

November 30, 2002 / Benefiting Arts for Art 2001, Maxwell's, Hoboken, NJ
—Also circulating misdated 02.11.20.

First Set / Other Dimensions In Music:
announcement [0:59]
1. improvisation [37:48]
2. improvisation [11:25]
Second Set / Yo La Tengo + Other Dimensions In Music:
3. improvisation [38:54]

“Sabir Mateen, Roy Campbell Jr., and William Parker sat in for most of our set. ...our Hanukkah show at Maxwell's. ...William Parker stayed on stage with us as well. Obviously when he’s onstage with you, you try not to play bass so much, so I stuck mostly to percussion.” —James McNew

Roy Campbell Jr. (tp, reeds), “Daniel Carter was replaced for this night by" Sabir Mateen (reeds), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr-1,2)
—Yo La Tengo: Ira Kaplan (g, voc), James McNew (b, voc, perc), Georgia Hubley (dr, voc)

{WP Archive 3CDr; Jakob Blumenthal 07.07.21; Tim Marsh 03.06.17; WIRE #232 June 2003 p.38; www.yolatengo.com/hanukkah02.html}

02.12.05 - William Parker (b) & Patricia Nicholson-Parker (dance) —"This was originally a Peter Kowald date.” / Open Systems Festival, Schauspielhaus Bochum, Bochum, Germany [Siegfried Otto 03.04.07]

02.12.12 • Other Dimensions In Music Meets Joe Morris Trio [AR—104:19]

December 12, 2002 / Tremont Theatre, Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, MA

1st Set: —ODIM + Joe Morris Trio
announcement [3:00]
1. improvisation [39:01]
announcement [0:36]
2nd Set:
2. improvisation [25:48]
3. improvisation [16:19]
4. improvisation [14:25]
announcement [2:00]

Roy Campbell Jr. (tp, p-tp, flg), Daniel Carter (tp, as, ts, fl, cl), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr)
+ Joe Morris (g-1), Timo Shanko (b-1), Luther Gray (dr-1)

{WP Archive 2CDr; Jakob Blumenthal 07.07.21; AUM Fidelity mailing; Bob Young Boston Herald November 29, 2002}

02.12.13 - Roy Campbell Jr. (tp), Joe McPhee (tp, reeds), William Parker (b), Warren Smith (dr) / Amherst Meeting House, Amherst, MA
[Cadence Vol.28 No.12 December 2002 p.28]

02.12.14 • William Parker’s Organic Orchestra [AR—102:38]

December 14, 2002, 8:30 / Roulette, New York City

Universal Tonality
1. Prelude [62:18]
(The Death of Death)
2. Silk Clouds [40:20]
Gong Desert
Tails of a Peacock
Leaves Gathering

—"Premier"... commissioned by Roulette.

Daniel Carter (reeds, tp), Cale Broadley (ts), Matt Lavelle (tp), Grachan Moncur III and Steve Swell (tb), Dave Burrell (p),
Joe Morris (g), Jerome Cooper (keys, mba, cheramia), Leena Conquest (voc, spoken word), Jin Hi Kim (kumungo),
Mya Masaoka (koto), Billy Bang and Jason Kao Hwang (vn), William Parker (b, dilruba, shakuhachi), Gerald Cleaver (dr)
—Shiau-Shu Yu (ce), Rob Brown (as), and Roger Blank (perc) in pre-concert notices. Not in review, which specifies and names “15" players.

{WP Archive 2CDr; Downtown Music Gallery newsletter; Keith Scott review gothamjazz.com January 5, 2003; Jakob Blumenthal 09.08.18}

02.12.15 - Kidd Jordan and Fred Anderson (ts), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) / “opening 'act' was three belly dancers" /
Improvisational Arts Council’s New Orleans Free Jazz & Improv, “One Sunday in December," 10:00pm, The Blue Nile, New Orleans, LA
[Ken Waxman 03.02.14]

02.12.17 • Yo La Tengo: Summer Sun

Matador Records ole 548-2 (CD) 2003; ole 548-1 (LP) 2003

Yo La Tengo: Today is the Day!
Matador Records ole 581-2 (CD) 2003; ole 581-1 (LP) 2003

December 17, 2002 / Alex the Great, Nashville, TN

1. Beach Party Tonight (Yo La Tengo) [3:06]
2. Nothing But You and Me (Yo La Tengo) [5:13]
3. Don't Have to Be So Sad (Yo La Tengo) [5:35]
4. Let’s Be Still (Yo La Tengo) [10:22]
5. Take Care (Alex Chilton) [2:32]
6. Outsmartener (Yo La Tengo) [2:56]

Summer Sun has tracks 1-5.
Today is the Day! has track 6.

Yo La Tengo: Ira Kaplan (g, voc), James McNew (b, voc), Georgia Hubley (dr, voc)
Daniel Carter (ts-1, as-3, fl-4), Sabir Mateen (as-1, ts-3, fl-4), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp-1,3,4), Paul Niehaus (pedal steel guitar-5),
“William Parker plays some crazy double-reed horn on 'Outsmartener'" (from the liners)

{ole 548-2; ole 581-2; session date from Yo La Tengo 03.11.14; 03.11.26}

02.12.20 - William Parker & Ralph Samuelson (Japanese flute and various stringed instruments) “...and also a collage of recorded music.” / “Untitled" (Yin) / Global Exchange Series, The Danspace Project, St. Mark’s Church, NYC
[Jack Anderson “A Global Exchange Mixing Magic and Pesky Questions" The New York Times December 24, 2002 p.E-5]

02.12.27 • Bang Billy Quartet + Bob Holman [AVR & SBR—43:50]

December 27, 2002 / Bowery Poetry Club, New York City

1. composition/improvisation 3:43] —Quartet only
2. composition/improvisation 5:43]
announcement Bang
3. In Blue Flat [7:43]
announcement Bang
4. composition/improvisation 1:55] —Holman and Bang duo
5. composition/improvisation 5:43]
announcement Bang
6. Dark Silhouette [6:14]
announcement Bang
7. composition/improvisation 7:47]
announcement Bang
8. composition/improvisation 0:51]
announcement Bang
8. composition/improvisation 4:05]

Billy Bang (vn), William Parker (xyl, doussn'gouni, wdfl), Bob Holman (poetry), Terence Murren (b), Lou Grassi (dr)

{Jakob Blumenthal 10.01.15 and 05.24}

02.12.28 • Bang Billy Quartet + Bob Holman [AVR & SBR—42:01]

December 28, 2002 / Bowery Poetry Club, New York City

1. composition/improvisation 5:40] —Quartet only
announcement Bang
2. composition/improvisation 6:15]
announcement Bang
3. In Blue Flat [9:29]
announcement Bang
4. Everything [12:07]
announcement Bang
5. composition/improvisation 4:04]
announcement Bang
6. composition/improvisation 4:23]

Billy Bang (vn), William Parker (xyl, doussn'gouni), Bob Holman (poetry), Terence Murren (b), Lou Grassi (dr)

{Jakob Blumenthal 10.01.15 and 05.24}

2003 : : :

03.01.02 • Marco Eneidi Quintet [AR—85:33]

January 2, 2003 / Tonic, New York City

1. composition/improvisation
2. composition/improvisation
3. encore—composition/improvisation

38:18
20:55
22:31

Marco Eneidi (as), Sabir Mateen (ts, fl, bcl), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp, flg), William Parker (b), Jackson Krall (dr)

{2CDr, detailing RL 23.05.04; John Sharpe 04.08.21}

03.00.00 • The Blue Series Continuum: GoodandEvil Sessions

Thirsty Ear Recordings (The Blue Series) THI 57134.2 (CD) 2003 (Release October 19, 2003); Crosstalk CROSS04 (LP) 2003

(V/A) The Blue Series Sampler—The Shape of Jazz to Come
Thirsty Ear Recordings THI 57138.2 (CD) 2003
[This compilation also contains performances by DJ Wally 01.08.09 (2); Antipop Consortium 02.02.12 (2) or 02.10.01 or 02.11.01
(no split session info); DJ Spooky 02.03.06; William Parker Violin Trio 02.05.00; Kidd Jordan & Fred Anderson Quartet 02.05.26 (3);
Matthew Shipp 02.06.26; Blue Series Continuum 03.01.09; David S. Ware String Ensemble 03.04.28; El-P 04.00.00 (1);
Tim Berne; Spring Heel Jack.]

unknown date, 2003 / GoodandEvil, Brooklyn, NY

1. Brainwash [6:34]
2. Then Again [4:39]
3. The Stakeout [4:48]
4. Close Call [4:17]
5. The Hideout [4:38]
6. On the Run [4:41]
7. Roll it Back [4:03]
8. Change of Plans [5:08]
9. Sweetbitter [4:20]

Crosstalk CROSS04 vinyl has tracks 3, 2, and 5 A-side, and tracks 7 and 1 B-side.
The Shape of Jazz to Come has track 2.

Roy Campbell Jr. (tp), Alex Lodico (tb), John Roseman (tb), Matthew Shipp (Korg synth), William Parker (b)
GoodandEvil and Miso ("All other sounds played and made, sliced and diced, fixed and mixed by...”)
(Compositions by GoodandEvil, Shipp, and Miso)

{THI 57134.2; THI 57138.2; www.discogs.com}

03.01.07 • Budbill • Drake • Parker: Songs for a Suffering World

Boxholder Records BXH 044 (CD) 2003
—2nd Session [See also 02.09.17]
Recording also lists a session date (sans Parker and Drake) of 03.03.12 at Charles Eller Studios in Charlotte, VT,
at which time Budbill set down two solo tracks, “Easy as Pie" and “Litany for the Emperor".

January 7, 2003 / Strobe-Light Sound Studio, Brooklyn, NY

1. Bambata’s Song [4:05]

—Extensive notes for this recording at 02.09.17.

David Budbill (voc, shakuhachi), William Parker (b, p-tpt, vtb, gralle, shakuhachi, slit drum, perc, Comp), Andre Strobert (dr)

{BXH 044; Ed Hazell, 10:09pm, 08.01.19; David Budbill, 8:50pm, 08.01.20}

03.01.08 - Dave Douglas & William Parker Duo: Douglas (tp), Parker (b) / Artists Speak Out: Concert for Peace,
8:00pm, Theater for the New City, NYC [Zorn-list]

03.01.09 • The Blue Series Continuum featuring the Music of Matthew Shipp: The Sorcerer Sessions

Thirsty Ear Recordings (The Blue Series) THI 57141.2 (CD) 2003

(V/A) The Blue Series Sampler—The Shape of Jazz to Come
Thirsty Ear Recordings THI 57138.2 (CD) 2003
[This compilation also contains performances by DJ Wally 01.08.09 (2); Antipop Consortium 02.02.12 (2) or 02.10.01 or 02.11.01
(no split session info); DJ Spooky 02.03.06; William Parker Violin Trio 02.05.00; Kidd Jordan & Fred Anderson Quartet 02.05.26 (3);
Matthew Shipp 02.06.26; Blue Series Continuum 03.00.00 (1); David S. Ware String Ensemble 03.04.28; El-P 04.00.00 (1);
Tim Berne; Spring Heel Jack.]
DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid: Celestial Mechanix
Thirsty Ear THI57148.2 The Blue Series (2-CD) 2004
—CD2 is an 80-minute continuous mix using samples from this session.
[See also 00.01.06, 01.08.09 (1), 01.08.09 (2), 01.10.02, 02.02.12 (2), 02.03.06, 02.05.00, and 03.04.28]

January 9, 2003 / Sorcerer Sound, New York City

The Sorcerer Sessions:
1. Pulsar [3:07]
2. Keystroke [3:42]
3. Lightforms [4:16]
4. Urban Shadows [7:15]
5. x6 [2:14]
6. Fixed Point [3:32]
7. Invisible Steps [3:44]
8. Particle [5:24]
9. Reformation [4:05]
10. Modulate [3:16]
11. Last Chamber [2:21]
12. Mist [5:47]

Celestial Mechanix:
2.24 The Urban Shadows [2:43] —CD2/Mix-trk24
2.31 The Mist [3:08] —CD2/Mix-trk31

The Shape of Jazz to Come has track 12.

Matthew Shipp (p, synth, Comp), FLAM (programming, synth), Evan Ziporyn (cl, bcl),
Daniel Bernard Roumain (vn), William Parker (b), Gerald Cleaver (dr)
—"Engineered by FLAM, recorded at Sorcerer Sound 03.01.09; mixed (+ additional programming) at Mindswerve Studios, NYC 03.05.00"

{THI 57141.2; THI 57138.2; THI57148.2; session date from FLAM 03.11.06}

"A Night of Joy and Music", Dedicated to Peter Kowald:

03.01.11 (1) - Assif Tsahar and Charles Gayle (ts), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) /
21:15, Mousonturm, Frankfurt, Germany [www.talklang.de; Francesco Martinelli 03.01.24, 03.01.25]
03.01.11 (2) - Peter Brötzmann (ts, cl), Assif Tsahar (ts), Konrad Bauer (tb),
Paul Rutherford and Hannes Bauer (tb), Fred Van Hove and Irene Schweizer (p), William Parker (b),
Sven Åke Johansson (dr, perc), Han Bennnink (dr) / 21:40, as above [ibid]
03.01.11 (3) - Joëlle Léandre, William Parker, and Barry Guy (b) /
23:15, as above [ibid]
03.01.11 [03.01.12] (4) - Sainkho Namtchylak (voc), Elvira Plenar (p), William Parker (b),
Günter “Baby" Sommer (dr) / 00:30, as above [ibid]
03.01.11 [03.01.12] (5) - Charles Gayle (p), William Parker (b), Xu Fengxia Zheng (zheng) /
03:00, as above [ibid]

courtesy of... i forget.

03.01.14 - Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Trio: Brötzmann (reeds), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) /
20:30, The Loft, Köln, Germany [www.loftkoeln.de/loftframes.html]

03.01.16 • Rob Brown Quartet: The Big Picture

Futura Marge Records Marge 31 (CD) 2004

January 16, 2003 / Studios de la Seine, Paris, France

1. Dawning [9:38]
2. Islands of Space [10:11]
3. Wyoming Song [11:01]
4. Trio Unsprung [7:42]
5. Blues Thicket [10:10]
6. Legroom [14:23]

Rob Brown (as, fl, Comp), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp, p-tpt, flg), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr)

{Marge 31; Futura Marge 07.04.22}

03.01.17 • Roy Campbell’s Pyramid Trio [AR—79:32]

January 17, 2003 / Espace Andre Malraux, Le Kremlin Bicetre, France

five unknown titles [79:32]

Roy Campbell Jr. (tp, flg, reeds), William Parker (b, shakuhachi), Hamid Drake (dr, perc)

{John Chacona 08.07.01}

03.01.18 • William Parker’s Raining on the Mooon Quintet [AVR & SBR—115:41]

January 18, 2003 / Jazz Ao Centro “Encontros De Jazz De Coimbra," Teatro Académico Gil Vincente, Coimbra, Portugal

—"...recorded audio and video (two cameras).” —Nuno Martins

1. composition/improvisation 25:21]
2. composition/improvisation 19:28]
3. unknown title—Parker storytelling [13:00]
4. composition/improvisation 30:12]
5. composition/improvisation 18:16]
6. composition/improvisation 9:15]

Nuno Martins, with permission.

Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), Leena Conquest (voc), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr)

{WP Archive 2CDr; Nuno Martins 03.11.17; www.jazzaocentro.com; Cadence Vol.28 No.12 December 2002}

03.01.22 • Spring Heel Jack with... : Live

Thirsty Ear Recordings (The Blue Series) THI 57130.2 (CD) 2003
—1st Session: [See also 03.01.25]

Notorious Sparks - Spring Heel Jack [AR—89:00]
Broadcast on BBC Radio 3 / Jazz on 3, December 20, 2002

January 22, 2003 / Michael Tippett Centre, Bath, England

Live:
1. Part II [39:15]

Broadcast Recording:
1. composition/improvisation 44:40] (incomplete, cuts in at beginning)
2. composition/improvisation 42:19]
announcement [0:58]

Live is a nearly complete excerpt of track 2.

“With the successful transition from programming to live playing, the next step was to take the Spring Heel Jack project on a 2003 tour of Britain, with the key players from Masses and Amassed (Parkers Evan and William, Shipp, Bennink, and Pierce). This time Coxon and Wales adopted a more improvisatory approach, allowing the music to push into even freer realms. A risky enterprise, maybe, but it proved to be successful, both in terms of attendances and the quality of the music produced. Marvels Wales in retrospect: ‘It’s amazing the music never ground to a halt! I was terrified. But I remember halfway through the first gig I thought, ‘Fuck, it’s actually working!’" —WIRE #266 April 2006 p.30

Spring Heel Jack: John Coxon (g, p, elec), Ashley Wales (elec)
+ Matthew Shipp (Fender Rhodes), Evan Parker (ts, ss), Jason “J. Spaceman" Pierce (g), William Parker (b), Han Bennink (dr)

{WP Archive 2CDr; Andy Wilson; WIRE #226 p.88; CMN Tours Program; www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/playlists}

03.01.23 - Notorious Sparks: Spring Heel Jack—John Coxon (g, p, elec) and Ashley Wales (elec), + (Fender Rhodes), Evan Parker (ts, ss),
Jason “J. Spaceman" Pierce (g), William Parker (b), Han Bennink (dr) / Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, England [ibid]

“‘Free jazz’ is a marketing nightmare. To the unconvinced, it is the sound of a pet shop burning down—a sonic bickering between musicians who can't be arsed to prepare anything. Spring Heel Jack (John Coxon and Ashley Wales) have roots in drum'n'bass. They may not seem the most likely ambassadors for jazz’s messy side—until you look at their record collections (more Anthony Braxton than Blue Note) and the formidable group of free players they have gathered for this tour.

Everybody should, before they die, see Han Bennink. This is a man who goes for a run and plays the drums at the same time. Five minutes into the gig, his feet were up on the kit, filling in beats his hands were too busy to deal with. Later he played his kit with a chair leg (still attached to the chair). All this theatre would be empty without his sound, which combines twitching chaos with a cool swing.

Starting with a bleak, bluesy electric guitar line from Coxon, the first waves of music quickly became furious. Everyone had their way of making themselves heard in this storm: Matthew Shipp (Fender Rhodes) banged his point home off-beat, changing it a little each time; William Parker (b) played a patient game, knowing he would eventually be let through with simple grooves; Evan Parker (saxes) soared busily over the top, circular-breathing to keep him in the air; Coxon throttled his guitar on his lap until it shot out bullets of sound.

Here, Wales’s electronics and Spiritualized frontman J Spaceman (g) fell through. Wales looked like he was tidying his desk; Spaceman kept his back to the crowd. Those looking for the jazz to be cut with live electronics and sampled beats were disappointed. But they got to hear one of the hardest forms of jazz done well: frantic communication at once clear and baffling. Later, Wales started to sample the band live, and mixed in cracking plastic sounds and heavy drones, while Spaceman joined Parker up in the clouds for a memorable duet.

What worked best was a face-off between the certain and the uncertain. The final number (most of the second half) was a monumental descent—a relentless church-bell riff from Shipp with a rich electronic drone. Each player struggled to escape its gravity, getting free for fleeting solos.

This wasn't like free jazz, or Spring Heel Jack. But it was an amazing, heart-breaking sound.

At the Phoenix, Exeter, tonight, then touring.”
—Pascal Wyse The Guardian January 25, 2003

03.01.24 - Notorious Sparks: Spring Heel Jack—John Coxon (g, p, elec) and Ashley Wales (elec), + Matthew Shipp (Fender Rhodes),
Evan Parker (ts, ss), Jason “J. Spaceman" Pierce (g), William Parker (b), Han Bennink (dr) / Phoenix, Exeter, England
[Pascal Wyse The Guardian January 25, 2003]

03.01.25 • Spring Heel Jack with... : Live

Thirsty Ear Recordings (The Blue Series) THI 57130.2 (CD) 2003
—2nd Session: [See also 03.01.22]

January 25, 2003 / Corn Exchange, Brighton, England

1. Part I [35:52]

Spring Heel Jack: John Coxon and Ashley Wales ("all other instruments and electronics")
+ Matthew Shipp (Fender Rhodes), Evan Parker (ts), Jason “J. Spaceman" Pierce (g), William Parker (b), Han Bennink (dr)

{THI 57130.2}

03.01.26 - Notorious Sparks: Spring Heel Jack—John Coxon (g, p, elec) and Ashley Wales (elec), + Matthew Shipp (Fender Rhodes),
Evan Parker (ts, ss), Jason “J. Spaceman" Pierce (g), William Parker (b), Han Bennink (dr) / Medicine Bar, Birmingham, England
[Pascal Wyse The Guardian January 25, 2003]
03.01.29 - Notorious Sparks: as above / The Wardrobe, Leeds, England [ibid]
03.01.30 - Notorious Sparks / Caedmon Hall, Gateshead, England [ibid]
03.01.31 - Notorious Sparks / Brewery Arts Centre, Kendal, England [ibid]
03.02.06 - Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Trio: Brötzmann (reeds), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) / Jazzit, Salzburg, Austria [www.jazzit.at]
03.02.07 - Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Trio: as above / Jazzatelier, Ulrichsberg, Austria
[Jazzpodium no.2 p.60 (2003); Sander Piek 09.10.17]
03.02.09 - Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Trio / “l’Association pour l'encouragement de la Musique impRovisée” Festival AMR, Salle de Concert, Sud des Alpes, Geneva, Switzerland [amr-archives.complex.ch/bands/521]

03.02.13 • Bang Billy Quartet + Bob Holman [AVR—53:50]

February 13, 2003 / Bowery Poetry Club, New York City

1. compositions/improvisations [53:50]

Billy Bang (vn), William Parker (xyl, doussn'gouni), Bob Holman (poetry), Todd Nicholson (b), Lou Grassi (dr)

{Jakob Blumenthal 10.01.12}

03.02.15 • Joe McPhee, William Parker, Harold Smith Trio [AR—118:27]

February 15, 2003 / Sedgewick Cultural Center, Philadelphia, PA

1. unknown title—announcement [23:08]
2. composition/improvisation 10:52]
3. composition/improvisation 15:44]
4. composition/improvisation 12:34]
5. composition/improvisation 34:26]
6. composition/improvisation 21:03]

Joe McPhee (c, p-tpt, as, ss), William Parker (b, African flute, shenai, djenbe), Harold Smith (dr, p, conch, didgeridoo, perc)

{WP Archive 2CDr; Jakob Blumenthal 06.09.15; Cadence February 2003 Vol.29 no.2 p.140}

03.02.16 • Other Dimensions In Music [AR—57:29]

February 16, 2003, 9:00pm / DMG’s Benefit #3, CBGB’s Lounge Sunday Night Series, New York City

announcement [2:00]
1. improvisation [54:03]
announcement [1:26]

Daniel Carter (ts, cl, tp, fl, voc), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp, flg, p-tpt), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr)

{WP Archive CDr; track detailing John Sharpe 04.09.05}

03.02.18 • Roy Campbell’s Pyramid Trio [AR—95:30]

February 18, 2003 / Empty Bottle, Chicago, IL

1. compositions/improvisations [56:53] (including “Ethnic Stew and Brew" (at 52:58) as part of a single flowing piece)
2. composition/improvisation 17:09]
3. composition/improvisation 7:47]
4. Amadou Diallo [13:41]

Roy Campbell (tp, flg), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr, perc)

{WP Archive 2CDr; Chi-improv list 03.02.01; www.emptybottle.com; track detailing John Sharpe 04.08.20}

03.02.19 - Pyramid Trio: Roy Campbell Jr. (tp), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) / 9:00pm, The Highdive, Champaign, IL
[Chi-improv list posting 03.02.09; www.thehighdive.com]
03.02.20 - Pyramid Trio: as above / 8:30pm, Greenwich Tavern, Cincinnati, OH
[Ohio-improv 03.02.04; www.iswhat.net/homepage.html]
03.02.21 - Pyramid Trio / 9:00-11:00pm, free!, Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government Center Ballroom,
Lexington, KY [Chi-improv list 03.02.09; www.LFUCG.com; www.action-arts.org]
03.02.22 - Pyramid Trio / Kentucky Eye & Ear Control Film & Music Festival, 8:30pm, Kentucky Theatre, Louisville, KY
[Saturn-List posting, 03.02.03; www.kytheater.org]
03.02.26 - Alan Silva & His Celestrial Communication Orchestra: Alan Silva (synth), Kidd Jordan and Sabir Mateen (ts),
Jemeel Moondoc and Marshall Allen (as), Perry Robinson (cl), Dave Sewelson (bar), Roy Campbell Jr. and Itaru Oki (tp),
Joe Mcphee (tp, p-tp, reeds), Joseph Bowie and Steve Swell (tb), Bill Lowe and Joseph Daley (tu), Leena Conquest (voc),
Joe Morris (g), William Parker (b), Jackson Krall and Laurence Cook (dr) / Free Open Rehearsal at 9:00pm, Smith College,
Northampton, MM [Saturn-list 03.02.26; www.Fineartscenter.Com/Magictriangle; www.Smith.Edu]

03.02.27 • Alan Silva & His Celestrial Communication Orchestra [AR—79:57]

February 27, 2003, 8:00pm / Smith College, Helen Hills Chapel, Northampton, MA

announcement [1:52]
1. compositions/improvisations [77:58] (incomplete, fades out)

Alan Silva (synth), Kidd Jordan and Sabir Mateen (ts), Jemeel Moondoc and Marshall Allen (as), Perry Robinson (cl),
Dave Sewelson (bar), Roy Campbell Jr. and Itaru Oki (tp), Joe Mcphee (tp, p-tp, reeds), Joseph Bowie and Steve Swell (tb),
Bill Lowe and Joseph Daley (tu), Leena Conquest (voc), Joe Morris (g), William Parker (b), Jackson Krall and Laurence Cook (dr)

{WP Archive 2CDr; Saturn-list 03.02.26; www.Fineartscenter.Com/Magictriangle; www.Smith.Edu}

03.02.28 - Alan Silva & His Celestrial Communication Orchestra: as above / 8:00pm, Emmanuel Church, Boston, MA
[Saturn-list 03.02.26; www.emmanuel-boston.org]
03.03.07 (1) - Artists' Forum II: Daniel Lentz, Jack Body, Sarah Cahill, and William Parker, with Charles Amirkhanian, moderator /
9th Other Minds Festival, 7:00pm, Palace of Fine Arts Theatre, San Francisco, CA [www.otherminds.org/shtml/Concerts9.shtml]

03.03.07 (2) • Spirit Catcher For Four Musicians And Tape (World Premiere) [BR—21:21]

March 7, 2003, 8:00pm / 9th Other Minds Festival, Palace of Fine Arts Theatre, San Francisco, CA

1. Spirit Catcher [20:21]

“‘Spirit Catcher’, for four musicians and tape, combines free improvisation with spoken word and prerecorded sounds.”

Oluyemi Thomas (cm-sx, bcl, shenai), Doctor E. Pelikan-Chalto (cl, rec, whistles, fl), Barbara Sandidge (flg, voc),
William Parker (shenai, dilruba, zintir, Comp) + Tape

{Chris Carville 08.01.14; Cadence February 2003 vol.29 no.2 p.18; www.otherminds.org/shtml/Concerts9.shtml}

03.03.15 • Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Trio [AR—85:33]

March 15, 2003 / Club Belgie, Hasselt, Belgium

1. improvisation [34:25]
2. improvisation [29:44]
3. improvisation [21:04]

Peter Brötzmann (ts, cl), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr, perc, voc)

{WP Archive 2CDr; track detailing John Sharpe 04.09.02}

03.03.19 • FREEDOM NOW! Collection: DJ Spooky & Matthew Shipp Trio

La Huite LH 010 (DVD-V; stereo, 5.1; All Regions; English and French Versions) 2009 France
“...a film by Jacques Goldstein.”

March 19, 2003 / 20eme edition Banlieues Bleues, Jazz en Saint-Dennis, Bobigny, Paris, France

DJ Spooky intro [0:27]
1. improvisation [52:13]

DJ Spooky (turntables, elec), Matthew Shipp (keys), William Parker (b), Guillermo E. Brown (dr)

{www.lahuit.com; sdz.free.fr/kconcerts.htm; Bertrand Le Saux; www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-yhzUFwP8A; Web sources}

03.03.22 - David S. Ware Quartet: Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Guillermo E. Brown (dr) /
“The Freedom Suite was performed.” / 23:00, Ars Musica, Bruxelles, Belgium [Anne Dumas 03.07.10, 03.08.24]

03.03.26 • David S. Ware Quartet [AR—92:55]

March 26, 2003 / La Palma Rome, Rome, Italy

1. Surrendered (Ware) [7:35] (incomplete, cuts in)
2. composition/improvisation 18:16]
3. improvisation ? [13:31]
4. Mikuro’s Blues (Ware) [6:23]
5. Bliss Theme (Ware) [20:04]
6. African Drums (Beaver Harris) [27:05]

David S. Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Guillermo E. Brown (dr)

{2CDr; Anne Dumas 03.07.10}

03.03.27 • David S. Ware Quartets: Live in the World

Thirsty Ear THI 57153.2 (3CD) 2005
—2nd Session [See also 98.12.11; 03.06.22]

March 27, 2003 / Teatro Ponchielli, Milano, Cremona, Italy

1. Elder’s Path [25:34]
2. Unknown Mansion [13:42]
3. Sentient Compassion [9:24]
4. Co Co Cana [12:08]
5. Manu’s Ideal [6:05] —Bonus Track

David S. Ware (ts, Comp), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Guillermo E. Brown (dr)

{THI 57153.2}

03.03.29 - David S. Ware Quartet: Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p),
William Parker (b), Guillermo E. Brown (dr) /
Jazz Ao Centro “Encontros De Jazz De Coimbra", Teatro Académico Gil Vicente, Coimbra, Portugal
[ibid; www.jazzaocentro.com; Nuno Martins 03.11.17]
—This date was previously listed as 03.03.21.

Photo by Nuno Martins, with permission.

03.04.04 through 03.04.06 (1) - Patricia Nicholson’s PaNic: Nicholson, Treva Offutt, and Osamu Uehara (dance), Joe McPhee (tp, reeds), William Parker (b) / SET 1 - April 4 & 5 at 8:00pm and April 6 at 5:00pm, Arts for Art Presents: First Sight Improvisation Weekend, Avantjazz Against The Iraqi War, The Center, NYC [AUM Fidelity 03.04.01]
03.04.04 through 03.04.05 (2) - William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra: Sabir Mateen (ts, as, acl, cl, fl),
Darryl Foster (ts, ss), Rob Brown and Ori Kaplan (as), Charles Waters (as, cl), Dave Sewelson (bar), Roy Campbell Jr., Lewis Barnes,
and Dave Gordon (tp), Matt Lavelle (tp, bcl), Alex Lodico, Masahiko Kono, and Steve Swell (tb), Dave Hofstra (tu), Andrew Barker
and Guillermo E. Brown (dr) / SET 2 - April 4 & 5 at 9:30pm and Sunday April 6 at 6:30pm, Arts for Art Presents: First Sight
Improvisation Weekend, Avantjazz Against The Iraqi War, The Center, NYC
[AUM Fidelity 03.04.01; William Parker’s Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.03.08]

“William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra will be performing for the first time since last year’s Vision Festival.
The ensemble will premier ‘World Peace Suite’, an extended work in three parts, Part I ‘Landscapes in Disharmony’,
Part II ‘Blues for the People’, and Part III ‘Uprising’. One part to be performed each night.”

03.04.06 (2) • William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra [AR—63:30]

April 6, 2003, 6:30pm / Arts for Art Presents: First Sight Improvisation Weekend, Avantjazz Against The Iraqi War, The Center, New York City

introduction [5:41]
1. World Peace Trilogy, Part 3: Uprising, or It’s Not Over Yet [53:40]
introduction 2—Q&A [4:09]

Rob Brown and Ori Kaplan (as), Charles Waters (as, cl), Darryl Foster (ts, ss), Sabir Mateen (ts, acl, cl, fl), Dave Sewelson (bar),
Roy Campbell Jr. and Lewis Barnes (tp), Matt Lavelle (tp, bcl), Alex Lodico, Steve Swell, and Masahiko Kono (tb),
Dave Hofstra (tu), William Parker (b), Andrew Barker and Guillermo E. Brown (dr)

{William Parker’s Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.02.02}

03.04.10 • William Parker’s Other Dimensions In Music [AR—49:17]

April 10, 2003 / Blackstone Library, Branford, CT

1. improvisation [32:13]
2. improvisation [14:30]
3. improvisation [2:34]

Roy Campbell Jr. (tp, p-tp), Daniel Carter (as, ts, cl, fl, tp), William Parker (b, shenai), Rashid Bakr (dr)

{Norbert Kreutzer 07.09.18}

03.04.13 (1) • Freedomland [AR—56:20]

April 13, 2003 / CBGB’s Lounge, New York City

1. compositions/improvisations [56:20]

Roy Campbell Jr. (tp, reeds), Dave Sewelson (bar), David Hofstra (tu, b), William Parker (b), Dee Pop (dr)

{WP Archive CDr}

03.04.13 (2) • Eddie Gale Quartet [AR—52:40]

April 13, 2003 / CBGB’s Lounge, New York City

1. compositions/improvisations [52:40]

Eddie Gale (tp), Dick Griffin (tb), William Parker (b), Jackson Krall (dr)

{WP Archive CDr}

03.04.17 - Matthew Shipp and William Parker Duo: Shipp (p), Parker (b) / Double-bill with Dave Burrell / 8:00pm, Tonic, NYC
[DMG 03.04.11; “Music Wednesday Rock/Country/Hiphop" New York Press April 15, 2003]

03.04.19 • Shipp—Parker—Brown: The Trio Plays Ware

Splasc(H) Records CDH 862.2 (CD) 2005

April 19, 2003 / The Studio, New York City

1. Manu’s Ideal [5:31]
2. Godspelized [6:56]
3. Dinosauria I [4:49]
4. Lexicon [8:28]
5. Reign of Peace [5:09]
6. Wisdom Through Time [4:36]
7. Dao Forms [8:33]
8. Mystic March [7:53]

Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Guillermo E. Brown (dr), David S. Ware (Comp)

{www.splaschrecords.com; Giovanni Corda 05.04.18}

03.04.20 • Matt Lavelle’s NY Trumpet Nemesis [AR—53:07]

April 20, 2003 / Dee Pop’s Free-Style Fest, CBGB’s Lounge, New York City

introduction [3:00]
1. composition/improvisation 33:02]
2. composition/improvisation 17:03]

Matt Lavelle, Roy Campbell Jr., and Lewis Barnes (tp), William Parker (b), Michael Thompson (dr)

{WP Archive CDr; track detailing John Sharpe 04.09.02}

03.04.23 - David Budbill, William Parker, and Hamid Drake: Budbill (poetry), Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) /
“Songs for a Suffering World: Incantation and Improvisation: A Prayer for Peace: a Protest Against War", 7:00pm, Music Recital Hall,
Redstone Campus, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT [www.davidbudbill.com/calendar-archive]
03.04.24 - David Budbill, William Parker, and Hamid Drake: as above / “Songs for a Suffering World: Incantation and Improvisation:
A Prayer for Peace: a Protest Against War", 7:00pm, The Hardwick Townhouse, Hardwick, VT [www.davidbudbill.com/calendar-archive]

03.04.28 • David S. Ware String Ensemble: Threads

Thirsty Ear Recordings (The Blue Series) THI 57137-2 (CD) 2003

(V/A) The Blue Series Sampler—The Shape of Jazz to Come
Thirsty Ear Recordings THI 57138.2 (CD) 2003
[Also has performances by DJ Wally 01.08.09 (2); Antipop Consortium 02.02.12 (2) or 02.10.01 or 02.11.01 (no split session info);
DJ Spooky 02.03.06; William Parker Violin Trio 02.05.00; Kidd Jordan & Fred Anderson Quartet 02.05.26 (3); Matthew Shipp 02.06.26;
Blue Series Continuum 03.00.00 (1); Blue Series Continuum 03.01.09; El-P 04.00.00 (1); Tim Berne; Spring Heel Jack.]
DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid: Celestial Mechanix
Thirsty Ear THI57148.2 The Blue Series (2-CD) 2004
—CD2 is an 80-minute continuous mix using samples from this session.
[See also 00.01.06, 01.08.09 (1), 01.08.09 (2), 01.10.02, 02.02.12 (2), 02.03.06, 02.05.00, and 03.01.09]

April 28 (and June 13), 2003 / Sorcerer Sound, New York City

Threads:
1. Ananda Rotation [6:39]
2. Sufic Passages [9:02]
3. Weave I [3:21]
4. THREADS [13:01]
5. Carousel of Lightness [9:02]
6. Weave II [3:41]

Celestial Mechanix:
2.13 Ananda Rotation (The DJ Spooky Remix) [2:01] —CD2/Mix-trk13

The Shape of Jazz to Come has track 1.

“Engineered by FLAM... Group recording (except David) April 28, 2003... David’s overdubs: June 13th, 2003.
mixed at Mindswerve Studios, NYC, late June/early July 2003.”

David S. Ware (ts, Comp), Matthew Shipp (Korg Triton Pro X: string pads and various piano settings),
Mat Maneri (vla), Daniel Bernard Roumain (vn), William Parker (b), Guillermo E. Brown (dr)

{THI 57137-2; THI 57138.2; THI57148.2; session dates from Steven Joerg 03.10.08, and FLAM 03.11.06}

03.05.02 • Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Trio [AR—80:35]

May 2, 2003 / Houston Hall, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

1. improvisation [70:31]
2. encore [10:04]

Peter Brötzmann (ts, cl), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr, perc, voc)

{WP Archive CDr; track detailing John Sharpe 04.11.16}

03.05.03 • Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Trio [AR—79:57]

May 3, 2003, 8:00 & 10:00pm / Tonic, New York City

Late Show
introductory noise [2:20]
1. improvisation [57:30]
2. improvisation [18:22]

Peter Brötzmann (ts, cl), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr, perc, voc)

{WP Archive CDr (late show only); track detailing John Sharpe 04.11.16}

03.05.04 - Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Trio: Brötzmann (reeds), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) /
Amherst Unitarian Meetinghouse, Amherst, MA [Steven Joerg 03.10.08]
03.05.05 - Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Trio: as above / Hallwalls Contemporary Art Center, Buffalo, NY [ibid]
03.05.06 - Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Trio / Rex Theatre, Pittsburgh, PA [ibid]
03.05.07 - Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Trio / Downtown Arts Center, Lexington, KY [ibid]

03.05.10 • Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Trio [AR—110:04]

May 10, 2003 / Ceremony Hall, Austin, TX

1. improvisation [43:38]
2. improvisation [6:02]
3. improvisation [35:09]
4. improvisation [19:21]
5. improvisation [5:54]

Peter Brötzmann (reeds), William Parker (b, shakuhachi), Hamid Drake (dr, frm-dr)

{WP Archive 2CDr; track detailing John Sharpe 04.09.02}

03.05.11 (1) - William Parker Workshop / Barvelder Movement-Art Center, Houston, TX
[Ryan Edwards 07.12.03]

03.05.11 (2) • Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Trio [Eremite Archival Recording]

May 11, 2003 / Barvelder Movement-Art Center, Houston, TX

1. improvisations

Peter Brötzmann (reeds), William Parker (b, shakuhachi), Hamid Drake (dr, frm-dr)

{Steven Joerg 03.10.08; Ryan Edwards 07.12.03}

03.05.13 - Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Trio: as above /
The Blue Nile, New Orleans, LA, [ibid; Nick Lyton 14.08.11]

Poster by Nick Lyton

03.05.18 • Phillips, Leandré, Parker, Saitoh: After You Gone

Les Disques VICTO cd 091 (CD) 2004

Phillips, Leandré, Parker, Saitoh [AR—78:21]

May 18, 2003 / 20ième Festival International de Musique Actuelle de Victoriaville, Cinema Laurier, Quebec, Canada
—After You Gone has incorrect session date of 03.05.23.

"Une Kajette de sons à la Mamoire de Peter Kowald"
1. Ant Warps [10:49]
2. Passing Threw [10:28]
3. Whoop Yer Tal [14:02]
4. Teebay Deep [11:00]
5. Bleu Grek [10:39]
6. p.s.–Te Queremos [6:41]

Audience Recording adds unknown title [7:43] between tracks 3 and 4,
and circulating with incorrect date of 03.05.28 (Festival duration was May 15-19).

Joélle Leandré, William Parker, Tetsu Saitoh, and Barre Phillips (b, voc)
—"Saitoh replaced Barry Guy...” —Mathieu Bélanger

{VICTO cd 091; WP Archive CDr; www.mayarecordings.com; www.fimav.qc.ca/en/2003; Mathieu Bélanger 03.06.15}

03.05.19 • Evan Parker Trio & Peter Brötzmann Trio: The Bishop’s Move

Victo 093 (CD) 2004

Evan Parker Trio & Peter Brötzmann Trio [AR—83:33]

May 19, 2003 / 20ième Festival International de Musique Actuelle de Victoriaville, Quebec, Canada

announcement [2:06]
1. The Bishop’s Move [73:30]
2. encore [5:06]

The Bishop’s Move has track 1.

There has been some confusion as to whether or not 03.05.19 was a performance of two separate trios or an actual Double Trio:
“...The second show was the Double Trio... The main set featured various combinations, starting with the six of them
together followed by a series of trios/quartet/quintet/etc...” —Mathieu Bélanger

Peter Brötzmann (ts, acl, trgt), Evan Parker (ss, ts), Alex von Schlippenbach (p, prep-p),
William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr, frm-dr, perc), Paul Lytton (dr, perc)

{WP Archive 2CDr; www.mayarecordings.com; Jason Guthartz 04.12.24; Efrén del Valle 04.12.25; Mathieu Bélanger 03.06.15}

The Eighth Annual Vision Festival ::: May 21 through May 26

03.05.22 • David S. Ware Quartet [AR—58:17]

May 22, 2003, 8:30pm / Vision Festival, Old St. Patrick’s Youth Center, New York City

1. composition/improvisation 30:15]
2. composition/improvisation 21:25]
3. composition/improvisation 6:36]

David S. Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Guillermo E. Brown (dr, perc)

{CDr}

03.05.23 (1) • Roy Campbell / Joe McPhee [AR—56:34]

(V/A) VISION Vol. 3
Arts for Art AFA101 (CD + DVD) 2005
[Also has tracks by Cyrille, Jordan, Parker 03.05.23 (2) (CD+DVD); Rob Brown’s Resonance 03.05.24 (2) (CD+DVD);
Jin Hi Kim 03.05.24 (3) (DVD); Matthew Shipp Quartet featuring Daniel Carter 03.05.25 (CD+DVD); Patricia Nicholson’s PaNic (CD+DVD);
William Parker’s Jeanne Lee Project 03.05.26 (CD+DVD); Whit Dickey Quartet (CD+DVD); Fred Anderson & Harrison Bankhead (CD);
Thomas Buckner Open (CD+DVD); Kali Z. Fasteau (DVD); DVD Interviews with Rob Brown, Roy Campbell Jr., Steve Dalachinsky,
Whit Dickey, Patricia Nicholson, William Parker, Yuko Otomo, Matthew Shipp, and Jo Wood Brown; Artwork by Yuko Otomo,
Jeff Schlanger, and Jo Wood Brown; Poetry by Steve Dalachinsky.]

May 23, 2003, 9:30pm / Vision Festival, Old St. Patrick’s Youth Center, New York City

Audience Recording:
1. composition/improvisation 35:03]
2. composition/improvisation 8:44]
3. composition/improvisation 9:06]
announcement [3:05]

VISION Vol. 3:
1. War Crimes and Battle Scars: Iraq [8:52] —CD
2. False Selections and Elections [7:42] —DVD

Roy Campbell Jr. (tp, flg), Joe McPhee (reeds), William Parker (b), Warren Smith (dr, perc)

{AFA101; WP Archive CDr}

03.05.23 (2) • Andrew Cyrille / Kidd Jordan / William Parker [AR—53:12]

(V/A) VISION Vol. 3
Arts for Art AFA101 (CD + DVD) 2005
[Also has tracks by Roy Campbell/Joe McPhee 03.05.23 (1) (CD+DVD); Rob Brown’s Resonance 03.05.24 (2) (CD+DVD);
Jin Hi Kim 03.05.24 (3) (DVD); Matthew Shipp Quartet featuring Daniel Carter 03.05.25 (CD+DVD); Patricia Nicholson’s PaNic (CD+DVD);
William Parker’s Jeanne Lee Project 03.05.26 (CD+DVD); Whit Dickey Quartet (CD+DVD); Fred Anderson & Harrison Bankhead (CD);
Thomas Buckner Open (CD+DVD); Kali Z. Fasteau (DVD); DVD Interviews with Rob Brown, Roy Campbell Jr., Steve Dalachinsky,
Whit Dickey, Patricia Nicholson, William Parker, Yuko Otomo, Matthew Shipp, and Jo Wood Brown; Artwork by Yuko Otomo,
Jeff Schlanger, and Jo Wood Brown; Poetry by Steve Dalachinsky.]

May 23, 2003, 10:30pm / Vision Festival, Old St. Patrick’s Youth Center, New York City

Audience Recording:
1. compositions/improvisations [53:12]

VISION Vol. 3:
1. Quilt [7:25] —CD
2. Junction [5:15] —DVD

Kidd Jordan (ts), William Parker (b), Andrew Cyrille (dr, perc)

{AFA101; WP Archive CDr}

03.05.24 (1) - Zak Sherzad’s 15-minute film WHAT'S ALL THAT ABOUT? (filmed at Vision Fest '02) / excerpts from last year’s performance with Peter Kowald, William Parker and Roy Campbell / Vision Festival, 3:00pm, Old St. Patrick’s Youth Center, NYC

03.05.24 (2) • Rob Brown’s Resonance [AR—53:31]

(V/A) VISION Vol. 3
Arts for Art AFA101 (CD + DVD) 2005
[Also has tracks by Roy Campbell/Joe McPhee 03.05.23 (1) (CD+DVD); Cyrille, Jordan, Parker 03.05.23 (2) (CD+DVD);
Jin Hi Kim 03.05.24 (3) (DVD); Matthew Shipp Quartet featuring Daniel Carter 03.05.25 (CD+DVD); Thomas Buckner Open (CD+DVD);
William Parker’s Jeanne Lee Project 03.05.26 (CD+DVD); Whit Dickey Quartet (CD+DVD); Fred Anderson & Harrison Bankhead (CD);
Patricia Nicholson’s PaNic (CD+DVD); Kali Z. Fasteau (DVD); DVD Interviews with Rob Brown, Roy Campbell Jr., Steve Dalachinsky,
Whit Dickey, Patricia Nicholson, William Parker, Yuko Otomo, Matthew Shipp, and Jo Wood Brown; Artwork by Yuko Otomo,
Jeff Schlanger, and Jo Wood Brown; Poetry by Steve Dalachinsky.]

May 24, 2003, 8:30pm / Vision Festival, Old St. Patrick’s Youth Center, New York City

Audience Recording:
announcement
1. composition/improvisation 34:32]
2. composition/improvisation 18:58]

VISION Vol. 3:
Resonance Excerpt No. 1 [7:24] —CD
Resonance Excerpt No. 2 [7:39] —DVD

“I heard Henry Grimes make a surprise appearance with Rob Brown and William Parker Saturday night at Vision Festival.
He sounded great, playing with great energy.” —Lewis Radin

Rob Brown (as), William Parker and Henry Grimes (b)

{AFA101; WP Archive CDr; Lewis Radin SATURN-list 03.05.26}

03.05.24 (3) • Jin Hi Kim Trio [AR—44:20]

(V/A) VISION Vol. 3
Arts for Art AFA101 (CD + DVD) 2005
[Also has tracks by Roy Campbell/Joe McPhee 03.05.23 (1) (CD+DVD); Cyrille, Jordan, Parker 03.05.23 (2) (CD+DVD);
Rob Brown’s Resonance 03.05.24 (2) (CD+DVD); Matthew Shipp Quartet featuring Daniel Carter 03.05.25 (CD+DVD);
William Parker’s Jeanne Lee Project 03.05.26 (CD+DVD); Whit Dickey Quartet (CD+DVD); Thomas Buckner Open (CD+DVD);
Patricia Nicholson’s PaNic (CD+DVD); Fred Anderson & Harrison Bankhead (CD); Kali Z. Fasteau (DVD); DVD Interviews with
Rob Brown, Roy Campbell Jr., Steve Dalachinsky, Whit Dickey, Patricia Nicholson, William Parker, Yuko Otomo, Matthew Shipp,
and Jo Wood Brown; Artwork by Yuko Otomo, Jeff Schlanger, and Jo Wood Brown; Poetry by Steve Dalachinsky.]

May 24, 2003, 10:30pm / Vision Festival, Old St. Patrick’s Youth Center, New York City

Audience Recording:
1. compositions/improvisations [44:20]

VISION Vol. 3:
1. Once Again [7:06] —CD

Jin Hi Kim (komungo), Billy Bang (vn), William Parker (b)

{AFA101; WP Archive CDr}

03.05.25 • Matthew Shipp Quartet featuring Daniel Carter [AR—45:44]

(V/A) VISION Vol. 3
Arts for Art AFA101 (CD + DVD) 2005
[Also has tracks by Roy Campbell/Joe McPhee 03.05.23 (1) (CD+DVD); Cyrille, Jordan, Parker 03.05.23 (2) (CD+DVD);
Rob Brown’s Resonance 03.05.24 (2) (CD+DVD); Jin Hi Kim 03.05.24 (3) (DVD); Whit Dickey Quartet (CD+DVD);
William Parker’s Jeanne Lee Project 03.05.26 (CD+DVD); Kali Z. Fasteau (DVD); Fred Anderson & Harrison Bankhead (CD);
Thomas Buckner Open (CD+DVD); Patricia Nicholson’s PaNic (CD+DVD); DVD Interviews with Rob Brown, Roy Campbell Jr.,
Steve Dalachinsky, Whit Dickey, Patricia Nicholson, William Parker, Yuko Otomo, Matthew Shipp, and Jo Wood Brown;
Artwork by Yuko Otomo, Jeff Schlanger, and Jo Wood Brown; Poetry by Steve Dalachinsky.]

May 25, 2003, 10:30pm / Vision Festival, Old St. Patrick’s Youth Center, New York City

Audience Recording:
1. compositions/improvisations [45:44]

VISION Vol. 3:
1. Surface and Dream Excerpt No. 1 [9:29] —CD
2. Surface and Dream Excerpt No. 2 [5:04] —DVD

Matthew Shipp (p), Daniel Carter (tp, reeds), William Parker (b), Gerald Cleaver (dr)

{AFA101; WP Archive CDr}

03.05.26 • William Parker’s Jeanne Lee Project [AR—63:20]

(V/A) VISION Vol. 3
Arts for Art AFA101 (CD + DVD) 2005
[Also has tracks by Roy Campbell/Joe McPhee 03.05.23 (1) (CD+DVD); Cyrille, Jordan, Parker 03.05.23 (2) (CD+DVD);
Rob Brown’s Resonance 03.05.24 (2) (CD+DVD); Jin Hi Kim 03.05.24 (3) (DVD); Fred Anderson & Harrison Bankhead (CD);
Matthew Shipp Quartet featuring Daniel Carter 03.05.25 (CD+DVD); Whit Dickey Quartet (CD+DVD); Thomas Buckner Open (CD+DVD);
Patricia Nicholson’s PaNic (CD+DVD); Kali Z. Fasteau (DVD); DVD Interviews with Rob Brown, Roy Campbell Jr., Steve Dalachinsky,
Whit Dickey, Patricia Nicholson, William Parker, Yuko Otomo, Matthew Shipp, and Jo Wood Brown; Artwork by Yuko Otomo,
Jeff Schlanger, and Jo Wood Brown; Poetry by Steve Dalachinsky.]

May 26, 2003, 10:30pm / Jeanne Lee Memorial, Vision Festival, Old St. Patrick’s Youth Center, New York City

Audience Recording:
announcement [2:31]
1. composition/improvisation 6:43] (voices only!)
2. For the Late Jeanne Lee [54:06]
WP announcement + “Bandvorstellung"

VISION Vol. 3:
1. Bowl of Stone Around the Sun [8:56] —CD
2. Song for Jeanne Lee [11:31] —DVD

“William Parker leads the Jeanne Lee Project voices:"
Richard Keane and Andrew Lamb (ts), Henry B. Warner and Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), Joe Daley (tu), Thomas Buckner, Ellen Christi, Jay Clayton, and Lisa Sokolov (voc), Cooper-Moore (ashimba, p), Billy Bang (vn), Henry Grimes, “and his student, Nick Rosen" (b), William Parker (balafon), Isaiah Parker and Nomar (perc), Newman Taylor-Baker (dr)

{AFA101; WP Archive CDr; Steven Isoardi 14.08.15}

03.05.28 • Other Dimensions in Music [AR—44:00]

May 28, 2003 / Vision Festival, Old St. Patrick’s Youth Center, New York City

1. improvisation [44:00]

Daniel Carter (reeds, tp), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr, perc)

{www.angelfire.com}

03.06.01 • Henry Grimes & William Parker Duo [BR]

June 1, 2003 / WKCR-FM Studios, New York City
Broadcast live as part of the 100-hour Henry Grimes Festival on WKCR-FM

1. improvisation
2. improvisation

“On the first selection, Parker plays arco solo first, Grimes plays arco solo second.” —Ronald Lyles

Henry Grimes (b), William Parker (b-1, doussn'gouni-2)

{Michael Fitzgerald’s Henry Grimes discography; Ronald Lyles 03.06.10}

03.06.07 • William Parker & Patricia Nicholson Duo [AR]

June 7, 2003 / Suoni Per Il Popolo Festival, Montréal, Quebec

1. compositions/improvisations

Patricia Nicholson (dance), William Parker (b, shakuhachi, bombard, doussn'gouni)

{Mathieu Bélanger 03.06.15}

03.06.08 • William Parker—Patricia Nicholson—Jean Derome—Joane Hétu [AR]

June 8, 2003 / Suoni Per Il Popolo Festival, Montréal, Quebec

First Set
1. first part = Nous Perçons les Oreilles (Jean and Joane) + second part = Parker & Nicholson
Second Set
1. Parker—Nicholson—Derome—Hétu

Jean Derome (as, fl, bfl, voc, various little objects), Joane Hétu (voc, as),
Patricia Nicholson (dance, voc), William Parker (b, shakuhachi, doussn'gouni)

{Mathieu Bélanger 03.06.15}

2ème JAZZ NOMADES, June 10 through 14:

03.06.12 - Création: Agustí Fernández (p), William Parker (b), Paul Lovens (dr) / 10:00pm, Lavoir Moderne Parisien,
18ème Marcadet Poissonniers, Château Rouge, Paris, France [Daniel Sultan 03.06.24]
03.06.13 (1) - Carlos Bechegas & William Parker Duo: Bechegas (fl), Parker (b) / Dernière Nouvelle, Invités de la Basse Love Soirée,
8:30pm, Lavoir Moderne Parisien, 18ème Marcadet Poissonniers, Château Rouge, Paris, France [Daniel Sultan 03.06.24]
03.06.13 (2) - Alan Silva and William Parker: Silva (synth), Parker (b) / Dernière Nouvelle, Invités de la Basse Love Soirée,
Lavoir Moderne Parisien, 18ème Marcadet Poissonniers, Château Rouge, Paris, France [Daniel Sultan 03.06.24]
03.06.20 - David S. Ware Quartet: Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) / Warsaw Jazzdays, Warsaw, Poland
[Anne Dumas 03.07.10]
03.06.21 - David S. Ware Quartet: as above / Sarteano Jazz and Blues Festival, Sarteano, Italy [ibid]

03.06.22 • David S. Ware Quartets: Live in the World

Thirsty Ear THI 57153.2 (3CD) 2005
—3rd Session [See also 98.12.11; 03.03.27]

June 22, 2003 / Terni in Jazz Fest 2003, Terni, Italy

Freedom Suite (Sonny Rollins)
1. I [19:13]
2. II [17:26]
3. III [11:06]
4. IV [15:01]

David S. Ware (ts, Arr), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr)

{THI 57153.2}

03.06.24 - David S. Ware Quartet: Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) / Verona Jazz Festival, Italy
[Anne Dumas 03.07.10]
03.06.25 - David S. Ware Quartet: as above / Itinerary Festival, Como, Italy [ibid]

03.06.27 • William Parker Trio + Patricia Nicholson [AR—77:52]

June 27, 2003 / ICA, Boston, MA

1st Set:
announcement [1:47]
1. Meditations on a Sunrise (Setting) [67:56]
Parker comments on the performance [8:05]

“William was here in Boston on Friday for a very interesting performance, Meditations on a Sunrise (Setting), a ‘healing ceremony’ with video, dance (Patricia Nicholson), music (Rob Brown, Samir Chatterjee, and William playing doussn'gouni, nose fl, and perc), and text (a wild piece of writing by William)... The second half of the evening was a showing of his movie, Light Slices My Heart, which was extraordinarily beautiful and soulful. Nonlinear editing of home movies of him, Patricia, and their children as infants, shots out the window of a car moving down the road, silent footage of
a dance performance with musicians, trees, sky, box cars. The climactic section was a large ensemble performance from Neither/Nor with Denis Charles, Roy Campbell Jr., Jemeel Moondoc, Dave Hofstra, Dave Sewelson (I think), Masahiko Kono, and a perfectly amazing alto solo from the ultra-obscure Henry B. Warner, oh my word, plus a few others I didn't recognize. Two other sections had a sound track of strings with poetry (William reading.)"
—Ed Hazell

Rob Brown (reeds), Patricia Nicholson (dance), William Parker (b, doussn'gouni, nose fl, and perc), Samir Chatterjee (tabla)

{WP Archive CDr (1st Set only); Ed Hazell 03.07.01; Chris Carville 08.01.14}

03.07.05 (1) - Jemeel Moondoc & William Parker Duo: Moondoc (as), Parker (b) / Tonic, NYC [Steve Smith, Jazzcorner Speakeasy]
“Bassist William Parker’s tone was thick as a tree-trunk, soft and sweet as molasses, under a tart, bluesy narrative
by Jemeel Moondoc—notably the first incursion of the Vision Festival family...”

03.07.05 (2) • (V/A) William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra: Irving Stone Memorial Concert

Tzadik TZ 7611-2 (2-CD) 2004

July 5, 2003 / Tonic, New York City

1. Inscription [11:15]

“I was at the Irving Stone memorial bash at Tonic yesterday—seven hours of performances, including Mephista, Little Huey, Susie quartet,
Shipp solo, Zorn solo, Tim Berne (w/ Sylvie), Satako Fuji, Mark Dresser & Earl Howard, Roy Campbell, Tony Malaby, Marty Ehrlich,
a zillion others. Will be two-CD set on Tzadik.” —David Belkin

“Sewelson remained onstage as William Parker marshalled the considerable forces of his Little Huey Creative Orchestra. Following the extended string of small ensembles that had dominated the day, the massive sound that poured forth was a sanctified yawp, a jolt not just of volume but of sheer mass and density. Trumpeter Matt Lavelle’s opening solo drew holy-roller shouts from audience members (in particular, one guy in the aisle shouted for everyone by name); the saxophones, by contrast, backed him with lush, buttery chords. The winds grew darker behind Charles Waters' squawk; backing Rob Brown, the saxes resumed their lushness but the brasses were argumentative. The band hushed to a subdued, minor key Mingus riff behind Roy Campbell’s muted solo; the winds caressed, the brasses chortled. Andrew Barker dropped out momentarily, allowing Parker to assert the rhythmic lead under Sabir Mateen’s brawling tenor utterances...” —Steve Smith

Rob Brown and Charles Waters (as), Sabir Mateen (reeds), David Sewelson (bar), Matt Lavelle (tp, bcl),
Roy Campbell Jr. and Masahiko Kono (tp), William Parker (b), Andrew Barker (dr)
—"plus special guests"

{TZ 7611-2; detailing Tim Bleichman 05.09.12-13; David Belkin 03.07.06; Steve Smith, Jazzcorner Speakeasy}

03.07.06 (1) • Freedomland: Yia’s Song

Rent Control Records rcrcd012 (CD) 2007

July 6, 2003 / Uncle Mitro Studios, Brooklyn, NY

1. Don't Throw Out The Sky [13:18]
2. Yia Yia’s Song [10:29]
3. One Green Eye [14:37]
4. Moonbeams in a Jar [3:03]
5. One Blue Eye [16:24]

Daniel Carter (ts, as, tp, fl, cl), David Sewelson (bar, as), David Hofstra (tu), William Parker (b, tu), Dee Pop (dr)

{www.discogs.com}

03.07.06 (2) - Freedomland: Daniel Carter (ts, as, tp, fl, cl), David Sewelson (bar, as), David Hofstra (tu, bsx),
William Parker (b, tu), Dee Pop (dr) / 8:00pm, CBGB Lounge, NYC [www.freejazz.org]
03.07.08 - David S. Ware Quartet: Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Guillermo E. Brown (dr) / Iridium Jazz Club, NYC
[www.iridiumjazzclub.com]

03.07.09 • David S. Ware Quartet [AR—43:14]

July 9, 2003 / Iridium Jazz Club, New York City

Early Show
1. Freedom Suite [43:14]

David S. Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Guillermo E. Brown (dr)

{CDr}

03.07.10 - David S. Ware Quartet: Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Guillermo E. Brown (dr) / Iridium Jazz Club, NYC
[www.iridiumjazzclub.com]

03.07.12 • Matthew Shipp Trio: STOPSMILING 16

STOPSMILING Magazine Issue 16 (Mag & 7"EP) 2004
(A-Side / for B-Side see: 00.04.03]

July 12, 2003 / The Studio, New York City

(A-Side)
1. 3 in 1 [4:03]

Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Guillermo E. Brown (dr)

{STOPSMILING 16; session date and venue from Matt Shipp 04.13.13}

03.07.22 • The Free Zen Society: Free Zen Society

Thirsty Ear Recordings (The Blue Series) THI 57177 (CD) 2007

July 22, 2003 / Sorcerer Sound, NY

1. Lightly Dropping [5:13]
2. Thought Free [5:47]
3. Surrender [4:52]
4. Dream Escapes [5:12]
5. Majestical [4:05]
6. Glistening [2:47]
7. Streaming Through [6:27]
8. Clocking Space [5:38]

—"One session—the first was me and William—the second would have been Zeena playing over what me and William had put down on tape.
So William would not have been there for 2nd session [03.08.27].” —Matthew Shipp

“a new collaborative work to be rewoven through electronic means by producer Peter Gordon...”

All About Jazz: The actual recording of this session took place a few years ago, correct?
Peter Gordon: We've been active for a long time with these guys. The original thought with this record was to create a chamber group. We had never really done a jazz chamber group before. So we wanted to work actually with a UK-based turntablist named Philip Jeck who creates sort of orchestrated sounds out of turntables. So we wanted to create some soundscapes and some musical packages that could work within his language. That was the concept. We were also bringing in Spring Heel Jack to work with him as well. It just turned out that it wasn't quite right for everybody, for a myriad of reasons... So [the raw recordings] just kind of sat. [We] still had the kind of chamber ensemble [feel] but we didn't have the other end to put the glue together on it. I guess I just sort of started revisiting it one day...

Matthew Shipp (p), Zeena Parkins (harp), William Parker (b),
Peter Gordon (synth; “All other sounds" played and made, sliced and diced, fixed and mixed by...)

{amazon.com; www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=24857; www.discogs.com; Matthew Shipp 14.03.14}

03.08.09 (1) - William Parker, John Edwards, and Peter Jacquemyn (b) / “Remember Kowald," / FREE MUSIC XXX,
30th International Festival of Free Improvised Music, 4:00pm, Protestantse Kerk (Church) Antwerp, Belgium [euro-improv list 03.07.29]
03.08.09 (2) - Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Trio: Brötzmann (reeds), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) / FREE MUSIC XXX,
30th International Festival of Free Improvised Music, 8.30pm, Theater Zuidpool, Antwerp, Belgium
[euro-improv list 03.07.29; Rob Leurentop “Summer Caravan" The Financial Economic Times July 16, 2003]
03.08.14 - Roy Campbell Jr. & Joe McPhee Quartet: Campbell (tp), McPhee (tp, p-tpt, as), William Parker (b), Warren Smith (dr) /
10:00pm, Tonic, NYC [DMG newsletter]

03.08.16 • Other Dimensions In Music [AR—79:57]

August 16, 2003, 10:30pm / Tonic, New York City

audience chatter [0:04]
1. improvisation [30:27]
2. improvisation [26:51]
3. improvisation [13:04]
4. improvisation [2:33] (tp solo)
5. improvisation [5:43]
announcement [1:00]

Roy Campbell Jr. (tp, flg), Daniel Carter (ts, cl, tp, fl), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr)

{WP Archive CDr; AUMfidelity mailing; track detailing John Sharpe 04.09.02}

03.09.01 • DJ Spooky / Optometry [BR—68:47]

September 1, 2003, ore 22.00 / Festival Ai Confini fra Sardegna e Jazz, Piazza Del Nuraghe, Sant'Anna Arresi, Cagliari, Italy

1. compositions/improvisations [68:47]

“...the show ended up abruptly, due to a failure on the national broadcast. It was almost finished anyway.” —Andrea Romito

DJ Spooky (turntables, elec), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Guillermo E. Brown (dr)

{WP Archive CDr; www.santannarresijazz.it/arresi/contenuto.htm; Andrea Romito 03.09.24}

03.09.02 • Hugh Ragin: Revelation

Justin Time JTR 8502-2 (CD) 2004

September 2, 2003 / G Spot Studios, Brooklyn, NY

1. Restoration Intensive [8:23]
2. Kamal’s Gift [8:44]
3. Revelation [14:50]
4. The Battlefield [7:22]
5. Skull Hill [5:18]
6. Night Life [6:42]
7. Wormwood [5:55]
8. Speak to the Mountain [4:51]
9. Next Time [2:20]

Hugh Ragin (tp), Assif Tsahar (bcl, ts), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr)

{JTR 8502-2; www.justin-time.com/works/JTR_8502-2}

03.09.05 • Jemeel Moondoc’s Jus Grew Orchestra [AR—41:19]

September 5, 2003, 7:00 & 8:30pm / “under a willow tree," Center Garden, Lower East Side Ecology Center, New York City

atmosphere [2:24]
1. composition/improvisation 38:55]

Jemeel Moondoc (as), Michael Marcus (ts), Zane Massey (ts, bar), Roy Campbell Jr. and Nathan Breedlove (tp), Steve Swell (tb),
Bern Nix (g), William Parker (b), Reggie Nicholson (dr)

{Jim Hildreth 03.09.08; Jakob Blumenthal 08.05.29}

03.09.06 - Hugh Ragin Quartet: Hugh Ragin (tp), Assif Tsahar (bcl, ts), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) / unknown venue, NYC
[Hugh Ragin, Facebook posting]

Frank Lowe

03.09.27 - Matthew Shipp Trio: Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Gerald Cleaver (dr) / “l'Association pour l'encouragement de la Musique impRovisée" Festival AMR, Salle de Concert, Sud des Alpes, Geneva, Switzerland [amr-archives.complex.ch/bands/597]
03.09.28 - Matthew Shipp Trio: as above / Kulturzentrum Bessunger Knabenschule, Darmstadt, Germany
[Heinrich Smejkal 04.01.12, web-site info]
03.09.29 - Matthew Shipp Trio / Alter Schl8hof, Wels, Austria [www.waschaecht.at]
03.09.30 - Matthew Shipp Trio / Porgy & Bess Club, Wien, Austria [ibid]

03.10.03 • Matthew Shipp Trio [AR—78:26]

October 3, 2003, 10:30pm / Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN

First Set
1. Trio [41:07]
Second Set
2. Live soundtrack [37:19]
(to Patrick Gaucher’s documentary Boxing and Jazz)

Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Guillermo E. Brown (dr)

{WP Archive CDr}

03.10.04 • Other Dimensions In Music [AR—49:17]

October 4, 2003 / Town Library, Branford, CT

1. improvisation [32:13]
2. improvisation [14:30]
3. improvisation [2:34]

Roy Campbell Jr. (tp, p-tpt), Daniel Carter (as, ts, cl, fl, tp), William Parker (b, shenai), Rashid Bakr (dr)

{Anonymous}

03.10.14 (1) - Louie Belogenis (ts), William Parker (b), Sunny Murray (dr) / CB’s Lounge At 7:00pm, NYC [DMG E-Mail 03.10.10]
03.10.14 (2) - Freedomland: Daniel Carter (ts, as, tp, fl, cl), David Sewelson (bar, as), David Hofstra (tu, bsx), William Parker (b, tu),
Dee Pop (dr) / 7:00pm, CB’s Lounge, NYC [DMG 03.10.10]
03.10.18 - Pyramid Trio: Roy Campbell Jr. (tp), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) / Ticket prices in Turkish Lire: 20,000,000 TL (full);
10,000,000 TL (concessions). / Akbank Jazz Festival, 7:00pm, Cemal Resit Rey Konser Salonu, Istanbul, Turkey
[WIRE #236 p.100; www.pozitif-ist.com; Kevin C. White 03.09.21]
“20,000,000.00 TL = $14.646650 / 10,000,000.00 TL = $7.3233248. (Live mid-market rates—$1 = 1,365,500.00 TL,
as of 03.09.21 15:57:31 GMT.)" —Kevin C. White

03.11.01 • William Parker’s “Healing Song" [BR—54:29]

November 1, 2003, 23.05-0.00 Uhr / Tampere 2003, Old Customs House Hall, Tampere, Finland
Broadcast Hessischer Rundfunk 2, Broadcast July 4, 2004

announcement Michael Schindler
Invocation [5:43]
1. Circle Dance [7:43]
2. Creation Song [6:13]
3. Chant [8:48]
4. Poppy [8:30]
5. Hallelujah [6:02]
6. Intuitive tomorrow [11:27] (incomplete)
announcement Michael Schindler

“William Parker’s 'Healing Song', which includes his wife and daughter as dancers, uses home videos, declamatory poetry, spontaneous movement, and riffing horns to evoke a warmer, more grounded Sun Ra. Parker moans on a double reed, propels on zintir, then locks in on double bass with Hamid Drake’s visceral grooves. As dancers and musicians march their way into a dance circle, each gets their turn in the centre. With his more organic, humanist approach, Parker simultaneously embraces the cosmos, and the Happening’s inclusiveness.” —Matt Wuethrich

Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp, perc), William Parker (b, shakuhachi, double reed, voc, Comp), Hamid Drake (dr, perc),
Miriam Parker and Malik Jones (dance), Patricia Nicholson and Treva Offutt (dance, voc)

{Holger Neuhaus 04.07.08; Matt Wuethrich Tampere Jazz Festival review WIRE #240 February 2004 p.85; WIRE #236 p.98 + 101; www.tampere.fi/festival/music/jazz.htm; Photo by Francesco Martinelli 03.11.06}

NO PARKER

03.11.04 - Peter Brötzmann (reeds), Konrad Bauer (tb), William Parker (b), Paul Lovens (dr) / Blue Tomato, Vienna, Austria [www.bluetomato.cc]

03.11.08 • Matthew Shipp Trio + DJ Spooky [AR, BR, & BVR—55:29]

November 8, 2003, JazzFest Berlin 2003, ab 22.00, Tränenpalast, Berlin, Germany
Broadcast RBB Kulturradio 23.05-24.00 Uhr on June 26, 2004
"...recorded for German radio (ARD), and a portion will be aired on TV (RBB)...” —Alan Schneider

announcement Ulf Drechsel RBB [3:47]
1. Optometry (DJ Spooky) [20:54]
2. unknown title (Shipp) [6:55] —piano solo
announcement DJ Spooky [1:50]
3. It’s the New Style [1:12] —solo DJ Spooky
announcement DJ Spooky [0:29]
4. Moon (Parker) [9:19]
announcement Ulf Drechsel RBB [1:18]
5. Outside Looking In (Brown) [9:32] (encore incomplete)

Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Guillermo E. Brown (dr)
DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid aka Paul D. Miller (laptop, turntables, elec, visuals)

{Holger Neuhaus 04.07.08}

03.11.09 - David S. Ware Quartet: Ware (ts, perc), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Guillermo E. Brown (dr) /
Festival Jazz d'Or, Pole-Sud, Strasbourg, France
[Philippe Ochem 03.09.16 (Directeur de Jazzdor/Festival de Strasbourg); www.jazzdor.com]
“The quartet played an extended version of Sonny Rollins' ‘Freedom Suite’, plus a short encore. The performance
was not recorded officially, but a private audience recording may exist.” —Lukas Lindenmaier 03.11.13
03.11.12 - Billy Bang (vn), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp), William Parker (b), Barry Altschul (dr) / 8:00 & 10:00pm, Knitting Factory Tap Bar, NYC
[DMG 03.11.07; Don Phipps posting, Braxton-list 03.12.04]
03.11.14 (1) - Patricia Nicholson, Treva Offutt, Miriam Parker, and Kevin Bachman (dance), Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp),
William Parker (strings), Guillermo E. Brown (dr) / Vision Collaborations Festival, 9:00pm, The Center, NYC [AUM Fidelity 03.11.09]
03.11.14 (2) - Freedomland: Daniel Carter (reeds), Dave Sewelson (bar), David Hofstra (tu), William Parker (b), Dee Pop (dr) /
CBGB Downstairs Lounge, NYC ["Rock/Country/Hiphop" New York Press November 11, 2003]
03.11.16 - Ensemble Muntu: Jemeel Moondoc (as), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr) /
2nd Anniversary Show, 8:00pm (2 sets), CBGB'S Lounge [Downtown Music Gallery newsletter 03.11.14]
“Later on: jam session with Joe Giardullo, Ernest Anderson, Barry Seroff, Ras Moshe, William Hooker, Kali Fasteau,
Anders Nillson, Dave Sewelson, Dee Pop, and more...”
—This session is not included in the Muntu Sessionography in MUNTU Recordings
03.11.17 - Matthew Shipp String Trio: Shipp (p), Mat Maneri (vn, vla), William Parker (b) /
8:00pm, Merkin Hall, NYC [DMG 03.11.14; Jon Pareles The New York Times November 19, 2003]
“Mr. Shipp’s set strung together eight pieces in a nearly continuous suite.”

CANCELLED

03.11.22 - Full Blown Trio: Dave Burrell (p), William Parker (b), Andrew Cyrille (dr) / FlynnSpace, Burlington, VT [Ken Bodek 03.11.24]
03.11.23 - Full Blown Trio: as above / 7:30pm, Joe’s Pub, NYC [Downtown Music Gallery newsletter]

03.11.24 • Dave Burrell’s Full Blown Trio [AR—101:34]

November 24, 2003, 8:00pm / Hallwalls Black-n-Blue Theatre, Buffalo, NY

First Set
introduction [3:17]
1. Double Heartbeat (Burrell)—Expansion (Burrell) [48:15]
Second Set
introduction [1:03]
2. 'S Wonderful (Gershwin) [29:21]
3. I'm in the Mood for Love (Jimmy McHugh/Dorothy Fields) [19:39]

Dave Burrell (p), William Parker (b), Andrew Cyrille (dr)

{WP Archive 2CDr; Hallwalls e-mail; Rick & Sandra Lopez present; track detailing John Sharpe 04.08.08}

03.11.25 - Full Blown Trio: Dave Burrell (p), William Parker (b), Andrew Cyrille (dr) / Kerrytown Concert House, Ann Arbor, MI
[Cadence Vol.30 no.1, January 2004 p.136]

03.11.26 • Dave Burrell’s Full Blown Trio [AR—73:44]

November 26, 2003 / “The Emerging Improvisers Org. will present...," Viaduct Theatre, Chicago, IL

1. bass solo—Double Heartbeat (Burrell) [15:35]
2. Expansion [22:00]
3. drum solo [9:10]
4. They Say Falling in Love Is Wonderful (Irving Berlin) [10:04]
5. I'm in the Mood for Love (Jimmy McHugh/Dorothy Fields) [16:56]

Dave Burrell (p), William Parker (b), Andrew Cyrille (dr)

{WP Archive CDr; Peter Gershon 03.03.22; track detailing Ed Hazell 05.09.11}

03.11.30 - Full Blown Trio: Dave Burrell, William Parker, Andrew Cyrille / Joe’s Pub, Public Theater, NYC
[Ken Bodek 03.11.24; The New York Times 08.11.28 Sec E]

03.12.01 • Dave Burrell’s Full Blown Trio [AR—132:30]

December 1, 2003, 8:00pm / Bodek Lounge, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

First Set
introduction [0:17]
1. Double Heartbeat (Burrell) [54:47]
Second Set
introduction [3:28]
2. Full Blown (Burrell)—Expansion (Burrell) [54:47]
acknowledgements [3:18]
4. (encore) I'm in the Mood for Love (Jimmy McHugh/Dorothy Fields) [15:52]

Dave Burrell (p), William Parker (b), Andrew Cyrille (dr)

{WP Archive 2CDr; John Sharpe 04.08.08; WIRE #241 p.16; www.arsnovaworkshop.com; www.specevents.net}

03.12.00 • Dave Burrell’s Full Blown Trio: Expansion

High Two Recordings HT001 (CD) 2004

December, 2003 / Systems Two, Brooklyn, NY

1. Expansion (Burrell) [4:10]
2. Double Heartbeat (Burrell) [8:14]
3. Cryin' Out Loud (Burrell) [7:43]
4. They Say Falling in Love Is Wonderful (Irving Berlin) [6:53]
5. About Face (Burrell) [5:40]
6. In the Balance (Burrell) [4:38]
7. Coup D'etat (Burrell) [3:15]

Dave Burrell (p), William Parker (b), Andrew Cyrille (dr)

{CDr Promo}

03.12.04 - Denis Charles 70th Birthday Memorial Celebration / 8:00, 10:00pm, and midnight, Tonic, NYC [Zorn-list 03.11.03]
“There will be three ‘shows’, followed by a jam session. We will have tap dancers and poets and African dancers and drummers and a stilt walker! Confirmed folks include: Evelyn Blakey, Caren Pepper, Jemeel Moondoc & Connie Carothers, John Voight, Roxanne Butterfly, Roy Campbell Jr., Ted Curson, Buell Niedlinger, Jimmy Vass, Joel Forrester & People Like Us, Montego Joe, Sabir Mateen, Hayes Greenfield, Dave Hofstra, Dave Sewelson, MaryBeth O'Hara, Pheeroan Aklaff, Alex Lodico, Vienna Carol, Jesse Collins Quintet, Rashied Ali, Yoshiko Miura, Rick Della Ratta & Jazz for Peace Band, Joe Gallant, William Parker, painter Marine Penvern, Angela Paccione, sound artist, and surprise guests, including Henry Grimes and Nathan Breedlove...”

Postponed

03.12.06 (2)

03.12.14 - Sainkho Namtchylak (voc), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) / Porgy & Bess, Vienna, Austria [www.porgy.at]
03.12.28 - Freedomland: Daniel Carter (tp), Dave Sewelson (bar), David Hofstra and William Parker (b, tu), Dee Pop (dr) /
9:00pm, CBGB Lounge, NYC [www.newmusicbox.org/hn_detail.nmbx?id=000005351]

2004 : : :

04.00.00 (1) • El-P, featuring The Blue Series Continuum: High Water

Thirsty Ear Recordings (The Blue Series) THI 57143.2 (CD); THI 57143.1 (LP) 2004

El-P, featuring The Blue Series Continuum: Sunrise Over Brooklyn
Thirsty Ear Recordings (The Blue Series) THI 57136.1 (10" promo) 2003
(V/A) The Blue Series Sampler—The Shape of Jazz to Come
Thirsty Ear Recordings THI 57138.2 (CD) 2003
[This compilation also contains performances by DJ Wally 01.08.09 (2); Antipop Consortium 02.02.12 (2) or 02.10.01 or 02.11.01
(no split session info); DJ Spooky 02.03.06; William Parker Violin Trio 02.05.00; Kidd Jordan & Fred Anderson Quartet 02.05.26 (3);
Matthew Shipp 02.06.26; Blue Series Continuum 03.00.00 (1); Blue Series Continuum 03.01.09; David S. Ware String Ensemble 03.04.28;
Tim Berne; Spring Heel Jack.]

unknowable dates / Sorcerer Sound, New York City + Definitive Jux Studios, Brooklyn, NY

1. Please Stay (Yesterday) [2:37]
2. Sunrise Over Brooklyn [10:34]
3. Get Your Hand Off My Shoulder, Pig [6:35]
4. Get Modal [5:06]
5. Intrigue in the House of India [6:33]
6. Something is Wrong [4:09]
7. When the Moon Was Blue (featuring Harry Keys) [6:42]
8. Please Leave (Yesterday) [1:49]

Sunrise Over Brooklyn and The Shape of Jazz to Come have track 2.

“With the New York City collective Blue Series Continuum (featuring Shipp, Parker, Guillermo Brown, and others) improvising over laptop musical themes provided by El-P, who later took apart and restructured the results into finished songs.” —Bill Murphy

“The music on this album came from one day’s live session, in which I brought in compositions that the Blue Series guys improvised to.
I then took the results of that and reworked them into structured songs.” —El-P

El-P (Arr, Comp, Mix) of...
Daniel Carter (fl, reeds), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp), Matthew Shipp (p), Steve Swell (tb), William Parker (b), Guillermo E. Brown (dr)

{THI 57143.2; THI 57136.1; Bill Murphy “Frequencies" REMIX #18 Vol.6 no.4 April 1, 2004; Jonathan Cohen Billboard February 17, 2004}

04.00.00 (2) • William Parker: Luc’s Lantern

Thirsty Ear Recordings (The Blue Series) THI 57158.2 (CD) 2005 [+ CDr Promo]; Par Media Music ZZ-05GP0001811 (CD, Unofficial) Russia

unknown date / Park West Studios, Brooklyn, NY

1. Adena [5:12]
2. Song for Tyler [4:17]
3. Mourning Sunset [7:08]
4. Evening Star Song [3:32]
5. Luc’s Lantern [6:32]
6. Jaki [4:17]
7. Bud in Alphaville [3:34]
8. Charcoal Flower [5:13]
9. Phoenix [5:27]
10. Candlesticks on the Lake [1:20]

Eri Yamamoto (p), William Parker (b), Michael Thompson (dr)

{John Chacona; www.discogs.com}

04.01.14 and 04.01.15 • William Parker / Ad Peijnenburg: Brooklyn Calling

Dino CD 32004 (CD) 2004

January 14 & 15 2004 / Strobe-Light Sound Studio, Brooklyn, NY

1. Notes from heaven [19:56]
2. Many Things [13:51]
3. Streetwise [10:03]
4. Clear Stray [14:49]
5. Pretty Easy [6:55]

“BROOKLYN CALLING composed in 64:34 by:"
Ad Peijnenburg (bar-1,2,4,5, sss-3), William Parker (b)

{Dino CD 32004; Ken Waxman 04.04.28}

04.02.03 - Kidd Jordan Trio: Jordan (ts), William Parker (b), Andrew Cyrille (dr) / “HOME", Original art 100x140cm / Sons D'Hiver, Paris, France [Jeff Schlanger musicWitness® 14.02.10]

04.02.07 (1) • Other Dimensions In Music + Matthew Shipp [AR—50:40]

February 7, 2004 / Vision Festival Evening, Sons d'hiver Music Festival, Theatre Jean-Vilar de Vitry, Paris, France
—Also circulating misdated 04.07.02.

1. compositions/improvisations [50:40]

“They played non-stop for 50' and were joined part way through by Steve Dalachinsky...” —John Sharpe

Daniel Carter (as, cl, tp, fl), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp, flg), Matthew Shipp (p), Steve Dalachinsky (voc),
William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) —subbing for Rashid Bakr

{CDr; John Sharpe 04.03.04}

04.02.07 (2) • 'Kidd' Jordan, William Parker, Andrew Cyrille Trio [AR—60:00]

February 7, 2004 / Vision Festival Evening, Sons d'hiver Music Festival, Theatre Jean-Vilar de Vitry, Paris, France

1. improvisations [60:00]

“...After the interval, the next set was a stormer by the 'Kidd' Jordan, William Parker, Andrew Cyrille trio, who played non stop for 60'. The evening finished with a continuous 40' set by Joseph Jarman, Cooper-Moore, and Billy Bang, accompanied by Patricia Nicholson and Miriam Parker dancing, in front of a video by Nicholson. Jeff Schlanger was also on hand through the evening, painting as they all played.” —John Sharpe

'Kidd' Jordan (ts), William Parker (b), Andrew Cyrille (dr)

{John Sharpe 04.03.04}

04.02.16 • Henry Grimes and William Parker, “Duets for Malachi Favors Maghostut" [AR—114:30]

February 16, 2004 / “An Ars Nova Workshop presentation," Houston Hall, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

announcement
1. composition/improvisation 53:14]
2. composition/improvisation 23:26]
3. composition/improvisation 12:58]
4. composition/improvisation 11:51]
WP announcement
5. composition/improvisation 12:59]

“The first piece consisted of a long bass exchange, and though Parker’s playing was audibly more accomplished, generating fluid tonal arcs that were satisfyingly tactile, it was Grimes that most bent the ear, with a combination of rigorously conceived runs that impacted on Parker’s conceptions like so many billiard balls and curiously muffled, melodically idiosyncratic diversions that he teased apart like childish puzzles. Parker swapped instruments for the remainder of the set, accompanying Grimes on shenai, bamboo recorder and a series of harps, but it was the final piece, a bass duet in remembrance of musicians Malachi Favors and Walter Perkins, that really set the seal on the evening, with Parker smearing sad gasps from his strings while Grimes hovered over his bow, working a slack, nagging seesaw pattern that eschewed sentimental shorthand in favour of more profound tongues. Much more than a nostalgic celebration, tonight’s performance was a potent slice of now.” —WIRE

William Parker (b, reeds, shakuhachi), Henry Grimes (b)

{WP Archive 2CDr; Margaret Davis 04.02.12; WIRE #242 April 2004 p.91}

04.02.20 and 04.02.21 (1) • Matthew Shipp: Harmony and Abyss

Thirsty Ear Recordings (The Blue Series) THI 57152.2 (CD) 2004

Matthew Shipp: Greatest Hits
Thirsty Ear THI 57205.2 (CD) 2013

February 20 & 21, 2004 / Systems Two, Brooklyn, NY

1. ion [3:18]
2. new ID [6:23]
3. 3 in 1 [2:51]
4. virgin complex [3:58]
5. galaxy 105 [5:52]
6. string theory [3:54]
7. blood 2 the brain [6:06]
8. invisible light [1:57]
9. amino acid [4:05]
10. abyss [4:18]

Greatest Hits has track 2.

Matthew Shipp (p, synth, Comp), William Parker (b), Gerald Cleaver (dr)
FLAM (programming —drums+synths; “slicing and dicing")

{Frank Malczewski 04.12.30}

04.02.21 (2) - Milford Graves & William Parker Duo: Parker (b), Graves (dr) / Vision Saturday Night Series 2004, 8:00 & 10:00pm,
St. Nicholas of Myra Church, NYC [AUM Fidelity 04.02.12]

04.02.28 • William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra [AR—174:34]

February 28, 2004, 8:00 & 10:00pm / Vision Saturday Night Series 2004, St. Nicholas of Myra Church, New York City

First Set
applause [0:20]
1. Invocation to Malachi Favors; Abur; Compassion in the East [74:30]
2. Monk’s Ghost [10:15]
Second Set
band intro [4:21]
3. Endless [85:08] (split track at 37:23, includes “5-10 minutes of aftershow chatter, etc.”)

—Second Set: “Volume drops severely about 65 minutes in.”

“For this tenth anniversary performance...”

Sabir Mateen (ts), Rob Brown (as), Charles Waters (as, cl), Dave Sewelson (bar), Roy Campbell Jr., Lewis Barnes, and Matt Lavelle (tp),
Masahiko Kono, Dick Griffin, and Alex Lodico (tb), Dave Hofstra (tu), special guest David Budbill (poetry),
William Parker (b, nadaswaram), Andrew Barker and Guillermo E. Brown (dr)

{WP Archive 3CDr; AUM Fidelity 04.02.12; VISIONAC 04.02.23}

04.03.03 - Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Trio: Brötzmann (reeds), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) / Twins Jazz Club, Washington, DC [www.twinsjazz.com]

04.03.04 • Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Trio [AR—129:47]

March 4, 2004, 10:00pm & Midnight / Tonic, New York City

First Set
Introductory noise [0:58]
1. improvisation [49:05]
2. improvisation [21:51]
Second Set
Introductory noise [1:02]
3. improvisation [36:36]
4. improvisation [20:13]

Peter Brötzmann (ts, cl, trgt), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr, frm-dr)

{WP Archive 2CDr; Tonic 04.03.04; track detailing John Sharpe 04.08.08}

04.03.05 - Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Trio: Brötzmann (ts, cl, trgt), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr, frm-dr) /
Sweeney Concert Hall, Smith College, Northampton, MA [www.smith.edu/smitharts]
04.03.06 - Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Trio: as above / “Boston Creative Music Alliance presents" 8:00pm,
Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, MA [www.improvisedcommunications.com/client_pages/BCMA.html]

04.03.08 • Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Trio [AR—124:13]

March 8, 2004 / Hallwalls Black-n-Blue Theatre, Buffalo, NY

First Set
1. improvisation [38:20]
2. improvisation [15:02]
Second Set
3. improvisation [25:11]
4. improvisation [26:14]
5. improvisation [19:26]

Peter Brötzmann (ts, cl, trgt), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr, frm-dr)

{WP Archive 2CDr; John Sharpe 04.08.08; Hallwalls mailing}

04.03.11 - Matthew Shipp & William Parker Duo: Shipp (p), Parker (b) / Ars Musica Jazz Festival, 19:30, Marni, Brussels, Belgium
[Rob Leurentop De Tijd March 6, 2004; www.arsmusica.be]
04.03.12 - Ad Peijnenburg & William Parker Duo: Peijnenburg (bar), Parker (b) / venue and city unknown, Netherlands
[De Volkskrant March 11, 2004]
04.03.13 - Ad Peijnenburg & William Parker Duo: as above / Kloveniersdoelen, Middelburg, Netherlands [ibid]
04.03.14 - Ad Peijnenburg & William Parker Duo / Zuid Nederlands Jazzfestival, Effenaar, Eindhoven, Netherlands
[Erno Mijland, “Classical, Jazz, and Punk in Southern Dutch Jazz Festival" Eindhoven Dagblad, March 16, 2004]
04.03.16 - Ad Peijnenburg (bar), Victor Snijtsheuvel (g), Satoshi Ueda (yueqin), William Parker (b) / Zaal 100, Amsterdam, Netherlands [www.plutones.com/zaal100]
04.03.18 - Ad Peijnenburg & William Parker Duo: Peijnenburg (bar), Parker (b) / Extrapool, Nijmegen, Netherlands
[www.extrapool.nl/2004LC03.html]
04.03.21 - Ad Peijnenburg (bar), Charles Gayle (ts), William Parker (b) / Grand Theatre, Groningen, Netherlands
[De Volkskrant March 18, 2004]
04.03.22 - Ad Peijnenburg (bar), Satoshi Ueda (yueqin), William Parker (b) / Burgers, Eindhoven, Netherlands
[members.chello.nl/a.peijnenburg/AdBurgers.htm; www.dse.nl/˜zapguz/greymatter/00000128.html]
04.03.24 - Ad Peijnenburg (bar), William Parker (b), Mola Sylla / Kraaij en Balder, Eindhoven, Netherlands
[members.chello.nl/a.peijnenburg/AdKraaijBalder.htm]

04.03.25 • Sainkho Namtchylak: with William Parker & Hamid Drake

La Huit #6 (DVD) 2006 France
—From the FREEDOM NOW! Collection, A film by Guy Girard

(V/A) Jungle Blue
La Huit (DVD) 2005 France
—Includes an excerpt from this session.
[This compilation includes tracks by Soweto Kinch Quartet featuring Abram Wilson; Jerry Gonzalez y los Piratas del Flamenco;
Sun Ra Akestra & Dj Spooky; Trio Sylvie Courvoisier; Paul Bley; Justo Valdez y la Rumba Palenquera; Le Sacre du Tympan;
Kahil El Zabar; Four Walls; Jerry Gonzalez]
Sainkho Namtchylak Trio [BVR—45:00]

March 25, 2004, 8:30pm / 2004 Festival Banlieues Bleues Festival, Salle Jacques Brel Pantin, Paris, France

1. sounds of walking around—improvisation [5:59]
2. improvisation [1:57]
3. improvisation [3:40]
4. Namtchylak Interview [0:54]
5. improvisation [31:15]
6. outdoor sounds [0:56]

Sainkho Namtchylak (voc), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr)

{web sources; Ed Hazell 06.02.10; Concert photos, www.citizenjazz.com/article3456645.html}

04.03.30 • William Parker’s Raining On The Moon [AR—104:28]

November 24, 2003, 8:00pm / Temporada 2004, Arco y Flecha, Mercat de les Flors, Sala Ovidi Montllor, Barcelona, Spain

“The Barcelona performance is a continuous concert... Here is the rundown of tunes, as announced by William.
I double-checked the name of the first tune with him and he confirmed it was the first thing he ever wrote, in 1971.”

1. Despues de la Guerra (After the War) [31:32] —"The first song I ever wrote; I wrote it when I was 18.”
2. Solidad (Dedicated to the late Black Panther activist George Jackson) [15:35]
3. Mystery Music [24:53] (incomplete)
4. Yam Song [7:56] (incomplete, fades in)
5. Bowl of Stone [10:29]
6. encore: unidentified title—I'll Fly Away [14:00]

William Parker (b), Leena Conquest (voc), Lewis Barnes (tp), Rob Brown (as), Jo Krause (dr)—subbing for Hamid...

{WP Archive 2CDr; track detailing Ed Hazell 04.11.16; www.tomajazz.com/perfiles/temporada2004/index.htm}

04.04.01 • Bill Cole & William Parker: Two Masters: Live At The Prism

Boxholder Records BXH047 (CD) 2005

April 1, 2004 / The Prism, Charlottesville, VA

1. Angels in Golden Mud [8:57]
2. Ojibwa Song [8:23]
3. Waterfalls of the South Bronx [12:51]
4. Bird and Branch [7:42]
5. Election Funeral Dance [11:10]
6. Ending Sequence and Sunset [20:14]

Bill Cole (digeridoo, fl, sona, shenai, nadaswaram, hojok, voc), William Parker (b, doussn'gouni, nadaswaram, talking drum, whistle, voc)

{www.indiejazz.co}

04.04.04 (1) • Shipp—Parker—Brown / “The Trio Plays The Music Of David S. Ware" [BR—46:54]

April 4, 2004, 20:30 / New York Is Now! Festival, L'Auditorium Parco della Musica di Roma, Rome, Italy
Musica per Roma in collaborazione con Rai Radio 3

1. Wisdom Through Time [18:13]
2. Manu’s Ideal [8:16]
3. Godspelized [16:03]
4. Lexicon (Ware) [4:22]

“I'm Pino Saulo from Italian national radio Rai Radiotre. I organized and made the artistic direction for the festival New York Is Now, in Rome, Italy from 4th to 6th of April 2004. I'm writing you in order to correct some titles in the tracklists. This is the tracklist given to me by William Parker.”
—Saulo Giuseppe

Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Guillermo E. Brown (dr), David S. Ware (Comp)

{WP Archive CDr; John Sharpe 04.08.08; Stefania Errore 04.03.05; www.allaboutjazz.com/italy/articles/news0304_008_it.htm; Saulo Giuseppe 05.02.09}

04.04.04 (2) • William Parker Quartet featuring Leena Conquest [BR—71:43]

April 4, 2004 / New York Is Now! Festival, L'Auditorium Parco della Musica di Roma, Viale Pietro de Coubertin, Rome, Italy
“Musica per Roma in collaborazione con Rai Radio 3 presenta ‘New York Is Now!’"

1. Soledad [24:16]
intro by Parker [0:16]
2. Feet Song [15:45]
3. James Baldwin to the Rescue [11:24]
intro by Parker [0:31]
4. Bowl of Stone Around the Sun [8:21]
intro by Parker [0:53]
5. Code Word Drum [10:17]

Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), Leena Conquest (voc), William Parker (b, Comp), Hamid Drake (dr)

{WP Archive CDr; John Sharpe 04.08.08; Stefania Errore 04.03.05; www.allaboutjazz.com/italy/articles/news0304_008_it.htm}

04.04.05 • Matthew Shipp: Nu Bop Live

RAI Trade RTPJ 0016 (CD) 2009 ITALY

Matthew Shipp’s Nu Bop [BR—61:33]
“Musica per Roma in collaborazione con Rai Radio 3 presenta ‘New York Is Now!’"
—Broadcast Recording adds a few brief solo flute and trumpet bits mid-program.

April 5, 2004, 20:30 / New York Is Now! Festival, L'Auditorium Parco della Musica, Rome, Italy

1. Nu Bop [9:22]
2. From the Otherside of Anywhere [7:40]
3. Rocket Shipp [3:35]
4. Did I Say That? [2:50]
5. Nu Abstract [25:58]
6. Virgin Complex [6:17]

Matthew Shipp (p), Daniel Carter (ts, as), William Parker (b), Guillermo E. Brown (dr, elec)

{WP Archive Broadcast CDr; track detailing John Sharpe 04.09.10; Stefania Errore 04.03.05; Ed Hazell 09.12.01}

04.04.06 • William Parker’s The Inside Songs of Curtis Mayfield, Live in Rome

RAI Trade RTPJ 0011 (CD) 2007

William Parker’s The Inside Songs of Curtis Mayfield [BR—70:13]
“Musica per Roma in collaborazione con Rai Radio 3 presenta ‘New York Is Now!’"

April 6, 2004, 20:30 / New York Is Now! Festival, L'Auditorium Parco della Musica di Roma, Rome, Italy

1. The Makings of You [2:30]
2. People Get Ready [12:02]
3. The Inside Song #1 [9:43]
4. We People Who Are Darker Than Blue [20:53]
Spoken Introductions [3:12]
5. Think [15:20]
6. Freddie’s Dead [10:24]

Sabir Mateen (as, ts), Darryl Foster (ts, ss), Lewis Barnes (tp), Dave Burrell (p), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr)
Leena Conquest (voc), Amiri Baraka (recital, + additional lyrics and poetry), Curtis Mayfield (Comp)

{Ed Hazell and Pino Saulo 07.05.10; WP Archive Broadcast CDr; John Sharpe 04.08.08; Stefania Errore 04.03.05; www.daveburrell.com; Ed Hazell 04.04.11}

04.04.09 • William Parker Quartet [AR—49:08]

April 9, 2004 / “SFJazz presents," Herbst Theatre, San Francisco, CA

1. Hunk Pappa Blues [17:10]
2. Purple [17:56]
3. Sun [14:02]

William Parker (b), Lewis Barnes (tp), Rob Brown (as), Hamid Drake (dr)

{WP Archive CDr; AUM Fidelity 04.03.10; www.sfjazz.org; track titles Stanley Pollack 05.08.24}

04.04.10 - William Parker Quartet: Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) / Creative Music Guild presents,
Fez Ballroom, Portland, OR [AUM Fidelity 04.03.10]
04.04.11 - William Parker Quartet: as above / Earshot presents, Tractor Tavern, Seattle, WA [ibid; www.earshot.org]

04.04.16 • Kidd Jordan Quartet [AR—83:53]

April 16, 2004 / “Boston Creative Music Alliance presents," Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, MA

announcement with squalling reed interlude [2:34]
1. improvisation [80:49] (split track at 43:20)

—Another version at 79:49 (incomplete).

Kidd Jordan (ts), Sabir Mateen (as, cl), William Parker (b), Alvin Fielder (dr)

{WP Archive 3CDr; Jakob Blumenthal 07.07.21; www.improvisedcommunications.com/client_pages/BCMA.html}

04.04.17 - Kidd Jordan Quartet: Kidd Jordan (ts). Sabir Mateen (as, cl), William Parker (b), Alvin Fielder (dr) / Greenhoe Theatre,
Landmark College, Putney, Vermont / “the same group that you have in Buffalo in April of 2004 played Saturday night in Putney Vermont...
They also would have made at least one more tour stop, likely in Amherst MA.”
[Ben Young, WKCR-FM Archive 07.07.31; Cadence Vol.30 no.4 April, 2004 p.134]

04.04.18 • Kidd Jordan Quartet [AR—]

April 18, 2004, 8:30pm / Hallwalls Black-n-Blue Theatre, Buffalo, NY

1. compositions/improvisations

Kidd Jordan (ts), Sabir Mateen (as, cl), William Parker (b), Alvin Fielder (dr)

{Hallwalls mailing}

04.04.00 - Sainkho Namtchylak Trio: Namtchylak (voc), William Parker (b, strings, double reeds), Hamid Drake (dr) / “First time in Russia...
five or six years ago... Moscow and St. Petersburg...” / Sergey Kuryokhin International Festival, St. Petersburg, Russia
["Voice of Russia: Culture Room"—english.ruvr.ru/radio_broadcast/38318922/91305210.html; www.kuryokhin.net/en/skif.html]
04.04.22 (1) - Sainkho Namtchylak Trio: as above / Sergey Kurehin Festival, Dom Cultural Centre, Moscow, Russia
[DEKA 04.04.23]
04.04.22 (2) - Sainkho Namtchylak Trio / Sergey Kurehin Festival, Dom Cultural Centre, Moscow, Russia [ibid]
“This was followed by a 30-minute jam of Drake-Parker-Sainkho with Henry Kaiser (el-g) and John Oswald (as) joining near the end.
On the first piece William played bass—on others, exotic two-string instrument with low sound. He held it like a guitar. Near the end
of the jam he also played some pipe...”
04.04.24 - David S. Ware Quartet: Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Guillermo E. Brown (dr) / unknown venue, NYC
[AUM Fidelity 04.02.24]

04.04.25 • William Parker Quartet + Leena Conquest [AR—61:10, BR, & BVR—62:00]

April 25, 2004 / MEDIAWAVE International Visual Art Foundation, Passzio Rock Club (üggetlen zenei hírlevél), Györ, Hungary
Mediawave-Koncertek 2004 ("7454"), Radio Broadcast, 21:15, June 16, 17, & 18, 2004.
Mediawave Koncertek 2004 DUNA Televízió, Television Broadcast, 3:15, June 21, 2004.
—Magyar Koncertfilm also screened in Budapest at the Mosoly Festival 2005, Wien Summerstage, Collegium Hungaricum,
April 28, 29, & 30, 2005, and at Fnyerik Festival “Another Connection," April 23 through May 1, 2005.

1. Song Of Hope [12:55]
2. Old Tears [9:08]
3. composition/improvisation 21:50]
4. James Baldwin To The Rescue [17:18]

Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), Leena Conquest (voc), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr)

{Norbert Kreutzer 05.12.26; John Chacona 09.05.07; passzio.hu/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=222; www.mediawave.hu}

04.04.26 - International Improvised Music Workshop: Rob Brown (as), Leena Conquest (voc), Patricia Barber (contemporary dance),
William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) / 10:00 & 17:00, Városi Music Museum, Gyor, Hungary
04.04.27 - International Improvised Music Workshop: as above / 10:00 & 17:00, Városi Music Museum, Gyor, Hungary
04.04.28 - International Improvised Music Workshop: William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr - USA), Rob Brown (as - USA),
Clayton Thomas (b - AUST), Szanday Matyas (b - HUN), Benko Robert (b - HUN), Reyend Bolukba (ce - TUR), Dimo Moritz (ce - GER),
Kovacs Ferenc (vn - HUN), Tony Buck (dr - AUST), Balo Istvan (dr - HUN), Mohay Andras (dr - HUN), Halmos Andras Rafaelo (dr - HUN),
Banati Zsombor (dr - HUN), Jim Denley (reeds - AUST), Dresch Dudas Mihaly (reeds - HUN), Burany Pocok Bela (reeds - HUN),
Grencso Istvan (reeds - HUN), Szokolai Dongo Balazs (reeds - HUN), Tzko Csaba (reeds - HUN), Toth Viktor (reeds - HUN),
Bede Petya (reeds - HUN), Bacso Kristof (reeds - HUN), David Yengibarian ("harpness" - ARM/HUN) / “Hommage of Peter Kowald
and Malachi Favors Maghostut", 21:30, Muszetek Szentzlye, Rzgi Synagogue, Niger Muzsikusokkal, Gyor, Hungary

“The workshop might own the title of the most sensational and vivid performance conducted by William Parker, the creative jazz leader. He (as his elder, Charles Mingus the double-bass player/Cond) is said to have a unique talent in ‘harnessing an orchestra’ even if they are from different background creating an extravagant big-band-sounding music. Considering the partakers he will really have a perfect material to work with not to mention the section leaders e.g Rob Brown, Hamid Drake. The well-proven young Hungarian musicians are also involved with their Australian and Turkish counterparts. What seems to be even more exciting is the singer workshop, which almost escaped our notice, where musicians from different cultures are brought together. The ‘music drawings’ of Bicskei Zoltán (SCG) from Vajdaság will be part of the closing concert commemorating the lately deceased double-bass players Peter Kowald and Malachi Favors Maghostut.”
[www.mediawavefestival.hu/portal/archiv/katalogus/2004_prog-01-20.pdf]

04.05.01 (1) • Other Dimensions in Music [AR—59:54]

May 1, 2004 / Vision Saturday Night Series 2004, 8:00pm, St. Nicholas of Myra Church, New York City

1. improvisation [45:51]
2. improvisation [6:32]
3. improvisation [7:30]

Daniel Carter (as, cl, tp, fl), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp, flg), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr)

{Peter Gannushkin 04.02.24; John Chacona 08.08.10}

04.05.01 (2) • David S. Ware Quartet [AR—]

May 1, 2004 / Vision Saturday Night Series 2004, 8:00pm, St. Nicholas of Myra Church, New York City

1. compositions/improvisations [ : ]

David S. Ware (ts, voc, tamb), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Guillermo E. Brown (dr)

{Peter Gannushkin 04.02.24}

This performance was postponed

04.05.10 - ENIGMA MACHINE: Bruce Eisenbiel (g, el-g), Katsu Itakura (p), William Parker (b), Stephen Flinn (dr) /
“Community Arts Network presents" 8:00pm, Peter Norton Symphony Space (Leonard Nimoy Thalia), NYC [www.symphonyspace.org]

04.05.22 • Henry Grimes—William Parker—Charles Gayle [AR—63:25]

May 22, 2004 / 21st International Festival of Musique Actuelle, Victoriaville, Quebec, Canada

1. composition/improvisation 63:25]

“ The third day... The replacement set was also an all-star trio from NY—Henry Grimes, William Parker, and Charles Gayle, and they were an ideal trio as well... Both bassists, William and Henry, are well-matched, and they strummed, plucked, and bowed beautifully together. They pushed each other with layers of inter-connected lines as Charles Gayle played alto sax only, riding on top of their waves righteously and sounding a bit like Jimmy Lyons at times. It was indeed a marvelous set and built to powerful conclusion, with some touching and humorous words from William Parker at the end.”
—Bruce Gallanter

“A back injury forced Derek Bailey to cancel his trio with FIMAV regulars John Zorn and Ikue Mori. Instead we got a different dazzling meeting. Recently reactivated free jazz bass legend Henry Grimes had his first encounter with sax player Charles Gayle, whose resemblance to Grimes’s old leader Albert Ayler is often noted. But here Gayle surprised the audience by playing alto sax in a style closer to Ornette Coleman’s idea of freeplay. Bassist William Parker, who announced the ferocious improvising trio as ‘the emergency replacement band’, added his own magisterial presence.”
—FIMAV 21 review by Josef Woodard

Charles Gayle (as), Henry Grimes and William Parker (b)

{WP Archive CDr; Josef Woodard WIRE #245 July 2004 p.87; Bruce Gallanter, DMG newsletter}

The Ninth Annual Vision Festival ::: May 26 through May 31

04.05.27 (1) - David Budbill and William Parker Duo: Budbill (poetry), Parker (b, perc, double reeds) / Vision Festival, 8:30pm,
The Center, St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral, NYC [SATURN-list 04.04.15]

04.05.27 (2) • Whit Dickey Trio [AR—50:37]

May 27, 2004, 9:30pm / Vision Festival, The Center, St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral, New York City

1. composition/improvisation 48:37]
2. composition/improvisation 2:00]

Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Whit Dickey (dr, poetry)

{Jakob Blumenthal 07.07.21}

04.05.28 (1) • William Parker Ensemble [AR—43:56]

May 28, 2004, 9:30pm / Vision Festival, The Center, St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral, New York City

1. composition/improvisation 43:56]

Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), William Parker (b, jogibaba), Samir Chatterjee (perc),
Patricia Nicholson, Treva Offutt, and Kevin Bachman (dance)

{Jakob Blumenthal 07.07.21}

04.05.28 (2) • Kidd Jordan New Orleans Band [AR—56:11]

May 28, 2004, 11:15pm / Vision Festival, The Center, St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral, New York City

1. composition/improvisation 49:18]
2. composition/improvisation 6:53]

Kidd Jordan (ts), Clyde Kerr (tp), Darrell Levigne (p), William Parker (b), Alvin Fiedler (dr)

{Jakob Blumenthal 07.07.21}

04.05.29 (1) • Matt Lavelle & Nemesis [AR—50:33]

May 29, 2004, afternoon / Vision Festival, Fusion Arts Museum, New York City

1. improvisation
2. improvisation

“During Vision 2004 at The Center, they held six afternoon concerts at Fusion Arts Museum on Saturday 5/29/04 and Sunday 5/30/04. William played in a sextet led by Matt Lavelle.”

Matt Lavelle, Raphé Malik, and Lewis Barnes (tp), Roy Campbell (tp, flg), William Parker (b), Michael TA Thompson (dr)

{WP Archive CDr; Frank Rubolino 14.08.06}

04.05.29 (2) • Milford Graves with guest William Parker [AR—54:57]

May 29, 2004, 9:30pm / Vision Festival, The Center, St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral, New York City

1. composition/improvisation 5:03]
2. composition/improvisation 9:38]
3. composition/improvisation 6:06]
4. composition/improvisation 8:28]
5. composition/improvisation 12:12]
6. composition/improvisation 12:13]
announcement

Joe Rigby and Hugh Glover (reeds), William Parker (b), Milford Graves (dr, perc, voc)

{WP Archive CDr; Norbert Kreutzer 05.07.05}

04.05.30 (1) - Panel Discussion “The Artist’s Role in Waging Peace": David Budbill, William Parker, Dave Burrell, Kidd Jordan,
“and others...” / Vision Festival, 5:00pm, The Center, St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral, NYC [SATURN-list 04.04.15]

04.05.30 (2) • Dave Burrell Quintet [AR—44:55]

May 30, 2004, 9:30pm / Vision Festival, The Center, St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral, New York City

announcement
1. Echo—Peace Continuum [44:55]

Sabir Mateen (reeds), Steve Lehman (as), Dave Burrell (p), William Parker (b), William Hooker (dr)

{Jakob Blumenthal 07.07.21}

04.05.31 • William Parker Bass Quartet featuring Charles Gayle: Requiem

Splasc(h) 885 (CD) 2006 ITALY

William Parker Bass Quartet featuring Charles Gayle [AR—79:51]

May 31, 2004, 10:30pm / Vision Festival, The Center, St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral, New York City

Requiem:
1. Four Strings Inside A Tree [7:06]
2. When All Is Sad [4:57]
3. For Wilber Morris [4:46]
4. The Little smile [4:14]
5. Sky Came [4:40]
6. Heaven [4:14]
7. Blues In The Hour Glass [8:08]
8. Shores Of Kansas [2:49]
9. Spirits Inside The Bright House [9:06]
10. Bermuda/Atlanta/Philadelphia/Bronx [11:32]
11. The Last Song [3:46]

Audience Recording:
1. titles as above [65:23]
WP announcement and stories [14:28]

"Monday Memorial, May 31—Dedicated to Bassists Wilber Morris & Peter Kowald.”

Charles Gayle (reeds), William Parker (b, Comp), Henry Grimes, Sirone, and Alan Silva (b)

{Splasc(h) 885; WP Archive Audience CDr; Patrick Pohlmann 05.11.23}

04.06.00 - Matthew Shipp Trio: Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Gerald Cleaver (dr) / “documentary made by Patrick Gaucher Boxing and Jazz, with live accompaniment...” / Bruges, Belgium [Axel Van Looy MILES-list 03.11.07]

04.06.05 • Other Dimensions In Music w/ Alan Silva [AR—121:26]

June 5, 2004, 8:00 & 10:00pm / Fusion Arts Museum, New York City
—Also circulating mis-dated as 04.05.06.

Early Show
1. improvisation [51:52]
2. improvisation [8:12]
Late Show
3. improvisation [61:22]

Daniel Carter (reeds, tp), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp), Alan Silva (synth), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr, perc)

{John Chacona 05.06.08}

04.06.26 - Roy Campbell’s Pyramid Trio: Campbell (tp), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) / Festivale Del Popolo, Montreal, Quebec, Canada [www.aumfidelity.com/home.htm]

Poster by Kiva Tanya Stimac, from Signal to Noise Issue #58, Summer 2010 p.35

04.06.27 • William Parker Quartet: Sound Unity

AUM Fidelity AUM034 (CD) 2005
—1st Session [See also 04.07.02]

June 27, 2004 / Suoni Per Il Popolo, La Sala Rossa, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

1. Poem for June Jordan [8:48]
2. Sound Unity [21:01]

Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr)

{AUM034}

04.06.28 - William Parker Quartet: Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) / Ottawa Jazz Festival,
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada [www.aumfidelity.com/home.htm]
04.06.30 - William Parker Quartet: as above / Calgary Jazz Festival, Calgary, Alberta, Canada [ibid]
04.07.01 - William Parker Quartet / Edmonton Jazz Festival, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada [ibid]

04.07.02 • William Parker Quartet: Sound Unity

AUM Fidelity AUM034 (CD) 2005
—2nd Session [See also 04.06.27]

July 2, 2004 / Vancouver International Jazz Festival, Vancouver East Cultural Center, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

1. Hawaii [12:29]
2. Wood Flute Song [10:41]
3. Harlem [8:43]
4. Groove [8:19]

Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr)

{AUM034}

04.07.03 - William Parker & Hamid Drake Duo: Parker (b, winds, perc), Drake (dr, perc) / Vancouver International Jazz Festival,
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada [www.aumfidelity.com/home.htm]
04.07.07 - Full Blown Trio: Dave Burrell (p), William Parker (b), Andrew Cyrille (dr) / Tonic, NYC [AUM Fidelity 04.07.06]

04.07.10 • David S. Ware Quartet [AR—65:45]

July 10, 2004 / North Sea Jazz Festival, Mondriaan Zaal, The Hague, Netherlands

Introduction by MC Jimmy Rage [1:17]
1. improvisation—Surrendered—Lexicon (Ware) [56:18]
2. composition/improvisation 8:10]

“The first three pieces are performed as a suite, without interruption. I'd be tempted to call the unidentified title ‘Peace On Earth,’
after Ware’s monologue, but Coltrane already nicked that title... I don't know what the last one is—it’s gorgeous—maybe a new song?"
—James Lindbloom

“This was a multi-media event. Behind the band was a large screen on which videos of Martin Luther King, John Coltrane (classic quartet),
and Miles Davis (with Coltrane) were shown along with a 'tickertape' with the words from Martin Luther King’s 'I have a dream' speech.”
—Andrew Wilson 04.07.13

David S. Ware (ts, voc, tamb), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Gerald Cleaver (dr)

{CDr; Andrew Wilson 04.05.13; James Lindbloom 04.08.21}

04.07.15 - Sainkho Namtchylak Trio: Sainkho Namtchylak (voc), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) / Nouvelles Pistes Artistiques Inclassables Festival 2004: International Workshop of Improvised Music and Dance, 9:00pm, Palais des Congrès, Parthenay, France [WIRE #244 June 2004 p.91]
04.07.16 - Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Trio: Brötzmann (reeds), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) / Nouvelles Pistes Artistiques Inclassables Festival 2004: International Workshop of Improvised Music and Dance, approx. 10:30pm, Palais des Congrès, Parthenay, France [ibid]

William Parker Residency, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts ::: July 19 through August 1, 2004

04.07.31 - William Parker’s Raining on the Blue Moon Quintet: Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), Leena Conquest (voc),
Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) / The Fourth Annual Deer Isle Jazz Festival, Stonington Opera House, Stonington, ME
1. Hunk Pappa Blues; 2. James Baldwin to the Rescue; 3. unknown titles...
“Show was about an hour. It was, in fact, a blue moon that night. —Kevin Foss

“The Maine Festival Band, a group of the state’s finest young jazz musicians brought together specifically for this performance, opens under the direction of Blue Hill’s own saxophonist Bill McHenry. The acclaimed local jazz band from George Stevens Academy serenades those waiting in the OHA garden for admission to the evening’s performance, and young players jam with the pros after the show!" —Bangor Daily News
“I don't know if the announced jam with the younger musicians happened or not, as it was quite late by the time the formal set ended.”
—Kevin Foss

04.08.01 - William Parker’s Raining on the Moon Quintet: as above, “featuring bass-drum duets with Parker and Hamid Drake.” /
The Fourth Annual Deer Isle Jazz Festival, Stonington Opera House, Stonington, ME
1. Song of Hope; 2. Old Tears ("Leena having wrote the vocals"); 3. Turnip Wine Song ("William played doussn'gouni and performed vocals");
“The night also featured an extended 4. Yellow Paper Dance to close the set featuring Patricia Nicholson dancing. William started the piece on a set of large glass bells made by an artisan at the Haystack school, and went to... his shakuhachi. He and Leena also played percussion at various points during this number. The night closed with an encore of 5. Mystery Music. At the end William and the group thanked the families who they had stayed with while in Stonington for the festival. ...set was longer, closer to an hour and a half" —Kevin Foss

[Dale McGarrigle “The Sound of Silence; Jazzman William Parker...” Bangor Daily News July 30, 2004 p.C6; Kevin Foss 04.08.07; www.operahousearts.org/calendar.html]

04.08.21 - HOWL Festival: Seth Misterka (as), Gamiel Lyons (fl), Dave Sewelson (bar), Roy Campbell and Matt Lavelle (tp), Joe Morris (g), Patricia Nicholson (dance, spoken word), Latasha Natasha Diggs (spoken word), Billy Bang (vn), William Parker and Todd Nicholson (b),
Whit Dickey and Jeff Arnal (dr) / Vision Howl—An Intergenerational Improvisatory Summit, 7:30 & 10:00pm, St. Nicholas Church, NYC [Downtown Music Gallery newsletter; Patricia Nicholson mailing 04.08.21]

04.08.27 • DJ Spooky Trio [AR—103:28 & BR—55:00]

August 27, 2004 / Festhalle, Willisau, Switzerland

Audience Recording:
1. compositions/improvisations [103:28]

Broadcast Recording:
1. compositions/improvisations [55:00]

DJ Spooky (turntables, elec, voc), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b)
—Broadcast Recording circulating with Guillermo E. Brown (dr) added

{www.santannarresijazz.it/arresi/contenuto.htm; www.angelfire.com}

04.09.01 • David S. Ware Quartet [BR—71:04]

September 1, 2004 / la XIX edizione di Ai Confini tra Sardegna e Jazz 2004, Piazza Martiri, Sant'Anna Arresi, Cagliari, Italy

radio intro [4:14]
1. composition/improvisation 21:02]
2. composition/improvisation 16:48]
3. composition/improvisation 16:41]
4. composition/improvisation 11:59]
radio outro [0:17]

David S. Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Guillermo E. Brown (dr)

{Norbert Kreutzer 06.10.30; Patrick Pohlmann 05.11.23; Jakob Blumenthal 07.08.02; www.santannarresijazz.it/arresi/programma_festival.htm}

04.09.02 • Black Cherry [AR—37:59 & AVR—65:24]

September 2, 2004 / la XIX edizione di Ai Confini tra Sardegna e Jazz 2004, Piazza Martiri, Sant'Anna Arresi, Cagliari, Italy

Audience Recording:
1. composition/improvisation 24:23]
2. composition/improvisation 13:36]

Audience Video Recording:
1. compositions/improvisations [65:24]

William Parker (b, reeds, strings, voc), Hamid Drake (dr, voc)

{Patrick Pohlmann 05.11.23; Jakob Blumenthal 07.08.02; www.santannarresijazz.it/arresi/programma_festival.htm.htm}

04.09.03 • William Parker Quartet [AR—70:24 & AVR]

September 3, 2004 / la XIX edizione di Ai Confini tra Sardegna e Jazz 2004, Piazza Martiri, Sant'Anna Arresi, Cagliari, Italy

1. composition/improvisation 46:31]
2. Nature Boy (Eden Ahbez) [23:16]

Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr)

{WP Archive CDr; Patrick Pohlmann 05.11.23; Jakob Blumenthal 07.08.02; www.santannarresijazz.it/arresi/programma_festival.htm.htm; Norbert Kreutzer 05.12.26}

04.09.04 • Matthew Shipp Trio [AR—61:23]

September 4, 2004 / la XIX edizione di Ai Confini tra Sardegna e Jazz 2004, Piazza Martiri, Sant'Anna Arresi, Cagliari, Italy

1. composition/improvisation 56:24]
2. Take the ‘A’ Train (Billy Strayhorn) [4:59]

Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Gerald Cleaver (dr)

{Norbert Kreutzer 06.10.30; www.santannarresijazz.it/arresi/programma_festival.htm.htm}

04.09.10 • Sainkho Namtchylak Trio [AR—93:32]

September 10, 2004 / Guelph Jazz Festival, 8:00pm, Chalmers United Church, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

1. intro and applause [1:40]
2. untitled improv [29:56]
3. interruption + diatribe [5:38]
4. untitled improv [56:18]

“This is a strange one. Someone interrupts the concert and Sainkho goes nuts on the guy. Very weird and tense. Then the music resumes.”
—Ed Hazell

“One of the strangest gigs I have ever attended... It seems that the great Tuvan vocalist, Sainkho Namchylak, was not happy with the way she was treated and made to wait at the airport earlier in the day. Her much-anticipated trio with William Parker and Hamid Drake were headlining on Saturday, the main night of the Guelph Jazz Fest. After a fine set by Andrew Cyrille/Don Moye Percussion Quartet, Sainkho’s trio took the stage at this large, prestigious church, playing to a packed house. As William and Hamid whipped up a storm of strong rhythmic improv, Sainkho stood center stage with her arms defiantly folded and looked quite bored. Sainkho basically repeated two long notes over and over and over as the rhythm team churned and burned. Everyone in the audience knew that there was something wrong as Sainkho continued to repeat those same two notes. Eventually the MC signaled to her to come off the stage, which she ignored at first, but finally abruptly halted the rhythm team and stormed off. She then had an argument with the MC off-stage as the audience sat stunned and confused, some felt that the MC had gone too far and some felt the opposite. Eventually Sainkho came back on stage and angrily explained that she was not happy playing in a church, especially at an event that was sponsored by a mental health organization. The trio started again and Sainkho sang with a bit more intensity and diversity, but many felt that the damage had been done.”
—Bruce Gallanter, DMG

Sainkho Namtchylak (voc), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr)

{WP Archive 2CDr; Ed Hazell 06.02.10; Guelph Jazz Festival mailing list 04.09.09; WIRE #246 August 2004 p.89}

04.09.22 • Steve Swell’s Fire Into Music [AR—95:06]

September 22, 2004 / Hothouse Annual Jazzfest Aftersets, Chicago, IL

1. announcement, unknown title [18:27]
2. composition/improvisation 28:55]
3. composition/improvisation 47:44]

“A tour starting in the midwest [04.09.22, 09.24], then south, then more west through Texas [10.02], New Mexico [10.04, 10.08], California [10.06],
Washington [10.10], and western Canada [10.13 and 10.14]. That will be in the middle of September to about the middle of October.”
—Steve Swell

Jemeel Moondoc (as), Steve Swell (tb), William Parker (b, shenai), Hamid Drake (dr)

{WP Archive 2CDr; Norbert Kreutzer 06.10.30; Chi-improv list 04.08.25; www.steveswell.com/SwellOFN3:04.pdf}

04.09.24 - Steve Swell’s Fire Into Music: Jemeel Moondoc (as), Swell (tb), William Parker (b, shenai), Hamid Drake (dr) /
“Spirits Rejoice Weekend of Creative Improvised Music (Jazz)", Mackenzie Fine Arts Center, Henry Ford Community College, Dearborn, MI
[Pat Frisco Mich-improv 04.08.28; whfr.fm]

04.10.02 • Steve Swell’s Fire Into Music [AR—107:40]

October 2, 2004 / Eldorado Ballroom, Houston, TX

First Set
1. composition/improvisation 24:49]
2. composition/improvisation 24:14]
Second Set
1. composition/improvisation 57:37]

“Presented by the Pauline Oliveros Foundation (now called ‘Deep Listening Institute’). I think this group did workshops at local high schools
in the Houston area for a few days before the concert, as well as a workshop at MECA for students of MECA and POF.” —Bob Selcoe

Steve Swell (tb), Jemeel Moondoc (as), William Parker (b, shenai), Hamid Drake (dr, perc)

{Jakob Blumenthal 07.07.21; Bob Selcoe 05.08.17}

04.10.04 • Steve Swell’s Fire Into Music [AR—100:53]

October 4, 2004 / Outpost Performance Space, Albuquerque, NM

First Set
1. composition/improvisation 25:16]
2. composition/improvisation 25:30]
Second Set
3. unknown title—announcement Swell [50:07]

Steve Swell (tb), Jemeel Moondoc (as), William Parker (b, shenai), Hamid Drake (dr)

{Jakob Blumenthal 08.05.29}

04.10.06 - Steve Swell’s Fire Into Music: Jemeel Moondoc (as), Swell (tb), William Parker (b, shenai), Hamid Drake (dr) /
The Jazz House, Berkeley, CA [Andrew Gilbert “Berkeley: Hip and hot, The Jazz House Faces Extinction...” San Francisco Chronicle]

04.10.08 • Fire Into Music: Fire Into Music

Ballroom (no Issue #) Limited Edition (LP) 2006; Limited Edition (CDr) 2008, 2014

Steve Swell’s Fire Into Music [AR]

October 8, 2004 / Ballroom Marfa, Marfa, Texas

Fire Into Music:
1. Junka Nu [20:20]
2. Groove [23:01]

Audience Recording:
1. unknown title
2. unknown title
3. unknown title
4. unknown title

Jemeel Moondoc (reeds), Steve Swell (tb), William Parker (b, shenai), Hamid Drake (dr)

{Ballroom LP; Ed Hazell 06.02.13; Ryan Edwards 07.12.03; DMG 14.01.03}

04.10.10 • Steve Swell’s Fire Into Music [AR—108:06]

October 10, 2004, 8:00pm / Consolidated Works, Seattle, WA

First Set
1. composition/improvisation 24:30]
2. composition/improvisation 16:31]
3. composition/improvisation 18:54]
Second Set
4. composition/improvisation 27:01]
5. composition/improvisation 19:58]
announcement Swell [1:17]

Steve Swell (tb), Jemeel Moondoc (as), William Parker (b, shenai), Hamid Drake (dr)

{Jakob Blumenthal 08.05.29; Paul de Barros Seattle Times October 8, 2004 p.H-5}

04.10.13 - Steve Swell’s Fire Into Music: Jemeel Moondoc (as),
Swell (tb), William Parker (b, shenai), Hamid Drake (dr) /
Vancouver East Cultural Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
[Jeoff Peters concert review www.jazzpianocafe.com]
04.10.14 - Steve Swell’s Fire Into Music: as above /
8:00pm, Yardbird Suite, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
[www.yardbirdsuite.com/index-shows.htm]
04.10.16 - Dave Burrell & William Parker Duo: Burrell (p), Parker (b) /
8:00 and 10:00pm, An Die Musik, Baltimore, MD
["PopRockFolkJazzEtc.” The Washington Post October 15, 2004 p.T-11]
04.10.23 - Full-Blown Trio: Dave Burrell (p), William Parker (b),
Guillermo E. Brown (dr)—"Andrew [Cyrille] dropped out of the tour last minute...” /
“New Thing Productions & Society for New Music"
May Memorial Unitarian Universalist Church, Syracuse, NY
[Michael Hentz 04.12.12]

Poster by Steven Cerio Signal to Noise
Issue #58, Summer 2010 p.31.

04.10.00 • Scotty Hard: Scotty Hard’s Radical Reconstructive Surgery

Thirsty Ear 57172.2 Blue Series (CD) 2006

(V/A) Thirsty Ear Blue Series Sampler
Thirsty Ear Records THI571742 The Blue Series (CD) 2006
[This compilation also contains tracks from David S. Ware Quartet 99.03.31; William Parker Violin Trio 02.05.00;
Beans 05.00.00; Sex Mob; Nils Peter Molvaer; Meat Beat Manifesto; Carl Hancock Rux; Eri Yamamoto; Craig Taborn;
DJ Spooky and Dave Lombardo; Groundtruther; Mike Ladd; The Yohimbe Brothers; 30 Spokes]

October, 2004 Shacklyn, Brooklyn, NY

1. Primary Humor [1:29]
2. Chance Operation [6:41]
3. St. Claire’s Hospital [3:40]
4. Noonday Demon [4:43]
5. The General [4:08]
6. Eclipse [5:28]
7. Apothecary’s Cabinet [1:22]
8. The Peeler [4:55]
9. Anatomy of Melancholy [2:15]
10. Round Two [12:31]

Blue Series Sampler has track 5.

John Medeski (p, el-p, Wurlitzer org, Moog synth, mellotron, clavinet), Matthew Shipp (p, el-p, Wurlitzer org), DJ Olive (turntable),
William Parker (b), Mauricio Takara (dr, perc), Scotty Hard (drum machines, samplers, Optigan org, perc), Nasheet Waits (dr)

{discogs.com; vague web sources}

04.11.04 - Matthew Shipp Trio: Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Guillermo E. Brown (dr) /
“Boxing & Jazz," 7:00 & 9:30pm, Knitting Factory, NYC [DMG newsletter04.10.29]
04.11.07 (1) - Freedomland: Daniel Carter (reeds), Dave Sewelson (bar), David Hofstra (tu), William Parker (b), Dee Pop (dr) /
CBGB Lounge Third Year Anniversary Party, NYC [www.cbgb.com]
04.11.07 (2) - Other Dimensions In Music: Daniel Carter (as, ts, fl, tp), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp, flg, p-tpt),
William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr) + Surprise Guests / CBGB Lounge Third Year Anniversary Party, NYC [ibid]
04.11.14 - Bill Cole’s Untempered Ensemble: Cole (double reeds, fl), Sam Kinninger (reeds), Joe Daley (tu, reeds),
William Parker (b, double reeds, perc), Atticus Cole (perc), Warren Smith (dr) / Sangha, Takoma Park, MD [Eric Devin 04.11.17]
04.11.19 - Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Trio: Brötzmann (ts, cl, trgt), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) /
20:30, Schouwburg Cultuurcentrum Luchtbal, Antwerpen, Belgium [Rob Leurentop “Motives Festival" De Tijd November 16, 2004]

04.11.21 • Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Trio [AR—106:18]

November 21, 2004 / Théâtre du Pavé, Toulouse, France

announcement [3:44]
1. improvisation [33:05]
2. improvisation [20:58]
Second Set
3. improvisation [35:14]
4. encore, unknown title [9:03]

Peter Brötzmann (ts, cl, trgt), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr, frm-dr)

{2CDr; Olivier Huteau 12.01.13}

04.11.22 - Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Trio: Brötzmann (ts, cl, trgt), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) / Marseille, France
[Eddy Janssens 04.11.25]
04.11.23 - Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Trio: as above / Vooruit, Gent, Belgium [Eddy Janssens 04.11.25]
04.11.25 - Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Trio / De Evenaar, Rotterdam, Netherlands
[De Volkskrant, November 25, 2004]

04.11.26 • Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Trio [AR—129:46]

November 26, 2004 / Cafe Teufelhart, Dachau, Germany

1. improvisation [13:21]
2. improvisation [4:15] —bass and drums duo
3. improvisation [14:51]
4. improvisation [7:39]
5. improvisation [10:53]
6. improvisation—announcement [13:57]
7. improvisation [15:07]
8. improvisation [3:45] —guimbri and percussion duo
9. improvisation [9:56]
10. improvisation [7:29]
11. improvisation [6:22]
12. improvisation [3:00] —bass solo
13. improvisation [9:13]
14. improvisation [9:50] —drum solo

Peter Brötzmann (ts, as-7,9,10, trgt, cl), William Parker (b, shenai-10, guimbri-7,8), Hamid Drake (dr, perc-7,8,9,10)

{Jakob Blumenthal 07.07.21; Bjorn Dirlack 05.08.01; www.german-news.de/news/news+article.storyid+824.htm;
ticket stub from Sander Piek 05.03.08}

04.11.28 • Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Trio [AVR—111:13]

November 28, 2004 / Festival Risonanze 2004, Teatro Fondamenta Nuove, Venice, Italy

1. improvisation [25:59]
2. improvisation [32:49]
3. improvisation [9:55]
4. improvisation [24:29]
5. improvisation [17:00]

Peter Brötzmann (ts, as, cl, trgt), William Parker (b, doussn'gouni), Hamid Drake (dr, frm-dr)

{Norbert Kreutzer 07.09.18; WIRE #250 December 2004 p.92; www.provincia.venezia.it/vortice/Brötzmann.htm}

04.11.29 • Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Trio [AR—105:57]

November 29, 2004 / Blue Tomato, Wien, Austria

1. improvisation [31:31]
2. improvisation [9:28]
3. improvisation [43:46]
4. improvisation [14:33]
5. improvisation [5:49]

Peter Brötzmann (ts, cl, trgt), William Parker (b, doussn'gouni), Hamid Drake (dr, frm-dr)

{Jakob Blumenthal 07.07.21}

04.12.05 - Freedomland: Daniel Carter (reeds), Dave Sewelson (bar), David Hofstra (tu), William Parker (b), Dee Pop (dr) /
CBGB Lounge, NYC [www.cbgb.com]

04.12.08 • Steve Swell’s Fire Into Music Sextet [AR—118:45]

December 8, 2004 / Boston, MA

1. composition/improvisation 54:32]
2. composition/improvisation 14:37]
announcement [3:46]
3. composition/improvisation 46:10]

“...[Drake] did not see any of the music 'til tonight, walked in the door at 6:30, quarter-to-seven...” —Steve Swell

Steve Swell (tb), Jemeel Moondoc (as), Matt Lavelle (tp), Cooper-Moore (p), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr)

{WP Archive 2CDr; Norbert Kreutzer 06.05.21}

04.12.10 - Fred Anderson Trio: Anderson (ts), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) / La Sala Rossa, Montreal, Quebec, Canada [www.voir.ca/musique]

04.12.12 • Anderson, Parker, & Drake: Blue Winter

Eremite Records MTE047/048 (2-CD) 2005

December 12, 2004 / Dibden Center for the Arts, Johnson State College, Johnson, Vermont

1. I [44:16]
2. II [37:59]
3. III [13:08]
4. IV [14:03]

“...an impeccably recorded complete concert performance from the trio’s 2004 Northeast Tour...”

Fred Anderson (ts), William Parker (b, nagaswaram), Hamid Drake (dr)

{eremite.com/discography/bluewinter_47_48.html; Eremite 05.07.23; www.discogs.com}

04.12.14 • Fred Anderson Trio [AR—147:24]

December 14, 2004 / Trinity Episcopal Church, Buffalo, NY

1. composition/improvisation 48:54]
2. composition/improvisation 11:18]
3. composition/improvisation 47:12]

Fred Anderson (ts), William Parker (b, nagaswaram), Hamid Drake (dr)

{WP Archive 2CDr}

04.12.18 - William Parker’s readings from the Mayor of Punkville: Rob Brown (as, fl), Lewis Barnes (tp), Asim Barnes (g),
William Parker (reading), Guillermo E Brown (dr) / Vision Club, 9:00pm, Alain Kirili's, NYC [www.visionfestival.org]

04.12.19 (1) • Declared Enemy: Salute to 100001 Stars - A Tribute to Jean Genet

Rogue Art Rog-0004 (CD) 2007 France

December 19, 2004 / Leon Lee Dorsey Studio, New York City
"Spoken words recorded in June 2005 by Michel Mathieu, at Draveil, France...” —Michel Dorbon, Rogue Art

"The recording took place on a December the 19th. Nobody knew it was Jean Genet’s birthday. Matthew Shipp wrote all the music.
There is no such thing as chance.”

1. Chicago 68 [2:41]
2. Marche Funevre [20:12]
3. Flowers [4:35]
4. Alberto’s Workshop [4:13]
5. Mettray [4:24]
6. Black Panthers [3:28]
7. Abdallah [4:32]
8. Le Rouge et le Noir [12:38]
9. Larache [5:45]

Sabir Mateen (as, cl, fl), Matthew Shipp (p, Comp), Denis Lavant (reading Jean Genet’s texts-2,8), William Parker (b), Gerald Cleaver (dr)

{www.roguart.com; Session date and venue from Michel Dorbon of RogueArt 07.08.27}

04.12.19 (2) - Freedomland: Daniel Carter (reeds), Dave Sewelson (bar), David Hofstra (tu), William Parker (b), Dee Pop (dr) /
CBGB Lounge, NYC [www.cbgb.com]

2005 : : :

05.01.08 - William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra: Parker (Dir, Comp), Sabir Mateen (ts), Rob Brown (as),
Charles Waters (as, cl), Dave Sewelson (bar), Roy Campbell Jr., Lewis Barnes, and Matt Lavelle (tp), Steve Swell (tb), Dave Hofstra (tu, b),
Andrew Barker and Guillermo E Brown (dr) / 7:30 & 9:00pm, Vision Series at Les Gallery, Clemente Soto Velez, NYC
05.01.15 - Matthew Shipp Trio: Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Guillermo E. Brown (dr) / “Boxing & Jazz", 8:00pm,
Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, Burlington, VT
[www.flynncenter.org/show_pages/FSJ5M.html; www.dalecruse.com/weblogarchives/2005/01/boxing_and_jazz.html]

"...never happened because the band got stuck in a horrible blizzard on the way up here.”

Signal to Noise

05.01.27 - William Parker & Ayman Fanous Duo: Fanous (g, bouzouki), Parker (b) / VCU Jazz Studies Program, Sonia Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Richmond, VA [Style Weekly January 19, 2005; www.styleweekly.com/richmond/IssueArchives?issue=1358867]
05.01.29 - William Parker Solo & Duo with Ayan Fanous: as above / McNeir Hall, Georgetown University, Washington, DC
[Eric Devin 05.10.25; www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=16367]
"Parker concluded by informing us of the title of the eighty-minute performance:
‘Don't put the root beer in the bag with the sandwich (because the sandwich will get cold)’.”

05.02.05 • Rob Brown’s Resonance [AR—61:19]

February 5, 2005 / Vision Festival Evening, Sons d'hiver Music Festival 2005, Theatre Jean-Vilar, Paris (Vitry-Sur-Seine)

1. unknown title—announcement [61:19]

Rob Brown (as), William Parker and Henry Grimes (b)

{Jakob Blumenthal 08.05.28}

05.02.13 - William Parker Solo, Cooper-Moore Solo, and Cooper-Moore + William Parker Duo (first time ever!) /
“50 Miles of Elbow Room is proud to present: A special MATINEE gig celebrating the COOPER-MOORE box set" /
3:00pm, Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural Center, LES Gallery, Manhattan, NYC [Adam Lore 05.01.22; www.aumfidelity.com/home.htm]

Vision Collaboration Festival ::: February 17 through 20—at PS 122, NYC

05.02.17 (1) - PaNic perform “Revolution": Kevin Bachman, Osamu Uehara,
Jackie Lorenzi, and Jane Sato (dance), Rob Brown (as), William Parker (b),
Alvin Fielder (dr), & Improvised Interactive Video by Michael Lucio Sternbach /
—DMG newsletter 05.02.18 also has Jane Sato (dance) / 9:00pm
[William Parker’s Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.03.08]
05.02.17 (2) - Rob Brown (as), Perry Robinson (cl), William Parker (b),
Alvin Fielder (dr) / 9:30pm [ibid]
05.02.18 (1) - PaNic perform “Revolution": Kevin Bachman, Osamu Uehara,
Jackie Lorenzi, and Jane Sato (dance), Rob Brown (as), William Parker (b),
Alvin Fielder (dr), & Improvised Interactive Video by Michael Lucio Sternbach /
9:00pm [Downtown Music Gallery newsletter 05.02.18]
05.02.18 (2) - Joe Morris (g), William Parker (b), and Alvin Fielder (dr) Trio /
9:30pm [ibid]

05.02.18 (3) - Other Dimensions In Music: Daniel Carter (as, ts, fl, tp),
Roy Campbell Jr. (tp, flg, p-tpt), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr) /
A Benefit for Habitat For Humanity/Asia Tsunami Response Fund,
11:00pm, Union Pool, Williamsburg, NY [ibid; www.free103point9.org/events]

05.02.19 (1) - Patricia Nicholson (dance), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp), William Parker (b)
Perform “Dancing with Mountains", with video by Bob Craddock / 8:30pm
[DMG newsletter 05.02.18]
05.02.19 (2) - Other Dimensions In Music: Daniel Carter (as, ts, fl, tp),
Roy Campbell Jr. (tp, flg, p-tpt), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr) / 9:30pm [ibid]
05.02.20 (1) - PaNic perform “Revolution": Kevin Bachman, Osamu Uehara,
Jackie Lorenzi, and Jane Sato (dance), Rob Brown (as), William Parker (b),
Alvin Fielder (dr), & Improvised Interactive Video by Michael Lucio Sternbach /
5:30pm [ibid]
05.02.20 (2) - Improv—Mix Up: “All dancers & musicians
come together in varying combinations to Improvise" / 6:30pm [ibid]

A very stylish poster for 05.02.13.
Photo by William Ferris,
from “Blues from the Delta"
Used without permission...

05.02.21 • Milford Graves & William Parker Duo [AR—67:54]

February 21, 2005 / New York City

1. improvisation [9:59]
2. improvisation [9:42]
3. improvisation [11:41]
4. improvisation [5:39]
5. improvisation [13:37]
5. improvisation [7:21]
Milford Graves speaks [7:03]

William Parker (b, shenai-3,5 wdfl-5 doussn'gouni-4), Milford Graves (dr, perc, voc-3,4,5,6)

{WP Archive CDr; Norbert Kreutzer 05.07.05}

05.02.26 - Roy Campbell’s Pyramid Trio + Guests: Campbell (tp, perc), William Parker (b, shakuhachi, kalimba, doussn'gouni),
Hamid Drake (dr), + Albert Beger (ts, afl), Patricia Nicholson (dance) / Tel Aviv Jazz Festival 2005, Tel Aviv Cinematique, Tel Aviv, Israel /
[Eyal Hareuveni 05.03.07, www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=1673]
“Began with a memorial improvisatory piece, after a moment of silence, commemorating the victims of the tsunami and last night’s suicide terror attack in Tel Aviv, just a few blocks from the musicians’ hotel, that caused the death of five innocent Israelis. ‘We are all human beings and are connected by the same red blood’, said Campbell... The Trio played mostly tracks from its last release, Ethnic Stew and Brew (Delmark, 2001), and continued with ‘Malcolm, Martin, and Mandela’ ...performed a new piece, ‘Dancing with Mountains’ that featured... dancer Patricia Nicholson, and Parker himself on... doussn'gouni, and concluded the set with another memorial piece, the angry ‘Amadou Diallo’... This time the trio featured Israeli sax player Albert Beger...” —Eyal Hareuveni

05.02.27
• Albert Beger: Evolving Silence Vol. 1

Earsay’s Jazz ES097 (CD) 2006

• Albert Beger: Evolving Silence Vol. 2

Earsay’s Jazz ES091 (CD) 2006

February 27, 2005 / Submarine Studios, Tel Aviv, Israel

Evolving Silence Vol. 1:
1. Naked Truth (Berger) [11:44]
2. Duo #1 (improv) [6:44]
3. Duo #2 (improv) [11:03] —no Parker
4. Rain Is Coming (Berger) [12:36]

Evolving Silence Vol. 2:
5. Evolving Silence (Berger) [13:14]
6. Duo #3 (improv) [8:09]
7. Funky Lacy (Berger) [6:22]
8. Skies of Israel (Berger) [12:35]

“Recorded on William’s ‘day off’ when he was in Tel Aviv...” —Ed Hazell

Albert Beger (ts, alto flute), William Parker (b, doussn'gouni), Hamid Drake (dr, perc)

{ES097; ES091; Ed Hazell 06.09.24, 06.12.01, 08.04.27}

05.02.28 - William Parker (b, doussn'gouni, perc, dance), & Miriam Parker (dance) / Tmuna Theater, Tel Aviv, Israel /
“Two days later Parker performed with his daughter, dancer Miriam Parker, who resides in Tel Aviv... This performance, ‘Wrinkles in Time’, initiated by the Jazz Ear shop of Tel Aviv... On the first piece Parker showed that he can move and dance quite gracefully, carrying around the doussn'gouni, as if he was a modern shaman, and later dancing with the talking drum, always in cue with Miriam’s beautiful movements. The second piece was a stunning tour-de-force on the bass, including playing with two bows" —Eyal Hareuveni
[Eyal Hareuveni 05.03.07, www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=1673]
05.03.03 - Matthew Shipp & William Parker Duo: Shipp (p), Parker (b) / National Philharmonic Hall, Vilnius, Lithuania /
“I believe it was recorded by NoBusiness Records.” [Kirril Potomachin 09.12.05]
05.03.04 - Matthew Shipp & William Parker Duo: as above / Padova, Italy [www.jazzreview.com/forum 05.02.15]
05.03.05 - Matthew Shipp & William Parker Duo / Norvara, Italy Jazz Festival [ibid]
05.03.06 - Matthew Shipp & William Parker Duo / Imola, Italy / Cassero Jazz Festival [ibid]
05.03.08 - Matthew Shipp & William Parker Duo / Palermo, Italy [ibid]
05.03.09 - Matthew Shipp & William Parker Duo / Marsala, Italy [ibid]
05.03.10 - Matthew Shipp & William Parker Duo / Rome, Italy [ibid]
05.03.11 - Matthew Shipp & William Parker Duo / somewhere in Portugal [ibid]
05.03.12 - Matthew Shipp & William Parker Duo / Cremona, Italy [ibid]
05.03.13 - Matthew Shipp & William Parker Duo / Porto San Giorgio, Italy [ibid]
05.03.14 - Matthew Shipp & William Parker Duo / Katowice, Poland [ibid]
05.03.15 - Matthew Shipp & William Parker Duo / Warsaw, Poland [ibid]
05.03.16 - Matthew Shipp & William Parker Duo / Peznan, Poland [ibid]
05.03.17 to 05.03.18 - Matthew Shipp Trio: Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Gerald Cleaver (dr) /
21:00, Ces concerts auront lieu a l'Espace Chatelet Victoria Sunset-Sunside, Paris
[Stephane Portet & Sophie Fonquernie, www.sunset-sunside.com]
05.03.19 - William Parker Quartet: Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) /
Dalle Nuove Musiche al Suono Mondiale: XV Edizione 2005, 10:15pm, Café Procope, Turin, Italy
[The WIRE #253 March 2005 p.94; www.musica90.net]

05.03.20 • Matthew Shipp Trio [BR—50:35]

March 20, 2005 / Zuid Nederlands Jazzfestival, Effenaar, Eindhoven, Netherlands
—Also circulating misdated 05.03.03

“Broadcasted on a small Dutch Radio Station. The trio played one long track (without intermissions or announcements)...
In a re-broadcast, some titles were given for the various sections" —Sander Piek

1. Festival intro (Ad Peijnenburg) [1:10]
2. Flow of Silence (Shipp) [14:02]
3. Parker solo [4:42]
4. PX (Shipp) [7:44]
5. Cleaver solo [5:38]
6. Three in One (Shipp) [3:57]
7. Shipp solo [5:50]
8. Virgin Complex (Shipp) [7:35]

“The performance was the conclusion of a European tour.” —Erno Mijland

Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Gerald Cleaver (dr)

{Sander Piek 05.10 18; Erno Mijland, Eindhoven Dagblad, March 22, 2005}

05.04.00 - William Parker: “In his last Richmond appearance in April, 2005, bassist William Parker closed with a beautiful, extended solo...” / Richmond, VA [www.styleweekly.com/richmond/william-parker-at-st-johns-united-church-of-christ]
05.04.03 - Henry Warner Quartet: Warner (as), Billy Bang (vn), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr) / Sunday Free-Style Series,
7:00pm, CB’s lounge, NYC [Downtown Music Gallery newsletter]

05.04.08 • William Parker & Oluyemi Thomas with Lisa Sokolov + Joe McPhee: Spiritworld

Straw2Gold S2G-004 (DVD) 2006
"The DVD also includes a documentary about Jeff Schlanger and a video gallery of his work... William appears in both the documentary
and video gallery segments of the DVD, either in person, on the soundtrack, or as one of Schlanger’s images...” —Ed Hazell

April 8, 2005 / CUE Art Foundation, New York City

1. Spiritworld (Dedicated to Raphé Malik and Robert Creeley) [74:08]
2. musicWitness: Genesis & Testimony [30:13]
3. Vision Gallery [6:40]

“Jeff Schlanger Music Witness® Art Exhibition—Paintings Drawings Prints Sculpture, March 17th - April 23rd"

Joe McPhee (ss), Oluyemi Thomas (bcl, musette, fl, perc), Lisa Sokolov (embodied voice),
William Parker (Himalayan horn, perc, shakuhachi, fl, bass) + Jeff Schanger (painting, sculpture)

{Straw2Gold S2G-004; Ed Hazell 06.10.14; Jeff Schlanger Music Witness® 05.04.01}

05.04.09 - Perry Robinson & William Parker Duo: Robinson (cl), Parker (b) / 8:00pm, The Stone, NYC [Downtown Music Gallery newsletter]

05.04.12 • William Parker Quartet [BR & BVR—60:32]

April 12, 2005, Nya Perspektiv, CuLTUREN, Vasteras, Sweden
Radio Recording for P2 (music channel, Swedish Radio) / Television Broadcast

“...a concert that I am right now hearing at the radio. It is broadcasted just one hour after the real concert.” —Jan Carlsson

1. Groove No. 7 [17:21]
applause, announcement [0:29]
2. Woodflute Song [13:03]
announcement [0:26]
3. Tune for Ronnie Boykins [29:13]

Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr)

{Jan Carlsson 05.04.12; Ed Hazell; Alberto Lofoco 08.06.06}

05.04.13 - William Parker Quartet: Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) / La Palma Club, Rome, Italy [Alberto Lofoco 08.06.06; partial list of dates from www.jazzreview.com/forum post of 05.03.05]
05.04.14 - William Parker Quartet: as above / Sala Vanni, Firenze, Italy [ibid]
05.04.15 - William Parker Quartet / Sala dei Giganti, Padove, Italy [ibid]
05.04.16 - William Parker Quartet / Auditorium, Gorizia, Italy [ibid]
05.04.17 - William Parker Quartet / Teatro Comunale, Cesenatico, Italy [ibid]

05.04.18 (1) • Tiziano Tononi & Daniele Cavallanti: Spirits Up Above

Splasc(h) Records World Series CDH 877.2 (CD) Italy 2007

April 18, 2005 / New Art Studio, Uboldo-Milano, Italy

1. A So Kere-kere Me Ye (traditional) [5:09]
2. Crossroads (Robert Johnson) [7:30]
3. The Spirits Up Above Suite (Tononi)
(music built around Amiri Baraka’s “Somebody Blew Up America")
Intro 0:00 to 0:45
Violin (brushes) 0:45 to 6:29
including Albert Ayler’s “Music Is the Healing Force of the Universe"
Bass (sticks) 6:29 to 10:09
including Bob Marley’s “Redemption Song"
4. Trumpet (tom tom) 0:00 to 8:31
including Roscoe Mitchell’s “Odwalla"
Tenor (sticks) 8:31 to 16:42
including Charles Mingus' “Haitian Fight Song"
5. Drums (Funk/Open) 0:00 to 11:18
including Curtis Mayfield’s “People Get Ready"
Finale (The Owl) 11:18 to 14:32
6. Central Parker (Cavallanti) [7:28]
7. Crossroads—reprise (Robert Johnson) [1:33]

Daniele Cavallanti (ts), Luca Calabrese (tp, flg), Emanuele Parrini (vn), William Parker (b), Steve Piccolo (voc, recitation)
Tiziano Tononi (dr, chant-10, tumbadores, bata, kalimba, log drum, gongs)

{Ed Hazell 08.05.18; web sources}

05.04.18 (2) - William Parker Quartet: Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) /
Laboratorio Sociale AQ16, Reggio Emilia, Italy [Alberto Lofoco 08.06.06]
05.04.19 - William Parker Quartet: as above / Cafè Procope, Torino, Italy [ibid]
05.04.22 - William Parker Quartet / Hungary [ibid]
05.04.23 - David S. Ware Quartet: Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Guillermo E. Brown (dr) /
Hungary [www.jazzreview.com/forum 05.03.05]
05.04.24 - David S. Ware Quartet: as above / 9:00pm, Porgy & Bess, Vienna, Austria [www.porgy.at]
05.04.25
05.04.26
05.04.27 - David S. Ware Quartet / Hungary [www.jazzreview.com/forum 05.03.05]
05.04.29 - David S Ware Quartet / Le Mans, France [ibid]

05.04.29 • Joelle Leandre: Europa Dgaz: At The Le Mans Jazz Festival

Leo Records Leo 458/459 (2-CD) 2006 UK
“In April/May 2005 Joelle Leandre was resident artist at the Le Mans Jazz Festival. This set also has Leandre
with Maggie Nichols (voc) and Irene Schweitzer (p) [Les Diaboliques]; India Cooke (vn); Markus Stockhausen (tp)
and Mark Nauseef (perc, elec); and Paul Lovens (dr), Sebi Tramontana (tb), and Carlos Zingaro (vn).”

April 29, 2005 / Le Mans Jazz Festival, Collégiale Saint-Pierre-La-Cour, Le Mans, France

1. Meeting three [14.19]
2. Meeting four [4.37]
3. Meeting five [4.48]

—The Leandre/Parker Duos are on Leo 458.

Joelle Leandre (b), William Parker (b, whistle)

{www.efi.group.shef.ac.uk/mleandre.html}

05.05.00 - Unified Theory of Sound: Jemeel Moondoc (as), Matt LaVelle (tp), Steve Swell (tb), Cooper-Moore (p),
Leena Conquest and Tom Buckner (voc), William Parker (b), Kevin Norton (perc) / Interpretations Series, Merkin Hall, NYC [www.steveswell.com/SwellOFN3:04.pdf]
05.05.07 - Matthew Shipp & William Parker Duo: Shipp (p), Parker (b) / Firehouse 12, New Haven, CT
[firehouse12.com Past Shows]
05.05.11 - Sabir Mateen’s Juxtapositions: Mateen (ts), Roy Campbell (tp), Jason Kao Hwang and Jean Cook (vn), Jessica Pavone (vla),
William Parker, Matt Heyner, and Hill Greene (b), Rashid Bakr, Ravish Momin, and Michael Wimberly (dr) / CB’s Gallery, NYC [ravishmomin.com/older]

05.05.16 • Dave Burrell’s Full Blown Trio [BR—42:47]

May 16, 2005 / New Conversations, Teatro Astra, Vicenza, Italy

1. Extension (Burrell)—They Say Falling in Love is Wonderful (Irving Berlin) [25:16]
announcement DB
2. composition/improvisation 11:35]
3. composition/improvisation 5:55]

Dave Burrell (p), William Parker (b), Andrew Cyrille (dr)

{Jakob Blumenthal 07.07.21; Alberto Lofoco 08.06.06}

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

Victo 102 (CD) 2006 CAN

May 22, 2005, 22ième Festival International de Musique Actuelle de Victoriaville, 10:00pm, Colisée des Bois-Francs, Victoriaville, Québec, Canada

William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra [AR—91:58]

For Percy Heath:
1. Part One [10:34]
2. Part Two [9:49]
3. Part Three [10:15]
4. Part Four [17:40]

Audience Recording:
For Percy Heath:
1. composition/improvisation 7:00]
2. composition/improvisation 48:24]
3. composition/improvisation 11:14]
4. composition/improvisation 25:43]

“The first time I met Percy Heath was 1983 in San Francisco. I was playing a concert with the pianist Cecil Taylor and when the concert ended, I went off stage and there standing in the wings was Percy Heath. He greeted me with a hug and called me ‘Iron Fingers.’ I thanked him for his wonderful bass playing. Then we spoke about the importance of space, timing, and playing the right thing at the right time in a musical situation. I saw Percy one other time at the North Sea Festival in Holland. He was in his seventies and I asked him if I could get anything for him. He replied ‘No, just keep playing your music.’ In May 2005 The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra premiered the piece For Percy Heath.” —William Parker, October 2006

Sabir Mateen (reeds), Rob Brown (as), Charles Waters (as, cl), Darryl Foster (reeds), Dave Sewelson (bar), Roy Campbell Jr., Lewis Barnes,
and Matt Lavelle (tp), Masahiko Kono, Steve Swell, and Alex Lodico (tb), Dave Hofstra (tu), William Parker (b, leader, Comp), Andrew Barker (dr)

{WP Archive 2CDr; www.squidco.com; The WIRE #253 March 2005 p.90; www.fimav.qc.ca/grille005/sun22h.html}

05.06.03 • William Parker’s Raining on the Moon Quintet [AR—79:00]

June 3, 2005 / Hotel Emilia, Portonovo, Italy

1. compositions/improvisations [79:00]

Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), Leena Conquest (voc), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr)

{"tesla" correspondence; www.angelfire.com/scifi2/tesla69; Alberto Lofoco 08.06.06}

05.06.05 - William Parker’s Raining on the Moon Quintet: Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), Leena Conquest (voc), Parker (b),
Hamid Drake (dr) / Auditorium Parco della Musica, Roma, Italy [Alberto Lofoco 08.06.06]

05.06.06 • William Parker’s Raining on the Moon Quintet [AR—78:57]

June 6, 2005 / Nuovo Teatro Comunale, Bolzano, Italy

1. compositions/improvisations [78:57]

Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), Leena Conquest (voc), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr)

{"tesla" correspondence; www.angelfire.com/scifi2/tesla69; Alberto Lofoco 08.06.06}

05.06.07 - William Parker’s Raining on the Moon Quintet: Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), Leena Conquest (voc), Parker (b),
Hamid Drake (dr) / Corte Torre dell'Orologio, Noale, Italy [Alberto Lofoco 08.06.06]
05.06.08 - William Parker’s Raining on the Moon Quintet: as above / PP Café, Bruxelles, Belgium [ibid]
05.06.09 (1) - William Parker’s Raining on the Moon Quintet / Museum of Art, Norrköping, Sweden [ibid]

05.06.09 (2) • William Parker’s Raining on the Moon Quintet [BR—75:00]

June 9, 2005 / Club Annan Musik, Norrköping, Sweden

1. compositions/improvisations [75:00]

Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), Leena Conquest (voc), William Parker (b, Comp), Hamid Drake (dr)

{Jan Strom 05.08.07}

05.06.11 - William Parker’s Raining on the Moon Quintet: Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), Leena Conquest (voc), Parker (b),
Hamid Drake (dr) / Keuda House, Kerava, Finland [Alberto Lofoco 08.06.06]
05.06.13 - William Parker on WNYC-FM: William Parker and Patricia Nicholson-Parker / 1:40-2:00pm, Leonard Lopate Show, FM-93.9, NYC [AUM Fidelity 05.06.09]

The Tenth Annual Vision Festival ::: June 14 through June 19

05.06.14 • Ellen Christi Quartet [AR—33:11]

June 14, 2005, 9:00pm / Vision Festival, Angel Orensanz Foundation, New York City

1. composition/improvisation 33:11]

Ellen Christi (voc), Daniel Kelly (p), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr)

{Jakob Blumenthal 07.07.21}

05.06.15 (1) • Roy Campbell’s Pyramid Trio [AR—44:48]

June 15, 2005, 9:00pm / Vision Festival, Angel Orensanz Foundation, New York City

1. unknown title—announcement RC [21:11]
2. composition/improvisation 23:37]

Roy Campbell Jr. (tp, fl), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr)

{Jakob Blumenthal 07.07.21}

05.06.15 (2) • Wayne Horvitz' Some Order Long Understood [AR—43:20]

June 15, 2005, Midnight / Vision Festival, Angel Orensanz Foundation, New York City

1. composition/improvisation 14:42]
2. composition/improvisation 13:10]
3. composition/improvisation 15:26]

Briggan Krauss (as), Wayne Horvitz (p), William Parker (b), Billy Martin (dr)

{Jakob Blumenthal 07.07.21}

05.06.16 • Fred Anderson & Kidd Jordan Quartet [AR & BR—39:30]

June 16, 2005, 10:40pm / Lifetime Recognition Fred Anderson Day, Vision Festival, Angel Orensanz Foundation, New York City
BBC Radio, “Highlights from the 10th Vision Festival"

1. composition/improvisation 39:30]

Fred Anderson (ts), Kidd Jordan (as), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr)

{Jakob Blumenthal 07.07.21}

05.06.17 (1) • Other Dimensions In Music meets Sound Vision Orchestra [AR—76:01]

June 17, 2005, 7:00pm / Vision Festival, Angel Orensanz Foundation, New York City

1. composition/improvisation 40:57]
2. composition/improvisation 35:04]

ODIM: Daniel Carter (reeds, tp), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr)
Sound Vision Orchestra: Sabir Mateen (ts), Rob Brown (as), Scott Currie (bar), Stephen Haynes (tp), Steve Swell (tb), Joe Daley (tu),
Mark Hennen (p), Billy Bang and Jason Kao Hwang (vn), Daniel Levin (ce), Warren Smith (vib), André Martinez (dr)

{WP Archive CDr; Norbert Kreutzer 06.10.30; www.visionfestival.org; Kevin C. White 05.08.04}

05.06.17 (2) • David Budbill: Poetry + William Parker + Hamid Drake [AR—30:09]

June 17, 2005, 10:00pm / Vision Festival, Angel Orensanz Foundation, New York City

1. composition/improvisation 27:07]
2. composition/improvisation 3:02]

David Budbill (poetry), William Parker (fl, perc), Hamid Drake (dr)

{Jakob Blumenthal 07.07.21}

05.06.17 (3) • Joe Morris' Eloping With The Sun [AR—48:30]

June 17, 2005, 12:00 midnight / Vision Festival, Angel Orensanz Foundation, New York City

1. composition/improvisation 28:48]
2. composition/improvisation 19:42]

Joe Morris (g, bjo), William Parker (b, fl), Hamid Drake (dr), Zak Sherzad (video)

{Jakob Blumenthal 07.07.21}

05.06.18 (1) • The Eddie Gale Now Band: Vision Festival X, NYC

self-released (CDr) 2006 USA

Eddie Gale: Trumpet & Water, Up Close And Personal
(Creative View 200501) DVD [0:30]
—Soundtrack has excerpts from this session.

June 18, 2005, 9:00pm / Vision Festival, Angel Orensanz Center, New York City

introduction
1. Remember John [15:32]
2. A Minute With Miles [15:05]
3. African Sunshine [11:05]
4. High Tech Emergency [8:15]

Eddie Gale (tp), Ismael Navarette (ts, ss), John Gruntfest (as), Valerie Mih (p), “special guest" William Parker (b), T. Squire Holman (dr)

{WP Archive CDr; Downtown Music Gallery newsletter; www.eddiegale.com}

05.06.18 (2) • Patricia Nicholson & PaNic [AR—30:49]

June 18, 2005, 10:00pm / Vision Festival, Angel Orensanz Foundation, New York City

1. composition/improvisation 30:49]

Patricia Nicholson, Kevin Bachman, Jacqueline Lorenzi, and Osamu Uehara (dance), Rob Brown (as), William Parker (b), Alvin Fielder (dr)

{Jakob Blumenthal 07.07.21}

05.06.19 (1) • William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra featuring JUICE [AR—48:21]

June 19, 2005, 7:00pm / Vision Festival, Angel Orensanz Foundation, New York City

1. Gilmore’s Hat [20:51]
2. Land Song [23:48]
3. encore [3:42]

William Parker (b, leader, voc, Comp)—"...resplendent in a gleaming orange suit with a yellow tie, which drew marvelling shouts from the band...”
Alan “Juice" Glover (ts)—"...played with Parker back in the early 1970s when he ran a loft called The Firehouse.”
Leena Conquest (voc)—"singing ‘Rocket ship to the moon’, ...in ‘Gilmore’s Hat’, for the Sun Ra Arkestra mainstay, tenor saxophonist John Gilmore.”

Sabir Mateen (reeds), Rob Brown (as), Charles Waters (as, cl), Darryl Foster (ss, reeds), Dave Sewelson (bar), Roy Campbell Jr., Lewis Barnes,
and Matt Lavelle (tp), Masahiko Kono, Steve Swell, and Alex Lodico (tb), Dave Hofstra (tu), Shiau Shu Yu (ce), Isaiah Parker, Omar, Gabriel,
and Akila (perc), “an augmented percussion section including Parker’s son Isaiah and three friends", Andrew Barker (dr)

{WP Archive CDr; personnel details and quotes from John Sharpe review at www.allaboutjazz.com}

05.06.19 (2) • Matthew Shipp w/ Mateen, Parker, & Bennink [AR—58:43]

June 19, 2005, 11:00pm / Vision Festival, Angel Orensanz Foundation, New York City

1. composition/improvisation 58:43]

Sabir Mateen (reeds), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Han Bennink (dr)

{Jakob Blumenthal 07.07.21}

05.06.28 - Dave Burrell’s Full Blown Trio: Burrell (p), William Parker (b), Andrew Cyrille (dr) / La Palma Club, Roma, Italy
[Alberto Lofoco 08.06.06]
05.07.01 - William Parker & Andrew Cyrille with Echoes Quintet: Pasquale Innarella (ts), Angelo Olivieri (tp, flg, p-tpt),
Armando Battiston (p, fl), Parker (b), Cyrille (dr) / Piazza Castello, Sesto al Reghena, Italy [Alberto Lofoco 08.06.06]
05.07.02 - William Parker & Andrew Cyrille with Echoes Quintet: as above / Friuli Venezia Giulia Jazz,
21:00, Complex Abbey St. Maria, Sylvis, Sesto al Reghena, Italy [www.angeloolivieri.it/eventi.htm]
05.07.03 - Don Cherry Tribute with Karl Berger: Steve Bernstein (tp), Rob Brown (as), Ingrid Sertso (voc), William Parker (b),
Andrew Cyrille (dr) / Scalinata del Folclore, Tremolino, Italy
[Alberto Lofoco 08.06.06; www.stevenbernstein.net/events/index.php?list=archives]
05.07.06 - Freedomland: Daniel Carter (reeds), Dave Sewelson (bar), David Hofstra (tu), William Parker (b), Dee Pop (dr) /
Freestyle Jazz, 8:00pm, CBGB'S Lounge, NYC [Downtown Music Gallery newsletter]

05.07.12 • Carter, Parker, Ughi: The Dream

577 Records 577-6 (CD) 2006; (LP Ltd. Edition 300 copies) 2017

July 12, 2005 / Park West Studios, Brooklyn, NY

1. This Is the Dream [7:16]
2. Little Did I Know [9:24]
3. 6 1/2 Billion [5:19]
4. Showering of Gifts [1:52]
5. The Truth in the Core [7:10]
6. New Before [4:32]
7. Zero Softly [1:36]
8. The Traditionalists! [4:33]
9. Sea Soul [1:36]
10. Spiritual Awakening [7:55]
11. Stillness [3:24]
12. Notorious [7:26]
13. Life Beyond Breath [6:39]
14. Tempting Faith [1:16]

Daniel Carter (as, ts, fl, tp, cl, p), William Parker (b, tu, shakuhachi), Federico Ughi (dr)

{Ed Hazell 06.10.14}

05.07.17 - Other Dimensions in Music: Daniel Carter (as, ts, fl, tp), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp, flg, p-tpt), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr) /
“Dee Pop presents Freestyle Jazz," two sets, 8:00pm, CBGB'S Lounge, NYC [AUM Fidelity mailing 05.07.14]
05.07.18 - Matthew Shipp String Trio: Shipp (p), Mat Maneri (vn, vla), William Parker (b) / 8:00 & 10:30pm, The Blue Note, NYC [www.bluenotejazz.com/newyork/schedule/index.shtml]
05.07.26 - William Parker Quartet: Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), Parker (b), Michael Thompson (dr) / Piscine Comunali-Bari, Bari, Italy [Alberto Lofoco 08.06.06]
05.07.27 - William Parker’s Raining on the Moon Quintet: Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), Leena Conquest (voc), Parker (b),
Michael Thompson (dr) / Largo San Michele, Orsara, Italy [ibid]
05.07.28 - William Parker’s Raining on the Moon Quintet: as above / Spalti del Maschio Angioino, Napoli, Italy [ibid]
05.07.30 - William Parker Quartet: Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), Parker (b), Michael Thompson (dr) / Rantajatsit (Jazz on the Beach), 8:00pm, Fantti, Raahe, Finland [www.rajatsi.fi]
05.08.01 - William Parker Quartet: Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), Parker (b), Hamid Drake / Porticiolo Caposele, Formia, Italy
[Alberto Lofoco 08.06.06]

05.08.09 • Victor Gama: Folk Songs For The Five Points Project

Tenement Museum Digital Artists in Residence Program (no release#, no physical product) Web-based music project, on-site & on-line 2005

August 9, 2005 / Tonic, NYC
—"The full performances of Victor Gama’s Folk Songs... are available for download HERE.” —K.C. White

1. Folk Songs Improvisations

“If one of the main themes of traditional folk songs is the activity of the rural economy, then why shouldn't new folk run itself along the same lines? That was something of a starting point for Folk Songs For The Five Points (www.tenement.org/folksongs/client). Angolan-Portuguese musician and instrument maker Victor Gama, alongside free jazz players William Parker and Guillermo E. Brown... came together on this Web-based project commissioned by the city’s Tenement Museum. Designed to merge a number of new songs (written by Gama) with site-specific recordings made in lower Manhattan, the area that covers the Five Points area, the Folk Songs site offers playful possibilities. Once on the site, visitors are offered a map overlaid with five white circles. These can be moved around and placed on any five of approximately 25 other sites on which sounds are located. A seafood salesman on Hester Street? A squeaking 2nd Avenue subway train or leaking fire hydrant? Perhaps some NuYorican poets reciting poetry? Or the quiet, rhythmical speech of longtime Lower East Siders like one Catherine Davis. These five sources of sound can be mixed (or muted) from the separate control panel provided. Sleek of design and easily accessible, the site has one central idea: that identity is in flux, and that an infinite amount of musics and languages swirling together is one immediate way of representing this.” —WIRE

Victor Gama ("intricate and beautiful instruments based upon traditional African structures"),
William Parker (b, perc, doussn'gouni), Guillermo E. Brown (dr)

{www.victorgama.org; Tonic events mailing 05.07.28; www.tenement.org/folksongs/; K.C. White 06.06.28; WIRE #266 April 2006 p.83}

05.08.12 - Roy Campbell’s Pyramid Trio: Campbell (tp), William Parker (b), Mike Thompson (dr) /
3rd Festival of New Trumpet Music presents: Other Music, 11:00pm, Tonic, NYC [Ahmed Abdullah 05.08.12]
05.08.21 - Vision Howl, A Night Of Improv: Roy Campbell Jr. and Matt Lavelle (tp), Gamiel Lyons (fl), Joe Morris (g), Billy Bang (vn),
William Parker (b), “and more...” / 7:30 & 10:00pm, St. Nicholas Church, NYC [www.howlfestival.com; www.visionfestival.org]

Al Confini tra Sardegna e Jazz ::: Master classes and workshops, August 24 through August 31

05.08.24 • William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra [BR—107:17]

August 24, 2005, 9:30pm / “Rejuvenation", Al Confini tra Sardegna e Jazz, Festival Fairgrounds, Piazza del Nuraghe, Sant' Anna Arresi, Sardinia, Italy

"Rejuvenation (in tribute to Lester Bowie, Don Cherry, and Sun Ra)"

interview with WP in Italian [6:12]
1. Black Angel of the Purple Yesterday [51:26]
2. Circular Pyramid [36:14]
outro in Italian [13:25]

“It sounds to me like the concert is two medleys of tunes. The second medley ends with William singing and the band playing ‘In Order to Survive.’" —Ed Hazell

Sabir Mateen (reeds), Rob Brown (as), Darryl Foster (reeds), Alan Glover (ts, ss), Dave Sewelson (bar),
Roy Campbell Jr., Lewis Barnes, and Matt Lavelle (tp), Masahiko Kono, Steve Swell, and Alex Lodico (tb),
Dave Hofstra (tu), Shiau Shu Yu (ce), William Parker (b, leader, voc, Comp), Andrew Barker (dr)

{Ed Hazell 06.02.12; www.santannarresijazz.it; puntagiara@santannarresijazz.it; Alan Glover 14.04.04}

05.08.25 • Roy Campbell’s Pyramid Trio [Centering Archival Recording—107:52]

August 25, 2005, 9:30pm / Al confini tra Sardegna e Jazz Festival 2005, Piazza del Nuraghe, Sant'Anna Arresi, Sardinia, Italy

Roy Campbell’s Pyramid Trio [AR—50:00]

Centering Archival Recording:
1. Ancestral Homeland—Malcolm, Martin, and Mandela—unidentified title with flute—Impressions of Yokahama [66:00]
2. Sound (Song?) for My Mother [9:00]
3. Dedication to Amadou Dialo [32:52]

Audience Recording:
1. composition/improvisation 40:48]
2. composition/improvisation 9:12]

Roy Campbell Jr. (tp, fl, perc), William Parker (b, perc, doussn'gouni), Andrew Barker (dr)

{Jakob Blumenthal 07.07.21; www.santannarresijazz.it; puntagiara@santannarresijazz.it; William Parker’s Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.02.02}

05.08.26 • William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra [AR—96:09]

August 26, 2005, 9:30pm / Al Confini tra Sardegna e Jazz, festival fairgrounds at Piazza del Nuraghe, Sant' Anna Arresi, Sardinia, Italy

1. announcement Parker—Gilmore’s Hat [40:58]
2. announcement Parker—Dear Erna [27:09]
3. Circular Pyramid [16:43]
4. composition/improvisation 11:19]

“The performance of the 26th was listed on the Italian flyer as ‘Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra—Running On the Moon,
Special Guest Juice Alan Glover’" —Alan Glover

Sabir Mateen (reeds), Rob Brown (as), Darryl Foster (reeds), Alan Glover (ts, ss), Dave Sewelson (bar),
Roy Campbell Jr., Lewis Barnes, and Matt Lavelle (tp), Masahiko Kono, Steve Swell, and Alex Lodico (tb),
Dave Hofstra (tu), Shiau Shu Yu (ce), William Parker (b, leader, voc, Comp), Andrew Barker (dr)

{Norbert Kreutzer 05.12.26; www.santannarresijazz.it; puntagiara@santannarresijazz.it; Alan Glover 14.04.04}

05.08.27 • Matthew Shipp Trio + DJ Spooky [BR—58:02]

August 27, 2005 / Jazzfestival 2004, Willisau, Switzerland

announcement [1:57]
1. composition/improvisation 18:54] (incomplete, fade-in)
announcement DJS [0:36]
2. composition/improvisation 32:26]
announcement DJSp [1:10]
3. unknown title—announcement NiklausTroxler [2:43]
announcement [0:13]

Matthew Shipp (p), DJ Spooky (turntables), William Parker (b), Guillermo E. Brown (dr)

{Jakob Blumenthal 07.07.21}

05.08.31 • Braxton, Parker & Cyrille Trio [AR—77:08 & AVR]

August 31, 2005, 21:30pm / “Raining on the Moon," Al Confini tra Sardegna e Jazz, Piazza del Nuraghe, Sant' Anna Arresi, Sardinia, Italy

1. unknown title—AB announcement [77:08]

Anthony Braxton (as, sss), William Parker (b), Andrew Cyrille (dr)

{WP Archive CDr; Norbert Kreutzer 06.10.30; www.santannarresijazz.it/Arresi/forms/Prog%20Rassegna.doc}

05.09.08 • Steve Swell’s Fire Into Music [AR—67:26]

September 8, 2005, 8:00pm / 12th Annual Guelph Jazz Festival, Mitchell Hall, St. George’s Anglican Church, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

1. composition/improvisation 20:22]
2. composition/improvisation 19:20]
3. composition/improvisation 22:14]
announcement [3:31]

Steve Swell (tb), Jemeel Moondoc (as), William Parker (b, Comp), Hamid Drake (dr)

{WP Archive CDr; Torrentville; WIRE #258 August 2005 pp. 92 + 97; www.guelphjazzfestival.com}

05.09.16 - Gebhard Ullmann/Steve Swell Quartet: Ullmann (ts, bcl), Swell (tb), William Parker (b), Barry Altschul (dr) /
The Brecht Forum, NYC [www.brechtforum.org]

05.09.17 - Henry Grimes & William Parker Duo: Grimes (b, vn), Parker (b, doussn'gouni, double reeds) / 8:00 & 10:00pm, The Stone, NYC [Downtown Music Gallery newsletter 05.09.02]

Henry Grimes and William Parker: Sharing The Torch

Arts for Art, Inc. and the Angel Orensanz Foundation present Vision Artists for New Orleans
A Jazz and Creative Music All-Star Benefit for the Artists of New Orleans

05.09.20 (1) - Patricia Nicholson (dance), Bob Craddock (video), Lan Ding Liu (mountainscape aquarelles), Matthew Shipp (p),
William Parker (b), Guillermo E. Brown (dr) / Angel Orensanz Center, NYC [www.visionfestival.org; www.orensanz.org]
05.09.20 (2) - The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra: Rob Brown (as), Sabir Mateen and Darryl Foster (reeds), Dave Sewelson (bar),
Roy Campbell Jr., Lewis Barnes, and Matt Lavelle (tp), Masahiko Kono and Steve Swell (tb), Dave Hofstra (tu), Leena Conquest (voc),
William Parker (b), Andrew Barker (dr) / Angel Orensanz Center, NYC [ibid]
05.09.20 (3) - Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Whit Dickey (dr), Patricia Nicholson (dance) / Angel Orensanz Center, NYC [ibid]
05.09.20 (4) - Kidd Jordan and Charles Gayle (ts), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) /
Angel Orensanz Center, NYC [ibid]
05.09.20 (5) - Yo La Tengo with Other Dimensions in Music: Ira Kaplan (g, voc), James McNew (b, voc), Georgia Hubley (dr, voc),
Daniel Carter (as, ts, fl, tp), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp, flg, p-tpt), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr) /
Angel Orensanz Center, NYC [ibid]
05.09.20 (6) - Roy Campbell Jr. (tp, flg, fl), Joe McPhee (reeds, tp), William Parker (b), Warren Smith (dr) / 8:00pm, The Stone, NYC [ibid]
05.09.20 (7) - Kali Fasteau (reeds, p, elec, ethnics), Roy Campbell Jr. (tps, flg, fl), William Parker (b, ethnics), Michael Thompson (dr) /
10:00pm, The Stone, NYC [ibid]

Do you people have any idea how difficult it is to keep up with someone who gigs seven times in one day??? —An exhausted Rick Lopez

05.09.21 • William Parker & Hamid Drake: Summer Snow

AUM Fidelity AUM041 (CD) 2007

September 21, 2005 / Systems Two Studio, Brooklyn, New York City

1. Awake, Arise [0:25]
2. Sky [7:32]
3. Earth [3:05]
4. Pahos [9:24]
5. Sifting The Dust [3:51]
6. Edge Of Everything [3:33]
7. Traces Of The Beloved [1:40]
8. Anaya Dancing [3:55]
9. Konte [11:35]
10. Faces [7:20]
11. Hadra [0:43]

William Parker (doussn'gouni, shakuhachi, dumbek, talking drum, water bowls, b), Hamid Drake (dr, tablas, frm-dr, gongs)

{AUM041}

05.09.22 - Hayes Greenfield (reeds), Roy Campbell Jr. (tps, flg, fl), William Parker (b, small instruments), Dee Pop (dr) /
8:00pm, The Stone, NYC [Downtown Music Gallery newsletter 05.09.02]

05.09.23 • Kidd Jordan, Hamid Drake, William Parker: Palm of Soul

AUM Fidelity AUM038 (CD) 2006

September 23, 2005 / Systems Two Studio, Brooklyn, New York City

1. Peppermint Falls [0:56]
2. Forever [8:24]
3. Living Peace [14:51]
4. Unity Call [10:20]
5. So Often [2:17]
6. Resolution [5:40]
7. Last of the Chicken Wings [12:02]

Kidd Jordan (ts), William Parker (b, guimbri, gongs, bowls, talking drum), Hamid Drake (dr, tablas, frm-dr, voc)

{AUM038}

05.09.24 - Kidd Jordan Trio: Jordan (ts) William Parker (b, guimbri, gongs, bowls, talking drum), Hamid Drake (dr, tablas, frm-dr, voc) /
7:00pm, Barbès, Brooklyn, NY [AUM Fidelity 05.09.20; www.barbesbrooklyn.com]
“We are flying Kidd and Hamid in for a recording session in Brooklyn this week.” —Steven Joerg, AUM Fidelity
05.09.26 - William Parker Quartet: Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) /
8:00 & 10:30pm, Blue Note Jazz Club, NYC [AUM Fidelity 05.09.20]
“An exclusive one-night appearance at the legendary NYC Jazz Club to celebrate the new album ‘Sound Unity’, and life in general.”
—Steven Joerg, AUM Fidelity
05.09.27 - Trumpet Nemesis: Lewis Barnes and Matt Lavelle (tp), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp, flg, fl), William Parker (b), Michael Thompson (dr) / 10:00pm, The Stone, NYC [Downtown Music Gallery newsletter 05.09.02]
05.09.28 - Other Dimensions in Music: Daniel Carter (as, ts, fl, tp), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp, flg, p-tpt), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr) / 8:00pm, The Stone, NYC [ibid]
05.10.07 - Bill Cole Trio: Cole (digeridoo, fl, sona, shenai, nadaswaram, hojok, voc),
William Parker (b, doussn'gouni, fl, nadaswaram, dunno, whistle, voc), Warren Smith (dr, perc) /
8:00pm, Prism Coffee House, Charlottesville, VA [Eric Devin 05.10.25; transparentproductions.org]
05.10.08 - Bill Cole Trio: as above / 8:00pm, Sangha, Takoma Park, MD [Eric Devin 05.10.25; transparentproductions.org]
“Well, yeah, we played last night in Charlottesville too, so this is part of two days...” —William, at the October 8th concert.

05.10.09 • Jerome Cooper & William Parker Duo [AR—90:05]

October 9, 2005 / Roulette, New York City

1. composition/improvisation 30:05]
2. composition/improvisation 39:36]
3. composition/improvisation 20:24]

“Instruments of Color/Autumn Ceremonies" —DMG

Jerome Cooper (cherimia, balafon, keys), William Parker (double reeds, doussn'gouni, b, shakuhachi)

{Norbert Kreutzer 07.01.22; Downtown Music Gallery newsletter 05.09.30}

05.10.22 - David S. Ware Trio: Ware, (ts), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) /
VII Festival de Jazz de Ponta Delgada, Teatro Micaelense, Sao Miguel Island, Portugal
[www.teatromicaelense.pt/view.php?id=30]
05.11.02 - Stephen Gauci Trio: Gauci (ts), William Parker (b), Dee Pop (dr) / CBGB’s Lounge, NYC
[Downtown Music Gallery newsletter 05.10.28]
05.11.03 - Freedomland: Daniel Carter (reeds), Dave Sewelson (bar), David Hofstra (tu), William Parker (b), Dee Pop (dr) /
“Jazz at Jimmy's" 8:00pm, Jimmy’s Restaurant, NYC [DMG newsletter 05.10.14]
05.11.04 (1) - William Parker (b) & Miriam Parker (dance) / Alain Kirili Loft, NYC [DMG 05.11.07]
05.11.04 (2) - William Parker (b) & Leena Conquest (voc) / Alain Kirili Loft, NYC [ibid]
05.11.13 - Sabir Mateen (bcl), Matt Lavelle (tp), William Parker (b, assorted ethnic instruments and multi-reeds) /
6:00pm, Downtown Music Gallery, NYC [DMG newsletter 05.11.11]
05.11.17 - Ye Ren: Gary Hassay (as), William Parker (b), Toshi Makihara (dr) / 8:00pm, The Rotunda, Philadelphia, PA
[www.toshimakihara.com/upcomingperformances.html]

05.12.03 • Kidd Jordan Trio [AR—107:29]

December 3, 2005 / Eldorado Ballroom, Houston, TX

First Set
1. announcement KJ—unknown title [42:43]
announcement KJ [0:32]
Second Set
2. announcement KJ—unknown title [64:13]

Kidd Jordan (ts), William Parker (b), Alvin Fielder (dr)

{Jakob Blumenthal 07.07.21}

05.12.10 - “Erosions and Renaissance Show, Act 4, Part 1, a community art event, on the occasion of Human Rights Day and of the 100th anniversary of Albert Einstein’s Relativity Theory: organized by Rolando Politi with Sandro Dernini / St. Mark’s Church, NYC

Welcome address by Rev. Frank Morales; Master of Ceremony: George Stonefish of the American Indian community; Miguel Algarin & Friends, Nuyorican Poets Café; Alfa Diallo, Valery Oisteanu, Zen-Dada Poet, War to W... with Dee Pop (drums), Vittorio Terracina (vocals); Patricia Geri Russell (theatrical performance); Eveleena Dann, Erin Kelly, Kirk Peterkin in “Die Gedanken Sind Frei" (Thoughts Are Free); Lo Galluccio (vocals), Lou Rossi (guitar), Will DiMartino (drums) Uke Jackson (ukelele), Isabella Jackson; Patricia Nicholson-Parker and William Parker (dance & bass performance); Arturo Lindsay (ritual art ceremony); Lorenzo Pace (ritual art performance); Lois E. Griffith (ritual repatriation); Sandro Dernini, George Chaikin, Willoughby Sharp (artificial intelligence performance); Lynne Kanter (photo performance); David Boyle (druid performance); Franco Meloni (Italian institutional presence performance); Jose Rodriguez (community presence performance); Rolando Politi (transportable performance); Virtual artworks by Errica Tramcere, Fant Anaf, Viviana Macias, Monica Lisi, Roberta Venanzi, Elisabetta Piu, Marco Fioramanti, Silvina Romano, Simona Sarti, Beatrice Bolletta, Raffaello Paiella, Angela Ibanez, Rolando Politi; ART and staging by Joanee Freedom, Amoeba Technology, Arleen Schloss, Rodolfo, and Salvatore Dernini, Ray Kelly, Barnaby Ruhe, Eve Vaterlaus, Anita Steckel, Frank Shifreen, Anna Saba, Antonello Dessi, Luisa Mazzullo, Micaela Serino, Ousseynou MBaye, Kre MBaye, Assane MBaye, Carlo Antonio Borghi; Videos: “CUANDO Purgatorio" 1985 by Jim C; “Who Killed Henrich Hertz?" 1987 by Intercomm: Willoughby Sharp, George Chaikin, Ira Schnieder, and Tim Binkley; “Plexus In Order to Survive" 2005, by Arleen Schloss

[Plexus International Forum Onlus, Cagliari-Roma—plexusforum.net; www.plexusinternational.org]

photo by Antonelli Dessi

05.12.29 - Freedomland: Daniel Carter (reeds), Dave Sewelson (bar), David Hofstra (tu), William Parker (b), Dee Pop (dr) “& surprise guests" / 6th Annual Pre-New Year’s Eve Blow Out!" 10:00pm, Jimmy’s Restaurant, NYC [Downtown Music Gallery newsletter 05.11.11]
05.00.00, sometime... - “Spring Heel Jack with Philip Jeck and chamber group. This Blue Series chamber ensemble came together
in NYC with artistic director Matthew Shipp, bassist William Parker, and harpist Zeena Parkins to create the basis of a new
collaborative work to be reinterpreted by Thirsty Ear mainstays Spring Heel Jack and Blue Series newcomer Philip Jeck.”
05.00.00, sometime... - In The Studio: Beans / “World renowned hip-hop artist Beans, follows up his previous Blue Series
entry (Anti-Pop vs. Matthew Shipp) with a new collaboration featuring the world’s greatest jazz rhythm section of
William Parker on bass and Hamid Drake on drums.”

05.00.00 • Beans: Only

Thirsty Ear Records THI57167.2 The Blue Series (CD) 2006 (April 4)

(V/A) Thirsty Ear Blue Series Sampler Thirsty Ear Records THI571742 The Blue Series (CD) 2006
[This compilation also contains tracks from David S. Ware Quartet 99.03.31; William Parker Violin Trio 02.05.00;
Beans 05.00.00; Sex Mob; Nils Peter Molvaer; Meat Beat Manifesto; Carl Hancock Rux; Eri Yamamoto; Craig Taborn;
DJ Spooky and Dave Lombardo; Groundtruther; Mike Ladd; The Yohimbe Brothers; 30 Spokes]

unknown date, probably 2005 / unknown venue, probably NYC

1. 5 [3:15]
2. 1 [3:37]
3. 7 [4:52]
4. 4 [2:15]
5. 3 [2:31]
6. 71 [2:57]
7. 118 [2:28]
8. 20 [9:33]
9. 56 [4:39]
10. 198 [3:39]

Blue Series Sampler has track 4.

Beans (voc, samples, beats), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr)

{www.discogs.com; obscure web sources}

2006 : : :

January 2006 at The Stone, curated by William Parker

06.01.03 - Henry Warner Trio: Warner (as, cl), William Parker (b), Rashid Bakr (dr) / The Stone, NYC
[www.thestonenyc.com/calendar.php?month=]
06.01.07 (1) - Poetry and Music: Steve Dalachinsky (poet), Rob Brown (as), Sabir Mateen (ts), Matt Lavelle (tp), Andrew Bemkey (p),
William Parker (b), Henry Wood (dr) / 8:00pm, The Stone, NYC [www.thestonenyc.com/calendar.php?month=]
06.01.07 (2) - Dance/Music: Patricia Nicholson (dance), Billy Bang (vn), William Parker (b) / 10:00pm, The Stone, NYC
[www.thestonenyc.com/calendar.php?month=]
06.01.08 - The Return of By Any Means: Charles Gayle (ts), William Parker (b), Rashied Ali (dr) / “First time band has played together
in 10 years.” / The Vision Club Series 2006, 1:00 & 3:00pm, L.E.S. Gallery, Clemente Soto Velez, NYC [Downtown Music Gallery 05.12.30;
The Final Nite & Other Poems: Complete Notes from a Charles Gayle Notebook, 1987-2006, Steve Dalachinsky, Ugly Duckling Presse, 2006]
06.01.21 (1) - Kidd Jordan/Fred Anderson Quartet: Jordan and Anderson (ts), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) /
Vision V Avant Jazz Festival, Centre Cultural Georges-Pompidou, Vincennes, France [www.sonsdhiver.org]
06.01.21 (2) - Eloping With The Sun: Joe Morris (bjo, banjouke), William Parker (zintir), Hamid Drake (bendir, perc) /
Vision V Avant Jazz Festival, Centre Cultural Georges-Pompidou, Vincennes, France [ibid]

06.01.24 (1) • Frode Gjerstad with William Parker & Hamid Drake: On Reade Street

FMR CD256-0208 (CD) 2008 UK

Frode Gjerstad with Hamid Drake and William Parker: S/T
Not Two Records MW968-2 (4-CD Box Set) 2017 Poland
—1st Session: [See also 97.10.07; 97.10.08; 00.01.20]

January 24, 2006 / Piano Magic, New York City

1. The Street [21:39]
2. The Houses [11:17]
3. The People [23:58]

Frode Gjerstad (as, b-flat cl), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr)

{www.nottwo.com/mw968; Downtown Music Gallery newsletter 08.06.19; www.fmr-records.com/pdffiles/FMRCD256-0208.pdf}

06.01.24 (2) • William Parker Quintet [AR—143:21]

January 24, 2006, 8:00 & 10:00pm / The Stone, New York City

Early Show
1. DC DC DC (for Don Cherry) [20:35]
Parker announcement [2:13]
2. Peru (from Those Who Live in Cardboard Houses) [19:44] segues into...
3. Talap Theme ("for the people of Talapaland, up north...”) [16:58]
Parker announcement [4:26]
4. Handcuffs on a Flower (for Fernando Arubal) [10:18]
Parker announcement [1:09]
Late Show
Parker announcement [1:29]
5. composition/improvisation 17:06]
Parker announcement [2:13]
6. Footnote to a Dream (for poet Miguel Piniero) [18:05] segues into...
7. composition/improvisation 22:37]
applause, band intro, Parker announcement [4:42]

Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), Eri Yamamoto (p), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr)

{WP Archive 2CDr; Jakob Blumenthal 07.09.07; www.thestonenyc.com}

06.01.25 • William Parker’s Painter’s Spring [AR—67:05]

January 25, 2006, 10:00pm / The Stone, New York City

1. improvisation [52:28]
2. improvisation [14:37]
William Parker’s story time [13:09]

Daniel Carter (fl, tp, as, ts, cl), William Parker (b, voc), Hamid Drake (dr)

{Ed Hazell 08.05.02; “Jazz Listings" New York Press January 17, 2006}

06.01.26 (1) • Roy Campbell’s Pyramid Trio [AR—72:48]

January 26, 2006, 8:00pm / The Stone, New York City

announcement
1. composition/improvisation 23:20]
2. composition/improvisation 30:50]
3. composition/improvisation 18:07]

Roy Campbell Jr. (tp, fl, perc), William Parker (b, perc), Hamid Drake (dr, perc)

{Jakob Blumenthal 07.07.21}

06.01.26 (2) • William Parker’s Raining on the Moon Quintet (part 1) [AR—68:02]

January 26, 2006, 10:00pm / The Stone, New York City

1. composition/improvisation 20:42]
2. composition/improvisation 17:20]
3. composition/improvisation 17:10]
4. composition/improvisation 12:50]

Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), Leena Conquest (voc), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr)

{WP Archive CDr; www.thestonenyc.com/calendar.php?month=}

06.01.27 (1) • Other Dimensions in Music [AR—87:16]

January 27, 2006, 8:00pm / The Stone, New York City

chatter... Roy Campbell intro [5:11]
1. improvisation [16:08]
2. improvisation [15:54]
3. improvisation [21:44]
4. improvisation [10:32]
5. improvisation [15:29]
announcement [1:46]

Daniel Carter (as, ts, cl, tp), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp, p-tpt, flg, perc), William Parker (b, tu), Rashid Bakr (dr)

{WP Archive 2CDr; Ed Hazell 08.05.02; www.thestonenyc.com}

06.01.27 (2) • William Parker’s Raining on the Moon Quintet (part 2) [AR—75:51]

January 26, 2006, 10:00pm / The Stone, New York City

1. Gilmore’s Hat [26:08]
2. Old Tears [13:34]
3. Cantos (Love God) [15:55]
4. It’s Raining on the Moon [20:14]

Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), Leena Conquest (voc), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr)

{track detailing Ed Hazell 08.05.02; www.thestonenyc.com}

06.01.28 (1) • Budbill—Parker—Drake—While We Still Have Feet [AR—63:54]

January 28, 2006, 8:00pm / The Stone, New York City

1. composition/improvisation 31:13]
2. composition/improvisation 8:10]
3. composition/improvisation 8:54]
4. composition/improvisation 15:35]

David Budbill (poetry), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr)

{Jakob Blumenthal 07.07.21; www.thestonenyc.com}

06.01.28 (2) Joe Morris' Eloping With The Sun [AR—76:19]

January 28, 2006, 10:00pm / The Stone, New York City

1. composition/improvisation 28:48]
2. composition/improvisation 47:30]

Joe Morris (g, bjo), William Parker (b, zintir), Hamid Drake (frm-dr, voc), Patricia Nicholson (dance)

{Jakob Blumenthal 07.07.21; www.thestonenyc.com}

06.01.29 (1) - A William Parker Composition, “Frames" for woodwinds: Andrew Bemkey and Matt Lavelle (bcl), Sabir Mateen (acl, cl),
Daniel Carter (woodwinds), Alon Nechushtan (p) / “William Parker’s Lakota Chamber Music, world premiere of two pieces. A Stone Benefit.” / 8:00pm, The Stone, NYC [www.thestonenyc.com/calendar.php?month=]
06.01.29 (2) - A William Parker Composition, “Light In The Hall of Whispers" for strings: Myk Freedman (lap steel), Todd Nicholson (b),
David Moss (b), Shiau-shu Yu (ce) / “William Parker’s Lakota Chamber Music, world premiere of two pieces. A Stone Benefit.” /
10:00pm, The Stone, NYC [www.thestonenyc.com/calendar.php?month=]
06.01.31 - Marc Ribot & William Parker Duo: Ribot (g), Parker (b) / “A Stone Benefit.” / 8:00pm, The Stone, NYC [www.thestonenyc.com/calendar.php?month=]

4th Annual Vision Collaborations Dance/Music Festival ::: February 23 through February 26

06.02.23 - Kidd Jordan Trio: Jordan (ts), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) (originally billed as Kidd Jordan & William Parker Duo) / 9:20pm, 14th Street Y, NYC [Downtown Music Gallery newsletter 06.02.17; artsforart.org/events/archive/schedule/visioncollab4]
06.02.25 (1) - DanceWordsSpeakPeace, part 2—Water Over the Bridge: Patricia Nicholson (dance), Kidd Jordan (ts), William Parker (b) /
8:00pm, 14th Street Y, NYC [ibid]
06.02.25 (2) - Kidd Jordan Quartet: Jordan (ts), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp), William Parker (b), Alvin Fielder (dr)
(originally billed as Kidd Jordan Trio sans Campbell) / 9:15pm, 14th Street Y, NYC [ibid]
06.02.26 (1) - DanceWordsSpeakPeace, Part 3—Lopsided Smile: K. J. Holmes, Yoshiko Chuma, and Patricia Nicholson (dance),
Billy Bang (vn), William Parker (b) / 5:20pm, 14th Street Y, NYC [ibid]
06.02.26 (2) - Improv MixUp (dancers and musicians Improvise together in varying combinations): Sonia Portugal, Julian Barnett,
Patricia Nicholson, and Yin Mei (dance), Kidd Jordan (ts), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp), William Parker (b), Alvin Fielder (dr) /
Vision Collaboration Nights, Third Annual Festival of New Dance/Music Works, 6:40pm, 14th Street Y, NYC [ibid]

06.03.04 • William Parker & Hamid Drake Duo [AR—50:51]

March 4, 2006 / McGuire Theater, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN

1. composition/improvisation 19:19]
2. composition/improvisation 17:21]
3. composition/improvisation 14:07]

William Parker (b, little instruments), Hamid Drake (dr, perc)

{Chris Carville 08.01.14; Jakob Blumenthal 07.07.21}

William Parker Residency at Hallwalls, March 5 through March 9, 2006

Art Voice

06.03.10 and 06.03.11 - Hallwalls Presents The William Parker Orchestra: William Parker (Dir, Comp, b, tu, etc.),
Steve Baczkowski (ts, bar, bcl), Matt Thomas (ts), Mike Allard (as), Rey Scott (ss, bar, fl), Gordon Allen and Greg Horn (tp),
Gabriel Gutierrez (tp, perc), Michael Hermanson and Jim Whitefield (tb), Dan Carr (tb, tu), Joe Rozler (p), Greg Piontek
and Stuart Fuchs (el-g), Leif Nicklas (b), Preach Freedom (voc, perc), Ringo Brill (Afro-Caribbean perc), Dave Phillips (perc),
Ravi Padmanabha (dr, Indian perc), John Bacon (dr), Pat Hall and Amy Taravella (dance, performance), Paul Koslowski, Pat Caine,
Barret Gordon, and Lenny Ziolkowski (performance), Franklin LaVoi (puppets, performance), “and more...” / Hallwalls, Buffalo, NY [www.hallwalls.org/media-arts/4439.html]

“‘Looking for Cookie Gilcrest’ Pieces include; Prelude, Hojiku, Drum Roll, Looking for Gilcrest, Death of Death, Fanfare, Herbie Can't Seem
to Let it Go, Cosmic March, Sound Painting, Poem for June Jordan, Cosmic Yesterday, Cosmic Angel, Doson N'Goni, and Prayer.”

06.03.14 - Freedomland: Daniel Carter (reeds), Dave Sewelson (bar), David Hofstra (tu), William Parker (b), Dee Pop (dr) /
“Dee Pop’s 50th Birthday Party!" CBGB'S Gallery, NYC [Downtown Music Gallery newsletter 06.03.10]

06.03.25 • Matthew Shipp Quartet [AR—95:00]

March 25, 2006 / Arden Gild Hall, Arden, DE

1. improvisations [95:00]

Matthew Shipp (p), Daniel Carter (ts, as, fl, tp), William Parker (b), Guilllermo E. Brown (dr)

{www.angelfire.com}

06.03.30 - Steve Swell’s Unified Theory of Sound: Swell (tb), William Parker (b), Cooper-Moore (could be anything, really) / “Interpretations" 8:00pm, Merkin Hall, Kaufman Center, NYC ["Jazz Listings" New York Press March 28, 2001]
06.04.01 (1) - Daniel Carter (p, as, ts, fl, tp, cl), William Parker (b), Federico Ughi (dr) / 8:00pm, The Stone, NYC [DMG newsletter 06.03.31]
06.04.01 (2) - Daniel Carter (as, ts, fl, tp, cl), Anders Nilsson (el-g), Eri Yamamoto (p), William Parker (b), Federico Ughi (dr) /
10:00pm, The Stone, NYC [DMG newsletter 06.03.31]
06.04.02 - Sabir Mateen (reeds), Daniel Carter (as, ts, fl, tp, cl), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp), William Parker (b), Federico Ughi (dr) /
“We also played at Zebulon with a great band... the night after I think.” / Zebulon, NYC
[Federico Ughi 13.11.06; “Jazz Listings" New York Press March 28, 2001]

06.04.09 • Joe McPhee, Lewis Barnes, & William Parker: Raphé Malik Memorial Tribute [AR—6:51]

[Tribute also included performances of “open form compositions" by Rashid Bakr Quintet; Sabir Mateen Ensemble for Raphé;
Matthew Shipp (solo); Roy Campbell Tazz-Chris Sullivan/Andrew Bemkey/Micheal T.A Thompson; Daniel Carter Quintet;
William Hooker & Roy Campbell Duo; and the Dennis Warren Trio]

April 9, 2006 / St.Peter’s Lutheran Church, New York City

1. improvisation [6:51]

“Raphé Malik aka Larry Mazel (November 1, 1948—March 8, 2006) R.I.P.”

Joe McPhee (reeds), Lewis Barnes (tp), William Parker (b)

{web sources}

06.04.12 • Songs for Life [Centering Archival Recording—99:50]

April 12, 2006, 8:00pm / Dibden Center for the Arts, Johnson State College, Johnson, VT

1. First Set [59:42]
2. Second Set [40:08]

David Budbill (poetry, wdfl, perc), William Parker (b, shakuhachi, tu, shenai), Hamid Drake (dr, frm-dr, voc)

{William Parker’s Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.02.02; www.davidbudbill.com/calendar-archive}

06.04.13 - David Budbill, William Parker, and Hamid Drake: Budbill (poetry), Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) / “Songs for Life" /
8:00pm, Krinowitz Hall, SUNY Plattsburgh, Plattsburgh, NY [www.davidbudbill.com/calendar-archive]
06.04.14 - David Budbill, William Parker, and Hamid Drake: as above / “Songs for Life" / 8:00pm, Hardwick Town House, Hardwick, VT [www.davidbudbill.com/calendar-archive]
06.04.15 - David Budbill, William Parker, and Hamid Drake: as if you didn't know by now... / “Songs for Life" / 8:00pm, FlynnSpace,
The Flynn Center, Burlington, VT [www.davidbudbill.com/calendar-archive]
06.05.05 - William Parker Solo / “A Memorial to Derek Bailey" 8:00pm, The Stone, [Downtown Music Gallery newsletter 06.05.04]
06.05.07 (1) - Introscopic Music Ensemble: William Parker (tu, hochiku), Zak Sherzad, David Moss and Mike Noordzy (b), Gunter Gruner
and Ben Ross (dr), Patricia Nicholson, Julia Wilkins, Osamu Uehara, Kevin Bachman and Miriam Parker (dance), Jo Wood Brown (visual art) /
“Formed by Parker in February as a community orchestra in Manhattan’s Lower East Side. Parker has been giving free workshops every Saturday and the group has developed a strong sound and approach.” / “The Vision Club Series 2006 presents: An Afternoon with William Parker.
Two Group Debuts in One Afternoon... led by Parker and designed to foster the work of young and/or unknown musicians.” /
3:00pm, Clemente Soto Velez, NYC [AUM Fidelity 06.05.05]
06.05.07 (2) - William Parker’s Olmec Project: Isaiah Parker (as, el-b), Dave Sewelson (bar), Gino Peralta (acc), William Parker (doussn'gouni), Todd Nicholson (b), Gabriel Nunez (tim), Omar Payano (perc) / “...group includes avantJazz veterans Parker, Sewelson, and Nicholson,
but the core of the project rests in a group of young (early 20s) merengue tipico musicians in Manhattan. These musicians (Isaiah Parker,
Gabrial Nunez, Omar Peyano, and Gino Heraldo) have appeared with Parker in a number of performances, but the Olmec Project brings
their music to the forefront, creating a unique blend.” / 4:30pm, Clemente Soto Velez, NYC [ibid]

06.05.16 • Dave Burrell Full Blown Trio [AR—43:16]

May 16, 2006 / Jazz Festival, Teatro Astra, Vicenza, Italy

1. composition/improvisation 25:16]
2. composition/improvisation 11:01]
3. composition/improvisation 6:25]
applause—band intro [0:31]

Dave Burrell (p), William Parker (b), Andrew Cyrille (dr)

{Norbert Kreutzer 06.10.30}

06.05.18 - George Haslam (bar, trgt), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp), William Parker (b), Dee Pop (dr) / Dee Pop presents: Freestyle Jazz,
8:00 and 10:00pm, Jimmy’s 43 Restaurant, NYC [Downtown Music Gallery newsletter 06.03.03; www.freestylejazz.com]
06.05.20 - William Parker Quartet: Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) / Penofin Jazz Festival, Ukiah, CA [AUM Fidelity 06.04.19]
06.05.21 - William Parker Quartet: as above... / Fez Ballroom, Portland, OR [ibid]

06.05.24 • William Parker: Wood Flute Songs—Anthology/Live 2006-2012 Quartet

AUM Fidelity Records AUM080-87 (8-CD Box Set / Ltd. 1500 copies / 50 Signed & Numbered by William Parker) 2013
—1st Session [See also 07.01.03; 07.04.06; 09.06.15 (2); 11.04.06; 12.06.09 (2); 12.06.12 (2)]

(V/A) William Parker Quartet: KFJC 89.7 FM—Live from the Devil’s Triangle, Volume IX
KFJC-FM Broadcast, Foothill-De Anza Community College, Los Altos Hills, CA
KFJC CD017-018 (2-CD) 2006
—"Radio station fundraiser CD from 2006, of exclusive live on-air performances.”
[Includes tracks by Plastic Crimewave; Liz Allbee & Porest; Zu; Afrirampo; Robert Rich; Portland Bike Ensemble; Flipper; The Bats;
Sixteens; Laudanum; Pulse Emitter; Larkin Grimm; The Stars Misplaced; Nora Keyes; DJ Female Convict Scorpion; Mecca Normal;
Chronicles Of Lemur; Autonervous; The Living Jarboe; Love Of Diagrams; Armitage Shanks; and Gospel]

May 24, 2006, 8:00 & 10:00pm / Yoshi's, Oakland, CA

Wood Flute Songs CD-1—Live At Yoshi’s 2006 (First Set)
1. Tears For The Children Of Rwanda [25:12]
2. Petit Oiseau [15:01]
3. Groove #7 [14:19]
4. Hopi Spirits [14:44]
5. Corn Meal Dance [8:49] —on CD-3

Wood Flute Songs CD-2—Live At Yoshi’s 2006 (Second Set)
6. Wood Flute Song [21:14]
7. Alphaville—Daughter’s Joy—The Golden Bell [42:37]
8. Malachi’s Mode [11:47]
9. Moon [8:58] —on CD-4

Live from the Devil’s Triangle has track 3.

Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), William Parker (b, Comp), Hamid Drake (dr)

{AUM080-87; Steven Joerg 08.05.31; www.kfjc.org/; www.berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2006-05-23}

06.05.25 - William Parker Quartet: Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) / Kuumbwa Jazz Center, Santa Cruz, CA [AUM Fidelity 06.04.19]

06.05.28
• Peter Brötzmann’s Chicago Tentet: American Landscapes 1

Okka Disk OD12067 (CD) 2007

• Peter Brötzmann’s Chicago Tentet: American Landscapes 2

Okka Disk OD12068 (CD) 2007

May 28, 2006 / Live at Le Weekend in the Tolbooth, Stirling, Scotland

1. American Landscapes 1 [43:39]
2. American Landscapes 2 [52:48]

Cover-art from Okka Disk OD12067 (L)
“The Lake Near Oxbow"

Cover-art from Okka Disk OD12068 (R)
“Blue Ridge Mountains"

by Peter Brötzmann:
watercolours from the series
“American Landscapes" 2006/07.

Peter Brötzmann (ts, as, cl, trgt), Ken Vandermark (cl, ts, bar), Mats Gustafsson (bar, sl-sx), Joe McPhee (tp, as), Hannes Bauer (tb),
Per-åke Holmlander (tu), Fred Lonberg-Holm (ce), William Parker and Kent Kessler (b), Michael Zerang and Paal Nilssen-Love (dr)

{OD12067 & OD12068; www.okkadisk.com}

06.06.03 - Rob Brown Trio: Brown (as), William Parker (b), Gerald Cleaver (dr) / Bohemian National Home, Detroit, MI
[netnewmusic.net/reblog/archives/2007/04]
06.06.04 - William Parker & Jerome Cooper Duo: Parker (b, perc, strings, double-reeds), Cooper (dr, perc, flutes, cherimia) /
The Bang on a Can Marathon, 11:30am to 10:00pm, World Financial Center, NYC
[Downtown Music Gallery newsletter 06.06.02; www.bangonacan.org/marathon2006.html; www.bangonacan.org/marathon2006.html]
“A 10+ hour eclectic super-mix of mind-boggling boundary-smashing genre-defying music by pioneering artists from around the globe.”
Performances By: John Adams, Aphex Twin, Carlo Boccadoro, Anthony Braxton, Don Byron, Paolo Coggiola, Anna Clyne, Julia Wolfe,
Filippo Del Corno, Dewa Ketut Alit, Annie Gosfield, Michael Gordon, David Lang, Paul Lansky, Mayke Nas, Amiina, Michael Nyman,
Evan Ziporyn, Alarm Will Sound, Bang on a Can All-Stars, Maya Beiser, Robert Black, Don Byron, David Cossin, Dominic Frasca,
Gamelan Galak Tika, Gutbucket, Tactus, Eileen Mack, Matmos, Lisa Moore, Glenn Kotche, William Parker & Jerome Cooper, Sentieri Selvaggi, So Percussion, Mark Stewart, Wendy Sutter, Michael Harrison, Todd Reynolds, Yat Kha.

The Eleventh Annual Vision Festival ::: June 12 through June 18

06.06.13 (1) - Opening Invocation: David Budbill (poetry), William Parker (b), and Joseph Jarman (reeds) / Vision Festival, 6:30pm,
Angel Orensanz Center, NYC [Downtown Music Gallery newsletter 06.09.06]

06.06.13 (2) • “Raphé Malik Tribute Band" [AR—62:19]

June 13, 2006, 7:00pm / Vision Festival, Angel Orensanz Center, New York City

announcement [0:53]
1. composition/improvisation 18:10]
announcement [1:05]
2. A Toast to Raphé [10:46]
announcement [0:34]
3. Problematic (Malik) [9:58]
4. Passe Society (Malik) [18:42]
announcement [1:25]

Sabir Mateen (ts), Jemeel Moondoc (as), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp, p-tpt, flg), Lewis Barnes (tp), Dave Burrell (p), William Parker (b), Warren Smith (dr)

{WP Archive CDr; Norbert Kreutzer 06.07.31}

06.06.13 (3) • Borah Bergman Quartet [AR—42:38]

June 13, 2006, 10:30pm / Vision Festival, Angel Orensanz Center, New York City

1. announcement—unknown title—announcement [42:38]

Borah Bergman (p), Louis Belogenis (ts, ss), William Parker (b), Rashied Ali (dr)

{Norbert Kreutzer 06.07.31}

06.06.15 • Steve Swell’s Fire Into Music: Swimming in a Galaxy of Goodwill and Sorrow

RogueArt Rog-0009 (CD) 2007 France

June 15, 2006 / Leon Lee Dorsey Studio, New York City

1. Manhattan Dreamweavers (Swell) [10:01]
2. For Grachan (Swell) [10:51]
3. Blu Coo (Moondoc) [10:48]
4. Swimming in a Galaxy of Goodwill and Sorrow (Swell) [17:00]
5. For Arthur Williams (Moondoc) [15:02]
6. Planet Hopping on a Thursday Afternoon (Swell) [8:42]

Steve Swell (tb), Jemeel Moondoc (as), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr)

{www.roguart.com; Session date and venue from Michel Dorbon of RogueArt 07.08.27}

06.06.16 • Rob Brown Quartet [AR—49:33]

June 16, 2006, 8:30pm / Vision Festival, Angel Orensanz Center, New York City

announcement [1:10]
1. composition/improvisation 19:12]
2. composition/improvisation 14:07]
3. composition/improvisation 13:02]
announcement [1:00]

Rob Brown (as, Comp), Craig Taborn (p, “electronic things"), William Parker (b), Gerald Cleaver (dr)

{WP Archive CDr; Norbert Kreutzer 06.07.31}

06.06.17 • Charles Gayle “By Any Means" [AR—43:56]

June 17, 2006, 11:00pm / Vision Festival, Angel Orensanz Center, New York City

1. composition/improvisation 20:06]
2. composition/improvisation 11:12]
3. composition/improvisation 12:38]

Charles Gayle (as), William Parker (b), Rashied Ali (dr)

{Norbert Kreutzer 06.07.31}

06.06.18 (1) • Kidd Jordan Quartet [AR—44:33]

June 18, 2006, 6:00pm / Vision Festival, Angel Orensanz Center, New York City

1. composition/improvisation 44:33]

Kidd Jordan (ts), Joel Futterman (p), William Parker (b), Alvin Fielder (dr)

{Norbert Kreutzer 06.07.31}

06.06.18 (2) • Patricia Nicholson Group [AR—34:01]

June 18, 2006, 7:00pm / Vision Festival, Angel Orensanz Center, New York City

1. composition/improvisation 34:01]

Patricia Nicholson (dance), Joseph Jarman (fl), Jo Wood-Brown (visual artist), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (perc)

{Norbert Kreutzer 06.07.31}

06.06.18 (3) • David S. Ware Quartet: Renunciation

AUM Fidelity AUM042 (CD) 2007

June 18, 2006, 9:00pm / Vision Festival, Angel Orensanz Center, NYC

David S. Ware Quartet [AR & BR—50:07]
BBC-London “Jazz on 3" / Broadcast 06.10.13, 23:30-1:00 (Radio 3)
—BBC gives incorrect date of 06.06.17.

AUM042:
1. introductions / Ganesh Sound [8:24]
2. Renunciation Suite I [19:00]
3. Renunciation Suite II [6:47]
4. Renunciation Suite III [7:19] (Shipp/Parker Duo)
5. Mikuro’s Blues [9:15]
6. Ganesh Sound (reprise) [4:30]
7. Saturnian [3:57]

Broadcast Recording:
1. Ganesh Sound [8:04]
2. Renunciation Suite I [18:27]
announcement [0:20]
3. Renunciation Suite II [6:27]
4. Renunciation Suite III [6:56]
5. Mikuro’s Blues [9:00]

“The Ware Quartet is scheduled to make its final performance on the closing night of this year’s event.” [WIRE #267 May 2006 p.19]

“The 30x45 musicWitness® painting made live during
the David S. Ware Quartet Renunciation session.”

Jeff Schlanger 09.01.26

David S. Ware (ts, Comp), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Guillermo E. Brown (dr)

{AUM042; Broadcast CDr; www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/jazzon3/pip/hqjr5/; Norbert Kreutzer 06.07.31}

06.06.19 • Fire Into Music [BR—48:38]

June 19, 2006, 9:45pm / Suoni Per Il Popolo, La Salla Rosa, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
CKUT 90.3 FM, LIVE Broadcast

Intro [0:28]
1. First Set [47:22]
announcement [0:48]

“I saw him the other night in Montreal with Fire Into Music. He was playing his 'little' bass—and I don't think I’ve ever heard him sound better.”
—Mike Chamberlain 06.06.24

Jemeel Moondoc (as), Steve Swell (tb), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr)

{Archive at www.ckut.ca; RL 06.06.19}

06.06.23 • William Parker’s Raining on the Moon Quintet [AVR—92:30]

June 23, 2006 / Teatro Palamostre, Udine, Italy

1. compositions/improvisations [92:30]

Rob Brown (as), Leena Conquest (voc), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr)
—Lewis Barnes not present.

{Alberto Lofoco 08.06.06; Jakob Blumenthal 08.10.09}

06.06.04 • Fred Anderson Trio [AR—66:18]

June 24, 2006 / Summer Jazz Days, Fabryka Trzciny, Warsaw, Poland

1. compositions/improvisations [66:18]

“Parker was scheduled to take part in The 2nd Annual Musicians' Poetry Slam/Jam! at The Brecht Forum in NYC this date,
but had to cancel to tour Europe.” —Ras Moshe

Fred Anderson (ts), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr)

{Alberto Lofoco 08.06.06; Jakob Blumenthal 08.10.09; www.santannarresijazz.it/arresi/contenuto.htm; Ras Moshe 06.06.11, 08.06.08}

06.06.25 • TEST [AR—113:00]

June 25, 2006, 20:00 / Summer Jazz Days, Fabryka Trzciny, Warsaw, Poland

1. compositions/improvisations [113:00]

Daniel Carter (ts), Sabir Mateen (reeds), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr)

{"Warsaw Summer Jazz Days" The Warsaw Voice June 21, 2006; www.adamiakjazz.pl; www.santannarresijazz.it/arresi/contenuto.htm}

06.06.26 • Echoes Quintet: Echoes

Terre Sommerse TS-JEI-004 (CD) 2010 Italy

June 26, 2006 / CeglieJazz Open Festival, Palagogna, Puglia, Italy

1. Shouts (Innarella) [10:48]
2. Lament For Tookie Williams (Olivieri) [12:59]
3. Is Life a B-Movie? (Olivieri) [13:33]
4. Sound Reflections for Bass Recorder (Battiston) [9.00]
5. Ceglie Open Blues (Olivieri, Innarella, Battiston, Parker, Drake) [7:55]

Angelo Olivieri (tb, soprano flugelhorn, p-tpt), Pasquale Innarella (ts, ss),
Armando Battiston (p, fl), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr)

{www.terresommerse.it; cegliemessapica.splinder.com/archive/2007-04?from=21;
italia.allaboutjazz.com; www.restructures.net/Drake/Hamid_disco_home.htm}

06.08.01 - Daniel Carter (reeds), Eri Yamamoto (p), Anders Nilsson (g), William Parker (b), Federico Ughi (dr) /
Zebulon, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY [DMG 06.07.28]
“plus: Premier of Robert O'Haire’s new film at 8:00pm / Spiritworld Screening at Zebulon. This film is a documentary about ‘musicWitness®’ painter Jeff Schlanger and includes appearances by Joe McPhee, William Parker, Lisa Sokolov, and Oluyemi Thomas...”
06.08.17 - Craig Taborn (p), William Parker (b), Gerald Cleaver (dr) / 10:00pm, The Stone, NYC [DMG 06.08.11]

06.08.19 • Eddie Gale & The All-Star Band: Tribute To Coltrane, Live at The San Jose Jazz Festival

Creative View 1002006 (DVD) 2007

August 19, 2006, 3:30pm / San Jose Jazz Festival, San Jose Repertory Theater, San Jose, CA

intro: monologues by Mayor of San Jose and Geoff Roach; Gale picks up his guests at the airport... [30:00]
1. compositions/improvisations [74:00]

Eddie Gale (tp, voc), Prince Lasha (bar, ss), Kidd Jordan (ts), Valerie Mih (p), William Parker (b), Alvin Fielder (dr)
Patricia Nicholson (dance) + guest Positive Knowledge: Oluyemi Thomas (reeds), Ijeoma Thomas (voc)

{CDr; forums.allaboutjazz.com/showthread.php?t=23889; mill1.sjlibrary.org:90}

06.08.24 • William Parker’s Raining on the Moon Sextet [AR—101:00]

August 24, 2006 / Teatro al Castello, Roccella Jonica, Italy

1. compositions/improvisations [101:00]

Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), Eri Yamamoto (p), Leena Conquest (voc), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr)

{"tesla" correspondence; www.angelfire.com/scifi2/tesla69}

06.08.29 - Jemeel Moondoc (as), John Blum (p), William Parker (b), Jackson Krall (dr) / 8:00pm, Tonic, NYC [Tonic 06.08.24]

06.09.07 • William Parker’s The Inside Songs of Curtis Mayfield [AR—115:00]

September 7, 2006 / Jazz à La Villette, Paris, France

1. compositions/improvisations [115:00]

Darryl Foster (ts, ss), Lewis Barnes (tp), Dave Burrell (p), Amiri Baraka (poetry, voc), Leena Conquest (voc),
William Parker (b, Dir), Hamid Drake (dr)

{"tesla" correspondence; www.angelfire.com/scifi2/tesla69}

06.09.09 - Jemeel Moondoc & The Jus Grew Orchestra: Moondoc (as), Michael Marcus (reeds), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp), Steve Swell (tb),
Bern Nix (g), William Parker (b), Chad Taylor (dr) / “The Lower Eastside Ecology Center, The Lower Eastside Community Music Workshop,
& Mostly Moondoc Present...” 7:00 & 8:30pm, Ecology Center Garden, NYC [Ed Hazell 06.09.04]

06.09.16 • Symphony for Improvisors Double Quartet [AR—97:26]

September 16, 2006, 8:30pm / Festival of New Trumpet 70th-birthday tribute to Don Cherry, Merkin Concert Hall, New York City

1. Mopti (Don Cherry) [7:36]
2. Elephantasy (Don Cherry) [9:28]
3. Song for Che (Charlie Haden) [16:21]
4. Chant for Don Cherry (Campbell) [11:26]
announcement DD [2:47]
5. Symphony for Improvisors Part 1 (Don Cherry) [28:25]
6. Symphony for Improvisors Part 2 (Don Cherry) [21:11]

—Douglas Quartet on tracks 1 and 2; Campbell Quartet on tracks 3 and 4; Double Quartet on tracks 5 and 6.

Dave Douglas (tp), J.D. Allen (ts), Henry Grimes (b), Andrew Cyrille (dr)
Roy Campbell Jr. (tp, fl), Lee “Mixashawn" Rozie (ts), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr)

{WP Archive 2CDr; Norbert Kreutzer 06.10.30; Downtown Music Gallery 06.09.01; www.ekcc.org/merkin.htm; www.fontmusic.org; Ed Hazell 14.02.06}

06.09.17 - Pyramid Trio: Roy Campbell Jr. (tp), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr, frm-dr) / Dee Pop presents: Freestyle Jazz,
now in it’s Sixth Season!, 8:15-ish pm, Jimmy’s Restaurant, NYC [Downtown Music Gallery newsletter 06.09.08; www.freestylejazz.com]
06.09.23 - Hamid Drake & William Parker Duo: Parker (b, double reeds, perc), Drake (dr, perc) / Tonic, NYC [Tonic list 06.09.22]
06.09.24 - Hamid Drake & William Parker Duo: as above / Adventures In Modern Music 2006, 9:00pm, Empty Bottle, Chicago, IL
[WIRE #270 p.8; www.emptybottle.com/calendar.php; Concert review, WIRE #274 December 2006 p.83]
06.10.07 - Marshall Allen (ts), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp), Cooper-Moore (p, etc.), William Parker (b) / Sets at 7:30 and 9:00pm,
Clemente Soto Velez SEA Theater, NYC [www.visionfestival.org]
06.10.08 - Tony Malaby’s Tamarindo: Malaby (ts, ss), William Parker (b), Nasheet Waits (dr) / Dee Pop presents: Freestyle Jazz,
8:00-11:00pm, Jimmy’s Restaurant, NYC [Downtown Music Gallery newsletter 06.09.26]

06.10.12 • Other Dimensions in Music + Spring Heel Jack [AR—107:00 & BR—37:26]

October 12, 2006, 8:30pm / “Back In Your Town," The Red Rose, London, UK
BBC-London “Jazz on 3" / Broadcast 07.01.12, 23:30-1:00 (Radio 3)

Audience Recording:
1. 1st Set [54:00]
2. 2nd Set [53:00]

Broadcast Recording:
Radio intro [0:33]
1. Blues Expanded [36:13]
Radio outro [0:40]

—Also noted, possible Broadcast Recording of complete 1st Set.

Daniel Carter (fl, as, tp), Roy Campbell Jr. (cor, tp, conch shell), William Parker (b, musette), Hamid Drake (dr, perc)
+ Spring Heel Jack: John Coxon (g, p, elec), Ashley Wales (elec)

{www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/jazzon3/pip/nkwxb/; WIRE #272 October 2006 p.94; www.angelfire.com}

‘On The Outside’ 2006, at Dance City, Temple Street, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England ::: June 14 and 15, 2006

06.10.14 (1) - Caroline Kraabel (as), Birgit Ulher (tp), Ernst Reijseger (ce), William Parker (b) / 2:00pm (first of three sets)
06.10.14 (2) - Ernst Reijseger (ce), William Parker (b), Paul Rogers (b) + dancers / 7:30pm (second of three sets)
06.10.14 (3) - Other Dimensions In Music: Daniel Carter (reeds, fl), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr, perc)
+ dancers / 7:30pm (third of three sets)
06.10.15 (1) - Daniel Carter (reeds, fl), Birgit Ulher (tp), Gail Brand (tb), William Parker (b), Gerry Hemingway (dr, perc) + dancers /
2:00pm (first of three sets)
06.10.15 (2) - William Parker and Paul Rogers (b), Hamid Drake and Gerry Hemingway (dr, perc) + dancers / 2:00pm (second of three sets)
06.10.15 (3) - Daniel Carter (reeds, fl), Caroline Kraabel (as), Roy Campbell Jr. and Birgit Ulher (tp), Gail Brand (tb), Georg Graewe (p),
Pat Thomas (p, elec), Ernst Reijseger (ce), William Parker and Paul Rogers (b), Hamid Drake and Gerry Hemingway (dr, perc) /
7:30pm (third of two sets)
[WIRE #271 September 2006 p.86 + p.95; www.dancecity.co.uk/dcuk05.htm; home.nestor.minsk.by/jazz/news/2006/07/2805.html]

WIRE mag reference p.39: “Gigs of the year: Daniel Carter/William Parker/Hamid Drake at Newcastle’s On The Outside...”
(Andy Hamilton re: 06.10.14-15. “A trio not listed in the festival schedule; did Roy Campbell perhaps sit out 06.10.14 (3),
or was there an additional trio session during this two-day festival?"
[WIRE # 275 p.39; Kevin C. White 07.02.12] Any clarification appreciated.

“The musicians work out who they want to work with and from this we put together a programme so that everyone gets an equal chance to play in as many settings as possible. We also programme a closing set in which everyone takes part.” [www.ontheoutsidefestival.co.uk/howitworks.html]

“Although a couple of sets will feature established groupings (New York’s Other Dimensions in Music, and the German/Dutch/American trio of Georg Graewe, Ernst Reijseger, and Gerry Hemingway), nearly all the other meetings will be totally unique. According to organizer Paul Bream, the programme has evolved partly from discussions with the musicians, and partly from ‘a gut feeling about what might make for challenging combinations.’ Even within the published programme, there remains an element of flexibility. ‘So, for example, we've put together a set for Gail Brand, Daniel Carter, Gerry Hemingway, Pat Rogers, and Birgit Ulher, but it’s up to them whether they perform as a quintet, or break it up into smaller permutations.’ This year’s Festival, the third to be organized by Jazz North East, also breaks new ground with the involvement of improvising dancers in several of the sets. The New York musicians in particular work frequently with dancers, and as the Festival is moving to a new venue at Newcastle’s state-of-the-art Dance City, it seemed like the right moment to introduce this new dimension. The dancers will work on exactly the same terms as the musicians—‘no rehearsals, no pre-arranged moves, just pitch in and see what happens!’.” [home.nestor.minsk.by/jazz/news/2006/07/2805.html]

06.10.16 • Paul Dunmall: Blown Away

Duns 053 (2CDr) 2007 UK / “Limited Edition CDr of 50"

October 16, 2006 / The Sage, Gateshead, UK

1. Eye Miles [14:21] —ensemble
2. Eel Miles [11:47] —Dunmall/Parker/Rogers
3. Franticle [11.57] —Dunmall/Parker/Drake
4. Sparticle [9:02] —Campbell/Gibbs/Parker
5. Blown Away [40:34] —ensemble

Paul Dunmall (ts), Daniel Carter (as, tp, fl), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp, fl), Philip Gibbs (g),
Paul Rogers (7-string b), William Parker (b, shenai), Hamid Drake (dr)

{Duns 053}

06.10.19 and 06.10.20 • Other Dimensions in Music: In Paris: Live at the Sunset 2006

Marge Records Futura/Marge 38 (2-CD) 2007 FR

October 19 & 20, 2006 / The Sunset, Paris, France

announcement [1:10]
1. Other Dimensional Space Travelers [12:51]
2. Hip Box [5:04]
3. Blues Configuration [12:15]
4. Slam Me Down (for Slam Stewart) [3:24]
5. Afro Caribbean High Life [4:26]
6. Blues for Baghdad [9:06]
7. Desert Dance [20:34]
8. Blues for Iraq [12:03]
9. New Millennium Chaos (the Bush reign of terror) [5:04]
10. Funk the Government/The Betrayal of New Orleans/Hurricane Katrina [3:17]
11. Suite for Miles Davis [9:54]
12. For Louis, Cootie, and Lester [6:34]
13. Song of Hope and Peace for the Future of Humanity [10:56]
14. Call for the Gathering of All the Righteous and Spiritual People [20:09]
15. James Brown Ascension [5:37]

Daniel Carter (tp, fl, as), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp, p-tpt, flg, rec, fl), William Parker (b, musette), Hamid Drake (dr, frm-dr)

{Marge Records web-site}

06.10.22 - William Parker IT Trio: Antonio Zambrini (p), Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) / Teatro Villa dei Leoni, Mira, Italy
[Alberto Lofoco 08.06.06]
06.10.23 through 06.10.25 - William Parker IT Quartet: Daniele Malvisi (reeds), Alessandro Giachero (p), Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) / Caruso Jazz Club, Firenze, Italy [ibid]
06.10.26 - William Parker IT Quartet: as above / La Palma Club, Roma, Italy [ibid]

06.10.27 • William Parker Quartet [AR—71:16 & BR—23:30]

October 27, 2006 / Festival Onze+, Casino di Montbenon, Salle Paderewski, Lausanne, Switzerland

Audience Recording:
1. Little Bird [14:36]
2. Wood Song Flute [17:30]
3. Malachi’s Mode [6:30]
4. Hopi Spirits—Higgins [32:40] (incomplete, fades out)

Broadcast Recording:
5. composition/improvisation 22:50]
Broadcaster announcement over music [0:40]

Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), William Parker (b, Comp), Hamid Drake (dr)

{WP Archive Broadcast CDr; Norbert Kreutzer 06.11.28; Ed Hazell 06.10.25; Alberto Lofoco 08.06.06}

06.10.29 - Daniel Carter (reeds), Patricia Nicholson-Parker (dance), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) /
Azores Jazz Festival, Sao Miguel, Portugal [Ed Hazell 06.10.25]
06.10.30 - William Parker & Hamid Drake Duo: Parker (b, double reeds, perc), Drake (dr, perc) / Damberd Jazz Café, Gent, Belgium
[Alberto Lofoco 08.06.08]
06.11.01 - Blue Tomato Duo: Marco Eneidi (as), William Parker (b) / Vienna, Austria [ibid]
06.11.02 - Sainkho Namcholak (voc), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) / FMP Total Music Meeting Festival,
7:30pm, The Gallery, Berlin, Germany [Berliner Zeitung November 1, 2006 p.24]
06.11.11 - TEST: Sabir Mateen and Daniel Carter (reeds), William Parker (b), Tom Bruno (dr) /
9:00pm, Clemente Soto Velez SEA Theater, NYC [www.visionfestival.org]
06.11.21 - Dance Workshop in Improvisation by William Parker (b) & Patricia Nicholson (dance) / Roulette and Arts for Art Presents,
6:00 to 9:00pm, Roulette, Brooklyn, NY [Patricia Nicholson-Parker 06.11.15]

06.11.25 • Henry Warner Quartet [Henry Warner Archival Recording—54:01]

November 25, 2006 / Clemente Soto Velez, New York City

1. (Dedication to...) Someplace Nice—Speed of the Streets—Blues [39:06] (split track at 29:26)
2. Impressions [14:55]

“Someplace Nice was a small restaurant where William, Billy Bang, Henry Warner, and a whole crew of New York loft types played
and where they organized a small festival in the late 70s.” —Ed Hazell

Henry Warner (as), Booker T (ts), Jessie Henry (g), William Parker (b), Eugene Jackson (dr)

{Ed Hazell 11.02.02, 06.11.27}

06.11.28 - Dance Workshop in Improvisation by William Parker (b) & Patricia Nicholson (dance) / Roulette and Arts for Art Presents,
6:00 to 9:00pm, Roulette, Brooklyn, NY [Patricia Nicholson-Parker 06.11.15]
06.12.01 - Improv Night Benefit Concert: Charles Gayle (ts, p), Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), Patricia Nicholson (dance),
Jason Kao Hwang (vn), William Parker and Todd Nicholson (b), Gerry Hemingway and William Hooker (dr) /
7:30pm, Clemente Soto Velez SEA Theater, NYC [Rob Brown 06.11.28; www.visionfestival.org]
06.12.02 - Daniel Carter (ts, as, fl, tp), Sabir Mateen (ts, as, fl, cl), William Parker (b, tu, hochiku, shakuhachi, dudek, ojibway flute, perc),
Lois Eby (painter) / Unitarian Meetinghouse, Amherst, MA [Ed Hazell 06.12.03]

“Painter’s Winter" :::
Part I: Yellow Light Through the Window of the Blues—there is no such thing as a flatted fifth—there are only bodies floating in the water;
Part II: Shorter for Alan—the last time i saw Alan Shorter was in oakland california, he was with Carl Lombard—the alto player Byron Allen;
Part III: Light Spaces in the Trees—trees are beautiful with or without leaves;
Part IV: Branches of Hands—brotherhood sisterhood in a reef of hands; (Pause)
Part V: Mystery 99—the beginning of a new day;
Part VI: Mystery 98—winding down to nothing.

"This concert is dedicated to the memory of Malachi Ritscher, who died by self-immolation November 3, 2006,
in protest of the invasion of Iraq by the United States...”
06.12.04 - Dance Workshop in Improvisation by William Parker (b) & Patricia Nicholson (dance) / Roulette and Arts for Art Presents,
6:00 to 9:00pm, Roulette, Brooklyn, NY [Patricia Nicholson-Parker 06.11.15]
06.12.10 - Radio I-Ching Big Band: Andy Haas (curved ss, fife, morse, raita, elec) Don Fiorino (g, bjo, slide steel), Dee Pop (perc, fl, melodica), with special guests Perry Robinson (cl), William Parker (b), possibly Daniel Carter (horns and reeds), possibly Aron Guy (voc, guitar) /
possibly two shows, 8:00 & 10:00pm, ("DMG curates...”) The Stone, NYC
[Downtown Music Gallery newsletter 06.10.13; Dee Pop 06.11.30; www.myspace.com/radioichingnewyork]
“No Wave (Bush Tetras) and jazz drummer Dee joins in a first-time union with Verlaine (Television) and legendary jazz clarinetist Robinson.”
—Verlaine was dropped from subsequent listings.
06.12.12 - Brice Winston (reeds), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp), William Parker (b), Selwyn Lissack (dr) / “Drummer, composer, and legendary holographic art pioneer Lissack’s first appearance playing in NYC in almost 40 years.” / “DMG curates...” 8:00 & 10:00pm, The Stone, NYC
[Downtown Music Gallery newsletter 06.10.13]

StringsDanceVoiceDrums—Vision Dance/Music Mini-Festival ::: December 12 through 17, at La Tea, Clemente Soto Velez

06.12.13 - William Parker Quartet: Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) / 9:00pm
06.12.14 - William Parker & Hamid Drake Duo: Parker (b, winds, perc), Drake (dr, perc) / 9:00pm
06.12.15 - William Parker Quartet: Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) / 9:00pm
06.12.17 - IMPROV: Daniel Carter (reeds, tp), Daniel Levin (ce), William Parker (b), Miriam Parker, Kevin Bachman,
Patricia Nicholson, and Estelle Woodward (dance) / 6:30pm

06.12.19 - Michael Moore (reeds), Rob Brown (as), William Parker (b), Gerald Cleaver (dr) /
“DMG curates...” 8:00 & 10:00pm, The Stone, NYC [ibid]

06.12.26 • Raoul Bjorkenheim—William Parker—Hamid Drake: DMG @ The Stone Vol 2: December 26 2006

DMG ARC 0722 (CD) 2008

December 26, 2006 / DMG New Music Magic Mystery Festival, The Stone, New York City

1. Lithotone I part 1 [11:40]
1. Lithotone I part 2 [6:57]
1. Lithotone I part 3 [8:26]
1. Lithotone I part 4 [9:07]
1. Lithotone I part 5 [6:50]
1. Lithotone I part 6 [11:13]
2. Lithotone II [13:22]

Raoul Bjorkenheim (electric viol da gamba, electric mando-guitar), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr)

{Downtown Music Gallery newsletter; allmusic.com}

06.12.31 (1) - Sabir Mateen (reeds), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp), William Parker (b), Mike Wimberly (dr) / 10:00pm, The Brecht Forum, NYC
[Downtown Music Gallery newsletter 06.12.29]
06.12.31 (2) - Jam Session with Daniel Carter, Sabir Mateen, and Ras Moshe (reeds), Roy Campbell Jr., Flip Barnes, and Matt Lavelle (tp),
Walden Wimberly (p), Tor Snyder (g), William Parker, Dave Ross, Shayna Dulberger, and Francois Grillot (b),
Rashid Bakr, Jackson Krall, and Mike Wimberly (dr), and more... / 11:00pm, The Brecht Forum, NYC [ibid]

2007 : : :

07.01.03
• William Parker’s Raining On the Moon: Corn Meal Dance

AUM Fidelity AUM043 (CD) 2007

• William Parker: Wood Flute Songs—Anthology/Live 2006-2012 Raining On The Moon Sextet

AUM Fidelity Records AUM080-87 (8-CD Box Set / Ltd. 1500 copies / 50 Signed & Numbered by William Parker) 2013
—2nd Session [See also 06.05.24; 07.04.06; 09.06.15 (2); 11.04.06; 12.06.09 (2); 12.06.12 (2)]

• William Parker’s Raining On the Moon Quartet: Great Spirit

AUM Fidelity AUM098 (CD) 2007
—1st Session [See also 12.06.09]

January 3, 2007 / Systems Two Studio, Brooklyn, New York

Corn Meal Dance
1. Doctor Yesterday [8:40]
2. Tutsi Orphans [7:12]
3. Poem for June Jordan [2:58]
4. Soledad [9:53]
5. Corn Meal Dance [8:56]
6. Land Song [11:33]
7. Prayer [3:53]
8. Old Tears [8:35]
9. Gilmore’s Hat [7:15]

Great Spirit
1. Bowl of Stone Around the Sun [9:37]
2. Doson Ngoni Blues [8:04]
3. Feet Music [5:43]
4. Great Spirit [6:43]
5. Prayer-Improv [5:52]
6. Potpourri [2:15]

Wood Flute Songs—Anthology/Live 2006-2012
1. Prayer-Improv [5:53]
2. Great Spirit [6:44]

—Tracks 10 and 11 are “bonus tracks" on the Wood Flutes Box Set—"...out-takes from the Corn Meal Dance album sessions.”

Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), Eri Yamamoto (p), Leena Conquest (voc, lyrics to “Old Tears"), William Parker (b, Comp), Hamid Drake (dr)

{AUM043; AUM080-87; AUM098}

07.01.04 • William Parker Double Quartet: Alphaville Suite, Music Inspired by Jean Luc Godard’s Film

RogueArt ROG-0010 (CD) 2007

January 4, 2007 / Leon Lee Dorsey Studio, New York City
—"The music was all recorded on January 4. Leena went into the studio the next day
and recorded the vocals over the music recorded the previous day.” —Ed Hazell

1. Alphaville Main Theme [6:02]
2. Journey to the End of the Night [11:00]
3. Natasha’s Theme I [2:05]
4. Interrogation [2:50]
5. Alpha 60 [9:45]
6. Doctor Badguy [14:08]
7. Oceanville Evening [3:05]
8. Civilization of Light [16:49]
9. Outlands [6:57]
10. Natasha’s Theme II [2:08]

“This past Thursday, the 4th, I made a quick day-trip to NYC to witness William in the recording studio. It was a fabulous day. He was
recording a RogueArt CD of original music inspired by Jean Luc Godard’s Alphaville, scored for his quartet plus a string quartet. It all unfolded
in Leon Dorsey’s 27th-floor penthouse studio overlooking Lincoln Center, which commands quite a view, especially on an unnaturally warm,
sunny January afternoon. William mixed things up quite a bit, they recorded as an octet a couple times, and one piece, originally scored for the entire
ensemble, ended up as a string quartet setting for Hamid. There was a devastating piece for a trio improvisation by Flip Barnes, William doing his most
bone-chilling arco work, and Hamid on cymbals with scored string quartet parts cued in and out by William. William and the strings recorded a backing
track for a song that Leena Conquest recorded the next day. The strings (two cellos, violin, and viola...) played a piece on their own... They recorded
too much music for a single CD, so there will be some unissued material in the can, I'm sure.” —Ed Hazell

Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), Mazz Swift (vn), Jessica Pavone (vla), Julia Kent and Shiau-Shu Yu (ce),
Leena Conquest (voc-3, 10), William Parker (b, Comp), Hamid Drake (dr)

{Ed Hazell 07.06.29; Michel Dorbon of RogueArt 07.08.27}

"Toronto Improviser’s Interface with William Parker" ::: January 11 through January 13

—AIMTORONTO.org Presents ... at Arraymusic Studio, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

07.01.11 (1) • AIMT Interface with William Parker: Fraser, Oswald, Parker, and Yue [AR—46:22]

January 11, 2007, 9:00pm / “AIMTORONTO.org Presents", Arraymusic Studio, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

1. improvisation [46:22]

John Oswald (as), Andy Yue (p), William Parker (b), Nick Fraser (dr)

{digital files; John Chacona 14.05.11; www.aimtoronto.org/interface/january-2007williamparker/}

07.01.11 (2) • AIMT Interface with William Parker: David Mott & William Parker Duo [AR—56:06]

January 11, 2007, 9:00pm / “AIMTORONTO.org Presents", Arraymusic Studio, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

introduction [1:04]
1. improvisation [41:39]
2. improvisation [10:22]
announcement [1:46]

David Mott (bar), William Parker (b)

{digital files; John Chacona 14.05.11; www.aimtoronto.org/interface/january-2007williamparker/}

07.01.12 (1) - “A free, participatory workshop with William Parker" / 3:00-5:00pm, Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building,
University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

07.01.12 (2) • AIMT Interface with William Parker: Company Night [AR—74:09]

January 12, 2007, 9:00pm / “AIMTORONTO.org Presents", Arraymusic Studio, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

First Set
introduction [1:35]
1. improvisation [8:59] (Parker Solo)
2. improvisation [13:15]
3. improvisation [16:57]
4. improvisation [11:56]
Second Set
introduction [1:15]
5. improvisation [20:12]

Colin Fisher (ts-3,5), Rob Piilonen (fl-5), Michael Keith (g-4,5), Mike Hansen (turntables-2,5), Nilan Perera (g-4,5, preparations-4,5, elec-4,5),
William Parker (b, perc, voc, shakuhachi), Rob Clutton (b-5), Joe Sorbara (dr-3,5 perc-3,5)

{John Chacona 14.05.08}

07.01.13 (1) • AIMT Interface with William Parker: Attariwala, Haley, Luciani, Parker [AR—46:32]

January 13, 2007, 9:00pm / “AIMTORONTO.org Presents", Arraymusic Studio, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

introduction [2:30]
1. improvisation [24:53]
2. improvisation [8:56]
3. improvisation [7:30]
announcement [1:12]

Geordie Haley (g), Parmela Attariwala (vn), William Parker (b), Jeff Luciani (dr)

{digital files; www.aimtoronto.org/interface/january-2007williamparker/}

07.01.13 (2) • AIMT Interface with William Parker: Aldcroft, Parker, Rindone, Valdivia [AR—58:26]

January 13, 2007 / “AIMTORONTO.org Presents", Arraymusic Studio, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

introduction [1:36]
1. improvisation [31:54]
2. improvisation [21:10]
announcement [3:05]

Ronda Rindone (cl, bcl), Ken Aldcroft (g), William Parker (b), Brandon Valdivia (dr)

{digital files; www.aimtoronto.org/interface/january-2007williamparker/}

07.01.14 (1) - “William Parker will be participating in the Jazz in the Schools program at local Guelph schools and the University of Guelph.” [Josh Thorpe Soundlist 06.12.28]
07.01.14 (2) - William Parker Trio: David Mott (bar), Parker (b), Jesse Stewart (dr) / “The Guelph Jazz Festival Presents...”
2:00pm, Guelph Youth Music Centre, Guelph, Ontario, Canada [ibid]
07.01.17 - William Parker & JITS Students / “William Parker with students of the Upper Grand District School Board, Brent Rowan,
and the University of Guelph.” / 7:00pm, George Luscomb Theatre, Mackinnon Building, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada
07.01.20 - Other Dimensions In Music “meets Sound Vision Orchestra": Daniel Carter (reeds), Roy Campbell (tp), William Parker (b),
Rashid Bakr (dr) —no other personnel details / 9:00pm, LaTea CSV, NYC [artsforart.org/events/archive/schedule/dancenow]
07.01.21 - Tony Malaby’s Tamarindo: Malaby (ts, ss), William Parker (b), Nasheet Waits (dr) /
Dee Pop presents Freestyle Jazz, 7:00 & 9:00pm, Jimmy’s Restaurant, NYC [Downtown Music Gallery newsletter 06.12.15]
07.01.27 - David S. Ware Quartet: Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Guillermo E. Brown (dr) /
Sons d'Hiver, 20:30, Espace Andre Malraux, Le Kremlin-Bicetre, Paris, France [www.sonsdhiver.org]
07.02.03 - Only: Beans (voc, laptop), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) /
Sons d'Hiver, 20:30, Salle Jacques Brel, Fontenay Sous Bois, Paris, France [www.sonsdhiver.org; www.africultures.com]

07.02.07 • William Parker Italian Trio [AR—135:00]

February 7, 2007 / Ristorante i Molini, Mestre, Italy

1. compositions/improvisations [135:00]

Edoardo Marraffa (ts, ss), William Parker (b), Federico Scettri (dr)

{"tesla" correspondence; www.angelfire.com/scifi2/tesla69; Jan Carlsson 07.01.15}

07.02.10 • William Parker: I Plan To Stay A Believer—The Inside Songs of Curtis Mayfield

AUM Fidelity AUM062/63 (2-CD digipak) 2010
—3rd Session [See also 01.03.13; 02.04.03; 08.06.15; 08.10.25; 08.10.29]

William Parker’s The Inside Songs of Curtis Mayfield [BR—74:04]
—Also circulating misdated 07.02.02

February 10, 2007, 22:30 / 10th Festival di Cultura e Musica Jazz di Chiasso, Spazio Officina, Chiasso, Switzerland

I Plan To Stay A Believer
1. I Plan To Stay A Believer [12:52]
2. If There’s A Hell Below [21:23]

Broadcast Recording:
1. Medley [48:07]
The Makings Of You
I Planned To Stay A Believer
If There’s A Hell Below
radio announcements [5:05]
2. People Get Ready [14:21]
3. Freddie’s Dead [5:30]
radio announcements [1:01]

Darryl Foster (ts, ss), Sabir Mateen (as, ts, fl), Lewis Barnes (tp), Lafayette Gilchrist (p), Amiri Baraka (voc, poetry), Leena Conquest (voc),
William Parker (b, doussn'gouni, balafon, Arr), Guillermo E. Brown (dr)
—Featuring a 10-member choir assembled specifically for this concert.

{AUM062/63; Steven Joerg 10.11.09; www.aumfidelity.com; www.jazzfestivalchiasso.ch; Jan Carlsson 07.01.15; Ron Lyles 08.03.05}

07.02.15 • Rob Brown Ensemble: Crown Trunk Root Funk

AUM Fidelity AUM044 (CD) 2008

February 15, 2007 / MPI Studio, New York City

1. Rocking Horse [10:55]
2. Clearly Speaking [6:54]
3. Sonic Ecosystem [11:15]
4. Ghost Dog [7:31]
5. Exuberance [6:16]
6. Lifeboat [6:27]
7. Worlds Spinning [9:51]

Rob Brown (as, Comp), Craig Taborn (p), William Parker (b), Gerald Cleaver (dr)

{AUM044}

07.02.17 - Exploding Heart Trio (early name for Tony Malaby’s Tamarindo): Tony Malaby (ts), William Parker (b), Nasheet Waits (dr) /
The Stone, NYC [Downtown Music Gallery newsletter 07.02.09]

Vision Dance Music Series: DrummingDance & SoundingStrings ::: February 21 through February 24

ARTS FOR ART Presents, at Peter Norton Symphony Space, Leonard Nimoy Thalia Theatre, NYC

With Matthew Shipp, William Parker, Dave Burrell, Daniel Carter, Joe Morris, Guillermo E. Brown, Miriam Parker, Carmen de Lavallade,
Todd Nicholson, Steve Swell, Treva Offutt, Jean-Baptiste Bocle, Yoshiko Chuma, Patricia Nicholson, Ben Gerstein, Peter Zummo,
Wendy Osserman, Charis Haines, Justin Terenullo, Rosi Hertlien, Chris McIntyre

07.02.21 - Matthew Shipp & William Parker Duo: Shipp (p), Parker (b) / 9:00pm
07.02.22 - Green Tea: Kazuko Miyamoto (visuals and dance), Patricia Nicholson (dance), William Parker (shakuhachi) / 7:30pm
07.02.23 (1) - Patricia Nicholson (dance), Lewis Barnes (tp), William Parker (b) / “On Their Shoulders We're Still Dancing" / 8:30pm
07.02.23 (2) - Matthew Shipp & William Parker Duo: Shipp (p), Parker (b) / 9:00pm
07.02.24 (1) - Patricia Nicholson and Treva Offutt (dance), Lewis Barnes (tp), Joe Morris (g), William Parker (b) /
“On Their Shoulders We're Still Dancing" / 9:00pm
07.02.24 (2) - Group IMPROV
[DMG newsletter 07.02.09; www.visionfestival.org; AUM Fidelity; artsforart.org/events/archive/schedule/drum-dance-string]

07.03.04 - Mike Bisio (b) & William Parker (b) Duo / “Mike Bisio Birthday Bash," 10:00pm, The Stone, NYC
[Downtown Music Gallery newsletter 07.03.01]

07.03.07 • Sabir Mateen Quartet [AR—63:00]

March 7, 2007 / Union Pool, Brooklyn, NY

1. improvisations [63:00]

Sabir Mateen (ts), Daniel Carter (as, tp, fl), William Parker (b), Andrew Barker (dr)

{angelfire.com}

07.03.11 • William Parker Quartet [AR—91:28]

March 11, 2007 / Bergamo Jazz 2007, Teatro Donizetti, Bergamo, Italy

announcement WP [1:50]
1. Raincoat In The River Suite [65:44]
2. Beautiful Don't Leave—announcement WP [5:20]
3. Malachi’s Move—announcement [11:38]
4. encore—announcement [6:55]

Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), William Parker (b, musette), Hamid Drake (dr)

{Jakob Blumenthal 08.02.06; Jan Carlsson 07.01.15; www.teatrodonizetti.it; www.gaetano-donizetti.com}

07.03.14 - William Parker and Hamid Drake with Echoes Quintet: Pasquale Innarella (reeds), Angelo Olivieri (tp, sflg, p-tpt),
Armando Battiston (p, fl), Parker (b), Drake (dr) / Ristorante dei Merli, Sovana, Italy [Alberto Lofoco 08.06.06]
07.03.15 - Anthony Braxton (reeds), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) / Suoni e Visioni, Milano, Italy [www.provincia.milano.it/cultura]

07.03.16 • Braxton—Graves—Parker [AR—94:31]

March 16, 2007, 9:00pm / Contemporanea (First Edition: Art+Visual+Music+Performance), Sala Petrassi, Auditorium Parco della Musica, Rome, Italy

1. composition/improvisation 12:07]
2. composition/improvisation 9:43]
3. composition/improvisation 7:47]
4. composition/improvisation 8:00]
5. composition/improvisation 15:46
6. composition/improvisation 19:32]
7. composition/improvisation 12:17]
announcement MG [1:11]
8. composition/improvisation 8:06]

Anthony Braxton (as, sopranino, cl), William Parker (b), Milford Graves (dr)

{Jakob Blumenthal 08.02.06; WIRE #275 pp.89+92; www.auditorium.com}

07.03.20 - David S. Ware Quartet: Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Guillermo E. Brown (dr) /
La Passerelle, Saint Brieuc, France [www.lapasserelle.info]
07.03.22 - David S. Ware Quartet: as above / Le Petit Faucheux, Tours, France
[www.lepetitfaucheux.fr/; tourainesereine.hautetfort.com/archive/2007]

07.03.24 • David S. Ware Quartet: Live in Vilnius

No Business Records NBLP4-5 Limited Edition of 1,000 (2LP) 2009

March 24, 2007 / Russian Drama Theatre, Vilnius, Lithuania

Side A:
1. Ganesh Sound (Ware) [17:25]
Side B:
2. Theme of Ages (Ware) [15:46]
3. Mikuro’s Blues (Ware) [6:15]
Side C:
4. The Stargazers (Sun Ra) [22:15]
Side D:
5. The Stargazers (Sun Ra) [4:45] (continued)
6. Lithuanian Whirl (Ware) [11:20]
7. Surrendered (Ware) [7:18]

David S. Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Guillermo E. Brown (dr)

{nobusinessrecords.com/NBLP4-5.php}

07.03.25 - David S. Ware Quartet: Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Guillermo E. Brown (dr) /
Le Cheval Blanc, Schiltigheim, France [www.ville-schiltigheim.fr]

David Budbill, William Parker, and Hamid Drake Residency at Luther College ::: March 28 through March 30

07.03.28 (1) - Workshops and Classes: David Budbill, William Parker, and Hamid Drake / 10:30am, CFA Atrium, Luther College, Decorah, IA
07.03.28 (2) - David Budbill, William Parker, and Hamid Drake: Budbill (poetry), Parker (b, ptp, double reeds, perc), Hamid Drake (dr, perc) / “Songs for Life" / 7:30pm, Noble Recital Hall, Luther College, Decorah, IA
07.03.29 - Classroom Visits: David Budbill, William Parker, and Hamid Drake / Luther College, Decorah, IA
07.03.30 - Classroom Visits: as above / Luther College, Decorah, IA
[www.davidbudbill.com/calendar-archive; www.luther.edu/vocation/visitors/past]

07.04.03 - William Parker Quartet: Lewis Barnes (tp), Rob Brown (as), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) /
Grinnell College Chapel, Grinnell, IA / [www.aumfidelity.com/home.htm]

07.04.04 • William Parker Quartet [AR—62:21]

April 4, 2007, 7:30pm / “Early matinee" Empty Bottle, Chicago, IL

1. compositions/improvisations [62:21]

Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr)

{Chris Carville 08.01.16; www.emptybottle.com/calendar.php; AUM Fidelity 07.04.04}

07.04.06 • William Parker: Wood Flute Songs—Anthology/Live 2006-2012 Quartet

AUM Fidelity Records AUM080-87 (8-CD Box Set / Ltd. 1500 copies / 50 Signed & Numbered by William Parker) 2013
—3rd Session [See also 06.05.24; 07.01.03; 09.06.15 (2); 11.04.06; 12.06.09 (2); 12.06.12 (2)]

William Parker Quartet [AR—129:13]

April 6, 2007 / Diverse Works, Houston, TX

Wood Flute Songs CD-3—Live In Houston 2007 (First Set)
1. Groove #7 [11:14]
2. Hawaii [9:32]
3. Broken Roofs—Green Paper [12:57]
4. Hamid’s Groove—Daughter’s Joy [21:17]
5. Malachi’s Mode [7:00]
6. Corn Meal Dance [2:51]

Wood Flute Songs CD-4—Live in Houston 2007 (Second Set)
7. O'Neal’s Porch [9:52]
8. Red Desert [9:15]
9. Ojibway Song [14:31]
10. Sunrise In The Tone World [6:25]
11. The Square Sun [7:12]
12. Etchings [9:39]
13. Ascent Of The Big Spirit [8:38]

—Audience Recording includes Parker announcements at beginning, and before tracks 7 and 13.

Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), William Parker (b, shenai, Comp), Hamid Drake (dr)

{AUM080-87; 2CDr Audience; www.aumfidelity.com/home.htm; Jason Hook 07.04.19; Jakob Blumenthal 07.03.08}

07.04.07 - William Parker Quartet: Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) / 8:00pm, Victory Grill, Austin, TX
[www.aumfidelity.com/home.htm; Jason Hook 07.04.19]
07.04.12 - William Parker’s Expanded Humanity—A Living Composition for Music, Poetry, Movement and Video, 2007:
William Parker (Cond, strings, video), David Budbill (poetry, narration), Perry Robinson (cl, magic), Daniel Levin (ce), Lisle Ellis
and Wilbert Dejoode (b), Guillermo E. Brown (dr, elec), Patricia Nicholson (dance, choreography), Miriam Parker (dance),
The Humanities Prep Mixed-Media Ensemble directed by Robert Craddock, Members Of The Amistad Academy Orchestra
directed by Daniel Levin / 8:30pm, Roulette, Brooklyn, NY [www.roulette.org/events/2007_04.html]
07.04.14 - William Parker Quartet: Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) / Nouveau Théâtre, Besançon, France
[Jan Carlsson 07.01.15; www.nouveau-theatre.com.fr]
07.04.16 - William Parker Quartet: as above / Carambolage, Bolzano, Italy [Jan Carlsson 07.01.15; www.carambolage.org]
07.04.17 - William Parker’s Raining on the Moon Quintet: Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), Leena Conquest (voc), Parker (b),
Hamid Drake (dr) / Carthage, Tunisia [www.jazzacarthage.com]

07.04.19 • William Parker Quartet [BR—107:58]

April 19, 2007 / “Studio 2/RTSI Lugano," Lugano, Switzerland

1. Groove Suite [33:03]
2. Ballad For Yesterday—Blue Cornmeal Dance [22:29]
3. Cherokee [6:55]
4. Have I? [16:22]
5. When The Woman [12:33]
6. Malachi’s Mood [16:33]

Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), William Parker (b, bmb-fl), Hamid Drake (dr)

{Ron Lyles 07.06.29, track detailing 08.03.06; Jan Carlsson 07.01.15; www.rtsi.ch}

07.04.21 - William Parker’s Raining on the Moon Quintet: Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), Leena Conquest (voc), Parker (b),
Hamid Drake (dr) / Alhambra Concert Hall, Genève, Switzerland [www.amr-geneve.ch]

07.04.22 • William Parker’s Raining on the Moon Quintet [SBR—130:00]

April 22, 2007 / Cassero Jazz, Centro Congressi Artemide, Hotel Castello, Castel San Pietro, Terme, Italy

1. compositions/improvisations [130:00]

Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), Leena Conquest (voc), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr)

{www.combojazzclub.com; Luigi Santosuosso and Claudio Casanova 07.05.24; “tesla" correspondence; www.angelfire.com/scifi2/tesla69}

07.04.24 - William Parker’s Raining on the Moon Quintet: Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), Leena Conquest (voc), Parker (b),
Hamid Drake (dr) / La Palma Club, Roma, Italy [Alberto Lofoco 08.06.06]
07.04.26 - William Parker’s Raining on the Moon Quintet: as above / Sala Vanni, Firenze,Italy [www.musicusconcentus.com]

07.04.27 • William Parker’s Raining on the Moon Quintet [Centering Archival Recording—153:28]

April 27, 2007 / Bimhuis, Amsterdam, Holland

First Set
1. The Sky Is Beautiful Everywhere [22:31]
2. Gilmore’s Hat [22:16]
3. Land Song [18:50]
4. James Baldwin to the Rescue [11:14]
Second Set
5. introduction—three unknown titles [57:22]
6. Malachi’s Mood [9:09]
7. Blue Cornmeal Dance (Hymn for a Woman with her Foot in her Pocket) [12:06]

Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), Leena Conquest (voc-First Set only), William Parker (b, shenai, shakuhachi), Hamid Drake (dr)

{William Parker’s Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.01.28; www.bimhuis.nl}

07.05.13 - William Parker Solo / Music Lovers' Field Companion, Sage Gateshead, Gateshead, UK [WIRE #277 p.86; www.arika.org.uk]
07.05.14 - William Parker’s The Inside Songs of Curtis Mayfield: Sabir Mateen (ts, cl, fl), Darryl Foster (ts, ss), Lewis Barnes (tp),
Lafayette Gilchrist (p), Leena Conquest (voc), Parker (b, Dir), Hamid Drake (dr) / Fabbrica Europa, Firenze, Italy
[Jan Carlsson 07.01.15]

07.05.15 (1) • William Parker’s The Inside Songs Of Curtis Mayfield [AR—79:53 & AVR]

May 15, 2007 / Auditorium Canneti di Vicenza, Festival New Conversations, Vicenza 2007, Vicenza, Italy

1. medley: unknown titles—If There’s A Hell Below [42:54]
2. medley: People Get Ready—Pusher Man—unknown titles [32:48]
3. I'm So Proud [4:09]

Sabir Mateen (ts, cl, fl), Darryl Foster (ts, ss), Lewis Barnes (tp), Dave Burrell (p),
Amiri Baraka (poetry, voc), Leena Conquest (voc), William Parker (b, Dir), Hamid Drake (dr)

{Jan Carlsson 07.01.15; track detailing Ron Lyles 07.05.18, 08.03.06; Jakob Blumenthal 08.10.09}

07.05.15 (2) • Anthony Braxton & William Parker Duo [AR—53:12]

May 15, 2007, 23:00 / Festival New Conversations Vicenza 2007, Auditorium Canneti, Vicenza, Italy
RAI Radio 3 Broadcast August 7, 2007

1. improvisation [49:21]
2. encore [3:13]

Anthony Braxton (reeds), William Parker (b)

{WP Archive CDr; www.comune.vicenza.it; Jan Carlsson 07.01.15; www.radio.rai.it/radio3}

07.05.16 - William Parker & Hamid Drake Duo: Parker (b, winds, perc), Drake (dr, perc) / Teatear &TD, Zagreb, Croatia
[Alberto Lofoco 08.06.06]
07.05.20 - Echoes Quintet: Pasquale Innarella (ts, ss), Angelo Olivieri (tp, sflg, p-tpt), Armando Battiston (p, fl),
William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) / Jazz Festival, Auditorium Vito Volterra, Ciampino, Italy
[ibid; ciampinojazzfestival.wordpress.com/edizioni-precedenti; www.angeloolivieri.it/eventi.htm]
07.05.22 - William Parker & Hamid Drake Duo: Parker (b, winds, perc), Drake (dr, perc) / Nefertiti Jazz Club, Göteborg, Sweden
[Alberto Lofoco 08.06.06]

07.06.01 • Rob Brown Trio [AR—139:00]

June 1, 2007 / Velvet Lounge, Chicago, IL

1. compositions/improvisations [139:00]

Rob Brown (as, fl), William Parker (b), Gerald Cleaver (dr)

{Ron Lyles 10.04.30}

07.06.02 • Rob Brown Trio [AR—131:21]

June 2, 2007 / Velvet Lounge, Chicago, IL

First Set
1. RB announcement—unknown title [23:17]
2. composition/improvisation 23:25]
3. composition/improvisation 20:59]
RB announcement [1:10]
Second Set
4. RB announcement—unknown title [24:19]
5. composition/improvisation 13:40]
6. unknown title—RB announcement [28:20]

Rob Brown (as, fl), William Parker (b), Gerald Cleaver (dr)

{Jakob Blumenthal 08.05.28}

07.06.05 • Rob Brown Trio [AR—109:00]

June 5, 2007, 8:30pm / Suoni Per Il Popolo, La Sala Rossa, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

1. compositions/improvisations [109:00]

Rob Brown (as, fl), William Parker (b), Gerald Cleaver (dr)

{Ron Lyles 10.04.30}

07.06.06 (1) - William Parker & Hamid Drake Workshop / “Bring your instruments. Free workshop with free jazz bassist and drummer. Be there or be square.” / Suoni Per Il Popolo, 12:00pm, La Sala Rossa, Montreal, Quebec, Canada [WIRE #279 p.96; casadelpopolo.com/suoni]

07.06.06 (2) • William Parker & Hamid Drake Duo [AR—141:46]

June 6, 2007, 8:30pm / Suoni Per Il Popolo, La Sala Rossa, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

First Set
1. introduction—unknown title
2. unknown title
3. composition/improvisation 77:35]
Second Set
4. introduction—improvisation [64:11]

William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr, perc)

{Joacim Jonsson 07.10.30; WIRE #279 p.96; casadelpopolo.com/suoni}

07.06.10 - Tony Malaby’s Tamarindo: Tony Malaby (ts, ss), William Parker (b), Nasheet Waits (dr) / Dee Pop presents: The Freestyle Creative Music Series, Jimmy’s Restaurant, NYC [Dee Pop e-mail 07.03.20]

07.06.13 • Tony Malaby: Tamarindo

Clean Feed CF 099 (CD) 2007

June 13, 2007 / Systems Two Recording Studio, Brooklyn, NY

1. Buried Head [11:03]
2. Floral and Herbacious [7:05]
3. La Mariposa [7:26]
4. Tamarindo [9:00]
5. Mother’s Love [9:17]
6. Floating Head [7:43]

Tony Malaby (ts, ss, Comp), William Parker (b), Nasheet Waits (dr)

{cleanfeed.wordpress.com; venue from Tony Malaby 14.03.14}

The Twelfth Annual Vision Festival ::: June 19 through June 24

"A Dozen Years Of Visionary Music, Dance, Spoken Word, Film And Visual Art" at Angel Orensanz Foundation, New York City

07.06.19 (1) - Opening Invocation: Patricia Nicholson, William Parker, Hamid Drake / Vision Festival, 7:00pm,
Angel Orensanz Foundation, NYC [www.visionfestival.org]

07.06.19 (2) • William Parker: “Double Sunrise Over Neptune" World Premiere [AR—59:47]

June 19, 2007, 7:30pm / Vision Festival, Angel Orensanz Foundation, New York City

intro [3:16]
1. Double Sunrise Over Neptune [53:57]
outro [2:32]

Sabir Mateen (reeds), Rob Brown (as), Dave Sewelson (bar), Bill Cole (double reeds), Lewis Barnes (tp), Joe Morris (g, bjo),
Sangeeta Bandyopadhyay (voc), Jason Kao Hwang and Mazz Swift (vn), Jessica Pavone (vla), Shiau-Shu Yu (ce), Brahim Fribgane (oud),
William Parker (doussn'gouni, double reeds), Shayna Dulberger (b), Hamid Drake and Gerald Cleaver (dr)

{WP Archive CDr; John Chacona 07.07.23; www.dimeadozen.org}

07.06.20 • William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra: Double Sunrise Over Neptune

AUM Fidelity AUM 047CD (CD) 2008

June 20, 2007 / Vision Festival, Angel Orensanz Foundation, New York City
—"The second set on the first night of Vision Fest 2006 was a world premiere of William Parker’s ‘Double Sunrise Over Neptune’
for a large 16-piece orchestra. It was partially marred by sound problems, which were ironed out the following day by recording
in the same space before the night’s festivities resumed. The piece was one long work.”

1. Morning Mantra [15:09]
2. Lights of Lake George [27:24]
3. O'Neal’s Bridge [0:38]
4. Neptune’s Mirror [22:40]

Sabir Mateen (ts, cl), Rob Brown (as), Bill Cole (double reeds), Dave Sewelson (bar), Lewis Barnes (tp), Joe Morris (g, bjo),
Sangeeta Bandyopadhyay (voc), Jason Kao Hwang and Mazz Swift (vn), Jessica Pavone (vla), Shiau-Shu Yu (ce), Brahim Frigbane (oud),
William Parker (double reeds, doussn'gouni, Cond), Shayna Dulberger (b), Hamid Drake and Gerald Cleaver (dr)

{Downtown Music Gallery newsletter 08.02.08}

07.06.22 (1) • Alexandre Pierrepont & Mike Ladd: Maison Hantee

Rogue Art Rog-0017 (CD) 2008 France

June 22nd 2007 / Leon Lee Dorsey, NY

1. Hall [2:23]
2. Chamber 12 [5:30]
3. Chamber 3 [1:42]
4. Chamber 8 [5:09]
5. Chamber 73 [7:25]
6. Chamber 22 [5:38]
7. Antechamber [2:04]
8. Chamber 20 [7:30]
9. Chamber 72 [6:52]
10. Chamber 8 [6:58]
11. Chamber 2 [3:57]
12. Chamber 21 [10:30]
13. Corridor [6:40]

“Currents and Undercurrents": A world music rhythm track improvised in a single session by William Parker’s guimbri and Hamid Drake’s frame drum; it is played on all the tracks, mixed with the other music, [and also] played by the other musicians and recorded later on in different places [between June 2007 and July 2008 in New York, Chicago, and Paris]; “Chamber 8": William Parker plays double bass on this track, with Hamid Drake on drums, and Mike Ladd on vocals. —Michel Dorbon

“...three distinct layers interact on each piece"

"Inhabitants & Outhabitants"—comprising the words and visions of Pierrepont and Ladd, the voice of Stephane Gombert, who declaims Pierrepont’s words, and the sound manipulations of French producer Gymkhana.
Mike Ladd (voc + words-4, 7, 10/visions, sound constructor), Alexandre Pierrepont (voc-1, words-2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12/visions, sound designer)
Gymkhana (sound manipulator), Stéphane Gombert (voc-2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12)

"Currents & Undercurrents"—an ebbing and flowing world music rhythm track improvised in a single session by William Parker’s guimbri and Hamid Drake’s frame-drum, which underpins virtually the whole 72 minutes.
William Parker (guimbri-all but track 13), Hamid Drake (frm-dr-all but track 13)

The extemporized contributions, including the staggering range of...
"Guests & Ghosts"—recorded at different times and places and integrated into the finished construct, in line with Pierrepont and Ladd’s conception.

David Murray (ts-7), Roscoe Mitchell (as-3), Evan Parker (ss-12), Matana Roberts (cl-9), Rob Mazurek (cor + effects-5), Gene Moore,
Thurston Moore, and Bill Nace (el-g-8), Joe Morris and Jeff Parker (el-g-9), Warren Ellis (vln + loops-6), Alex Dézé (erratic piano),
Craig Taborn (mini-moog, Wurlitzer, and bent circuit devices-5), Oscar Pierrepont (voc-13), Marguerite Ladd (sampled composition),
Joshua Abrams (MPC, harmonium, guimbri, and perc-13), John Moloney (elec and perc-8), William Parker (b-4), Hamid Drake (dr-4)

{Michel Dorbon of Rogueart 09.07.19; www.roguart.com}

07.06.22 (2) - Dance/Music/Art Installation, A State of Mind, by Patricia Nicholson: Miriam Parker, Gus Solomons Jr.,
and Julia Wilkins (dance), Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr), + artists Jo Wood Brown,
Katie Martin, Kazuko Miyamoto, Phyllis Bulkin-Lehrer, and Lili White / Vision Festival, 9:30pm, Angel Orensanz Foundation, NYC
[www.visionfestival.org]

07.06.23 • Eddie Gale All Star Band [AR—58:42]

June 23, 2007, 8:30pm / Vision Festival, Angel Orensanz Foundation, New York City

EG announcement [0:22]
1. Prayer For The World [13:25]
2. Love Is All [17:06]
3. Take Time To Feel [13:08]
4. High Tech Emergency [13:43]
EG announcement [0:56]

Eddie Gale (tp), Prince Lasha (as), Kidd Jordan (ts), Valerie Mih (p), William Parker (b), Alvin Fielder (dr), Patricia Nicholson (dance)

{Norbert Kreutzer 07.09.18; www.visionfestival.org}

07.06.24 • Louis Moholo Quartet [AR—34:24 & AVR—29:09]

June 24, 2007, 9:00pm / Vision Festival, Angel Orensanz Foundation, New York City

Audio Recording:
announcement [1:01]
1. composition/improvisation 18:10]
2. composition/improvisation 12:32]
announcement [2:39]

Video Recording:
1. composition/improvisation 17:20] (incomplete, fades out)
2. composition/improvisation 11:49] (incomplete, fades out)

Kidd Jordan (ts), Dave Burrell (p), William Parker (b), Louis Moholo (dr)

{Norbert Kreutzer 07.09.18; Jakob Blumenthal 10.09.19; www.visionfestival.org}

07.06.28 • Matthew Shipp Trio [AR—62:07]

June 28, 2007 / Jazz Festival 2007, Krizanke, Ljubljana, Slovenia

1. compositions/improvisations [62:07]

Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Gerald Cleaver (dr)

{Jakob Blumenthal 08.10.09}

07.07.01 and 07.07.02 - Matthew Shipp Trio: Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Gerald Cleaver (dr) / “Homage to John Coltrane",
21:00, American Jazz Festival, Sunset Jazz Club, Paris, France [sunset-sunside.com]

07.07.06 • William Parker Italian Quartet [AR—82:00]

July 6, 2007 / Piazzetta Don Ugo Sitti, Soliera, Italy

1. One for Roscoe [82:00]

Edoardo Marraffa (ts, ss), Daniele Malvisi (reeds), William Parker (b), Cristiano Calcagnile (dr)

{Alberto Lofoco 08.06.06; “tesla" correspondence; www.angelfire.com/scifi2/tesla69; composition title William Parker 14.03.30}

07.07.07 - William Parker Solo / Piazzetta Don Ugo Sitti, Giussago, Italy [Alberto Lofoco 08.06.06]

07.07.08 • Cecil Taylor Trio + Anthony Braxton [AR—74:51, AVR—74:51, & BR—49:09]

July 8, 2007, 7:30pm / Royal Festival Hall, South Bank Centre, London, UK
BBC Radio3 Broadcast
—Also circulating misdated as 07.06.08

Audience Audio and Video Recordings:
First Set
1. Taylor & Oxley Duo [23:35]
2. Taylor & Oxley Duo [6:51]
3. Taylor & Oxley Duo [11:49]
4. Parker Solo [12:18]
Second Set
crowd noise, tuning up [1:14]
5. Quartet Improvisation [36:22]
applause [2:42]

Broadcast Recording:
announcement [0:16]
1. Taylor & Oxley Duo [11:32] (excerpt from Set 1, track 1 in Audience Recording)
2. Quartet Improvisation [36:50]
announcement [0:31]

Anthony Braxton (as, ss, sss, cbcl), Cecil Taylor (p, voc), William Parker (b), Tony Oxley (dr, elec)

{Jakob Blumenthal 07.08.03, 10.03.09; WIRE #279 p.11; www.southbankcentre.co.uk/music/productions/cecil-taylor-quartet-featuring-16304}

07.07.12 and 07.07.13 • Hamid Drake & Bindu: Blissful

RogueArt ROG-0011 (CD) 2008 France

July 12th & 13, 2007 / Soma Electronic Music Studio, Chicago, IL

1. My Blissful Mother (Drake) [16:19]
2. Playful Dance At Soma (J. Parker, Morris, Abrams, Wm. Parker) [12:20]
3. Visions Of Ma (D. Alexander) [2:33]
4. Supreme Lady Victorious In Battle (Drake) [11:45]
5. Only Longing Of My Soul (Drake) [6:52]
6. There Is Nothing Left But You (D. Alexander, Wm. Parker) [14:07]
7. The Beautiful Names (Drake) [4:36]

—All lyrics excerpted from Mother of the Universe: Visions of the Goddess and Tantric Hymns of Enlightenment, by Lex Hixon

Joe Morris (g, bjo), Jeff Parker (g), Dee Alexander (voc), Josh Abrams (b, guimbri),
William Parker (b, guimbri, shenai, doussn'gouni), Hamid Drake (dr, frm-dr, tabla, bata, voc)

{Rogue Art 11; Michel Dorbon of RogueArt 07.06.15}

07.07.14 - William Parker Quartet: Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) /
Pitchfork Music Festival, 2:00pm, Second Stage, Union Park, Chicago, IL
[Jim DeRogatis Chicago Sun-Times July 13, 2007 NC6; en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitchfork_Music_Festival#Lineups]

07.07.16 - Dance Film 1980 [10:00]: William Parker (Music), Patricia Nicholson-Parker (Chor), Robert Herman (Dir, Cinematographer, Editor),
Leslie Levinson, Patricia Nicholson-Parker, Joe Pizzino, Pam Read, and Julie Tozer (dance) /
“Arts for Art is proud to present our annual Film Series...” Two Boots Pioneer Theater, NYC
Screened with: Bill Dixon—A Collection of Shorts [20:00], Directed by S. Albahari; a Bill Dixon and Cheryl Neiderman performance from 1986 [20:00]; Gene Friedman 1964-66 [5:00]; Oh Happy Day [6:00], A film by Jorgo Schaefer and Frank N.; Listening to Leroy [15:00], Directed by Mary Griffin, with Leroy Jenkins; and Leroy Jenkins: Music from Within [15:00], Produced by Molly Snyder-Fink and Orlando Richards [Downtown Music Gallery newsletter 07.06.15]
07.07.18 - Rob Brown Trio: Brown (as), William Parker (b), Gerald Cleaver (dr) / 8:00pm, Barbes, Brooklyn, NY
[Rob Brown 07.07.16; robbrownmusic.com]
07.08.11 - Eddie Gale’s All-Star Band: Gale (tp), Kidd Jordan (ts), Prince Lasha (bar, ss), Valerie Mih (p), William Parker (b),
Yusef Martinez (cga, perc), Alvin Fielder (dr), Patricia Nicholson (dance) / San Jose Jazz Festival, San Jose, CA [www.circulardreaming.com/calendar/2007/05]
“Children of Peace,” “Love Is All,” “Take Time to Feel,” “River Niger"
["2007 San Jose Jazz Festival" 07.08.14, at forums.allaboutjazz.com/showthread.php?t=23889]
07.08.22 - William Parker—opening comments [12:00] / Rise Up Creative Music & Arts Town Hall Meeting, Teatro La Tea, NYC
[mp3ion.com/mp3/Rise_up_william_parker]

07.08.29 • Louis Moholo & Friends [AR—75:41]

August 29, 2007 / Festival 'Ai Confini tra Sardegna de Jazz, Piazza del Nuraghe, Sant'Anna Arresi, Italy

1. compositions/improvisations [75:41]

Kidd Jordan (ts), Dave Burrell (p), William Parker (b), Louis Moholo (dr)

{"tesla" correspondence; www.angelfire.com/scifi2/tesla69}

07.09.03 - William Parker’s Ensemble: Sabir Mateen (ts), Roy Campbell Jr. and Lewis Barnes (tp), Parker (b), Gerald Cleaver (dr),
“and others" / 4:30pm, Howl Festival, Tompkins Square, NYC

07.09.07 • William Parker’s The Inside Songs of Curtis Mayfield [AR—79:32]

September 7, 2007 / River Run Centre, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

1. Freddie’s Dead [25:48]
2. composition/improvisation 6:56]
3. People Get Ready [25:39]
4. composition/improvisation 16:02]
5. We People Who Are Darker Than Blue [5:07]

Sabir Mateen and Darryl Foster (ts), Lewis Barnes (tp), Dave Burrell (p), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr)
Leena Conquest (voc, dance), Amiri Baraka (recital, + additional lyrics and poetry), The late Curtis Mayfield (Comp)

{WP Archive CDr}

07.09.09 • Patricia Nicholson’s Celestial Moonbeam Funk [AR—46:52]

September 9, 2007 / Vision Howl Festival 2007, South Stage, Tompkins Square Park, New York City

1. announcement—unknown titles [46:52]

Sabir Mateen (as, ts, cl), Rob Brown (as), Roy Campbell Jr. and Lewis Barnes (tp), Jason Kao Hwang (vn), William Parker (b), Gerald Cleaver (dr)
Patricia Nicholson (voc, dance, Comp), Miriam Parker, Julia Wilkins, Jason Jordan, Jon Michael, and Solomon (dance)

{Jakob Blumenthal 09.08.12; William Parker 14.03.30}

07.09.11 • Other Dimensions in Music [AR—60:56]

September 11, 2007 / The Living Theatre, New York City

1. improvisation [59:37]
announcement [1:19]

Daniel Carter (ts, fl, tp, as, cl), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp, flg, p-tpt), William Parker (b, tu), Charles Downs (dr)

{WP Archive CDr; The New York Times September 7, 2007 Sec.E}

07.09.16 - Charles Gayle Trio: Gayle (as, p),
William Parker (b), Mark Sanders (dr) / 8:00pm,
Star & Shadow Cinema, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England
[WIRE #283 p.94; www.starandshadow.org.uk]
07.09.17 - Charles Gayle Trio: as above /
8:00pm, Everyman Bistro, Liverpool, England
[WIRE #283 p.94; www.frakture.org/year/2007/concerts]
07.09.18 - Charles Gayle Trio /
8:30pm, The Wardrobe, Leeds, England
[WIRE #283 p.94; www.leedsjazz.org.uk/concerts.html]
07.09.19 - Charles Gayle Trio /
8:00pm, Midland Arts Centre, Birmingham, England
[WIRE #283 p.94; www.macarts.co.uk/?page=event.html]
07.09.20 - Charles Gayle Trio /
8:00pm, Faculty of Arts, Design & Technology,
University of Derby, Derby, England
[WIRE #283 p.94; www.derby-jazz.co.uk/whatson.htm]

07.09.21 • Charles Gayle Trio [BR—76:40]

September 21, 2007, 8:30pm / The Red Rose, London, UK
BBC-London “Jazz on 3" / Broadcast October 5, 2007, 23:30-1:00 (Radio 3)

Jez Nelson introduction [2:00]
1. Understanding [12:38]
2. Forgiveness [7:58]
Kevin LeGendre interviews Gayle [20:26]
3. Brotherhood [6:42]
4. Body and Soul (Heyman/Eyton/Green/Sour) [11:26]
5. Humility [5:20]
6. Naima (Coltrane) [7:57]
Gayle announcement [1:20]
radio Outro [0:40]

Charles Gayle (as, p), William Parker (b), Mark Sanders (dr)

{WP Archive CDr; WIRE #283 p.94; www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/jazzon3/pip/3p8ex}

07.09.22 - Charles Gayle Trio: Gayle (as, p), William Parker (b), Mark Sanders (dr) / 8:30pm, Black Box, Belfast, Northern Ireland
[WIRE #283 p.94; www.blackboxbelfast.com/forthcoming.php; www.art.ie/Viewevent.asp?ID=42827]
07.09.23 - Charles Gayle Trio: as above / 8:30pm, Pendulum Club, JJ Smyths, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
[WIRE #283 p.94; www.improvisedmusic.ie/; www.jjsmyths.com]
07.09.30 (1) - Other Dimensions in Music: Daniel Carter (as, ts, fl, tp), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp, flg, p-tpt), William Parker (b), Charles Downs (dr) /
Friends of Bang present “We Take Care of Our Own,"A Benefit for Billy Bang / 7:00pm, Ariane and Alain Kirili’s home, NYC
“On August 7, violinist Billy Bang received a much-needed hip replacement surgery at Englewood Hospital in Englewood, NJ...”
[Downtown Music Gallery newsletter 07.09.28]

07.09.30 (2) • Commitment [AR—39:00]

September 30, 2007, 7:00pm / Ariane and Alain Kirili’s home, New York City

1. compositions/improvisations [39:00]

Sabir Mateen (ts), Henry Warner (as), Jason Hwang (vn), William Parker (b), Takeshi Zen Matsuura (dr)

{Ron Lyles 10.04.30}

07.10.05 - William Parker’s Luc’s Lantern: Eri Yamamoto (p), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) /
Audio Culture, Lantaren Venster, Rotterdam, Holland [www.lantaren-venster.nl]
07.10.06 - William Parker’s Luc’s Lantern: as above / Max Music Show, Arezzo, Italy [AUM Fidelity mailing]
07.10.07 - William Parker’s Luc’s Lantern / Gheoatrè- Milano, Italy [ibid]
07.10.08 and 07.10.09 - William Parker’s Luc’s Lantern / Caruso Jazz Cafè, Firenze, Italy [ibid]
07.10.10 - William Parker’s Luc’s Lantern / Panic Jazz Club, Marostica(VI), Italy [ibid]

07.10.12 • Cecil Taylor Trio [AR—83:07 & BR]

October 12, 2007 / “Festival Angelica—Concerti Contemporanei," Teatro Comunale, Bologna, Germany
“Concert was broadcast on italian FM radio. (There are also a couple of audience recordings going around.)" —Anthony_Braxton Group 08.01.12

First Set
announcement (CT) [1:52]
1. Cecil Taylor, Poem [5:14]
2. Braxton Solo [17:24]
3. Parker Solo [12:16]
4. Taylor Solo [32:43] (fades out)
Second Set
5. Trio [17:26] (Trio, “at the end CT leave the stage, then WP, then AB")

Cecil Taylor (p, poetry), Anthony Braxton (as, ss, sss), William Parker (b)

{2CDr; Jakob Blumenthal to CTResearch 07.11.11}

07.10.13 • Cecil Taylor Historical Quartet [AR—95:47]

October 13, 2007, 21:00 / Teatro Valli, Reggio Emilia, Italy

First Set
1. Taylor & Oxley Duo [19:34]
2. Parker Solo [13:24]
3. Braxton Solo [11:27]
4. Taylor Solo [14:50]
Second Set
5. Quartet [29:43]
6. Quartet [10:25]

Cecil Taylor (p-1,5, poetry-1), Anthony Braxton (as, ss, sss, cl, cbcl), William Parker (b-2, wdfl-2,3), Tony Oxley (dr-1)

{2CDr; Jakob Blumenthal to CTResearch 07.11.11}

07.10.16 - By Any Means Necessary Trio: Gayle (as, p), William Parker (b), Rashied Ali (dr) / 21:00, JVC Jazz Festival,
Sunset Jazz Club, Paris, France [sunset-sunside.com]

07.10.19 • By Any Means Necessary Trio: Live at Crescendo

Ayler Records aylCD-077/78 (2-CD) 2008 Sweden

By Any Means Necessary Trio [SBR—104:57]

October 19, 2007 / Crescendo Jazz Club, Norrkoping, Sweden

introduction [0:56]
1. Zero Blues [7:26]
2. Hearts Joy [13:24]
3. We Three [14:39]
4. Different Stuff [6:28]
5. Love One Another [10:41]
6. Straight Ahead Steps [7:19]
7. Peace Inside [8:34]
8. Machu Picchu [10:47]
9. Cry Nu [7:58]
10. Eternal Voice [9:08]
11. No Sorrow [7:39]

Charles Gayle (ts), William Parker (b), Rashied Ali (dr)

{Joacim Jonsson 07.10.30; Pharoah S. Wail 08.05.19}

07.10.27 • Matthew Shipp’s Nu Bop Quartet [AR—87:20]

October 27, 2007 / Miller Theatre at Columbia University, New York City

First Set
1. compositions/improvisations [49:49]
Second Set
2. compositions/improvisations [37:31]

“Two sets played as continuous pieces...”

Matthew Shipp (p), Daniel Carter (reeds, tp, fl, voc), William Parker (b), Guillermo E. Brown (dr, elec)

{WP Archive 2CDr; Downtown Music Gallery newsletter 07.09.28}

07.11.03 • Matthew Shipp Trio [BR—69:12 & BVR—31:04 +]

November 3, 2007, 9:30pm / Jazz Happening 2007, Pakkahuone (Old Customs House Hall), Tampere, Finland

Broadcast Audio:
announcement [0:15]
1. composition/improvisation 68:55]
announcement [0:07]

Broadcast Video:
1. composition/improvisation 31:04]
Matthew Shipp interview segments.

Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Guillermo E. Brown (dr)

{Jakob Blumenthal 08.12.21; WIRE #285 p.95; www.tampere.fi/musicfestivals/jazz/artists/matthew.html}

07.11.05 - William Parker Solo / Teatar &TD, Zagreb, Croatia [Alberto Lofoco 08.06.06]
07.11.06 - William Parker Workshop / 15:00-18:00, N.O. JAZZ 08: muSiClab at Teatar &TD, Zagreb, Croatia [www.sczg.hr]
07.11.07 (1) - William Parker Workshop / 10:00-12:00, N.O. JAZZ 08: muSiClab at Teatar &TD, Zagreb, Croatia [www.sczg.hr]
07.11.07 (2) - William Parker Workshop / 16:00-18:00, N.O. JAZZ 08: muSiClab at Teatar &TD, Zagreb, Croatia [www.sczg.hr]

07.11.09 • David S. Ware Trio [AR—48:01]

November 9, 2007, 20:00 / Ehemaliges Jugendzentrum, Gütersloh, Germany

1. composition/improvisation 21:40]
2. composition/improvisation 15:29]
3. composition/improvisation 10:51]

David S. Ware (ts), William Parker (b), Warren Smith (dr)

{Jakob Blumenthal 09.06.15; www.jazz-in-guetersloh.de}

07.11.11 - David S. Ware Quartet: Ware (ts), Joe Morris (g), William Parker (b), Warren Smith (dr) /
Auditorium Parco della Musica, Salla Petrassi, Roma, Italy [www.auditorium.com/eventi/4905150]
07.11.12 - David S. Ware Quartet: as above / Porgy and Bess, Vienna, Austria [www.porgy.at]
07.11.14 - Matthew Shipp Trio: Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Klaus Kugel (dr) / Jazz Festival, Nevers, France [www.klauskugel.com]
07.11.19 - Billy Bang & William Parker Duo: Bang (vn), Parker (b) / Piccolo Teatro Carambolage, Bolzano, Italy [Alberto Lofoco 08.06.06]
07.11.21 - Billy Bang & William Parker Duo: as above / Jazz Centre at the Lot, Edinburgh, UK
[Alberto Lofoco 08.06.06; www.jazzmusic.co.uk]
07.11.23 - Billy Bang & William Parker Duo / Museo della Arti e Tradizioni, Roma, Italy [Alberto Lofoco 08.06.06]

07.11.25 • Billy Bang & William Parker Duo [BVR—54:00]

November 25, 2007 / 3 Festiwalu Muzyka z Mozgu, Teatri Polski, Bydgoscz, Poland
Polish Television Broadcast, TVP Kultura, Musika Mozgu

introduction [0:31]
1. One for Sam Jones [52:57] —(split track at 46:10
2. outro [0:32]

Billy Bang (vn), William Parker (b, Comp)

{WP Archive DVD; Ron Lyles 08.04.21; William Parker 14.03.30}

07.11.26 • Amiri Baraka Speech Quartet [BR—75:00]

November 26, 2007 / Parma Jazz Frontiere Festival 2007, Casa della Musica, Parma, Italy
FM “Il Cartellone - Radio 3 Suite Jazz", Radio 3 RAI, 08.09.25

radio introduction by Pino Saulo [5:40]
1. The Box (Burrell) [2:56]
2. Blues Women (over “All Blues" by M. Davis) [7:02]
3. Dirge (over “Strange Fruit" by B. Holiday) [6:26]
4. I Wanna Make Freedom (over “Blue Monk" by T. Monk) [8:00]
5. For The Lady in Colour (over “God Bless The Child" by B. Holiday) [6:35]
6. Why Are We Americans (over “Equinox" by J. Coltrane) [15:43]
7. The McBouty Bible (over “A Night In Tunisia" by D. Gillespie) [10:09]
8. Somebody Blew Up America (over “Mysterioso" by T. Monk) [12:21]

Dave Burrell (p), Amiri Baraka (voc), Amina Baraka (voc), William Parker (b)

{Alberto Lofoco 08.06.06; bigozine2.com/roio}

07.11.27 - Amiri Baraka Speech Quartet: Dave Burrell (p), Baraka (voc), Amina Baraka (voc), William Parker (b) /
Moods, Zürich, Switzerland [ibid]
07.11.28 - Amiri Baraka Speech Quartet: as above / Convento dei Benedettini, Catania, Italy
[Alberto Lofoco 08.06.06; www.curvaminore.org]

07.12.07 • Fred Anderson & William Parker Duo [AR—74:28]

December 7, 2007, 10:30pm / The Vision Club Series 2007, The Living Theatre, New York City

1. composition/improvisation 24:48]
2. composition/improvisation 42:26]
3. composition/improvisation 7:14]

Fred Anderson (ts), William Parker (b)

{Downtown Music Gallery newsletter 07.11.30; Anonymous}

07.12.15 - Gerald Cleaver Trio: Craig Taborn (p), William Parker (b), Cleaver (dr) / 8:00pm, Puffin Foundation, Teaneck, NJ
[Evelyn Shih, The Record December 14, 2007 Sec G p.17]
07.12.16 (1) - William Parker’s Universal Tonality: Daniel Carter (cl, fl, ts), Eri Yamamoto (keyboards), Jason Kao Hwang
and Jean Cook (vn), Jessica Pavone (vla), Shiau-Shu Yu (ce), Parker (Comp, shakuhachi), David Budbill (poetry), Leena Conquest (voc),
Patricia Nicholson (dance/poetry), Miriam Parker (dance), Lois Eby (paintings and drawings), + The Introscopic Music Ensemble: David Moss and Shayna Dulberger (b), Gunter Gruner (perc) / “Part V—On Being Native" / “A Special Celebratory evening at Nativity Church"
The Vision Club Series 2007, 4:00pm, NYC [Downtown Music Gallery newsletter 07.11.30; www.davidbudbill.com/calendar-archive]
07.12.16 (2) - Gerald Cleaver Trio: Craig Taborn (p), William Parker (b), Cleaver (dr) / 8:00pm, Stone, NYC
[Downtown Music Gallery newsletter 07.12.17]

07.12.00 • William Parker Quartet: Petit O¡seau

AUM Fidelity AUM050 (CD) 2008, 2013; Shortwave Records SHW004/AUM050-LP (2LP, 180-gram vinyl, gatefold handprinted sleeves) 2008

December, 2007 / Systems Two Studio, Brooklyn, New York City

1. Groove Sweet (Groove #7, Hamid’s Groove, Daughter’s Joy) [17:56]
2. Talaps Theme [5:29]
3. Petit O¡seau [9:33]
4. The Golden Bell [6:23]
5. Four For Tommy [4:04]
6. Malachi’s Mode [8:04]
7. Dust From A Mountain [5:52]
8. Shorter For Alan [12:37]


AUM050, Petit Oiseau Artwork by David Kroll		Portrait by Nick Ruechel from AUM Fidelity		Audiophile 180-g vinyl gatefold Design by Guy Trampy

Rob Brown (as, b-flat cl-6), Lewis Barnes (tp), William Parker (b, cedar flute-6, Comp), Hamid Drake (dr, balafon and frm-dr-6)

{AUM050; SHW004/AUM050-LP}

2008 : : :

08.01.10 (1) • Eri Yamamoto: Duologue

AUM Fidelity AUM 048CD (CD) 2008
—Includes Yamamoto duos with Daniel Carter, Hamid Drake, and Federico Ughi.

January 10, 2008 / Systems Two Studio, Brooklyn, NY

1. Subway Song [4:58]
2. Muse [5:49]

Eri Yamamoto (p, Comp), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr)

{www.aumfidelity.com/aum048.html}

08.01.10 (2) - Lights by fragments of Light gathering: William Parker (b) Patricia Nicholson (dance) Bill Mazza (video drawing) /
Vision Collaboration Festival, 8:30pm, Symphony Space’s Leonard Nimoy Thalia Theatre, NYC [Rob Brown 01.07.08]

08.01.10 (3) • William Parker’s Raining on the Moon Sextet [AR]

January 10, 2008, 9:00pm / Vision Collaboration Festival, Symphony Space’s Leonard Nimoy Thalia Theatre, New York City

introductions
1. Leena Hamid
2. Stan
3. It Be’s What it Be’s
4. Overture: If The Sound Dances It’s A Song
5. Patricia Parker
6. William Parker Birthday

Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), Leena Conquest (voc), Eri Yamamoto (p), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr)

{Rob Brown 01.07.08; John Chacona 08.08.17}

08.01.12 • William Parker Quartet [AR—104:37]

January 12, 2008, 8:00pm / Vermont Jazz Center, Brattleboro, Vermont

1. First Set [65:00]
2. Second Set [75:00]

—Audience Recording circulating at 104:37 is missing second-half of First Set.

Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), Naima K. Wade (poetry, 2nd set only), William Parker (b, doussn'gouni, zurna), Hamid Drake (dr)

{Rob Brown 01.07.08; Chris Carville 08.01.14}

08.01.20 (1) - William Parker’s The Inside Songs of Curtis Mayfield: Darryl Foster and Sabir Mateen (reeds), Lewis Barnes (tp),
Amiri Baraka (poetry, voc), Leena Conquest (voc), Dave Burrell (p), Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) / Teatro Manzoni, Milano, Italy
[Alberto Lofoco 08.06.06; www.aperitivoinconcerto.com]
08.01.20 (2) - William Parker Quartet: Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) /
“Milano in morning, and Zürich in the evening.” Kunstraum Walcheturm, Zürich, Switzerland [ibid]
08.01.21 - William Parker Quartet: as above / Cinema-Teatro Aurora, Marghera, Italy [ibid]

08.01.22 • William Parker Quartet [AR—107:36]

January 22, 2008 / DOM Cultural Center, Moscow, Russia

introduction [5:45]
1. Deep Flower [46:35]
2. composition/improvisation 34:47]
introduction to Lakota Skyes [0:45]
3. Lakota Skyes [12:28]
4. unknown title (encore) [7:16]

Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr)

{WP Archive 2CDr; “Four Hearts" Your Leisure (Russia) January 17, 2008; Ron Lyles 08.01.27}

08.01.31 - Cecil Taylor Aha 3: Taylor (p), William Parker (b), Pheeroan Aklaff (dr) / 8:00pm, Blue Note, NYC
[www.bluenote.net/newyork/schedule/moreinfo.cgi?id=5837]

08.02.17 • Milford Graves Trio [AR—72:55]

February 17, 2008, 4:30pm / Festival Sons d'Hiver, Salle Gérard Philipe, Bonneuil-sur-Marne, France

1. composition/improvisation 6:51]
2. composition/improvisation 16:28]
3. composition/improvisation 5:59]
4. composition/improvisation 7:43]
5. composition/improvisation 14:40]
6. composition/improvisation 7:23]
Milford speaks [4:41]
7. composition/improvisation 7:30]
Milford speaks [1:40]

Kidd Jordan (ts), William Parker (b), Milford Graves (dr, perc, voc)

{WP Archive CDr; WIRE #288 p.79; www.sonsdhiver.org/fr/programme.html}

08.02.22 • Collective 4tet: In Transition

Leo Records CD LR 529 (CD) 2009

February 22, 2008 / Systems Two, Brooklyn, New York City

1. In Transition [22:40]
2. Clear Skies [22:00]
3. For a Change [21:25]

Arthur Brooks (tp, flg), Mark Hennen (p), William Parker (b), Heinz Geisser (perc)

{Heinz Geisser 09.06.18; www.leorecords.com}

08.02.24 • Freedomland [AR—71:10]

February 24, 2008 / Jimmy’s No. 43 Restaurant, New York City

First Set
1. Prelude & Funk [21:46]
2. Maiysha [15:45]
Second Set
3. Ife [18:19]
4. Mtume [4:10]
5. Turnaroundphrase [5:20]
6. Tune In 5 [4:06]
7. untitled [10:28]

Daniel Carter (tp, cl, fl, ts), Dave Sewelson (bar), David Hofstra (tu, bsx), William Parker (b), Dee Pop (dr)

{WP Archive CDr; Dee Pop 08.01.21}

08.02.28 • William Parker, Roy Campbell Jr., and Joe Morris [AR—107:53]

February 28, 2008 / Emmanuel Church, Boston, MA

announcement [0:51]
1. composition/improvisation 36:31]
2. composition/improvisation 28:09]
3. composition/improvisation 21:14]
announcement [0:46]
4. composition/improvisation 14:27]
announcement [1:06]

Lovely photos of this concert.

Roy Campbell Jr. (tp, reeds, cor, fl, rec), Joe Morris (g, bjo, b, uke), William Parker (b, perc, double reeds, bmb-fl, doussn'gouni)

{WP Archive 2CDr; Ed Hazell 08.03.02}

08.02.29 • Other Dimensions in Music [AR—58:00]

February 29, 2008 / Living Theatre, New York City

1. improvisations [58:00]

Daniel Carter (reeds, tp), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr)

{www.angelfire.com/scifi2/tesla69}

08.03.05 - Miya Masaoka (koto) & William Parker (b) / 8:00pm, The Stone, NYC [Downtown Music Gallery newsletter 08.01.31]
08.03.08 - William Parker’s The Inside Songs of Curtis Mayfield: Sabir Mateen (ts, cl, fl), Darryl Foster (ts, ss), Lewis Barnes (tp),
Amiri Baraka (poetry, voc), Leena Conquest (voc), Parker (b, Dir), Hamid Drake (dr) / Teatro Sangiorgi, Catania, Italy
[Alberto Lofoco 08.06.06; www.jazzitalia.net/iocero/Etnafest2008.asp]
08.03.19 - William Parker Solo / Auditorium Parco della Musica, Roma, Italy [Alberto Lofoco 08.06.06; www.auditorium.com]
08.03.22 - Saturday Night Open Jam Session: William Parker (b, Cond), others... / Vision/RUCMA Series, 12:00 midnight,
The Living Theatre, NYC [newyorkcity.eventful.com/events]
08.03.26 - Patricia Nicholson-Parker’s Celestial Moon Beams Funk: Rob Brown (as), Sabir Mateen (ts), Jason Kao Hwang (vn, vla),
William Parker (b), Cooper-Moore (voc, perc), Patricia Nicholson-Parker (dance) / 8:30pm, Roulette, Brooklyn, NY
[Jazz Promo Services e-mail 08.03.25]

08.03.29 • Tony Malaby’s Tamarindo [AR—102:00]

March 29, 2008, 9:00 & 10:30pm / Jazz Gallery, New York City

First Set
intro [0:08]
1. composition/improvisation 11:10]
2. Tamarindo [40:54]
announcement TM [2:37]
Second Set
announcement [0:30]
3. composition/improvisation 10:54]
4. composition/improvisation 22:43]
5. composition/improvisation 12:24]
announcement TM [0:32]

Tony Malaby (ts, ss), William Parker (b), Nasheet Waits (dr)

{WP Archive 2CDr; All About Jazz New York March 2008, monthly schedule; John Chacona 08.04.20}

08.03.30 - Tony Malaby’s Tamarindo: Malaby (ts, ss), William Parker (b), Nasheet Waits (dr) / Ars Nova Workshop Presents, 8:00pm, International House, Philadelphia, PA [ARS Nova 08.03.08]

Hill Greene replaced me on this gig

08.04.03 - Tony Malaby’s Tamarindo: Malaby (ts, ss), William Parker (b), Nasheet Waits (dr) / Jazz metropolitano tra America ed Europa,
21:00, Centro D'Arte Degli Studenti Dell'Universita1 di Padova, Cinema Torresino, Padova, Italy [AUM Fidelity mailing]
08.04.07 - Matthew Shipp Trio: Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Guillermo E. Brown (dr) / “Jazz and the Sweet Science," 8:30pm,
Pantin, Salle Jacques Brel Festival, Banlieues Bleues, Paris, France [ROGUEART 08.03.29; www.banlieuesbleues.org]
08.04.08 - Tony Malaby’s Tamarindo: Malaby (ts, ss), William Parker (b), Nasheet Waits (dr) / “Homage to John Coltrane",
21:00, Sunset Jazz Club, Paris, France [sunset-sunside.com]

08.04.09 • Tony Malaby’s Tamarindo [BR—109:34]

April 9, 2008 / Sunset, Paris, France
Broadcast on Jazz Club France Musique April 18, 2008

First Set
Talk by Claude Carrière & Jean Delmas [4:22]
1. Floral and Herbacious [13:41]
2. Mother’s Love [7:33]
3. O Bambo [15:44]
4. A Valor of Tears [7:15]
5. Redemption [9:13]
Second Set
intro [0:46]
6. Floating Head [12:35]
7. La Mariposa [18:27]
8. composition/improvisation 8:01]
9. Tamarindo [11:57]

Tony Malaby (ts, ss), William Parker (b), Nasheet Waits (dr)

{WP Archive 2CDr; John Chacona 08.04.19}

08.04.12 - William Parker’s Raining on the Moon Sextet: Rob Brown (as, fl), Lewis Barnes (tp), Leena Conquest (voc),
Eri Yamamoto (p), Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) / Barcelo Carthage, Tunisia
[Alberto Lofoco 08.06.06; www.tunisianews.org/april08/150408-3.htm]
08.05.02 - Tony Malaby’s Tamarindo: bassist Malaby (ts, ss), William Parker (b), Nasheet Waits (dr) / Home Field Advantage—Experimental Jazz in Jersey City, Toy Eaters Studio, Jersey City, NJ [Zan Stewart “New jazz in Jersey City" Star-Ledger April 29, 2008]
08.05.03 - William Parker’s The Inside Songs of Curtis Mayfield: Darryl Foster and Sabir Mateen (ts), Lewis Barnes (tp), Ursula Rucker (poetry), Leena Conquest (voc), Dave Burrell (p), Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) / 7:00 & 9:00pm, The Painted Bride, Philadelphia, PA
[Ars Nova 08.04.19]

08.05.09 • David S. Ware: Shakti

AUM Fidelity AUM052 (CD) 2008

May 9, 2008 / Systems Two Studio, Brooklyn, NY

1. Crossing Samsara [9:39]
2. Nataraj [18:10]
3. Reflection [12:38]
4. Namah [8:27]
5. Antidromic [9:26]
6. Shakti [9:33]
a) Durga
b) Devi
c) Kali

David S. Ware (ts, kalimba-4), Joe Morris (g, perc-4),
William Parker (b), Warren Smith (dr)

{AUM052; Steven Joerg}

08.05.10 - William Parker’s Introscopic Orchestra: Parker (reeds, tu, Leader, Comp), Bill Cook (ts), Rob Brown, Seth Meicht,
and Darius Jones (as), Dave Sewelson (bar), Roy Campbell Jr., Chris DiMeglio, and Nabate Isles (tp), Masahiko Kono (tb),
unknown (tu), Sizzle Ohtaka (voc), Bradley Farberman (g), Jason Kao Hwang (vn), Tom Zlabinger, Clif Jackson, Todd Nicholson,
and David Moss (b), Takeshi Zen Matsuura (dr) / “Evelyn’s Spectrums Of Light" / Rise Up Creative Music and Arts Benefit Weekend,
10:30pm, The Living Theatre, NYC [Jazz Promo Service 08.05.09; epc.buffalo.edu/poetics/early_archive]

“There was pretty much complete silence while waiting for the show to begin. They play right in the set for the Living Theatre’s play, and this one had the artists all on the perimeter of the room in a horseshoe formation, with William Parker facing them and his back to us. Parker kept telling us they aren't ready yet, he’s just testing out his reeds, etc. Still, we were all quiet as can be, including when Parker tested out the compositions with the orchestra while waiting. I was enjoying watching all of that, I like seeing the setup and sound checks... They decided
they couldn't wait for Campbell any longer and got started. Roy showed up just as the first notes of Parker’s reeds were being played, so that was pretty cool... They played for about an hour.” —Terri G.
[terrismusicblog.blogspot.com/2008/05/william-parker-introscopic-orchestra.html]

08.05.11 • Braxton—Graves—Parker: Beyond Quantum

Tzadik Key Series 7626 (CD) 2008

May 11, 2008 / Orange Music Sound Studio, West Orange, NJ

1. First Meeting [14:49]
2. Second Meeting [10:48]
3. Third Meeting [16:34]
4. Fourth Meeting [16:08]
5. Fifth Meeting [5:11]

Anthony Braxton (as, sss, bsx), William Parker (b, double reeds), Milford Graves (dr)

{Alberto Lofoco 08.06.06}

08.05.14 • John Blum with Sunny Murray & William Parker: In The Shade Of Sun

Ecstatic Peace E#5d (CD) 2009

May 14, 2008 / Systems Two, Brooklyn, NY

1. In The Shade Of Sun (part 1) [14:33]
2. First and Last [11:58]
3. Misanthrope’s Dream [5:34]
4. Out Of This Nettle [6:07]
5. Transmigration [8:05]
6. In The Shade Of Sun (part 2) [7:22]

John Blum (p), William Parker (b), Sunny Murray (dr)

{E#5d; Session dates, John Blum 09.11.23}

08.05.16 - William Parker live interview on KZSU / 8:00pm, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA [www.aumfidelity.com/news.htm]
08.05.17 - William Parker Quartet: Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) / 5:30pm, Penofin Jazz Festival,
Potters Valley, CA [www.aumfidelity.com/news.htm]
08.05.19 - William Parker Quartet: as above / Two Sets, 7:00 & 8:30pm, Kuumbwa Jazz Center, Santa Cruz, CA [www.aumfidelity.com/news.htm; www.kuumbwajazz.org/concerts]
08.05.20 - William Parker Quartet / 8:00pm, Yoshi’s Jazz Club, San Francisco, CA
[www.aumfidelity.com/news.htm; sf.yoshis.com/sf/calendar]

08.05.24 • David S. Ware New Quartet: Théâtre Garonne, 2008

AUM Fidelity AUM113—DSW-ARC05 (CD) 2019

May 24, 2008 / Théâtre Garonne, Toulouse, France

1. Crossing Samsara, part 1 [15:08]
2. Crossing Samsara, part 2 [11:17]
3. Durga [17:41]
4. Reflection [11:40]
5. Namah [12:34]
6. Samsara (reprise) [5:05]

David S. Ware (ts, Comp), Joe Morris (g),
William Parker (b), Warren Smith (dr)

{AUM113—DSW-ARC05; www.theatregaronne.com; La Dépêche May 21, 2008}

08.05.30 • William Parker’s Raining on the Moon Quintet [BR—71:12]

May 30, 2008 / Novara Jazz 2008, Conservatorio Guido Cantelli Auditorium, Cortile Broletto, Novara, Italy
FM Broadcast at 20:35 on May 19, 2009 by “Il Cartellone—Radio 3 Suite Jazz", Radio 3 RAI

Italian radio announcement [2:46]
1. “one enormously long track" [68:06]
Italian radio outro [0:20]

Rob Brown (as, fl), Lewis Barnes (tp), Eri Yamamoto (p), Leena Conquest (voc), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr)

{John Chacona 09.05.20; Alberto Lofoco 08.06.06}

08.05.31 - William Parker’s Raining On The Moon Sextet: Rob Brown (as, fl), Lewis Barnes (tp), Leena Conquest (voc), Eri Yamamoto (p),
Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) / Bergen International Jazz Festival 2008, 8:00pm, USF Verftet-Sardinen, Bergen, Norway
[WIRE #291 pp. 83 and 94; www.nattjazz.no/index.php; Alberto Lofoco 08.06.06]
“The USF Verftet building is a converted sardine factory...”

The Thirteenth Annual Vision Festival ::: June 10 through June 15

08.06.10 - Opening Invocation: Patricia Nicholson (chanting), William Parker (strings), Hamid Drake (dr) / Vision Festival, 7:00pm,
Main Stage, Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural Center, NYC [www.visionfestival.org]

08.06.11 (1) • Bang—Jordan—Parker—Drake [AR—43:00]

June 11, 2008, 7:45pm / Vision Festival, Main Stage, Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural Center, New York City

1. compositions/improvisations [43:00]

Billy Bang (vn), Kidd Jordan (ts), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr)

{Ron Lyles 10.04.30; www.visionfestival.org}

08.06.11 (2) - Kidd Jordan Quartet: Jordan (ts), Clyde Kerr (tp), Joel Futterman (p), William Parker (b), Alvin Fielder (dr) / Vision Festival, 8:30pm, Main Stage, Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural Center, NYC [www.visionfestival.org]

08.06.11 (3) • Anderson—Jordan—Parker—Drake [AR—43:00 & AVR—46:58]

June 11, 2008, 10:15pm / Vision Festival, Main Stage, Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural Center, New York City

Audience Recording:
1. compositions/improvisations [43:00]

Audience Video Recording:
1. compositions/improvisations [46:58]

Fred Anderson and Kidd Jordan (ts), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr)
+ Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre (ts), + Billy Bang (vn)

{Ron Lyles 10.04.30; Jakob Blumenthal 10.09.19; www.visionfestival.org}

08.06.13 - David Budbill (poetry), & William Parker (b) / Vision Festival, 9:15pm, Milagro, Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural Center, NYC
[www.visionfestival.org; www.davidbudbill.com/calendar-archive]

08.06.15 • William Parker: I Plan To Stay A Believer—The Inside Songs of Curtis Mayfield

AUM Fidelity AUM062/63 (2-CD digipak) 2010
—4th Session [See also 01.03.13; 02.04.03; 07.02.10; 08.10.25; 08.10.29]

June 15, 2008, 9:00pm / Vision Festival, Main Stage, Clemente Soto Vélez, New York City

1. People Get Ready (Mayfield)—The Inside Song (Parker) [14:38]
2. This Is My Country (New York) [10:56]
3. Freddie’s Dead [11:26]

—Tracks 1 & 2 feature the New Life Tabernacle Generation of Praise Choir (Brooklyn, NY), under the direction of Dr. Angela Moses

Darryl Foster (ts, ss), Sabir Mateen (as, ts, fl), Lewis Barnes (tp), Dave Burrell (p), Asim Barnes (g), Leena Conquest (voc)
Amiri Baraka (voc, poetry), William Parker (b, doussn'gouni, balafon, Arr), Guillermo E. Brown (dr)
Featuring a 10-member Youth Choir assembled specifically for this concert.

{AUM062/63; Steven Joerg 10.11.09; www.aumfidelity.com; Ron Lyles 10.04.30}

08.06.19 • Gerald Cleaver, William Parker, Craig Taborn: Farmers By Nature

AUM Fidelity AUM053 (CD) 2009

June 19, 2008, 8:00pm / The Stone, New York City

1. Korteh Khah [3:18]
2. The Night [8:42]
3. Cranes [16:40]
4. Not Unlike Number 10 [15:35]
5. In Trees [6:57]
6. Fieda Mytlie [13:55]

Craig Taborn (p), William Parker (b), Gerald Cleaver (dr)

{www.aumfidelity.com/aum053.html}

08.06.27 (1) - Amiri Baraka talks with William Parker / Udin&Jazz, Udine, Italy [Alberto Lofoco 08.06.06; www.euritmica.it]
08.06.27 (2) - William Parker’s Raining on the Moon Sextet: Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), Eri Yamamoto (p), Leena Conquest (voc), Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) / Udin&Jazz, Udine, Italy [ibid]
08.06.28 (1) - Amiri Baraka Speech Quartet: Dave Burrell (p), Amiri and Amina Baraka (poetry), William Parker (b) / Udin&Jazz, Udine, Italy [ibid]

08.06.28 (2) • William Parker & Stefano Scodanibbio: Bass Duo

Centering Records CENT1013 (CD, Special Edition—1000 copies, deluxe 6-panel digipak)

June 28, 2008 / Udin&Jazz Festival, Teatro San Giorgio, Udine, Italy

1. I [10:47]
2. II [13:48]
3. III [14:50]
4. IV [17:39]
5. V [5:24]

William Parker and Stefano Scodanibbio (b)

{aumfidelity.com/cent1013.html}

08.07.01-02 • Sophia Domancich: Washed Away

Marge 43 (Digipack CD) 2009 France

July 1 & 2, 2008 / Club Sunside, Paris, France

1. Washed Away (collective) [15:36]
2. The Seagulls of Kristiansund (Waldron) [10:08]
3. Lonely Woman (Ornette Coleman) [36:27]

Sophia Domancich (p), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr)

{www.discogs.com}

08.07.08 - William Parker Italian Quartet featuring Hamid Drake / Valdarno Jazz Summer Festival, Montevarchi, Italy
[Alberto Lofoco 08.06.06; www.movingmusic.it]

08.07.11 • David S. Ware ‘New Quartet’ [AR—71:23]

July 11, 2008 / Northsea Jazz Festival, Missouri Room, Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands

announcement [0:18]
1. composition/improvisation 18:04]
2. composition/improvisation 14:37]
3. composition/improvisation 16:48]
4. encore [2:42]
announcement [0:35]

David S. Ware (ts), Joe Morris (g), William Parker (b), Nasheet Waits (dr)

{CDr; www.northseajazz.com}

08.07.19 - Fred Anderson Trio + Guests: Anderson (ts), William Parker (b), Isaiah Spencer (dr), + (2nd Set) Ernest Dawkins
and Zim Ngqawana (reeds), David Boykins (ss), Nicole Mitchell (fl), Josh Abrams (b), (reeds) / Velvet Lounge, Chicago, IL /
“Perhaps the most dynamic set of the entire weekend took place at the Historic Velvet Lounge in the South Loop on Saturday night.
...an improvisational group of exceptional musicians on a 90-minute journey that was simply breathtaking. ...South African saxophonist
Zim Ngqawana (in town for Orbert Davis’s tribute to Nelson Mandela). In addition, saxophonist Ernest Dawkins arrived about 30 minutes
into the set to join in without missing a beat.” [James Walker, www.jazzchicago.net/reviews/2008/JVC.html]
08.07.25 (1) - William Parker (b) & Patricia Nicholson (dance) Duo / Infringement Festival, 8:00pm, ALT Theater,
Great Arrow Industrial Park, Buffalo, NY
[Jeff Simon, buffalonews.typepad.com/artsbeat/2008/07/in-search-of-co.html; www.hallwalls.org/media-arts/184.html]
08.07.25 (2) - William Parker (b) & Patricia Nicholson (dance) Duo (with special guests): Steve Baczkowski (reeds),
Ravi Panmanabha (dr, perc), Amy Taravella & The New Alt Performance Group / Infringement Festival, 8:00pm, ALT Theater,
Great Arrow Industrial Park, Buffalo, NY [ibid]

08.07.26 • William Parker: At Somewhere There

Barnyard Records BR-0313 (CD) 2010

William Parker Solo [BR—155:28]
CBC Radio Broadcast

July 26, 2008 / Somewhere There, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

At Somewhere There:
1. Cathedral Wisdom Light [48:11]
2. For Don Cherry [5:48]
3. For Ella Parker [3:50]

Broadcast Recording:
1st Concert
1. Little Giant Griffin [58:59]
2. Introduction and Walking Bass Commitment [19:19]
2nd Concert
3. Cathedral of Light Extension [51:13]
4. Ella Bird + Don Cherry [19:19]
5. musicWitness® & William Parker: INTERVIEW [6:38]

“A double solo concert at Somewhere There, Toronto. William Parker and musicWitness® were invited to collaborate at the opening of a permanent exhibition of a series of paintings of Parker’s 2007 Interactions with Toronto’s Association of Improvising Musicians hung in the foyer to the performance space... Recording by Jean Martin of Barnyard Records.”


	Little Giant Griffin, musicWitness®		Cathedral of Light Extension, musicWitness®

William Parker (b, Ojibway double-flute, and doussn'gouni-4)
Jeff Schlanger—musicWitness® (original Art 30 x 45" created during live performance.)

{Jeff Schlanger—musicWitness® 09.01.26}

08.07.28 • William Parker Special Quintet [AR—86:04]

July 28, 2008, 8:00pm / Bushnell Park Pavilion, Hartford, CT

intro by Joe Morris [2:22]
1. Criminals in the Whitehouse—Bud in Alphaville [60:23]
William Parker speaks [2:17] “...it’s called the Special Quintet, because everybody here is special.”
2. Inverted Blues [18:36]
William Parker speaks [1:21]
Joe Morris announcement [0:52]

Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), Jason Kao Hwang (vn), William Parker (b, fl, doussn'gouni, zurna), Takeshi Zen Matsuura (dr)

{WP Archive 2CDr; hartfordjazzsociety.com/mnj-schedule.html}

08.08.10 • Eddie Gale With Kidd Jordan, Dick Griffin, William Parker, et al: Bach Dancing And Dynamite Society Presents

Creative View, unknown label # (DVD—95:00) 2008

August 10, 2008, 4:30pm / The Douglas Beach House, Miramar Beach, Half Moon Bay, CA

1. Remembering John—A Tribute to John Coltrane
2. other titles unknown

Eddie Gale (tp, flg), Kidd Jordan (ts), Prince Lasha (bar, ss), Dick Griffin (tb), William Parker and Marcus Shelby (b), Joe Hodge (dr)

{Downtown Music Gallery newsletter 08.12.05; www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=30319}

08.08.11 - Eddie Gale Band: Gale (tp, flg), Kidd Jordan (ts), Dick Griffin (tb), Destiny (harp), Valerie Mih (p), William Parker
and Marcus Shelby (b), Joe Hodge (dr) / Yoshi's, Oakland, CA [www.circulardreaming.com/calendar/2008/08]

08.09.04 • Roy Campbell & Joe McPhee Tribute To Albert Ayler [AR—69:24 & BR—70:50]

September 4, 2008 / Ai Confini tra Sardegna e Jazz 2008 (Festival dedicated to Don Cherry), Piazza del Nuraghe, Sant'Anna Arresi, Italy

1. Albert Ayler Suite [30:35]
2. Chant For Don Cherry To Get Well [21:47]
announcement (RC) [1:32]
3. Blues For Albert And Donald Ayler [13:10]
announcement (RC) [1:32]
4. encore [2:19]

—Audience Recording has a brief introduction at beginning; Broadcast Recording has an announcement at end.

Roy Campbell Jr. (tp, cor, flg, fl), Joe McPhee (ts, ss, cor), William Parker (b), Warren Smith (dr)

{Jakob Blumenthal 08.09.21; www.santannarresijazz.it/festivalb.html}

08.09.05 - Roy Campbell & Joe McPhee Tribute To Albert Ayler: Campbell Jr. (tp, cor, flg, fl), McPhee (ts, ss, cor), William Parker (b),
Warren Smith (dr) / 21:00, IV. Újbuda Jazz Fesztivál, Budapest, Hungary [www.a38.hu]

08.09.06 • Roy Campbell & Joe McPhee Tribute To Albert Ayler [AR—68:28]

September 6, 2008, 18:30h / De Singel, Antwerpen, Belgium

announcement [0:34]
1. composition/improvisation 12:22]
2. composition/improvisation 12:35]
3. composition/improvisation 15:48]
4. composition/improvisation 14:40]
announcement [0:57]
5. composition/improvisation 8:24]
6. composition/improvisation 3:14]

Roy Campbell Jr. (tp, flg), Joe McPhee (ts, ss), William Parker (b), Warren Smith (dr)

{Jakob Blumenthal 11.03.08, www.followthesound.be}

08.09.07 - Intermission: Klaas Hekman (bsx), William Parker, Hideji Taninaka, and Wilbert de Joode (b) / AMuZ, Antwerp, Belgium [www.followthesound.be]
08.09.14 - William Parker’s Raining on the Moon Sextet: Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), Eri Yamamoto (p), Leena Conquest (voc),
Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) / Milano, Italy [Alberto Lofoco 08.06.06; www.fabbricadelvapore.org]

08.09.20 • Jemeel Moondoc & The Jus Grew Orchestra [AR—54:39]

September 20, 2008 / 7th Street Public Gardens (between B+C), New York City

1. composition/improvisation 12:21] (incomplete, cuts in at beginning)
2. composition/improvisation 15:14]
3. composition/improvisation 23:28]

“...starts about 5 minutes into the concert.”

Jemeel Moondoc (as), Sabir Mateen (ts), Michael Marcus (cl), Ted Daniel (tp), Bern Nix (g), William Parker (b), Chad Taylor (dr)

{WP Archive CDr; John Chacona 08.09.22}

08.09.22 • Tony Malaby’s Tamarindo [AR—42:16]

September 22, 2008 / Clean Feed Fest NY III, The Living Theatre, New York City

1. composition/improvisation 42:16] (incomplete, fades in)

Tony Malaby (ts, ss), William Parker (b), Nasheet Waits (dr)

{Jakob Blumenthal 08.10.10; DMG newsletter08.08.15]}

Vermont Tour, September 2008

08.09.25 - David Budbill & William Parker Duo: Budbill (poetry), Parker (b) / “Zen Mountains Zen Streets—A Duet for Poet
& Improvised Bass" / 7:00pm, The Hardwick Townhouse, Hardwick, VT / “...followed by a parade, led by William and David
through Hardwick to Claire’s Restaurant, where David and William will do another set from about 8:45 to 9:30.”
[Ed Hazell 08.09.19; www.davidbudbill.com/307/zen-mountains-zen-streets]
08.09.26 - David and William attend a performance of JUDEVINE in Montpelier, VT. No concert. [ww.davidbudbill.com/calendar-archive]
08.09.27 - David Budbill & William Parker Duo: Budbill (poetry), Parker (b) / “Zen Mountains Zen Streets—A Duet for Poet
& Improvised Bass" / 8:00pm, The Flynn Space, Burlington, VT [Ed Hazell 08.09.19; www.davidbudbill.com/307/zen-mountains-zen-streets]
08.09.28 - David Budbill & William Parker Duo: as above / “Zen Mountains Zen Streets—A Duet for Poet & Improvised Bass" /
4:00pm, Unitarian Universalist Church, Woodstock, VT [ibid]
08.09.29 - David Budbill & William Parker Duo / “Zen Mountains Zen Streets—A Duet for Poet & Improvised Bass" /
7:00pm, Whittemore Theatre, Marlboro College, Marlboro, VT [ibid]
08.09.30 - David Budbill & William Parker Duo / “Zen Mountains Zen Streets—A Duet for Poet & Improvised Bass" /
Workshop in poetry and music / 10:00am, Campus Center, Marlboro College, Marlboro, VT [ibid]

08.10.04 - William Parker’s Raining on the Moon Sextet: Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), Eri Yamamoto (p), Leena Conquest (voc),
Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) / Azores Island, Portugal [Alberto Lofoco 08.06.06; www.angrajazz.com]

08.10.11 - Charles Gayle By Any Means Necessary: Gayle (ts), William Parker (b), Rashied Ali (dr) / Központ Community Center,
Nagykanizsa, Hungary [www.companyofheaven.com/id24.html]
08.10.14 CANCELLED? - Charles Gayle By Any Means Necessary: Gayle (ts), William Parker (b), Rashied Ali (dr) / Sibiu, Romania [ibid, + Cisco Bradley 21.05.18]
08.10.18 CANCELLED? - Charles Gayle By Any Means Necessary: as above / Brest, France [ibid]
08.10.20 CANCELLED? - Charles Gayle By Any Means Necessary / Hasselt, Belgium [ibid]
08.10.22 CANCELLED? - Charles Gayle By Any Means Necessary / Istanbul, Turkey [ibid]
08.10.23 - William Parker’s The Inside Songs of Curtis Mayfield: Darryl Foster (ts, ss), Sabir Mateen (as, ts, fl), Dave Burrell (p),
Lewis Barnes (tp), Amiri Baraka (voc, poetry), Leena Conquest (voc), William Parker (b, doussn'gouni, balafon, Arr), Guillermo E. Brown (dr) /
Jazz Festival Strasbourg, France [Alberto Lofoco 08.06.06; www.jazzdor.com]
08.10.24 - William Parker’s The Inside Songs of Curtis Mayfield: as above / Colegio San Juan Evangelista, Madrid, Spain
[Alberto Lofoco 08.10.01; www.sanjuanevangelista.org]

08.10.25 • William Parker: I Plan To Stay A Believer—The Inside Songs of Curtis Mayfield

AUM Fidelity AUM062/63 (2-CD digipak) 2010
—5th Session [See also 01.03.13; 02.04.03; 07.02.10; 08.06.15; 08.10.29]

October 25, 2008 / Jazz & Wine of Peace Festival, Cormons, Italy

I Plan To Stay A Believer
1. We the People Who Are Darker Than Blue [17:41]
2. It’s Alright [5:13]

AUM Direct Download-Only
3. People Get Ready—The Inside Song [16:57]
4. I'm So Proud [6.59]

—Tracks 3 and 4 are bonus tracks available exclusively to those that purchase the 2-CD from AUM Fidelity.
People Get Ready—The Inside Song features the core 8-piece group. The AUM062/63 version (08.06.15) adds a gospel choir.
I'm So Proud is a duet between Leena & Hamid. The AUM062/63 version (02.04.03) is the only time that the full band ever performed it live.

Darryl Foster (ts, ss), Sabir Mateen (as, ts, fl), Lewis Barnes (tp), Dave Burrell (p), Amiri Baraka (voc, poetry), Leena Conquest (voc),
William Parker (b, doussn'gouni, balafon, Arr), Guillermo E. Brown (dr)
—Featuring a 10-member choir assembled specifically for this concert.

{AUM062/63; Steven Joerg 10.11.09; www.aumfidelity.com; Alberto Lofoco 08.10.01; www.controtempo.org}

08.10.26 - Amiri Baraka Quartet: Baraka (poetry), Dave Burrell (p), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) /
Auditorium Candiani, Mestre, Italy [Alberto Lofoco 08.07.20; www.caligola.it]

08.10.27 • Amiri Baraka Quartet [AR—70:11]

October 27, 2008 / Teatro Lucia, Jazz Festival, Botticino, Italy

introduction [4:24]
1. composition/improvisation 11:03]
2. composition/improvisation 9:39]
3. composition/improvisation 19:56]
4. composition/improvisation 8:34]
5. composition/improvisation 16:35]

Amiri Baraka (poetry), Darryl Foster (ss, ts), Dave Burrell (p), William Parker (b)

{Ronald Lyles 08.11.03}

08.10.28 • Sabir Mateen Quartet [AR—88:06]

October 28, 2008 / Jazz Festival 2008, Teatro Centro Lucia, Botticino, Italy

1. composition/improvisation 36:42]
2. composition/improvisation 33:10]
3. composition/improvisation 18:14]

Sabir Mateen (ts, as, cl, fl, pic), Corey Wilkes (tp, frh), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr)

{Jakob Blumenthal 09.01.03}

08.10.29 • William Parker: I Plan To Stay A Believer—The Inside Songs of Curtis Mayfield

AUM Fidelity AUM062/63 (2-CD digipak) 2010
—6th Session [See also 01.03.13; 02.04.03; 07.02.10; 08.06.15; 08.10.25]

William Parker’s The Inside Songs of Curtis Mayfield [AR—104:45]

October 29, 2008 / Teatro Centro Lucia, Botticino Jazz, Botticino, Italy

I Plan To Stay A Believer:
1. Move On Up [17:27]

Audience Recording:
1. William Parker introduction [5:13]
2. I Plan To Stay A Believer [20:41]
3. We The People Who Are Darker Than Blue—The Making Of You [16:41]
4. I'm So Proud [7:48]
5. composition/improvisation 8:56]
6. compositions/improvisations [39:58]
7. It’s All Right [5:23]

Darryl Foster (ts, ss, voc), Sabir Mateen (as, ts, cl, fl, pic-fl, voc), Lewis Barnes (tp, flg, voc), Dave Burrell (p), Amiri Baraka (voc, poetry),
Leena Conquest (voc, dance), William Parker (b, doussn'gouni, balafon, Arr), Guillermo E. Brown (dr)
—Featuring a 10-member choir assembled specifically for this concert.

{AUM062/63; Steven Joerg 10.11.09; www.aumfidelity.com; Alberto Lofoco 08.06.06; www.botticinojazz.it; John Chacona 13.06.08}

08.10.30 - Amiri Baraka Speech Quartet: Amiri and Amina Baraka (spoken word), Dave Burrell (p), William Parker (b) /
Convegno di Antropologia Culturale, Catanzaro, Italy [Alberto Lofoco 08.10.30]
08.10.31 - William Parker’s The Inside Songs of Curtis Mayfield: See 08.10.29 / Diagonal Jazz Festival, Catanzaro, Italy
[Alberto Lofoco 08.06.06]
08.11.01 - Amiri Baraka Speech Quartet: Amiri and Amina Baraka (spoken word), Dave Burrell (p), William Parker (b) / Napoli, Italy
[Alberto Lofoco 08.11.02; www.fondazioneviconapoli.it]

08.11.02 • Pasquale Innarella: Live In The Ghetto

Terre Sommerse TSJEI010 (CD) 2009 Italy

November 2, 2008 / Rialto Santa Ambroglio, Yiddish Ghetto, Rome, Italy

1. Live in The Ghetto Door [8:08]
2. Live in The Ghetto Suite:
a [17:05]
b [13:08]
c [19:22]
3. Live in The Ghetto Exit [15:14]

Pasquale Innarella (ts, ss, frh), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr)

{www.terresommerse.it; Downtown Music Gallery newsletter 10.06.03; www.jazzos.com}

08.11.03 - Amiri Baraka Quartet: Baraka (poetry), Dave Burrell (p), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) / Time Zones, Bari, Italy
[Alberto Lofoco 08.11.02; www.timezones.it]
08.11.04 - Amiri Baraka Quartet: as above / Auditorium Candiani, Mestre, Italy [Alberto Lofoco 08.11.02; www.caligola.it]
08.11.05 - William Parker Solo / Zagreb, Croatia [Alberto Lofoco 08.11.02]

08.11.06 • Roy Campbell & Joe McPhee Tribute To Albert Ayler [AR—50:36]

November 6, 2008 / Club W 71, Weikersheim, Germany

1. medley [21:44]
2. medley [18:30]
3. composition/improvisation 10:22]

Roy Campbell Jr. (tp, cor, flg, fl), Joe McPhee (ts, ss, cor), William Parker (b), Warren Smith (dr)

{Jakob Blumenthal 08.12.21}

08.11.07 - Roy Campbell & Joe McPhee Tribute To Albert Ayler:
Campbell Jr. (tp, cor, flg, fl), McPhee (ts, ss, cor),
William Parker (b), Warren Smith (dr) /
7:00pm, Unlimited 22, Schl8hof, Wels, Austria
[WIRE #295 p.89; www.musicunlimited.at]

08.11.09 • Roy Campbell & Joe McPhee, Tribute To Albert Ayler [AVR—79:06]

November 9, 2008 / Risonanze 2008, Teatro Fondamenta Nuove, Venezia, Italy

1. compositions/improvisations [79:06]

Roy Campbell Jr. (tp, cor, flg, fl, recitation), Joe McPhee (ts, ss, cor), William Parker (b), Warren Smith (dr)

{Jakob Blumenthal 09.07.22}

08.11.12 • Roy Campbell & Joe McPhee Tribute To Albert Ayler [BR—68:38]

November 12, 2008 / Rencontres Internationales d'Jazz 2008, Théâtre Municipal, Nevers, France

Radio intro [2:03]
1. Holy Ghost—Spirits Rejoice—Music Is The Healing Force Of The Universe—Mothers [29:07]
2. D.C. (Don Cherry) [5:11]
announcement Campbell [3:59]
3. Change Has Come—Truth Is Marching In [29:47]
Radio outro [0:31]

Roy Campbell Jr. (tp, cor, flg, fl), Joe McPhee (ts, ss, cor), William Parker (b), Warren Smith (dr)

{Jakob Blumenthal 09.02.06; Jazzpodium 2/1992 S.58 (Festival schedule); 4/1992 S.33 Festival report}

08.11.16 - William Parker (b) & Patricia Nicholson-Parker (dance) / Mutiny Republic, Napoli, Italy [Alberto Lofoco 08.11.02]
08.11.19 - Billy Bang & William Parker Duo: Bang (vn), Parker (b) / Carambolage Club, Bolzano, Italy [ibid]

08.11.21 • Roy Campbell & Joe McPhee Tribute To Albert Ayler: Live at the Dynamo (2008)

Marge 45 (Digipack CD) 2009 France

July 1 & 2, 2008, 20:30h / Le Dynamo, Banlieues Bleues, Pantin, France

1. Music Is the Healing Force of the Universe [6:31]
2. Muntu [15:19]
3. Obama Victory Shoutout [13:50]
4. DC [16:51]
5. Prophet John [15:05]
6. Universal Indians [6:40]

Roy Campbell Jr. (tp, p-tpt, bmb-fl, sound effects, voc), Joe McPhee (ts, p-tp, voc), William Parker (b, voc), Warren Smith (dr, perc, voc)

{Olivier Huteau 08.12.03; www.banlieuesbleues.org; futuramarge.free.fr}

08.11.23 - Billy Bang & William Parker Duo: Bang (vn), Parker (b) / Palladium, Roma, Italy [Alberto Lofoco 08.11.02]
08.11.24 - Billy Bang & William Parker Duo: as above / Pinocchio Jazz Club, Firenze, Italy [ibid]

08.11.25 (1) • William Parker’s Southern Satellites [AR—57:19]

November 25, 2008, 8:00pm / The Stone, New York City

announcement [2:17]
1. composition/improvisation 55:02]

Rob Brown (as), Dave Sewelson (bar), Lewis Barnes (tp), Dave Hofstra (tu), Jason Hwang (vn), Cooper-Moore (bjo),
William Parker (b, guimbri, zurna), Gerald Cleaver (dr)
—Plus members of Vintage Blend: Asim Barnes (g), Isaiah Parker (dum-dum), Oscar Gorez (tambora), Javier Franka (frida), Ikelez Nunez (voc)

{Jakob Blumenthal 08.12.21; Rob Brown 08.11.16}

08.11.25 (2) - William Parker Solo / The Stone, NYC [Rob Brown 08.11.16; “Jazz Listings" The New York Times November 21, 2008 C21]
08.11.25 (3) - Roy Campbell’s Akhenaten Ensemble: Roy Campbell Jr. (tp, p-tpt, flg, fl, rec, arghul), Billy Bang (vn), Bryan Carrott (vib), William Parker (b), Takeshi Zen Matsuura (dr) / 10:00pm, The Stone, NYC [ibid]
08.11.26 - Amiri Baraka Speech Quartet: Amiri & Amina Baraka (poetry), Dave Burrell (p), William Parker (b) /
Parma Frontiere Festival, Parma, Italy [Alberto Lofoco 08.11.02]
08.11.27 - Amiri Baraka Speech Quartet: as above / Moods, Zürich, Switzerland [ibid]
08.11.28 - Amiri Baraka Speech Quartet / Chiesa dello Spasimo, Palermo, Italy [ibid]

08.12.06 • Intermission [BR—101:11]

December 6, 2008 / Bimhuis, Amsterdam, Netherlands
VPRO Jazz Live

First Set
1. radio announcement—unknown title [14:03]
2. composition/improvisation 10:06]
3. unknown title—radio announcement [25:04]
Second Set
4. unknown title—de Joode announcement [34:18] (incomplete)
5. unknown title—de Joode announcement [17:38] (incomplete)

Klaas Hekman (bsx), William Parker (b, shakuhachi, zurna, guimbri, doussn'gouni, poetry),
Hideji Taninaka (b, singing bowls, sho), Wilbert de Joode (b, singing-bowls)

{Jakob Blumenthal 08.12.21}

08.12.09 • Intermission [AR—113:36]

December 9, 2008 / Loft, Köln, Germany

First Set
announcement de Joode [1:11]
1. composition/improvisation 37:41]
2. composition/improvisation 15:25]
3. composition/improvisation 10:45]
Second Set
4. composition/improvisation 32:55]
5. unknown title—William Parker’s short statement at end [15:36]

Klaas Hekman (bsx, Hohner baby keyboard), William Parker (b, shakuhachi, zurna, doussn'gouni, voc),
Hideji Taninaka (b, singing bowls, sho), Wilbert de Joode (b)

{Jakob Blumenthal 08.12.21}

08.12.15 - William Parker’s The Inside Songs Of Curtis Mayfield: Darryl Foster (ts, ss), Sabir Mateen (as, ts, cl, fl, pic-fl), Lewis Barnes (tp, flg), Dave Burrell (p), Amiri Baraka (voc, poetry), Leena Conquest (voc), William Parker (b, doussn'gouni, balafon, Arr), Guillermo E. Brown (dr) / Arts for Art Gala Fundraiser, Angel Orensanz Foundation, NYC [Rob Brown 08.12.04]

2009 : : :

09.01.10 - Charles Gayle “By Any Means" Trio: Gayle (ts, p), William Parker (b), Rashied Ali (dr) / boomBOOM Presents:
The 2009 NYC Winter Jazzfest, 7:40pm, Kenny’s Castaways, NYC [TONIC 09.01.05; www.winterjazzfest.com]
09.01.12 - William Parker Quartet: Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) / Vermont Jazz Centre, Brattleboro, VT [Rob Brown 08.12.04]

09.01.16 • Craig Taborn Trio [AR—55:49]

January 16, 2009, 8:00pm / The Stone, New York City

1. composition/improvisation 4:15]
2. composition/improvisation 51:34]

Craig Taborn (p), William Parker (b), Gerald Cleaver (dr)

{Jakob Blumenthal 09.02.06; AUM Fidelity 09.01.08}

09.01.17 - Craig Taborn (p), William Parker (b), Gerald Cleaver (dr) / 8:00pm, An Die Musik, Baltimore, MD [www.andiemusiklive.com]
09.01.20 - William Parker’s The Inside Songs of Curtis Mayfield: Darryl Foster (ts, ss), Sabir Mateen (as, ts, cl, fl, pic-fl), Lewis Barnes (tp, flg),
Dave Burrell (p), Amiri Baraka (voc, poetry), Leena Conquest (voc), William Parker (b, doussn'gouni, balafon, Arr), Guillermo E. Brown (dr) /
11:00am, Teatro Manzoni, Milano, Italy [ibid]
09.01.21 and 09.01.22 - “Symposium Around Improvisation:" William Parker, Joëlle Léandre, Pauline Oliveros, Jesse Stewart, Yves Citton, Benoît Delbecq, Fabien Barontini, Bernard Lubat, Eric Lewis, Christian Béthune, Ellen Waterman, Florence Dupont, Pierre Hébert,
Bob Ostertag, Yannick Séité, Alexandre Pierrepont / Festival Sons d'Hiver, University Paris-Diderot, Paris, France [web.roguart.com/news?symfony=9910422299c8ff0f01f796265f337b48]

09.01.25 (1) • Kidd Jordan Quartet [AR—56:00]

January 25, 2009, 4:30pm / Festival Sons d'Hiver 2009, Salle Gérard Philipe, Paris (Bonneuil-Sur-Marne), France

1. composition/improvisation 56:00]

Kidd Jordan (ts), Billy Bang (vn), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr)

{Jakob Blumenthal 09.02.06; www.sonsdhiver.org/fr/programme/concert_artiste.html}

09.01.25 (2) • Bluiett’s Bio-Electric [AR]

January 25, 2009 / Festival Sons d'Hiver 2009, Salle Gérard Philipe, Paris (Bonneuil-Sur-Marne), France

1. compositions/improvisations

Hamiet Bluiett (bar), Ahmed Abdullah (tp), Billy Bang (vn), D.D. Jackson (p), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr)

{Ron Lyles 10.04.30; www.sonsdhiver.org/fr/programme/concert_artiste.html}

09.01.26 • Joelle Leandre & William Parker: Live At Dunois

Leo Records CD LR 535 (CD) 2009

January 26, 2009, 20:00 / Sons d'hiver Festival de Musiques, Theatre Dunois, Paris, France

1. untitled [5:56]
2. untitled [4:46]
3. untitled [6:00]
4. untitled [13:43]
5. untitled [8:09]
6. untitled [7:46]

Joelle Leandre, William Parker (b)

{Ed Hazell 09.06.16; www.discogs.com}

09.01.31 and 09.02.01 - The FOCUS Orchestra: (no personnel details), William Parker (Cond), Patricia Nicholson (dance, text, choreography), Rachel Sanchez, Wendell Wells, and Sara Paniagua (dance), Eduardo Melendez (video) /
“Pictures to Soul ...a multimedia concert with contemporary orchestra, four dancers from different genres, interactive video, and poetry.” /
XIII Festival Internacional de Improvisación Hurta Cordel, 21.30, La Casa Encendida, Madrid, Spain [www.lacasaencendida.es]
09.02.09 - Matthew Shipp Trio: Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Gerald Cleaver (dr) / 8:30pm, JazzPodium Drienerlo, Enschede, Netherlands [www.last.fm/event/695009]
09.02.17 - Kidd Jordan Trio: Jordan (ts), William Parker (b), Milford Graves (dr) / Paris, France [ibid]

VISION Collaboration Nights ::: February 18 through February 21

09.02.18 (1) - DASSdance: Daniel Wilkins and Christina Cooley (dance), William Parker (b) /
VISION Collaboration Nights, 7:30pm, The Living Theatre, NYC [www.avantmusicnews.com/2009/01/30/vision-collaboration-nights-in-february]

09.02.18 (2) • Tony Malaby’s Tamarindo [AR—]

February 18, 2016, 9:00pm / VISION Collaboration Nights, The Living Theatre, New York City

1. compositions/improvisations [ : ]

Tony Malaby (ts, ss, Comp), William Parker (b), Nasheet Waits (dr)

{www.angelfire.com; www.avantmusicnews.com/2009/01/30/vision-collaboration-nights-in-february}

09.02.20 - DASSdance: Daniel Wilkins and Christina Cooley (dance), William Parker (b) / VISION Collaboration Nights,
8:00pm, The Living Theatre, NYC [www.avantmusicnews.com/2009/01/30/vision-collaboration-nights-in-february]
09.02.21 (1) - Charles Gayle (ts), Tony Malaby (ts), Cooper-Moore (hand-crafted instruments), William Parker (b), Nasheet Waits (dr) /
The Vision Collaborations Closing Night Benefit, 7:30pm, The Living Theatre, NYC [ibid]
09.02.21 (2) - Patricia Nicholson’s A State of Mind: Nicholson, Miriam Parker, Mariko Kumanomido, and Jason Jordan (dance),
Charles Gayle (ts), Cooper-Moore (piano? diddley-bow? percussion? it could be anything, really...), William Parker (b) /
The Vision Collaborations Closing Night Benefit, 9:00pm, The Living Theatre, NYC [ibid]

09.02.26 (1) - Workshop: Kidd Jordan, William Parker, and Hamid Drake / 3:30pm, Arms Music Center, Room 7, Amherst College,
Amherst, MA [www3.amherst.edu/faultlines/artistsandseasons.html]

09.02.26 (2) • Kidd Jordan Trio [AR—98:02]

February 26, 2009, 8:00pm / Bezanson Recital Hall, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, MA

announcement [1:25]
1. improvisation [82:51] (split track at 72:58)
announcement [3:19]
2. encore [9:17]
announcement [1:00]

Kidd Jordan (ts), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr)

{WP Archive 2CDr; AUM Fidelity 09.02.26; www.umass.edu/fac/calendar/magictriangle/pastEvent.html}

09.02.27 - Kidd Jordan Trio: Jordan (ts), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) /
Two Sets, 7:30 + 9:00pm, S.E.A. Theater, Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural Center, NYC
[AUM Fidelity 09.02.26; Jeff Schlanger musicWitness® 09.07.08]

09.03.03 (1) - Workshop/Masterclass with William Parker /
PIM Spazio Scenico, Milano, Italy
[Alberto Lofoco 09.01.01; www.pimspazioscenico.it]

09.03.03 (2) - William Parker Chamber Trio: Eri Yamamoto (p), Leena Conquest (voc),
Parker (b) / PIM Spazio Scenico, Milano, Italy [ibid]
Repertoire: 1. Late Man of this Planet; 2. Turnip Wine Song #1; 3. 3+3; 4. Hym To Her;
5. Song for a German Mother; 6. Song for a New Reality; 7. Chicago; 8. I you Could;
9. Handcuffs on the Flowers

09.03.04 (1) - Workshop/Masterclass with William Parker /
PIM Spazio Scenico, Milano, Italy [ibid]

KiddSEAance, musicWitness® 30" x 45"

09.03.04 (2) - William Parker Chamber Trio: Eri Yamamoto (p), Leena Conquest (voc), Parker (b) / PIM Spazio Scenico, Milano, Italy [ibid]
Repertoire: 1. Fanon; 2. Mountain of Water; 3. Shadow Song #1; 4. The Book of Sound; 5. Waltz for Gregory; 6. Beautiful You; 7. Sound #one; 8. Open Beauty; 9. Song of a Dead soldier
09.03.05 (1) - Workshop/Masterclass with William Parker / PIM Spazio Scenico, Milano, Italy [ibid]
09.03.05 (2) - William Parker Chamber Trio: Eri Yamamoto (p), Leena Conquest (voc), Parker (b) / PIM Spazio Scenico, Milano, Italy [ibid]
Repertoire: 1. Sand turning into stone; 2. Stan’s hat Flapping in the wind; 3. Vibrations; 4. Lakota Song; 5. Shadow Song #2; 6. Because Of You; 7. Turnip Wine Song #2; 8. Inverted Blues
09.03.06 - Fred Anderson Trio: Anderson (ts), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) / Bimhuis, Amsterdam, Holland
[Alberto Lofoco 09.01.01; www.bimhuis.nl]

09.03.07 • William Parker Chamber Trio: The Book Of Sound [AVR—113:12 & BR—73:15]

March 7, 2009, 21:00 / San Vito Jazz Festival 2009, Teatro Sociale Arrigoni, San Vito al Tagliamento, Pordenone, Italy
FM Broadcast by “Il Cartellone—Radio 3 Suite Jazz,” Radio 3 RAI, January 12, 2010, 20:30 hours.
—Track 1 was broadcast the previous week, January 5, 2010.

Broadcast Recording:
introduction by Pino Saulo [4:17]
1. Song For A Dead Soldier (My Daughter) [11:12]
2. Mother Africa Suite For Miriam Makeba:
Xhosa (part 1) [8:00]
The Sky is Crying Again (part 2) [6:55]
Forever (part 3) [10:43]
African Dreams (part 4) [7:46]
Parker announcement [1:59]
3. Homage To The Sweet Breeze [7:05]
Parker announcement [0:29]
4. Boom Boom Boom [4:59]
Parker announcement [0:42]
5. The Book Of Sound—N.7 [8:55]
Broadcast announcement [0:10]

Audience Video Recording:
1. compositions/improvisations [113:12]

Eri Yamamoto (p), Leena Conquest (voc), William Parker (b, doussn'gouni, shakuhachi, voc)

{WP Archive Broadcast CDr; John Chacona 10.01.13; Alberto Lofoco 09.01.01;
www.comune.san-vito-al-tagliamento.pn.it; Jakob Blumenthal 11.08.08}

09.03.08 - Fred Anderson Trio: Anderson (ts), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) / Gdansk, Poland [Alberto Lofoco 09.01.01]
09.03.11 - Fred Anderson Trio: as above / Padova, Italy [ibid]
09.03.12 - Fred Anderson Trio / Auditorium Parco della Musica, Roma, Italy [ibid]
09.03.27 - Charles Gayle By Any Means Necessary: Gayle (ts, p), William Parker (b), Rashied Ali (dr) / Bimhuis, Amsterdam, Holland [www.bimhuis.nl; www.companyofheaven.com/id24.html]
09.03.28 - Charles Gayle By Any Means Necessary: as above / Lantaren Venster, Rotterdam, Netherlands [www.companyofheaven.com/id24.html]
09.03.30 - Steve Swell’s Unified Theory of Sound: Jemeel Moondoc (as), Matt Lavelle (tp), Swell (tb), Leena Conquest (voc), Cooper-Moore (p),
William Parker (b), Chad Taylor (dr) / 8:00pm, Merkin Concert Hall, NYC
["Jazz Listings for Mar. 24-30" The New York Times March 24, 2009]
09.04.07 - Tony Malaby’s Tamarindo: Malaby (ts), William Parker (b), Nasheet Waits (dr) / 8:00 and 10:00pm, The Stone, NYC
[Downtown Music Gallery newsletter 09.04.03]
09.04.09 - Borah Bergman and Friends: Bergman (p), Louie Belogenis (ss), William Parker (b), Michael Wimberly (dr) /
10:00pm, The Stone, NYC [ibid]
09.04.10 - Scott Robinson (reeds), William Parker (b), Robyn Schulkowsky (perc), Joey Baron (dr) / 8:00 and 10:00pm, The Stone, NYC [ibid]

09.04.11 • Jim Staley with William Parker & Joey Baron: Scattered Thoughts—Duets at Roulette

Einstein Records EIN020 (2-CD) 2010

William Parker at Roulette [AR]

April 11, 2009, 8:30pm / Roulette, New York City

Scattered Thoughts—Disc One:
1. Six Mutes Dancing In The Fog (Parker) [37:06]

Audience Recording:
introduction
1. Six Mutes Dancing In The Fog (Parker)
2. The Politics Of 14 Strings
part one: Eternal Planet (for Leroy Jenkins) —Bang solo
part two: Trio Excursion (for Fred Hopkins) —Parker on doussn'gouni, Morris on guitar
part three: As the Sun Follows the Dancing Feet (for Sam Jones) —Bang, Morris, Parker bass trio
part four: Lyrical Light (for Alice Coltrane Turiyasangitanada) —quartet

—Disc Two of the Einstein release contains improvisations by Staley and percussionist Joey Baron recorded at Roulette on 08.12.14.

Jim Staley (tb-1,2 part four), Joe Morris (b-2, g-2), Billy Bang (vn-2; b-2), William Parker (b, doussn'gouni, fl-1, “taped electronic environment"-1)

{John Chacona 09.04.13; www.roulette.org/events/event.php/PARKER09; Downtown Music Gallery newsletter 10.03.04}

09.04.14 • Rob Brown Quartet [AR]

April 14, 2009, 8:00pm / The Stone, New York City

1. compositions/improvisations

Rob Brown (as, fl), Eri Yamamoto (p), William Parker (b), Gerald Cleaver (dr)

{Ron Lyles 10.04.30; Rob Brown 09.03.18; thestonenyc.com}

09.04.17 - William Parker Quartet: Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) / Teatro Principal,
Campus Jazz Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain [Alberto Lofoco 09.03.08; www.uca.es/extension]
09.04.18 - William Parker Quartet: as above / Kunsthaus Nexus, Saalfelden, Austria
[Alberto Lofoco 09.03.08; www.kunsthausnexus.com]
09.04.19 - William Parker Quartet / Auditorium Orazio Tedone, Ruvo di Puglia, Italy [Alberto Lofoco 09.03.31]
09.04.20 - Pasquale Innarella (ts, ss frh), William Parker (b), and Hamid Drake (dr) / Ex-carcere borbonico, Avellino, Italy
[Alberto Lofoco 09.03.31]
09.04.21 - William Parker Quartet: Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) / Elefante Rosso, Mestre, Italy [ibid]
09.04.22 - William Parker Quartet: as above / Auditorium Flog, Firenze, Italy [Alberto Lofoco 09.03.31; www.flog.it]
09.04.23 - Resonance Quartet with William Parker: Daniele Malvisi (reeds), Daniele Malvisi (p), Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) /
Teatro Signorelli, Cortona, Italy [Alberto Lofoco 09.03.08; www.teatrosignorelli.com; www.arezzoweb.it/notizie]

09.04.24 • William Parker Quartet [BR—74:43]

April 24, 2009, 22:30 / Sunset Jazz Club, Paris, France
Radio/Internet France Musique, Jazz Club: Live from Sunset
—Broadcast also included an interview with William Parker.

radio talk over start of First Set [1:35]
1. composition/improvisation 23:13]
radio talk over music [0:16]
2. composition/improvisation 21:29]
radio talk over band introductions [2:52]
3. composition/improvisation 22:06] (incomplete, fades out)
4. composition/improvisation 2:18] (beginning of Second Set)
radio talk over music and outro [1:10]

Rob Brown (as, fl), Lewis Barnes (tp), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr)

{John Chacona 09.04.25; Alberto Lofoco 09.04.23; www.radiofrance.fr/francemusique/prog/ant/index.php?time=1240524000; sunset-sunside.com}

09.04.25 - William Parker Quartet: Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) / 22:30, Sunset Jazz Club, Paris, France [Alberto Lofoco 09.04.23; sunset-sunside.com]

09.04.26 (1) • Grimes, Dresser, Dunn, Horner, Parker... : Deep Tones for Peace

Kadima Triptych KCR 02 (DVD + CD + Booklet) 2009 Israel

April 26, 2009 / Casa da Musica, Porto, Portugal
"I was doing a concert in Portugal. I read the invocation right after my sound-check, through Skype.
I also wrote a composition that was performed that day.”

1. William Parker (Opening Invocation)

Screen-shot of the DVD program.

—DVD: (Highlights are here.)
Film by Christine Baudillon and Francois Lagarde [87:56]
"Documenting the Deep Tones events and concerts in Israel.”

—CD:
1. SLM (Dresser, Weaver) [48:55]
"Telematic performance between Jerusalem and New York City.”

“An international internet music performance for peace
in the Middle East... It will be performed live on the internet...
in both Jerusalem and New York for local audiences as well as
a world-wide webcast... A public webcast viewing and presentation
of the event will be hosted at the CUE Art Foundation.”

—12:00-6:00pm EST / The Manhattan School of Music Studio, NYC
Sarah Weaver (Conductor), Henry Grimes, David Phillips, Lindsey Horner, Rufus Reid, and Trevor Dunn (BASS)

—7:00pm-1:00am IST / The Jerusalem Performing Arts Lab, Jerusalem, Israel
Mark Dresser (Conductor), Barre Phillips, Bertram Turetzky, Thierry Barbe, Chi Chi Nwanoku,
Irina-Kalina Goudeva, J.C. Jones, and Michael Klinghoffer (BASS)

{DMG newsletter 09.03.12, 10.11.11; www.discogs.com; www.deeptonesforpeace.org; www.msmnyc.edu; www.cueartfoundation.org;
maabada.org.il; www.mark-dresser.com; William Parker 14.03.15}

09.04.26 (2) - William Parker’s The Inside Songs of Curtis Mayfield: Darryl Foster (ts, ss), Sabir Mateen (ts, as), Lewis Barnes (tp),
Dave Burrell (p), Amiri Baraka (poetry, voc), Leena Conquest (voc), Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) / 22:00, Casa da Musica, Porto, Portugal
[Alberto Lofoco 09.03.08; www.casadamusica.com]
09.04.27 - William Parker’s The Inside Songs of Curtis Mayfield: as above / Katrzyna Gawe†, Warsaw, Poland
[Alberto Lofoco 09.03.31; www.rubiconjazz.pl]
09.04.28 - William Parker’s The Inside Songs of Curtis Mayfield / KSET, Zagreb, Croatia
[Alberto Lofoco 09.03.31; www.kset.org]
09.04.29 - Amiri Baraka (poetry), William Parker (b), and Lewis Barnes (tp) / Centro Cultural del Matadero, Huesca, Spain
[Alberto Lofoco 09.03.31; www.ayuntamientohuesca.es]
09.05.06 - Dave Burrell Trio: Burrell (p), William Parker (b), Nasheet Waits (dr) / La Sala Rossa, Montreal, Canada
[Alberto Lofoco 09.03.08; www.casadelpopolo.com]

09.05.08 • Billy Bang & William Parker: Medicine Buddha

NoBusiness Records NBCD 71 (CD) 2014 Lithuania

Billy Bang & William Parker Duo [AR]

May 8, 2008, 7:00pm / Rubin Museum of Art, New York City

1. Medicine Buddha (Bang/Parker) [22:30]
2. Sky Song (Bang/Parker) [6:15]
3. Bronx Aborigines (Bang/Parker) [3:42]
4. Eternal Planet—Dedicated to Leroy Jenkins (Parker) [14:22]
5. Buddha’s Joy (Parker) [5:43]

Billy Bang (vn, thumb piano), William Parker (b, shakuhashi, doussn'gouni)

{www.nobusinessrecords.com; Ron Lyles 10.04.30; “Events for Friday, May 8...” New York Daily News May 7, 2009}

09.05.17 - William Parker Quartet: Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) /
Barbara & Skip Newell property, Penofin, CA [www.penofin.com/jazz-2009.shtml]

09.05.19 (1) • William Parker Solo [AVR—32:32]

May 19, 2009 / Revolving Music Series, Local 269 Bar, New York City

“This piece is dedicated to Joseph Jarman... and we'll do a healing ceremony for Jarman afterwards.”

William Parker announcement [0:28]
1. improvisation [32:04]

William Parker (b)

{Zak Sherzad Youtube Video in four parts: Part 1; Part 2; Part 3; Part 4}

09.05.19 (2) - William Parker Conduction: “Bring Your Instrument!" / Arts for Art, 8:45pm, Local 269, NYC [www.jazzportugal.ua.pt]
09.05.24 - William Parker’s Raining on the Moon Sextet: Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), Eri Yamamoto (p), Leena Conquest (voc), Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) / Bergen, Norway [Alberto Lofoco 09.03.08]

09.06.06 • Dave Burrell Trio [AR—119:51]

June 6, 2009 / Suoni Per Il Popolo Festival, Sala Rossa, Montreal, Canada

First Set
1. announcement—unknown title—announcement [20:05]
2. unknown title—announcement [29:48]
Second Set
3. Margie Pargie—announcement [23:20]
4. Black Robert—announcement [16:36]
5. unknown title—announcement [19:22]
6. Stretch Your Imagination—announcement [10:36]

Poster by Kiva Tanya Stimac, from Signal to Noise Issue #58, Summer 2010 p.35.

Dave Burrell (p), William Parker (b), Mike Wimberly (dr)

{John Chacona 09.06.15; Jakob Blumenthal 09.06.16}

The Fourteenth Annual Vision Festival ::: June 9 through June 15

09.06.09 • Opening Invocation [AR—23:47]

June 9, 2009, 7:30pm / Vision Festival, Abrons Arts Center, Henry Street Settlement, New York City

1. composition/improvisation 23:47]

Patricia Parker (voc, dance), William Parker (guimbri, shenai), Hamid Drake (frm-dr)

{Jakob Blumenthal 09.07.02; AUM Fidelity 09.03.25; Bruce Lee Gallanter 09.06.25}

09.06.10 • Marshall Allen Quintet—A Lifetime Of Achievement [AR—52:59]

June 10, 2009, 7:30pm / Vision Festival, Abrons Arts Center, Henry Street Settlement, New York City

announcement [2:04]
1. composition/improvisation 30:13]
3. composition/improvisation 20:41]

Marshall Allen (as, bcl, EVI), Kidd Jordan (ts), Henry Grimes (b, vn), William Parker (b), Milford Graves (dr, voc)

{Jakob Blumenthal 09.07.02; AUM Fidelity 09.03.25; Bruce Lee Gallanter 09.06.25}

09.06.11 • David Budbill, William Parker, & Hamid Drake [AR—37:25]

June 11, 2009, 7:45pm / Vision Festival, The Experimental Theater, Abrons Arts Center, Henry Street Settlement, New York City

1. The Fire of Compassion—Meaning of Jazz in words and music.” [37:25]

David Budbill (words), William Parker (b, wdfl), Hamid Drake (sn-dr, frm-dr, cymbal)

{AUM Fidelity 09.03.25; Jakob Blumenthal 09.09.15; www.davidbudbill.com/calendar-archive}

09.06.12 (1) - Panel Discussion: Art and Politics Past, Present, Future Part I, Moderator Nathalie Mattheiem, with Amir Bey, Kidd Jordan, William Parker, Jason Gross, Marc Ribot, David Adler, and Roy Campbell / Vision Festival, 5:00pm, The Experimental Theater,
Abrons Arts Center, Henry Street Settlement, NY [Rob Brown 09.06.12; AUM Fidelity 09.03.25]

09.06.12 (2) • Roy Campbell & Joe McPhee, Tribute To Albert Ayler [AR—45:53]

June 12, 2009, 10:00pm / Vision Festival, Abrons Arts Center, Henry Street Settlement, New York City

1. composition/improvisation 17:35]
2. unknown title—announcement [7:23]
3. unknown title—announcement [12:41]
4. unknown title—announcement [8:12]

Roy Campbell Jr. (tp, cor, flg, fl, voc, recitation), Joe McPhee (ts, cor), William Parker (b), Warren Smith (dr)

{AUM Fidelity 09.03.25; Jakob Blumenthal 09.09.15}

09.06.12 (3) • Collective Quartet [AR—45:00]

June 12, 2009, 11:00pm / Vision Festival, Abrons Arts Center, Henry Street Settlement, New York City

1. compositions/improvisations [45:00]

Zim Ngqawana (ss, as, ts, fl), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Nasheet Waits (dr)

{AUM Fidelity 09.03.25; Bruce Lee Gallanter 09.06.25; www.angelfire.com/scifi2/tesla69}

09.06.13 • Milford Graves Quartet [AR—46:58]

June 13, 2009, 9:00pm / Vision Festival, Abrons Arts Center, Henry Street Settlement, New York City

announcement [0:51]
1. Graves solo [2:28]
2. composition/improvisation 18:25]
3. composition/improvisation 10:02]
announcement (MG) [5:04]
4. composition/improvisation 10:04]

Grant Langford (ts), D.D. Jackson (p), William Parker (b), Milford Graves (dr, voc)

{Jakob Blumenthal 09.07.02; AUM Fidelity 09.03.25; Bruce Lee Gallanter 09.06.25}

09.06.14 • Fred Anderson Trio [AR—51:03 & AVR—51:26]

June 14, 2009, 6:00pm / Vision Festival 2009, Abrons Arts Center, Henry Street Settlement, New York City

Audience Recording:
1. composition/improvisation 19:13]
2. composition/improvisation 31:50]

Audience Video Recording:
1. composition/improvisation 19:35]
2. composition/improvisation 32:51]

Fred Anderson (ts), William Parker (b, doussn'gouni, shenai), Hamid Drake (dr, frm-dr)

{Jakob Blumenthal 09.07.02, 10.09.19; AUM Fidelity 09.03.25; Bruce Lee Gallanter 09.06.25}

09.06.15 (2) • William Parker: Wood Flute Songs—Anthology/Live 2006-2012 Septet

AUM Fidelity Records AUM080-87 (8-CD Box Set / Ltd. 1500 copies / 50 Signed & Numbered by William Parker) 2013
—4th Session [See also 06.05.24; 07.01.03; 07.04.06; 11.04.06; 12.06.09 (2); 12.06.12 (2)]

William Parker Quartet + Three Guests [AR & AVR—61:28]

June 15, 2009, 9:30pm / Vision Festival, Angel Orensanz Center, New York City

Wood Flute Songs CD-5—Light Cottage Draped In A Curtain Of Blues
1. O'Neal’s Porch [13:42]
2. Daughter’s Joy [11:35]
3. Gilmore’s Hat [7:14]
4. Deep Flower / Ascent Of The Big Spirit [17:11]
5. Wood Flute Song [6:10]

Audio & Video Recordings:
1. titles as above [61:28]

Lewis Barnes (tp), Rob Brown (as), William Parker (b, Comp), Hamid Drake (dr),
+ Three Guests: Bobby Bradford (cor), James Spaulding (as), Billy Bang (vn)

{AUM080-87; AUM Fidelity 09.03.25; Jakob Blumenthal 09.10.03 and 11.08.08}

—Jeff Schlanger, musicWitness® “Epic Poet" / Centerfold image of Wood Flute Songs booklet.

09.06.20 - William Parker Italian Quartet: Paolo Porta (ts), Achille Succi (bcl, as), Parker (b), Simone Bosco (dr) /
Jazz al Leu, Casalborgone, Turin, Italy [Alberto Lofoco 09.05.27]

William Parker Residency in Biella, Italy ::: June 21 through June 26

09.06.21 through 09.06.25 - SOUND—William Parker Workshop with OpLab Orchestra: Parker (b), Simone Bosco (dr), unidentified others... / In collaboration with OPLAB Orchestra and Stalker Teatro / Biella Piazzo, Biella, Italy
—Some references have the dates as June 22 through June 28.
09.06.26 (1) - SOUND—William Parker Workshop: Parker (b), Simone Bosco (dr), unidentified others... / Organized by Stalker Theatre,
Ex Lanificio Pria, Salita di Riva 3, Biella, Italy
09.06.26 (2) - William Parker & The Stalker Big Band: Parker (b), others... / Teatro Stalker, Turin, Italy
—Some references have this as a three-night concert event, June 26 through June 28.
09.06.26 (3) - Jam Session: Parker (b), Simone Bosco (dr), unidentified others... / “After the concert...”
Biella Jazz Club, Palazzo Ferrero, Biella, Italy

09.06.27 • William Parker & Hamid Drake Duo [BR—71:44]

June 27, 2009 / 28th Festival Jazz et Musique Improvisée en Franche-Comté, Opéra Théatre, Besançon, France

1. continuous performance [71:44]

This was seeded at a torrent site as six tracks: “interview parts between... [at 12:36, 23:47, 36:38, 46:07, and 60:34],
but if you listen to the tracks continuous there are no breaks!!" —Jakob Blumenthal

William Parker (b, shenai, shakuhachi, balafon, dumbek, voc), Hamid Drake (dr, voc)

{Alberto Lofoco 09.06.24; aspro.impro.free.fr; Jakob Blumenthal 09.09.12}

09.06.28 - William Parker meets dancer Barbara Toma: Toma (dance), Parker (b), + guests Nicola Arata (tp), Emanuele Parrini (vn),
Paolo Botti (vla, bjo), Mariangela Tandoi (acc), Filippo Monico, Ferdinando Faraò, and Tiziano Tononi (dr) / PiM Spazio Scenico, Milano, Italy [Alberto Lofoco 09.05.27; www.pimspazioscenico.it; Video highlights of 6:25 at www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwL1nAhkZxM]
09.07.01 - William Parker Chamber Trio: Eri Yamamoto (p), Leena Conquest (voc), William Parker (b, doussn'gouni, shakuhachi, voc) /
“The Book of Sound" / Südtirol Jazz Festival, Bolzano, Italy [Alberto Lofoco 09.05.27; www.suedtiroljazzfestival.com]
09.07.02 - William Parker Chamber Trio: Eri Yamamoto (p), Leena Conquest (voc) / “Suite for Miriam Makeba" /
21:30, Special Guest Jazz, Soliera, Italy [Alberto Lofoco 09.06.23; www.fazzclub.org]

09.07.03 • William Parker—Giorgio Dini: Temporary

Silta Records SR0903 (CD) 2009 Italy

July 3, 2009 / Newmastering Studio, Milano, Italy

1. temporary one: preludio [10:36]
2. temporary two: improvviso [12:27]
3. temporary three: intermezzo [3:21]
4. temporary four: largo [4:19]
5. temporary five: danza e finale [18:00]

William Parker (b, shakuhachi-3), Giorgio Dini (b)

{Ed Hazell 09.12.14}

09.07.04 • Parker—Lenoci—Curci—Magliocchi: Serving an Evolving Humanity

Silta Records SR1003 (CD) 2010 Italy

July 4, 2009 / Chiostro di San Domenico, Noci, Italy

1. Improvised Suite in 3 Parts
Part I [29:03]
Part II [9:46]
Part III [12:09]

Vittorino Curci (as, ss, hose, megaphone), Gianni Lenoci (p, prep-p, voc), William Parker (b, shakuhachi), Marcello Magliocchi (dr, perc)

{SR1003}

09.07.10 - William Parker Chamber Trio: Eri Yamamoto (p), Leena Conquest (voc), Parker (b) / “Suite for Miriam Makeba" /
Pomigliano d'Arco, Napoli, Italy [Alberto Lofoco 09.06.23; www.labazzarra.com]
09.07.11 (1) - William Parker Chamber Trio: as above / “Suite for Miriam Makeba" / (originally scheduled for the 12th)
Pomigliano Jazz, Pomigliano, Italy [Alberto Lofoco 09.06.23; www.pomiglianojazz.com]
09.07.11 (2) - Anthony Braxton, William Parker, and Done Moye Trio: Braxton (reeds), Parker (b), Moye (dr) /
Pomigliano Jazz, Pomigliano, Italy [www.pomiglianojazz.com/?p=859]

09.07.19 • Freedomland [AR—64:09]

July 19, 2009, 9:00pm / Freestyle Music Series 2009, Local 269, New York City

announcement
1. composition/improvisation 64:09]

Daniel Carter (tp, as, ss, fl), Sabir Mateen (ts, ss, fl)—sitting in for the vacationing Dave Sewelson,
Dave Hofstra (tu, bsx), William Parker (b), Dee Pop (dr)

{Dee Popp 09.07.08; Jakob Blumenthal 09.08.14}

09.07.28 - William Parker & Samir Chatterjee Duo: Parker (b), Chatterjee (tablas) / New York’s Rise Up Creative Music & Arts,
7:30pm, unknown venue, NYC [avantmusicnews.com]
09.08.09 - Charles Gayle “By Any Means" Trio: Gayle (as, p), William Parker (b), Muhammed Ali (dr)—subbing for his brother Rashid. /
George Wein’s CareFusion Jazz Festival 55 (Newport Jazz Festival), 5:00pm, Water Side, Fort Adams State Park, Rhode Island
[www.prlog.org/10222673-george-weins-jazz-festival-55-more-artists-ticket-info.html; www.companyofheaven.com/id24.html]
August 13, 2009. The great Rashied Ali goes to dust...
09.08.16 - William Parker Trio: Remi Alvarez (bar), Parker (b), Gabriel Lauber (dr) / Ollin Jazz Tlalpan Internacional 2009,
Multiforo Ollin Kan, Tlalplan, Mexico City, Mexico [Gabriel Lauber 23.04.13]
—“Remi Alvarez, who was in charge of inviting the free jazz artists, got for himself the rhythm section of William and Hamid.
Gigs were August 14th, 15th, & 16th. Unfortunately Hamid had to go back home and could not play the show on the 16th.
This is why lucky me got to play that one with Remi and William.”

09.08.26 • Zimology Quartet [BR—75:05]
WKCR-FM, New York

August 26, 2009 / Jazzfestival 2009, Willisau, Switzerland

1. improvisation [53:45]
announcement, Zim [0:28]
announcement, Parker [6:48]
2. improvisation [3:46]
3. improvisation [10:45]

Zim Ngqawana (ts, ss, fl), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b, mba), Nasheet Waits (dr)

{WP Archive CDr; Jakob Blumenthal 09.09.09; John Chacona 10.03.08}

09.09.02 and 09.09.03 - Chicago Creative Music Workshop: “Faculty for CCMW includes Roscoe Mitchell, William Parker, Nicole Mitchell,
Michael Zerang, Ellen Waterman, Renee Baker and David Boykin.” / Jazz Institute of Chicago, Roosevelt University, Chicago College
of Performing Arts, Chicago, IL / “A two-day intensive featuring masterclasses, workshops, rehearsals,
lectures, and performances centered on creative improvisation, composition, and related scholarship.”
09.09.05 - William Parker’s The Inside Songs of Curtis Mayfield: Darryl Foster (ts, ss), Sabir Mateen (as, ts, fl), Lewis Barnes (tp),
Dave Burrell (p), Amiri Baraka (voc, poetry), Leena Conquest (voc), William Parker (b, doussn'gouni, balafon, Arr), Hamid Drake (dr) /
Chicago Jazz Festival, Chicago, Illinois [www.daveburrell.com/projects.html]
09.09.18 - Dave Burrell & William Parker Duo: Burrell (p), Parker (b) / Music Kultur St Johann Tirol, Austria
[Alberto Lofoco 09.08.14; www.muku.at]
09.09.27 - Amiri Baraka Quartet: Baraka (poetry), Rene McLean (reeds), Dave Burrell (p), William Parker (b) /
Divino Jazz, Torre del Greco, Italy [Alberto Lofoco 09.09.01; www.daveburrell.com/projects.html]
09.09.30 - William Parker Solo / Auditorium Parco della Musica, Roma, Italy [Alberto Lofoco 09.08.14; www.auditorium.com]
—Photo Gallery for this gig.

09.10.10 • Evan Parker—Matthew Shipp—William Parker Trio [AR—125:47]

October 10, 2009, 8:00 and 10:00pm / Evan Parker Festival 2009, The Stone, New York City

Early Show
announcement [2:14]
1. composition/improvisation 45:40]
2. composition/improvisation 11:57]
Late Show
announcement [3:15]
3. composition/improvisation 49:42]
4. composition/improvisation 3:07]
copious applause [4:41]

Evan Parker (ts, ss), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b)

{Jakob Blumenthal 09.10.31}

09.10.15 • William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra [AR, AVR]

October 15, 2009, 10:00pm / AUM Fidelity presents, Abrons Arts Center, New York City

1. Subsequent Illumination Inscriptions/Light Cottage (for George Russell)

“The world premiere of a new Parker composition...”

“AUM Fidelity showcase featuring David S. Ware (See 09.12.02), Darius Jones Trio, and William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra... The performances were all recorded by Petr Cancura and filmed by the good folks at the David Lynch Foundation"
—AUM Fidelity

Sabir Mateen (ts, as, fl, cl, piccolo), Rob Brown and Greg Ward (as), Tony Malaby (ts, ss), Dave Sewelson (bar),
Roy Campbell Jr. and Lewis Barnes (tp), Willie Applewhite and Masahiko Kono (tb), Dave Hofstra (tu), Jason Kao Hwang (vn),
William Parker (b), Gerald Cleaver (dr), + special guest from South Africa, Zim Ngqawana (reeds)

{Downtown Music Gallery newsletter 08.12.05; AUM Fidelity 09.10.19}

09.10.20 - Saadet TÃœRKÃ-Z (Turkoz) & William Parker Duo: TÃœRKÃ-Z (voc), Parker (b) / Roulette, Brooklyn, NY
[Downtown Music Gallery newsletter 09.10.15]
09.10.25 - William Parker’s The Inside Songs of Curtis Mayfield: Darryl Foster (ts, ss), Sabir Mateen (as, ts, fl), Dave Burrell (p),
Lewis Barnes (tp), Amiri Baraka (voc, poetry), Leena Conquest (voc), William Parker (b, Arr), Hamid Drake (dr) / Jazz & Wine, Cormons, Italy [ibid]

09.11.01 • Raoul Björkenheim Trio [BR—53:21]

November 1, 2009 / 28th Tampere Jazz Happening, Old Customs Hall, Tampere, Finland
Broadcast by Swiss Radio Rete2—Part 1 on September 5, 2010; Part 2 on September 12, 2010

Part 1:
intro [2:49]
1. Transformation in Indigo #1 [28:26] (incomplete, fades out)
outro [0:11]
Part 2:
intro [1:55]
2. Transformation in Indigo #2 [19:23] (incomplete, fades in)
outro [0:37]

“Said Parker to Bjorkenheim during soundcheck, ‘I wanna see sparks coming out of your Marshall cabinet!’ (This was basically the extent of the pre-set dialogue as to what would be played.) Of the two pieces, the first was an hour-long improvisation that rarely relented, even through a technical difficulty—evidently Bjorkenheim’s cable loosened from its socket, perhaps the ‘sparks’ Parker referred to?—that forced the guitarist to bypass his pedal board. The switch, and then switch back after he realized the issue, served as a ‘movement’ in a ‘suite’ that never lost an ounce of momentum. In another seamless ‘movement,’ the guitarist showed off the bowing of his low-E string, a technique he’s developed and mastered from playing the Moroccan monochord rabab fiddle instrument. The second, much shorter piece (at just over five minutes) found Parker on the Armenian zurna (related to the shawm, an oboe predecessor) with Bjorkenheim inserting a short metal piece under his strings, an effect more closely resembling an electric kora choir than a guitar...” —torrent site

Raoul Björkenheim (g), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr, perc)

{CDr; www.tamperemusicfestivals.fi/jazz; www.flickr.com/photos/42275055@N04/page2}

09.11.06 • Ken Aldcroft & William Parker Duo [AR—58:06]

November 6, 2009, 7:00pm / Downtown Music Gallery, New York City

1. improvisation [32:34]
2. improvisation [24:55]
announcement [0:21]

Ken Aldcroft (g), William Parker (b)

{digital files}

09.11.11 - William Parker Improv Night / Maison Musique, Rivoli, Italy [Alberto Lofoco 09.09.29; www.maisonmusique.it]
09.11.12 - Pyramid Trio: Roy Campbell Jr. (tp), William Parker (b), Michael Wimberly (dr) / Klub Gromka, Ljubljana, Slovenia
[Alberto Lofoco 09.09.29; www.klubgromka.org]
09.11.13 - Pyramid Trio: as above / Narodni dom, Maribor, Slovenia [Alberto Lofoco 09.09.29; www.nd-mb.si]
09.11.14 - Pyramid Trio / KSET, Zagreb, Croatia [Alberto Lofoco 09.09.29; www.kset.org]
09.11.15 - Pyramid Trio / Alchemia, Krakow, Poland [Alberto Lofoco 09.09.29; www.alchemia.com.pl]
09.11.16 - Pyramid Trio / Complesso Monumentale San Giovanni, Catanzaro, Italy [Alberto Lofoco 09.09.29]
09.11.17 - Pyramid Trio / Teatro ReGiò, Reggio Emilia, Italy [Alberto Lofoco 09.09.29; www.salaregio.it]
09.11.18 - Pyramid Trio: ↑ ↑ ↑ / Klub Gromka, AKC Metelkova mesto, Ljubljana, Slovenia
[Miha Zadnikar 09.11.15; Alberto Lofoco 09.10.29; www.klubgromka.org]
09.11.22 - BLACK ZERO 2009 (by Aldo Tambellini): William Parker and Hilliard Greene (b), Ben Morea (sound machine),
Maggie Clapis (performer), Christoph Draeger (curator) / 6:00pm, White Box Gallery, NYC [aldotambellini.com/video2.html]
“The performance included, 800 hand-painted slides (lumagrams), five films, space sound, seven slide projectors, and three
video projectors... Aldo Tambellini was asked to recreate the highly acclaimed Black Zero in 2009 as part of the PERFORMA 09...”

09.11.00 • Ninni Morgia & William Parker: Prism

Ultramarine Records UM007 (2LP) 2010 ITALY

(V/A) The Wire Tapper 24
The Wire Issue #320, October 2010 (Magazine + CD Sampler) 2010 UK
[This Sampler includes tracks by Callers; Flatline Skyline; Locrian; Schurer; FaravelliRatti; Yann Novak & Robert Crouch;
The DSM 1V; Gentleforce; Israel Martínez; Dawn Of Midi; Ars Nova Ensemble Instrumental & Franck Vigroux; Gerritt Wittmer;
Fuzzy Lights; Macaw; Ketem; Harmonious Bec; Plapla Pinky; Nicholas Szczepanik & Jenks Miller; and To Blacken The Pages]

November, 2009 / “...at my studio in NY (no name for it...)" —Silvia Kastel

Side A:
1. Prism I [6:50]
2. Prism II [3:28]
3. Prism III [4:52]
4. Prism IV [3:04]
Side B:
5. Prism V [3:03]
6. Prism VI [3:22]
7. Prism VII [3:58]
Side C:
8. Prism VIII [3:30]
9. Prism IX [4:41]
10. Prism X [1:10]
11. Prism XI [3:54]
Side D:
12. Prism XII [3:09]
13. Prism XIII [4:12]
14. Prism XIV [2:42]
15. Prism XV [2:22]

The Wire Tapper 24 has track 6.

Ninni Morgia (g), William Parker (b, slide whistle, gralle)

{www.ultramarinerecords.com; Silvia Kastel at Ultramarine Records 10.11.12, 11.13}

09.11.29 - Louis Belogenis (ts), Perry Robinson (cl), Tom Chess (reeds, g, elec), Roberta Piket (p),
William Parker and Hilliard Greene (b), Dee Pop (dr) / Local 269, NYC [Dee Pop 09.10.23]

09.12.02
• David S. Ware Trio: Onecept

AUM Fidelity AUM064 (CD) 2010; Rank & File Records RFS 33203 (2-LP, 500 copy Ltd. Edition) 2011

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

AUM Fidelity AUM107—DSW-ARCO4 (CD digipak) 2018
—1st Session: See also 10.06.27 (1)

December 2, 2009 / Systems Two Studio, Brooklyn

Onecept:
1. Book of Krittika [7:53]
2. Wheel of Life [6:31]
3. Celestial [6:24]
4. Desire Worlds [6:56]
5. Astral Earth [14:54]
6. Savaka [4:35]
7. Bardo [6:43]
8. Anagami [6:50]
9. Vata [4:27]
10. Virtue [6:47]
11. Gnavah [9:06)
12. Bodhissatva [5:24]
13. Kama [8:48]

—Onecept AUM064 has tracks 1 through 9.
—Onecept RFS 33203 has tracks 1 through 11.

—The Balance AUM107—DSWW-ARC04 has tracks 10 through 13, in order 13-10-12-11.
(Tracks 12 and 13 previously available as downloads only with Onecept “with purchase at aumfidelity.com").

“AUM Fidelity showcase featuring David S. Ware Trio, Darius Jones Trio, and William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra...
The performances were all recorded by Petr Cancura and filmed by the good folks at the David Lynch Foundation"

David S. Ware (ts, stc, sxl-10,12), William Parker (b), Warren Smith (dr, tym+perc-10-11-12)

{AUM064; AUM107—DSW-ARCO4; www.aumfidelity.com/aum064.html; www.rank-records.com; Timo Wiedenbrueck 11.04.21}

09.12.07 - Matthew Shipp & William Parker Duo: Shipp (p), Parker (b) / 8:00 and 10:30pm, The Blue Note, NYC [John Chacona 09.11.09]

09.12.20 • William Parker + ICI Ensemble: Winter Sun Crying

Neos Jazz NEOS 41008 (SA-CD) 2011 GER

William Parker + ICI Ensemble [AR—71:28]

December 20, 2009 / Muffathalle, München, Germany

Winter Sun Crying:
1. Bells [8:10]
2. Train [2:59]
3. Winter Sun Crying [4:24]
4. Earth [3:12]
5. Moon [5:04]
6. Orphans [4:37]
7. Explosion [2:48]
8. Tears [3:03]
9. Hope [2:36]
10. Sky [3:14]
11. Grandmother [2:12]
12. Circle [4:00]
13. Hello [3:02]
14. Revolution [6:56]
15. Let’s Change the World [6:39]

Audience Recording:
announcement Varner [1:24]
1. Winter—Sun—Cry Suite [67:11]
announcement Parker [1:41]
announcement Varner [1:10]

William Parker (b, pic-tp, shakuhachi, double reeds)
ICI Ensemble: David Jäger (ts, ss), Roger Jannotta (as, cl, fl, pic), Markus Heinze (ts, bar), Christofer Varner (tb, shell, sampler),
Martin Wolfrum (keyboards), Gunnar Geisse (laptop, laptop-g), Johanna Varner (ce), Georg Janker (b, G2), Sunk Pöschl (dr)

{neos-music.com; Jakob Blumenthal 10.01.20; Alberto Lofoco 09.09.29; www.ici-forum.de}

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2010

10.01.04 - Patricia Nicholson-Parker (dance and words) & William Parker (b) / Arts for Arts Presents Evolving Music/Evolving Voice,
8:00pm, Local 269, NYC [Downtown Music Gallery newsletter 09.12.31]
10.01.09 - William Parker Quartet: Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) / “Two tunes comprised the entire set:
‘Criminals in the White House’ and ‘Malachi’s Mood.’" / 10:30pm, Winter JazzFest, Sullivan Hall, NYC
[Rob Brown 10.01.09; Andy Schwartz, www.nyrocker.com/blog/2010/02/winter-jazz-fest]

10.01.15 Mikko Innanen with William Parker and Andrew Cyrille: Song For a New Decade

TUM Records TUM CD 042-2 (2-CD) 2015 Finland
—1st Session: See also 12.06.02

January 15, 2010 / Systems Two Studio, Brooklyn, NY

1. Song for a New Decade [8:48]
2. The End is a Beginning [6:46]
3. Karl’s Castle [6:28]
4. Look for the Red Door [8:59]
5. A Morning, a Day, a Night [7:09]
6. See You At 103 [6:36]
7. Blue in Nublu [4:50]
8. Small and Big Steps [8:57]

Mikko Innanen (as, bar, cl, nose flute, whistle), William Parker (b), Andrew Cyrille (dr)

{DMG 14.12.25; www.allmusic.com; Mikko Innanen 15.01.19}

10.01.16 - Open Circuit International Trumpet Ensemble: Taylor Ho Bynum, Jean-Luc Cappozzo, Franz Hautzinger, Joe McPhee,
Itaru Oki, and Herb Robertson (tp), William Parker (b), John Betsch (dr) / 9:00pm, Abron’s Art Center, NYC [Ed Hazell 09.12.17]
10.01.17 - Open Circuit International Trumpet Ensemble: as above / 9:00pm, International House, Philadelphia, PA [ibid]

10.01.22 • William Parker Organ Quartet: Uncle Joe’s Spirit House

Centering Music CENT1004 (CD) 2010 (1st and 2nd Ltd. Editions of 1,000)

January 22, 2010 / The Gallery Recording Studio, Brooklyn, NY

1. Uncle Joe’s Spirit House [9:00]
2. Jacques' Groove [2:12]
3. Ennio’s Tag [5:42]
4. Document for LJ [1:43]
5. Let’s Go Down to the River [7:19]
6. Buddha’s Joy [8:46]
7. The Struggle [8:46]
8. Theme for the Tasters [7:49]
9. Oasis [4:13]

William Parker (b, Comp), Darryl Foster (ts), Cooper-Moore (organ), Gerald Cleaver (dr)

{www.aumfidelity.com/cent1004.html}

10.01.30 - William Parker Quartet + Guests: Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), Parker (b), Nasheet Waits (dr) + James Spaulding (as),
Billy Bang (vn) / 20:30, Festival Sons d'hiver 2010, Salle des Feêtes, Saint Mandé, France
[www.sonsdhiver.org; William Parker’s Centering Archive; Ed Hazell 14.03.08]
10.02.04 - William Parker Double Quartet: Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), Parker (b), Nasheet Waits (dr), + Emanuele Parrini (vn),
Paolo Botti (vla, or “viola", which Google translated as “purple"), Stefano Amato and Francesco Guerri (ce), Cristina Zavalloni (voc) /
Premiere of the Alphaville Suite, Live music on Jean-Luc Godard’s film Alphaville (1965) / 21:30, Nuovo Cinema Nosadella, Bologna, Italy
[Alberto Lofoco 09.11.26; www.aaa-angelica.com/aaa/godard]
10.02.06 through 10.02.10 - William Parker: Five-day Workshop / The Nino Rota Conservatory, Monopoli, Italy
[Alberto Lofoco 09.12.28; Bruce Lee Gallanter, Downtown Music Gallery]

10.02.06 • Gianni Lenoci 4tet featuring William Parker: Secret Garden

Silta Records SR1103 (CD) 2011 Italy

February 6, 2010 / Club 1799, Acquaviva delle Fonti, Italy

1. Secret Garden [10:40]
2. A Palindrome Life [13:35]
3. Two Days In Amsterdam [14:01]
4. Splinter [2:51]
5. Mbira [17:05]
6. Variations [12:31]

Gianni Lenoci (p, prep-p, mbira; Comp), Gaetano Partipilo (as),
William Parker (b), Marcello Magliocchi (dr)

{Alberto Lofoco 10.01.28; www.club1799.it; www.siltarecords.it/titSECRETGARDEN.html}

10.02.07 - Gavino Murgia (reeds), Gianni Lenoci (p, prep-p, voc, William Parker (b), and Marcello Magliocchi (dr, perc) /
Teatro Vida, Gravina in Puglia, Italy [Alberto Lofoco 09.12.28; www.teatrovida.it]

10.02.10 • Hocus Pocus Lab Orchestra with William Parker: What Shall We Do (Without You)

Silta Records DL001 (CD) 2011 Italy

February 10, 2010 / Conservatorio Nino Rota, Monopoli, Italy

1. What Shall We Do (Without You) [72:00]

“After an intense five-day workshop, the Nino Rota Conservatory of Monopoli, Italy,
performed... [a composition by and under the direction of] guest William Parker. This disc
is the result of that collaboration, a 72-minute work... with the spoken-word texts
of Kenneth Patchen...” —Bruce Lee Gallanter, Downtown Music Gallery

“We didn't really use Patchen’s text—it was paraphrased, and inspired us.
His text was ‘What Shall We Do Without Us’.” —William Parker

William Parker (Conductor)
The Lab Orchestra: eight unknown (reeds), two unknown (brass),
two unknown (strings), unknown (harp), three unknown (g), three unknown (keys),
two unknown (b), four unknown (perc)

{Alberto Lofoco 10.01.28; www.conservatoriodimonopoli.org; www.siltarecords.it; William Parker 14.03.30}

10.02.14 - William Parker Feature/Interview on KDVS-FM Radio, with DJ Justin Desmangles / KDVS-FM, Davis, CA
[AUM Fidelity 10.02.25; www.kuumbwajazz.org]
“...produced a two-hour program on William Parker and his music, featuring a phone interview with William...”
(Streaming audio: “...the stream begins with the outro of the reggae show which preceded the special, so no confusion.
If you want to jump directly to the interview portion in the second hour, it begins at 1:09:09 ... a taste
of WP wisdom herein: ‘if you become something, you don't have to worry about controlling it.’"

10.02.25 • William Parker, Konrad Bauer, and Hamid Drake [AR—109:30]

February 25, 2010 / Bezanson Hall, University Of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA

1. improvisation [29:05]
2. improvisation [28:41]
3. improvisation [18:35]
4. improvisation [28:56]
announcement Parker [4:12]

Konrad Bauer (tb), William Parker (b, wdfl, shenai, zintir), Hamid Drake (dr, frm-dr)

{Jakob Blumenthal 10.02.26}

10.02.26 • William Parker, Konrad Bauer, Hamid Drake: Tender Exploration

Jazzwerkstatt jw121 (CD) 2013 Germany

February 26, 2010, 8:30pm / Roulette, New York City

1. Drake [24:55]
2. Parker [4:09]
3. Bauer [26:44]

Konrad Bauer (tb), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr)

{www.discogs.com; Downtown Music Gallery newsletter 10.01.22}

10.02.27 - Konrad Bauer (tb), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) / Creative Alliance, Baltimore, MD
[AUM Fidelity 10.02.25; www.creativealliance.org]

10.02.28 • William Parker, Konrad Bauer, and Hamid Drake [AR—101:44]

February 28, 2010 / ARS Nova Workshop, 8:00pm, International House, Philadelphia, PA

1. composition/improvisation 32:54]
2. composition/improvisation 57:14]
3. composition/improvisation 11:36]

Konrad Bauer (tb), William Parker (b, wdfl, shenai, zintir), Hamid Drake (dr, frm-dr)

{Jakob Blumenthal 10.03.21; AUM Fidelity 10.02.25; www.arsnovaworkshop.org/; ARS Nova Workshop 10.02.24}

10.03.02 (1) • William Parker Solo [BR]

March 2, 2010 / Christ Church Deer Park, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
CBC Radio2

1. Sweat Tears

William Parker (b; Ojibway double-flute, doussn'gouni), Jeff Schlanger (original Art 30"x45" created during performance)

{Jeff Schlanger—musicWitness® 10.04.29; www.barnyardrecords.com/shows.html}

10.03.02 (2) • The Element Choir & William Parker: At Christ Church Deer Park

Barnyard Records Barnyard 326 (CD) 2011 Canada

The Element Choir + William Parker [BR]
CBC/Radio2

March 2, 2010 / Christ Church, Deer Park, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

1. Ventures in a Cloud Chamber [43:48]

—An 8:00 Video segment.

“Barnyard was launching not only the first Element Choir record, but also a solo disc by New York bass legend, William Parker, and one by the trio of Jim Lewis, Andrew Downing, and Jean Martin. By the end of the evening, all were playing in the chancel of Christ Church Deer Park, where Choir collaborator, Eric Robertson, regularly plays the exquisite Karl Wilhelm organ. The massive sound is dominated by the Choir—fifty-strong on their debut disc—which had swelled to an unprecedented seventy voices that night. Moreover, there was the inaudible-but-inestimable contribution of Jeff Schlanger, the MusicWitness®, who painted William during the majestic solo concert that became At Somewhere There, and who was delighted to return to document these record-launch celebrations in his magical way.” —Scott Thomson, 2011

Christine Duncan conducts: “The 60+ voice improvising...” Element Choir
William Parker and Andrew Downing (b), Jim Lewis (tp), Eric Robertson (Karl Wilhelm [Casavant] pipe organ),
Bernard Falaise (g), Jesse Zubot (vn), Jean Martin (dr, trumpaphone)

{Jeff Schlanger—musicWitness® 10.04.29; www.barnyardrecords.com; Downtown Music Gallery newsletter 11.11.11}

10.03.04 (1) - Miriam Parker (dance), & William Parker (b) / “Dialogues in Sound, Space & Movement,"
The 7th Annual Vision Collaboration Nights, 7:40pm, 14th Street Y Theatre, NYC
[Downtown Music Gallery newsletter 10.02.19; artsforart.org/events/archive/schedule/collaboration]
10.03.04 (2) - Rosi Hertlein (vn, voc), Cooper-Moore (no telling), William Parker (b) / “Dialogues in Sound, Space & Movement,"
The 7th Annual Vision Collaboration Nights, 8:45pm, 14th Street Y Theatre, NYC [ibid]
10.03.05 - Kidd Jordan (ts), William Parker (b), and Warren Smith (perc) / ("just" the trio on this date) / Other Minds Festival, San Francisco, CA [AUM Fidelity 10.02.25; www.otherminds.org/shtml/Concerts15.shtml]

10.03.06 • Art Ensemble of Chicago [AR—84:02]

March 6, 2010 / ARS Nova Workshop, 8:00pm, International House, Philadelphia, PA

introduction [0:30]
1. composition/improvisation 30:27]
2. composition/improvisation 31:13]
3. composition/improvisation 16:56]
4. composition/improvisation 4:55]

Roscoe Mitchell (reeds), Hugh Ragin (tp), William Parker (b, guimbri, doussn'gouni), Famoudou Don Moye (dr, perc), Mogauwane Mahloele (perc)

{WP Archive 2CDr; Christopher Carville 10.03.28; ARS Nova 10.03.01}

10.03.07 - Kidd Jordan Quintet: Kidd Jordan (ts), Eddie Gale (tp), David Leikam (p), William Parker (b), Warren Smith (perc) /
The Bach, Douglas Beach House, Half Moon Bay, CA [AUM Fidelity 10.02.25; www.bachddsoc.org/; David Leikam FB photo 11.03.14]
10.03.08 - Kidd Jordan Quintet: as above / KUUMBWA Jazz, Santa Cruz, CA [AUM Fidelity 10.02.25; www.kuumbwajazz.org]

10.03.19 • William Parker: Conversations II Dialogues & Monologues

RogueArt ROG-0062 (Book + CD) 2015 France
—William Parker: Conversations, in English, 500 pages / 21 interviews by Parker, edited by Ed Hazell.

March 19, 20110, 8:00pm / Barbès, Brooklyn, NY (Jordan & Parker Duos only)

"William Parker interviewed...”:
1. Butch Morris [2:56]
3. Mark Dresser [2:18]
5. Wadada Leo Smith [2:36]
7. Roswell Rudd [1:09]
9. Jemeel Moondoc [0:55]
11. Ernest Dawkins [0:48]
13. Steve Swell [1:43]
15. Marshall Allen [1:28]
17. On Davis [1:22]
19. Bill Cole [2:56]
21. Kidd Jordan [2:14]
23. Jackson Krall [4:06]
25. Andrew Cyrille [1:15]
27. Douglas Ewart [3:14]
29. Hélène Lebarrière [1:11]
31. Nathen Breedlove [1:54]
33. Henry Grimes [0:54]
35. David S. Ware [2:54]
37. Tim Berne Part One [1:25]
39. Tim Berne Part Two [0:55]
41. Sabir Mateen [2:19]

Jordan & Parker Duos:
2. Duet 1 [1:05]
4. Duet 2 [1:37]
6. Duet 3 [1:31]
8. Duet 4 [2:13]
10. Duet 5 [2:04]
12. Duet 6 [0:33]
14. Duet 7 [1:38]
16. Duet 8 [0:45]
18. Duet 9 [6:17]
20. Duet 10 [1:50]
22. Duet 11 [0:14]
24. Duet 12 [1:08]
26. Duet 13 [0:13]
28. Duet 14 [0:46]
30. Duet 15 [0:48]
32. Duet 16 [0:18]
34. Duet 17 [0:31]
36. Duet 18 [1:12]
38. Duet 19 [0:38]
40. Duet 20 [0:38]
42. Duet 21 [0:40]

—No dates on interview segments.

Kidd Jordan (ts), William Parker (b)

{www.discogs.com; AUM Fidelity 10.03.17; Session date Steven Joerg 18.01.08}

10.03.25 • William Parker’s Raining On the Moon [AR—112:39]

March 25, 2010 / Bezanson Hall, University of Massachussetts, Amherst, MA

1. People [5:29]
2. Criminals in the White House—Malcolm Smiles [42:04]
3. Sweet Breeze on the Corner [7:20]
4. composition/improvisation 16:46]
5. Raining on the Moon [9:47]
6. Children of the Sun—unknown title [31:21]

Rob Brown (as-2,4,6), Lewis Barnes (tp-1,2,4,6), Leena Conquest (voc-2,3,4,5,6, dance),
Eri Yamamoto (p-1,2,3,4,6), William Parker (b-2,4,5,6), Hamid Drake (dr-2,4,6)

{Christopher Carville 10.03.28; Jakob Blumenthal 10.04.24}

10.03.28 - Local Lingo: Joe McPhee (reeds, p-tpt), Jason Kao Hwang (vn, vla, Comp), Sang Won Park (kayagum, ajeng, voc),
Thomas Buckner (voc), William Parker (b, double reeds) / 8:00pm, The Stone, NYC [Downtown Music Gallery newsletter 10.03.19]
10.04.13 - William Parker & Ellen Christi Duo: Christi (voc), Parker (b), + special guest Jalalu Kalvert Nelson (tp) /
“Inside Song #One", “James Baldwin to the Rescue" / 10:00pm, The Stone, NYC [Downtown Music Gallery newsletter 10.04.08]

10.04.15 • William Parker, Hamid Drake, and Evan Parker [AR—77:26]

April 15, 2010 / Bezanson Hall, University of Massachussetts, Amherst, MA

1. improvisation [38:36]
2. improvisation [26:33]
announcement Parker [1:42]
3. improvisation [10:34]

Evan Parker (ts-1,2,3; ss-2), William Parker (b, wdfl), Hamid Drake (dr, frm-dr)

{WP Archive CDr; Jakob Blumenthal 10.04.19; valleyadvocate.com/event_detail.cfm?eid=19436}

10.04.21 - William Parker Trance Quartet: Bill Cole (double reeds, didgeridoo), Steve Baczkowski (ts, bar, didgeridoo, winds),
Parker (b, shenai, fl, doussn'gouni, zintir), Ravi Padmanabha (dr, perc) / 8:00pm, Hallwalls, Buffalo, NY [www.hallwalls.org/music/4818.html]
10.04.22 - William Parker Trance Quartet: Bill Cole (double reeds), Steve Baczkowski (ts, bar, didgeridoo), Parker (b, shenai),
Ravi Padmanabha (dr, tabla) / “The John Coltrane Memorial Contemporary Jazz Series," 7:00pm, Dee-Davis Room, Black Box Theater,
Community Folk Art Center, Syracuse, NY [thecollege.syr.edu/connections/events/coltrane_series.html]
10.05.07 - Raoul Björkenheim Trio: Björkenheim (g), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) / Maijazz, Tou Scene, Stavanger, Norway
[Sander Piek 10.06.09; www.tampere.fi/musicfestivals/jazz; www.companyofheaven.com/id24.html]

10.05.08 • Sophia Domancich Trio [BR—43:16]

May 8, 2010 / King’s Place, London, UK
BBC Radio

1. composition/improvisation 43:16]

Sophia Domancich (p), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr)

{Jakob Blumenthal 10.07.07}

10.05.15 - Farmers by Nature: Craig Taborn (p), William Parker (b), Gerald Cleaver (dr) / Penofin Jazz Festival, 3:15pm,
Barbara & Skip Newell property, Potter Valley, CA [www.penofin.com/news/index.pl?id=51]

10.06.04 • Tony Malaby’s Tamarindo + Leo Smith [AR—99:34]

June 4, 2010 / Jazz Gallery, New York City

First Set
1. composition/improvisation 24:35]
2. composition/improvisation 12:26]
3. composition/improvisation 7:36]
4. composition/improvisation 13:07]
Second Set
5. composition/improvisation 21:31]
6. composition/improvisation 10:41]
7. composition/improvisation 9:34]

Tony Malaby (ts, ss), Leo Smith (tp), William Parker (b), Nasheet Waits (dr)

{Jakob Blumenthal 10.06.10; 10.08.24}

Installation by ceramic sculptor Jeff Schlanger
“49 Faces from CHILE—NEW YORK—IRAQ (2008-2010)"

10.06.05 (1) - Roy Campbell (tp) + William Parker (b) /
Closing Concert, 5:00pm, Clay Art Center, Port Chester, NY
[Jeff Schlanger 10.04.30]

IRAQ: Glazed stoneware ceramic Face
30 x 32 x 16" and Muerto, 11 x 9.5 x 4"

Installed on the front wall of the Clay Art Center.
©Witnissimo 2013

We can connect the dots and link this session
to: 12.01.17 (1), 12.01.17 (2), 12.05.28 (1), and 12.05.28 (2)

10.06.05 (2) • Tony Malaby’s Tamarindo: Tamarindo Live

Clean Feed CF 200 (CD) 2010

June 5, 2010 / Jazz Gallery, New York City

1. Buoyant Boy [12:16]
2. Death Rattle [17:14]
3. Hibiscus [14:37]
4. Jack the Hat with Coda [14:24]

Tony Malaby (ts, ss), Wadada Leo Smith (tp),
William Parker (b), Nasheet Waits (dr)

{Ed Hazell 10.12.04}

10.06.10 • Kidd Jordan, Hamid Drake, and William Parker Trio [AR—115:01]

June 10, 2010 / Sala Rossa, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

First Set [61:33]
Second Set [53:28]

Kidd Jordan (ts), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr)

{CDr; Jakob Blumenthal 10.06.11}

10.06.12 - Other Dimensions In Music: Daniel Carter (as, ts, fl, tp), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp, flg, p-tpt), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) /
Jazz Festival, Kerava, Finland [Alberto Lofoco 10.02.26; personal.inet.fi/yhdistys/keravajazz/index2.htm]
10.06.15 - Farmers By Nature: Craig Taborn (p), William Parker (b), Gerald Cleaver (dr) / 10:00pm, The Stone, NYC
[Downtown Music Gallery newsletter 10.07.25]
10.06.16 - Mark Helias & William Parker Duo: Helias and Parker (b) / 10:00pm, The Stone, NYC [ibid]

The Fifteenth Annual Vision Festival ::: June 20 through June 30

10.06.21 (1) • William Parker Little Huey’s Sextet & Children [AR—36:57]

June 21, 2010, 5:00pm / Vision Festival, with Manhattan South Year End Festival 2010, Campos Plaza Playground, New York City

WP announcement [2:26]
1. composition/improvisation 25:40]
2. unknown title—JCR announcement [8:49]

Lewis Barnes (tp), Rob Brown (as), Asim Barnes (g), Shayna Dulberger (b),
Jean Carla Rodea (voc), William Parker (shenai, Comp), Gerald Cleaver (dr)
+ 15-member Children’s Ensemble (perc, voc)

{Jakob Blumenthal 10.08.19}

10.06.21 (2) • Roy Campbell Trio [AR—34:18]

June 21, 2010, 6:00pm / Vision Festival, with Manhattan South Year End Festival 2010, Campos Plaza Playground, New York City

announcement [1:09]
1. unknown title—announcement [9:46]
2. unknown title—announcement [12:41]
3. unknown title—announcement [10:40]

Roy Campbell Jr. (tp, flg, fl, perc), William Parker (b, shenai), Michael Wimberly (dr)

{Jakob Blumenthal 10.08.19}

10.06.22 • Celestial Funk Band [AR—71:57]

June 22, 2010, 9:00pm / Vision Festival, Drom, New York City

1. composition/improvisation 53:12]
1. composition/improvisation 18:45]

Kidd Jordan (ts, voc), Lewis Barnes (tp, voc), Patricia Nicholson (voc, Comp), Vernon Reid and Asim Barnes (g), Mazz Swift (vla, voc),
William Parker (b, guimbri, Comp), Cooper-Moore (perc, voc), Hamid Drake and Swiss Chris (dr)

{Jakob Blumenthal 10.10.20; www.visionfestival.org}

10.06.23 (1) • Opening Ceremony [AR—13:27]

June 23, 2010, 7:00pm / Vision Festival, Main Stage, Abrons Arts Center, New York City

1. Opening Invocation [13:27]

Kidd Jordan (ts), Rob Brown (as), Roy Campbell Jr. and Lewis Barnes (tp), Matthew Shipp (p), Patricia Nicholson-Parker (dance, voc),
Jason Kao Hwang (vn), Cooper-Moore (3-stringed homemade instrument, perc), William Parker (b, gongs), Hamid Drake (dr)

{Jakob Blumenthal 10.10.12; www.visionfestival.org}

10.06.23 (2) • The Blues Escaped [AR—41:13]

June 23, 2010, 7:30pm / Vision Festival, Main Stage, Abrons Arts Center, New York City

1. composition/improvisation 41:13]

Kidd Jordan (ts), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp, flg), Jason Kao Hwang (vn, vla), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr)

{Jakob Blumenthal 10.10.16; www.visionfestival.org}

10.06.23 (3) - In Order To Survive: Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), Cooper-Moore (p), William Parker (b, Comp), Hamid Drake (dr) /
Vision Festival, 10:30pm, Main Stage, Abrons Arts Center, NYC [www.visionfestival.org]
10.06.23 (4) - Kidd Jordan Leads an Open Conduction: (no personnel details) / Vision Festival, 12:00 midnight, LES Gallery,
Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural Center, NYC [www.visionfestival.org]

10.06.24 • Farmers By Nature: Out of This World’s Distortions

AUM Fidelity AUM067 (CD digipak) 2011

June 24, 2010 / Scrootable Labs, Brooklyn, NY

1. For Fred Anderson [8:31]
2. Tait’s Traced Traits [18:07]
3. Out Of This World’s Distortions Grow Aspens
...and Other Beautiful Things [8:52]
4. Sir Snacktray Speaks [8:04]
5. Cutting’s Gait [12:27]
6. Mud, Mapped [13:53]
7. Start Now [6:06] (+ AUM Direct Download Only Bonus Track)

Out of This World’s Distortions has tracks 1 through 6.
Track 7 is Download-only with purchase direct from AUM Fidelity.

Craig Taborn (p), William Parker (b), Gerald Cleaver (dr)

{AUM067; www.aumfidelity.com; Steven Joerg 11.06.04}

10.06.27 (1) • David S. Ware Trio: The Balance (Vision Festival XV +)

AUM Fidelity AUM107—DSW-ARC04 (CD digipak) 2018
—2nd Session: See also 09.12.02

David S. Ware Trio [AR—42:38]

June 27, 2010, 9:30pm / Vision Festival, Abrons Arts Center, New York City

The Balance:
1. Vision Suite 2010 part 1 [15:28]
2. Vision Suite 2010 part 2 [14:16]
3. Vision Suite 2010 part 3 [12:17]

Audience Recording:
announcement
1. improvisation (Dedicated To Bill Dixon And Fred Anderson) [42:38]
DSW announcement

David S. Ware (ts), William Parker (b), Warren Smith (dr)

{AUM107—DSW-ARCO4; Jakob Blumenthal 10.06.28}

10.06.27 (2) • Dave Burrell’s Peace Out Trio [AR—42:38]

June 27, 2010, 10:30pm / Vision Festival, Abrons Arts Center, New York City

1. composition/improvisation 24:47]
2. composition/improvisation 23:10]

Dave Burrell (p), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr)

{Jakob Blumenthal 10.05.01; www.visionfestival.org}

10.06.27 (3) - Roy Campbell Leads an Open Session: (no personnel details) / Vision Festival, 11:30pm, LES Gallery,
Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural Center, NYC [www.visionfestival.org]

10.06.29 • Charles Gayle’s By Any Means [AR—40:17]

June 29, 2010, 7:30pm / Vision Festival, Abrons Arts Center, New York City

announcement [0:56]
1. composition/improvisation 10:29]
2. composition/improvisation 6:46]
3. composition/improvisation 9:53]
4. composition/improvisation 6:54]
5. composition/improvisation 5:19]

Charles Gayle (ts, p), William Parker (b), Muhammad Ali (dr)

{Jakob Blumenthal 11.09.27; www.visionfestival.org}

10.06.30 (1) - William Parker’s Southern Satellites: Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), Asim Barnes (g), Isis Rosario (voc),
Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) / Vision Festival, 8:00pm, Le Poisson Rouge, NYC [www.visionfestival.org]
10.06.30 (2) - Akron/Xtended/Family featuring Hamid Drake & William Parker: Seth Olinsky (g, voc), Dana Janssen (b, voc),
Parker (b), Drake and Miles Seaton (dr) / Vision Festival, 10:00pm, Abrons Arts Center, NYC [www.visionfestival.org]
10.08.06 - William Parker Solo / “Soliloquy for Double Bass" / 19th Edizione Ecojazz Festival, 21:45, Reggio Calabria, Italy
[Alberto Lofoco 10.07.26; www.ecojazz.it]
10.08.07 (1) - William Parker Solo / “Colloquium for Double Bass and Shenai" / 19th Edizione Ecojazz Festival, 21:45, Reggio Calabria, Italy [Alberto Lofoco 10.07.26; www.ecojazz.it]
10.08.07 (2) - John Tchicai (ts), Luca Baldini (p), William Parker (b), Emiliano Laganà (dr) / 19th Edizione Ecojazz Festival,
Reggio Calabria, Italy [www.tuttoqui.it/node/11347?x=1230764400]
—A fill-in performance to replace the Curtis Fuller 5tet, whose appearance was thwarted by the airlines.

10.08.12 • William Parker: Crumbling In the Shadows Is Fraulein Miller’s Stale Cake

Centering Records CENT1005/6/7 (3-CD Box Set + 48-page Book, Limited Edition of 1000 copies—Signed/hand-numbered edition of 50 copies) 2011
—2nd Session [See 94.12.28]

August 12, 2010 / The Gallery Recording Studio, Brooklyn, NY

Disc 1:
1. Stained Glass Sky with Dancing Light (for Stan Brakhage) [21:23]
2. Crumbling in the Shadows is Fraulein Miller’s Stale Cake [19:18]
3. Equador/Resolution [24:54]
Disc 2:
4. Night Density [13:19]
5. Double Mystery [17:35]
6. Green Mountains (for Bill Dixon) [5:58]
7. Philadelphia Clay [6:42]
8. Velocity [6:43]
9. Pointed Acceptance [11:51]

“Solo bass performances/compositions in full tandem with a 48-page booklet
of all-new William Parker writings (poems, dreams, meditations, and more),
...contained within a specially designed and hand-crafted (with old-school
machine help) two-piece box.” —Steven Joerg

William Parker (b, Comp, texts)

{www.aumfidelity.com/cent1005.html}

10.08.28 - Raoul Björkenheim Trio: Björkenheim (g), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) / Jazzfestival Saalfelden, Saalfelden, Austria
[Sander Piek 10.06.09; www.tampere.fi/musicfestivals/jazz]
10.09.01 - Joey Baron Quartet: Scott Robinson (reeds), William Parker (b), Robyn Schulkowsky (perc), Baron (dr) /
8:00pm, The Stone, NYC [DMG 10.08.26]
10.09.06 - Other Dimensions in Music featuring Fay Victor: Daniel Carter (as, ts, fl, tp), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp, flg, p-tpt), Fay Victor (voc),
William Parker (b), Charles Downs (dr) / Evolving Voice & Music Series, 8:00pm, The Local 269, NYC [DMG 10.08.26]

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

Silkheart Records SHCD158 (CD) 2011 SWEDEN

September 8, 2010 / ParkWest Studios, New York City

1. Maryanne Revisited [13:33]
2. Three Friends Advised [15:24]
3. Kitch Goes Home [7:36]
4. Saltfish Refried [10:46]
5. John Gilman Wants Tobacco [1:57]
6. An Open Letter [10:02]
7. De Night A De Wake [6:45]
8. We Is We Trini [8:24]

“Two days before going into the studio to record what is now in your hands, we performed
at the Local 269 on the Lower East Side...” —Fay Victor, in the liner notes.

Daniel Carter (as, ts, ss, fl, tp, cl), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp, p-tpt, flg, fl, pipes, bells), Fay Victor (voc),
William Parker (b, guimbri, bass duduk, trombonium), Charles Downs (dr, perc)

{www.silkheart.se}

10.09.09 (1) - William Parker’s Bass Choir Rehearsal: “We are looking for bassists who would like to participate!!" /
Milagro Theater, Clemente Soto Velez, NYC [info@visionfestival.org]
10.09.09 (2) and 10.09.10 - Sabir Mateen (ts), Dave Burrell (p), William Parker (b) / “Dave Burrell’s 70th Birthday Celebration",
8:00pm, Philadelphia Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA [Ars Nova Workshops 10.09.07]
10.09.12 - William Parker’s Bass Choir: Albey Balgochian, Dominic Duval, Francois Grillot, Dave Sewelson, Garth Stevenson, Tom Zlabinger,
Nick Jozwiak, Javier Moreno, David Moss, Dave Hofstra, Reuben Radding, P.J. Roberts, Zak Sherzad, Max Johnson, and Clif Jackson (BASS) /
“Segments of Light" Composed and Directed by William Parker, 3:00pm, First Street Community Garden, Lower East Side, NYC
[info@visionfestival.org; Marc Edwards 10.09.20]
“The premiere of William Parker’s Segments of Light featuring fifteen bassists from New York City’s creative jazz scene.
In keeping with a sense of social responsibility typical of community gardens and Arts for Art, the piece is dedicated
to the renewal of commitment to life and peace nine years after September 11th.”
10.09.17 - Cooper-Moore & William Parker Duo: Cooper-Moore (many, many things), Parker (b, +?) / 7:30pm, Barbes, Brooklyn, NY
[barbesbrooklyn.com]
10.09.19 - Rob Brown Trio: Brown (as), William Parker (b), Gerald Cleaver (dr) / 3:00pm, “the Park at 1st Street between 1st and 2nd Avenues",
East Village, NYC [Rob Brown 10.09.15]

10.10.02 • William Parker & Cooper-Moore Duo [SBR—73:33]

October 2, 2010, 7:30pm / “WCUW-FM Presents...” Razzo Hall, Clark University, Worcester, MA

Introduction and applause [1:43]
1. untitled improvisation (Chinese double reed/drums) [9:17]
2. improvisation [38:16]
(doussn'gouni/diddley bow—8:44)
Love Is Wonderful (doussn'gouni/diddley bow, voice—3:39)
(bass/piano—9:20)
(bass/flute—5:35)
(bass/three-string bass—10:53)
3. untitled improvisation [19:50]
I Don't Be Looking at Dead People (doussn'gouni, bass/dobro, voice)
Death Has Died Today (bass, vocal/flute, voice)
4. encore: “Prayer To...” by David S. Ware (bass/flute) [4:27]

William Parker (b, double-reeds, doussn'gouni, voc), Cooper-Moore (dr, diddley-bow, three-string bass, p, dobro, fl, voc)

{50 Miles of Elbow Room 10.08.25; Ed Hazell 11.02.02, 11.02.12, 14.03.18}

10.10.04 • David S. Ware Trio: Live in New York, 2010

AUM Fidelity Records AUM102/103 (DSW-ARC03) (2CD) 2017

David S. Ware Trio [AR—115:44]

October 4, 2010 / Blue Note Jazz Club, New York City

AUM102: Disc One—Set One
1. #1 A [15:21]
2. #1 B [14:27]
3. #1 C [6:42]
4. #2 A [17:20]
5. #2 B [9:04]
AUM103: Disc Two—Set Two
6. #3 [14:47]
7. #4 A [14:40]
8. #4 B [3:58]
9. #4 C [5:25]
10. #5 [10:31]
11. #6 A [8:38]
12. #6 B [8:38]

Audience Recording:
1. improvisation [36:19]
2. improvisation [10:00]
3. improvisation [14:30]
4. improvisation [14:41]
5. improvisation [23:57]
6. improvisation [16:17]

David S. Ware (ts, stritch), William Parker (b), Warren Smith (dr)

{AUM102/103 (DSW-ARC03); AUM Fidelity 10.10.04; Chris Carville 15.05.14; Steven Joerg 17.06.14}

10.10.17 (1) - Patricia Nicholson (dance) & William Parker (b) / 3:00pm, Dorothy Strelsin Memorial Garden, NYC
[Arts For Art event posting on Facebook www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=101377343262480]
10.10.17 (2) - Charles Gayle & William Parker Duo: Gayle (ts), Parker (b) / 3:30pm, Dorothy Strelsin Memorial Garden, NYC [ibid]
10.10.20 - William Parker Quartet: Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) / Freer Gallery, Washington, DC
[www.tourtracker.com/shows/william-parker-quartet]
10.10.27 - Fujiyama with Campbell, Parker, and Downs: Yuko Fujiyama (p) Roy Campbell Jr. (tp) William Parker (b) Charles Downs (dr) /
8:00pm, The Stone, NYC [Downtown Music Gallery newsletter 10.10.21]
10.10.31 - William Parker’s Raining on the Moon: Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), Leena Conquest (voc), Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr)
—no personnel details, may have included Eri Yamamoto (p) / Teatro Ariosto, Reggio Emilia, Italy [Alberto Lofoco 10.07.26; www.iteatri.re.it]
10.11.01 - William Parker, Daniele Malvisi, and Alessandro Giachero / Evolution Jazz Cafè, Empoli, Italy
[Alberto Lofoco 10.10.29; www.empolijazz.com]
10.11.02 - William Parker & Fabrizio Puglisi Duo: Puglisi (p), Parker (b) / Take Five, Bologna, Italy
[Alberto Lofoco 10.09.25; www.takefivebologna.it]
10.11.07 - William Parker Quartet: Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) / Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA
[www.tourtracker.com/shows/william-parker-quartet]
10.11.12 - William Parker Quartet: as above / Santa Rosa Junior College, Santa Rosa, CA
[www.tourtracker.com/shows/william-parker-quartet]
10.11.14 - William Parker Quartet / Montalvo Arts Center, Saratoga, CA
[www.tourtracker.com/shows/william-parker-quartet]
10.11.15 - Hamid Drake, William Parker, and Zhenya Strigalev Trio: Strigalev (reeds), Parker (b), Drake (dr) /
London Jazz Festival, Baltic, London [www.timeout.com/london]

10.11.23 • David S. Ware—Cooper-Moore—William Parker—Muhammad Ali: Planetary Unknown

AUM Fidelity AUM068 (CD digipak) 2011

November 23, 2010 / Systems Two Studio, Brooklyn, NY

1. Passage Wudang [21:56]
2. Shift [7:34]
3. Duality is One [7:00]
4. Divination [9:27]
5. Crystal Palace [3:40]
6. Divination Unfathomable [9:26]
7. Ancestry Supramental [13:25]
8. Dantien #4 [9:39] (+ AUM Direct Download Only Bonus Track)

Planetary Unknown has tracks 1 through 7.
—Track 8 available exclusively by purchase through AUM Fidelity.

“Many circles arc around and synch anew here. Major new jazz-forward band.
Mighty, majestic, mackadocious: we're heading into the studio on November 23rd.”
—Steven Joerg, AUM Fidelity

David S. Ware (ts), Cooper-Moore (p), William Parker (b), Muhammad Ali (dr)

{www.aumfidelity.com; Steven Joerg 10.11.16, 11.06.04}

10.12.02 - Frode Gjerstad Trio: Gjerstad (as, b-flat cl), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) / 20:00, Nasjonal Jazzscene—Victoria,
Karl Johans gate 35, Oslo, Norway [www.oslosurf.com/hvaskjer/40100.html]

10.12.00 • Frode Gjerstad, Hamid Drake, William Parker: Hasselt 2010

Circulasione Totale Circulasione Totale 055 (digital download) 2020 Norway

December, 2010 / Hasselt, Belgium
—"The last gig during our European tour in 2010."

1. A Hasselt 2010 [29:37]
2. B Hasselt 2010 [48:13]
3. C Hasselt 2010 [18:56]

Frode Gjerstad (reeds), William Parker (b, wood flute), Hamid Drake (dr, perc, voc)

{discogs.com}

10.12.15 - William Parker Jazz Workshop / Coimbra, Portugal [João Barôa Facebook posting]
10.12.16 - Daniel Carter, William Parker, and Federico Ughi Trio: Carter (as, p), Parker (b, shakuhachi), Ughi (dr) /
"The Astonishment/Dream European Tour", Teatro Maria Matos, Lisbon, Portugal [www.federicoughi.com/perform.html]
10.12.17 - Daniel Carter, William Parker, and Federico Ughi Trio: as above / Culturgest, Porto, Portugal [ibid]
10.12.18 - Daniel Carter, William Parker, and Federico Ughi Trio / Sinsal, Vigo, Spain [ibid]

10.12.19 • Daniel Carter—William Parker—Federico Ughi: Navajo Sunrise

Rudi Records RRJ1016 (CD) 2013

Carter—Parker—Ughi (The Dream) [BR—85:00]
Broadcast RAI 3, October 11, 2011

December 19, 2010 / Area Sismica, Forli, Italy

Navajo Sunrise:
1. Turning Waters [3:59]
2. Navajo Sunrise [10:27]
3. Gather Up [6:00]
4. Legacy [9:42]
5. Runnin' Home [11:17]
6. It Could Go [15:21]

Broadcast Recording:
introduction [0:10 ]
1. improvisation #1 [18:10]
2. improvisation #2 [29:22]
3. improvisation #3 [11:17]
4. improvisation #4 [15:38]
5. improvisation #5 [9:39]
announcement [0:41]

Daniel Carter (as, p), William Parker (b, shakuhachi), Federico Ughi (dr)

{www.rudirecords.com/albums/150-navajo-sunrise; John Chacona 11.10.13}

2011 : : :

11.01.03 (1) - Patricia Nicholson (dance) & William Parker (b) / Evolving Music—Evolving Voice, 7:00pm, The Local 269, NYC
[Arts For Art event posting on Facebook]
11.01.03 (2) - Rob Brown Trio: Brown (as), William Parker (b), Gerald Cleaver (dr) / Evolving Music—Evolving Voice, 10:00pm,
The Local 269, NYC [ibid]
11.01.07 - Ken Aldcroft & William Parker Duo: Aldcroft (g), Parker (b, trombonium, shakuhachi) / 6:30pm, Downtown Music Gallery, NYC [DMG newsletter 10.12.24]

11.01.09 • Ken Aldcroft—William Parker: One Sunday

Trio Records And Productions TRP-DS01-014 (CD) 2011 Canada

January 9, 2011 / The Gallery Recording Studio, Brooklyn, NY

1. One Sunday [30:00]
2. Zum Schneider [4:07]
3. Sweet Beverley [23:50]
4. Warm'in on McKibben [7:51]
5. Monroe Street Bop [7:23]

Ken Aldcroft (g), William Parker (b, trombonium, shakuhachi)

{kenaldcroft.com/triorecords.asp}

11.01.12 - Tony Malaby’s Tamarindo: Malaby (ts, ss), William Parker (b), Nasheet Waits (dr) /
8:00pm, The Stone, NYC [DMG newsletter]

11.01.15 - Other Dimensions in Music: Daniel Carter (ts, ss, tp, fl), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp), William Parker (b),
Charles Downs (dr) / University of the Streets Festival, 8:00pm and 10:00pm, 2nd Floor Jazz Theatre, NYC
[Downtown Music Gallery newsletter 10.12.30]

11.01.21 - William Parker’s The Inside Songs of Curtis Mayfield: Darryl Foster (ts, ss), Sabir Mateen (as, ts, fl),
Lewis Barnes (tp), Dave Burrell (p), + special guest Dick Griffin (tb), Amiri Baraka (voc, poetry),
Leena Conquest (voc), William Parker (b, doussn'gouni, balafon, Arr), Hamid Drake (dr) /
7:00pm, (Le) Poisson Rouge, NYC [AUM Fidelity 11.01.16; lepoissonrouge.com/events/view/1779]

11.01.30 - Tony Malaby (ts), Ralph Alessi (tp), Ben Monder (g), Angelica Sanchez (p), William Parker
and Chris Lightcap (b), Nasheet Waits (dr) / 8:00 and 10:00pm, Monthly Stone Benefit Night, The Stone, NYC
[Downtown Music Gallery newsletter 11.01.27]

11.02.12 and 11.02.13 - Yusef Lateef Quintet: Rob Mazurek (tp),
Thomas Roher (vn), William Parker (b), Jason Adasiewicz (vib), Mauricio Takara (dr) /
9:00pm on 02.12; 6:00pm on 02.13, SESC Pompeia, Sao Paolo, Brazil
[www.robmazurek.com/news/83]

11.02.18 - William Parker’s The Inside Songs of Curtis Mayfield: Sabir Mateen (as, ts, fl),
Darryl Foster (ts, ss), Lewis Barnes (tp), Dave Burrell (p), Leena Conquest (voc),
William Parker (b, Arr), Hamid Drake (dr) / 8:00pm, Whittemore Theater,
Marlboro College, Marlboro, VT
[AUM Fidelity 11.02.14; www.marlboro.edu/news/events/#news-451]

11.02.19 - William Parker’s The Inside Songs of Curtis Mayfield: as above /
8:30 & 10:30pm, Bohemian Caverns, Washington, DC [ibid]

11.02.25 - Lafayette Gilchrist & William Parker Duo: Gilchrist (p), Parker (b) / Spotlight UB’s African-American Arts Festival,
7:00pm to 9:00pm, University of Baltimore Student Center Performing Arts Theater, Baltimore, MD
[fyi.mica.edu/baltimore/event/lafayette_gilchrist_william_parker#.UmB2a41PsRt]

11.02.26 - William Parker’s The Inside Songs of Curtis Mayfield: Sabir Mateen (as, ts, fl), Darryl Foster (ts, ss), Lewis Barnes (tp),
Dave Burrell (p), Leena Conquest (voc), William Parker (b, Arr), Hamid Drake (dr) / 8:30 and 10:30pm, Bohemian Caverns, Washington, DC
[AUM Fidelity 11.02.14; www.bohemiancaverns.com/index2.html]

11.03.02 through 11.03.05 - “SHREDDED", a new installation with performances:
Yoshiko Chuma (photos), William Parker (b, doussn'gouni),
Catherine Galasso (performance) / 6:00-9:00pm, Gallery 128, NYC
[Bonnie Stein 11.03.05; www.lower-east-side.com/Rivington]

11.03.00 - Yoni Kretzmer (ts), Zhenya Strigalev (as), Ben Syverson (tp),
Bob Avakian (words), William Parker (b, Arr, Comp), Brian Forbes (drum track) /
“...spoken-word piece recorded by Bob Avakian, and later William Parker composed, arranged, and recorded the music. This second piece was released [on Soundcloud] in March of 2011, and there were multiple recording sessions prior to that.”
—All Played Out Online 12.03.28
["All Played Out" [12:52], “with music by William Parker and words by Bob Avakian.”]

11.03.06 (1) • William Parker: Conversations

RogueArt ROG-0035 (Book + CD) 2011 France
—William Parker: Conversations, in English, 445 pages / 22 interviews by Parker, edited by Ed Hazell, + 28 photographs by Jacques Bisceglia.
The CD contains interview excerpts conducted by Parker over an 11-year period.

March 6, 2011 / Gallery Recording Studio, New York City (William Parker bass solos only)

Parker Solos:
1. Light Is Wisdom [1:18]
3. Sound Is Joy [0:44]
5. If You Open [0:34]
7. Up Your Eyes [1:01]
9. Music Will Save The Day [1:21]
11. Mountains Are In Your Heart [1:08]
13. They Cross The Sky [1:06]
15. As Clouds [0:31]
17. May Enlightenment Come [0:29]
19. May We Love The Earth [0:36]
21. May There Be Radiance [0:25]
23. As Sound Mirrors [0:25]
25. Reflect [1:13]
27. Silence [0:57]
29. Clouds Now Paint Dancers [1:13]
31. Dancers Sing [0:39]
33. It Begins To Rain [0:26]
35. And It Is Forever Beautiful [0:56]
37. Seeing Angels [0:54]
39. Who Inspire [1:00]
41. Each Moment [1:08]
43. Be Healed And Uplifted [2:02]
45. Not Tomorrow Today [5:12]

"William Parker interviewed...”:
2. Milford Graves [3:15]
4. Alan Silva [2:02]
6. Dave Burrell [2:00]
8. Ge Gan-Ru [0:43]
10. Henry Warner [2:01]
12. Han Bennink [2:25]
14. Alan Glover [4:52]
16. Clyde Kerr [3:14]
18. Carl Lombard [1:13]
20. Richard Rodriguez [1:23]
22. Sunny Murray [0:18]
24. Walter Perkins [2:37]
26. Cooper-Moore [2:06]
28. Jalalu-Kalvert Nelson [1:52]
30. Billy Bang [1:51]
32. Jacques Bisceglia [1:52]
34. Fred Anderson [2:22]
36. Frank Lowe [0:19]
38. Oluyemi Thomas [1:55]
40. Charles Gayle [1:03]
42. Warren Smith [2:02]
44. Mark Whitecage [1:13]

—No dates on interview segments.

William Parker (b)

{web.roguart.com/shop/album/id/47; www.discogs.com}

11.03.06 (2) • William Parker: For Those Who Are, Still

AUM Fidelity AUM092/93/94 (3-CD Box Set) 2015
—2nd Session [See also 00.10.28 (1); 12.01.00; and 13.11.15]

March 6, 2011 / The Gallery Recording Studio, Brooklyn, NY

Vermeer Song Series
1. Vermeer [7:09]
2. Awash In The Midst Of An Angel’s Tears [4:19]
3. Essence [2:47]
4. Flower Song (Take 2) [6:48]
5. Just Feel [0:57]
6. Feet As Roses [3:36]
7. Gongs For Deaf Dreams [3:19]
8. Sweet Breeze [4:56]
9. Flower Song (Take 1) [6:59]

Darryl Foster (ts-4,9, ss-1,2,3,5,6,7,8), Eri Yamamoto (p), Leena Conquest (voc), William Parker (b, hocchiku-7)

{AUM092/93/94}

11.03.18 - Inside Out: Lafayette Gilchrist (p), William Parker (b), Eric Kennedy (dr) / 8:00pm, Montpelier Arts Center, Laurel, MD [arts.pgparks.com/Our_Facilities/Montpelier_Arts_Center.htm; erickennedymusic.blogspot.com]

11.03.00 • Matthew Shipp—William Parker—Beans—HPRIZM : Knives From Heaven

Thirsty Ear Recordings THI 57198.2 (CD) 2011

March, 2011 / Spin Studios, Long Island City, NY

1. Terra Cotta [1:49]
2. Half Amazed A/B [2:26]
3. Document 6B [0:43]
4. Rainstick Streets Aglow [2:02]
5. This Is For My Brother The Wind [2:18]
6. Going To Another Place [2:56]
7. Might Be [0:39]
8. Deadpan Stare [2:22]
9. Rockers HiFi [1:16]
10. Ornate [2:17]
11. Non Sexorexia [2:19]
12. In This And All Worlds (Featuring Nedelka Prescod) [1:47]
13. And Then A Voice Says [1:33]
14. Alloys [2:10]
15. The Arabic Cowboy John Clint Ameer [2:14]
16. Moorish Waltz [2:24]
17. Reeds [3:25]
18. 2Piece [3:15]
19. Hammered Into Space [2:01]
20. Hidden Track [3:41]

Matthew Shipp (p), Beans (voc), HPRIZM (elec, voc), William Parker (b)

{www.squidco.com; Video from the studio session, uploaded 11.03.21}

11.03.31 - William Parker Solo / Kunstencentrum Vooruit, Gent, Belgium [Alberto Lofoco 10.12.16; vooruit.be]

11.04.06 • William Parker: Wood Flute Songs—Anthology/Live 2006-2012 Creation Ensemble

AUM Fidelity Records AUM080-87 (8-CD Box Set / Ltd. 1500 copies / 50 Signed & Numbered by William Parker) 2013
—5th Session [See also 06.05.24; 07.01.03; 07.04.06; 09.06.15 (2); 12.06.09 (2); 12.06.12 (2)]

William Parker Creation Ensemble [AR—90:00]

April 6, 2011 / Festival AMR, Salle de Concert, Sud des Alpes, Geneva, Switzerland
"l'Association pour l'encouragement de la Musique impRovisée"

—Wood Flute Songs CD-6—Creation Ensemble
1. Chicago [9:05] —on CD-5
2. Psalm For Billy Bang [6:08]
3. All I Want [2:40]
4. Earth In Pain [19:03]
5. Deep Flower [22:46]
6. Wood Flute Song [18:55]

Audience Recording: [approx. 90:00]

“Parker was commissioned to write and arrange for large ensemble by the AMR Jazz Festival...”

Stéphane Métraux (ts), Rob Brown and Manu Gesseney (as), Maurice Magnoni (ss), Aina Rakotobe (bar), Philippe Ehinger (bcl),
Lewis Barnes and Ludovic Lagana (tp), Ernie Odoom (chant), William Parker (b, Dir, Comp), Massimo Pinca (b), Hamid Drake (dr)

{AUM080-87; www.amr-geneve.ch; Juan Carlos Hernandez 12.10.28}

11.04.08 - Jazz for Japan: 6:30pm—Thurston Moore Trio, Matthew Shipp, Gyan Riley, Masada String Trio, Ned Rothenberg, Alhambra Trio with Rob Burger, Erik Friedlander, Aya Nishina & Friends, Miya Masaoka, Jamie Saft and New Zion Trio, Ikue Mori & John Zorn, Elliott Sharp, Mark Feldman & Sylvie Courvoisier, Milford Graves, Jack Quartet, William Parker; 9.30pm—Norah Jones, Jesse Harris, Viniciuis Cantuaria, Buke and Gass, JG Thirlwell’s Manorexia, Elysian Fields, Sex Mob /
“An evening organized and hosted by John Zorn ...Funds will be donated to the Japan Society’s Earthquake Relief Fund.” /
Abrons Art Center, NYC [support.henrystreet.org]
11.04.18 - Pyramid Trio: Roy Campbell Jr. (tp, flg, p-tpt, rec, perc), William Parker (b, ethnics), Takeshi Zen Matsuura (dr) /
“Ethnic Stew & Brews with Roy Campbell", 8:30pm, Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural Center, NYC
[Patricia Nicholson-Parker 11.04.13 FB posting]

“Poster for my photo exhibition ‘Cloud Arrangers’"
—Ziga Koritnik

Opening May 5, 2011, Cankarjev dom,
with cooperation of the American Embassy and Zavod Turizem Ljubljana,
Park Tivoli, Ljubljana, Slovenia

11.05.16 - Soul Factory Senses: Daniel Carter (reeds, tp), Dave Sewelson (reeds), Brad Farberman (g), William Parker (b),
Gerald Cleaver (dr) / Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural Center, NYC [Patricia Parker FB posting]
11.05.28 - Wild: Dave Burrell (p), William Parker (b), Michael Wimberly (dr) / An Die Musik, Baltimore, MD
[Ronnie Blackstone FaceBook posting 11.05.29; www.urbanitebaltimore.com]

11.06.00 • Morley: Undivided

Creative Collective 01 (CD) 2011

June, 2011 / Grand Street Recording, Brooklyn, NY

1. I Will Stay (Morley) [4:33]

“Intro: Traditional Lakota round-dance melody sung by David Amram"

Morley (voc, perc), David Amram (Lakota courting flute, voc), William Parker (b), Kenwood Dennard (djembe)
Gill Goldstien and Fred Cash (perc), Hamid Drake (dr)

{Sojo 12.05.10; www.morleymusic.org; morley.bandcamp.com}

11.06.03 • Taylor Ho Bynum—Wadada Leo Smith—Stanton Davis—Stephen Haynes: A Tribute To Bill Dixon [AR—66:18]

June 3, 2011 / “We Speak, the Festival of New Trumpet Music", Rubin Museum Of Art, New York City

announcement [4:25]
1. composition/improvisation 2:51]
announcement THB [2:46]
2. composition/improvisation 16:43]
announcement THB [2:01]
3. composition/improvisation 3:48]
announcement THB [1:10]
4. composition/improvisation 11:05]
announcement THB [6:20]
5. composition/improvisation 16:12]

“Slight noise during track 2, and some very noticeable dropouts
for 45 seconds near the end of track 4.”

Taylor Ho Bynum, Wadada Leo Smith, Stanton Davis, Stephen Haynes (tp)
William Parker (b), Warren Smith (dr)

{Jakob Blumenthal 11.06.06; fontmusic.org/2011/05/coming-soon}

The Sixteenth Annual Vision Festival ::: June 5 through June 11

11.06.05 (1) - Panel: Amiri Baraka and Friends: Baraka, Ed Bullins, and William Parker, with Louis Reyes Rivera, moderator /
“Obama, Class Struggle, The Media & The Arts" / Vision Festival, 4:00pm, Opening Night at Abrons Art Center, NYC
[Patricia Parker 11.06.03; www.visionfestival.org]
11.06.05 (2) - Invocation: Patricia Parker, Jean Carla Rodea, Kyoko Kitamura, Fay Victor (voc), William Parker (b), Michael Wimberly (dr) /
Vision Festival, 6:00pm, Main Stage, Abrons Art Center, NYC [Patricia Parker 11.06.03; www.visionfestival.org]
11.06.05 (3) - Tony Malaby’s Tamarindo Trio: Malaby (ts, ss), William Parker (b), Tom Rainey (dr) / Vision Festival, 10:15pm,
Main Stage, Abrons Art Center, NYC [Patricia Parker 11.06.03; www.visionfestival.org]
11.06.08 - Peter Brötzmann Quartet: Brötzmann (ts, trgt, cl), Joe McPhee (reeds, tp), William Parker and Eric Revis (b) /
Vision Festival, “Peter Brötzmann: A Lifetime of Achievement", 7:00pm, Abrons Art Center, NYC
[Patricia Parker 11.06.03; www.visionfestival.org]
11.06.09 (1) - Shaman Project: Patricia Nicholson (dance), Luis Carle (visual art), William Parker ("music") / Vision Festival, 7:45pm,
Abrons Art Center, NYC [Patricia Parker 11.06.03; www.visionfestival.org]
11.06.09 (2) - Kidd Jordan Quintet: Jordan (ts), Hamiet Bluiett (reeds, cl), Dave Burrell (p), William Parker (b), William Hooker (dr) /
Vision Festival, 8:30pm, Abrons Art Center, NYC [Patricia Parker 11.06.03; www.visionfestival.org]

11.06.10 (1) • Borah Bergman, Kidd Jordan, William Parker, Michael Wimberly: vita brevis

SomeRealMusic 03 (CD) 2013

June 10, 2011 / Tedesco Studios, Paramus, NJ

1. Improvisation 2 (Bergman) [11:19]
2. When Autumn Comes (Bergman) [14:04]
3. Chasin' Another Train (Of Thought) (Bergman) [8:16]
4. Vita Brevis, Occasio Praeceps (Jordan) [29:28]
5. Soundcheck [10:21]

Borah Bergman (p),
Kidd Jordan (ts),
William Parker (b),
Michael Wimberly (dr)

{www.discogs.com}

11.06.10 (2) - Gerald Cleaver & Campos Youth: Campos Kids + Andrew Bishop (reeds), Amir ElSaffar (tp), Taylor Ho Bynum (vn),
Jean Carla Rodea (voc), Joe Morris (g), Craig Taborn (p), William Parker (b), Gerald Cleaver (dr) / Vision Festival, 5.00pm,
Campos Plaza Playground, NYC [Patricia Parker 11.06.03; www.visionfestival.org]
—Bynum, Morris, and Taborn are not mentioned in the Vision Fest program.

11.06.10 (3) • David S. Ware’s Planetary Unknown [BR—43:53]

June 10, 2011, 9:30pm / Vision Festival, Abrons Arts Center, New York City
Broadcast by BBC London

stage introduction [0:45]
1. composition/improvisation 41:26]
broadcast announcement [0:11] "Their first-ever gig...”

David S. Ware (ts), Cooper-Moore (p), William Parker (b), Warren Smith (dr)

{CDr; Jakob Blumenthal 11.06.29; Patricia Parker 11.06.03; www.visionfestival.org; Sean Wilkie 12.06.29}

11.06.11 (1) - William Parker Conducting, “The Next Generation", Finale: All 80 young musicians aged 5 to 20 (from York College Big Band; Mott Hall High School Percussion Ensemble, Harlem; Sonic Smithy Youth Orchestra, Brooklyn; Achievement First Middle School Orchestra, Bushwick / Vision Festival, 3:30pm, Abrons Art Center, NYC [Patricia Parker 11.06.03; www.visionfestival.org]
11.06.11 (2) - All Star—Mystery Collective: Rob Brown (as), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp), Cooper-Moore (p), Jason Kao Hwang (vn),
William Parker (b), Gerald Cleaver (dr), Patricia Nicholson (dance) / Vision Festival, 8:30pm, Abrons Art Center, NYC
[Patricia Parker 11.06.03; www.visionfestival.org]
11.06.11 (3) - Billy Bang Closing Tribute: 25-piece string ensemble with special guests performs Billy Bang’s “Mystery of the Mekong",
under the direction of William Parker... Featuring James Spaulding (as), Ted Daniels and Ahmed Abdullah (tp), Andrew Bemkey (p),
Jason Kao Hwang (vn), Hill Greene (b), Newman Taylor-Baker (dr)... others / Vision Festival, 11:00pm, Abrons Art Center, NYC
[Patricia Parker 11.06.03; www.visionfestival.org]
11.06.12 - William Parker Open Rehearsal—The Duke Ellington Project: Sabir Mateen and Darius Jones (ts), Rob Brown (as),
Dave Sewelson (bar), Steve Swell and Willie Applewhite (tb), Matt Lavelle (tp), Dave Burrell (p), Tom Zlabinger (b),
+ members of the York College Big Band / 10:00pm, University of the Streets, NYC [William Parker 11.07.12]
11.06.16 - Cooper-Moore & William Parker Duo: Cooper-Moore (p, other things), Parker (b, other things) / AUM Fidelity at The Stone,
curated by Steven Joerg, 10:00pm, The Stone, NYC [AUM Fidelity mailing]

11.06.17 • Joe Morris—William Parker—Gerald Cleaver: Altitude

AUM Fidelity AUM073 (CD) 2012

June 17, 2011, 8:00 & 10:00pm / The Stone, New York City
—AUM Fidelity at The Stone, curated by Steven Joerg.

1. Exosphere [26:22]
2. Thermosphere [25:22]
3. Troposphere [12:04]
4. Mesosphere [8:39]

Joe Morris (g), William Parker (b), Gerald Cleaver (dr)

{www.aumfidelity.com/aum073.html}

11.06.18 (1) • William Parker Solo [AR—39:50]

June 18, 2011, 8:00pm / The Stone, New York City
—AUM Fidelity at The Stone, curated by Steven Joerg.

1. improvisation [39:50] (incomplete, cuts out end.)

William Parker (bowed bass)

{WP Archive CDr; AUM Fidelity mailing}

11.06.18 (2) - William Parker’s New York Quartet: Rob Brown (as), Willie Applewhite (tb), Parker (b, Comp), Andrew Barker (dr) /
AUM Fidelity at The Stone, curated by Steven Joerg, 10:00pm, The Stone, NYC [AUM Fidelity mailing]
11.06.19 (1) - Other Dimensions In Music: Daniel Carter (as, ts, fl, tp), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp, flg, p-tpt), William Parker (b), Charles Downs (dr) / AUM Fidelity at The Stone, curated by Steven Joerg, 8:00pm, The Stone, NYC [AUM Fidelity mailing]
11.06.19 (2) - Other Dimensions In Music with Fay Victor: as above, + Fay Victor (voc) / AUM Fidelity at The Stone,
curated by Steven Joerg, 10:00pm, The Stone, NYC [AUM Fidelity mailing]
11.06.21 - Farmers By Nature: Craig Taborn (p), William Parker (b), Gerald Cleaver (dr) / La Sala Rosa, Suoni Per Il Popolo,
Montreal, Canada [Gerald Cleaver Facebook posting 11.06.21]
“Farmers By Nature celebrates its new AUM Fidelity release, Out Of This World’s Distortions...”

11.06.24 • Farmers by Nature [AR—110:29]

June 24, 2011, 8:30pm / Bimhuis, Amsterdam, Holland

1st Set:
1. For Fred Anderson—Tait’s Traced Traits [28:21] (incomplete, cuts out)
2. Out of This World’s Distortions Grow Aspens and Other Beautiful Things [14:20]
3. Sir Snacktray Speaks [14:37]
GC announcement [1:30]
2nd Set:
1. Cutting’s Gait [33:47]
GC announcement [0:55]
2. Mud Mapped [9:21]
announcement [1:17]
3. Start Now [5:07]

Craig Taborn (p), William Parker (b), Gerald Cleaver (dr)

{John Chacona 11.10.30; bimhuis.com/gigs/farmers-by-nature; Alberto Lofoco 11.05.27}

11.06.25 - Farmers by Nature: Craig Taborn (p), William Parker (b), Gerald Cleaver (dr) / Bleu Indigo Series, 6:00pm, Musée du quai Branly, Paris, France [www.quaibranly.fr/fr/programmation/theatre-danse-musique/cycle-jazz-bleu-indigo.html; Alberto Lofoco 11.05.27]
11.06.26 - Farmers by Nature: as above / 7:00pm, Jazz Agricole Day, Puimichel, Alpes de Haute Provence, France
[AUM Fidelity 11.06.04; Mickaël Mathieu FB posting 13.02.20]

11.06.27 • Farmers By Nature: Love and Ghosts

AUM Fidelity AUM 089-90CD (2CD, six-panel digipak) 2014
—1st Session [See also 11.06.28]

June 27, 2011 / Cite de la Musique, Marseille, France

1. Love And Ghosts [18:06]
2. Without A Name [6:50]
3. Aquilo [16:10]
4. Seven Years [16:22]
5. Massalia [12:30]

Craig Taborn (p), William Parker (b), Gerald Cleaver (dr, perc)

{www.aumfidelity.com/aum089.html}

11.06.28 • Farmers By Nature: Love and Ghosts

AUM Fidelity AUM 089-90CD (2CD, six-panel digipak) 2014
—2nd Session [See also 11.06.27]

June 28, 2011 / 30eme Festival Jazz Musique Imrovisee en Franche-Comte, Besancon, France

1. The Green City [9:17]
2. Bisanz [21:10]
3. Comte [17:59]
4. Castle 2 [10:46]
5. Les Flaneurs [4:51]

Craig Taborn (p), William Parker (b), Gerald Cleaver (dr, perc)

{www.aumfidelity.com/aum089.html}

11.06.29 - Farmers by Nature: as above / Ljubljana Jazz Festival, 9:15pm, Club CD, Ljubljana, Slovenia
[www.ljubljanajazz.si/program/program-nastopajocih; Alberto Lofoco 11.05.27]
11.06.30 - William Parker Solo / Ljubljana Jazz Festival, Slovenia [www.ljubljanajazz.si; Alberto Lofoco 11.05.27]
11.07.08 - Tony Malaby’s Tamarindo: Malaby (ts), William Parker (b), Nasheet Waits (dr) / Ahoy, Yenisei Hall, Rotterdam, The Netherlands [www.companyofheaven.com/id24.html]
11.07.09 - Raoul Bjorkenheim Trio: Bjorkenheim (g), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr, perc) / 21 Festival d'Altitude,
Tent Theatre Chapiteau, Jazz à Luz, Luz-St-Sauveur, France
[Alberto Lofoco 12.01.23; ecidonchafotosdejazz.blogspot.com/2011/10/william-parker-jazz-luz-luz-st-sauveur.html]
11.07.11 (1) - Trio Sabir: Sabir Mateen (reeds, fl, pic), William Parker (b), Michael Wimberly (dr, perc) / University of the Streets Festival, 8:00pm, 2nd Floor Jazz Theatre, 130 East 7th Street, NYC [Downtown Music Gallery newsletter 11.07.07]
11.07.11 (2) - William Parker “The Essence of Ellington": 14-piece orchestra featuring Darius Jones (ts), Rob Brown (as), Sabir Mateen (reeds), Dave Sewelson (bar), Steve Swell and Willie Applewhite (tb), Dave Burrell (p), and others... / Open rehearsal and concert,
University of the Streets Festival, 10:00pm, 2nd Floor Jazz Theatre, 130 East 7th Street, NYC [ibid]
11.07.12 - William Parker “The Essence of Ellington": as above / University of the Streets Festival,
10:00pm, 2nd Floor Jazz Theatre, 130 East 7th Street, NYC [ibid]
11.07.18 - Positive Knowledge: Oleyumi Thomas (bcl, reeds), Ijeoma Thomas (voc), Michael Wimberly (dr), + special guest William Parker (b) / Two Sets, 8:30 & 9:30pm, LES Gallery, Clemente Soto Velez, NYC [Downtown Music Gallery newsletter 11.07.14]
11.07.25 - Farmers by Nature: Craig Taborn (p), William Parker (b), Gerald Cleaver (dr) / Musée du quai Branly, Paris, France [williamparker.net]
11.08.07 - Matthew Shipp’s String Trio: Shipp (p), Mat Maneri (vla), William Parker (b) / Shipp “to teach workshops for two weeks" /
Deer Isle Jazz Festival, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME [Matthew Shipp FB posting 11.07.30]

11.08.27 • David S. Ware’s Planetary Unknown: Live at Jazzfestival Saalfelden 2011

AUM Fidelity AUM074 (CD) 2012

August 27, 2011, 23:00 / Jazzfestival Saalfelden, Hauptbuehne, Saalfelden, Austria

1. Precessional 1 [33:15]
2. Precessional 2 [19:04]
3. Precessional 3 [14:37]

David S. Ware (ts), Cooper-Moore (p),
William Parker (b), Muhammad Ali (dr)

{www.aumfidelity.com/aum074.html; www.jazzsaalfelden.com/}

—Photo below by Ziga Koritnik (with permission)

11.09.08 • Paul Plimley , William Parker, and Jean Martin Trio [AR—77:07]

September 8, 2011, 8:00pm / Guelph Jazz Festival, Cooperators Hall, River Run Centre, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

introduction [3:35]
1. improv #1 [41:03]
2. improv #2 [28:41]
3. improv #3 [3:48]

“Parker also played in a trio with pianist Paul Plimley and drummer Jean Martin. (Gerry Hemingway was originally scheduled to play
with them but travel delays kept him from making it in time.)"
—Kurt Gottschalk, New York City Jazz Record

Paul Plimley (p), William Parker (b), and Jean Martin (dr)

{WP Archive CDr; www.guelphjazzfestival.com/2011_season; Ottawa Jazz Scene September 19, 2011}

11.09.09 • Christine Duncan and the Element Choir Project with William Parker [AR—63:15]

September 9, 2011, 8:00pm / Guelph Jazz Festival, Sanctuary, St. George’s Anglican Church, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

announcement [2:26]
1. improvisation [59:06]
announcement [1:41]

“...William Parker appeared with a chorus of more than 30 singers and a small band...”

Jim Lewis (tp), Eric Robertson ("the massive pipe organ"), Jesse Zubot (vn), William Parker (b), Jean Martin (dr)

{WP Archive CDr; Kurt Gottschalk, New York City Jazz Record; www.guelphjazzfestival.com/2011_season}

11.09.11 (1) • William Parker Solo [AR—55:15]

September 11, 2011, 6:15am / Guelph Jazz Festival, “Nuit Blanche,", Macdonald Stewart Art Centre, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

"Continuous: Music for the restoration of the soul...”
William Parker wonders about the protocol in heaven [3:43]
1. improvisation [38:32]
William Parker tells a story about pancakes and teaches the audience to sing a Don Cherry song [11:48]

William Parker (b)

{CDr; www.guelphjazzfestival.com/2011_season}

11.09.11 (2) • Creative Collective: Live at the Guelph Jazz Festival 2011

Creative Collective 01 (CDr) 2011

September 11, 2011, 10:30am / Guelph Jazz Festival, Cooperator’s Hall, River Run Centre, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

1. improvisation [54:20]

Kidd Jordan (ts), Joel Futterman (p, Indian flute), William Parker (b), Alvin Fielder (dr, perc)

{WP Archive CDr; www.guelphjazzfestival.com/2011_season; www.joelfutterman.com; Downtown Music Gallery 11.12.01}

CANCELLED

11.09.23 - Tony Malaby’s Tamarindo: Malaby (ts, ss), William Parker (b), Nasheet Waits (dr) / Kulturschranne, Dachau, Germany
[www.companyofheaven.com/id24.html]
11.09.24 - Tony Malaby’s Tamarindo: as above / Cafe Stockwerk, Graz, Austria [ibid]
11.09.25 - Tony Malaby’s Tamarindo / Martinschloessl, Vienna, Austria [ibid]
11.09.26 - Tony Malaby’s Tamarindo / Alter Schlof, Wels, Austria [ibid]
11.09.27 - Tony Malaby’s Tamarindo / Sunset, Paris, France [ibid]

11.09.28 • Tony Malaby’s Tamarindo [BR—52:46]

September 28, 2011 / Sunside, Paris, France
FM Broadcast, TSF JazzLive

1. composition/improvisation 40:03] (fades out and back in at 14:00 and 35:21)
2. composition/improvisation 12:28]

—This recording is First Set only. ("We'll be back in twenty minutes...”)

Tony Malaby (ts, ss), William Parker (b), Nasheet Waits (dr)

{WP Archive CDr; www.companyofheaven.com/id24.html}

11.09.29 - Tony Malaby’s Tamarindo: Malaby (ts, ss), Parker (b), Waits (dr) / Victoria, Oslo, Norway [www.companyofheaven.com/id24.html]
11.09.30 - Tony Malaby’s Tamarindo: as above / Bimhuis, Amsterdam, Netherlands [ibid]
11.10.01 - Tony Malaby’s Tamarindo / De Singer, Rijkevorsel, Belgium [ibid]
11.10.03 - Tony Malaby’s Tamarindo / Alte Feuerwache, Mannheim, Germany [ibid]
11.10.04 - Amiri Baraka’s Word Music: Baraka (poetry), Rob Brown (as), Dave Burrell (p), William Parker (b), Pheeroan Aklaff (dr) /
Musica Festival, Strasbourg, France [www.festival-musica.org; Alberto Lofoco 11.05.27]
11.10.05 - Amiri Baraka’s Word Music: as above / Bimhuis, Amsterdam, Holland [www.bimhuis.com; Alberto Lofoco 11.05.27]
11.10.06 - Amiri Baraka’s Word Music / Strand, Stockholm, Sweden [Alberto Lofoco 11.06.21; hornstullstrand.se]
11.10.10 (1) - Karl Berger & William Parker Duo: Berger (vib), Parker (b) / Evolving Series, Evolving Music #1: Celebrating Ed Blackwell, 7:30pm, Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural Center, NYC [Art for Art 11.10.06]
11.10.10 (2) - Open Percussion Circle—In the Spirit of Ed Blackwell, led by William Parker / Evolving Series, Evolving Music #1:
Celebrating Ed Blackwell, 10:00pm, Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural Center, NYC [Art for Art 11.10.08]

11.10.28 • William Parker—Lois Eby—David Budbill: On Being Native

AUM Fidelity OBN-DVD (limited pressing DVD-R) 2013
—"The DVD includes David reading “On Being Native" and several other poems, with William Parker playing solo bass behind some of them.”

October 28, 2011 / Sound Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

Film Score [28:00]

“An original score composed by William Parker for string quartet and alto saxophone, created to accompany a moving series (and montage) of ink and wash drawings by Lois Eby, punctuated with five poems written and read by David Budbill. Inspired by, and drawn from, the landscape and people of Vermont (where Eby and Budbill have both long resided); ultimately, as the title states, this work is a meditation on being native,
to a state, town, city, country, or other delineation of physical space.”

Ink Drawings by Lois Eby
Poems by David Budbill

Jason Kao Hwang and Jean Cook (vn), Nicole Federici (vla), Alexander Waterman (ce),
Daniel Carter (as), + William Parker (Solo bass, Comp)

{www.aumfidelity.com/OBNDVD.html; www.davidbudbill.com/1056/on-being-native; William Parker 14.01.06}

11.11.06 - William Parker Radio Broadcast and Telephone Interview / New Day Jazz Program, 5:00 to 6:00pm, KDVS-FM, Davis, CA [www.kdvs.org]
11.11.08 - William Parker Quintet: Ras Moshe (ts), Dave Sewelson (bar), Dave Hofstra (tu), Matt Lavelle (tp), Parker (b), Bernard Myers (dr) /
Excerpts from Blueprint for a Cultural Revolution / 8:00pm, Nublu, NYC [ihcenter.org/projects/prlf; All-Played-Out 12.03.28]
“Inspired by and featuring readings from BAsics: From the Talks and Writings of Bob Avakian, Chairman of the Revolutionary Communist Party"
11.11.13 - David Budbill & William Parker Duo: Budbill (poetry), Parker (b) / 3:00pm, The Basement Music Series, Bennington, VT [www.vtartxchange.org/index.php]
11.11.14 - David Budbill & William Parker Duo: as above / 7:30pm, Ragle Hall, Marlboro College, Marlboro, VT [Ed Hazell 11.11.03]
11.11.15 - David Budbill & William Parker Duo / 7:30pm, The Mountain School, Vershire, VT [Ed Hazell 11.11.03]
11.11.19 - William Parker Big Band: “The Essence of Ellington" / Portugal Vila Flor Cultural Center, Guimarães, Portugal
[www.ccvf.pt; Alberto Lofoco 11.10,26]
11.11.20 - Ken Aldcroft, William Parker, and Andy Haas (reeds, elec) / Downtown Music Gallery, NYC [DMG newsletter 11.11.11]

11.11.22 • James Brandon Lewis: Divine Travels

SONY/Okeh Masterworks 76664 Records (CD) 2014

November 22, 2011 / Skyline Studios, NJ

1. Divine [4:45]
2. Desensitized [7:02]
3. Tradition [7:47]
4. The Preacher’s Baptist Beat [4:00]
5. Wading Child in the Motherless Water [11:25]
6. A Gathering of Souls [7:39]
7. Enclosed [6:59]
8. No Wooden Nickels [3:53]
9. Organized Minorities [9:01]
10. Travels [4:28]

James Brandon Lewis (as), Thomas Sayers Ellis (poetry-4,9), William Parker (b), Gerald Cleaver (dr)

{allmusic.com; James Brandon Lewis 14.03.20}

11.11.00 • Perelman, Shipp, Parker, Cleaver: Serendipity

Leo Records CD-LR 668 (CD) 2013 UK

November, 2011 / Park West Studios, Brooklyn, NY

1. Serendipity [43:08]

“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.”

Ivo Perelman (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Gerald Cleaver (dr)

{www.discogs.com}

11.12.04 • William Parker Organ Quintet [AR—154:00]

December 4, 2011, 7:00pm and 9:00pm / Bohemian Caverns, Washington, DC

First Set [83:00]
1. Criminals In The White House
2. The Rays Of the Silver Yesterday—Lakota Song
3. Wood Flute Song
Second Set [71:00]
intro
4. The Money Blues
5. Tears For The Children or Rwanda
6. Light Henry Huff
7. outro

Cooper-Moore (org), Darryl Foster (reeds), Lewis Barnes (tp), William Parker (b), Gerald Cleaver (dr)

{Christopher Carville 14.01.28; AUM Fidelity e-mail 11.12.02; www.bohemiancaverns.com}

2012 : : :

12.01.02 (1) - Charles Gayle & William Parker Duo: Gayle (ts), Parker (b) / Evolving Series, A New Year Celebration—Tribute to Rashied Ali, 7:30pm, Clemente Soto Velez, NYC [csvcenter.org; artsforart.org/events/archive/schedule/evolving-voice]
12.01.02 (2) - Sound Band (a multi-generational big band) led by William Parker: Ras Moshe (ts), Yoni Kretzmer (reeds), Zak Sherzad (ss, ce), Kirk Knuffke (tp), Pete Dragotta (ptu), Tor Snyder (g), Nicole Federici (vla), Max Johnson and David Moss (b) / Evolving Series,
A New Year Celebration—Tribute to Rashied Ali, 9:30pm, LES Gallery, Clemente Soto Velez, NYC
[csvcenter.org; Evolving Series 11.12.30; artsforart.org/events/archive/schedule/evolving-voice]

12.01.03 • Thollem—Parker—Cline: The Gowanus Session

Porter Records PRCD-4068 (CD); PRLP-025 (LP, 500 copy Ltd Edition on colored vinyl) 2012

12.01.03 • Thollem—Parker—Cline: The Gowanus Sessions II

Porter Records PRCD-4068 (CD); PRLP-025 (LP, 500 copy Ltd Edition on colored vinyl) 2020

January 3, 2012 / Peter Karl Studios, Gowanus Arts Building, Brooklyn, NY

The Gowanus Session:
1. There are [7:32]
2. as many worlds [4:42]
3. in a life [5:57]
4. as there are [2:15]
5. lives [15:43]
6. in the world. [4:53]
The Gowanus Sessions II:
1. Life in the World [18:42]
2. World in a Life [18:49]

Thollem McDonas (p), William Parker (b), Nels Cline (el-g)

{PRLP-025; }

12.01.12 - Jason Kao Hwang’s Local Lingo: Joe McPhee (ts, p-tpt), Sang Won Park (kayagum, ajeng, voc), Thomas Buckner (voc),
Hwang (vla, Comp), William Parker (b) / 9:00pm, Roulette, Brooklyn, NY [Ed Hazell 12.02.04; www.roulette.org/events/upcoming.php]
‘Voices of Our Own’ featuring the poetry of Lester Afflick, Fay Chiang, Steve Dalachinsky, Patricia Spears Jones, and Yuko Otomo.
12.01.16 (1) - Patricia Nicholson’s Last Call: Kyoko Kitamura and Jean Carla Rodea (voc), Patricia Nicholson (dance), William Parker (b), Michael TA Thompson (dr) / Evolving Series, Creative Sounds of Dissension, 8:30pm, Clemente Soto Velez, NYC [csvcenter.org; artsforart.org/events/archive/schedule/evolving-voice]
12.01.16 (2) - Other Dimensions in Music with Fay Victor: Daniel Carter (as, ts, fl, tp), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp, flg, p-tpt), Fay Victor (voc), William Parker (b), Charles Downs (dr) / Evolving Series, Creative Sounds of Dissension, 10:00pm, Clemente Soto Velez, NYC [ibid]

12.01.17 (1) • William Parker & Jeff Schlanger: CHILE º NEW YORK º AfghanIRAQ

Witnissimo 2013 (DVD—117:00) 2013
—1st Session [See also 12.01.17 (2); 12.05.28 (1); 12.05.28 (2)]

January 17, 2012 / Studio Spirale, New York City

1. Blue Victor [25:00]

—This is track 4 of the Witnissimo DVD.

“William Parker played the 'Blue Victor' bass solo on the working stage (where he had previously recorded
Lifting the Sanctions solo CD for No More Records) in the basement studio where I was working on the
monumental head of Victor Jara singing in wet clay... Parker was here... with a crew of three HD-Video
cameras and [a] soundman recording ... in front of a monumental clay face of the late singer/poet from
Chile, Victor Jara, in process now. ...musicWitness® made the 40-inch drawing (→) during the recording.”
—Jeff Schlanger

William Parker (b)

{Witnissimo 2013; Jeff Schlanger, musicWitness® 12.01.21, 14.03.20}

12.01.17 (2) • William Parker & Jeff Schlanger: CHILE º NEW YORK º AfghanIRAQ

Witnissimo 2013 (DVD—117:00) 2013
—1st Session [See also 12.01.17 (1); 12.05.28 (1); 12.05.28 (2)]

January 17, 2012 / Studio Spirale, New York City

1. Fire of Compassion [30:00] —William Parker Interviewed

—This is track 3 of the Witnissimo DVD.

“After soup and sandwich, William gave the ‘Fire of Compassion’ interview in the upstairs painting studio
surrounded by musicWitness® performance pictures.” —Jeff Schlanger

Michael Lucio Sternbach (prompts, video), William Parker (responses)

{Witnissimo 2013; Jeff Schlanger, musicWitness® 14.03.20}

12.01.17 (3) • Sonny Simmons 25th Century Orchestra: (no title)

Zing Magazine (no issue #) (2-CD) 2012
January 17, 2012 / Leon Lee Dorsey Studios, New York City

1. One for Clyfford Still (Simmons) [3:19]
2. American Jungle Theme—PH-929 (Simmons) [3:13]
3. Space Spy—1944-N-No.1 (PH-235) (Moncur) [5:46]
4. Love Has Not Gone—PH-1049 (Simmons) [7:44]
5. Love & Hate—1957-J-No.2 (PH-401) (Moncur) [4:41]
6. Blue Rondo—PH-960 (Moncur) [3:50]
7. Wandering—1950-K (PH-369) (Simmons) [4:07]

“William’s next stop that day was a recording session downtown...”

“The session has just been released, though not commercially, by Zing Magazine who commissioned it... CD is given away for free in one place
only, a museum in Denver! It’s part of an art installation. The artists ...received a few copies for them to sell. The CD was commissioned to Sonny,
the museum wanted “free jazz"... We discussed with Sonny and I purely and simply suggested the free-jazz outfit of my wildest dreams...”
—Julien Palomo

Sonny Simmons (as, enhn), Michael Marcus (cl, bcl), Grachan Moncur (tb), Dave Burrell (p),
Thomas Bellier (el-g), William Parker (b), Warren Smith (dr)

{Jeff Schlanger, musicWitness® 12.01.21; Julien Palomo 12.03.12; Bjorn Thorstensson 12.10.27}

12.01.20 - Kidd Jordan (ts), William Parker (b), and Alvin Fielder (dr) / Eldorado Ballroom at Project Row Houses, Houston, TX [projectrowhouses.org/2012/01/alvin-fielderedward-kidd-jordanwilliam-parker]
12.01.23 - The Daves: Dave Sewelson (bar), Dave Hofstra and William Parker (b) / Evolving Series, Creative Sounds of Dissension,
10:00pm, Clemente Soto Velez, NYC [csvcenter.org]

12.01.26 • William Parker Quartet [AR—120:55]

January 26, 2012 / Theater Rüsselsheim, Rüsselsheim, Germany

First Set
introduction, Stephan A. Dudek [0:47]
1. Invocation #1—Statement #1—Malachi’s Mode [59:26]
Second Set
2. Invocation #2—Another Angel Goes Home—Big Spirit [46:38]
announcement, William Parker [9:07]
3. The Creeper [4:57]

Rob Brown (as), Cooper-Moore (p), William Parker (b, wdfl, voc), Hamid Drake (dr)

{CDr; www.kultur123ruesselsheim.de; Alberto Lofoco 11.10.26}

12.01.00 • William Parker: For Those Who Are, Still

AUM Fidelity AUM092/93/94 (3-CD Box Set) 2015
—3rd Session [See also 00.10.28 (1); 11.03.06 (2); and 13.11.15]

January, 2012 / unknown studio, Paris, France

Red Giraffe with Dreadlocks
1. Villages, Greetings, and Prayer [15:35]
2. Souls Have Fallen Like Rain [14:39]
3. The Giraffe Dances [19:46]
4. The Tour of the Flying Poem [5:53]
5. Children Drawing Water from a Well [6:15]
6. Where Do You Send the Poem [11:44]

Rob Brown (as), Klaas Hekman (bsx, fl), Bill Cole (double reeds), Moyla Sylla (voc, mbira, doussn'gouni),
Sangeeta Bandyopadhyay (voc, electronic shruti box) Cooper-Moore (p), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr)

{AUM092/93/94}

12.01.28 • William Parker Universal Tonality Septet [BVR—101:14]

January 28, 2012, 6:00pm / Sons d'Hiver Festival, Musée du quai Branly, Paris, France
ARTE LiveWeb

Red Giraffe with Dreadlocks from How the World Changed Itself
1. Villages, Greetings, and Prayer [31:03]
2. Medley: Souls Have Fallen Like Rain—The Tour of the Flying Poem [19:50]
3. Children Drawing Water from a Well [6:10]
4. Where Do You Send the Poem [11:40]
applause, William Parker band intro [4:34]
5. The Sky Is Always Beautiful [11:25]
6. encore: Solo Bass improvisation (unknown title) [5:19]

Rob Brown (as), Klaas Hekman (bsx), Bill Cole (double reeds, fl), Moyla Sylla (chant, mbira, doussn'gouni), Sangeeta Bandyopadhyay (chant),
Cooper-Moore (perc, p, home-made instruments), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr)

{Ed Hazell 12.02.23; Alberto Lofoco 11.09.23; www.quaibranly.fr}

12.01.29 - Cooper-Moore & William Parker Duo:
Moore (p, more), Parker (b, more) /
Sons d'Hiver Festival, 5:00pm, La Java, Paris, France
[Alberto Lofoco 11.09.23; kultur123ruesselsheim.de]

12.01.30 - Rob Brown & William Parker Duo:
Brown (as), Parker (b) /
Auditorium Parco della Musica, Roma, Italy
[Alberto Lofoco 11.07.27; www.auditorium.com]

12.02.03 • Henrik Walsdorff Trio: Henrik Walsdorff Trio

Jazzwerkstatt JW 10135 (LP) 2013 Germany

February 3, 2012, 8:00pm / The French Institute, Berlin, Germany

1. Berlin [23:25] (Side B)

—Jonas Westergaard plays bass on Side A of this LP.

Henrik Walsdorff (as), William Parker (b), Christian Lillinger (dr)

{www.discogs.com; www.zeit.de/kultur/musik/2012-02/william-parker-jazz}

12.02.05 • William Parker Orchestra—Essence of Ellington with special guest Kidd Jordan: Live in Milano

Centering Records CENT1008/9 (2-CD) 2012

William Parker Orchestra—Essence of Ellington [SBR—132:46]

February 5, 2012 / Teatro Manzoni, Milano, Italy

1. Introduction by William Parker [3:12]
2. Portrait of Louisiana—Dedicated to Clyde Kerr (Parker) [20:15]
3. Essence of Sophisticated Lady (Parker) / Sophisticated Lady (Ellington) [26:38]
3. Take the Coltrane [21:09]
4. In a Sentimental Mood (Ellington) [7:28]
5. Take the A Train (Ellington) / Ebony Interlude—Dedicated to Jimmy Hamilton (Parker) [16:35]
6. Caravan (Ellington) [23:16]
7. [encore:] The Essence of Ellington (Parker) [14:13]

Soundboard Recording:
Tracks as above, with additional Parker announcements [132:46]


			© 2012 Andrea Angeli / www.angeliandrea.it

Kidd Jordan (ts), Ras Moshe (ts, ss)—subbing for Darryl Foster, Rob Brown and Darius Jones (as), Sabir Mateen (ts, cl),
Dave Sewelson (bar), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp, flg), Matt Lavelle (tp), Steve Swell and Willie Applewhite (tb), Dave Burrell (p),
Ernie Odoom (voc), William Parker (b, Cond, Arr), Hamid Drake (dr)

{www.aumfidelity.com/cent1008.html; Ed Hazell 12.02.23; Alberto Lofoco 11.07.27; www.aperitivoinconcerto.com}

12.02.07 - William Parker & Hamid Drake Duo: Parker (b, winds, perc), Drake (dr, perc) / DOM, Moscow, Russia
[Alberto Lofoco 11.09.23; dom.com.ru]
12.02.08 - William Parker & Hamid Drake Duo: as above / Ekaterinburg, Russia [Alberto Lofoco 11.09.23]
12.02.10 - William Parker with Sergey Belichenko Trio: Parker (b), Belichenko (dr) others... / Agartha Jazz Club, Novosibirsk, Russia
[Alberto Lofoco 12.01.23; www.agharta.ru]
12.02.11 - William Parker with Sergey Belichenko Trio: as above / House of the Scientists, Novosibirsk, Russia
[Alberto Lofoco 12.01.23; du.academ.org]

12.02.16 - John Medeski (keys), Marc Ribot (g), William Parker (b),
Andrew Cyrille (dr) / 10:30pm, Le Poisson Rouge, NYC
[lepoissonrouge.com/events/view/3111; Short video clips here, here, and here.]

“Auktyon had to cancel this scheduled performance. [This quartet] will perform instead. NObody knows what’s going to happen on stage, but it will be for sure a very interesting jam session of four masters...”
—www.doobeedoobeedoo.info/2012/02/13/

12.02.19 - Thomas Helton & William Parker Contrabass Duets / 6:00pm, Downtown Music Gallery, NYC [DMG newsletter 12.01.20]
12.03.06 - Oliver Lake (as), William Parker (b), Dieter Ulrich (dr) / Intakt Label Celebration, 8:00pm, The Stone, NYC [www.thestonenyc.com/calendar]
12.03.20 - William Parker Solo / “In conjunction with Improvised! Lois Eby 2006-2011, the Visual Arts Gallery will host a performance...” /
12:30pm, Visual Arts Gallery, Dearlove Hall, State University of New York Adirondack, Queensbury, NY [www.sunyacc.edu/node/817]
12.04.01 - Freedomland: Daniel Carter, David Hofstra, William Parker, Dee Pop, Dave Sewelson / 7:00pm, ABC No Rio, NYC
[Dee Pop 12.01.21]
12.04.02 - Tony Malaby (ts), Joe McPhee (as), Amir ElSaffar (tp), Vincent Chancey (frh), Masahiko Kono and Ben Gerstein (tb),
Miya Misaoka (koto), Tor Snyder (g), Jean Cook (vn), Fay Victor (voc), Patricia Nicholson-Parker (dance),
William Parker and John Hébert (b), Gerald Cleaver and Ches Smith (dr) /
“In the Spirit of Peter Kowald", Evolving Music #25, A benefit for Arts for Art / 7:30-10:30pm, Clemente Soto Velez, NYC
—"Featuring an all-star cast appearing and consorting in different combinations...”
[inamellowtone.blogspot.com/2012/03/whats-on-elsewhere-march-14-2012.html]
12.04.09 - Rob Brown Quartet: Brown (as), Craig Taborn (p), William Parker (b), Gerald Cleaver (dr) / Evolving Series,
Present is Past/Future is Now, 8:30pm, Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural Center, NYC [artsforart.org/events/archive/schedule/evolving-voice]
12.04.30 - Roy Campbell Trio: Roy Campbell Jr. (tp, cor, Comp), William Parker (b), Michael Wimberly (dr) /
“Standing Strong in the Ephemeral Now" / Evolving Series, 8:30pm, LES Gallery, Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural Center, NYC
[Rob Brown 12.04.06]
12.05.07 - FATE: William Parker (b), William Hooker (dr) / “Remembering Jimmy Lyons", 8:30pm, Clemente Soto Velez, NYC
[Lilly Lamour 12.05.04; avantmusicnews.com/2012/04/28]

12.05.28 (1) • William Parker & Jeff Schlanger: CHILE º NEW YORK º AfghanIRAQ

Witnissimo 2013 (DVD—117:00) 2013
—2nd Session [See also 12.01.17 (1); 12.01.17 (2); 12.05.28 (2)]
[This section of the DVD includes music by Julius Hemphill (as, fl) & Warren Smith (perc, tym) Duo from 1980;
Roy Campbell Jr. (tp) Quartet with Joe McPhee (as, v-tb), Bob Stewart (tu), and Zen Matsuura (dr) from Clay Art Center,
Port Chester, NY, in 2008; David Mott (bar) Solo from Dragonhorn]

May 28, 2012 / Studio Spirale, New York City

1. CHILE • NEW YORK • AfghanIRAQ [34:00] (improvisation excerpts)

—This is track 1 of the Witnissimo DVD.

Roy Campbell (tp, fl), Bill Cole (didgeridoo), William Parker (b, shakuhachi fl), Michael Wimberly (percussion)

{Witnissimo 2013; Jeffrey Schlanger, musicWitness® 13.11.18}

12.05.28 (2) • William Parker & Jeff Schlanger: CHILE º NEW YORK º AfghanIRAQ

Witnissimo 2013 (DVD—117:00) 2013
—3rd Session [See also 12.01.17 (1); 12.01.17 (2); 12.05.28 (1)]

May 28, 2012 / Studio Spirale, New York City

1. Speak In Clay [28:00] —Jeffrey Schlanger Interviewed

—This interview is track 2 of the Witnissimo DVD.

William Parker (prompts), Jeffrey Schlanger (responses)

{Witnissimo 2013; Jeffrey Schlanger, musicWitness® 13.11.18}

12.06.02 Mikko Innanen with William Parker and Andrew Cyrille: Song For a New Decade

TUM Records TUM CD 042-2 (2-CD) 2015 Finland
—2nd Session: See also 10.01.15

June 2, 2012 / I-Beam Music Studio, Brooklyn, NY

1. Song 1 [8:49]
2. Song 2 [6:54]
3. Song 3 [5:12]
4. Song 4 [12:58]
5. Song 5 [12:31]
6. Song 6 [8:46]

Mikko Innanen (as, bar, cl, nose flute, whistle), William Parker (b), Andrew Cyrille (dr)

{DMG 14.12.25; www.allmusic.com; Mikko Innanen 15.01.19}

12.06.04 - Forum: “Jazz Education = Improvisation, Collaboration, Innovation", Moderated by Jeff Lederer, featuring William Parker,
Warren Smith, Matt Wilson, and Charles Bartlett / Arts for Art TIME Series, 6:00pm, LES Gallery, The Clemente, NYC [www.brownpapertickets.com/event/251277]

"AUM Fidelity will celebrate its 15th anniversary in collaboration with two major improvised music festivals,
Suoni Per Il Popolo in Montreal and Vision Festival in New York.”

12.06.08 - William Parker’s “Essence of Ellington", with Darius Jones (ts), Rob Brown (as), Steve Swell (tb), Dave Burrell (p),
Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) ...others / Festival Suoni Per Il Popolo, 8:30pm, La Sala Rossa, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
[www.improvisedcommunications.com/blog/2012/02/29/aumfidelity-15th-june; www.liftticketsystem.com/events/suoniperilpopolo/list]
12.06.09 (1) - William Parker Quartet: Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) /
Festival Suoni Per Il Popolo, La Sala Rossa, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
[www.villavillanola.com/suoni/june-9-william-parker-quartet-raining-on-the-moon-sextet; www.liftticketsystem.com/events/suoniperilpopolo]

12.06.09 (2) • William Parker: Wood Flute Songs—Anthology/Live 2006-2012 Raining On The Moon Sextet

AUM Fidelity Records AUM080-87 (8-CD Box Set / Ltd. 1500 copies / 50 Signed & Numbered by William Parker) 2013
—6th Session [See also 06.05.24; 07.01.03; 07.04.06; 09.06.15 (2); 11.04.06; 12.06.12 (2)]

• William Parker’s Raining On the Moon Quartet: Great Spirit

AUM Fidelity AUM098 (CD) 2007
—2nd Session [See also 07.01.03]

June 9, 2012 / Festival Suoni Per Il Popolo 2012, La Sala Rossa, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Wood Flute Songs CD-7—Raining On The Moon—Friday Afternoon
1. 3+3 = Jackie McLean[13:33]
2. My Name Is Peace [13:40]
3. Late Man Of This Planet [9:01]
4. For Abbey Lincoln [16:05]
5. Boom Boom Bang Bang [14:38]
6. Sweet Breeze [5:05]

Great Spirit
7. Song (for Whitney Houston) [6:25]

Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), Eri Yamamoto (p), Leena Conquest (voc),
William Parker (b, Comp), Hamid Drake (dr)

{AUM080-87; AUM098}

12.06.10 - William Parker & Hamid Drake Duo: Parker (b, winds, perc), Drake (dr, perc) / A Visionfest VIP Party,
“at the home of Pat Wilkins and Hal Connolly...” 5:00pm, 42 East 12 Street, NYC [visionfestival.org e-mail 12.06.05]

The Seventeenth Annual Vision Festival ::: June 11 through June 17

12.06.11 - Opening Invocation: Patricia Nicholson (words and movement), Fay Victor and Kyoko Kitamura (voc), William Parker (b),
Hamid Drake and Gerald Cleaver (dr) / Vision Festival, 6:00pm, Roulette, Brooklyn, NY [artsforart.org/event/visionfestival17/schedule]

—AUM Fidelity 15th Anniversary Celebration

12.06.12 (1) - Farmers by Nature: Craig Taborn (p), William Parker (b), Gerald Cleaver (dr) /
Vision Festival, 8:00pm, Roulette, Brooklyn, NY [ibid]

CANCELLED

Live in Saalfelden 2011

12.06.12 (2) • William Parker: Wood Flute Songs—Anthology/Live 2006-2012 In Order To Survive with Cooper-Moore

AUM Fidelity Records AUM080-87 (8-CD Box Set / Ltd. 1500 copies / 50 Signed & Numbered by William Parker) 2013
—7th Session [See also 06.05.24; 07.01.03; 07.04.06; 09.06.15 (2); 11.04.06; 12.06.09 (2)]

June 12, 2012, 10:00pm / Vision Festival, Roulette, Brooklyn, NY

Wood Flute Songs CD-8—Kalaparusha On The Edge Of The Horizon
1. Aquixo Waiting At Dark Corridor [9:01]
2. Falling Promise [9:30]
3. Slipping Into The Light [6:40]
4. Shadows Arms Waving [15:06]
5. Theme For Rondo Hattan [16:50]

Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), Cooper-Moore (p),
William Parker (b, Comp), Hamid Drake (dr)

{AUM080-87}


	Farmers by Nature, 12.06.12 (1) By Peter Gannushkin, with permission	In Order To Survive, 12.06.12 (2) Peter’s Downtown Music site...	Sonny Simmons Ensemble, 12.06.13 (2) ...and SonicBeet Photo Galleries

—Joe McPhee ... A LifeTime of Achievement

12.06.13 (1) - Joe McPhee’s Angels, Devils, & Haints II: Joe Giardullo (sxl), Joe McPhee (reeds, p-tp), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp, cor, p-tp),
Steve Swell (tb), Rosie Hertlein (vn), Dominic Duval, Michael Bisio, Hilliard Greene, and William Parker (b),
Warren Smith and Jay Rosen (perc) / Vision Festival, 7:00pm, Roulette, Brooklyn, NY
[artsforart.org/event/visionfestival17/schedule; DMG 12.08.17]
—"Playing ‘In The Gardens of Harlem’, a tribute to Clifford Thornton. ...last number was a ballad, ‘The Gypsy’" —Bruce Lee Gallanter
12.06.13 (2) - Sonny Simmons Ensemble: Sonny Simmons (as, enhn), Thomas Bellier (el-g), William Parker (b), Warren Smith (dr) /
Vision Festival, 8:30pm, Roulette, Brooklyn, NY [ibid]
12.06.14 (1) - Panel: “The fourth night of the Vision Fest started with a panel discussion about ‘Free Jazz/Free Music/Why then?/Why now?’
It started at 5:00pm, which was too early for me to attend, although I heard there was some controversy surrounding it. ... At the end of the [Eternal Unity] set William Parker spoke into the mic and said something about inviting the enemy to the panel discussion and being upset about what went down. Hmmm. No one seemed to know whom he was referring to, so rumors were flying.” [DMG 12.08.17]
12.06.14 (2) - Eternal Unity: Sabir Mateen (cl, fl), Dave Burrell (p), William Parker (b), William Hooker (dr) /
Vision Festival, 7:00pm, Roulette, Brooklyn, NY [artsforart.org/event/visionfestival17/schedule]
12.06.15 (1) - Children of Music Is Mine: Youth from Music Is Mine, directed by Jean Carla Rodea, with William Parker (b, reeds),
Cooper-Moore (perc, diddley bow), Hamid Drake (dr) / Vision Festival, 4:30pm, Rutgers Housing Basketball Court, NYC [ibid]
12.06.15 (2) - The Mystery Ensemble: Kidd Jordan (ts), Jean Carla Rodea (voc), Cooper-Moore (didley-bow), William Parker (b),
Hamid Drake (dr) / Vision Festival, 5:00pm, Roulette, Brooklyn, NY [ibid]
12.06.17 - Kidd Jordan Quintet: Jordan (as), Charles Gayle (ts, p), J.D. Parran (bsx, acl, fl, kalimba), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) /
Vision Festival, 9:30pm, Roulette, Brooklyn, NY [ibid]
12.06.23 (1) - William Parker Workshop / 10:00-12:00pm, Art of Improvisation Creative Festival, Centrum Kultury Agora, Wroclaw, Poland [ckagora.pl/WILLIAM_PARKER_-_WARSZTATY_MISTRZOWSKIE_56_n486]

12.06.23 (2) • William Parker Quartet: Live in Wroclove

For Tune FT0002 (CD) Poland 2013

(V/A) For Tune Records Sampler
For Tune Records, no release # or date

June 23, 2012, 10:00pm / Art of Improvisation Creative Festival, Centrum Kultury Agora, Wroclaw, Poland

1. Kalaparusha Dancing [37:33]
2. One For Horace [19:36]
3. Theme For Rondo Hatton [6:12]

—For Tune Records Sampler has a 5:33 edit of track 2.

Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr)

{ckagora.pl/ART_OF_IMPROVISATION_FESTIVAL_56_n491; www.freejazzblog.org/2013/05/william-parker-quartet-live-in.html}

12.06.26 • K. Curtis Lyle: Drums & Rumors

unknown label (unreleased CD) 2014

June 26, 2012 / Shock City Studios, St. Louis, MO

1. Will to Love [9:10]
2. Dark Was the Night [8:49]
3. The Man Who Loved Woman for 1001 Midnights—Rapture is the Rupture [14:03]
4. Sali’s Arc 1 & 2 [7:18]
5. Sali’s Arc 3 [7:46]
6. The War Between Drums and Rumors [11:37]
7. Abide with Me [8:49]

K. Curtis Lyle (poetry), William Parker (b, double reeds, doussn'gouni), Hamid Drake (dr, frm-dr)

{Josh Weinstein 12.07.05, 12.07.07; 14.03.20}

12.06.27 - Hamiet Bluiett (bar), DD Jackson (p), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) /
Whitaker Music Festival, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO
[stljazznotes.blogspot.com/2012/06/stljn-saturday-video-showcase-hamiet.html; Josh Weinstein 12.07.07]
12.06.29 - Kidd Jordan (ts), William Parker (b), and Hamid Drake (dr) / Ashé Cultural Arts Center, New Orleans, LA
“Drummer Hamid Drake, along with a host of others, taps into the music’s regenerative and unifying powers at a number of varied events this weekend as he acts as artist-in-resident at the Ashé Cultural Arts Center. The shows include Friday night’s concert... The ambitious program, which will be recorded and videotaped for an upcoming release called “Our Music is the Healing Force of the Universe," also includes performances by such notables as vocalists Germaine Bazzle and Michaela Harrison, celloist Monica McIntire, gospel singer Lois Dejean,
the Kora Konnection, plus a number of poets. It will be hosted by Kalamu ya Salaam.
[Geraldine Wyckoff 12.06.25, www.louisianaweekly.com/drummer-hamid-drake-to-appear-at-ashe-cultural-arts-center]
12.08.15 - Charles Gayle Trio: Gayle (ts, p), William Parker (b), Marvin Bugalu Smith (dr), + Guest Brandon James Lewis (ts for 2nd Set) /
Jazz Foundation of America presents Jazz Legend Summer Series, 7:00pm, The Café, Union Square Whole Foods Market, NYC
[unionsquarenyc.org/explore/events/2714-jazz-legend-william-parker-whole-foods; DMG mailing 12.07.20; William Parker 14.03.19]

William Parker and Patricia Nicholson-Parker in Residence August 20 through September 8, 2012

NiKola Lenivets, Kaluga Region, Russia

“...participants create unique multimedia performance. Russian musicians, singers, video-artists, dancers, and designers under the direction of well-known American couple... in the free mode, looking for a form that combines all the artistic media into one. Performance in the Nicola Lenivets will [involve] theater, experimental concert, dance improvisation, and site-specific performances simultaneously.”
[orgimprove.timepad.ru/event/32871]

Children’s week in Zvizghy
“On the week from August 18th through the 25th, in the village Zvizghy one could feel himself as part of a big family with ten children of different ages and a group of attentive teachers.
The children, ages 3.5 to 12 years old, learned how to paint, create theatrical performances, dance, cook, sing, invent musical instruments, and simply play on the beautiful shore of the Ugra river. Every day the children enjoyed a delicious vegetarian lunch and new fun assignments. During the whole week, the house felt like a kids' land: they were leading the adults, directing them to the things they found interesting. Anyone who came to visit joined the kids in their painting lessons, storytelling, playing hide and seek, and squares.
The big kitchen wall was covered with new masterpieces of visual arts every day, and on top of that, the children, together with their teachers, created a real catalogue of the Archstoyanie objects the children liked the most. On one of the days, the newborn family received a visit from William Parker himself—a guest-resident at Nikola-Lenivets, jazz contrabass player and composer. Parker came but not alone, he was accompanied by his wife—Patricia Nicholson Parker—a famous choreographer, and some helpers who immediately turned into forest creatures. William demonstrated to the children the sounds of different unusual instruments and Patricia helped everyone to feel the connection between the music and the movement of the body. After this, within some twenty minutes all the children and the adults were transformed into magical creatures with the help of spontaneously created colorful costumes. The loud parade left the house in the direction of the river, where the adults and the children got to sing and dance with the American maestros. Everyone felt amazingly free.”
[nikola-lenivets.com/events]

12.08.31 • Parker, Krasnopolsky, Chistyakoff [AR—16:40]
Rehearsal Session

August 31, 2012 / Nikola-Lenivets, Russia

1. “Japanese Improvisation" [16:40]

William Parker, (shakuhachi, voc),
Serguei Krasnopolsky (ocarina),
Ilya Chistyakoff (g)

Photos by Mariya Rozhkova and Ilya Ash—Lenivets Rehearsals 08.31 and 09.01

{soundcloud.com/ashiologist/parker-krasnopolsky-chistyakoff}

“During the residence of the participants explored the grounds together, developed the concept, and thought over the final shape of the event, bringing
together the variety of artistic media... Joint work of different people inspired by the environment, and is closely associated with a specific territory—
the basis of performance ‘Songs of Peace’. William Parker wrote the score for musicians to form the basis of vocal and instrumental improvisation...

In creating the performance was attended by over 30 participants in Russian art residencies, including: Maria Rozhkova (photographer),
Kirill Veidash (experimental films, sound-art, media performances), Yan Kubra (video and sound-art), Vera Priklonskaya, Anna Gritzuk,
Mariam Nagaichuk-El Abdallah, Anna Ryabova, and Nastya Tolchneva (dance, site-specific performance), Sergey Krasnopolski
and Rustam Abdulov (b), Pablo Cocs (reeds, fl, p, dr, media-artist), Ilya Chistyakoff (g), Varya Pavlova (voc, elec), the band Gerineldo Melchiades,
Alisher Gathler’s choir (vocal gospel ensemble), Roman Chudo (music, dance), Vladimir ‘BIG’ Glushko (dr),
Liza Shachno (costume design, photography), Varya Lisokot (video arts)" —©IMPROVE 2011 / Olga Duka

L: William / R: Patricia Nicholson-Parker atop Archstoyanie Rotunda, architect Alexander Brodsky. —photos by Maria Razhkova
Ctr: Dancers Mariam Nagaichuk, Patricia, Vera Priklonsky, Anna Gritzuk, Anastasia Tolchneva, +Anna’s husband —photo by Olga Duka

12.09.08 - William Parker (b, p-tp, Comp), Ilya Chistyakoff (g), Patricia Nicholson-Parker,
others (dance), Katia Melihova, Stephania Joy, Varya Pavlova-Lisokot (voc),
Roost Virado and Serguei Krasnopolsky (b), Vladimir “Big" Glushko (dr) /
19:00, Labyrinth Stage, Nicola Lenivets, Russia

“First performance was at the site... big sky, the trees...” —William Parker

CANCELLED

12.09.11 - William Parker, Patricia Nicholson, Sainkho Namtchylak, Katia Melihova,
and Stephania Joy (voc), Roost Virado (b), Vladimir “Big" Glushko (dr), and [artist residents]
of Nicola-Levits: Russian musicians, dancers, singers, and video artists /
“Songs of Peace: from the Village, from the City, from the Belly of the Beast" /
8:00pm, Stratsnoy Theatre, Kaluga, Moscow, Russia

“Songs of Peace: from the Village, from the City, from the Belly of the Beast, using the film that was made during the time the residency took place, by its participants, which is made out of vivid fragments, emotional and very private video episodes. The author of the ideas for the film was no other than Patricia Nicholson Parker herself. The directing, filming, and montage were handled by the residency’s participants... (Maria Rozhkova and others). The video, which includes scenes taken on the territory of Nikola-Lenivets and all its main art objects, was used as multimedia accompaniment to the performance, and was shown during the final concert of the residency, both on the open-air venue at Nikola-Lenivets, and in the theatrical center ‘Na Strastnom’ in Moscow.”
—Olga Duka / Photos by Ilya Chistyakov

12.09.00 - 20:00 Radio interview with the Parkers, “Voice of Russia: Culture Room"
[english.ruvr.ru/radio_broadcast/38318922/91305210.html]

12.09.00 • William Parker Ensemble [Unissued Studio Recording— ]
Rehearsal Session

September, 2012 / unknown studio, Moscow, Russia

1. compositions/improvisations

Gregory Sandomirski (p), Ilya Chistyakoff (g), William Parker (b, tp, shakuhachi), Sergey Starostin (voc, perc), Vladimir Big Glushko (dr)

{Olga Duka}

12.09.11 • William Parker Ensemble [Unissued Studio Recording—16:40]
Rehearsal Session

September 11, 2012, 8:00pm / Stratsnoy Theatre, Kaluga, Moscow, Russia

1. Songs of Peace: from the Village, from the City, from the Belly of the Beast

—"Na Strastnom show was taped, but as far as I know it wasn't edited... and exists only in raws.” —Ilya Chistyakoff 13.10.12

William Parker (b, p-tp, shakuhachi), Patricia Nicholson and others (dance), Sainkho Namtchylak, Katia Melihova, Stephania Joy (voc),
Ilya Chistyakoff (g), Roost Virado (b), Vladimir “Big" Glushko (dr), others, + [artist residents] of Nicola-Levits

{Olga Duka}

—Also see the vast and beautiful FaceBook Photo Sets by: Maria Razhkova and Olga Duka.

12.10.05 - William Parker & Ayman Fanous Duo: Fanous (nylon-string guitar, bouzouki), Parker (b) /
7:30pm, St. John’s United Church of Christ, Richmond, VA
[www.styleweekly.com/richmond/william-parker-and-ayman-fanous/Event?oid=1758352; wwww.facebook.com/events/414235268623913]
12.10.07 - Joe Morris Trio: Morris (g), William Parker (b), Marco Eneidi (as) / Transparent Productions, Bohemian Caverns, Washington DC [Marco Eneidi 12.07.07; Rick and Sandra Lopez in the audience!]
12.10.12 - ("Replacing the ailing Lawrence ‘Butch’ Morris") William Parker (Comp), Philippe Lauzier (bcl), Michel Côté (bcl, ss),
Jonathan Stewart (ss), Jean Derome (fl), Elwood Epps (tp), Marianne Trudel (p), Bernard Falaise (g), Josh Zubot and Michelle Seto (vn),
Frédéric Lambert (vla), Émilie Girard-Charest (ce), Nicolas Caloia and Pierre Côté (b), Fred Lebrasseur and Pierre Tanguay (perc) /
13th edition of the Off Festival de Jazz, 8:00pm, Sala Rossa, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1.) Fragrances of Compassion for Lawrence Butch Morris 2.) Treetops and Son, dedicated to John Tchicai “The piece was not a conduction.
I wrote two compositions... Both pieces included written parts and improvisation and the concept of self-conduction.” —William Parker

“Sadly, Butch Morris’s recent brain tumor diagnosis forced Parker to be called in as a last-minute replacement... The methodology will be exposed through two open rehearsals, an educational opportunity not to be missed, followed by the concert.”
[cultmontreal.com/2012/10/off-festival-de-jazz-spotlights-the-locals; Ellwood Epps 14.05.21; William Parker 14.03.29]

12.10.13 • Joe Morris Trio [AVR—66:27]

October 13, 2012 / Archer Spade Performance Series, Studio 34, Philadelphia, PA

1... improvisations 66:27

Marco Eneidi (as), Joe Morris (g), William Parker (b)

{YouTube ID# Hj4FbnCPbD0; Joe Morris, www.facebook.com/events/207545449375970}

David S. Ware ::: November 7, 1949—October 18, 2012

Tonight, a giant has fallen. David S. Ware, the great saxophonist, died tonight...
What an incredible loss! What a great musician and spirit! His tremendous sound, his spirit, his music, is irreplaceable.

Music holds Us,
Patricia Parker 12.10.18

12.10.23 - Tony Malaby’s Tamarindo: Malaby (ts), William Parker (b), Ferber (dr) / 8:30pm, Cornelia Street Café, NYC
[www.nytimes.com/2012/10/19/arts/music/jazz-listings-for-oct-19-25.html]
12.10.24 - Tony Malaby’s Tamarindo: as above / Earshot Jazz Festival, 7:30pm, The Royal Room, Seattle, WA
[www.strangertickets.com/events/6076513/tamarindo-shuffleboil; FaceBook postings]
12.10.25 - Tony Malaby’s Tamarindo / Earshot Jazz Festival, Cornish College’s Poncho Concert Hall, Seattle, WA [www.tonymalaby.net]
12.10.26 - Tony Malaby’s Tamarindo / Yardbird Suite, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada [wwww.tonymalaby.net]
12.10.27 - Tony Malaby’s Tamarindo / SFJazz Festival, 8:00pm, Swedish American Hall, San Francisco, CA
[www.sfjazz.org/events/f12/tamarindo]

Cancelled:

12.11.10 - William Parker’s In Order to Survive: Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), Cooper-Moore (p), Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) /
Umbrella Music Festival, 9:00pm, The Hideout, Chicago, IL [www.chicagoreader.com]
12.11.11 - William Parker Double Quartet: Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), Cooper-Moore (p), Leena Conquest (voc),
Jason Hwang and Jean Cook (vn), Alex Waterman (ce), Jessica Pavone (vla), Parker (b) / US Premiere of “The Alphaville Suite",
Transparent Productions, 7:00pm, Atlas Performing Arts Center, Washington, DC [Transparent Productions flyer; www.atlasarts.org]
12.11.16 - Creative Collective: Kidd Jordan (ts, bar, ss, as), Joel Futterman (p), William Parker (b), Alvin Fielder (dr) /
Siberian Jazz Festival 2012, Palace of Culture of Railway Workers, Novosibirsk, Siberian Federal District, Russia
[www.philharmonia-nsk.ru/en/#16.11.2012]
12.11.20 - Positive Knowledge: Oleyumi Thomas (bcl, reeds), Ken Ijeoma Thomas (voc), William Parker (b), Kurt Prisbe (dr) /
Bohemian National Home, Detroit, MI [www.trinosophes.com]

12.11.00 to 12.12.00 - William Parker week-long rehearsal session with The Chocolate Heads (late November to early December)
—Stanford University, Stanford, CA

“Parker spent seven days rehearsing with the Chocolate Heads, five of which were
exclusively with the musicians and two with the entire ensemble, to lay the groundwork
for his return in the winter for the Bing performance [13.03.08].”

“When Stanford Report last checked in with the Heads in December, the seven musicians
in the band had just concluded a weeklong workshop with bassist and jazz luminary Parker,
who taught them his method of improvisation and optimizing one’s instrument.”
—Robin Wander

The band musicians include music director Brooks (p), Tucker (cl), Lena Nelson (voc),
Ryan Edwards (elec), Ben Robinson and Kai Kight (violins), Lauren Weldon (ce),
Parker (b), and Kevin Murray (dr). There are also 14 dancers, three actors, a creativity
whip, and others... Musicians Weldon and Murray are middle-school students from
the Community School of Music and Arts, based in Mountain View. Vocalist Lena Nelson
is from a high school in San Jose.

Photo by Shaun Roberts

[arts.stanford.edu/tag/william-parker; “Checking in with the Chocolate Heads" by Robin Wander, Stanford Report, December 17, 2012;
“Stanford’s Chocolate Heads dance around the theme 'synesthesia'" by Robin Wander, Stanford Report, March 6, 2013]

12.12.04 (1) • Gayle—Bluiett—Parker Sextet [AVR—21:58]

December 4, 2012, 9:00pm / Angel Orensanz Foundation, New York City
"Benefit Concert for forthcoming Lower East Side performance space [ The Under_Line]...”

1. improvisation [21:58]

Charles Gayle (ts), Hamiet Bluiett (bar), Jason Kao Hwang (vn), William Parker and Christian McBride (b), Cooper-Moore (dr)

{Miriam Parker 12.11.16; Patricia Parker 12.12.03; www.youtube.com/watch?v=tN3CtKOHSzY}

12.12.04 (2) • Lovano—Silvano—Parker—Martin [AVR—9:22]

December 4, 2012, 9:30pm / Angel Orensanz Foundation, New York City
"Benefit Concert for forthcoming Lower East Side performance space... [ The Under_Line]"

1. improvisation [9:22] (incomplete)

Joe Lovano (ts), Judi Silvano (voc), William Parker (b), Billy Martin (dr)

{Miriam Parker 12.11.16; Patricia Parker 12.12.03; www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oQdze2ekJc}

12.12.07 - William Parker Solo / 9:30pm, Pequeno Auditório, Culturgest, Lisbon, Portugal
[lisbon.angloinfo.com/whatson/event/7013/william-parker; www.culturgest.pt/arquivo/2012]

(Cancelled)

12.12.08 - Gary Hassay & William Parker Duo: Hassay (reeds), Parker (b) / 8:00-10:00pm, Connexions, Easton, PA
[www.facebook.com/events/548800791813948/permalink/550857964941564]
12.12.14 The Dream: Daniel Carter (reeds, p), Parker (b), Federico Ughi (dr) / Ibeam, Brooklyn, NY [web sources]
12.12.15 - William Parker’s Winter Music for Mixed Ensemble:
Part 1, “Nadir For Bruce Baille (2012)": Dave Hofstra and J.D. Parran (bsx), William Parker (1890 duplex bass drum, hochiku, bass duduk),
Justin Frye (b) Keith Parker (perc)
Part 2, “Smiles left In The Snow (2012) For Ken Jacobs": Kyoko Kitamura (voc) Miya Masaoka (koto)
William Parker (bolon, hochiku, bass flute, Shakuhachi, perc) /
“The Filmmaker Series" 10:00pm, The Stone, NYC [DMG mailing 12.12.07]

2013 : : :

13.01.03 - Jeremy Danneman (ts, cl), William Parker (b), Tim Keiper (dr), and Special Guest Marie-Claudine Mukamabano (voc, dance),
...and possibly Sophie Nzayisenga (inanga, voc) / A Celebration of the Harmonious Exchange Project, A Parade of One Benefit,
7:00pm, Zir Zamin, NYC [www.facebook.com/events/506806219339826; Jeremy Danneman 13.10.18]
“Playing as a trio, this group is eagerly awaiting the arrival from Rwanda of their fourth member, Sophie Nzayisenga...
Sophie never made it, due to visa issues.” —Jeremy Danneman

David S. Ware Memorial Service

13.01.07 (1) - William Parker (special presentation) / 7:30pm, Saint Peter’s Church, NYC [DMG mailing 12.12.07; Arts for Art 13.01.04]
13.01.07 (2) - Matthew Shipp, William Parker, and Guillermo E. Brown Trio performing compositions by David S. Ware /
7:30pm, Saint Peter’s Church, NYC [ibid]

13.01.13 - Tony Malaby’s Tamarindo: Malaby (ts), William Parker (b), Mark Ferber (dr) / Jazzfest, 8:30pm, Cornelia Street Cafe, NYC
[DMG mailing 13.01.11]
13.01.24 (1) - Matthew Shipp (p), Joe Morris (g), William Parker (b) / 8:00pm, The Stone, NYC [thestonenyc.com/calendar.php]

13.01.24 (2) • Morris, Parker, Cleaver [AVR—63:50]

January 24, 2013, 10:00pm / The Stone, New York City

1. improvisation [23:18]
2. improvisation [10:56]
3. improvisation [29:36]

Joe Morris (g), William Parker (b), Gerald Cleaver (dr)

{thestonenyc.com/calendar.php; Video clips here, here, and here}

13.01.30 • Stephen Haynes & Pomegranate: New Music for Bill Dixon [AR—57:29]

January 30, 2013, 10:00pm / The Stone, New York City

1. composition/improvisation 1:48]
2. composition/improvisation 8:37]
3. composition/improvisation 13:39]
4. composition/improvisation 9:00]
5. composition/improvisation 14:14]
6. composition/improvisation 10:11]

Stephen Haynes (tp, cor, flg), Ben Stapp (tu), Joe Morris (g, bjo), William Parker (b, zintir), Warren Smith (dr, mba, perc)

{CDr; Chris Carville 13.03.16; thestonenyc.com/calendar.php; stephenhaynes.blogspot.com/2013/02/pomegranate-chapter-two.html}

13.02.10 - “Just this afternoon, a development session for William’s residency at Roulette.”: Rob Brown (as), Darius Jones (reeds),
Lewis Barnes (tp), Dave Burrell (p), Fay Victor (voc), Cooper-Moore (p, perc, hand-mades), Parker (b), Jackson Krall (dr) /
“word of love is more precise than the language of math" / Loove Arts, Brooklyn, NY [Josh Roseman Facebook posting 13.02.10]

13.02.14 (1) • William Parker “Alphaville Suite" [AR—95:31]

February 14, 2013, 8:00pm / Roulette, New York City

1. composition/improvisation 1:51]
2. composition/improvisation 92:24]
3. composition/improvisation 1:16]

—"Live soundtrack played to Jean Luc Godard’s 1965 Film.”

Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), Cooper-Moore (p), Leena Conquest (voc),
Jason Hwang, Jean Cook, and Mazz Swift (vn), Alex Waterman (ce), William Parker (b)

{CDr; Chris Carville 13.03.16; roulette.org/events/william-parker/; AUM Fidelity 13.01.16}

13.02.14 (2) - “William Parker will be giving a talk after tonight’s concert.” / Roulette, Brooklyn, NY
[roulette.org/events/william-parker-2/; AUM Fidelity 13.01.16]
13.02.15 (1) - Milford Graves (dr, perc, “Recorded Heart-Beat Music and Graphics"), William Parker (b, doussn'gouni),
and Patricia Nicholson (dance) / “Heart Sound Music With Organic Graphics" / 8:00pm, Roulette, Brooklyn, NY [ibid]
13.02.15 (2) - “William Parker will be giving a talk after tonight’s concert.” / Roulette, Brooklyn, NY [ibid]
13.02.16 (1) - William Parker “Essential Orchestra": James Brandon Lewis, Brian Price, Kirsy Rosa, and Sabir Mateen (ts),
Rob Brown, Darius Jones, and Atsoshi (as), Dave Sewelson (bar), Roy Campbell Jr., Lewis Barnes, and Ryan Messina (tp),
Josh Rosman, Robert Stringer, and Masahiko Kono (tb), Dave Hofstra (tu, b), Fay Victor (voc), Dave Burrell (p),
Cooper-Moore (el-keys), Shayna Dulberger (b), William Parker (b, Comp, Arr), Jackson Krall and Dominic Fragman (dr) /
World Premier of William Parker’s new work, “Inscription", dedicated to Cecil Taylor. / 8:00pm, Roulette, Brooklyn, NY [ibid]
13.02.16 (2) - “William Parker will be giving a talk after tonight’s concert.” / Roulette, Brooklyn, NY [ibid]

13.02.19 • Kidd Jordan Quintet [AR—84:50]

February 19, 2013 / Sons d'Hiver Festival, Salle des Fetes de l'Hotel de Ville, Saint-Mande, France

1. composition/improvisation 37:09]
2. composition/improvisation 18:40]
3. composition/improvisation 18:52]
4. composition/improvisation 10:07]

Kidd Jordan (ts), JD Parran (bsx, acl, whistles), Charles Gayle (p, ts), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr)

{CDr; Chris Carville 13.03.16}

13.03.06 - Artist in the House: William Parker / “...a conversation with free-jazz double bassist, poet, and composer William Parker
about his storied career and current musical collaboration with the Chocolate Heads.” / 12:00-1:30pm, IDA—Harmony House, Stanford, CA [diversityarts.stanford.edu/event/artist-house-william-parker]
13.03.08 - The Chocolate Heads, with special guest William Parker: Parker (b), Ben Cohn, Bonnie Chien, Olivia Smarr, Logan Richard,
others... (dance), Brittany Newell (spoken word) / “The Chocolate Heads is a 'movement driven band' composed of Stanford student dancers,
musicians, and visual and spoken-word artists, under the direction of Dance Division faculty member and choreographer Aleta Hayes.
The wildly inventive, genre-mashing collective shares the Bing stage with bassist and kindred spirit William Parker.” /
8:00pm, Bing Concert Hall, Stanford University, Stanford, CA [live.stanford.edu/event.php?code=WPCH]
13.03.09 - William Parker’s Special Edition: Kidd Jordan (ts), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp), Dave Burrell (p), Aleta Hayes (voc),
Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr), / 8:00pm, Bing Concert Hall, Stanford University, Stanford, CA [livelyarts.stanford.edu]
13.03.10 - William Parker Solo / double-bill with Lisa Mezzacappa’s Bait & Switch / 2:00pm, Center for New Music, San Francisco, CA [events.sfgate.com/san_francisco_ca/events/show/304477885-jazz-concert-william-parker-solo-bass-lisa-mezzacappas-bait-switch]

13.03.12 • Bil Smith: Unissued Recording

March 12, 2013 / Funkhaus Nalepastrasse, Berlin

1. Equivalent Ideation & Lost Gill-Slits [30:44]

“The genesis of this composition emanates from my early music experiences as a free jazz trumpet player. Ornette Coleman’s Double Quartet
and the seminal recording 'Free Jazz'; Horatiu Radulescu’s musical treatise 'Sound Plasma' and artist Mark Rothko all have a profound influence
in the evolution of this work.” —Bil Smith

For Two String Quartets and Two Jazz Quintets:
Quatuor Diotima-Radikant: Oliver Lake (reeds), Roscoe Mitchell (reeds, Ideated Instruments), Bil Smith (p-tp, flg, perc, Comp),
Amina Claudine Myers (p), William Parker (b), Milford Graves (dr, perc, Ideated Instruments)
T'Ang Quartette; Evan Parker (reeds), Manfred Schoof (tp), Maarten van Regteren Altena (b), Alt Koom (perc), Han Bennink (dr, perc)

{digital files}

13.03.14 • Lotte Anker with Tim Berne, Gerald Cleaver, and William Parker [AR—60:02]

March 14, 2013, 9:30pm / JACK, Brooklyn, NY

Second Set
1. composition/improvisation 39:29]
2. composition/improvisation 11:33]

—First Set was an Anker & Cleaver Duo.

Lotte Anker (ss, as, ts), Tim Berne (as), William Parker (b), Gerald Cleaver (dr)

{www.jackny.org/archive; Chris Carville 13.03.16}

13.03.15 • Stephen Haynes & Pomegranate: New Music for Bill Dixon

New Atlantis Records NA-CD-015 (CD) 2015
—1st Session [See also 13.03.16]

Stephen Haynes & Pomegranate: New Music for Bill Dixon [AR—151:31]

March 15, 2013, 8:30 & 10:00pm / Spring Concert Series, Firehouse 12, New Haven, CT

1. Pomegranate [10:17]
2. Becoming [17:16]

Audience Recording:
First Set
1. improvisation [6:32]
2. improvisation [9:28]
3. improvisation [11:50]
4. improvisation [20:38]
5. improvisation [13:32[
Second Set
6. improvisation [1:31]
7. improvisation [25:48]
8. improvisation [18:00]
9. improvisation [10:09]
10. improvisation [9:03]

Stephen Haynes (tp, cor, flg, Comp), Ben Stapp (tu), Joe Morris (g),
William Parker (b, zintir, shakuhachi), Warren Smith (dr, mba, perc)

{CDr; www.indiegogo.com/projects/pomegranate-new-music-for-bill-dixon; Chris Carville 13.03.16; Stephen Haynes 14.03.20 and 15.07.22}

13.03.16 • Stephen Haynes & Pomegranate: New Music for Bill Dixon

New Atlantis Records NA-CD-015 (CD) 2015
—2nd Session [See also 13.03.15]

March 16, 2013 / Firehouse 12, New Haven, CT

1. Sillage [6:11]
2. Mangui Fil Reek (I Am Still Here) [9:40]
3. Crepuscular [7:16]
4. Odysseus (Lashed To The Mast) [9:12]

“Studio session the following day in the same venue.” —Chris Carville

Stephen Haynes (tp, cor, flg, Comp), Joe Morris (g), Ben Stapp (tu),
William Parker (b, zintir, shakuhachi), Warren Smith (dr, mba, perc)

{Chris Carville 13.03.16; Stephen Haynes 14.03.20 and 15.07.22}

13.04.05 (1) • Tatsuya Nakatani Trio [AR—46:32]

April 5, 2013, 8:00pm / The Vision Fest April Four-Day Fest, 8:00pm, The Kabayitos Theater, Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural Center, New York City

1. improvisation [45:42]
announcement [0:50]

Edward Wilkerson (reeds), William Parker (b), Tatsuya Nakatani (dr)

{digital files; DMG 13.03.29; artsforart.org/events/archive/schedule/evolving-voice}

13.04.05 (2) - Other Dimensions in Music: Daniel Carter (as, ts, fl, tp), Roy Campbell Jr. (tp, flg, p-tpt), William Parker (b),
Charles Downs (dr) / The Vision Fest April Four-Day Fest, 9:30pm, The Kabayitos Theater, Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural Center, NYC [ibid]
13.04.13 - William Parker Trio: Dave Burrell (p), Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr), + Special Guests Chris Dadge (perc) and Aaron Leaney (ts) /
Calgary Folk Music Festival, Festival Hall, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
[www.marketwired.com/press-release/the-calgary-folk-music-festival-presents-the-william-parker-trio-1752291.htm]
13.04.20 - Daniel Carter & William Parker Duo: Carter (as, p), Parker (b, bmb-fl) /
Arika: Episode 4—Freedom is a Constant Struggle, 10:00pm, Tramway, Glasgow, UK [The List May 2, 2013]

April 29, 2013 ... William Parker, Receives a 2013 Doris Duke Artist Award
The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation “Twenty New Doris Duke Artists in a Nationwide Initiative
to Expand Artistic and Personal Freedom for Creative Leaders in the Fields of Jazz, Contemporary
Dance and Theatre" / “...to empower, invest in and celebrate artists by offering flexible, multi-year
funding in response to financial and funding challenges that are both unique to the performing arts
and to each artist. To that end, each member of the 2013 class will receive an unrestricted, multi-year
cash grant of $225,000, plus as much as $25,000 more in targeted support for audience development,
and as much as $25,000 more for personal reserves or creative exploration during what are commonly
retirement years for most Americans...” [www.ddcf.org]

13.05.05 - William Parker Solo “for friends" / Evolving Music May, 3:00pm, Los Kabayitos Theater, Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural Center, NYC [Arts for Art 13.04.30]

13.05.08 - Arts For Art Fundraising Party: “and hang with [The Parkers], Matthew Shipp, Rob Brown,
Cooper-Moore, Connie Crothers, Darius Jones, Kris Davis, Tomas Fujiwara...” /
7:00pm, Parker’s Home, Brooklyn, NY [Arts for Art 13.04.19; William Parker 13.05.06]

13.05.11 • Daniel Carter, Gary Hassay, William Parker: Emanate

no label, no release# (digital download) 2015

October 11, 2013 / Connexions Gallery, Easton, PA

1. Emanate [34:11]
2. Free Chamber [9:52]
3. Gone Angel [9:04]
4. Pontiff [16:35]
5. For Aniko and Manka [8:52]

Daniel Carter (ts, ss, cl, fl, tp), Gary Hassay (as, ss, voc), William Parker (b, tu)

{discogs.com}

13.05.15 - William Parker Quartet: Parker, Rob Brown, Lewis Barnes, Hamid Drake / 8:00pm, Yoshi's, San Francisco, CA [www.yoshis.com/sanfrancisco/jazzclub/artist/show/3383]
13.05.16 - William Parker Quartet: Parker, Lewis Barnes (tp), Rob Brown (as) and Hamid Drake (dr) /
7:00pm, Kuumbwa Jazz Center, Santa Cruz, CA [kuumbwajazz.org/2013/04/william-parker-quartet-thursday-16-2013]
13.05.18 - William Parker Quartet: as above / Penofin Jazz Festival, Potter Valley, Ukiah, CA [AUM Fidelity 13.05.15]
13.05.23 (1) - William Parker Workshop / The Summit on Improvisation Pedagogy and Community Impact,
1:15pm, Boarding House for the Arts, Guelph, Ontario, Canada [www.improvcommunity.ca/content/improv-notes-may-2013]
13.05.23 (2) - Panel: Teaching Improvisation, with David Lee (Chair), Kathryn Ladano, William Parker, and Jesse Stewart /
The Summit on Improvisation Pedagogy and Community Impact, 3:00pm, Boarding House for the Arts, Guelph, Ontario, Canada [ibid]
13.05.23 (3) - William Parker with the Guelph Jazz Workshop / The Summit on Improvisation Pedagogy and Community Impact,
7:00pm, Macdonald Stewart Art Centre, Guelph, Ontario, Canada [ibid]

13.05.25 • Improvisations [AR—106:19]

May 25, 2013 / Real Art Ways, Hartford, CT

First Set
introductions
1. improvisation [9:44]
2. improvisation [16:56]
3. improvisation [25:25]
Second Set
4. improvisation [1:24]
5. improvisation [40:55]
. improvisation [11:55]

Stephen Haynes (tp, didgeridoo), Joe Morris (g, b, bjo, uke), William Parker (b, fl, shamisen, zintir)

{CDr; Christopher Carville 14.01.26}

13.06.01 - Serious Sounds: Amina Baraka (words), Patricia Nicholson (words, movement), William Parker (b, words) /
Evolving Music, 7:30pm, Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural Center, NYC [Arts for Arts e-mail 13.05.23]

The Eighteenth Annual Vision Festival ::: June 12 through June 16

13.06.06 - William Parker Interview / The Vision Festival and more, “Education at the Crossroads" Hosted by Basir Mchawi /
7:00-8:00pm, WBAI-FM Radio, NYC [AUM Fidelity 13.06.06; www.wbai.org]
13.06.12 - Milford Graves' NY HeART Ensemble: Charles Gayle (ts), Roswell Rudd (tb), Amiri Baraka (poetry), William Parker (b),
Milford Graves (dr) / Vision Festival, 9:30pm, Roulette, Brooklyn, NY [AUM Fidelity e-mail 12.06.11]

13.06.13 (1) • Declared Enemy: Our Lady of the Flowers

Rogue Art ROG-0057 (CD) 2015 France

June 13, 2013 / Park West Studio, Brooklyn, NY

1. Atomic Note [7:03]
2. New Tension [5:18]
3. A Different Plane [7:38]
4. From the Beyond [8:27]
5. Silence Blooms [4:24]
6. Irrational [6:46]
7. Our Lady of the Flowers [11:03]
8. Gasp [7:41]
9. Cosmic Joke [8:56]

Sabir Mateen (ts, cl), Matthew Shipp (p, Comp), William Parker (b), Gerald Cleaver (dr)

{web.roguart.com/shop/album/id/90}

13.06.13 (2) - French-American Peace Ensemble: French-American Peace Ensemble: Kidd Jordan (ts), Louis Sclavis (reeds),
François Tusques (p), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) / Suoni Per il Popolo 2013, 8:30pm, La Sala Rossa, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
[AUM Fidelity 13.08.29; suoniperilpopolo.org/festival-events-2013/]
13.06.14 - The French-American Peace Ensemble: Kidd Jordan (ts), Louis Sclavis (cl, bcl), Francois Tusques (p), William Parker (b),
Hamid Drake (dr) / Vision Festival, 10:00pm, Roulette, Brooklyn, NY [Arts for Art 13.05.23]
13.06.15 (1) - William Parker Conducts The coTIME Youth Ensembles: 80 members of The Visionary Orchestra,
York College Creative Ensemble/CUNY, Achievement First Middle School Band, + Special Guest Hamid Drake (dr) /
Vision Festival, 3:30pm, Roulette, Brooklyn, NY [ibid]
“Six years ago, Arts for Art began meeting with educators to encourage improvisation-based music as part of the curriculum and to address access
to complex music in underserved communities. This program is now called coT.I.M.E. (Community of Teachers of Improvised Musical
Excellence). Teachers discuss their findings and ideas for new curricula to build a future of innovators and improvisers from a broad population
and help new generations find their unique voice.”
13.06.15 (2) - Panel Discussion: Didier Petit, Francois Tusques, William Parker, Larry Ochs, and Vernon Reid /
Vision Festival, 5:00pm, Roulette, Brooklyn, NY [roulette.org/events/28625-vision-festiva;-18-day-4]
13.06.16 - Panel Discussion: “Decolonizing the Music—Reclaiming the Power of Creative Music for Communities of Color"
Moderated by Basir Mchawi, with: William Parker, Amiri Baraka, Darius Jones, Juma Sultan, Hetty Fox, and Paul Miller aka DJ Spooky /
Vision Festival, 2:00pm, Roulette, Brooklyn, NY [roulette.org/events/28625-vision-festiva;-18-day-5]

13.06.19 • French-American Peace Ensemble [AR—106:20]

June 19, 2013, 9:30pm / Constellation, Chicago, IL

1. First Set [51:45]
2. Second Set [54:35]

“At the interlude between pieces, the band apologized for being late. All of their flights on this tour had been delayed,
and this morning’s flight from Columbus, OH to Chicago had been cancelled. The band piled into a rental car and drove
straight to Chicago to make the show. As Kidd Jordan said, ‘It reminded me of the old days in the R&B tours’.
The band was in good spirits about it, although Jordan went on to joke ‘If I fall out, you'll understand why.’"
—Ray Stadt

Kidd Jordan (ts), Louis Sclavis (bcl), Francois Tusques (p), William Parker (b, wdfl), Hamid Drake (dr)

{Christopher Carville 14.01.26; Ray Stadt Jazz-L 13.06.20; Peter Margasak “Best Of Critic’s Choice" Chicago Reader}

13.06.22 - Joe Morris Trio: Morris (g), William Parker (b), Charles Downs—née Rashid Bakr (dr) /
Suoni Per il Popolo 2013, 8:30pm, La Sala Rossa, Montreal, Quebec, Canada [suoniperilpopolo.org/tag/william-parker]
13.06.23 - French-American Peace Ensemble: Kidd Jordan (ts), Louis Sclavis (reeds), François Tusques (p), William Parker (b),
Hamid Drake (dr) / Ottawa Jazz Festival 2013, Improv Invitational, 8:00pm, NAC Fourth Stage, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
[AUM Fidelity 13.08.29; ottawajazzfestival.com]
13.06.24 - Joe Morris Trio: Morris (g), William Parker (b), Charles Downs—née Rashid Bakr (dr) /
Ottawa Jazz Festival 2013, Improv Invitational, 8:00pm, NAC Fourth Stage, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada [ibid]
13.06.27 - Amiri Baraka Word Music: Amiri Baraka (voc), René McLean (as), D.D. Jackson (p),
William Parker (b), Pheeroan akLaff (dr) / XXXIII anniversario della Strage di Ustica, Arena del Sole, Bologna, Italy [Walter Rovere 14.12.08]
13.06.29 - A Movement of Sound: Patricia Nicholson (words, dance), William Parker (b, words) /
7:30pm, Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural Center, NYC [Patricia Parker 13.06.28]
13.06.30 - Dave Sewelson GROOP: Sewelson (bar), Will Connell Jr. (woodwinds, fl), Bob Barnes (tp), Jake Sokolov-Gonzalez (ce),
William Parker, Jesse Dulman, and Dave Hofstra (tu), Mike Pride (dr) / 2:00pm, Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural Center, NYC
[Patricia Parker 13.06.28; artsforart.org/events/archive/schedule/evolving-voice]

13.07.31 • Tony Malaby’s Tamarindo [AR—71:19]

July 31, 2013, 9:30pm / Sound It Out, Greenwich House Music School, New York City

First Set
1. composition/improvisation 34:44]
Second Set
2. composition/improvisation 32:33]
3. encore [4:03]

Tony Malaby (ts, ss), William Parker (b), Nasheet Waits (dr)

{CDr; Christopher Carville 14.01.26; www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aDuymevgNA}

13.08.01 • Tony Malaby’s Tamarindo: Somos Agua

Clean Feed CF 304 (CD) 2014 Portugal

May 8, 2008 / Systems Two Studio, Brooklyn, NY

1. Mule Skinner [5:46]
2. Loretto [5:50]
3. *matik-Matik* [6:00]
4. Can't Find You... [13:12]
5. Bitter Dream [8:34]
6. Little Head [5:20]
7. Somos Agua [10:24]

Tony Malaby (ts, ss), William Parker (b), Nasheet Waits (dr)

{www.squidco.com}

13.08.04 - Vijay Iyer Trio: Iyer (p), Mari Kimura (vn), William Parker (b) / 8:00 and 10:00pm, The Stone, NYC
["Jazz Listings for Aug. 2-8" The New York Times August 1, 2013]
13.08.30 - Kidd Jordan Trio: Jordan (ts), William Parker (b), Alvin Fielder (dr) / The Constellation, Chicago, IL
[AUM Fidelity 13.08.29; darkroomdemons.dostuff.info/venue/constellation]
13.08.31 (1) - Hamid Drake Quartet: Kidd Jordan (ts), Cooper-Moore (p, homemades), William Parke (b), Drake (dr, perc) /
Chicago Jazz Festival, 1:10pm, Von Freeman Pavilion, Chicago, IL
[AUM Fidelity 13.08.29; jazzinchicago.org/jazzfest/hamid-drake-quartet-with-kidd-jordan-william-parker-and-cooper-moore/]

13.08.31 (2) • Kidd Jordan Afterfest Jam [AR—123:29]

August 31, 2013, 9:30pm / Constellation, Chicago, IL

First Set
1. composition/improvisation 25:41]
2. composition/improvisation 27:54]
Second Set
3. composition/improvisation 24:54]
4. composition/improvisation 28:01]
5. composition/improvisation 16:59]

Kidd Jordan (ts), William Parker and London Branch (b), Alvin Fielder (dr)
+ on Second Set: Fredrik Ljungkvist (ts), Arthur Taylor and Nick Mazzarella (as), Brian Price (cl),
Jeb Bishop and Michael Vander Does (tb), Paal Nilssen-Love, Michael Zerang, and Mike Reed (dr)

{Christopher Carville 14.01.26; AUM Fidelity 13.08.29; darkroomdemons.dostuff.info/venue/constellation}

13.09.05 - William Parker, Keynote Speaker, Guelph Festival Colloquium:
“Sound as a Medicinal Herb: Creative Music 61 Years in Transition" /
20th Guelph Jazz Festival, Guelph, Ontario, Canada [ottawajazzscene.ca/news]

Jeff Schlanger musicWitness® 13.09.05

13.09.06 • Marianne Trudel, William Parker, and Hamid Drake [AR—76:11]

September 6, 2013, 8:00pm / River Run Centre Co-operators Hall, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

announcement [0:52]
1. composition/improvisation 40:58]
2. composition/improvisation 18:18]
3. composition/improvisation 16:03]

“The first time all three had played together...” —Alayne McGregor

Marianne Trudel (p), William Parker (b, doussn'gouni, shakuhachi, kora, voc), Hamid Drake (dr, perc, voc)

{WP Archive 2CDr; Alayne McGregor “Espousing Music of the Moment" Ottawa Jazz Scene September 29, 2013}

13.09.07 - William Parker, Mark Laver (as), Dong-Won Kim (perc) / 5:30am (seriously), Guelph Youth Music Centre, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
[guelphjazzfestival.com/2013_season/performers]

“In Guelph on September 7th, a midnight premiere
screening of the CHILE•NEW YORK•AfghanIRAQ
main title chapter was held at the Bookshelf Cinema
with WP in attendance.” —Jeff Schlanger 13.10.29

(See Sessions 12.01.17 (1), 12.01.17 (2),
12.05.28 (1), and 12.05.28 (2).

13.09.09 • Ken Aldcroft & William Parker: Live at the Tranzac Vol. 1

Trio Records trp-DS04-023 (CD) 2016 Canada

September 9, 2013, 10:00pm / Tranzac Club, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

1. Set 1 [47:38]

Ken Aldcroft (g), William Parker (b, shakuhachi, doussn'gouni)

{DMG 16.03.25; www.tranzac.org}

13.09.10 - William Parker (b, doussn'gouni, shakuhachi), Ken Aldcroft (g) / Two shows, “both just under an hour.” /
IMOO Special Presentation, 8:00 and 9:15pm, Pressed Cafe, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada [ottawajazzscene.ca/reviews/35-show-reviews]
13.09.20 - Ayman Fanous, William Parker, and Tatsuya Nakatani: Fanous (g, bouzoukee), Parker (b), Nakatani (perc) /
7:30pm, W.E. Singleton Center for the Performing Arts, Vlahcevic Concert Hall, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
[esterknows.com/archives/music-presents-ayman-fanous]
13.09.21 - Dave Sewelson’s GROOP: Sewelson (bar), Will Connell (reeds, fl), Lewis Barnes (tp), Dave Hofstra and William Parker (tu) /
InGardens 2013, 3:00pm, Children’s Magical Garden, NYC [artsforart.org/events/archive/schedule/ingardens2013]

13.09.23 • Jeremy Danneman: Lady Boom Boom

Ropeadope Records, no release # (CD) 2015
—1st Session [See also 03.10.02 and 03.10.03]

Jeremy Danneman: Help
Ropeadope Records, Ropeadope 32696 (CD) 2015
—1st Session [See also 03.10.02 and 03.10.03]
Jeremy Danneman: Lost Signals
Unreleased
—1st Session [See also 03.10.02 and 03.10.03]

September 23, 2013 / Bunker Studio, Brooklyn, NY

1. Mutobo March [6:22]
2. Clouds Talking About the Weather [4:59]
3. Delaware River Delta Blues [8:16]
4. Lady Boom Boom [4:41]
5. The Ground Above Your Head (Danneman/Parker/Keiper) [4:11]
6. Navigation (Danneman/Parker/Keiper) [11:40]
7. Memories of Bach (Danneman) [5:32]
8. Help (Danneman/Parker/Keiper) [6:01]
9. Trane Day [8:29]
10. Eggshell Dance [5:50]

Lady Boom Boom has tracks 1, 2, 3, and 4.
Help has track 5, 6, 7, and 8.
Lost Signals has tracks 9 and 10.

Jeremy Danneman (as, ts, bar, cl, p, Cambodian flute, Cambodian oboe, Comp), Anders Nilsson (el-g, 11-string acoustic g),
William Parker (b, bolon, guimbri, African double-reed, shakuhachi, etc.), Timothy Keiper (dr, calabash, perc)

{Jeremy Danneman 14.05.05, 14.05.06, 14.05.07; DMG 15.12.10}

13.09.26 - William Parker (b, p-tpt) & Patricia Nicholson-Parker (dance), “Vision Music & Dance On Tour" / “This duet performance
will be followed by a conversation about the role of vision in our lives, art and community, as moderated by Transparent Productions'
Dr. Thomas Stanley.” / 7:30pm, Transparent Productions, Atlas Performing Arts Center, Union Arts & Manufacturing, Washington, DC [atlasarts.org/events/2011/07/they-put-vision-in-handcuffs]
13.09.27 (1) - William Parker & Patricia Nicholson Workshop: Parker (b, p-tpt), Nicholson (dance), Luke Stewart (b), Erica Benay Fallin (fl),
unidentified others on alto sax, electric guitar, steel resonator guitar, bjo, ce, drums, dance /
6:00pm, Union Arts & Manufacturing, Washington, DC [ibid]
—Photo Set at www.facebook.com/thomas.stanley.3110/media_set?set=a.10152238865864692.1073741825.798874691
13.09.27 (2) - William Parker (b, p-tpt) & Patricia Nicholson-Parker (dance), “Vision Music & Dance On Tour" /
9:00pm, Union Arts & Manufacturing, Washington, DC [ibid]

13.10.02 & 13.10.03 • Jeremy Danneman: Lady Boom Boom

Ropeadope Records, no release # (CD) 2015
—2nd & 3rd Session [See also 13.9.23]

Jeremy Danneman: Help
Ropeadope Records, Ropeadope 32696 (CD) 2015
—2nd & 3rd Session [See also 13.9.23]
Jeremy Danneman: Lost Signals
Unreleased
—2nd & 3rd Session [See also 13.9.23]

October 2 & 3, 2013 / Bunker Studio, Brooklyn, NY

October 2:
1. Sugar Cane [8:41]
2. Goat Skin Dance [6:21]
October 2 or 3:
3. Anaphora [7:04]
4. Murambi Blues (Danneman) [8:09]
5. Unpunished (Danneman) [8:30]
6. Miss Jumpy Lips [5:14]
October 3:
7. The Toothless Old Lady Warns the University Girls About Men [28:38]
8. Rainy Season [9:39]
9. Lost Signals [21:45]
10. Pharoah [6:07]

Lady Boom Boom has tracks 1, 3, and 7.
Help has tracks 4 and 5.
Lost Signals has tracks 2, 6, 8, 9, and 10.

Jeremy Danneman (as, ts, bar, cl, p, Cambodian flute, Cambodian oboe, Comp), Anders Nilsson (el-g, 11-string acoustic g),
William Parker (b, bolon, guimbri, African double-reed, shakuhachi, etc.), Timothy Keiper (dr, calabash, perc)

{Jeremy Danneman 14.05.05, 14.05.06, 14.05.07; DMG 15.12.10}

13.10.04 - Marianne Trudel (p), William Parker (b, doussn'gouni, shakuhachi), Hamid Drake (dr, perc) /
L'OFF Festival de Jazz de Montreal 14, 9:30pm, Lion d'Or, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
[www.lofffestivaldejazz.com/marianne-trudel-william-parker-hamid-drake]
13.10.05 - Arts For Art Presents... William Parker (b) & Patricia Nicholson (dance) in Performance / InGardens 2013,
4:00pm, First Green Community Garden, NYC [Dennis Girard FaceBook posting; artsforart.org/events/archive/schedule/ingardens2013]
13.10.07 - William Parker Solo / (originally scheduled at Quinn's) BeaconArts, 8:00pm, Dogwood, Beacon, NY [beaconarts.org]

The Stone Residencies—William Parker ::: October 8 through October 13

13.10.08 (1) • William Parker’s Refugee Songs [AR—57:00]

October 8, 2013, 8:00pm / The Stone, New York City

1. The Dadaab [33:00] (split track at 17:26)
2. Light Over Still Water Paints a Picture of God [24:00]

Roy Campbell Jr. (tp, flg, fl), Steve Swell (tb), Kris Davis (p), William Parker (b)

{www.thestonenyc.com/calendar.php; Steve Swell Facebook posting 13.10.07; Christopher Carville 14.01.26; Ed Hazell 14.03.23}

13.10.08 (2) • William Parker’s Painters' Autumn [AR—69:28]

October 8, 2013, 10:00pm / The Stone, New York City

introductions [1:49]
1. composition/improvisation 26:44]
2. composition/improvisation 23:24]
3. composition/improvisation 17:31]

Daniel Carter (ts, as, ss, cl, fl, tp), Cooper-Moore (p),
William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr)

{www.thestonenyc.com/calendar.php; Jeff Schlanger musicWitness®;
Christopher Carville 14.01.26}

13.10.09 (1) - Theatre Of Lanterns: Rob Brown (as), Gregg Ward (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), Steve Swell (tb), Cooper-Moore (p),
William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) / World premier of “Peoples James" / 8:00pm, The Stone, NYC [www.thestonenyc.com/calendar.php]
“The theatre of lanterns ends a 40-year search for the sounds that escaped when the sky turned into sound and all the rainbows were set free.”
13.10.09 (2) - William Parker Solo (b + pre-recorded tape) “Dedicated to Earl Freeman...” / 10:00pm, The Stone, NYC [ibid]
13.10.10 (1) - In Order To Survive: Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), Cooper-Moore (p), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr),
+ Steve Swell (tb) / 8:00pm, The Stone, NYC [ibid]
“Also, William added me for Thursday with In Order to Survive, not on the regular schedule.” —Steve Swell 13.10.09
13.10.10 (2) - William Parker’s Raining on the Moon Sextet: Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), Eri Yamamoto (p), Leena Conquest (voc), Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) / 10:00pm, The Stone, NYC [ibid]
13.10.11 - William Parker Quartet: Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) / Record release Party,
8:00 & 10:00pm, The Stone, NYC [ibid]
13.10.12 (1) - William Parker Quartet with Poet David Budbill: Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), Budbill (words, fl, perc),
Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) / 8:00pm, The Stone, NYC [ibid]

13.10.12 (2) • “In Remembrance of Kathleen Wilkins" [AR—59:58]

October 12, 2013 / The Stone, New York City

1. improvisation [59:30]
WP announcement [0:28]

William Parker (doussn'gouni, shakuhachi), Patricia Nicholson (dance, poetry), Hamid Drake (perc)

{digital files}

13.10.13 - Ellen Christi & William Parker Duo: Christi (voc), Parker (b) / “Songs in Nature" 3:00pm, 6BC Botanical Garden, NYC
[Patricia Nicholson 13.10.11]

13.10.15 • Ivo Perelman: Book of Sound

Leo Records CD LR 697 (CD) 2014

October 15, 2013 / Systems Two, Brooklyn, NY

1. Damnant Quod Non Intelligent [7:22]
2. Candor Dat Viribus Alas [4:51]
3. De Gustibus Non Est Disputandum [8:30]
4. Adsummum [9:36]
5. Adde Parvum Parvo Magnus Acervus Erit [8:24]
6. Veritas Vos Liberabit [13:37]

Ivo Perelman (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b)

{www.subradar.no; www.leorecords.com}

13.10.17 • Not The Wind, Not The Flag, & William Parker [AR—75:21]

October 17, 2013, 8:00pm / X Avant VIII, The Music Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

1. Part I (gong)
2. Part II (flute)
3. Part III (sax)
4. Part IV (flute segue)
5. Part V (sax)
6. Part VI (flutes)
7. Part VII (guitar intro)
8. Part VIII (ambient guitar)
9. Part IX (shredding guitar)
10. Part X (shimmering guitar)
11. Part XI (bowing segue)
12. Part XII (sax coda)
applause [75:21] (continuous performance)

Colin Fisher (gong, fl, hulusi, bar, g, effects), Brandon Valdivia (dr, perc, fl, effects, voc), William Parker (b)

{CDr; John Chacona 14.11.27; nowtoronto.com}

13.10.22 • Kenn Thomas & William Parker Duo [AVR—41:42]

October 22, 2013, 8:00pm / 17th Kerrytown Concert House Edgefest, Encore Records, Ann Arbor, MI

1. improvisation [41:42] (incomplete, cuts out)

Kenn Thomas (el-p, voc), William Parker (b, shakuhachi)

{Eric McDowell “Rewriting the Dictionary: On Free Jazz" Michigan Quarterly Review November 10, 2013; www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrcMKb3BKv0}

13.10.23 - William Parker’s Raining on the Moon Quintet: Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), Eri Yamamoto (p), Parker (b, Comp),
Hamid Drake (dr) / Edgefest, 9:30pm, Kerrytown Concert House, Ann Arbor, MI [Lewis Barnes Facebook posting 13.10.15]
13.10.24 - William Parker Quartet: Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) / Sudden Sound Presents,
7:30pm, Krannert Art Museum, Champaign, IL [Lewis Barnes Facebook posting 13.10.16]
13.10.25 - In Order To Survive: Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), Cooper-Moore (p), Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) /
New Music Circle Presents, 7:30pm, Mad Art Gallery, St. Louis, MO
[newmusiccircle.org/2013/10/11/william-parker-in-order-to-survive-quintet]

13.10.29 or 13.10.30 • William Parker [BR—87:12]

October 29 or 30, 2013, 9:30am / Jeremiah Cymerman’s house, New York City
—35th Episode of the 5049 Podcast (Broadcast from Los Angeles, CA)

introduction [6:37]
1. Interview [78:29]
outro [2:19]

Jeremiah Cymerman (questions), William Parker (answers)

{www.5049records.com/william-parker}

13.11.06 • Jeff Cosgrove º Matthew Shipp º William Parker: Alternating Current

Grizzley Music (no select#) (CD) 2014

November 6, 2013 / Klavierhaus Recital Hall, New York City

1. Bridges of Tomorrow [38:51]
2. Alternating Current—for Andrew Cyrille [11:30]
3. Victoria (Paul Motian) [5:46]

“Two sets of improvised music.”

Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Jeff Cosgrove (dr)

{Grizzley Music CD; “Jazz Listings for Nov. 1-7" The New York Times October 31, 2013}

13.11.07 • William Parker [Web Interview—18:32]

November 7, 2013 / William Parker’s house, New York City

1. Interview [18:32]

“...speaks about the political and spiritual content/context of jazz and free music.”

William Parker (Interviewee)

{artsforart.org/community/blog/2013/11/08/wordsfromwilliamparker}

13.11.09 - Gary Hassay & William Parker Duo: Hassay (as), Parker (b) / Connexions Gallery, Easton PA
[Gary Hassay 13.11.21, www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10201592522069544]

13.11.15 • William Parker: For Those Who Are, Still

AUM Fidelity AUM092/93/94 (3-CD Box Set) 2015
—4th Session [See also 00.10.28 (1); 11.03.06 (2); and 12.01.00]

November 15, 2013 / Jazztopad Festival, 7:00pm, Wroclaw Philharmonic Hall, Wroclaw, Poland

Charles Gayle Trio with The Wroclaw Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus
Ceremonies For Those Who Are Still (Premiere), dedicated to Rastam Abdullaev
1. A Magical Figure Dances Barefoot In The Mud [4:51]
2. Light Shimmering Across A Field Of Ice [2:28]
3. Trees With Wings [5:10]
4. Rise Up In Sound [7:57]
5. Humble Serious [7:02]
6. Tea Leaves Of Triple Sadness [4:48]
7. Ritual [3:52]
8. Winter [5:49]
9. My Cup [3:42]
10. Encore [4:16]
11. Escapade For Sonny [25:25]

—Tracks 1-10:
NFM Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Jan Jakub Bokun
With Soloists of NFM Choir: Lukasz Wilda, Aldona Bartnik, Bartlomiej Kusior, Aleksandra Turalska,
Natalia Halicka, Aleksandra Hruby, Jacek Rzempoluh, and Maciej Adamczyk (voc)
Charles Gayle Trio: Gayle (ts, ss, p), William Parker (b, double reeds, doussn'gouni, shakuhachi flute, Comp, Libretto), Mike Reed (dr, perc)
—Track 11:
Charles Gayle (ts), William Parker (b), Mike Reed (dr)

{AUM092/93/94; www.jazztopad.pl/en/concert/william-parker-trio-i-orkiestra-symfoniczna-filharmonii-wroclawskiej}

13.11.17 - William Parker Quartet with Poet David Budbill: Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), Budbill (words, fl, perc),
Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) / Teatro Manzoni, Milan, Italy [AUM Fidelity e-mail 13.10.24; David Budbill 13.12.12]

“Lois and I have just returned from two weeks in Italy. I performed with the William Parker Quartet. We had our concert on November 17th,
in a theatre in Milano, Italy, where there were 1,000 people, and it was Sunday morning at 11:00 no less. Then they asked us for an encore
and furthermore, when we came out of the stage door there were dozens of people waiting to ask us for our autographs. As an American poet,
I am most certainly NOT used to such treatment! Here’s a short [4:14] segment from the concert.” —David Budbill
13.11.21 - Juan Quinonez' Prize of Freedom Quartet: Quinonez (g), William Parker (b), JoJo Smith (cga), Kevin Atkins (dr) /
The First Latin FreeJazz Fest, 7:30pm, Teatro LaTea Theater, Clemente Soto Velez, NYC [Arts for Art 13.10.26]
13.11.22 - Tribute to & Benefit for the Great Arthur Blythe: Oliver Lake, Darius Jones, and Bruce Williams (as), Charles Compo (reeds),
Craig Harris (tb), Bob Stewart (tu), Vernon Reid, Dominic Duval Jr, and Kelvin Bell (g), Michele Rosewoman and Rodney Kendricks (p),
Amiri and Amina Baraka (poetry), William Parker, Dominic Duval, and Santi Debriano (b), Reggie Nicholson and Gerry Gibbs (dr) /
8:00pm, Shapeshifter Lab, Brooklyn, NY [Matt Merewitz Facebook posting 13.10.21]
13.11.26 - William Parker (b) and Patricia Nicholson (dance) / 8:00pm, JACK, Brooklyn, NY [jackny.org]
13.11.30 - Kris Davis Experimental Quartet: Sam Newsome (ss), Davis (p), William Parker (b), Ches Smith (dr) /
8:30pm, Cornelia Street Cafe, NYC [corneliastreetcafe.com; Kris Davis 13.11.29]
13.12.07 - Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), and Abiodun Oyewole (spoken word) / 7:00pm, MIST Harlem Cinema, NYC
[nyc.jazznearyou.com/event_detail.php?id=515990#.UqKSC_ZPsRs]
“Celebration and screening of the new documentary film, Stepping Into The Future—On the Occasion of the Publication
of BAsics: A Celebration of Revolution and the Vision of a New World... With a special live performance by...”
13.12.08 - Gary Hassay & William Parker Duo: Hassay (as, voc) Parker (b, shakuhachi) / Connexions Gallery, Easton, PA
[video clips: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFDkqMPTqg0]
13.12.12 - Vision in Handcuffs: Patricia Nicholson (dance, text, Choreography, Installation) & William Parker (b, doussn'gouni, text, Comp) / Vision Collaboration Nights, 8:15pm, Teatro LaTea Theater, Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural Center, NYC
[Arts for Art 13.11.19; artsforart.org/events/archive/schedule/collaboration]
13.12.13 - Vision in Handcuffs: as above / Vision Collaboration Nights, 9:00pm, Teatro LaTea Theater,
Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural Center, NYC [Arts for Art 13.11.19]
13.12.14 - Tree Genies: Juini Booth, William Parker, and Henry Grimes (b) / 10:00-11:45pm, Nublu Jazz Festival, Nublu, NYC
[nyc.jazznearyou.com/event_detail.php?id=513135#.UnWYDY1PsRs; www.facebook.com/events/511282318967680]
“Three of the greatest upright bassists on the planet meet, opening for the great Sun Ra Arkestra
under the direction of Marshall Allen, who play at midnight.”

“The Tree Genies have yet to play. On the scheduled day, there was a huge snowstorm, and William had five or six stitches and a big bandage
on one of his hands from having cut it on broken glass at home the day before, so between the two factors, the concert was postponed by Ilhan
at Nublu—but has not yet been rescheduled, there or elsewhere...." —Margaret Davis Grimes 14.04.29


image from Juini Booth		photo by Vladimir Radojicic Tompkins Square Park, NYC, 13.11.29.

13.12.15 - William Parker & Kidd Jordan Duo: Jordan (ts), Parker (b) / A fundraiser for Arts For Art/Vision Festival/RUCMA,
“At the apartment of some longtime supporters", NYC
[Bill Mazza 13.12.19, Facebook photo 13.12.16; artsforart.org/support/2013auction]
“The weather didn't do the crowd any favors (neither did the six stitches in Mr. Parker’s hand which he didn't seem to notice...)"

2014 : : :

14.01.06 - New York Ensemble: Andrew Lamb (ts), Will Connell Jr. (as), Andrew Bemkey (p), William Parker (b), Michael Wimberly (dr) / included a 10:00pm “Special Jam Session" / Evolving Series, 8:45pm, Abrazo Gallery, Clemente Soto Velez, NYC
[Patricia Parker 14.01.03; Fay Victor 14.01.07]
14.01.11 (1) - James Brandon Lewis Trio: Lewis (ts), William Parker (b), Gerald Cleaver (dr) /
“Wading Child in the Motherless Water", unknown titles / 2014 NYC Winter Jazzfest, 6:45pm, Groove, NYC
[Nate Chinen “Favorites and Discoveries Among a Superabundance...” The New York Times January 13, 2014 p.C5; www.feastofmusic.com]

14.01.11 (2) • Tony Malaby’s Tamarindo [AR—41:56]

January 11, 2014, 11:00pm / Winter Jazz Fest, Subculture, New York City

introductions [0:42]
1. composition/improvisation 41:14]

Tony Malaby (ts, ss), William Parker and Mark Helias (b), Nasheet Waits (dr)

{CDr; Christopher Carville 14.01.26}

14.01.12 - William Parker & Hamid Drake Duo: Parker (b), Drake (dr) / 6:00pm, Kirili/Lopez-Huici residence-loft space, Tribeca, NYC
[AUM Fidelity e-mail 14.01.08]

14.01.14 • Oliver Lake & William Parker: To Roy

INTAKT Records Intakt CD 243 (CD) 2014

January 14, 2014 / Peterkarlstudios, Brooklyn NY

1. Variation on a Theme of Marvin Gaye (Parker) [5:19]
2. Check (Lake) [4:54]
3. Is It Alright? (Lake) [3:42]
4. Bisceglia (Parker) [5:05]
5. Flight Plan (Lake) [4:11]
6. Victor Jara (Parker) [5:21]
7. 2 of Us (Lake/Parker) [4:03]
8. Bonu (Lake) [6:05]
9. Net Down (Lake) [3:31]
10. Light Over Still Water Paints a Portrait of God (Parker) [5:04]
11. To Roy (Lake/Parker) [2:54]

Seven musicWitness® paintings: “Check, GOD, Bisceglia, Spout, Victor JARA, Reeds & Gongs & BonuNETdown"

Oliver Lake (as), William Parker (b)

{DMG 14.12.25; www.intaktrec.ch; Jeff Schlanger musicWitness® 14.02.10}

14.01.14 : Roy Campbell’s Wake : Granby’s Funeral Home, The Bronx...
14.01.15 : The Funeral : St Luke’s Episcopal Church, The Bronx...

14.01.17 : Amiri Baraka’s Wake : Metropolitan Baptist Church, Newark, NJ...
14.01.18 : The Funeral : Newark Symphony Hall, Newark, NJ...

14.01.25 • Daniel Carter & William Parker Duo [AR—93:38]

January 25, 2014 / Wisteriahurst Museum, Holyoke, MA

1. composition/improvisation 36:14]
2. composition/improvisation 28:00]
3. Bob’s Pink Cadillac [14:25]
4. WP talks [9:07]
5. coda [5:52]

“Originally scheduled to be a Roy Campbell & William Parker duo.”

Daniel Carter (ts, as, ss, cl, fl, tp), William Parker (b, flutes, p-tu)

{CDr; Christopher Carville 14.01.26; www.holyoke.org/events}

14.01.27 - Daniel Carter & William Parker Duo: Carter (ts, as, ss, cl, fl, tp), Parker (b, flutes, p-tu) /
Evolving Series, —"Song for Roy" (Campbell Jr.), 8:45pm, Abrazo Gallery, Clemente Soto Velez, NYC [Patricia Parker 14.01.24]
14.02.01 - William Parker & Dave Burrell Duo with The Orchestre National de Jazz, Director Olivier Benoît: Burrell (p), Parker (b) /
Sons d'hiver Festival 2014, 8:30pm, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, Espace Culterel André Malraux, Paris, France
[sonsdhiver.org/programme.php; musicajazz.it]

14.02.02 • Milford Graves Quartet [AR—74:00]

February 2, 2014, 5:00pm / Festival Sons d'Hiver, Théatre Paul Eluard, Paris, France

1. nine unknown titles [74:00]

Charles Gayle (ts), D.D. Jackson (p), William Parker (b), Milford Graves (dr)

{CDr; sonsdhiver.org/programme.php}

14.02.06 • The Turbine!: Entropy/Enthalpy

Rogue Art ROG-0058 (2-CD) 2015 France

February 6, 2014, 18:30 / Sons d'hiver Festival 2014, Cachan, Salle le Marché, Paris, France

1. Relief Valves [6:09]
2. 500 Megawatts [8:08]

—Both tracks with Parker from CD-2.
(Set includes 8 tracks with 4tet of Bankhead, Duboc, Drake, and Lopez; 1 track with 4tet + Jean-Luc Cappozzo; 1 track with 4tet + Lionel Garcin)

The Turbine!: Harrison Bankhead, and Benjamin Duboc (b), Hamid Drake (dr, frame-dr, voc), Ramon Lopez (dr, tabla, perc)
+ Special Guest William Parker (b)

{web.roguart.com/shop/album/id/88; sonsdhiver.org/programme.php}

14.02.08 - Hamiet Bluiett & William Parker Duo: Bluiett (bar), Parker (tu, etc.) / ARTs for Art Under_Line Salon, WoodBrown Studio, NYC
[Jeff Schlanger 14.02.10]

February 26, 2014, Roy Campbell Day, Memorial at Roulette, Brooklyn, NY

14.02.26 (1) - Opening Song—Prayer: Andy Bemkey (p), Fay Victor (voc), William Parker (b, Comp), Charles Downs (dr) /
“Composed by William Parker on the death of Roy Campbell’s father...” / 7:20pm, Roulette, Brooklyn, NY
14.02.26 (2) - Speaker William Parker / 8:40pm, Roulette, Brooklyn, NY
14.02.26 (3) - Roy Campbell’s “Thanks to the Creator", Arranged & Conducted by William Parker: Andrew Lamb, Charles Gayle,
Mark Whitecage, Avram Fefer, Dave Sewelson, and Kali Fasteau (reeds), Dave Douglas, Lewis Barnes, and Matt Lavelle (tp),
Taylor Ho Bynum, Ted Daniel, and Graham Haynes (cor), Joe Daley and Dave Hofstra (tu), Steve Swell (tb), Andrew Bemkey (p),
Jason Kao Hwang (vn), Hill Greene, Chris Sullivan, and Henry Grimes (b), Fay Victor and Lisa Sokolov (voc) /
10:00pm, Roulette, Brooklyn, NY
[Patricia Parker 14.02.06]

14.03.02 - Ellen Christi & William Parker Duo: Christi (voc), Parker (b) / Bohemian Caverns, Washington, DC [williamparker.net/calendar]

14.03.03 • Ingrid Laubrock & William Parker Duo [AVR—68:56]

March 3, 2014, 8:45pm / Ingrid Laubrock Residency, Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural Center, New York City

1. improvisation [22:55]
2. improvisation [22:19]
3. improvisation [22:59]

Ingrid Laubrock (ts), William Parker (b)

{Patricia Parker 14.03.06; www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9KaWbNHnGA}

14.03.08 • Celebrating Cecil Taylor [AR—72:00]

March 8, 2014 / The Painted Bride Art Center, Philadelphia, PA

1. improvisation [41:52] (incomplete, split track at 15:00, gap at 26:51, cuts out)
2. improvisation [39:08] (incomplete, split track at 15:01 and 30:01, cuts out)

Bobby Zankel (as), Henry Grimes (b, vn), William Parker (b), Andrew Cyrille (dr)

{Bobby Zankel, Facebook 13.11.03; www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9KaWbNHnGA}

William Parker Residency at Carleton University

14.03.13 (1) - Conversation with William Parker & Patricia Nicholson-Parker / 3:00pm, Room A720, Loeb Building, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada [www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa]
14.03.13 (2) - Incantations: William Parker (strings, brass, and flutes), Jesse Stewart (percussion), Patricia Nicholson (dance) /
8:00pm, Carleton University Art Gallery, St. Patrick’s Building, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada [OttawaJazzScene.ca]
14.03.14 (1) - Masterclass with William Parker / 3:00pm, Kailash Mital Theatre, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada [ibid]

14.03.14 (2) - Sonoluminescence Trio: David Mott (bar), William Parker (b), Jesse Stewart (dr) / 7:00 & 9:00pm, GigSpace,
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada [gigspaceottawa.com]

14.03.15 & 14.09.16 • Sonoluminescence Trio: Telling Stories

Art Stew Records ARS 003 (CD) 2015 Canada

March 15 & 16, 2014 / bova sound, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

1. Echoes of Africa [14:21]
2. Ajay’s Dream [5:11]
3. Here We Go [6:01]
4. There’s The Rub [4:10]
5. Frame Drum Blues [5:55]
6. Rumble for Jackie Chan [4:51]
7. Emergence [9:22]

David Mott (bari), William Parker (b), Jesse Stewart (dr)

{ARS 003}

14.03.19 - “Studies in Freedom" —For 5 musicians 3 dancers: William Parker (Comp), Patricia Nicholson Parker (Chor),
Nicolas Caloia, Joshua Zubot, Isaiah Ceccarelli, Yves Charuest, Alanna Kraaijeveld, and Sarah Bild /
Suoni per il Popolo, La Sala Rossa, Montreal, Quebec, Canada [suoniperilpopolo.org]
“Dedicated to Amiri Baraka and Roy Campbell. ...a coming together of New York City Vision artists and Montreal Visionary artists.”
14.03.30 - William Parker Solo / The Snugs Concert Series, Local 61, Brooklyn, NY [williamparker.net/calendar]
14.04.14 - Rob Brown & William Parker Duo: Brown (as), Parker (b) / “three sets" / Monday Evolving Series, Rob Brown Residency,
7:30pm, Clemente Soto Velez Cultural Center, NYC [DMG 14.03.14]

14.04.23 • Ras Moshe Trio [AR—]

April 23, 2014 / Brecht Forum, New York City

1. improvisations
2. Ions (Moshe) [6:30]

—"Ions" Video excerpt of 6:30.
“The rest of that gig was recorded. It was an improv gig... except for this [excerpt] of the performance which was at the end...” —Ras Moshe

Ras Moshe (ss, fl), William Parker (b), Warren Smith (dr)

{Ras Moshe 14.12.01; www.youtube.com/watch?v=yW0j0JAvyXE}

14.04.27 (1) - Ken Aldcroft & William Parker Duo: Aldcroft (g), Parker (b) / The DMG Free In-Store Performance Series,
6:00pm, Downtown Music Gallery, NYC [avantmusicnews.com/2014/03/31/dmg-newsletter-march-30th-2014/]
14.04.27 (2) - Memorial Tribute to Stephanie Stone: “The Following Musicians, Artists, Poets, and Friends:" Matthew Shipp, Shelley Hirsch,
Sylvie Courvoisier, Ned Rothenberg, Mark Feldman, Ikue Mori, John Zorn, Annie Gosfield, Roger Klier, Anthony Coleman Solo, Cyro Baptista,
Connie Crothers, Steve Dalachinsky, Angelica Sanchez, Yuko Otomo, Dave Sewelson, Rosie Hertlein, Tim Keiper, Patricia Parker,
William Parker, Steve Swell, Denman Maroney, Robert Dick, Oscar Oriega, Jesse Rosado, Bruce Gallanter, Pam Laglia Smith, Craig Harris,
Jemeel Mooondoc, Jackson Krall, Robert O'Haire, Joe McPhee, Marc Ribot, Susie Ibarra, Eve Packer, Bob Feldman, and many others /
6:00pm-11:00pm, Roulette, Brooklyn, NY [DMG 14.06.26; Patricia Parker 14.04.22]

14.05.05 • Sonoluminescence Trio: Live at La Resistenza

el NEGOCITO Records eNR041 (CD) 2015 Bel

May 5, 2014 / La Resistenza, Ghent, Belgium

1. Gratitude [10:55]
2. Invocation [11:11]
3. Bad Uncle John! [9:20]
4. WY Funk [11:08]

John Dikeman (as, ts), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr)

{elnegocitorecords.com/releases/eNR041+.html}

14.05.07 • John Dikeman, Hamid Drake, William Parker: Cleaning the Mirror

Otoroku Records DS004 (3xFile FLAC) 2015 UK

John Dikeman, William Parker, and Hamid Drake [BR—46:47]
Broadcast BBC “Jazz on 3" January 19, 2015

May 7, 2014, 8:00pm / Café Oto, London, UK

Cleaning the Mirror:
1. Invocation [52:15]
2. Longing of the Heart [19:59]
3. Museum of Time [25:27]

Broadcast Recording:
Broadcast announcement [0:15]
1. Museum of Time [25:18]
Broadcast announcement [0:34]
2. Longing of the Heart [19:59]
announcement [0:22]
Broadcast announcement [0:12]

BBC broadcast program notes: “American improvising heavyweights Dikeman,
Parker, and Drake perform at London’s Cafe Oto as part of their first-ever tour together
as a trio... Given free reign by Doek Festival in the Netherlands to form a new group
of his choosing, Dikeman took the opportunity to begin a relationship with two players
who had inspired him right from the first notes of his own adventures—William Parker
and Hamid Drake...”

John Dikeman (as, ts), William Parker (b, Native American flute), Hamid Drake (dr, frame-dr, voc)

{WP Archive Broadcast CDr; www.cafeoto.co.uk; www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04y9rt9}

14.05.09 - Tony Malaby’s Tamarindo: Malaby (ts), William Parker (b), Nasheet Waits (dr) / Release of a new album, “Somos Agua.” /
9:00pm and 10:30pm, Cornelia Street Café, NYC ["Jazz Listings for May 9-15" The New York Times May 8, 2014; corneliastreetcafe.com]
14.05.10 - Tony Malaby’s Tamarindo: as above / 9:00pm and 10:30pm, Cornelia Street Café, NYC [ibid]

14.05.11 - William Parker & Muhammad Ali + Odean Pope / 8:00pm, First Unitarian Church Side Chapel, Philadelphia, PA
[William Parker 14.03.30, 14.04.05; Ars Nova Workshop 14.03.30]
14.05.12 - William Parker & Muhammad Ali + Marshall Allen / 8:00pm, First Unitarian Church Side Chapel, Philadelphia, PA [ibid]
14.05.13 - William Parker & Muhammad Ali + Dave Burrell / 8:00pm, First Unitarian Church Side Chapel, Philadelphia, PA [ibid]
14.05.14 - William Parker & Muhammad Ali + Bobby Zankel / 8:00pm, First Unitarian Church Side Chapel, Philadelphia, PA [ibid]

Flower in Stained Glass Window

14.05.19 - LEastSideQuartet: Jason Kao Hwang (vn), Sangeeta Bandyopadhyay (voc), William Parker (b), Jackson Krall (dr) /
Monday Evolving Series, 10:00pm, Clemente Soto Velez, NYC [Patricia Parker 14.05.18]

14.05.23 • Gayle, Parker, Drake Trio [BR—52:45]

May 23, 2014 / Jazzwerkstatt Peitz Nr 51, Stühler Kirche, Peitz, Germany
Radio Broadcast by RBB Kultur, Saturday 14.09.20, (23:04-00:00)

Radio Intro—Ulf Drechsel [1:18]
1. Fearless [28:50]
2. Gospel [9:31]
3. Texturen [8:00]
4. Angels [10:57]
5. encore [9:45]

—Broadcast included tracks 1, 2, 4, and a track 5 excerpt of 2:11 (fades in).

Charles Gayle (ts-1,5, p-2,3,4), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr)

{WP Archive CDr; www.niederlausitz-aktuell.de; mohaoffbeat.blogspot.de/2014/10/trio-charles-gayle-william-parker-hamid.html;
Holger Neuhaus 14.10.24; Ulf Drechsel (RBB Kultur) 14.11.05; John Chacona 15.02.28}

14.05.24 • Global Village/ORT Orchester—Remembering Peter Kowald [BR—48:29]

May 24, 2014 / Jazzwerkstatt Peitz Nr 51, Stühler Kirche, Peitz, Germany
Radio Broadcast by RBB Kultur, Saturday 14.10.04, (23:04-00:00)

1. Peitz 1 [17:13]
2. Peitz 2 [7:05]
3. Ort [13:34]
4. Reprise Ort [10:37]

Wolfgang Schmidtke (ts, Compositions), Floros Florides (ss, cl), Conny Bauer, Matthias Muche (tb),
William Parker and Jan Kazda (b), Günter “Baby" Sommer (dr)

{Holger Neuhaus 14.10.24}

14.05.28 • Joe McPhee Trio [AR—88:48]

May 28, 2014 / “Arts For Art" Under_Line Salon, Clement Soto Velez, New York City

1. improvisation [31:34]
announcement Patricia Nicholson Parker [1:08]
Discussion with the Musicians, and Q&A [55:01]

Joe McPhee (as), William Parker (b), Gerald Cleaver (dr)

{Arts for Arts; Don Mount Video, www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSJocmCLDQc}

Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Trio Tour ::: May 31 through June 14

14.05.31 - Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Trio: Brötzmann (ts, as, cl, taragato), William Parker (b, guimbri, fl), Hamid Drake (dr, frame-dr) /
The Windup Space, Baltimore, MD [eremite.com]
14.06.01 - Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Trio: as above /
7:30pm, Timucua White House, Orlando, FL [orlando.jazznearyou.com]
14.06.03 (1) - Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Trio Workshop & Concert / The Austin Discovery School, Austin, TX [Pedro Moreno 14.12.31]
14.06.03 (2) - Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Trio: as above /
7:30pm, The North Door, Austin, TX [eremite.com]
14.06.04 - Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Trio / Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center, St. Louis, MO [ibid]

14.06.05 • Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Trio [AR—82:25]

June 5, 2014 / Luna Coffee, De Pere, WI

1. improvisation [42:40]
announcement [0:48]
2. improvisation [15:34]
3. improvisation [21:27]
announcement [1:22]

Peter Brötzmann (ts, as, cl, taragato), William Parker (b, guimbri, fl), Hamid Drake (dr, frame-dr)

{digital files}

14.06.06 • Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Trio [AR—103:25]

June 6, 2014, 9:30pm / Constellation, Chicago, IL

1. improvisation [39:34]
2. improvisation [25:58]
3. improvisation [12:11]
4. improvisation [16:35]
announcement [1:07]
5. improvisation [3:05]
announcement [1:39]

Peter Brötzmann (ts, as, cl, taragato), William Parker (b, guimbri, fl), Hamid Drake (dr, frame-dr)

{digital files}

14.06.07 • Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Trio [AR—89:52]

June 7, 2014 / Dreamland in NuLu, Louisville, KY

1. improvisation [28:12]
2. improvisation [22:30]
3. improvisation [11:24]
4. improvisation [17:38]
announcement [0:53]
5. improvisation [4:32]
announcement [1:46]

Peter Brötzmann (ts, as, cl, taragato), William Parker (b, guimbri, fl), Hamid Drake (dr, frame-dr)

{digital files; dreamlandislouisville.org}

14.06.08 - Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Trio: Brötzmann (ts, as, cl, taragato),
William Parker (b, guimbri, fl), Hamid Drake (dr, frame-dr) / 8:00pm, Hallwalls, Buffalo, NY [RL in attendance]
14.06.10 - Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Trio / Suoni per il Popolo, Montreal, Quebec, Canada [eremite.com]

The Nineteenth Annual Vision Festival ::: June 11 through June 15

14.06.11 • Charles Gayle Quartet [AR—40:39]

June 11, 2014 / Vision Festival, Roulette, Brooklyn, NY

1. improvisation [34:56]
2. encore [4:17]

Charles Gayle (as), Dave Burrell (p), William Parker (p), Michael Wimberly (dr), + Poet David Mill

{WP Archive CDr; artsforart.org/event/vf19; savantmusicnews.com}

14.06.12 • Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Trio [AR—57:31]

June 12, 2014 / Vision Festival, Roulette, Brooklyn, NY

announcement [0:10]
1. improvisation [48:38]
2. improvisation [6:38]
announcement [1:05]

Peter Brötzmann (ts, as, cl, taragato), William Parker (b, guimbri, fl), Hamid Drake (dr, frame-dr)

{digital files; artsforart.org/event/vf19; RL in attendance}

14.06.13 - Panel, “From Spirit to Spirit—Honoring Roy Campbell":
Moderator Mike Burke of Democracy Now, + Panelists Oliver Lake,
William Parker, Jason Kao Hwang, Mazz Swift, DD Jackson, and Fred Moten /
Vision Festival, 4:30pm, Roulette, Brooklyn, NY [DMG 14.06.12]
—The Legacy of Amiri Baraka, Art in Action Part 1:
Cultural Identity, Self-Empowerment,
The Role of Free Jazz, A retrospective in the First Person

14.06.14 (1) - Forum on The legacy of Improvised Music:
Dave Sewelson, Connie Crothers, T.A. Thompson, Lisa Sokolov, William Parker /
Vision Festival, 12:30pm, Roulette, Brooklyn, NY [ibid

14.06.14 (2) - Panel, “A Future of Vision—Honoring the Next Generation":
Moderator Basir Mchawi, + Panelists William Parker, Juma Sultan,
Ahmed Abdullah, Brent Hayes Edwards, Hamid Drake, and Fred Moten /
Vision Festival, 4:30pm, Roulette, Brooklyn, NY [ibid]
—The Legacy of Amiri Baraka, Art in Action Part 2:
Decolonizing the Music, The Conversation Continues

14.06.15 (1) • Jordan + Burrell + Parker + Drake [AR—47:14]

June 15, 2014 / Vision Festival, Brooklyn, NY

1. improvisation [37:04]
announcement [0:52]
2. improvisation [8:00]
announcement [1:15]

Kidd Jordan (ts), Dave Burrell (p), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr)

{digital files; artsforart.org/event/vf19}

14.06.15 (2) - Roy Campbell Tribute Band: led by Sabir Mateen (ts), Rob Brown (as),
Andrew Bemkey (p), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) /
Vision Festival, Roulette, Brooklyn, NY [ibid]

14.06.17 - William Parker Solo / Humanist SK Festival, 20:00hr, Point Ephémère, Paris, France
[www.pointephemere.org; poster above left]
14.06.18 - William Parker Solo / with Trio Peter Jacquemyn (b), Grégoire Tirtiaux (reeds), Jan Pillaert (tu) /
8:30pm, Ateliers Claus, Brussels, Belgium [poster above right by Peter Jacquemyn, with permission]
14.06.23 - Yuko Fujiyama’s Freedom Band: Fujiyama (p), Daniel Carter (reeds),
William Parker (b), Newman Taylor Baker (dr) / Monday Evolving Series, 10:00pm,
Clemente Soto Velez Cultural & Educational Center [Patricia Nicholson Parker 14 06.19]
14.06.25 - Centering Dance & Music: William Parker (b, flutes), Patricia Nicholson (dance, voc) /
Zurcher Gallery, NYC [Arts for Art 14.06.24]
14.06.26 - Music is Mine Children Performance/University Settlement + Dave Sewelson Quartet:
Sewelson (reeds), Rod Williams (p), Dave Hofstra and William Parker (b), Tony Lewis (dr) /
Family Day, Campos Plaza Playground, NYC [ibid]
14.07.05 - Trifolia: Ken Aldcroft & William Parker / “Sound Symposoium XV11" /
8:00pm, D.F. Cook Recital Hall, The M.O. Morgan Music Building, Memorial University,
St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada [The Overcast theovercast.ca/events]
14.07.08 - Daniel Carter and Matt Lavelle (winds), Andrew Lamb and Ras Moshe (saxes), William Parker (b), Charles Downs (dr) /
10:00pm, The Stone, NYC [DMG 14.07.03]
14.07.28 - Chris Forbes (p), Dave Sewelson (reeds), William Parker (guimbri), Anais Maviel (voc),
Juan Pablo Carletti (dr), + “Surprising Spectacular Performers... and You Dancing...” /
Evolving Series, FreeForm Funk Finale Dance Party, 10:30pm, Clemente Soto Velez, NYC
[Arts for Art 14.07.27]
14.07.31 - James Brandon Lewis Trio: Lewis (ts), William Parker (b), Dominic Fragman (dr), + special guest Thomas Sayers Ellis (poetry) /
6:00pm, Birdland, NYC [birdlandjazz.com; “Jazz Listings" The New York Times July 24, 2014]
14.08.09 - Farmers By Nature: Craig Taborn (p), William Parker (b), Gerald Cleaver (dr) / 7:30pm, ShapeShifter Lab, Brooklyn, NY
[AUMFidelity 14.08.09] “Dual AUM Fidelity Album Release Celebration" (double-bill with Darius Jones & Matthew Shipp Cosmic Lieder Duo)
14.09.07 (1) - Close Encounters: Karl Berger (vb, p), Ingrid Sertso (voc), William Parker (b), Tyshawn Sorey (dr) /
Karl Berger Residency, 8:00pm, The Stone, NYC [Creative Music Foundation 14.08.25]
14.09.07 (2) - The Karl Berger Improvisers Orchestra: Berger (vb, p), Ingrid Sertso (voc), William Parker (b), Tyshawn Sorey (dr), others... /
“Berger and his orchestra of strings, horns, percussions, and vocals" / Karl Berger Residency, 10:00pm, The Stone, NYC [ibid]

14.09.12 • Konstrukt & William Parker: Live At NHKM

Holidays Records HOL-081 (2LP) 2015 Italy

September 12, 2013 / Nazim Hikmet Kültür Merkezi, Kadiköy, Istanbul, Turkey

1. Part I [19:01]
2. Part II [20:44]
3. Part III [17:24]
4. Part IV [17:39]

Korhan Futaci (ts, as, ss, fl), Umut Çaglar (el-g, Moog, fl, Zurna, perc),
William Parker (b, gralla), Özün Usta (b, perc), Korhan Argüden (dr)

{www.discogs.com; nazimhikmetkulturmerkezi.org/event/konstrukt-william-parker/}

“The next day of NHKM concert, we have travelled to Bodrum in order to make Hüseyin Ertunç and William meet, actually they are old friends from NY in '70s... we also had the chance to play there with friends who has built the place... it was special.” —Umut Çaglar

14.09.13 - Jam Sessions: Korhan Futaci (ts, as, ss, fl), Umut Çaglar (el-g, Moog, fl, Zurna, perc),
William Parker (b, gralla), Dogun Dogusel (b, reeds), Özün Usta (b, perc),
Huseyin Ertunç and Korhan Argüden (dr) / Gümüslük “Earth House", Bodrum, Turkey

14.09.14 - Toprak Ev'de Müzik: personnel as above / Gümüslük “Earth House", Bodrum, Turkey

14.09.15 - Jam Sessions: as above / Gümüslük “Earth House", Bodrum, Turkey

14.09.20 - Ernest Dawkins New Horizons Quartet + guest William Parker: Dawkins (reeds),
Jummane Taylor (dance), Parker (b), Justin Thoma (dr) /
1:15pm, Hamilton Park Cultural Center, Chicago, IL
[Mark Guarino “Englewood Jazz Festival: 'untraditional' progress on Chicago’s South Side" Manchester Guardian September 19, 2014]

14.09.28 - Stephen Haynes (cor), J.D. Parran (fl), William Parker (b, kora, bass shakuahachi) /
7:00pm and 8:30pm, Snugs Concert Series, Snugs, Brooklyn, NY
[Stephen Haynes FB posting 14.09.24]

14.10.03 • William Parker and Jeff Schlanger [AR & AVR—]

October 3, 2014, 7:30pm / El Taller LatinoAmericano, NYC

1. Remove All Fences! [11:58]
2. unknown titles
3. The Light

“Recorded for El Taller’s Los Archivos by Mark Cobrin. Paintings by Anne Humanfeld were displayed
on the walls of El Taller’s Gallery/Performance space, together with musicWitness® pictures across
the performance area...

In the second group of songs, WP performs with El Taller Director Bernardo Palombo y su Conjunto.
The third selection was a mesmerizing WP/Oluyemi Thomas multi-instrument duo featuring another
embedded WP poem, “The Light". This was followed by Bernardo’s presentation of a ‘35 Years Taller
Anniversary Chaski Award’ to El Testigo for documentation and support throughout its history. My work
with both Parker and Palombo began downtown simultaneously in the late 1970s. WP and Palombo knew
each other back in those days as well, so this evening marked a resonant reunion for us all.

A screening of our CHILE•NEW YORK•AfghanIRAQ film featuring Roy Campbell concluded
the evening; there are also still photos and a complete Steadicam video of the event as well.”
—Jeff Schlanger

William Parker (b, shakuhachi, misc), “special guest" Oluyemi Thomas (bcl-3, ss-3),
Jeff Schlanger aka “El Testigo" (live art, didgeridoo-1), Bernardo Palombo (g-2, voc-2)
+ “Conjunto": Rubén Isola (g), two unknown (perc)

{Jeff Schlanger 14.10.15, 14.11.22, and 11.24; sound file of 1st track}

“Tabernacle El Taller"
(Oluyemi Thomas & William Parker)"
Original art 56 x 40" made Live

14.10.04 - Ches Smith, Matt Nelson, and William Parker Trio: Nelson (ts), Parker (b), Smith (dr) /
Ches Smith Residency, 8:00pm, The Stone, NYC [www.thestonenyc.com]
14.10.07 - William Parker: Book talk for Who Owns Music? / Intangible Girth Lecture Series, Buddhist Church of New York, NYC [williamparker.net]
14.10.11 (1) - William Parker (b, perc) & Patricia Nicholson (dance poetry) / Arts For Art: In Gardens 2014,
3:00pm, First Green Community Garden, NYC [artsforart.org/event/ingardens2014/schedule]

14.10.11 (2) - Under_Line Salon & Book Launch for William Parker’s Voices in the First Person: Rob Brown Solo (as) / Discussion by
William Parker, Jo Wood Brown, Marilyn Sontag, Lois Eby, Anne Humanfeld, and Connie Crothers; Patricia Nicholson-Parker (Moderator) /
Under_Line, NYC [Jeff Schlanger musicWitness® 14.10.15, 14.11.05, 11.16, and 11.17]

Brown, Sontag, W. Parker, Eby,
Humanfeld, and P. Nicholson-Parker.

Brown and Crothers. / Original art 32x22,”
—"Muse Physicians" by Jeff Schlanger musicWitness®

14.10.12 - William Parker & Patricia Nicholson: Parker (b, perc), Nicholson (dance, words) / First Street Green: Un-Columbus Celebration, 3:00pm, 33 E. 1st Street between First and Second Avenue, NYC [Patricia Nicholson 14.10.02]
14.10.14 - William Parker Trio: Kenn Thomas (p), Jaime Rodriguez Matos (g), Parker (b) / 8:00pm, Encore Records, NYC
[Jaime Rodriguez Matos FB posting 14.10.13]

14.10.18 • William Parker’s In Order to Survive [AR—75:19]

October 18, 2014, 8:00pm / Edgefest #18, Kerrytown Concert House, Ann Arbor, MI

Cosmic Revelations
1. composition/improvisation 40:58]
2. composition/improvisation 18:18]
3. composition/improvisation 16:03]

Kidd Jordan (ts), Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), Steve Swell (tb), Dave Burrell (p), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr)

{2CDr}

14.10.19 • William Parker’s In Order to Survive [AR—76:11]

October 19, 2014, 8:00pm / Asbury Hall, Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center, Buffalo, NY

Cosmic Revelations
First Set:
1. composition/improvisation 43:46]
2. composition/improvisation 5:51]
3. composition/improvisation 18:12]
Second Set:
4. composition/improvisation 35:25]
5. encore [5:09] (Parker arco solo)

“The Parker engagement has been in the works for more than a year, and includes sister performances in Ann Arbor, MI (10.18) and Hartford, CT (11.08), the result of a 2014 Presenter Consortium for Jazz grant bestowed upon Hallwalls, as the arts center celebrates its 40th anniversary.”

Kidd Jordan (ts), Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), Steve Swell (tb), Dave Burrell (p), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr)

{WP Archive 2CDr; RL in attendance; www.buffalonews.com}

14.10.21 - Oliver Lake & William Parker Duo: Lake (reeds), Parker (b) / 10:00pm, The Stone, NYC
[thestonenyc.com; “The Listings" The New York Times C20 October 16, 2014]
“Opening night of Lake’s week-long residence there.” (It was recorded in audio and video by Don Mount.) —Jeff Schlanger musicWitness®
14.10.29 - Accent on Creative Music—William Parker Interview: Maurice D. Robertson (host), Parker /
10:00pm, WWUH-FM, University of Hartford, West Hartford, CT [wwuh.org]

14.11.02 - William Parker: Profiles in Creativity / 7:00pm, Mind Builders, Bronx, NY [William Parker 14.11.04; www.mindbuilders.org]
“Talks and Workshops on creativity through improvised music.”
14.11.05 - Charles Gayle Trio: Gayle (ts, p), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) / 8:00pm, Fasching, Stockholm, Sweden [www.fasching.se/evenemang/charles-gayle]
14.11.07 (1) - Youth Performances: directed by Juan Pablo Carletti, Miguel Malla, & William Parker / Latin Free Jazz Festival,
6:30pm, Metro Baptist Church, NYC [Arts for Art 14.11.07]

14.11.07 (2) • Juan Pablo Carletti Quarteto [AR—56:29]

November 7, 2014, 8:45pm / Latin Free Jazz Festival, Metro Baptist Church, New York City

1. improvisation [55:58]
announcement [0:31]

Roman Filiu (as), William Parker (b), Roman Diaz (perc), Carletti (dr)

{digital files; Arts for Art 14.11.07}

14.11.08 • William Parker’s In Order to Survive [AR—90:24]

November 8, 2014, 8:00pm / Real Art Ways, Aetna Theatre, Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford, CT

1. Cosmic Revelations [90:24] (continuous performance)
—Willie! Willie!!
—Mother Life
—The Sky Became Water
—Church in the Desert
—Happy Ornette Day

Kidd Jordan (ts), Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), Steve Swell (tb), Dave Burrell (p), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr)

{2CDr; www.realartways.org}

14.11.11 (1) - Trio & Duo Night: William Parker and James Singleton (b) / HIP Fest, 9:00pm, Blue Nile, New Orleans, LA
[www.wwoz.org/events/282461; noise-nola.org/hip-fest]
14.11.11 (2) - Trio & Duo Night: Jeff Albert (tb), William Parker (b), Dave Cappello (dr) / HIP Fest, 9:00pm, Blue Nile, New Orleans, LA [ibid]
14.11.12 - William Parker, Gianluca Petrella, and Rob Mazurek Trio with Johnny Vidacovich: Petrella (tb), Mazurek (cor),
Parker (b), Vidacovich (dr) / 9:00pm, HIP Fest, Blue Nile, New Orleans, LA [ibid]
14.11.15 - William Parker Trio & The Wroclaw Philharmonic Orchestra: Charles Gayle (ts, p), William Parker (b, doussn'gouni, bmb-fl),
Mike Reed (dr), Jan Jakub Bokun (Cond), The Wroclaw Philharmony Choir: Aldona Bartnik, Aleksandra Turalska, Natalia Halicka,
Aleksandra Hruby, Tukasz Wilda, Bartlomiej Kusior, Jacek Rzempoluch, and Maciej Adamczyk /
Premiere of “Ceremonies For Those Who Are Still", 7:00pm, Wroclaw Philharmonic Hall, Wroclaw, Poland
[www.jazztopad.pl/en/concert/william-parker-trio-i-orkiestra-symfoniczna-filharmonii-wroclawskiej]
14.11.17 - William Parker Interview, by Cisco Bradley “Jazz Right Now" /
“Music as a Healing Force: The Musical Philosophy of William Parker", posted January 6, 2014 /
William Parker’s apartment, NYC [www.jazzrightnow.com]

CANCELLED

The New York City Jazz Record

14.12.03 - William Parker: Profiles in Creativity / 7:00pm, Mind Builders, Bronx, NY [ibid]

14.12.08 • William Parker & David Budbill: What I Saw This Morning

Judevine Mountain Productions, no select# (CD) 2017

December 8, 2014 / Tank Studio, Burlington, VT

1. Morning Meditation [1:42]
2. Whenever [0:40]
3. Seed Order [0:51]
4. On Growing Old [0:38]
5. This Simple Fact Of Life [1:24]
6. What Is Going To Happen To Me [2:14]
7. Fat Chance [1:05]
8. Cheery Little Ditty [0:37]
9. Pine Grosbeaks [0:50]
10. Interview Part One [1:26]
11. Winter Afternoon [1:09]
12. Old Dog [1:36]
13. Meditate On Your Own Death [1:01]
14. Being Taught Pain [2:26]
15. Paradox [2:26]
16. In A Nutshell [0:34]
17. Interview Part Two [3:42]
18. 72 Is Not 35 [2:14]
19. Begin Again [1:41]
20. The Ubiquitious Day Lily Of July [2:27]
21. After Li Po [1:11]
22. Interview Part Three [3:39]
23. Hummingbirds All Summer [3:01]
24. Bamboo Wind Chimes [2:14]
25. September Light [1:14]
26. The Party [3:59]
27. Melancholy [0:51]
28. Six Horses [1:00]
29. Mid-September Pot Of Flowers [1:33]
30. What I Saw This Morning [1:41]
31. Trying To Laugh At Myself [0:27]
32. An End To It [1:15]
33. Interview Part Four [2:20]
34. I Don't Want To Leave This World [0:37]
35. Cats [1:12]

—"31 poems" and “An interview between the two in four parts.”

David Budbill (poetry), William Parker (b, bamboo flute, doussn'gouni, Indonesian suling flute, hochiku, shakuhachi, duduk)

{www.aumfidelity.com; Steven Joerg 17.06.14; Budbill 15.10.17}

14.12.10 - William Parker: Profiles in Creativity / 7:00pm, Mind Builders, Bronx, NY [William Parker 14.11.04; www.mindbuilders.org]
“Talks and Workshops on creativity through improvised music.”
14.12.12 - Kidd Jordan, Alvin Fielder, William Parker, and Joel Futterman / New Orleans, LA [williamparker.net]

14.12.15 • John Dikeman, Onno Govaert, Joe McPhee, + William Parker [AR—49:36]

December 15, 2014, 8:00pm / Jack, Brooklyn, NY

1. improvisation [18:45]
2. improvisation [5:48]
3. improvisation [10:12]
4. improvisation [13:23]
JD announcement [0:26]

John Dikeman (reeds), Onno Govaert (dr), Joe McPhee (winds and brass), + William Parker (b)

{digital files; www.jackny.org/music.html}

14.12.19 - William Parker: Profiles in Creativity / 7:00pm, Mind Builders, Bronx, NY [ibid]
14.12.20 - Matthew Shipp Trio: Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Jeff Cosgrove (dr) / Washington, DC [williamparker.net]
14.12.21 - Jeff Cosgrove Trio: Cosgrove (dr), Matthew Shipp (p), and William Parker (b) / 7:00pm, Bohemian Caverns, Washington, DC [www.bohemiancaverns.com; www.washingtoncitypaper.com]

2015 : : :

15.01.12 - William Parker (one of several Speakers), along with music, poetry, and video presentations / Will Connell Jr. Memorial,
7:30pm, Saint Peter’s Church, NYC [William Parker 15.01.08; DMG 15.01.09]
15.01.15 (1) - William Parker Workshop / 12:00pm, Cultural Foundation of Providence, Providencia, Chile
[AUMFidelity 15.01.09; www.purojazz.com; radio.uchile.cl]
15.01.15 (2) - William Parker Quartet: Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) /
Festival Internacional de Jazz de Provincia, 22:15, Sculpture Park, Providencia, Chile [ibid]
15.01.17 - Spirit Catcher’s Ensemble: Daniel Carter and Joe McPhee (tp, reeds), Steve Swell (tb), Cooper-Moore (p, bnj),
William Parker (strings), Hamid Drake (dr), Fay Victor, Kyoko Kitamura, and Ana Isma Viel (voc), Larry Roland (as MLK),
Nick Demeris (as Tasunke Witko), Patricia Nicholson (Chor), Miriam Parker, Jason Ricardo Jordan, and So Young An (dance),
+ Special Guests Marlon Jordan and Jalalu Kalvert Nelson (tp), Alan “Juice" Glover (ts), Mazz Swift (vn),
& Keir Neuringer’s Transformational Music Ensemble: Neuringer (as, Dir), Mike Watson (bcl), Ryan Frazier (tp),
Larry Toft (tb), Veronica Jurkiewicz (vn, vla), Thomas Craines (ce) / William Parker and the Tone Motion Theatre present:
the New York premier “Flower In a Stained Glass Window Part Five: Yes I dreamed of Freedom" Dedicated to Martin Luther King /
8:00pm, Roulette, Brooklyn, NY [williamparker.net; roulette.org; DMG 15.01.09]

15.01.18 • Eloping With the Sun: Counteract This Turmoil Like Trees and Birds

RogueArt ROG-0069 (CD) 2008 France

Januray 18, 2015 / Scholes Stret Studios, Brooklyn, NY

1. The Sky was Purple Blue [4:46]
2. Profound Branches [5:05]
3. Elixir [7:33]
4. Grass Beneath the Cracked Shells [4:46]
5. Endless Galaxies [6:52]
6. Energy of Patience [5:38]
7. Light Across a Leaf [5:50]
8. The Rhythm of Butterflies [11:10]
9. Out of This [4:53]
10. Exact Intuition [5:55]

Joe Morris (g, bjo, banjouke, b, fiddle, p-tp, whistles),
William Parker (b, shakuhachi, kemlah n'goni, zintir, thumb piano),
Hamid Drake (dr, frm-dr, cym, gongs)

{web.roguart.com}

15.01.23 - William Parker (strings, perc, fl) & Cooper-Moore (strings, perc) Duo / January Pop-Up Series BlackLivesMatter (January 23 thru 30), 8:00pm, Abrazo Interno Gallery, Clemente Soto Velez, NYC [The New York Times “Jazz Listings" 15.01.22]

15.01.27 to 15.01.29 • Brötzmann—Parker—Drake: Song Sentimentale

Otoroku Records ROKU016LP (LP); ROKU016CD (CD) 2016 UK

January 27, 28, & 29, 2015 / Cafe OTO,

LP:
1. Song Sentimentale [22:18]
2. Dark Blues [18:50]
CD:
3. Shake-A-Tear [11:40]
4. Stone Death [26:17]
5. Dwellers In A Dead Land [24:58]

Peter Brötzmann (ts, Bb-cl, tarogato),
William Parker (b, guimbri, shakuhachi, shenai),
Hamid Drake (dr, frame-dr, voc)

{ROKU016LP; DMG 16.06.23}

15.01.30 - Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like A Dog Trio: Brötzmann (reeds), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) / Sons d' Hiver,
20:00, Theatre Paul Eluard, Paris, France [bandsintown.fnacspectacles.com/place-spectacle/manifestation/Jazz-TARBABY-04SON.htm]

15.02.01 • Assif Tsahar Trio: In Between the Tumbling, A Stillness

Hopscotch Records HOP 60 (CD; LP) 2018

February 1, 2015, 8:00 & 10:30pm / Levontin 7, Tel Aviv, Israel

1. In Between [35:43]
2. The Tumbling [15:05]
3. A Stillness [4:29]

Assif Tsahar (reeds),
William Parker (b),
Hamid Drake (dr)

{HOP 60; Barry Davis The Jerusalem Post January 22, 2015; Assif Tsahar 18.12.14}

15.02.18 - Who Owns Music—Artists and Producers Riff on the Present and Future of Jazz / Panel & Fundraiser for WBAI
Featuring WBAI Producers & William Parker (author of 'Who Owns Music') /
A Suga in My Bowl Radio Live Event, 7:00pm, Harlem Raw Space, NYC [sugainmybowl.org; William Parker 15.02.17]

15.02.21 • Rob Brown Trio [AR—20:12]

February 21, 2015, 8:00pm / “Sound it Out", 8:00pm, Greenwich House Music School, New York City

1. improvisation [20:12] (incomplete, cuts in, cuts out)

Rob Brown (as), William Parker (b), Juan Pablo Carletti (dr)

{Warnesgroup Video, www.youtube.com/watch?v=nx84UxQK_sQ}

15.02.25 - Warren Smith Trio: Ras Moshe (reeds), William Parker (b), Smith (dr) / The Stone, NYC
[Engine Studios FB posting 15.02.26; Ras Moshe]

15.04.02 • Dave Cappello & Jeff Albert with William Parker: New Normal

Breakfast for Dinner Records, no release# (CD) 2016

April 2, 2015 / Vital Sounds, New Orleans, LA

1. Fray [5:20]
2. Tuesday Night [4:24]
3. Sidereal Will [5:21]
4. Hipicat [4:10]
5. Promenade [6:03]
6. L'Histoire [7:55]
7. (not) New (not) Normal [10:24]

Jeff Albert (tb), William Parker (b, bamboo flute), Dave Cappello (dr, perc)

{store.b4d-records.com/album/new-normal}

William Parker at The Music Box Roving Village

“The Music Box is a collaboration of dozens of artists and musicians, led by Delaney Martin, a 2009 transplant to New Orleans who has been a beacon
of the post-K art scene. Her shared masterpiece, ‘The Music Box: A Shantytown Sound Laboratory,’ a musical sculpture installation on Piety Street
in 2011-2012, drew continuous sell-out crowds to its thrumming, clattering concerts and received rave notices from art and music writers near and far.

The Music Box village opened in 2011 as a sprawling shantytown of musical architecture, from a wooden floorboard ‘piano’ (Ranjit Bhatnagar's
‘Noise Floor’ inside ‘Nightingale House’ by Serra Victoria Bothwell Felsand) to Quintron’s weather-controlled theremin, ‘The Singing House’.
The site hosted performances from Quintron (and his Shantytown Orchestra), Sonic Youth’s Thurston Moore, Andrew W.K., Helen Gillet,
Aurora Nealand, and the late bounce artist Nicky Da B (whose mural now adorns the fence at the site’s previous home on Piety Street), among
many others, who utilized the unique instruments built into the structures to create elaborate, ambient arrangements.

Made from recycled lumber and flood debris, ‘The Music Box: A Shantytown Sound Laboratory,’ was a rallying point of New Orleans' recovery.
The charmingly splintery enclave seemed to symbolize the possibility that beauty could emerge from the wreckage of the storm and flood.
It was a microcosm of the so-called new New Orleans; different, more deliberate, but still funky at heart.

The original ‘Music Box‘ was demolished after its run. But soon word spread that a permanent Music Box was on the drawing board.... Over the past
year, the Music Box art team has produced a series of portable individual ‘Music Boxes’ that can be gathered from time to time in different parts
of the city or even taken on the road to distant states...”
—Doug MacCash The Times-Picayune 15.04.02

“Celebrated jazzman William Parker plucks his bass in a grove on an abandoned golf course in New Orleans’s City Park. The 11-strong ensemble
he leads makes a strange kind of music.

Pulled ropes create the sound of whistling wind, while an amplified flute plays through steel sheet speakers. Windows and doors slide and slam,
triggering musical samples. Two rotating loudspeakers on top of the phone booth spin out singer Tarriona ‘Tank’ Ball’s oscillating voice.
At one point dogs start howling.

Parker, a free jazz pioneer, takes it all in stride and works to guide the ensemble through the first rehearsal of the loose score he’s written for
the debut concert of New Orleans Airlift’s first Music Box Roving Village residency.

It’s the first time these 11 musicians have performed together, and most of them have never previously played these invented instruments that
are embedded in seven structures, in a cross between a music performance and an art installation described as a ‘musical shantytown’.

What’s uniquely challenging from a musical perspective, says Parker, is the distance between the musician and the instrument. ‘Everything they built
is sort of outside the human body’—rather than being blown or strummed. ‘So these people are trying to adapt their musicality to their instruments.
We just have to rely on the moment and try to make something happen.’...

The structures were created through collaborations between carpenters, music technologists, blacksmiths, architects, musicians, sound artists
and ‘wing nut’ tinkerers. New Orleans master blacksmith Darryl Reeves worked with Swoon to build a metal pergola with conch shell whistles
played by levers that control pressurized air, the sound evoking the calliope steam organs on Mississippi riverboats. The wrought-iron design
of the handrail uses Adinkra symbols, a west African language used by the early African Americans and slaves. ‘The one I put on this particular
house is four scrolls back to back and it actually means humility and strength.’

Architect Michael Glenboski explains the simple technology of acoustics that he and Rick Snow, a professor of music technology at Tulane,
used in their piece titled Psychic Frequencies. Large plates of steel hang around the site, each with an attached magnetic transducer that can
vibrate the material through endless possibilities. ‘Imagine a piano. You're fixed with the notes and chords you have. This is sort of
an infinite piano.’ Calculating the metal’s perfect resonant frequency with software, they turn the sheet into a speaker for jazz musician
Cooper-Moore’s flute or voice or the programmed patches he activates by various hand gestures in front of a motion camera.

Looming largest, the Chateau Poulet utilizes spinning tubes to play the wind while three musicians play the percussive possibilities of the resonant
memory’s digitally enabled doors and windows. Local swamp-pop musician Quintron thunders bass notes from the subfloor ‘rattlewoofer’
in the Shake House.”
—Shaun Pett The Guardian 15.04.06

William Parker conducts

Musical curator Jay Pennington

“When darkness fell, the tone of the ‘Roving Village’ changed. What seemed like woodland whimsy in the light became rather forbidding in the night.

Tarriona Ball of ‘Tank and The Bangas’ stood in an old-fashioned phone booth babbling forlornly yet melodically into the receiver. Moose Jackson
strode from place to place reciting jagged free verse that might have been Kerouac or Burroughs—at least it had a dark beatnik vibe. New York
jazz bassist William Parker provided a bull fiddle heartbeat behind the otherwise scattered music, like a film-noir soundtrack. Rob Cambre tolled
on a set of wind chimes. Andrew Schrock’s incredible wind sculpture, the ‘Chateau Poulet’ moaned mournfully.

The overall affect was weird, spooky, a touch existential, and often wonderful...

Friday night’s first concert wasn't long, possibly 45 minutes. It crescendoed when Ball, Leyla McCalla, and Labanna Babalon joined in strange,
plangent melody in the center of the village. This was followed by a sort of closing hymn sung by the celebrating musicians.

I am enthralled by the Roving Village. It is certainly the most unique, expectation-bending musical event of the Crescent City spring; probably the year, and years to come for that matter. It is likewise the most ambitious art exhibit currently on display.

Every New Orleans visual artist, at one time or another, seeks to meld our passion for music with painting or sculpture or photography. But the results remain mere illustrations. With the Roving Village, as with the original Music Box, visual artists have achieved the long-sought alchemy.”
—Doug MacCash The Times-Picayune 15.04.03

Cooper-Moore’s programmed patches
and motion camera

Tarriona “Tank" Ball entertains
from inside a phone booth;
Rob Cambre plays the wind chimes
Photos by Michael DeMocker ©NOLA.com

Marion Tortorich (perc); Labanna Babalon on
sliding window and screen door music

VIDEO: The Music Box Roving Village: Scenes from the first show.
VIDEO: New Orleans artist Andrew Schrock demonstrates ‘Chateau Poulet’ (Chicken House), a hauntingly beautiful
sound sculpture he created with Berlin artist Klaas Hubner and members of the New Orleans Airlift group.

15.04.03 & 15.04.04 • William Parker Residency [AV—45:00]

April 3 & 4, 2015, 7:00 & 9:00pm / “The Roving Village Residencies", The Music Box Roving Village, City Park, New Orleans, LA

1. improvisation [approx. 45:00] (not known if all four sets were recorded)

William Parker (b, Cond), Alex Ebert (Swoon 2), Quintron (Shake House), Leyla McCalla (Chateau Poulet, ce, voc), Tarriona Ball (phone booth, voc),
Rob Cambre (wind chimes), Jay Pennington (perc), Marion Tortorich (perc, voc), Cooper-Moore (Resonant Memory, Patch Frequencies, fl, voc),
Labanna Babalon (sliding window and screen door music, voc), Moose Jackson (poetry)

{www.nola.com/arts}

["'Music Box Roving Village' sound sculpture sprouts in City Park" Doug MacCash The Times-Picayune March 25, 2015;
“The Music Box Roving Village, a sneak peek at a marvel in the making" Doug MacCash The Times-Picayune April 2, 2015;
“Bravo for the weirdly wonderful Music Box Roving Village" Doug MacCash The Times-Picayune April 3, 2015;
“New Orleans Music Box: the shantytown you can play" Shaun Pett The Guardian April 6, 2015;
www.neworleansairlift.org/index.php/component/k2/item/59-musical-architecture]

15.04.09 (1) - William Parker Solo (b) / Kojo Roney Residency, 8:00pm, Jack, Brooklyn, NY
[jackny.org; www.nytimes.com/2015/04/03/arts/music/jazz-listings-for-april-3-9.html]
15.04.09 (2) - Antoine Roney, Kojo Roney, and William Parker Trio: A. Roney (ts), K. Roney (dr), Parker (b) /
Kojo Roney Residency, 9:00pm, Jack, Brooklyn, NY [ibid]
15.04.10 (1) - William Parker & Cooper-Moore Duo: Parker (b), Cooper-Moore (invented instruments) /
Kojo Roney Residency, 8:00pm, Jack, Brooklyn, NY [ibid]
15.04.10 (2) - Antoine Roney, Kojo Roney, William Parker, and Cooper-Moore Quartet: A. Roney (ts), K. Roney (dr),
Parker (b), Cooper-Moore (invented instruments) / Kojo Roney Residency, 9:00pm, Jack, Brooklyn, NY [ibid]
15.04.11 - Antoine Roney, Nate Wooley, Kojo Roney, William Parker, and Cooper-Moore Quintet: A. Roney (ts), Wooley (tp),
K. Roney (dr), Parker (b), Cooper-Moore (invented instruments) / Kojo Roney Residency, 9:00pm, Jack, Brooklyn, NY [ibid]

Cancelled

15.04.22 - Patricia Nicholson Parker (dance, poetry), Amina Baraka (poetry), William Parker (b, guimbri, doussn'gouni, poetry) /
Arts for Art’s April Evolving Pop-Up, 8:00pm, Clemente Soto Velez, NYC [Arts for Arts 15.03.13]
15.04.24 - Kidd Jordan and the Improvisational Arts Quintet: Jordan (ts), Joel Futterman and Maynard Chatters Jr. (p),
William Parker (b), Alvin Fielder (dr) / New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, 12:00pm, WWOZ, Jazz Tent, New Orleans, LA
["The Soul of New Orleans Jazz Fest Is Alive and Well" David Fricke Rolling Stone April 30, 2015, www.rollingstone.com;
“Kidd Jordan celebrated a lifetime of 'free jazz'" Chris Waddington The Times-Picayune April 24, 2015]

15.04.26 • Juan Pablo Carletti Quarteto [AR—41:15]

April 26, 2015, 8:00pm / The Stone, New York City

1. The Bell part 1 [25:20]
2. The Bell part 2 [14:40]
announcement [0:45]

“Wadada Leo Smith—44 Years: A Retrospective", Discussion at 7:00pm, Sets at 8:00 & 10:00pm

Wadada Leo Smith (tp), Aruán Ortiz (p), William Parker (b), Adam Rudolph (perc)

{digital files; “Jazz Listings for April 24-30" The New York Times April 23, 2015}

15.04.30 - William Parker Plaza Band: Daro Behroozi (ts, bcl), Dave Sewelson (bari, as), Yoni Kretmer (ts), Richard Keene (reeds),
Lucas Lebrun (tp), Ana Îsma Viel (voc), William Parker (b), Leonid Galaganov (dr) / ‘Italian Director Suite’ /
“Our Earth/Our World", 7:00pm, Abrazo Interno Gallery, Clemente Soto Velez, NYC [Jeff Schlanger 15.04.03]

15.05.01 (1) • William Parker Nederland Bass Trio [AR—44:55]

May 1, 2015 / “Our Earth/Our World", 8:00pm, Abrazo Interno Gallery, Clemente Soto Velez, New York City

1. improvisation [20:12] (incomplete, cuts in, cuts out)

William Parker (b, shakuhachi), Klaas Hekman (bsx, shakuhachi), Wilbert DeJoode (b)

{Don Mount Video, www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvtu95mR-Mw; Arts for Arts 15.03.13; Jeff Schlanger 15.05.07}

15.05.01 (2) • Charles Gayle, William Parker, & Henry Grimes Trio [AR—42:40]

May 1, 2015 / “Our Earth/Our World", 9:00pm, Abrazo Interno Gallery, Clemente Soto Velez, New York City

1. improvisation [31:23]
1. improvisation [9:48]

Charles Gayle (ts), Henry Grimes (b, vn-2), William Parker (b)

{Don Mount Video, www.youtube.com/watch?v=izjiWafut-8; Arts for Arts 15.03.13; Jeff Schlanger 15.05.07}

15.05.02 - William Parker & Tony Malaby Duo: Malaby (reeds), Parker (b); + William Parker Book Signing /
DMG 24th Anniversary Celebration—4 Day In-Store Fest, 6:30pm, Downtown Music Gallery, NYC [DMG 15.04.09]

15.05.03
15.05.04 • Jeremy Danneman: Honey Wine

Ropeadope no release# (CD, digital download) 2017

May 3 & 4, 2015 / Bunker Studio, Brooklyn, NY

1. Ibeseke (Nzayisenga) [9:23]
2. Dry Season (Danneman) [6:18]
3. Honey Wine (collective) [13:27]
4. Angry Woman (Danneman) [12:38]
5. East River Rapids (Danneman) [10:48]
6. No Problem (Danneman) [7:49]

Jeremy Danneman (reeds), Sophie Nzayisenga (Inanga, vov), William Parker (b), Tim Keiper (dr, perc)

{jeremydanneman.bandcamp.com/album/honey-wine}

15.05.07 - Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like a Dog Trio: Brötzmann (reeds), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) /
8:00pm, El Dorado Ballroom, Houston, TX
[Michael Ehlers 15.03.12; www.chron.com/life/article/Must-list-May-7-6244297.php]
15.05.09 - Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like a Dog Trio: as above / Penofin Jazz Festival, Potter Valley, CA [Michael Ehlers 15.03.12]

15.05.10 • Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like a Dog Trio [AR—91:17]

May 10, 2015, 8:00pm / The Chapel, San Francisco, CA

1. improvisation [33:36]
2. improvisation [25:27]
3. improvisation [14:02]
4. improvisation [8:39]
5. improvisation (encore) [5:45]

Peter Brötzmann (ts, as, taragato), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr, frame-dr, voc)

{digital files; Michael Ehlers 15.03.12; sfweekly.com}

15.05.12 - Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like a Dog Trio / 8:00pm, Mississippi Studios, Portland, OR
[Michael Ehlers 15.03.12; The Colombian May 8, 2015]
15.05.13 - Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like a Dog Trio / Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA [ibid]
15.05.14 - Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like a Dog Trio / Calgary Folk Music Festival,
8:00pm, Inglewood Festival Hall, Calgary, Alberta, Canada [Michael Ehlers 15.03.12; Calgary Herald January 7, 2015]
15.05.14 - Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like a Dog Trio / Festival Hall, Calgary, Alberta, Canada [Michael Ehlers 15.03.12]
15.05.15 - Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like a Dog Trio / Yardbird Suite, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada [ibid]

15.05.27 • Daniel Carter, William Parker, Watson Jennison, Federico Ughi :: LIVE!

577 Records 5797/vol1 + 5797/vol2 + 5797vol3 (3-CD, Ltd Edition) 2017

Daniel Carter, William Parker, Watson Jennison, Federico Ughi: Vol. 1 Erie LIVE!
577 Records 5797/vol1 (CD, Ltd Edition, 45 copies) 2017

May 27, 2015, 8:00pm / PACA, Erie, PA
—1st Session [See also 15.05.30 & 15.05.31]

1. improvisations [46:00]

Daniel Carter (ts, as, ss, cl, voc, keys), Watson Jennison (ss, fl,, recorder, keys), William Parker (b, tu, shakuhachi, wood flute), Federico Ughi (dr)

{577records.com; RL in attendance}

William’s hand-made bass case... The bass was painted flat black, with bold
red symbols in the quadrants. I told him I'd never seen that bass before,
and he said he had just got it off eBay for $100. He wanted something
a bit smaller for this tour, so he stripped it down and painted it.
He said everyone asks what the symbols mean.
“They don't mean anything. they're just symbols..."
—RL photo

15.05.28 - Daniel Carter & William Parker Quartet:
Carter (ts, as, ss, fl, tp, voc), Watson Jennison (ss, fl),
Parker (b, tu, shakuhachi, wood flute), Federico Ughi (dr) /
8:00pm, Thunderbird Cafe, Pittsburgh, PA
[www.thunderbirdcafe.net; www.pghcitypaper.com]

Photo by Sigmund Katz, with permission 15.05.30

15.05.29 - Daniel Carter & William Parker Quartet: as above / 8:30pm, Trinosophes, Detroit, MI
[Mark Stryker, Detroit Free Press; www.trinosophes.com]

15.05.30 • Daniel Carter, William Parker, Watson Jennison, Federico Ughi :: LIVE!

577 Records 5797/vol1, 5797/vol2, 5797vol3 (3-CD, Ltd Edition) 2017

Daniel Carter, William Parker, Watson Jennison, Federico Ughi: Vol. 2 Toronto LIVE!
577 Records 5797/vol2 (CD, Ltd Edition, 45 copies) 2017

May 30, 2015, 8:00pm / Array Space, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
—2nd Session [See also 15.05.27 & 15.05.31]

1. improvisations [24:00]

Daniel Carter (ts, as, ss, tp, keys), Watson Jennison (ss, fl, recorder, keys, mba, perc), William Parker (b, tu, gralla), Federico Ughi (dr)

{577records.com; nowtoronto.com/events}

15.05.31 • Daniel Carter, William Parker, Watson Jennison, Federico Ughi :: LIVE!

577 Records 5797/vol1, 5797/vol2, 5797vol3 (3-CD, Ltd Edition) 2017

Daniel Carter, William Parker, Watson Jennison, Federico Ughi: Vol. 3 Rochester LIVE!
577 Records 5797/vol3 (CD, Ltd Edition, 45 copies) 2017

May 31, 2015, 8:30pm / Bop Shop, Rochester, NY
—3rd Session [See also 15.05.27 & 15.05.30]

1. improvisations [31:00]

Daniel Carter (ts, as, ss, tp, keys), Watson Jennison (ss, recorder, keys), William Parker (b, tu, gralla, voc), Federico Ughi (dr)

{577records.com; bopshop.com; www.mpnnow.com}

15.06.00 • Steve Swell Quintet, Steve Swell, Jemeel Moondoc, Dave Burrell, William Parker, Gerald Cleaver: Soul Travelers

Rogue Art Rog-0067 (LP) 2016 France

June 2015 / Park West Studios, Brooklyn, New York
"Next week I am recording with Steve, William, Dave Burrell, and Gereld Cleaver...” [Moondoc FB posting May 25, 2015]

1. Soul Travelers [7:05]
2. Memory Song [12:45]
3. The Consequence of Curiosity [14:07]
4. The Final Dance [9:43]

Jemeel Moondoc (as), Steve Swell (tb, Comp), Dave Burrell (p), William Parker (b), Gerald Cleaver (dr)

{www.roguart.com}

15.06.12 - Barker, Carter, Parker, Waters Quartet: Daniel Carter and Charles Waters (reeds), William Parker (b), Andrew Barker (dr) / Charles Waters Residency, 10:00pm, The Stone, NYC [DMG 15.06.04; Andrew Barker FB posting 15.06.12]

Jyderup Accordeon TÆf 2015 Festival (June 14 through 21, 2015)

15.06.16 - Bennie Maupin & William Parker Duo: Maupin (ts, ss, bcl), Parker (b, shakuhachi, poetry) / “...first time meeting.” /
Jyderup Højskole Sølyst, Jyderup, Denmark [Bruce Lee Gallanter, DMG 15.06.23]
15.06.17 - William Parker Workshop: Rasmus Lund (tu), Marie Warme (acc), Jacob Anderskov and Rasmus Kjaer (p),
Taus Olesen and Laust Moltesen Andreassen (g), Parker (b, double reed, Cond), Ole Mofjell and Morten Skott (dr) /
Holmegaard Glass Factory, Jyderup, Denmark
[www.allaboutjazz.com/jyderup-accordeon-traef-2015-meeting-of-the-master-improvisers-by-jakob-baekgaard.php]
“The rest of the night would be open for jam sessions...” —Jakob Baekgaard
15.06.19 - Faculty Concert: Bennie Maupin (ts, ss, bcl), Akira Sakata (as, cl, voc), LaDonna Smith (vn, vla), Alan Silva (synths),
Davey Williams and Seppo Grundler (g), William Parker (b), Josef Klammer (dr) / Jyderup Højskole Sølyst, Jyderup, Denmark
[Bruce Lee Gallanter, DMG 15.06.23]
“Strong focused improv... William Parker speaks short adage about Arthur Doyle’s funeral marching through Harlem and into the Bronx.”
—Bruce Lee Gallanter
15.06.20 - William Parker 12-Piece Workshop: Mia Dyberg (as), Jonas Due Steffensen (tp), Rasmus Lund (tu), Marie Warme (acc),
Jacob Anderskov and Rasmus Kjaer (p), Taus Olesen and Laust Moltesen Andreassen (g), Oda Mathilde (ce), William Parker (b, Cond),
Tomo Jacobsen (b), Ole Mofjell and Morten Skott (dr) / Jyderup Højskole Sølyst, Jyderup, Denmark
“A suite, divided into four parts" —Bruce Lee Gallanter, DMG 15.06.23
[www.allaboutjazz.com/jyderup-accordeon-traef-2015-meeting-of-the-master-improvisers-by-jakob-baekgaard.php]
15.06.25 - William Parker (b) & Patricia Nicholson (dance) / 7:00pm, Under_line Salon, Wood Brown Studio, NYC
“Finger Pop Doctor", 15x22,” The Stone Connection Folio made Live [Jeff Schlanger musicWitness® 15.06.26]
15.06.30 (1) - Hamiet Bluiett Ensemble: Bluiett (bari), D.D. Jackson (p), William Parker (b), Kojo Ono Roney (dr) /
Harlem Afternoon Jazz Series (curated by Craig Harris), 12:00pm, Rendall Memorial Presbyterian Church, NYC
[D.D. Jackson FB posting 15.07.01; welcometoharlem.com/Harlem_Jazz_Series]
15.06.30 (2) - A Musical Celebration of the Life of Jerome Cooper: Charles Gayle (ts), Oliver Lake (as), Graham Haynes (cor),
Cooper-Moore (p), Tom Buckner (voc), William Parker and Joe Fonda (b), Thurman Barker, Reggie Nicholson, William Hooker,
Adam Rudolph, and Barry Altschul (perc) “performing in various combinations" / “Musical Tributes by...”
7:00pm, Roulette, Brooklyn, NY [William Parker 15.06.18; “The Listings: Jazz" The New York Times June 26, 2015 C15]

The Twentieth Annual Vision Festival ::: July 7 through July 12

15.07.05 - Vision Films: Anthology Film Archives “William Parker and Hamid Drake: A Plug-In To Nature (by Michael Lucio Sternbach)
+ Visions :1997 (by Susan Littenberg) documentary about the 2nd Festival" / 9:15pm-11:00pm, 32 2nd Avenue, NYC
[www.artsforart.org/event/vf20/schedule]
15.07.06 - Improvising Agency For Change: Celebrating 20 Years of Vision Festival /
Program starts in the morning with speakers Nathaniel Mackey (Duke University), “Breath and Precarity" (Keynote);
Vijay Iyer (Harvard University), “Holding Space: Convening (as) Creative Music"; Bernard Gendron (University of Wisonsin-Milwaukee),
“New Music New York: The Invention of ‘Downtown’"; Ellen Waterman (Memorial University of Newfoundland),
“Negotiated Moments: Free Improvisation, Agency and Constraint"; and Scott Currie (University of Minnesota),
“Envisioning, Engaging, Enduring: 20 Years of Music, Meaning, and History in the Making"

Panel Discussion: 20 Years of Vision—An Insistence on Freedom & Free Jazz
with Patricia Nicholson Parker (choreographer, Artistic Director of Arts for Art / VISION),
William Parker (composer, bassist, author, Arts for Art founding Board),
Matthew Shipp (composer, pianist, VF curator), Jeff Schlanger (clay sculpture, musicWitness Project),
Bradford Smith (President, Foundation Center) / 9:30am-5:30pm, Buell Hall, Columbia University, NYC [ibid]

15.07.08 • Parker—Bisio—Parker [AR—12:00]

July 8, 2015 / 20th Annual Vision Fest, Jo Wood-Brown’s installation Light Rain, Judson Memorial Church, New York City

1. improvisation [11:22]
announcement [0:38]

“A Cosmic Celebration of Multiple Visions"—On-Stage Projections: the art of Katy Martin, Miriam Parker, and Jo Wood Brown.

Miriam Parker (dance), William Parker (doussn'gouni, mbira), Michael Bisio (b)

{digital files; Arts for Arts FB posting 15.07.08}

15.07.09 • Milford Graves HeArt Quartet + Hugh Ragin [AR—50:42]

July 9, 2015, 9:00pm / 20th Annual Vision Fest, Judson Memorial Church, New York City

1. improvisation [26:55]
2. improvisation [10:50]
3. improvisation [10:33]
announcement [1:32]

Charles Gayle (ts, p), Hugh Glover (reeds), Hugh Ragin (tp), William Parker (b), Milford Graves (dr, perc, voc)

{digital files; Arts for Arts FB posting 15.07.08}

15.07.10 (1) - Vision Fest Parade, led by William Parker / “Meet by the fountain," 5:30pm, Washington Square Park, NYC
[Arts for Arts FB posting 15.07.10]
15.07.10 (2) - David Budbill (poetry) & William Parker (b) / 8:30pm, Historic Judson Memorial Church, NYC [ibid]

15.07.10 (3) • William Parker Martin Luther King Project [AR—67:45]

July 10, 2015, 11:00pm / 20th Annual Vision Fest, Judson Memorial Church, New York City

1. Part 6: “Fire Flower" [67:06]
announcement [0:39]

Kidd Jordan and James Brandon Lewis (ts), Jemeel Moondoc (as), Dave Burrell and Cooper-Moore (keyboards), Parker (b),
Fay Victor, Ellen Christi, Raina Sokolov-Gonzalez, Anais Maviel, and Jake Sokolov-Gonzalez (voc)

{digital files; Arts for Arts FB posting 15.07.08}

musicWitness® : “NOW Free"
William Parker Martin Luther King Project, Part V / 15.07.10 (3)
Original art 26x40" made Live

musicWitness® : “Ode to LIFE"
Hamiett Bluiett Telepathic Orchestra / 15.07.12
Original art 26x40" made Live

15.07.12 • Hamiet Bluiett Telepathic Orchestra [AR—60:58]

July 12, 2015, 9:30pm / 20th Annual Vision Fest, Judson Memorial Church, New York City

1. improvisation [60:58] (incomplete, cuts out)

Kidd Jordan and Charles Gayle (ts), JD Parran (bfl, cbcl), Siraz al-Hassan (fl), George Sams (tp), Joe Daley (tu), D.D. Jackson (p),
Jason Kao Hwang and Elektra Kurtis (vn), Mazz Swift, Judith Insell and Jean Cook (vla), Tomeka Reid (ce),
Riza Printup (harp), William Parker (b), Warren Smith (perc), Charles Bobo Shaw and Kojo “Kid" Roney (dr)

{digital files; RL in attendance}

15.07.17 - Evan Parker, Toshi Tsuchitori, and William Parker: E. Parker (reeds), Tsuchitori (dr), Wm. Parker (b) / ALTI Hall, Kyoto, Japan
[viennesewaltz.wordpress.com/parker/]
15.07.19 - Evan Parker, Toshi Tsuchitori, and William Parker: as above / 5:00pm, Gujo-Hachiman Cultural Centre, Gujo, Japan [ibid]
15.07.20 - Evan Parker, Toshi Tsuchitori, and William Parker / 7:00pm, Gujo-Hachiman Cultural Centre, Gujo, Japan [ibid]

15.07.22 • Evan Parker, William Parker, and Toshi Tsuchitori: The Flow of Spirit—Live Concert Tokyo

Ryuko Gakusha Records RG 16 (CD) 2018 Jap

July 22, 2017, 7:00pm / Sogetsu Hall, Tokyo, Japan

1. Improvisation 1 [18:10]
2. Improvisation 2 [12:09]
3. Improvisation 3 [9:01]
4. Improvisation 4 [3:36]

Evan Parker (ts, ss), William Parker (b, guimbri), Toshi Tsuchitori (dr, perc)

{discogs.com}

15.07.28 - Steve Swell’s Kende Dreams: Rob Brown (as), Swell (tb), Connie Crothers (p), William Parker (b), Chad Taylor (dr) /
Harlem Afternoon Jazz Series, 12:00pm, Rendall Memorial Presbyterian Church, NYC
15.07.30 - Fay Victor Residency: Victor (voc), Ras Moshe (ts), Michael Attias (as), Cooper Moore (p), Anders Nilsson (g),
Mazz Swift (vn), William Parker and Ken Filiano (b), Reggie Nicholson (dr) / 7:00pm, The 55BAR, NYC [www.fayvictor.com]
15.08.05 - William Parker Solo / 8:30pm, Pardon To Tu, Warsaw, Poland
[www.musicofwilliamparker.com/event-calender; www.pardontutu.pl]

15.08.08 • Free Music Perspectives, Act 4—KONSTRUKT + William Parker [AR—77:18]

August 8, 2015, 8:00pm / A L'Arme! Festival Vol. III—International Jazz & Soundart Meeting, 7:00pm, Radialsystem V, Berlin, Germany

1. improvisation [unknown]
2. improvisation [37:36]
3. improvisation [38:25]

Korhan Futaci (ts, as, ss, fl), Umut Çaglar (el-g, Moog, fl, Zurna, perc), William Parker (b), Berke Can Özcan (dr)

{digital files; Umut Çaglar 15.05.20; askhelmut.com/events/08-08-2015-22-00-a-l-arme-free-music-perspectives-act-4-konstrukt-william-parker}

15.08.15 - William Parker Quartet: Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) /
Festival Jazz na Fábrica, 9:00pm, Teatro do Sesc Pompeia, São Paulo, Brazil [Ludmilla Faccenda FB photo portfolio 15.08.13]

Photos by Ludmilla Faccenda

15.08.16 • William Parker Quartet: Ao Vivo Na Fabrica

Selo Sesc CDSS 0076/16 (CD) Brazil 2016

August 16, 2015, 9:00pm / Festival Jazz na Fábrica, Teatro do Sesc Pompeia, São Paulo, Brazil

1. Deep Flower—dedicated to Andrew Hill" []
2. Harlem []
3. Sand Shadow [4:03]
4. Parallel Paragraph []
5. Peoples James []
6. Corn Meal Dance []

Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), William Parker (b, Comp), Hamid Drake (dr)

{www.sescsp.org.br; Bruce Lee Gallanter DMG 16.06.16; Ludmilla Faccenda FB photo portfolio 15.08.13}

15.09.05 • William Parker, John Dikeman, Hamid Drake Trio [BR—58:11]

September 5, 2015 / Sant'Anna Arresi Jazz Festival 2015, Piazza del Nuraghe, Sardinia, Italy
FM Radio Broadcast, “Il Cartellone—Festival dei Festival", Radio 3 RAI, August 25, 2016, 22:53 hours

radio introduction by Pino Saulo [2:56]
1. improvised suite, parts 1-9 [54:59]
radio outro [0:16]

John Dikeman (reeds), William Parker (b, flutes), Hamid Drake (dr, voc, perc)

{John Chacona 16.09.03; www.santannarresijazz.it}

15.09.06 - William Parker, John Dikeman, Hamid Drake Trio: Dikeman (reeds), Parker (b), Drake (dr) / 8:00pm, Cafe Oto, London
[www.musicofwilliamparker.com/event-calender]
15.09.07 - William Parker, John Dikeman, Hamid Drake Trio: as above / 7:00pm, Poetry Club, Glasgow
[www.swg3.tv/programme/events]
“Acknowledging the venue they were booked into, Parker had prepared a poem depicting a dream in which a mad strangler was targeting
music critics. He won't be alone in having such reveries, but this opening act was both darkly entertaining, with all sorts of musical
and historical characters playing unlikely cameos, and a model of how the spoken word can trigger apt, probing, and nudging musical
commentaries from Drake and Dikeman.” —Rob Adams The Herald September 9, 2015
15.09.08 - William Parker, John Dikeman, Hamid Drake Trio; as above / Ghent, Belgium [www.musicofwilliamparker.com/event-calender]
15.09.09 - William Parker, John Dikeman, Hamid Drake Trio / 8:00pm, Bimhuis, Amsterdam, Netherlands [ibid]
15.09.10 - William Parker, John Dikeman, Hamid Drake Trio / Blue Tomato, Vienna, Austria [ibid]

15.09.11 • John Dikeman, William Parker, Hamid Drake Trio [AR—127:50]

September 11, 2015 / MUKU, St Johann, Austria

1. improvisation [3:58]
announcement [0:34]
2. improvisation [54:31]
announcement [0:56]
3. improvisation [33:56]
4. improvisation [8:53]
5. improvisation [21:35]
5. improvisation [0:40]
announcement [0:34]

John Dikeman (ts), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr)

{digital files; www.musicofwilliamparker.com/event-calender}

15.09.12 - William Parker, John Dikeman, Hamid Drake Trio / Brighton Alternative Jazz Festival, The Old Market, London, UK
[brightonalternativejazzfestival.com; www.jazzwisemagazine.com]
15.09.13 - William Parker, John Dikeman, Hamid Drake Trio / Vortex, London [www.musicofwilliamparker.com/event-calender]
15.09.21 - William Parker & Hamid Drake Duo: Parker (b), Drake (dr) / Retromedia Sound Studios, Red Bank, NJ [Sergio Piccirilli 16.09.12]
15.09.25 - William Parker Raining on the Moon Sextet: Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), Eri Yamamoto (p), Leena Conquest (voc),
Parker (b, Comp), Hamid Drake (dr) / Standard Bank Joy of Jazz, Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa
[www.iol.co.za/tonight/music]
15.09.28 - The Dream: Daniel Carter (ts, as, cl, fl,tp), William Parker (b), Federico Ughi (dr, perc) / 8:00pm, Quinn's, Beacon, NY
[philipstown.info/2015/09/22/jazz-trio-to-perform-at-quinns-sept-28]
15.10.02 - William Parker & David Budbill Duo / “Solos & Duos Series",
8:00pm, Bezanson Recital Hall, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA [www.musicofwilliamparker.com/event-calender]
—First set: “A Different Planet", a new play by Budbill
15.10.09 - Matthew Shipp, William Parker, and Jeff Cosgrove: Shipp (p), Parker (b), Cosgrove (dr) /
Creative Differences Weekend Edition, Creative Alliance, Baltimore, MD [Bernard Lyons 15.09.04 FB posting]

15.10.10 • Jeff Cosgrove | Matthew Shipp | William Parker: Near Disaster

Motian Sickness (digital downloads) 2019

October 10, 2015, 8:00pm / Sound of Music, Richmond, VA

1. Last Steps, First [9:02]
2. October Nights Sky [35:18]
3. Spherical [15:08]

Matthew Shipp (p),
William Parker (b),
Jeff Cosgrove (dr)

{www.soundofmusicrva.com; avantmusicnews.com; Jeff Cosgrove 19.02.24}

15.10.11 - William Parker Solo / Baltimore [ibid]
15.10.14 - William Parker & Hamid Drake Duo / Chicago, Illinois [ibid]
15.10.16 - William Parker Quartet: Rob Brown (as), Lewis Flip Barnes (tp), Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) /
8:30pm, Constellation, Chicago, IL [www.constellation-chicago.com/calendar]
15.10.16 - William Parker Quartet: as above / 8:30pm, Constellation, Chicago, IL [ibid]
15.10.17 - William Parker Quartet / 8:30pm, Links Hall, Chicago, IL [ibid]
15.10.18 - New Day Jazz with Justin Desmangles—William Parker returns... for a discussion of his most recent work, For Those Who Are, Still. /
5:00pm, KDVS 90.3-FM, University of California Davis, Davis, CA [kdvs.org/playlist-details/32533]
15.10.25 (1) - Thomas Helton & William Parker Contrabass Duo: Helton (b), Parker (b, shakuhachi) / Artist Meeting—Controlling the Context /
1:30pm, The Parker's, 508 East 6th, NYC [Arts for Art 15.10.22]

15.10.25 (2) • Thomas Helton & William Parker Contrabass Duo [AR—66:43]

October 25, 2015 / The DMG Weekly In-Store Concert Series, 6:00pm, Downtown Music Gallery, New York City

1. improvisation [26:45]
announcement [0:41]
2. improvisation [26:54]
announcement [4:00]
3. improvisation [7:40]
announcement [1:03]

Thomas Helton (b), William Parker (b, shakuhachi)

{Don Mount Video Archive; www.youtube.com/watch?v=UM0EGqv57YA; DMG 15.10.22}

15.10.28 - Patricia Nicholson Project—An Integration of Visual Art, Dance, Music. Part 1,
Critical InStance with Patricia Nicholson & William Parker: Nicholson and Parker (multi-instruments, text, and movement) /
8:00pm, Roulette, Brooklyn, NY
15.10.31 - William Parker Solo / XI MÓZG Festival, 10:00pm, Seria Knocertów Solowych, Warsaw, Poland [muuie.com]
15.11.04 - William Parker & Klaas Hekman Duo: Hekman (bar), Parker (b) / 6:00pm, Rotterdam, Netherlands
[www.musicofwilliamparker.com/event-calender/]

15.11.07 • Peter Brötzmann Special Project [AR—91:24]

November 7, 2015, 8:00pm / X Krakow Autumn Jazz Festival, Manggha Museum, Krakow, Poland

1. improvisation [30:45]
2. improvisation [26:24]
3. improvisation [31:36]

Peter Brötzmann (reeds), Joe McPhee (tp, p-tp, reeds), Heather Leigh (pedal steel guitar), William Parker (b), Peeter Uuskyla and Steve Noble (dr)

{digital files; Kirill Potomachin 16.02.16, 15.12.16, 16.11.20; en.kjj-festiwal.pl/program/peter-brotzmann-special-project/}

15.11.08 • Peter Brötzmann Special Project [AR—117:06]

November 8, 2015, 8:00pm / Alchemia Klub, Krakow, Poland

1. improvisation [31:12]
2. improvisation [28:02]
3. improvisation [19:08]
4. improvisation [33:55]
announcement [1:35]

Peter Brötzmann (reeds), Joe McPhee (tp, p-tp, reeds), Heather Leigh (pedal steel guitar), William Parker (b), Peeter Uuskyla and Steve Noble (dr)

{ibid}

—Photo by Kirill Potomachin, from 15.11.08, with permission.

15.11.09 - Tender Explorations: Conny Bauer (tb), William Parker (b), Louis Moholo-Moholo (dr) /
8:00pm, Glad House, Cottbus, Germany [www.connybauer.de]
15.11.10 - Tender Explorations: as above / 8:00pm, Angler II, Schwerin, Germany [ibid]
15.11.11 - Tender Explorations / 8:00pm, Cascadas, Hamburg, Germany [ibid]
15.11.12 - Tender Explorations / 8:00pm, Kesselhaus & Maschinenhaus (Kulturbrauerei), Berlin, Germany
[FB posting and photos 15.11.13]
15.11.13 - Tender Explorations / 8:00pm, St. Jakobuskirche, IImenau, Germany
[www.festivalticker.de/2015/festivals/jazzmeile_thueringen/programm/]
15.11.14 - William Parker Freedom Quartet: Jalalu-Kalvert Nelson (tp), Ernie Oodoms (voc), Parker (b), Ernst Bier (dr) /
“Yes, I Dream of Freedom"—Dedicated to Martin Luther King, Jazzmeile Thuringen Festival, 20:00hr, Volksbad Jena, Germany
[issuu.com/oscaramfreitag/docs/44_je_gesamt; issuu.com/tipsjena/docs/tips_das_magazin_november_2015]
15.11.15 - William Parker Freedom Quartet: as above / 8:00pm, Kesselhaus & Maschinenhaus (Kulturbrauerei), Berlin, Germany [ibid]
15.11.16 - Tender Explorations: Conny Bauer (tb), William Parker (b), Lucia Martinez (dr) /
8:00pm, Cafe Wagner, Jena, Germany [issuu.com/epaperjkv/docs/takt1115; de-de.facebook.com/jazzmeile/posts/993975380625889:0]
15.11.25 - Steve Swell’s Kende Dreams—Hommage A Bartok: Rob Brown (as), Swell (tb, Comp), Connie Crothers (p),
William Parker (b), Chad Taylor (dr) / Steve Swell Residency, 8:00pm, The Stone, NYC
[www.steveswell.com/bielecki-2halves-final4-oct19 copy.pdf]
15.11.26 - William Parker Solo / Switzerland [ibid]

15.12.05 • Steve Swell’s Kende Dreams: Hommage A Bartok

Silkheart Records SHCD160 (CD) 2015 Sweden

December 5, 2015 / Park West Studios, Brooklyn, NY

1. Roswellian Folk Song [7:58]
2. For Will Connell Jr. [7:52]
3. After SQ4 [9:59]
4. Attack Of The Mikkrokosmos [8:12]
5. Bartok Screams [13:40]
6. Lent-Oh! [14:09]
7. Ultima [8:34]

Rob Brown (as), Steve Swell (tb, Comp), Connie Crothers (p),
William Parker (b), Chad Taylor (dr)

{www.squidco.com}

15.12.12 - Daniel Carter Trio: Carter (winds, p), William Parker (b), Federico Ughi (dr) / “Celebrating Daniel Carter’s career on his 70th birthday"
577 Forward Festival, 9:15pm, Scholes Street Studio, Brooklyn, NY [www.577records.com]

15.12.15 • Toxic: This Is Beautiful Because We Are Beautiful People

ESP-DISK ESPDISK 5011CD (CD) 2015

December 15, 2015 / Park West Studios, Brooklyn, NY

1. Roswellian Folk Song [7:58]
2. For Will Connell Jr. [7:52]
3. After SQ4 [9:59]
4. Attack Of The Mikkrokosmos [8:12]
5. Bartok Screams [13:40]
6. Lent-Oh! [14:09]
7. Ultima [8:34]

Mat Walerian (as, bcl, sop-cl, fl),
Matthew Shipp (p, org), William Parker (b, shakuhachi)

{www.squidco.com}

15.12.19 - Zankel, Burrell, Parker, Ali Quartet: Bobby Zankel (as), Dave Burrell (p), William Parker (b), Muhammad Ali (dr) /
Dave Burrell 75th Birthday Celebration, 8:00pm, Philadelphia Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA [Workshop Ars 15.09.02]

2016 : : :

16.01.04 - Hamiet Bluiett Group: Bluiett (reeds), William Parker (b) / Evolving Festival, Not a Police State—Justice = Compassion /
8:00pm, Clemente Soto Velez, NYC [www.artsforart.org/event/evolvingjanuary2016/schedule]

16.01.09 • Ken Vandermark: Momentum 1—Stone

Catalytic-Sound KV-112017-009-AGR (6CD Box) 2016
[Also Courvoisier/Corsano/Laubrock/Vandermark Quartet; Maneri/McPhee/Vandermark Trio; Rainey/Rothenberg/Vandermark/Wiik Quartet;
Mori/Morris/Vandermark/Wooley Quartet; Kurzmann/Lee/Rosenfeld/Vandermark Quartet]

January 9, 2016, 10:00pm / The Stone, New York City
—"The Stone Residencies: Ken Vandermark"

Paal Nilssen-Love/William Parker/Steve Swell/Ken Vandermark Quartet [CD 6]:
1. Saturday Stone (Early) [39:22]
2. Saturday Stone (Late)—Part One [38:54]
3. Saturday Stone (Late)—Part Two [9:19]

Ken Vandermark (reeds), Steve Swell (tb), William Parker (b), Paal Nilssen-Love (dr)

{catalyticsound.com/shop/ken-vandermark-momentum-1-stone-6-cd-box/}

16.01.15 - Farmers By Nature featuring Bluiett: Hamiett Bluiett (reeds), William Parker (b), Gerald Cleaver (dr) /
Evolving Festival, Not a Police State—Justice = Compassion / 9:00pm, Clemente Soto Velez, NYC
[www.artsforart.org/event/evolvingjanuary2016/schedule]
16.01.16 - William Parker & Patricia Nicholson: Parker (doussn'gouni, flutes), Nicholson (poetry) /
Evolving Festival, Not a Police State—Justice = Compassion / 7:00pm, Clemente Soto Velez, NYC [ibid]
16.01.17 - William Parker & Hamid Drake Duo: Parker (b, flutes), Drake (dr, perc) / Under_line Salon, Wood Brown Studio, NYC [WP 16.01.10]
16.01.24 - William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra: James Brandon Lewis, Richard Keene, and Yoni Kretzmer (ts),
Dave Sewelson and Darius Jones (as), Ryan Frazier and Waldron Ricks (tp), Steve Swell and Masahiko Kono (tb),
Parker (b, shenai, hunting horn, Comp), Andrew Barker (dr) /
Evolving Festival, Not a Police State—Justice = Compassion / 8:30pm, Clemente Soto Velez, NYC [ibid]
Matthew Stewart was listed in early announcements on trumpet and was replaced by Ricks. —Arts for Art 16.01.20

16.01.29 • Farmers by Nature [AR—118:52]

January 29, 2016, 8:00pm & 10:00pm / The Stone, New York City

introduction [1:16]
1. improvisation [58:26]
announcement [1:41]
introduction [1:19]
2. improvisation [54:34]
announcement [1:24]

Craig Taborn (p), William Parker (b), Gerald Cleaver (dr)

{digital files}

16.01.30 - Farmers By Nature: Craig Taborn (p), William Parker (b), Gerald Cleaver (dr) /
Craig Taborn Residency, 8:00 & 10:00pm, The Stone, NYC [DMG 16.01.21]
16.02.13 (1) - William Parker: A Chromatic Mediation Workshop—Building of an Aquasonic Ensemble /
1:30pm, The Three Jewels, NYC [WP 16.02.02]
16.02.13 (2) - William Hooker Quartet: Mixashawn Lee Rozie (ts), Alan Licht (g), William Parker (b), Hooker (dr) /
8:00pm, The Stone, NYC [ibid]
16.02.20 - William Parker: A Chromatic Mediation Workshop—Building of an Aquasonic Ensemble /
1:30pm, The Three Jewels, NYC [WP 16.02.02]
16.02.24 - Galaganov/Parker/Maviel: William Parker (b, doussn'gouni, flutes), Anaïs Maviel (voc, perc, doussn'gouni),
Leonid Galaganov (dr, perc) / 8:00pm, JACK, Brooklyn, NY [heyevent.com]
16.02.27 - William Parker: A Chromatic Mediation Workshop—Building of an Aquasonic Ensemble /
1:30pm, The Three Jewels, NYC [WP 16.02.02]

16.03.00 • Ivo Perelman, William Parker, Gerald Cleaver: The Art Of The Improv Trio Volume 4

Leo Records CD-LR 774 (CD) UK 2016

March, 2016 / Parkwest Studios, Brooklyn, NY

1. Part 1 [5:45]
2. Part 2 [40:50]
3. Part 3 [5:37]

Ivo Perelman (ts), William Parker (b), Gerald Cleaver (dr)

{www.discogs.com}

16.03.05 - William Parker: A Chromatic Mediation Workshop—Building of an Aquasonic Ensemble /
1:30pm, The Three Jewels, NYC [WP 16.02.02]
16.03.12 - William Parker: A Chromatic Mediation Workshop—Building of an Aquasonic Ensemble /
1:30pm, The Three Jewels, NYC [WP 16.02.02]
16.03.16 - Angelica Sanchez Trio: Sanchez (p), William Parker (b), Pheeroan Aklaff (dr) / 8:00pm, The Stone, NYC [ibid]

16.03.17 • Sonoluminescence Trio + 1: Live At The Record Centre

Record Centre Records RCR-003, Art Stew Records ASR-006 (LP) Canada 2017

March 17, 2016, 7:00pm / The Record Centre, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

1. Synaesthesia [14:24]
2. Waterphone Quartet [5:08]
3. Illuminations [12:02]
4. Figures And Grounds [6:01]

David Mott (bar, waterphone), William Parker (b, waterphone), Jesse Stewart (dr, waterphone), + Jeff Schlanger (waterphone-2)

{Peter Hum, Ottawa Citizen March 14, 2016; discogs.com}

16.03.20 - Sonoluminescence Trio: as above, + Dave Gould (Electric Caribou Antler Harp, homemade instruments, perc) /
2:00pm, Fischer Gallery Lounge, Art Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada [williamparker.net]
“For the Sonoluminesence Trio’s finale, they invited Gould to join them...” —Ryan McGreal (www.raisethehammer.org)
16.03.26 - William Parker: A Chromatic Mediation Workshop—Building of an Aquasonic Ensemble /
1:30pm, The Three Jewels, NYC [WP 16.02.02]

The NYC FreeJazz Summit / Spring Evolving Series: Justice Is Compassion Part 2—March 26 through April 10, 2016

CANCELLED

16.03.31 - Daniel Carter & William Parker Duo: Carter (as), Parker (b) /
7:00pm, Abrazo Internal Gallery, Clemente Soto Velez, NYC [nyc.jazznearyou.com/event_detail.php?id=607870; Arts for Art 16.03.18]
16.04.03 (1) - William Parker Workshop / 2:00pm, The Bus Stop Theatre, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
[suddenlyLISTEN Music Facebook event]
16.04.03 (2) - Jackson Fairfax-Perry (reeds), Andrew Jackson (tb), Ken Aldcroft (g), William Parker (b) /
8:00pm, The Bus Stop Theatre, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada [ibid]
16.04.04 - Farmers By Nature: Craig Taborn (p), William Parker (b), Gerald Cleaver (dr) /
9:00pm, Abrazo Internal Gallery, Clemente Soto Velez, NYC [nyc.jazznearyou.com/event_detail.php?id=608559]
16.04.06 - MRW: Miriam Parker (dance), Rob Brown (as), William Parker (b, reeds) /
7:00pm, Abrazo Internal Gallery, Clemente Soto Velez, NYC [Arts for Art 16.03.18]

•

16.04.08 (1)

16.04.08 (2) - Yoni Kretzmer Five: Kretzner (ts), Thomas Heberer (tp), Steve Swell (tb), William Parker (b), Chad Taylor (dr) /
9:00pm, Abrazo Internal Gallery, Clemente Soto Velez, NYC [nyc.jazznearyou.com/event_detail.php?id=608559]
16.04.10 - Going Down: Mixashawn (reeds, strings, perc, voc), William Parker (b, reeds, perc), Patricia Nicholson (dance, perc, voc) /
7:00pm, Abrazo Internal Gallery, Clemente Soto Velez, NYC [www.artsforart.org/event/justice-compassion2/schedule]

16.04.16 - Andrew Cyrille Trio: Enrico Rava (tp, flg), William Parker (b), Cyrille (dr) / Open Plan—Cecil Taylor Exhibit,
7:00pm, Neil Bluhm Family Galleries, Whitney Museum of Modern Art, NYC [whitney.org/Exhibitions/OpenPlanCecilTaylor]
16.04.17 - William Parker with Cooper-Moore & Lisa Sokolov: Parker (b, reeds, perc), Moore (p, perc, handmade instruments), Sokolov (voc) /
2:00pm, Manna House, NYC [www.bandsintown.com]
16.04.22 - William Parker (b), Fred Moten (poetry) / Open Plan—Cecil Taylor Exhibit,
6:00pm, Neil Bluhm Family Galleries, Whitney Museum of Modern Art, NYC [whitney.org/Exhibitions/OpenPlanCecilTaylor]
16.04.29 - Memorial for poet Jon Farris: Jemeel Moondoc (as), Richard Dye (reeds), Craig Harris (tb), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b) /
6:00pm, Judson Memorial Church, NYC [villager.com]
“The memorial is being organized by A Gathering of the Tribes and famed conceptual artist David Hammons. There will be short readings
by Farris’s daughters and a rabble of poets that knew him best, including Bob Holman, Chavisa Woods, Ron Kolm, David Henderson,
Michael Carter, and Tribes maestro Steve Cannon.”
16.05.27 - New Universe: William Parker (b, shakuhachi, mbira, slit drum, doussn'gouni, Comp), Oliver Miguel (reeds), Bob Tildesley (tp),
Jeremy Gignoux (vn), Nick Fraser (dr), Kimberley Cooper (dance, Choreography), Natasha Korney, Shayne Johnson, Kaja Irwin,
Rodney Diverlus, Audrey Gaussiran, Kaleb Tekeste, Julia Cosentino, Sabrina Comanescu, and Catherine Hayward (dance) /
Decidedly Jazz Danceworks' “New Universe"—A conceptual ballet in two acts, with a William Parker score for jazz quintet /
6:30pm, DJD Dance Centre, Calgary, Alberta, Canada [www.decidedlyjazz.com; Stephan Bonfield, Calgary Herald, May 29, 2016]
“Decidedly Jazz Danceworks made history by officially opening their sparkling new 12th Avenue facility in gala fashion.”
—Eric Volmers Calgary Herald May 24, 2016
16.05.28 - New Universe: as above / 6:30pm, DJD Dance Centre, Calgary, Alberta, Canada [ibid]

The Twentieth Annual Vision Festival ::: June 7 through June 12

No William Parker sets during this year’s Vision Fest.

16.06.25 - Remembering Zen Matsuura: Tributes by Bryan Carrott, Michael Carty, Haruka Fuji, Jason Kao Hwang, Tanya Matsuura,
Nora McCarthy, Patricia Nicholson, Mimi Oka, Miriam Parker, William Parker, AnnMarie Sandy, Rami Seo, Fujiko Signs, Warren Smith,
Jorge Sylvester, Reggie Workman, and others... / 7:30pm, Middle Collegiate Church, NYC [Jeff Schlanger 16.06.21]
16.06.26 - Ikue Mori (electronics), Louie Belogenis (ts, ss), William Parker (b), Ches Smith (dr) / 8:00pm, The Stone, NYC
[DMG 16.06.16]
16.07.10 Ken Aldcroft & William Parker Duo: Aldcroft (g), Parker (b, shakuhachi, doussn'gouni) /
“The DMG FREE Weekly In-Store Concert Series", 7:00pm, Downtown Music Gallery, NYC [DMG 16.06.23]
16.07.13 (1) - William Parker, Daniel Carter, and Matthew Shipp: Carter (ts, as), Shipp (p), Parker (b) /
8:00pm, The Stone, NYC [www.nytimes.com]
16.07.13 (2) - William Parker, Rob Brown, and Matthew Shipp: Brown (as), Shipp (p), Parker (b) / 10:00pm, The Stone, NYC
[DMG 16.07.07]

16.07.26 • William Parker’s Cosmic Mountain Ensemble [Webcast—140:05]

July 26, 2016, 7:30pm & 9:30pm / Frederick P. Rose Hall, Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola, New York City

1st Set:
introduction [1:01]
1. What You Got For Me? [22:19]
2. In Order To Survive Theme #7—Ojibwe Song [26:23]
WP announcement [3:57]
3. Morning in East Harlem [8:49]
WP announcement [0:59]
2nd Set:
introduction [0:41]
WP announcement [1:45]
1. In Order To Survive Theme #7 [52:02]
2. “We don't know what it was, and you don't have to know what it was to like it...” [11:14]
WP talking [9:53]

Kidd Jordan, James Brandon Lewis, and Abraham Faure Mennen (ts), Rob Brown (as), Steve Swell (tb),
Cooper-Moore (p), William Parker (b, Comp), Hamid Drake (dr)

{digital files; www.aumfidelity.com/WilliamParkerDizzysClubNights.html}

16.07.27 - William Parker’s Cosmic Mountain Ensemble + Special Guests: Kidd Jordan, James Brandon Lewis, and Abraham Faure Mennen (ts),
Rob Brown (as), Steve Swell (tb), Cooper-Moore (bjo), Parker (b, Comp), Hamid Drake (dr),
+ Special Guests Mixashawn Lee Rozie (ts), Daniel Carter (as), Dave Burrell (p) /
7:30pm & 9:30pm, Frederick P. Rose Hall, Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola, NYC

The Stone Residencies : : : Joe Morris August 16 through 21

16.08.16 (1) • Eloping with the Sun [AR—71:39]

August 16, 2016, 8:00pm / The Stone, New York City

1. improvisation [55:00]
JM announcement [0:46]
2. improvisation [15:25]
JM announcement [0:28]

Joe Morris (g, b, bjo, banjouke), William Parker (b, doussn'gouni, zintar, flutes), Hamid Drake (dr, frm-dr, perc, voc)

{digital files}

16.08.16 (2) • Altitude [AR—45:41]

August 16, 2016, 10:00pm / The Stone, New York City

1. improvisation [36:30]
2. improvisation [8:13]
JM announcement [0:42]

Joe Morris (g), William Parker (b, zintar), Gerald Cleaver (dr)

{digital files}

16.08.17 (1) • Morris, Cancura, Hwang, Parker, and Drake, [AR—59:00]

August 17, 2016, 8:00pm / The Stone, New York City

1. improvisation [58:22]
JM announcement [0:38]

Petr Cancura (ts), Joe Morris, (b, bjo, banjouke), Jason Hwang (vn),
William Parker (b, doussn'gouni, zintar, flutes, piccolo-frh), Hamid Drake (dr, frm-dr)

{digital files}

16.08.17 (2) • Morris, Cancura, Victor, Parker, Drake, and Cleaver [AR—55:25]

August 17, 2016, 10:00pm / The Stone, New York City

1. improvisation [55:05]
JM announcement [0:20]

Petr Cancura (ts), Fay Victor (voc), Joe Morris (b, bjo, banjouke),
William Parker (b, doussn'gouni, zintar, flutes, piccolo-frh), Hamid Drake (dr, frame-dr, perc), Gerald Cleaver (dr)

{digital files}

16.08.18 (1) • Morris, McPhee, Abrams, Parker, Drake, and Cleaver + Abraham Faure Mennen [AR—63:57]

August 18, 2016, 8:00pm / The Stone, New York City

1. improvisation [36:50]
2. improvisation [26:10]
JM announcement [0:33]

Joe McPhee (ts), Abraham Faure Mennen (ts-2), Joe Morris, (g, b, bjo, banjouke, fiddle), William Parker (doussn'gouni, zintar, piccolo-frh),
Josh Abrams (b, zintar), Hamid Drake (dr, frm-dr, perc), Gerald Cleaver (dr)

{digital files}

16.08.18 (2) • Morris, Ho Bynum, Abrams, Parker, Drake, and Cleaver + Abraham Faure Mennen [AR—58:58]

August 18, 2016, 10:00pm / The Stone, New York City

1. improvisation [58:13]
JM announcement [0:45]

Abraham Faure Mennen (ts), Taylor Ho Bynum (cor, tb), Joe Morris g, (b, bjo, banjouke), William Parker (doussn'gouni, zintar, piccolo-frh),
Josh Abrams (b, zintar), Hamid Drake (dr, frame-dr, perc), Gerald Cleaver (dr)

{digital files}

16.08.19 (1) • Morris, Rothenberg, Abrams, Parker, and Drake [AR—60:08]

August 19, 2016, 8:00pm / The Stone, New York City

1. improvisation [59:14]
JM announcement [0:51]

Ned Rothenberg (cl, as), Joe Morris (g, bjo, banjouke), William Parker (b, doussn'gouni, zintar, flutes),
Josh Abrams (b, zintar), Hamid Drake (dr, frame-dr, perc)

{digital files}

16.08.19 (2) • Morris, Hobbs, Abrams, Parker, and Drake [AR—51:36]

August 19, 2016, 10:00pm / The Stone, New York City

1. improvisation [50:57]
JM announcement [0:39]

Jim Hobbs (as), Joe Morris (g, bjo, banjouke), William Parker (b, doussn'gouni, zintar, flutes),
Josh Abrams (b, zintar), Hamid Drake (dr, frame-dr, perc, voc)

{digital files}

16.08.20 (1) • Morris, Malaby, Parker, and Drake [AR—69:54]

August 20, 2016, 8:00pm / The Stone, New York City

1. improvisation [108:48]
JM announcement [1:06]

Tony Malaby (ts), Joe Morris (g, b, bjo, bjouke), William Parker (b, doussn'gouni, zintar, piccolo-frh), Drake (dr, frame-dr, perc, voc)

{digital files}

16.08.20 (2) • Morris, Taborn, Parker, and Cleaver [AR—57:19]

August 20, 2016, 10:00pm / The Stone, New York City

1. improvisation [56:15]
JM announcement [1:04]

Craig Taborn (p), Joe Morris (g), William Parker (b), Cleaver (dr)

{digital files}

16.08.26 • Hamid Drake, William Parker, and Pat Thomas [AVR—60:38]

August 26, 2016, 9:00pm / Météo Jazz Festival, Noumatrouff, Mulhouse, France

intro & credits [0:51]
1. improvisation [57:45]
applause & out credits [1:59]

Pat Thomas (p), William Parker (b, guimbri, shakuhachi), Drake (dr, frame-dr, perc, voc)

{www.jds.fr/agenda/concerts; Fausto Pizzocchero, www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uR3gNF9Yg8}

16.08.27 - Black Top with William Parker & Hamid Drake: Pat Thomas (p), Orphy Robinson (reeds, tp, p-tp, elec, vb, mba, steel pans, perc),
Parker (b), Drake (dr, perc) / Two Day Residency, 8:00pm, Cafe Oto, London, UK [www.cafeoto.co.uk/events/black-top-residency-drake-parker]
16.08.28 (1) - William Parker & Hamid Drake in Discussion with Stewart Smith (of The Wire and The Quietus /
Two Day Residency, 6:00pm, Cafe Oto, London, UK [ibid]
16.08.28 (2) - Black Top with William Parker & Hamid Drake: as above, + Cleveland Watkiss (voc), Philip Achille (harmonica) /
Two Day Residency, 8:00pm, Cafe Oto, London, UK [ibid]
16.08.29 - Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like a Dog Trio: Brötzmann (ts, Bb-cl, taragato), William Parker (b, guimbri, shakuhachi, shenai),
Hamid Drake (dr, frame-dr, voc) / 8:00pm, Cafe Oto, London, UK [ibid]

16.09.06 • Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like a Dog Trio [BR—106:12]

September 6, 2016, 9:00pm / Sant'Anna Arresi Jazz Festival, Piazza del Nuraghe, Sardinia, Italy
Broadcast on RaiRadio3, Battiti, September 25, 2017

1. improvisation [25:44]
2. improvisation [11:40]
3. improvisation [21:27]
—announcement + applause and little doggy barking [1:45]
4. improvisation [4:55]

Peter Brötzmann (ts, Bb-cl, taragato), William Parker (b, guimbri, shakuhachi, shenai), Hamid Drake (dr, frame-dr, voc)

{WP Archive CDr; www.santannarresijazz.it/wordpress/en_US/peter-brotzmann-william-parker-hamid-drake-2/}

16.09.08 - William Parker’s In Order To Survive—Extended Breath Ensemble: Kidd Jordan (ts), Rob Brown (as),
Daniel Carter (reeds and brass), Steve Swell (tb), Dave Burrell (p), Lee Mixashawn Rozie (multiple instruments),
Parker (b, Comp), Hamid Drake (dr) / Sant'Anna Arresi Jazz Festival, 9:00pm, Piazza del Nuraghe, Sardinia, Italy [ibid]
16.09.12 - William Parker Solo: “Plays solo and discusses his work with Ken Vandermark.” / 7:30pm, Experimental Sound Studio, Chicago, IL
[www.experimentalsoundstudio.org/pages/calendar/15.php]
16.09.15 - Steve Swell Quintet: Rob Brown (as), Steve Swell (tb), William Parker (b), Gerald Cleaver (dr) /
7:30pm, Music Recital Hall, Hampshire College, Amherst, MA [jazzshares.org/?p=784]
—Connie Crothers was listed on piano for these concerts, but passed away on August 12, 2016...
16.09.16 - Steve Swell Quintet: as above / 7:30pm, Real Art Ways, Hartford, CT [www.realartways.org/event/raw-jazz/2016-09-16/]
16.09.17 (1) - The SewelSonics Sextet: Dave Sewelson (bar), Nabaté Isles (tp), William Parker (b), Dave Hofstra (tu),
Jake Sokolov-Gonzalez (ce), TA Thompson (dr) / In Gardens “Raza y Resistencia", 2:00pm, Children’s Magical Garden, NYC
[www.artsforart.org/ingardens]
16.09.17 (2) - The SewelSonics Sextet Open Music Workshop: as above /
In Gardens “Raza y Resistencia", 2:30pm, Children’s Magical Garden, NYC [ibid]
16.09.17 (3) - The SewelSonics Sextet + All Magical Children Workshop Ensemble /
In Gardens “Raza y Resistencia", 3:00pm, Children’s Magical Garden, NYC [ibid]
16.09.18 (1) - JP Carletti “Xul" Trio: Ingrid Laubrock (ts), William Parker (b), Juan Pablo Carletti (dr) /
In Gardens “Raza y Resistencia", 2:00pm, Children’s Magical Garden, NYC [ibid]
16.09.18 (2) - William Parker & Hamid Drake Duo: Parker (b, flutes), Drake (dr, frame-dr) / 9:00pm, Trans-Pecos, NYC
[allevents.in/new york]
16.09.25 - Kirk Knuffke & William Parker Duo: Knuffke (tp), Parker (b) —originally scheduled as Knuffke & Dickey Duo /
In Gardens “Raza y Resistencia", 4:45pm, 6BC Botanical Garden, NYC
[www.artsforart.org/ingardens]
16.09.30 - William Parker & Oliver Lake Duo: Lake (as), Parker (b) / 8:30pm, Théâtre Garonne, Toulouse, France
[www.theatregaronne.com]
16.10.01 (1) - William Parker & Oliver Lake Duo: as above / 7:00pm, Théâtre Garonne, Toulouse, France [ibid]
16.10.01 (2) - William Parker Solo / Café Garonne, Toulouse, France [ibid]
16.10.08 - William Parker & Eri Yamamoto Duo: Yamamoto (p), Parker (b) / 8:00 & 9:30pm, An Die Musik, Baltimore, MD
16.10.09 - Fay Victor Trio: Victor (voc), Sam Newsome (ss), William Parker (b) /
In Gardens—An Un-Columbus Celebration, 4:45pm, First Street Green Art Park, NYC [Arts for Art 16.09.08]

Arts For Art and El Taller present: EVOLVING—Raza y Resistencia / Race & Resistance
3 Days of Un-Columbus Celebrations—Free World Music, Poetry, Dance, & Art for Justice

16.10.10 - New Generation Musicians, Directed by William Parker:
TJ Adorno, Mia Alma, Jonah Batagtas, Abe Gold, Ezra Gold,
Mikaela Harris, Eliezer Mercado, Jonah Kreitner, Cynthia Qiang,
James Soren, and the Hi-Arts Performers /
9:00pm, El Taller Latino Americano, NYC [Arts for Art 16.09.22]

16.10.11 - Indigenous Free Jazz Ensemble: Mixashawn (reeds, bjo),
William Parker (strings), Cooper-Moore (strings, perc) /
7:30pm, El Taller Latino Americano, NYC [ibid]

16.10.12 - William Parker Trio: Jalalu-Kalvert Nelson (tp),
William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) /
9:30pm, El Taller Latino Americano, NYC [ibid]

—"The Plunderer", October 12, 2016,
by Jeff Schlanger, musicWitness®
49.5x23 inches in 'Our Best Selves' Book,
made Live at El Taller Latinoamericano, NYC

16.10.14 • William Parker Quartets: Meditation/Resurrection

AUM Fidelity Records AUM104/105 (2CD) 2017

October 14, 2016, Quartet 12:00-3:00pm; IOTS 3:00-6:00pm / Systems Two Studio, Brooklyn, NY

Disc 1—Quartet:
1. Criminals in the White House [5:28]
2. Leaves/Rain [7:01]
3. Horace Silver part 2 [7:15]
4. Handsome Lake [10:03]
5. Rodney’s Resurrection [10:06]
6. Horace Silver part 1 [4:44]
7. Give Me Back My Drum [11:29]
Disc 2—In Order To Survive:
8. Sunrise In East Harlem [11:26]
9. Some Lake Oliver [11:48]
10. Things Falling Apart [18:02]
11. Urban Disruption [12:05]
12. Orange Winter Flower [12:50]

Rob Brown (as), William Parker (b, Comp), Hamid Drake (dr),
Jalalu-Kalvert Nelson (tp-CD1), Cooper-Moore (p-CD2)

{www.aumfidelity.com; Steven Joerg 17.06.10}

16.10.14 (2) - William Parker & Hamid Drake Duo: Parker (b, voc), Drake (dr) / Trans Pecos, NYC
16.10.15 - William Parker & Patricia Nicholson Duo: Parker (b), Nicholson (dance) —Music and Dance Workshop and Performance /
6:30pm, Mind-Builders Creative Arts Center, Bronx, NY
16.10.16 - William Parker & Patricia Nicholson Duo: as above / 3:00pm, Mind-Builders Creative Arts Center, Bronx

16.10.21
16.10.22 • The Art of Perelman—Shipp: Vol. 1 Titan

Leo Records CD-LR 794 (CD) UK 2017

October 21 & 22, 2016 / Parkwest Studios, Brooklyn, NY

1. Part 1 [7:00]
2. Part 2 [5:59]
3. Part 3 [4:03]
4. Part 4 [5:32]
5. Part 5 [7:16]
6. Part 6 [19:57]

Ivo Perelman (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b)

{www.discogs.com; Ivo Perelman}

16.10.25 - Darius Jones Trio: Jones (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b) / 12:00pm, Rendall Memorial Presbyterian Church, NYC
[Darius Jones FB posting 16.10.22]

16.10.26
16.10.27 • The Art of Perelman—Shipp: Vol. 3 Pandora

Leo Records CD-LR 796 (CD) UK 2017

October 26 & 27, 2016 / Parkwest Studios, Brooklyn, NY

1. Part 1 [9:45]
2. Part 2 [8:49]
3. Part 3 [9:57]
4. Part 4 [6:33]
5. Part 5 [11:14]
6. Part 6 [12:13]

Ivo Perelman (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Whit Dickey (dr)

{www.discogs.com; Ivo Perelman}

16.10.28 - William Parker Quartet: Rob Brown (as), Lewis Barnes (tp), Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) / Edgefest 20: 20 Years at the Edge,
Kerrytown Concert House, Ann Arbor, MI [www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com/images/uploads/EDGEFEST 2016 Press Release.pdf]
16.11.01 - William Parker & John Dikeman Duo: Dikeman (ts, as), Parker (b) / Les Ateliers Claus, Brussels, Belgium
16.11.02 - William Parker, John Dikeman, and Hamid Drake: Dikeman (ts, as), Parker (b), Drake (dr) /
11:00pm, De Ruimte at De Verkeerstoren, Amsterdam, Netherlands
16.11.03 - William Parker, John Dikeman, and Hamid Drake / 8:30pm, Martinschlössl, Vienna, Austria
16.11.04 - William Parker & John Dikeman Duo: Dikeman (ts, as), Parker (b) / Kulturhofkeller, Villach, Austria
16.11.07 - William Parker, John Dikeman, Onno Govaert: Dikeman (ts, as), Parker (b), Govaert (dr) / Paris, France
16.11.09 - William Parker & Sebastian Gramss Duo: Gramss and Parker (b) / Enjoy Jazz Festival,
7:00pm, Karlstorbahnhof Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany [www.enjoyjazz.de]
16.11.10 - William Parker & Sebastian Gramss Duo: as above / 7:30pm, Hospitalkirche, Schwäbisch Hall, Germany [jazzclub-hall.de]

16.11.11 • William Parker & Sebastian Gramss Duo [AR—97:24]

November 11, 2016, 8:30pm / “Double the Bass Vol. 5", Gewölbekeller (Vaulted Cellar) im Jazzinstitut Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany

introduction SB [0:42]
1. improvisation #1 [39:13]
2. Solo William Parker [6:46]
3. Solo Sebastian Gramss [5:24]
4. improvisation #2 [36:02]
5. improvisation #3 [9:16]

William Parker and Sebastian Gramss (b)

{CDr; www.jazzinstitut.de/jazz-im-institut}

16.11.12 - William Parker & Sebastian Gramss Duo / 8:00pm, Kunstlerhaus, Saarbrücken, Germany

16.11.13 • William Parker & Sebastian Gramss Duo [BR—56:00]

November 13, 2016, 8:30pm / Badische Kunstverein, Karlsruhe, Germany
—Broadcast SWR2 NOW Jazzsession, December 6, 2016

Broadcast intro [6:30]
1. Cozy Cushion []
2. Rig Rug, Palm Pillow []
3. Fun Flannel []

William Parker and Sebastian Gramss (b)

{digital download; www.jazzclub.de; www.swr.de/swr2/programm/sendungen/jazz/swr2-jazz-session-double-the-double-bass}

16.11.13 - William Parker & Sebastian Gramss Duo / 8:00pm, Badische Kunstverein, Karlsruhe, Germany
SWR2 NOW Jazzsession will be recording. [www.jazzclub.de]
16.11.16 (1) - William Parker meets Barcella/Van Herzeele: Jeroen Van Herzeele (ts), Parker (b), Giovanni Barcella (dr) /
20:00hr, Citadelic @ SMAK 16, Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst, Ghent, Belgium [www.uitinvlaanderen.be; citadelic.be]
16.11.16 (2) - William Parker & Sebastian Gramss Duo / Ghent, Belgium
16.11.17 - William Parker & Sebastian Gramss Duo / 8:00pm, Exploratorium Berlin, Berlin, Germany [exploratorium-berlin.de]
16.11.18 - William Parker & Sebastian Gramss Duo / 8:00pm, Cuba Nova, Munster, Germany
16.11.20 - Cologne-New York Bass Summit: William Parke, Sebastian Gramss, Achim Tang, Dieter Manderscheid, and Joscha Oetz (b) /
8:00pm, Altes Pfandhaus, Cologne, Germany [www.facebook.com/events/219241648505722]

16.11.23 • Shocron—Parker—Díaz: Emptying the Self

Nendo Dango Records no release# (4xFile FLAC) 2017 Argentina

November 23, 2016 / Estudio Libres, Buenos Aires, Argentina

1. The Eye [5:21]
2. Fifty Five [23:45]
3. Independence Day [9:56]
4. Buenos Aires [5:20]

Paula Shocron (p), William Parker (b), Pablo Díaz (dr)

{nendodango.bandcamp.com}

16.11.24 • Tamarindo [AR—68:08]

November 24, 2016 / Festival de Jazz Buenos Aires 2016, La Usina del Arte, Buenos Aires, Argentina

1. improvisation [27:05]
2. Floating Head [13:33]
3. La Mariposa [10:16]
4. improvisation [16:30]

Tony Malaby (ts), William Parker (b), JT Bates (dr)

{digital files; festivales.buenosaires.gob.ar/es/jazz; Janbue 16.12.04}

16.11.25 • Ernesto Jodos & William Parker Duo [AR—52:04]

November 25, 2016 / Festival de Jazz Buenos Aires 2016, Salón Dorado del Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires, Argentina

1. improvisation [18:56]
2. Work All Day, Don't Get Paid [15:20]
WP announcement [0:14]
3. improvisation [10:32]
4. improvisation [6:48]

Ernesto Jodos (p), William Parker (b)

{digital files}

Photographer unknown

16.11.26 - Tamarindo: Tony Malaby (ts), William Parker (b), JT Bates (dr) / Festival Internacional Provincia Jazz,
Forum, Bahía Blanca City, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina [ibid]
16.11.28 - Tamarindo: as above / Festival Córdoba Jazz, Cocina de Culturas, Cordoba, Cordoba Province, Argentina [ibid]
16.11.29 - Tamarindo / Festival Salta Jazz, El Teatrino, Salta City, Argentina [ibid]
16.12.04 - Steve Swell’s Kende Dreams: Rob Brown (as), Swell (tb, Comp), Connie Crothers (p), William Parker (b), Chad Taylor (dr) /
8:00pm, Roulette, Brooklyn, NY
16.12.09 - William Parker & Hamid Drake Duo: Parker (b, voc), Drake (dr) / Trans Pecos, NYC
16.12.10 - Daniel Carter, Watson Jennison, William Parker, Federico Ughi: Carter and Jennison (winds, p), Parker (b), Ughi (dr) /
Forward Festival, 9:15pm, 375 Lorimer St, Brooklyn, NY [Federico Ughi 16.11.16]

16.12.11 - William Parker Solo / 8:00pm, PACA, Erie, PA


—Erie Reader article by Nick Warren		—Erie Times-News Showcase article by John Chacona

16.12.12 - William Parker & Patricia Nicholson Parker—Studies in Freedom: Parker (b, winds, voc), Nicholson (dance, voc) /
8:00pm, Hallwalls Contemporary Art Center, Buffalo, NY [www.hallwalls.org/music/5824.html]
16.12.13 - William Parker & Patricia Nicholson: as above / 8:00pm, Bop Stop, Cleveland, OH
16.12.14 - William Parker & Patricia Nicholson Parker / 8:00pm, City of Asylum, Alphabet City, Pittsburgh, PA [City of Asylum 16.12.02]
16.12.15 - William Parker & Patricia Nicholson Parker / 8:00pm, Trinosophes, Detroit, MI [www.trinosophes.com]
16.12.17 - Gary Hassay Trio: Hassay (as), William Parker (b), Toshi Makihara (dr), + Daniel Carter (ts, fl, tp) /
“Christmas for Pamela", 8:00pm, MaGik World, Easton, PA [Gary Joseph Hassay FB posting 16.10.23]

2017 : : :

17.01.06 - In Order to Survive: Rob Brown (as), Cooper Moore (p), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) /
2017 Winter JazzFest, 12:00 midnight, New School 12th Street Auditorium, NYC [www.winterjazzfest.com/marathon1/]
17.01.09 - Pyramid Trumpets for Roy: Matt LaVelle and Nabate Isles (tp), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (perc) /
Justice Is Compassion—Not A Police State, 9:00pm, Abrazo Interno Gallery at Clemente, NYC [www.artsforart.org/evolving.html]
17.01.10 - William Parker & Friends: Isaiah Ennio Parker (p), Parker (b), Hamid Drake (perc) /
William Parker’s Birthday Party, Williams' Living Room, NYC [Facebook posting]
17.01.13 - William Parker & the Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra: Daniel Carter (ts, as, ss, cl, fl, tp), JD Parran (reeds, perc),
Nate Wooley (tp), Matthew Shipp, Eri Yamamoto, and Cooper Moore (p), On Ka'a Davis (g), Jason Kao Hwang and Jean Cook (vn),
Tanya Kalmanovitch (va), Jake Sokolov Gonzalez (ce), William Parker (strings, perc), Bill Cole (digeridoo), Jeff Schlanger, Anne Humanfeld,
and Leonid Galavanov (aquasonic waterphone), Patricia Nicholson (dance), Ellen Christi, Morley, AnnMarie Sandy, and Lisa Sokolov (voc) /
[GENERATE] William Parker—Healing Songs From The Tone World, 8:00pm, Roulette, Brooklyn, NY
[roulette.org/event/generate-william-parker-healing-songs-from-the-tone-world/]
17.01.14 - William Parker & the Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra: James Brandon Lewis and Yoni Kretzmer (ts),
Rob Brown, Abraham Mennon, and Darius Jones (as), Dave Sewelson (bar), Jaimie Branch, Lewis Barnes, and Heru Shabaka-ra (tp),
Steve Swell and Masahiko Kono (tb), William Parker (b, double reeds, doussn'gouni, p-tp, shakuhachi), Brandon Lopez (b), Andrew Barker (dr) /
[GENERATE] William Parker—Tone World Creation Song, 8:00pm, Roulette, Brooklyn, NY
[roulette.org/event/generate-william-parker-tone-world-creation-song/]
17.01.16 - Rob Brown (as), Karen Borca (bsn), William Parker (b), Alvin Fielder (dr) /
Justice Is Compassion—Not A Police State, 9:00pm, Abrazo Interno Gallery at Clemente, NYC [www.artsforart.org/evolving.html]
17.01.18 - Andrew Lamb (ts), William Parker (b), Michael Wimberly (dr) / Justice Is Compassion—Not A Police State,
8:00pm, Abrazo Interno Gallery at Clemente, NYC [ibid]
17.01.20 - JP Carletti Xul Trio: John Irabagon (ts, sss), William Parker (b), Carletti (dr) / Justice Is Compassion—Not A Police State,
8:30pm, Abrazo Interno Gallery at Clemente, NYC [ibid]

17.01.21 • Bobby Zankel & The Wonderful Sound 6: Celebrating William Parker @ 65

Not Two Records MW962-2 (CD) Poland 2017

January 21, 2017, 8:00pm / The Painted Bride Art Center, Philadelphia, PA

1. Spirit Mirror [8:51]
2. Continuance [11:44]
3. The Solution [18:08]
4. Song Why Not [6:31]

“The concert consisted of two sets of lengthy improvisations based on Zankel’s original
compositions incorporating thematic material from John Coltrane and Ornette Coleman,
among others. ...The first of the two movements of Zankel’s ‘Trickster’ quoted liberally
from Coleman’s ballad ‘Lonely Woman,’ and Trane’s song ‘Welcome’ from the album
Kula Se Mama (Impulse, 1965) was played at the end of each set.”
—Victor L. Schermer, www.allaboutjazz.com

Bobby Zankel (as), Steve Swell (tb), Dave Burrell (p),
Diane Monroe (vn), William Parker (b), Muhammad Ali (dr)

{discogs.com; paintedbride.org/events/williamparker65/}

17.01.28 - Andrew Lamb (ts), William Parker (b), Newman Taylor Baker (dr) / 9:00pm, Nublu, NYC
17.02.10 - Liberation Music—The Role of Jazz Music in Radical Politics of South Africa: Abraham Mennen (ts), Lasedi Ntsane (tp),
William Parker (b), Dan Kurfirst (perc), Kesivan Naidoo (dr) / “ThinkOlio Presents", 7:00pm, The Strand Bookstore, NYC
[www.strandbooks.com/event/thinkolio-liberation-music; Arts for Art 17.02.09]

17.02.27 • William Parker: Lake of Light—Compositions for Aquasonics

Gotta Let It Out GLIO19CD (CD) 2018

February 27, 2017 / Park West Studios, Brooklyn, NY

1. Shifting Resonance [11:30]
2. Purple Heartbeat [5:22]
3. Helium Butterfly [7:06]
4. Raindrops [4:21]
5. Flexible Showers of Sound [9:09]
6. Lake of Light [16:45]
7. Action [14:06]

William Parker, Jeff Schlanger, Anne Humanfeld, Leonid Galaganov (waterphone)

{gottaletitout.bandcamp.com}

17.02.28 • Patricia Nicholson & William Parker: Hope Cries For Justice

Centering Records CENT1014 (CD) 2017

February 28, 2017 / Park West Studios, Brooklyn, NY

1. Taken [3:10]
2. Hunting Down [2:23]
3. Back Home [6:45]
4. A Room Of Tones [1:21]
5. Worry Worry Where You Be Stepping—Glimpse Into The Tone World [3:16]
6. The Small Change Man—They Stopped Listening—Falling Like A Blessing [5:11]
7. Are They Calling Us Forward [5:54]
8. Wailing At The Lost Soul Dep't [8:29]
9. They Came Down To The Mountain [10:19]
10. Granola [7:11]
11. The Wall Between [16:43]

Patricia Nicholson (text, voc), William Parker (b-10,11, doussn'gouni-1 thru 9)

{CENT1014; William Parker 18.06.24}

17.03.01 • William Parker: Flower In a Stained-Glass Window & The Blinking of the Ear

Centering Records 1018/1019 (Ltd. Edition 2-CD, 500 copies; digital album) 2018
—1st Session: See also 17.07.00, 18.05.26
+ The Blinking of the Ear 18.06.27

March 1, 2017 / Park West Studios, Brooklyn, NY

Flower In a Stained-Glass Window—CD 1018:
1. Fallen Flower [2:08]
2. Gone [4:45]
3. Emmett Till [1:16]
4. Broken Earth 1:11]
5. I Had a Dream Last Night [7:19]
6. Flag [0:34]
7. Give Me Back My Drum [6:32]
8. Living Hope [2:16]
9. Children [7:44]
10. What Is That About? [13:04]
11. Music Song [1:49]
12. Samba [2:10]

“There were at least three different sessions. The tracks were layered. Leena had
her own session... Dave [Sewelson] and I were on different sessions but the same
tracks... figure that one! ...We just had some written stuff then improvised on that.
Then we fully improvised pieces that Leena later added text to. We were the first
session, so it was a blank slate in essence.” —Steve Swell 18.10.17+20

“This session was for me a coming full circle of friendship and connection. Mr. Parker
and I have a mutual friend from South Africa, the late great free jazz saxophonist Zim
Ngqwana. So when Mr. Parker called me to do the session it felt like the ancestors had
a hand in it. When I arrived at the studio the vintage drums where perfectly in Tune
and ready for action. Mr. Parker had a few ideas written down but he mainly explained
the vibe that he wanted for the record. We did a first take of one of the tunes that had
a quick listen back. Mr. Parker was very happy with the sound and the approach.
Then we just got into the music and did first takes of every piece.”
—Kesivan Naidoo 18.10.22

“We recorded over the course of the day. William had about five or six tunes that
he handed us (written down). Before recording each song, we ran the melody once
to check that William] liked it and sometimes William had specific instructions
like ‘play on sopran’ or ‘drums and piano intro,’, etc. Then we went from the top
and recorded with the full band with solos and whatever else came out.”
—Abraham Faure Mennen 18.10.21

“My recording date was May 26 [2018]... The ensemble/instrumentalists
were recorded earlier.” —Leena Conquest 18.10.17

Abraham Faure Mennen (ts, ss), Steve Swell (tb), Isaiah Parker (p),
William Parker (b, dr-12, Comp), Kesivan Naidoo (dr)

{aumfidelity.com; ensemble}

—Session photos by Kesivan Naidoo

17.03.03 • Gary Joseph Hassay: Deep Within

No label, Self-released MW962-2 (2xFile FLAC) 2017

March 3, 2017 / Baker Center for the Arts, Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PA

1. Deep Within [44:00]
2. Coda [4:55]

Dave Liebman (ts, ss, bamboo-fl),
Gary Hassay (as, voc),
William Parker (b, shakuhachi, M'bira),
Tatsuya Nakatani (perc, voc)

{discogs.com; paintedbride.org/events/williamparker65/}

17.03.04 - Artists For A Free World Marching Band Band: William Parker (Dir), unknown personnel /
“Rally to Protect Standing Rock", 1:00pm, New York Public Library, NYC [www.artsforart.org/advocacy.html]
17.03.11 - Metta Music: Peter Kuhn (ts, cl, bcl), Dave Sewelson (bar), William Parker (b), Federico Ughi (dr) /
8:00pm, 5C Cafe & Cultural Center, NYC [www.facebook.com/events/603842276474554]

17.03.12 • Peter Kuhn Quartet [AR—43:10]

March 12, 2017, 3:00pm / Real Art Ways, Hartford, CT

1. improvisation [33:27]
2. improvisation [8:55]

Peter Kuhn (as, cl, bcl), Dave Sewelson (bar, taragato), William Parker (b, wood flute), Laurence Cook (dr)

{digital files}

17.03.13 - Gary Hassay Trio: Hassay (as), William Parker (b), Toshi Makihara (dr), + Dave Liebman (reeds) /
Muhlenberg College Recital Hall, Allentown, PA [Gary Joseph Hassay FB posting 16.10.23]
17.03.16 (1) - Cooper-Moore Performs Solo & Shares Stories with William Parker /
Under_Line Salon, 7:00pm, David Gage String Instruments, NYC
[www.artsforart.org/underline.html]
17.03.16 (2) - Audacious Love: Peter Kuhn (ts, cl, bcl), Dave Sewelson (bar), Dave Hofstra (tu), Chris DiMeglio (cor),
William Parker (guimbri, hunting horn), Leonid Galaganov (dr) / 9:00pm, Muchmore's, Brooklyn, NY
[www.facebook.com/events/603842276474554]

17.03.23 • William Parker Organ Quartet [BR—83:18]

March 23, 2017, 9:30pm / RSI Studio 2, Lugano, Switzerland
Broadcast on Channel Two “Jazz Concert", Production RSI Rete Due on Sunday, March 26, 2017, 21:00hr

1. Joy ... [24:41]
2. ... Huey’s Sunset [24:29]
3. Flower Dance [33:21]
—announcement [0:33]
—Broadcast announcement [0:08]

James Brandon Lewis (ts), Cooper-Moore (org, keys), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr)

{2CDr; www.rsi.ch}

17.03.25 - William Parker Organ Quartet: as above / 21:00hr, Teatro Donizetti, Bergamo, Italy [www.teatrodonizetti.it]

17.03.26 • William Parker Organ Quartet [BR—79:12]

March 26, 2017, 21:00hr / San Vito Jazz, Auditorium Comunale Centro Civico, San Vito Al Tagliamento, Italy
—Broadcast on RaiRadio3, December 19, 2017

1. Flare Up ... Joy ... Huey’s Sunset ... Flower Dance [44:31] "And somewhere in there was a piece called Meteorites...”
— WP announcement [2:52]
2. Enlightenment [17:31] "Dedicated to the Oglala Sioux...”
3. composition/improvisation 6:00]
— WP announcement [0:20]
4. composition/improvisation 1:44]
5. encore [5:07]

James Brandon Lewis (ts), Cooper-Moore (org, keys), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr)

{2CDr; www.turismofvg.it/evento/167513; www.raiplayradio.it}

17.03.28 • William Parker Organ Quartet [AR—60:52 & BVR—58:50]

March 28, 2017, 8:30pm / La Dynamo de Banlieues Blues, Pantin, Paris, France
—Mezzo Live HD Broadcast “Jazz/World Music," February 12, 1918 at 00:03hr; 13th at 04:37hr;
15th at 06:31hr; 16th at 01:53hr; 20th at 23:30hr; and 28th at 00:54hr.

Audience Recording & Broadcast Video Recording:
1. composition/improvisation 34:12]
2. composition/improvisation 12:12]
3. composition/improvisation 6:29]
4. encore [5:55]

—Audience Recording includes WP announcemnets of 1:24 before encore, and 0:29 at ending.

James Brandon Lewis (ts), Cooper-Moore (org, keys), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr)

{CDr; www.banlieuesbleues.org; www.mezzo.tv/en/our-programs/}

17.04.03 - Cooper-Moore & William Parker: Moore (pic), Parker (snare drum) / City Hall, NYC [Arts For Art 17.04.03]
“Vision 22 Lifetime Achievement Honoree Cooper-Moore was at the Rally to Save the Arts this afternoon with William Parker.”

17.04.05 • Daniel Carter, William Parker, Matthew Shipp: Seraphic Light

AUM Fidelity AUM106 (CD) 2017

April 5, 2017, 7:30pm / Distler Performance Hall, Tufts University, Medford, MA

1. Seraphic Light part 1 [21:27]
2. Seraphic Light part 2 [20:54]
3. Seraphic Light part 3 [13:00]

Daniel Carter (ts, as, ss, fl, cl, tp),
Matthew Shipp (p),
William Parker (b)

{AUM106}

17.04.08 - Anaïs Maviel (voc), William Parker (b), Leonid Galaganov (dr) / New Revolution Arts Series,
9:00pm, New Revolution Arts, Brooklyn, NY
17.04.14 - Tony Malaby Quartet: Malaby (ts), Leo Genovese (p), William Parker (b) Billy Mintz (dr) /
9:00 & 10:30pm, Cornelia Street Cafe, NYC
17.04.15 (1) - The Washington DC Tax March: Jackson Krall & William Parker (snare drums), thousands of others... /
Downtown, NYC
17.04.15 (2) - Tony Malaby Quartet: as above / 9:00 & 10:30pm, Cornelia Street Cafe, NYC
17.04.19 - William Parker Solo / 7:30pm, Bridget Donahue Gallery, NYC [eremite 17.04.19]
“In conjunction with lisa alvarado’s sound talisman exhibit.”
17.04.27 - Zhenya Strigalev Trio: Strigalev (as), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) / Maggie Black’s Jazz Rub, Lima, Peru
17.04.29 - Zhenya Strigalev Trio: as above / Festival del Cajon, Lima, Peru
17.04.30 - Zhenya Strigalev Trio / Festival del Cajon, Gran Teatro Nacional, Lima, Peru

17.05.11 • Ivo Perelman, Matthew Shipp, William Parker, Bobby Kapp: Heptagon

Leo Records CD LR 807 (CD) 2017 UK

May 11, 2017 / Park West Studios, Brooklyn, NY

Part 1 [7:01]
Part 2 [3:43]
Part 3 [5:35]
Part 4 [7:17]
Part 5 [7:19]
Part 6 [6:39]
Part 7 [7:08]

Ivo Perelman (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Bobby Knapp (dr)

{discogs.com; Session date Ivo Perelman FB posting}

17.05.14 William Parker & Hamid Drake Duo + Pasquale Mirra: Parker (b, tp, perc, flutes, flautini, zurna, voc),
Drake (dr, frame-dr, voc), + Pasquale Mirra (vibraphone, 3rd and final piece only) / Fabbrica Europa, Stazione Leopolda, Florence, Italy
[www.allaboutjazz.com/william-parker-e-hamid-drake-ospite-pasquale-mirra-william-parker-and-hamid-drake-by-neri-pollastri.php]
17.05.20 - William Parker’s Evidence Of Everlasting Beauty: Daniel Carter (ts, as, tp, fl), Steve Swell (tb),
Cooper Moore (p), William Parker (b, doussn'gouni), “and special surprise guest/Newburgh resident Jackson Krall" (dr) /
Jazz At Atlas Concert Series, 8:00pm, Atlas Industries, Newburgh, NY [world.jazznearyou.com]
"And then, there’s the documentation: many thanks as well to Michael Bogdanffy-Kriegh who will be posting his own brilliant photographic
improvisatory acumen from this event, to Randy Thaler for his usual superb live audio recording, and then, one more jolt of inspiration from
the night: this real-time portrait of the band in flight titled 'Green Tea Release,' realized by the great musicWitness himself, Jeff Schlanger.”
—Jeff Keepnews, Facebook posting 17.05.21
17.05.28 - Mixashawn Rozie (reeds), Sarah Hughes (as), Daniel Carter (reeds, tp), Stephen Haynes (cor, flg, alto-horn), Rex Bennett (tb),
Fay Victor (voc), Jin Hi Kim (komungo), Jacob Means (mand, mandocello), Joe Morris (g, b), William Parker (b, misc), Rob Oxoby (b),
Hamid Drake and Jerome Deupree (dr, perc) / Spectacle Festival, Real Art Ways, Hartford, CT [realartways.org/event/spectacle2017/2017-05-28/]
“Expect a mix of groupings small and large and, likely, a small orchestra rounding out the afternoon.”

The Twentieth Annual Vision Festival ::: May 29 through June 3

17.05.29 (1) - Opening Invocation: William Parker (guimbri), Hamid Drake (frame-dr), Patricia Nicholson (dance/text) /
Judson Memorial Church, NYC [NYC Jazz Record @nycjazzrecord]
17.05.29 (2) - In Order To Survive: Rob Brown (as), Cooper-Moore (p), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) /
10:00pm, Judson Memorial Church, NYC [www.artsforart.org/vf22.html]
17.05.31 - Joe McPhee Trio: McPhee (as, p-tp), William Parker (b), Michael TA Thompson (dr) / 10:00pm, Judson Memorial Church, NYC [ibid]
—Was originally scheduled as Charles Gayle Trio. Gayle was unavailable... [Arts for Art 17.05.31]
17.06.01 - Darius Jones & Farmers by Nature: Jones (as), Craig Taborn (p), William Parker (b), Gerald Cleaver (dr) /
8:30pm, Judson Memorial Church, NYC [ibid]
17.06.02 - Dave Burrell Quartet: Kidd Jordan (ts), Burrell (p), William Parker (b), William Hooker (dr) / 9:30pm, Judson Memorial Church, NYC
[ibid]
17.06.03 - Songs for a Free World Finale: Oliver Lake, Abraham Mennen, Ras Moshe, Dave Sewelson, and Karen Borca (reeds),
Vincent Chancey and Jaimie Branch (horns), Melanie Dyer, Jean Cook, and Gwen Laster (strings),
Fay Victor, Amirtha Kidambi, Lisa Sokolov, Andrea Wolper, and Jean Carla Rodea (voc),
Cooper-Moore (p), Brandon Lopez (b), William Parker (strings, perc), Dan Kurfirst (perc), Hamid Drake (dr)
Patricia Nicholson (Dir, Chor, dance), Miriam Parker, Anna Pauline Gichan, Jason Jordan, and Guanglei Hui (dance),
Bill Mazza (live video art), Melanie Dyer, William Parker, and Patricia Nicholson (art installation) / 10:30pm, Judson Memorial Church, NYC
[www.artsforart.org/vf22songsforafreeworld.html]
—Part 1. “Justice", by Oliver Lake
—Part 2. “Soliloquy for the Children who Lost Everything & the Flowers that Saved Them", by William Parker

17.06.04 Tribute to Hamiet Bluiett: “Performers include Kelvyn Bell, James Carter, Craig Harris' Saints & Aints Brass Choir, Cooper-Moore,
Pheeroan akLaff, DD Jackson, Kidd Jordan, Oliver Lake, William Parker, Antonie Roney, Kojo Roney, Quincy Troupe, Matthew Whitaker,
James Jabbo Ware’s Me We Them Orchestra.” / 5:00pm, Rendall Memorial Presbyterian Church, NYC [Arts for Art 17.06.02]

17.06.11 - William Parker & Cooper-Moore Duo: Moore (homemade instruments), Parker (flutes, doussn'gouni) /
Red Hook Jazz Festival, 1:00pm, Urban Meadow Public Garden, Brooklyn, NY

17.06.17 (1) • Ad Hoc Improv Groups One [AR—20:54]

August 17, 2016, 1:00-5:00pm / Something Else! Festival, Worker Arts & Heritage Center Back Garden, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

announcement [1:06]
1. improvisation [18:38]
announcement [1:08]

Nicole Rampersaud and Elwood Epps (tp), Scott Thompson (tb), William Parker (b)

{digital files; zulapresents.org}

17.06.17 (2) • Eloping with the Sun [AR—62:36]

August 17, 2016 / Something Else! Festival, Gallery on the Bay, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

announcement [1:53]
1. improvisation [58:55]
announcement [1:45]

Joe Morris (bjo, banjouke), William Parker (guimbri, fl, double-reed), Hamid Drake (frm-dr)

{digital files; zulapresents.org}

17.06.18 (1) • Ad Hoc Improv Groups Four [AR—30:50]

August 18, 2016, 1:00-5:00pm / Something Else! Festival, Gallery on the Bay, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

announcement [1:16]
1. improvisation [28:24]

Ab Baars (ts, shakuhachi), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr)

{digital files; zulapresents.org}

17.06.18 (2) • Eloping with the Sun + DKV [AR—42:21]

August 18, 2016 / Something Else! Festival, Gallery on the Bay, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

announcement [0:53]
1. improvisation [40:46]
announcement [0:40]

Ken Vandermark (ts, cl), Joe Morris (g), William Parker and Kent Kessler (b), Hamid Drake (dr)

{digital files; zulapresents.org}

17.06.20 - Tony Malaby Quartet: Malaby (ts), Leo Genovese (p), William Parker (b), Billy Mintz (dr) / 10:00pm, Korzo, Brooklyn, NY
17.06.25 - William Parker Trio: Rob Brown (as), Cooper-Moore (p), Parker (b) /
Barre—A Memorial Celebration of the Life and Work of David Budbill, 3:00pm, Barre Opera House, Barre, VT [vtdigger.org]
"William Parker ...will begin and end the program with the ringing of bowls,
and will also perform a piece created for the Memorial titled ‘Requiem for Joy’.”
17.06.26 - William Parker Trio: as above / Barre Opera House, Montpelier, VT
17.06.27 - Sonoluminescence Trio: David Mott (bar), William Parker (b), Jesse Stewart (perc) / TD Ottawa Jazz Festival,
8:00pm, Studio A, La Nouvelle Scéne, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada [ottawajazzfestival.com]
17.06.28 - Sonoluminescence Trio: as above / The Record Centre, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada [TRC Facebook notice]
“See this trio... play at the 2017 TD Ottawa Jazz Festival on the 27th of June, and catch them in the store
the following day for an intimate LP release show!"

17.06.30 • William Parker & Patricia Nicholson Parker Duo [AR—71:24]

June 30, 2017, 8:00pm / Silence, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

introduction [7:16]
1. improvisation [62:51]
announcement [0:42]
WP announcement [0:25]

William Parker (b, bowls, shakuhachi, kora, perc—including the instrument shown below, voc), Patricia Nicholson Parker (dance, voc)

{digital files; www.silencesounds.ca}

17.07.01 - HOPE CRIES FOR JUSTICE: William Parker (b, doussn'gouni), Patricia Nicholson (text, dance), Hamid Drake (dr, perc) /
7:30pm, Links Hall, Constellation, Chicago, IL
17.07.13 - In Order to Survive: Rob Brown (as), Cooper Moore (p), William Parker (b, Comp), Hamid Drake (dr) /
7:30 & 9:00pm, ShapeShifter Lab, Brooklyn, NY [www.shapeshifterlab.com]

17.07.14 • In Order to Survive: Live/Shapeshifter

AUMFidelity Records AUM (2CD) 2019

July 14, 2017, 7:30 & 9:00pm / ShapeShifter Lab, Brooklyn, NY

1st Set
Eternal is the Voice of Love:
I. Entrance to the Tone World [20:02]
II. Color Against Autumn Sky [7:31]
III. If There is A Chance [7:14]
IV. A Situation [11:42]
V. Birth of the Sunset [5:42]
2nd Set
1. Demons Lining the Halls of Justice [23:16]
2. Drums & Bass Interlude [4:21]
3. Newark (for Grachan Moncur III) [11:23]
4. In Order to Survive [14:45]
5. Eternity [4:22]

Rob Brown (as), Cooper Moore (p), Dave Sewelson (voc-4), William Parker (b, shakuhachi-III, voc-4, Comp), Hamid Drake (dr)

{Matt Merewicz 19.05.07}

17.07.15 - National Day of Protest / 4:00-7:00pm, Trump Tower, NYC

17.07.00 • William Parker: Flower In a Stained-Glass Window & The Blinking of the Ear

Centering Records Centering 1018/1019 (Ltd. Edition 2-CD, 500 copies; digital album) 2018
—2nd Session: See also 17.03.01, 18.05.26
+ The Blinking of the Ear 18.06.27

July, 2017 / Park West Studios, Brooklyn, NY

Flower In a Stained-Glass Window—CD 1018:
1. Emmett Till [1:16]
2. Give Me Back My Drum [6:32]
3. Children [7:44]

“Nick [Lyons] and I did two altos on a seperate session...
and played some backups for the trombone solo that was
already recorded... then we also played an introduction
kind of with the piano on one of the tunes... some totally
improvised sections, and then we also had some written
material that we played along with the tracks.”
—Dave Sewelson 18.10.17+19+21

“I think that actually the date with Sewelson and me was
in July. Sewelson and I were alone with William directing.
A few overdubs and and a few duet stretches, some of which
may have been added later to preexisting tracks.”
—Nick Lyons 18.10.21

Dave Sewelson and Nick Lyons (as)

{aumfidelity.com; Sewelson & Lyons}

17.08.03 - Tony Malaby Quartet: Malaby (ts), Leo Genovese (p), William Parker (b), Billy Mintz (dr) /
Tony Malaby Fest, 9:30pm, Cornelia Street Café, NYC [DMG 17.07.27]
17.08.04 - William Parker & the Little Huey Creative Orchestra: personnel unknown) /
Artists for a Free World Rally for Universal Healthcare, 6:00pm, Washington Square Park, Garibaldi Plaza, NYC [Arts for Art 17.08.01]
6:00 Little Huey & AFFW Band led by William Parker, Jason Hwang
6:30 Speakers: Mark Hannay (Metro NY Health for All), Helen Krim (Women’s March), Renate Mariano (Actor’s Fund), Patricia N Parker
7:00 AFFW Band & Little Huey led by William Parker, Jason Hwang
17.08.05 - Tony Malaby Quartet: Malaby (ts), Brandon Seabrook (g), William Parker (b), Billy Mintz (dr) /
Tony Malaby Fest, 9:00 & 10:30pm, Cornelia Street Café, NYC [ibid]
17.08.25 - William Parker, John Dikeman, Onno Govaert: Dikeman (ts, as), Parker (b), Govaert (dr) / 7:30pm, Cafe Oto, London, UK
17.08.26 - John Dikeman Trio: Dikeman (ts, as), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) /
Zomerjazzfiesttour, 17:30hr, Barn, Groningen, Holland [www.zjft.nl/2017/eng_programma.php]
17.08.27 - John Dikeman Trio: as above / L'Atelier Tampon-Nomade, Paris, France
17.08.29 - William Parker & Hamid Drake Duo / Freedom Music Festival Vol. III, 7:00pm, KoncertKirken, Københaven, Denmark
[allevents.in/kobenhavn/william-parkerhamid-drake-sylvie-courvoisier-marilyn-mazur/109399053055696#]

17.09.05 • Dave Sewelson: Music for a Free World

FMR Records FMRCD490-0618 (CD) 2018 UK

September 5, 2017 / Park West Studios, Brooklyn, NY

1. Music for a Free World (Sewelson) [10:03]
2. Tensiana (ensemble) [21:10]
3. TB (Sewelson, Swell) [3:11]
4. Well (Sewelson, Swell) [4:07]
5. Calm Pose (ensemble) [5:45]
6. Bill (Sewelson) [7:45]

Dave Sewelson (bar, sss), Steve Swell (tb),
William Parker (b), Marvin Bugalu Smith (dr)

{FMRCD490-0618}

17.09.06 - William Parker and Patricia Nicholson Interview / 9:00pm on NYCLife Network, Channel 25, NYC [www.neighborhoodslice.com] —William Parker and Patricia Nicholson are featured on “Neighborhood Slice", EAST VILLAGE, MANHATTAN, Season 3, Episode 8
"In a neighborhood known as a hub for immigrants, artists, and activists, five long-time residents take us on a walk
through time and space to tell us their East Village story.”
17.09.09 (1) - Cooper-Moore & William Parker Duo: Moore (handmades), Parker (reeds, strings) /
inGardens 2017, 2:00pm, Children’s Magical Garden, NYC [www.artsforart.org/ingardens.html]
17.09.09 (2) - Steve Swell Trio: Swell (tb), William Parker (b), TA Thompson (dr) / inGardens 2017, 4:00pm, Children’s Magical Garden, NYC

17.09.14 - John Dikeman Trio: Dikeman (ts, as), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) / Are You Free? Festival, Dunajská Streda, Slovakia
17.09.15 - John Dikeman Trio: as above / Kanjiza Jazz festival, Kanjiza, Serbia
17.09.16 - John Dikeman Trio / Gromka, Ljubljana, Slovenia
17.09.17 - John Dikeman Trio / Parazzar, Bruges, Belgium
17.09.18 - John Dikeman Trio / De Ruimte, Amsterdam, Netherlands
17.09.19 - John Dikeman Trio / Fri Form, Trondheim, Norway
17.09.21 - William Parker’s In Order to Survive—"Criminals in the White House": Rob Brown (as), Cooper-Moore (p),
William Parker (b, double reeds), Hamid Drake (dr), + Special Guests Abraham Mennen (ts), Dave Sewelson (bar), Dave Hofstra (tu),
Morley (voc), Patricia Nicholson (dance) / 7:30pm, (Le) Poisson Rouge, NYC [www.lpr.com; Greg Cristman, www.brooklynvegan.com]
—Set List: They're all Scumbags, Criminals in the White House, March of the Hobbits (Don Cherry), In Order to Survive
17.09.24 (1) - Miriam Parker & William Parker Duo: M Parker (dance), W Parker (b) /
inGardens 2017, 2:30pm, First St. Green, NYC [www.artsforart.org/ingardens.html]
17.09.24 (2) - Melanie Dyer Quartet: Dyer (va), Jason Kao Hwang (v), William Parker (b), Michael Wimberly (dr) /
inGardens 2017, 3:00pm, First St. Green, NYC [ibid]
17.09.27 - Bobby Kapp All-Stars Quartet: Perelman (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Kapp (dr) / “Saxophonist Ivo Perelman Celebrates Upcoming Release of Six New Albums", 8:15pm, ShapeShifter Lab, Brooklyn, NY [ShapeShifterLab.com]
17.09.29 - AFFW Gathering (open rehearsal): William Parker (snare drum), others... / 5:30pm, Garibaldi Plaza, Washington Square Park, NYC
[Arts for Art 17.09.29]
17.10.06 - Fay Victor & William Parker Duo: Victor (voc), Parker (b) / 9:00pm, Spectrum Loft Space, NYC
17.10.07 - Steve Swell Quintet: Steve Swell (tb, Comp), Jemeel Moondoc (as), Dave Burrell (p), William Parker (b), Chad Taylor (dr) /
Magnolia Café and The Stage at KDHX, St. Louis, MO [Dave Burrell FB posting 17.09.03]
17.10.09 (1) - William Parker & Kojo Roney Youth Workshops: Visionary Youth Orchestra + Friends /
3:00pm, El Taller Latino Americano, NYC [wbgo.org/community-calendar/event/217709]
17.10.09 (2) - Songs of Freedom: Rob Brown (as), Cooper-Moore (p), Jason Kao Hwang (v), Melanie Dyer (va), Fay Victor (voc),
Patricia Nicholson (dance, text), William Parker (b), Michael Wimberly (perc) / Raza y Resistencia, Un-Columbus Celebration,
9:00pm, El Taller Latino Americano, NYC [www.artsforart.org/evolving.html]
17.10.12 (1) - Jalalu-Kalvert Nelson & William Parker Duo: Nelson (tp), Parker (b) / Anti-Columbus Day Concert, NYC
17.10.12 (2) - Kidd Jordan Quartet: Jordan (ts), Dave Burrell (p), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) /
7:00pm, Miller Theatre, Columbia University, NYC
17.10.13 - William Parker Quartet: Rob Brown (as), Jalalu-Kalvert Nelson (tp), Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) / Recording Session, NYC
17.10.20 - Sonoluminescence Trio: David Mott (bar), William Parker (b), Jesse Stewart (dr) /
8:00pm, First United Church, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada [Dwayne Hodgson 17.06.22]
17.10.21 - William Parker Quartet: Jemeel Moondoc (as), Dave Burrell (p), Parker (b), Gerald Cleaver (dr) /
Edgefest, 7:00pm, Kerrytown Concert House, Ann Arbor, MI

17.11.08 - Patricia Nicholson & William Parker Duo: Nicholson (dance, poetry), Parker (b) / Happylucky No. 1 Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
17.11.24 - Jalalu-Kalvert Nelson New Quartet—Concert I, Improvisation: Tapiwa Svosve (as), Nelson (tp), William Parker (b),
Hamid Drake (dr), + Guests Manuel Engel (p), Fork Burke (text) / 20:00hr, Farelhaus, Biel, Switzerland
17.11.26 - Jalalu-Kalvert Nelson—Concert II, Composition and Improvisation: Christoph Metzger (ts), Tapiwa Svosve (as),
Martina Kirchner (fl), Azra Ramic (bcl), Nelson (tp, Comp), Matthias Kirchner (g), Martin Christ and Annalisa Orlando (p),
Ursula Grossenbacher, Katrin Scholl, Maria Gloria Alexandra Mihai, and Maria Strelbitska (vn), Ellen Fallowfield (ce),
William Parker (b), Dominik Alig (perc), Hamid Drake (dr) / 17:00hr, Farelhaus, Biel, Switzerland
17.12.04 - Don Chapman (ts), Eric Plaks (p), William Parker (b), Jeremy Carlstedt (dr) / Bushwick Improvised Music Series,
10:00pm, Bushwick Public House, Brooklyn, NY
17.12.08 - Common Sense Gun Legislation: Steve Swell (tb), William Parker (b), TA Thompson (dr) / 8:00pm, The Clemente, NYC
17.12.09 Bobby Zankel & The Wonderful Sound 6: Zankel (as), Steve Swell (tb), Dave Burrell (p), Diane Monroe (vn), William Parker (b),
Muhammad Ali (dr) + Special Guest Odean Pope (ts) / 7:30pm, The Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz & Performing Arts, Philadelphia, PA
[clefclubofjazz.org/event/bobby-zankel-wonderful-sound-6-cd-release/]
17.12.19 - William Parker Solo: Parker (b) / 7:00pm, National Jazz Museum in Harlem, NYC
"He'll premiere a new solo bass piece, ‘Birth of a New World,’ and join host Larry Blumenfeld in a panel discussion about improvisation
and community building with dancer/choreographer Patricia Nicholson, Brice Rosenbloom, the founder and producer of Winter JazzFest,
and Gargi Shindé of Chamber Music America. [jazzmuseuminharlem.org; AUMFidelity 17.12.19]
17.12.20 Andrew Lamb Trio: Lamb (ts), William Parker (b), Michael Wimberly (dr) / 8:00pm, Happylucky No. 1 Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
17.12.21 - Music for a Free World: Dave Sewelson (bar), William Parker (b), Marvin Bugalu Smith (dr) / 8:00pm, The Clemente, NYC
17.12.22 - Andrew Lamb Quintet: Lamb (reeds), Ahmed Abdullah (tp), William Parker (b),
Michael Wimberly (perc), Newman Taylor Baker (dr) / 8:00pm, The Clemente, NYC
17.12.31 (1) - William Parker & Rob Brown Duo: Brown (as), Parker (b) / 17:30hr, Theatre Garonne, Toulouse, France
17.12.31 (2) - William Parker’s In Order to Survive: Rob Brown (as, fl), Cooper-Moore (p), Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) /
23:00hr, Theatre Garonne, Toulouse, France

2018 : : :

18.01.03 - William Hooker & William Parker Duo: Parker (b), Hooker (dr) / 8:00pm, The Clemente, NYC

18.01.06 • Ken Vandermark: Momentum 4—Consequent Duos 2015-2019

Audiographic Records AGR-016 (5CD Box Set, Ltd. Edition 500 copies) 2019

January 6, 2018, 8:30pm / The Stone, New York City
—The Stone Residencies, Ken Vandermark, January 2nd thru 7th.
[Box Set includes duos with Paul Lytton, Ikue Mori, Kris Davis, and Hamid Drake]

1. Stone 3A [20:49]
2. Stone 3B [10:17]
3. Eventually (Written for Sunny Murray) [16:34]

Ken Vandermark (ts, ss),
William Parker (b)

{vandermark1.bandcamp.com; DMG 17.12.28}

- Ken Vandermark & William Parker Duo: Vandermark (reeds), Parker (b) / 8:30pm, The Stone, NYC
18.01.07 - Jackson Krall, Whit Dickey, and William Parker perform with Krall’s percussion installation /
5:30pm, The Clemente, NYC [Arts for Art 18.01.05]
18.01.08 - JP Carletti Xul Trio: Jon Irabagon (as), William Parker (b), Juan Pablo Carletti (dr) /
Evolving Free Jazz Festival, 8:00pm, The Clemente, NYC
18.01.10 - Songs for a Free World: Rob Brown (as), Jason Kao Hwang (vn), Melanie Dyer (va), Fay Victor (voc),
William Parker (b), Gerald Cleaver (dr) / Evolving Free Jazz Festival, 9:00pm, The Clemente, NYC
18.01.26 - William Parker’s In Order to Survive: Rob Brown (as), Cooper-Moore (p), Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) /
Sons d'Hiver, 20:30hr, Espace Culturel André Malraux, Le Kremlin Bicêtre, Paris, France [www.francebillet.com]
18.01.27 - William Parker Organ Quartet—The Language of Cosmic Truth: James Brandon-Lewis (ts), Cooper-Moore (org),
Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) / Sons d'Hiver, Le Kremlin Bicêtre, Paris, France
18.02.02 - Peter Brötzmann’s Die Like a Dog Trio: Brötzmann (ts, cl), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr, perc)
21:00hr, Sala Dei Giganti al Liviano, Il Centro D'Arte, Padova University, Padova, Italy [www.centrodarte.it[
18.02.09 - Ned Rothenberg (reeds), Ayman Fanous (g), Kali Z. Fasteau (exotica), Jason Kao Hwang and Mark Feldman (vn),
Tomas Ulrich (ce), William Parker (b), Michael Wimberly (dr) / Jack, Brooklyn, NY

18.02.10 - Honoring Cecil Taylor: Wadada Leo Smith (tp), William Parker (b), Andrew Cyrille (dr), with Karen Borca (bsn),
André Martinez (perc), Jackson Krall (dr), + guest James Brandon Lewis (ts), Fred Moten (poetry), Jason Jordan and Miriam Parker (dance) /
5:00pm, Tilton Gallery, NYC [Arts for Art 18.02.05]

musicWitness® : WOMB WATER (Custom Dark Ride)
—Andrew Cyrille, William Parker, Wadada Leo Smith, Karen Borca, James Brandon Lewis
Original art 17.5x23" in Witness 'Heavy Duty' Book, made Live @ Tilton Gallery NYC February 10, 2018.
18.02.11 - Dave Sewelson Trio: Sewelson (tb), William Parker (b), Marvin Bugaloo Smith (dr) / 6:00pm, Downtown Music Gallery, NYC
[DMG 18.01.25]
18.03.01 - William Parker Small Band: Marc Stucki (ts), Mette Rasmussen (as), William Parker (b), Kesivan Naidoo (dr) /
Jazzwerkstatt Bern, 21:15hr, The Stube, PROGR Cultural Center, Bern, Switzerland [jazzwerkstatt.ch/en/program/]
18.03.03 - William Parker Large Ensemble: Nils Berg and Keefe Jackson (reeds), Virginia Genta (ts), Mette Rasmussen (as),
Nicolas Habegger, Lukas Thoeni, Lukas Frei, and Mandla Mlangeni (tp), Josephine Nagorsnik, Julia Rüffert, and Andreas Tschopp (tb),
Marc Unternährer (tu), William Parker (b, Comp), David Vanzan and Kesivan Naidoo (dr) /
Jazzwerkstatt Bern, 21:15hr, The Stube, PROGR Cultural Center, Bern, Switzerland [jazzwerkstatt.ch/en/program/]
18.03.08 - Dave Burrell & William Parker Conversation: (following a Solo piano performance by Burrell) /
The U_L Salon, 7:00pm, David Gage String Instruments, NYC [Arts for Art 18.03.07]
18.03.13 - Four Directions: Jin Hi Kim (el-komungo), Elliott Sharp (g), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (perc) /
8:00pm, Roulette, Brooklyn [roulette.org/event/jin-hi-kim-elliott-sharp-william-parker-hamdi-drake-four-directions/]
18.03.20 - Conny Bauer Trio: Bauer (tb), William Parker, (b), Hamid Drake (dr) /
8:00pm, Halle 2, Hanseatenweg, Akademie de Kunste, Berlin, Germany [www.adk.de/de/projekte/2018]
18.03.22 - William Parker: (no personnel details) / Roulette, Brooklyn, NY
18.04.05 - William Hooker—The Great Migration: ["Company"] Ras Moshe (reeds, fl), Mark Hennen (p), Eriq Robinson (elec, images),
Goussy Celestin (narrator, dance), Hooker (dr) + Guests Alton Brooks and Nannie Lampkin (Primary Narratives), Ava Mendoza (g),
David Soldier (vn, bjo), William Parker (b), / 8:00pm, Roulette, Brooklyn, NY [roulette.org/event/william-hooker-the-great-migration]
18.04.07 - William Parker & Patricia Nicholson Duo: Parker (b), Nicholson (dance) / What is the Sound of Freedom?,
8:00pm, Dixon Concert Hall, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA [www2.tulane.edu/liberal-arts/music/departmental-events.cfm]
18.04.14 - William Parker’s Artists for a Free World / 2:00pm, Music Against Mass Incarceration, Trans-Pecos, NYC
18.04.16 - William Parker & Hamid Drake Duo: Parker (b, flutes), Drake (dr, frame drum, perc) / 9:00pm, HOLO, Ridgewood, NY

18.04.21 • Ivo Perelman: Ineffable Joy

ESP-Disk ESP5036 (CD) 2019

April 21, 2018 / Park West Studios, Brooklyn, New York

1. Ecstasy [6:56]
2. Ineffable Joy [3:54]
3. Jubilation [7:17]
4. Ebullience [3:42]
5. Bliss [8:45]
6. Elation [4:43]
7. Rejoicing [7:33]
8. Exuberance [7:21]

Ivo Perelman (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Bobby Kapp (dr)

{espdisk.com/5036.html}

18.04.29 - Kidd Jordan & the Improvisational Arts Quintet: Jordan (ts), Kent Jordan (fl, pic), Marlon Jordan (tp), Joel Futterman (p),
William Parker (b), Alvin Fielder (dr) / New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival,
1:25pm, WWOZ Jazz Tent, Fair Grounds Race Course, New Orleans, LA
[nojazzfest.com; Geraldine Wyckoff “Beautiful Weather...” The Louisiana Weekly May 7]
18.05.05 - William Parker Solo: Parker (b) / 7:30pm, (le) Poisson Rouge, NYC [lpr.com/lpr_events/yonatan-gat-may-5th-2018/]
18.05.08 - Tony Malaby Quartet: Malaby (ts), Leo Genovese (p), William Parker (b), Billy Mintz (dr) /
Korzo's, Brooklyn, NY
18.05.11 - Gary Hassay (as), William Parker (b), and Daniel Carter (reeds and brass) / 8:00pm, Easton, PA Connexions
18.05.13 - William Parker and The Aquasonic Ensemble: Parker, Jeff Schlanger, Anne Humanfeld and Leonid Galaganov (aquasonic) /
7:00pm, Downtown Music Gallery, NYC [DMG 18.04.19; Jeff Schlanger 18.03.03]
—William Parker Music For Waterphone: “Lake Of Light"
18.05.18 - In Order to Survive: Rob Brown (as), Dave Burrell (p), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) /
FIMAV, 10:00pm, Colisée A, Victoriaville, Quebec, Canada [www.fimav.qc.ca/en/edition/schedule]

18.05.21 • Okuden: Every Dog Has Its Day But It Doesnt Matter Because Fat Cat Is Getting Fatter

ESP-Disk ESP5037 (2CD) 2020

May 21, 2018 / Park West Studios, Brooklyn, New York

1. The Forest Council [18:21]
2. Thelonious Forever [13:50]
3. Magic World Pt. 1—Study [15:12]
4. Magic World Pt. 2—Work [12:04]
5. Magic World Pt. 3—Life [10:54]
6. Sir Denis [15:51]
7. Business With William [12:11]
8. Lesson II [17:16]

Mat Walerian (as, bcl, scl, fl, Comp), Matthew Shipp (p),
William Parker (b, shakuhachi), Hamid Drake (dr)

{espdisk.com/5037.html}

The Twenty-Third Annual Vision Festival ::: May 23 through May 28

18.05.23 (1) - Opening Invocation: Patricia Nicholson (dance, words), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) /
6:30pm, Roulette, Brooklyn, NY [www.artsforart.org/vf23.html]
18.05.23 (2) - Dave Burrell & Archie Shepp Quartet: Shepp (ts), Burrell (p), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) /
8:00pm, Roulette, Brooklyn, NY [www.artsforart.org/vf23.html]
18.05.23 (3) - Dave Burrell Quintet: Kidd Jordan and James Brandon Lewis (ts), Burrell (p), William Parker (b), Andrew Cyrille (dr) /
9:30pm, Roulette, Brooklyn, NY [ibid]
18.05.25 - Seraphic Light: Daniel Carter (ts, as, ss, fl, cl, tp), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b) /
8:30pm, Roulette, Brooklyn, NY [ibid]

18.05.26 • William Parker: Flower In a Stained-Glass Window & The Blinking of the Ear

Centering Records 1018/1019 (Ltd. Edition 2-CD, 500 copies; digital album) 2018
—3rd Session: See also 17.03.01, 17.07.00
+ The Blinking of the Ear 18.06.27

May 26, 2018 / Park West Studios, Brooklyn, NY

Leena Conquest (voc)

{Centering Records 1018/1019; aumfidelity.com}

18.05.27 - Panel Discussion—The Ongoing Struggle for Cultural Equity in NYC Music Communities, Part 1:
Steve Cannon, Dave Burrell, William Parker, Bernadette Speach, Craig Harris, Adam Shatz, and Moderator Scott Currie /
3:00pm, Roulette, Brooklyn, NY [Arts for Art 18.04.26]

18.05.28 - New World Pygmies: Jemeel Moondoc (ts), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) /
8:30pm, Roulette, Brooklyn, NY [ibid]

18.06.00 • Dopolarians: Garden Party

Mahakala Music Mahakala-001 (CD) 2019

"Early June," 2018 / Marigny Studios, New Orleans, LA

1. C Melody [ : ]
2. Dopolaria [ : ]
3. Father Dies; Son Dies [ : ]
4. Garden Party [ : ]
5. Guilty Happy [12:01]
6. Impromptu [ : ]

Kidd Jordan (ts),
Chad Fowler (as, sxl),
Christopher Parker (p),
Kelley Hurt (voc),
William Parker (b),
Alvin Fiedler (perc)

{dopolarians.bandcamp.com/album/garden-party}

18.06.07 - Hope Cries for Justice: Parker (b, doussn'gouni, double reeds), Nicholson (dance, poetry) /
8:00pm, The Aphodian, Portland, ME [www.theapohadiontheater.com]
18.06.08 - Hope Cries for Justice: as above / 7:30pm, Peterborough Unitarian Church, Peterborough, NH
18.06.10 - Milford Graves, William Parker, and Jason Selman: Selman (tp), Parker (b), Graves (perc) /
Casa Del Popolo, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
18.06.13 - Chadbourne—Parker—Stewart: Eugene Chadbourne (g, bjo), William Parker (b), Jesse Stewart (dr) /
5th Annual Something Else! Festival of Creative Music, The Spice Factory, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada [zulapresents.org]
18.06.14 (1) - Hope Cries for Justice: Patricia Nicholson (dance, text), William Parker (b, doussn'gouni) /
5th Annual Something Else! Festival of Creative Music, The Spice Factory, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada [ibid]
18.06.14 (2) - Sonoluminescence Trio: David Mott (bar), William Parker (b), Jesse Stewart (dr) /
5th Annual Something Else! Festival of Creative Music, The Spice Factory, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada [ibid]
18.06.16 - Clarinet Madness: Michael Marcus and Perry Robinson (cl), William Parker (b), Jay Rozen (dr) /
8:00pm, The Gallery at Atlas Studios, Newburgh, NY [beaconarts.org/events/jazz-atlas-presents-clarinet-madness/]

: : : The Stone Residencies—William Parker, June 26 through 30 : : :

18.06.26 - William Parker and The Aquasonic Ensemble: Parker, Jeff Schlanger, Anne Humanfeld and Leonid Galaganov (aquasonic),
Peter Dennis and Walter Steele (b) / 8:30pm, The Stone, NYC [William Parker 18.02.08; thestonenyc.com]
World premier: “Fundamental Evolution (Back Street Shuffle)" Music for 4 Waterphones and 2 basses

18.06.27 • William Parker: Flower In a Stained-Glass Window & The Blinking of the Ear

Centering Records Centering 1018/1019 (Ltd. Edition 2-CD, 500 copies; digital album) 2018
—The Blinking of the Ear Session only; + Flower In a Stained-Glass Window 17.03.01, 17.07.00, 18.05.26

June 27, 2018, 8:30pm / The Stone at The New School, New York City

CD 1019—The Blinking of the Ear:
1. Meditation on Freedom [14:22]
2. Without Love Everything Will Fail [10:41]
3. Dark Remembrance [6:09]
4. Heavenly Home Meditation on Peace (Part One) [15:39]
5. Heavenly Home Meditation on Peace (Part Two) [17:44]

Daniel Carter (ts, as, ss, tp), Steve Swell (tb),
AnneMarie-Sandy (mezzo soprano), Eri Yamamoto (p),
William Parker (b, Comp), Leonid Galaganov (perc)

{aumfidelity.com}

18.06.28 - White Wine Positions—Dedicated to Johannes Bauer July 22, 1954 to May 6, 2016: Joe McPhee (brass),
Jim Staley and Steve Swell (tb), Masahiko Kono (tb, elec), + Lower Mixed Chamber Ensemble: William Parker (Eb ophicleide),
Jeff Schlanger (didgeridoo), Walter Stinson and Peter Dennis (b) / 8:30pm, The Stone, NYC [ibid]
18.06.29 - Music for Cosmic Octet—Eventual, for Sunny Murray: James Brandon Lewis (ts), Rob Brown and Darius Jones (as),
Jaime Branch (tp), Steve Swell (tb), Cooper Moore (p), William Parker (b), William Hooker (dr) / 8:30pm, The Stone, NYC [ibid]
18.06.30 - “A Word is A Sound"—A Remembrance of David Budbill: Berne Groden, Leonid Galaganov, and William Parker (shakuhachi),
Lisa Sokolov, Kyoko Kitiamura, Andrea Wolper, Amirtha Kidambi, and Morley Kamen (voc) / 8:30pm, The Stone, NYC [ibid]
—"A choral piece for five voices and three shakuhachis. All words by David Budbill. Music by William Parker.”

musicWitness® : Sound Word Sound (for David Budbill)
Original art 16.5x23" in Witness 'Heavy Duty' Book, made Live @ The Stone NYC June 30, 2018.
18.07.17 - Hamid Drake, William Parker, and Assif Tsahar: Tsahar (ts), Parker (b), Drake (dr) /
8:00pm, Levontin 7, Tel Aviv, Israel [Facebook event]
18.07.18 - William Parker Orchestra: Parker (b, Cond, Comp), Yonatan Kretzmer, Assif Tsahar, Albert Beger, Gal Stop, Tal Avraham,
Idit Mintzer, Shmil Frenkel, Shai Hazan, Hagai Fershtman, Ofer Bymel, Daniel Sarid, others... /
8:30pm, Levontin 7, Tel Aviv, Israel [www.secrettelaviv.com/tickets/william-parker-orchestra]
18.07.31 - Tony Malaby Quartet: Malaby (ts), Leo Genovese (p), William Parker (b) Billy Mintz (dr) / 10:30pm, Korzo, Brooklyn, NY
18.08.08 - Tribute to Sonny Simmons: Joe McPhee (reeds, p-tp), Darius Jones (as), Jaimie Branch (tp), William Parker (b),
Juma Sultan (perc), Ronnie Burrage (dr) / 7:00pm, @75 Club, Bogardus Mansion, NYC [Arts for Art 18.08.06]
18.08.21 - William Parker’s New Organ Quartet: James Brandon Lewis (ts), Cooper-Moore (keys), Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) /
Roccella Jazz Festival, 21:15hr, Teatro al Castello, Groningen, Netherlands [www.roccellajazz.org]
18.08.25 - William Paker, Klaas Hekman, and Wilbert de Joode: Hekman (bsx, shakuhachi), Parker (b, shakuhachi), de Joode (b) /
ZJFT 2018, 15:45hr, Den Ham Church, Groningen, Netherlands [www.zjft.nl/2018]
18.08.28 and 18.08.29 - William Parker In Order to Survive Extended Ensemble: James Brandon Lewis (ts), Rob Brown (as), Steve Swell (tb),
Cooper-Moore (p, org), Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr), + Raina Sokolov Gonzalez, Andrea Wolper, Anne Marie Sandy, and Noa Fort (voc) /
7:30 & 9:30pm, Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola, NYC [AUMFidelity 18.08.19; Art for Arts 18.08.28]
18.08.31 and 18.09.01 - Kidd Jordan & Friends: Jordan (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Alvin Fielder (dr) /
9:30pm, Constellation, Chicago, IL [www.constellation-chicago.com]

Chicago Tribune

18.09.02 - Kidd Jordan & Friends: Jordan (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Alvin Fielder (dr) /
9:00pm, Hungry Brain, Chicago, IL [www.chicagoreader.com]
18.09.08 - William Parker & Daniel Carter Duo: Carter (as, tp), Parker (b) / InGardens 2018,
3:30pm, Children’s Magical Garden, NYC [Arts for Art 18.08.21]
18.09.14 - Steve Swell’s Soul Travelers: Jemeel Moondoc (as), Swell (tb), Dave Burrell (p), William Parker (b), Chad Taylor (dr) /
Guelph Jazz Festival, 8:00pm, Cooperators Hall, River Run Centre, Guelph, Ontario, Canada [guelphjazzfestival.com]
18.09.15 - William Parker Solo / Guelph Jazz Festival, 10:30am, Royal City Church, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
[ibid]
18.09.22 (1) - While We Still Have Feet: William Parker (shakuhachi), Amirtha Kidambi, Andrea Wolper, Lisa Sokolov,
Kyoko Kitamura, and Morley Kamen (voc) / InGardens 2018, 1:30pm, Children’s Magical Garden, NYC [Arts for Art 18.08.21]
18.09.22 (2) - The Andrew Lamb Trio: Lamb aka The Black Lamb (ts, fl, har), William Parker (b), Warren Smith (dr) /
8:00pm, Community Education Center, Philadelphia, PA [poster]
18.09.27 - Daniel Carter (reeds, brass), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) / “Social Music #3 2018,"
Troost, Brooklyn, NY [www.brooklynvegan.com]
18.09.29 - Sewelsonics: Dave Sewelson (bar), William Parker (b), Bobby Kapp (dr) / InGardens 2018,
3:30pm, First Street Garden, NYC [ibid]
18.10.01 (1) - Double Quintet: Joe McPhee (reeds), Dick Griffin (tb) James Keepnews (g), Rosie Hertlein (vn),
Tomeka Reid and Fred Lonberg-Holm (ce), William Parker and Dominic Duval Jr. (b), Warren Smith and Jay Rosen (dr),
with an invocation by MC Lord McPhee / Blank Forms Annual Benefit Honoring Joe McPhee, 7:00pm, Ukrainian National Home, NYC
[blankforms.org]
—Performance of “Nation Time for Real This Time.”
18.10.01 (2) - William Parker & Patricia Nicholson Duo: Parker (b), Nicholson (dance) /
Blank Forms Annual Benefit Honoring Joe McPhee, 7:00pm, Ukrainian National Home, NYC [blankforms.org]
—Performance of “Cosmic Love Dance.”
18.10.07 - What it Is: James Brandon Lewis (ts), Devin Brahja Waldman (as), Patricia Nicholson (dance), Melanie Dyer (va),
William Parker (b), TA Thompson (dr), Bill Mazza (live video art) / Race & Resistance, 8:30pm, Teatro LaTEA, NYC [Arts for Art 18.09.13]
18.10.08 (1) - Visionary Youth Orchestra Friends and Neighbors Workshop with Jessica Jones, Jeff Lederer, and William Parker /
Race & Resistance, 3:00pm, Teatro LaTEA, NYC [ibid]
18.10.08 (2) - Tony Malaby Quartet: Malaby (ts), Marc Hannaford (p), William Parker (b), Billy Mintz (dr) /
Race & Resistance, 7:00pm, Teatro LaTEA, NYC [ibid]

18.10.13 - William Parker Solo: Parker (b, double reeds, shakuhachi) / OCT-Loft Jazz Festival,
19:00hr, B10 Live, OCT-Loft, Xiangshan Dong Jie, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, China [octloftjazz.com/jazz2018; Qi Li 18.10.17]

—Photo by Zhi Lan, with permission. OCT-Loft, October 13, 2018

18.10.15 - William Parker (b) & Patricia Nicholson (dance) Duo / Workshop and Performance,
6:30pm, Mind-Builders Creative Arts Center, Bronx, NY
18.10.16 - William Parker (b) & Patricia Nicholson (dance) Duo / Workshop and Performance,
3:00pm, Mind-Builders Creative Arts Center, Bronx, NY
18.10.21 - Dave Sewelson Quartet: Sewelson (bar), Steve Swell (tb), William Parker (b), Marvin Bugalu Smith (dr) /
6:00pm, Downtown Music Gallery, NYC [DMG 18.10.11]
18.10.22 - Artists for a Free World: William Parker, others?? /
Protest Against Police Brutality, 4:00pm, (March) Foley Square to Washington Square, NYC [Arts for Art 18.10.18]
18.10.24 - Tony Malaby Quartet: Malaby (ts), Marc Hannaford (p), William Parker (b), Billy Mintz (dr) /
8:00pm, happylucky no.1, Brooklyn, NY [happyluckyno1.com]
18.10.27 (1) - Workshop in Improvisation: William Parker, for the yoing musicians of the Tufts Community Music Program /
Vision Festival at Tufts, 1:00pm, Distler Hall, Granoff Music Center, Tufts University, Medford, MA [Arts for Art 18.10.15; as.tufts.edu]
18.10.27 (21) - William Parker Quintet: Rob Brown (as), Steve Swell (tb), Fred Moten (poetry), Parker (b), Andrew Cyrille (dr) /
Vision Festival at Tufts, 8:30pm, Distler Hall, Granoff Music Center, Tufts University, Medford, MA [ibid]
18.10.30 - Bodhicitta: Louie Belogenis (ts, ss), Ikue Mori (elec), William Parker (b), Kenny Wollesen (dr) /
The Stone Residencies—Louie Belogenis,8:30pm, The Stone at The New School, NYC [thestonenyc.com/calendar.php]
18.11.03 - Mind Builders 40th Anniversary Event: “Performances by Esperanza Spalding and William Parker" /
7:00pm, Lovinger Theater, Lehman College, NYC
18.11.12 - Thollem McDonas (keys), Nels Cline (g), and William Parker (b) / Mike Panico Memorial Concert, 7:30pm, Roulette, NYC
18.11.18 - William Parker—Cooper-Moore Move: Cooper-Moore (p, perc), William Parker (b, perc), Patricia Nicholson Parker (movement) /
FreeJazz on a Sunday Afternoon, 3:00pm, Teatro LATEA rehearsal room 203, The Clemente, NYC [Arts for Art 18.10.18]
18.11.28 - William Parker & Friends / Bill & Helen Murray Jazz Residency Concerts,
8:00pm, Recital Hall, Center for the Arts, Towson University, Towson, MD [tickets.tuboxoffice.com]
18.11.30 - William Parker & TU Students / Bill & Helen Murray Jazz Residency Concerts,
8:00pm, Recital Hall, Center for the Arts, Towson University, Towson, MD [ibid]
18.12.06 - Daniel Carter (winds), Mary Anne Driscoll (p), William Parker (b), Federico Ughi (dr) /
Forward Festival 2018, 8:45pm, Shapeshifter Lab, Brooklyn, NY [www.577records.com/forwardfestival/]
18.12.07 - William Parker’s In Order to Survive: Rob Brown (as), Cooper-Moore (keys), Parker (b), Gerald Cleaver (dr) /
FreeJazz Residency at Weeksville, 8:00pm, Weeksville Heritage Center, Brooklyn, NY [www.artsforart.org/weeksville.html]
18.12.08 (1) - Tracie Morris (poetry), William Parker (b) / FreeJazz Residency at Weeksville,
FreeJazz Residency at Weeksville, 7:30pm, Weeksville Heritage Center, Brooklyn, NY [DMG 18.12.06]
18.12.08 (2) - In Order to Survive: Rob Brown (as), Cooper-Moore (keys), William Parker (b), Gerald Cleaver (dr) /
FreeJazz Residency at Weeksville, 8:00pm, Weeksville Heritage Center, Brooklyn, NY [Arts for Art 18.11.20]
18.12.11 (1) - James Brandon Lewis (ts), Darius Jones (as), Dave Burrell (p), William Parker (b), Juma Sultan (perc) /
Cecil Taylor Memorial, 7:00pm, Roulette, NYC [roulette.org]
—Also: Blue Lime Light, music by William Parker, performed by Mara Rosenbloom, Peter Denis, Jim Ferraiuolo, Scot Moore,
Raina Sokolov-Gonzalez, and Reina Murooka.
18.12.11 (2) - Baba Andrew Lamb (ts), Bobby Zankel (as), JD Parran, Richard Keene, and Elliot Levin (reeds), Dave Sewelson (bar),
Stephen Haynes (tp), Bill Lowe, Steve Swell, and Craig Harris (tb), Joseph Daley (tu), Mark Hennen (p), Lisa Sokolov (voc),
Patricia Nicholson Parker (dance), John Bruschini (g), William Parker (b, Comp), Hilliard Greene (b), Warren Smith (dr, perc),
+ Peter Apfelbaum (?), others... / Cecil Taylor Memorial, “This is how our evening ended," Roulette, NYC
[roulette.org; Stephen Haynes FB posting 18.12.12v]
—"Performing William Parker’s 'Go On With Your Bad Self' in celebration of Cecil Taylor."

18.12.12 • Whit Dickey—The Tao Quartets: Peace Planet & Box of Light

AUMFidelity Records AUM108/109 (Ltd. Edition 2-CD; digital album) 2019
—Peace Planet Session only.
[Box of Light is Dickey w/ Rob Brown, Steve Swell, and Michael Bisio.]

December 12, 2018 / Park West Studios, Brooklyn, NY

CD 108—Peace Planet:
1. Peace Planet [10:06]
2. Seventh Sun [10:33]
3. Ancient Monument [9:54]
4. Suite for DSW [13:55]
5. Eye Opener [8:06]

Rob Brown (as), Matthew Shipp (p),
William Parker (b), Whit Dickey (dr)

{aumfidelity.com; Steven Joerg 19.08.10}

18.12.13 • Steve Swell’s Soul Travelers: Astonishments

RogueArt Records ROG-0091 (CD) 2020 Fr

December 13, 2018 / Park West Studios, Brooklyn, New York

1. Astonishments [7:37]
2. Sketch #7 [6:09]
3. The Seldom Heard [10:26]
4. For Mondays [8:13]
5. Being Here [10:19]
6. Morphogenesis [8:57]

Jemeel Moondoc (as), Steve Swell (tb, Comp), Dave Burrell (p), Leena Conquest (voc), William Parker (b), Gerald Cleaver (dr)

{ROG-0096}

18.12.15 - William Parker and the Criminals in the White House Sextet: Rob Brown (as), Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) /
7:30pm, Revolution Books, Harlem, NYC [harlemworldmagazine.com]
—Performing the “New Joke" Suite.

18.12.17 • Dave Sewelson: More Music for a Free World

Mahakala Music (CD) 2020

December 17, 2018 / Park West Studios, Brooklyn, NY

1. Memories [22:58]
2. Dreams [27:14]
3. Reflections [8:48]

Dave Sewelson (bar), Steve Swell (tb),
William Parker (b), Marvin Bugalu Smith (dr)

{promo email}

18.12.20 - John Blum & William Parker Duo: Blum (p), Parker (b) / 8:00pm, Stage One Room, Michiko Studios, NYC
[John Blum FB post 18.12.19]

2019 : : :

19.01.12 - Farmers by Nature: Craig Taborn (p), William Parker (b), Gerald Cleaver (dr) /
8:30pm, The New School, NYC [DMG 19.01.10]
19.01.13 - William Hooker’s 360 Degrees of Straight Liftoff: Bob Holman, William Parker, Raymond Nat Turner, Hooker (dr) /
3:00pm, Bowery Poetry Club, NYC [DMG 18.12.06]
19.01.14 - Don Chapman (reeds), Aquilles Navarro (tp), Eric Plaks (p), William Parker (b), Ronnie Burrage (dr) /
Bushwick Improvised Music Series, 9:00pm, Bushwick Public House, NYC [bushwickpublichouse.com; gaucimusic.com/]
19.01.18 - Dave Sewelson Quartet: Sewelson (bar), Steve Swell (tb), William Parker (b), Nik Francis (dr) / ICS, NYC

19.01.21 - Artists for a Free World: Devin Waldman (as), Dave Sewelson (bar), Steve Swell (tb),
Patricia Nicholson (dance), On Davis (g), William Parker (b), Jackson Krall (dr) /
Justice is Compassion, 9:00pm, Nublu, NYC [Arts for Art 18.12.21]

“An amazing moment in the illustrious career of one of jazz music’s living greats! On Monday, January 21,
MLK day, the maestro William Parker played his first ever gig at nublu, NYC on an electric bass! My bass!
The one Juini Booth plays when he jams there and doesn't want to use his upright. A pinicle moment in jazz
history simply because WP is...well, WP!!"
—On Davis Instagram posting 19.01.24

19.01.24 - William Parker’s What It Is: James Brandon Lewis (ts), Devin Brahja Waldman (as), Patricia Nicholson (dance),
Parker (b), Jackson Krall (dr) / Justice is Compassion, 9:00pm, H0L0, Ridgewood, NY [Arts for Art 19.01.11]

19.01.28 • Kevin Murray/William Parker/Dave Sewelson/Kaelen Ghandhi: Live at the Bushwick Series

Gauci Music no release # (CD) 2019

January 28, 2019, 9:00pm / Bushwick Improvised Music Series, Bushwick Public House, New York City

1. untitled improvisation [38:57]

Kaelen Ghandhi (as), Dave Sewelson (bar), William Parker (b), Kevin Murray (dr)

{kevinmurray.bandcamp.com}

19.01.31 - Re-Union: Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b) / 21:00hr, Périscope, Lyon, France [www.periscope-lyon.com]
19.02.01 - Re-Union: as above / 20:30hr, AJMI Jazz Club, Avignon, France [www.jazzalajmi.com]
19.02.02 - Re-Union / 19:30hr, La Meson, Marseilles, France [www.lameson.com]
19.02.04 - Re-Union / 20:00hr, RogueArt, Paris, France [roguart.com/news]
19.02.09 - Kidd Jordan Quartet: Jordan (ts), Dave Burrell (p), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) /
Ear we are festival, 9:00pm, Alte Juragarage, Biel-Bienne, Switzerland [www.earweare.ch]
19.02.14 - Leo Genovese Trio: Genovese (keys, elec), William Parker (b), Billy Mintz (dr) /
Bushwick Improvised Music Series, 9:00pm, Bushwick Public House, NYC [bushwickpublichouse.com; Arts for Art 19.02.06]
—Originally a Tony Malaby Quartet gig.
19.02.23 - William Parker (b, flutes, singing bowls) & Miriam Parker (dance) Duo / Sound is Silence: Music, Movement, Meditation,
3:00pm, Auditorium, Montclair Public Library, Montclair, NJ [www.montclairlibrary.org/news-events/williamparker/]

Houston Chronicle

19.03.06 - William Parker & Chad Taylor Duo: Parker (b), Taylor (dr) / Ars Nova Workshop, 6:00pm, Space & Company, Philadelphia, PA
[Ars Nova 19.03.06]
19.03.07 - William Parker’s Trail of Tears Continuum (1492-2019): Rob Brown (as), Steve Swell (tb), Cooper-Moore (p),
AnnMarie Sandy and Raina Sokolov Gonzalez (voc), Fred Moten and Tracie Morris (poetry),
William Parker (b, Comp, video), Hamid Drake (dr) / Identity: Freedom, 8:00pm, The Kitchen, NYC [www.artsforart.org/thekitchen.html]
—"A new multi-media work tracing the de-evolution of humanity in America. The 90-minute suite is broken into four sections—"Plantations,"
“Reservations," “Housing Projects," and “Prisons"—and built around new music, libretto, and narrative composed by Parker... The piece is also
accompanied by film by Parker and Michael Lucio-Sternbach.”

musicWitness® : The Earth Kitchen Moan / Trail of Tears Continuum (1492-2019)
—William Parker with Cooper-Moore, AnnMarie Sandy, Raina Sokolov-Gonzalez,
Hamid Drake, Steve Swell, Rob Brown, Tracie Morris, and Fred Moten
Original art 70x100cm, made Live @ The Kitchen NYC March 7, 2019.
19.03.08 - Dave Burrell’s Harlem Renaissance: Dave Burrell (p, Comp), Ted Daniel (tp), Steve Swell and Dick Griffin (tb),
Marguerite Hemmings and J'royce Jata (dance), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) / Identity: Freedom, 8:00pm, The Kitchen, NYC
[www.artsforart.org/thekitchen.html]
19.04.21 - William Parker & Hamid Drake Duo: Parker (b, flutes, doussn'gouni, pocket-tp, perc), Drake (dr, perc, frame drum, voc) /
20:00hr, Serbian National Theater, Novi Sad, Serbia, Yugoslavia
19.04.23 - William Parker & Hamid Drake Duo: as above / 20:00hr, KC House, Moscow, Russia [www.zvuki.ru/R/P/79497]
19.04.27 (1) - Panel—Working Life of the Musician: Moderated by Luke Stewart, with Tomeka Reid, Cooper-Moore, Tanya Kalmanovitch,
DD Jackson, William Parker, Melvin Gibbs, and Jaimie Branch / FreeJazz Convention, 11:00am, The Clemente, NYC [Arts for Art 19.04.23]
19.04.27 (2) - Panel—What Do We Want?: Moderated by Dave Sewelson, with Tomeka Reid, Cooper-Moore, Tanya Kalmanovitch,
DD Jackson, William Parker, Melvin Gibbs, Jaimie Branch, Darius Jones, Ingrid Laubrock, Patricia Nicholson, James Brandon Lewis,
Val Jeanty, Matthew Shipp, and Brandon Lopez / FreeJazz Convention, 3:30pm, The Clemente, NYC [ibid]
19.04.27 (3) - Conduction by William Parker / FreeJazz Convention, 6:30pm, The Clemente, NYC [ibid]
19.05.09 - Matthew Shipp Quartet: Rob Brown (as), Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Whit Dickey (dr) /
The Stone Residencies—Matthew Shipp, 8:30pm, The Stone, NYC
19.05.18 - William Parker & Nils Vermeulen Duo / Ha'Fest, 17:30hr, The Foyer, Handelsbeurs Concertzaal, Ghent, Belgium
[www.handelsbeurs.be/en/concert/hafest-with-endangered-blood-william-parker--de-kift-combo]
19.05.20 - Peter Brötzmann, Heather Leigh, & William Parker: Brötzmann (reeds), Leigh (pedal steel guitar), Parker (b) /
False Harmonics #4, 8:00pm, Pioneer Works, Brooklyn, NY [pioneerworks.org]
19.05.31 - William Parker & Hamid Drake Duo: Parker (b, flutes, doussn'gouni, pocket-tp, perc), Drake (dr, perc, frame drum, voc) /
Elastic Arts 2nd Annual Benefit, 7:00pm, Elastic Arts, Chicago, IL [elasticarts.org]
19.06.01 (1) - Arts for Art Visionary Youth Orchestra: Melanie Dyer (Dir), William Parker, Kyoko Kitamura,
and Jeff Lederer (teaching artists), musicians unknown / Open Doors Open Studios 2019, 3:00pm, The Clemente, NYC
[Arts for Art 19.05.30]
19.06.01 (2) - William Parker’s Little Huey’s Little Birds Orchestra: Parker (Dir, Cond), musicians unknown / Open Doors Open Studios 2019, 3:00pm, The Clemente, NYC
[Arts for Art 19.05.30]
19.06.10 - William Parker—Conversations, Volume III / 6:30pm, Downtown Music Gallery, NYC
[DMG 19.06.06]
“New Book Celebration! Master Bassist/Composer/Multi-Bandleader William Parker will talk about and sign copies of his new book... on Rogue Art.”

The Twenty-Fourth Annual Vision Festival ::: June 11 through June 16

19.06.12 • A Tribute to Alvin Fielder, Live at Vision Festival XXIV

Mahakala Music MAHA-004 (CD) 2020

June 12, 2019, 10:30pm / Roulette, New York City

1. A Tribute to Alvin Fielder [45:03]
2. Introduction (Preview) [7:05]

Kidd Jordan (ts),
Joel Futterman (p),
William Parker (b),
Hamid Drake (dr, perc)

{promo email}

19.06.13 (1) - Alain Kirili Lifetime Achievement: in conversation with William Parker conversation / 9:00pm, Roulette, NYC
19.06.13 (2) - Alto Gladness Tribute to Cecil Taylor: Jemeel Moondoc, Bobby Zankel, and Idris Ackamoor (as),
William Parker (b), Gerald Cleaver (dr) / 10:30pm, Roulette, NYC
19.06.14 (1) - Free Jazz Convention—Panel on Race & Gender: Economics and Resources: with RAAAAAAS Moshe,
Camae Ayewa, Melanie Dyer, and Keir Neuringer, Moderated by William Parker / 3:00pm, Roulette, NYC
19.06.14 (2) - Matthew Shipp & William Parker Duo: Shipp (p), Parker (b) / 8:30pm, Roulette, NYC
19.06.14 (3) - Kris Davis Trio—January Painters: Davis (p), William Parker (b), Jeff “Tain" Watts (dr) /
10:30pm, Roulette, NYC
19.06.15 - Visionary Youth Orchestra: Directed by Jessica Jones, Jeff Lederer, and William Parker
with Students from the Institute for Collaborative Education and Brooklyn Friends School / 5:30pm, Roulette, NYC
19.06.16 (1) - FreeJazz Convention: Understanding and Achieving Cultural Equity, Panel with Brandon Lopez, William Parker,
and Patricia Nicholson Parker / 3:00pm, Roulette, NYC
19.06.16 (2) - DD Jackson Bluiett Tribute Band: James Carter and Darius Jones (ts), William Parker (b), Juma Sultan (perc), Ronnie Burrage (dr) /
10:30pm, Roulette, NYC

19.06.28 - Farmers by Nature: Craig Taborn (p), William Parker (b), Gerald Cleaver (dr) /
Vancouver International Jazz Fest, Innovation Series, 9:30pm, The Ironworks, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
[www.broadwayworld.com/vancouver/article/TD-Vancouver-International-Jazz-Festival-Announces-Innovation-Series-20190415]
19.07.01 - William Parker’s In Order to Survive: Rob Brown (as), Cooper-Moore (p), Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) /
7:00pm, Shapeshifter Lab, Brooklyn, NY [shapeshifterlab.com]
19.07.14 - William Parker & Daniel Carter Duo / Steve Cannon Memorial, 2:00pm, Bowery Poetry Club, NYC
[www.thevillager.com/2019/07/epic-farewell-for-steve-cannon-of-a-gathering-of-the-tribes/]

19.07.19 • Parker, Drake, Vicente, Dikeman: Goes Without Saying But it’s Got to Be Said

JACC Records JR 040 (CD; 140gm-vinyl LP) 2020 Portugal

July 19, 2019, 10:00pm / Ze De Bois (ZDB), Lisbon, Portugal

1. 1st Sentence [27:10]
2. 2nd Sentence [4:31]
3. 3rd Sentence [16:29]

—YouTube Video ID# iRXqPzE5MOM is an excerpt of 12:56.

John Dikeman (ts), Luís Vicente (tp), William Parker (b, gimbri, gralla, flutes), Hamid Drake (dr)

{jaccrecords.bandcamp.com; www.zedosbois.org}

19.07.21 - Luís Vicente Trio: Vicente (tp), William Parker (b) Hamid Drake (dr) /
6:00pm, Casa das Artes Bissaya Barreto, Coimbra, Portugal
19.07.23 - Dikeman-Parker-Drake: John Dikeman (ts), William Parker (b, reeds, perc), Hamid Drake (dr, perc, voc) /
20:00hr, Onder Stroom, Antwerp, Belgium [onder-stroom.be/event]
19.07.24 - Dikeman-Parker-Drake: as above / 8:00pm, club w71, Weikersheim, Germany [www.clubw71.de/724.html]
19.07.25 - Dikeman-Parker-Drake / Konfrontation 2019, 8:00pm, Jazzgalerie, Nickelsdorf, Austria
[www.konfrontationen.at/ko19/250719/]
19.07.27 - - William Parker & Hamid Drake Residency: Seymour Wright (ts), Alexander Hawkins (p),
Parker and John Edwards (b), Drake (dr) / Cafe Oto, London, UK
[Jazzwise review Aug 2, www.jazzwise.com]
“A specially commissioned performance of Horace Tapscott’s “The Giant Is Awakened.”
19.07.28 (1) - William Parker & Hamid Drake Residency: Evan Parker (ts), Parker (b), Drake (dr) /
Matinee, Cafe Oto, London, UK [ibid]

19.07.28 (2) • Black Top Presents: Some Good News

Otoroku Records ROKU025 (2CD) 2021 UK

July 28, 2019 / Cafe Oto, London, UK

1. Put the Brakes On [50:08]
2. Some Good News [56:43]

Pat Thomas (p, elec), Orphy Robinson (mba, elec), Elaine Mitchener (voc), William Parker (b, guimbri), Hamid Drake (perc)

{soundcloud.com/cafeoto/otoroku025-some-good-news-sample}

The Stone Residencies—William Parker ::: July 30 through August 16

19.07.30 - Super Imposition: On Ka'a Davis (g), Ikue Mori (elec), Fred Londberg-Holm (ce), William Parker (b) /
The Stone Residencies, 8:30pm, The Stone, NYC
19.07.31 - Thunder and Flowers: Ava Mendoza (g), Cooper-Moore (bj), William Parker (b, gimbri), Kevin Murray (dr) /
The Stone Residencies, 8:30pm, The Stone, NYC

19.08.01 (1) • Matthew Shipp String Trio: Symbolic Reality

RogueArt Records ROG-0096 (CD) 2019 Fr

August 1, 2019 / Park West Studios, Brooklyn, New York

1. Central Flame [7:22]
2. Symbolic Reality [9:05]
3. Flesh and Bone [7:37]
4. Inner Speech [5:24]
5. The Other Universe [6:00]
6. Law of Sequence [11:06]

Matthew Shipp (p, Comp), Mat Maneri (va), William Parker (b)

{ROG-0096}

19.08.01 (2) - Prana Voice: Gary Hassay (as), Daniel Carter (reeds, brass), Jake Zasloff (shakuhachi), Ellen Christie (voc),
Rosie Hertlien (vn), William Parker (b) / The Stone Residencies, 8:30pm, The Stone, NYC
19.08.02 - Seraphic LIGHT: Daniel Carter (reeds, brass), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b) /
The Stone Residencies, 8:30pm, The Stone, NYC
19.08.03 - Sylvie Courvoisier Quartet: John Zorn (as), Courvoisier (p), Okyung Lee (ce), William Parker (b) /
The Stone Residencies, 8:30pm, The Stone, NYC

19.08.10 - William Parker Solo (b) / 7:00pm, Sherman Showcase, Stroudsburg, PA
19.08.25 - Aaron Rubinstein Trio: Rubinstein (g), William Parker (b), Kevin Murray (dr) / 6:00pm, Downtown Music Gallery, NYC
[DMG 19.08.01]
19.09.04 - Gjerstad. Parker, Swell, and Londberg-Holm: Frode Gjerstad (as, cl), Steve Swell (tb), Fred Londberg-Holm (ce),
William Parker (b) / House of Improv, 8:00pm, Black Box Theater, NYC

19.09.06 (1) • Gjerstad/Lonberg-Holm/Parker/Swell: Tales From

Fundacja Sluchaj Records FSR 18/2020 (CD) 2020 Pol

September 6, 2019 / Park West Studios, Brooklyn, New York

1. The Boneyard [4:52]
2. The Lie [10:07]
3. The Bold [3:33]
4. The Belly [7:25]
5. The Take [11:35]
6. The Immolation [10:02]

Frode Gjerstad (as, Bbcl), Steve Swell (tb),
Fred Lonberg-Holm (ce, elec), William Parker (b, tu, cor, flutes)

{sluchaj.bandcamp.com/album/tales-from}

19.09.06 (2) - What It Is: James Brandon Lewis (ts), Devin Brahja Waldman (as), Patricia Nicholson (dance),
Melanie Dyer (va), William Parker (b), Val Jeanty (elec) / 7:30pm, The Clemente, NYC
19.09.07 - Daniel Carter & William Parker Duo: Carter (horns, woodwinds), Parker (b) / In Gardens 2019, 4:30pm, 6BC Garden, NYC
[artsforart.org/ingardens.html]
19.09.08 - Steve Swell Trio: Frode Gjerstad (as, cl), Swell (tb), Parker (b, barh) / In Gardens 2019, 1:30pm, 6BC Garden, NYC [ibid]
19.09.20 - William Parker’s Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra: James Brandon Lewis and Abraham Mennen (ts),
Rob Brown and Darius Jones (a), Dave Sewelson (bar), Charles Waters (cl), Matt Lavelle (tp), Steve Swell and Masahiko Kono (tb),
Dave Hofstra (tu), Parker (b), Andrew Barker (dr), + Selected Voices from the Universal Tonality Choir /
7:00pm, Greater Calvary Baptist Church, NYC [www.harlemjazzboxx.com/calendar-1/2019/9/20/harlem-jazz-series-william-parker]
“Tonight with Little Huey the vibe was so high I heard Roy Campbell Jr singing with the choir. That’s the truth." —Matt Lavelle
—World Premiere, “The Water Bearer" dedicated to Henry P. Warner.

19.09.21 • Shocron/Parker/Diaz: Live at IBeam

NendoDango Records no release# (digital download) 2020 Argentina

October 29, 2019, 8:30pm / IBeam, Brooklyn, NY

1. Majestic Travel Agency [13:02]
2. Scintillate [4:37]
3. Ear-regularities [20:05]

Paula Shocron (p, voc),
William Parker (b, ptp, ptu),
Pablo Díaz (dr)

{discogs.com; Peter Gannushkin 19.09.21}

19.09.22 - Dave Sewelson Quartet: Sewelson (bar), Steve Swell (tb), William Parker (b), Marvin Bugalu Smith (dr) /
1:30pm, Children’s Magical Garden, NYC
19.09.27 + 09.28 - William Parker—Blues Evidence: Ava Mendoza (g), Parker (b), Gerald Cleaver (dr) /
The Stone Series, 8:00pm, happylucky no. 1, Brooklyn, NY
19.09.29 - William Parker: Dave Sewelson (bar), Matt Lavelle, Lewis Barnes, Ryan Frasier, Jaimie Branch, Milton Martinez, Nicole Davis,
and Heru Shabaka-Ra (tp), Kirk Knuffke (cor), Sam Nester (flg), Steve Swell (tb), Dave Hofstra (tu), Parker (b, Comp),
Michael Wimberly (perc), Michael TA Thompson (dr) / In Gardens 2019, 4:30pm, First Street Green, NYC
[www.artsforart.org/ingardens.html]
“For Roy: Circulation of Celestial Triangles Leaving Ihotep Facing the East," World Premiere.
—Tribute to Roy Campbell: “for 12 trumpets + guest soloist"
19.10.07 - Kaelen Ghandhi (ts), Dave Sewelson (bar), William Parker (b), Kevin Murray (dr) / Bushwick Improvised Music Series,
9:00pm, Bushwick Public House, Brooklyn, NY [DMG 19.10.03]
19.10.11 - Angelica Sanchez Trio: Sanchez (p), William Parker (b), Randy Peterson (dr) / 8:00pm, El Taller Latino Americano, NYC
[Arts for Art 19.08.15]
19.10.12 - Tony Malaby Quartet: Malaby (ts), Leo Genovese (p), William Parker (b), Billy Mintz (dr) /
8:00pm, El Taller Latino Americano, NYC [ibid]
19.10.19 - William Parker Solo + Quartet: Daniel Carter (reeds, tp), Parker (b, guimbri), Val Jeanty (elec, perc),
Patricia Nicholson (words, dance) / Arts for Art at Weeksville, 8:00pm, Weeksville Heritage Center, Brooklyn, NY [ibid]
19.10.20 (1) - William Parker (b) & Tracie Morris (poetry) Duo /
Arts for Art at Weeksville, Weeksville Heritage Center, Brooklyn, NY
[Arts for Art 19.10.22]
19.10.20 (2) - Mixashawn Trio: Mixashawn (reeds, mandolin, voc), Parker (b), Pheeroan akLaff (dr) /
Arts for Art at Weeksville, 5:00pm, Weeksville Heritage Center, Brooklyn, NY
[Arts for Art 19.10.02]
19.10.24 - Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Andrew Cyrille (dr) / Unit Structures—The Art of Cecil Taylor,
Concert & Discussion, 7:00pm, Elabash Recital Hall, CUNY Graduate Center, NYC
19.10.25 - Assif Tsahar Trio: Tsahar (as), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) /
The Stone Residencies—Assif Tsahar, 8:30pm, The Stone, NYC [thestonenyc.com]
19.10.26 - Assif Tsahar Trio: as above, + “Many special guests" / A Special Concert Memorial for Steve Dalachinsky,
The Stone Residencies—Assif Tsahar, 8:30pm, The Stone, NYC [thestonenyc.com]
19.10.27 - WDW—Searching for the Holy Ghost: Daniel Carter (brass and reeds), William Parker (b), William Hooker (dr) /
Free Jazz on a Sunday Afternoon, 3:00pm, Room 203, The Clemente, NYC, NYC [Arts for Art 19.10.22]

19.10.29 • Carter/Shipp/Parker/Cleaver: Welcome Adventure! Vol. 1

577 Records 5837-1 (LP) 2020

October 29, 2019 / Sear Sound, New York City

1. Majestic Travel Agency [13:02]
2. Scintillate [4:37]
3. Ear-regularities [20:05]

Daniel Carter (ts, fl, tp),
Matthew Shipp (p),
William Parker (b),
Gerald Cleaver (dr)

{5837-1}

19.11.04 - Kevin Murray Quartet: Kaelen Ghandhi (ts), Dave Sewelson (bar), William Parker (b), Murray (dr) /
Bushwick Improvised Music Series, 9:00pm, Bushwick Public House, Brooklyn, NY [DMG 19.10.31]
19.11.07 - Daniel Carter (brass and reeds), David Henderson (poetry), William Parker (b), + poets:
Maria Damon, Patricia Spears Jones, Kaye McDonough, Uche Nduka, Christopher Stackhouse, Anne Waldman, and others... /
Howl Arts—Celebrating Bob Kaufman: An evening of poetry, film & music, 7:00pm, Howl Event Space, NYC [DMG 19.10.24]
19.11.14 - Seraphic LIGHT: Daniel Carter (reeds, brass), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b) /
Jazz Jantar, Gdansk, Poland
19.11.16 - Seraphic LIGHT: Daniel Carter (reeds, brass), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b) /
20:00hr, Club Zak, Gdansk, Poland

Patricia Nicholson’s 70th !OMG! Birthday Benefit Celebration : : :

19.11.19 (1) - What It Is: James Brandon Lewis (ts), Mixashawn (reeds), Patricia Nicholson (dance),
Melanie Dyer (va), William Parker (b), William Hooker (dr) / 8:50pm, Flamboyan Theater, The Clemente, NYC
19.11.19 (2) - William Parker’s Southern Satellites: Dave Sewelson (bar), Aquiles Navarro (tp), Isaiah Parker (p, perc),
Ariel Bart (chromatic harmonica), Oscar Gorez (tambora), Dario Gomez (voc), Junior (?), Melanie Dyer (va), Parker (b) /
9:25pm, Flamboyan Theater, The Clemente, NYC
19.11.19 (3) - BLUE: Ingrid Laubrock (ts, ss), Ava Mendoza (g), Patricia Nicholson Parker (dance),
William Parker and Shayna Dulberger (b) / 10:05pm, Flamboyan Theater, The Clemente, NYC
19.11.19 (4) - Finale—Directed and Choreographed by Patricia Nicholson w/ Music by William Parker:
James Brandon Lewis (ts), Dave Sewelson (bar), Matt Lavelle, Lewis Barnes, and Aquiles Navarro (tp), Dave Hofstra (tu),
Masahiko Kono (tb), Kyoko Kitamura, Lisa Sokolov, Ellen Christi, Raina Sokolov Gonzalez, and Jean Carla Rodea (voc),
Patricia Nicholson (poetry), K.J. Holmes, Jason Jordan, Miriam Parker, Douglas Dunn, and Djassi DaCosta Johnson (dance),
Shayna Dulberger, Brandon Lopez, and Luke Stewart (b), William Hooker, TA Thompson, Andrew Drury, Jeremy Carlstedt,
Warren Trae Crudup, William Parker, Newman Taylor Baker, and Whit Dickey (dr, perc) /
10:30pm, Flamboyan Theater, The Clemente, NYC
Celebration also includes Rob Brown, Dave Burrell, Daniel Carter, Cooper-Moore, Jason Kao Hwang, Val Jeanty, Darius Jones, Oliver Lake,
Tony Malaby, Matthew Shipp, Fay Victor, John Zorn, Juan Pablo Carletti, Yoshiko Chuma; Poets—Bob Holman, Patricia Spears Jones,
and No Land; Visual Artists—William Mazza, Jo Wood Brown, Jeff Schlanger, and Katy Martin.
[Arts for Art 19.10.10 + 19.11.13]
19.11.21 - William Parker’s Universal Tonality, Chapter 4—Sound, Movement, and Color: Daniel Carter (ts, as, ss, cl, fl, tp),
Jin Hi Kim (komungo), Stelios Mihas (g), Patricia Nicholson (dance), William Parker (strings, bamboo, brass gongs),
Jeff Schlanger (aquasonic, didgeridoo), Anne Humanfled (aquasonic, perc), Rachel Housle (perc) /
6:30pm, Room 213, Pratt Manhattan Gallery, NYC
19.12.05 - Devin Brahja Waldman Trio: Waldman (ts), William Parker (b), Gerald Cleaver (dr) / Le Poisson Rouge, NYC
[www.brooklynvegan.com/]
19.12.06 - Daniel Carter and Watson Jennison (winds), William Parker (b), Federico Ughi (dr) /
Forward Festival, 9:45pm, Shapeshifter Lab, Brooklyn, NY [www.577records.com/forwardfestival]
19.12.08 - Artist Meeting: William, Patricia, many others... / 5:30pm, At the Parker home, NYC [Arts for Art 19.12.06]
19.12.21 - Farmers by Nature: Craig Taborn (p), William Parker (b), Gerald Cleaver (dr) /
The Independent Promoters Alliance Presents—A Winter Solstice Celebration, 8:00pm, The DiMenna Center, NYC
19.12.22 - Thollem McDonas (p), Nels Cline (g), William Parker (b), and Gerald Cleaver (dr) /
7:00pm, Jazz Habitat, El Barrio ArtSpace, NYC
19.12.27 (1) - William Parker & Luc Sante: Parker (b), Sante (poetry) / The 8 Nights of Hanukkah, 7:30pm, Bowery Ballroom, NYC
19.12.27 (2) - Yo La Tengo: Ira Kaplan (g, voc), George Hubley (p), James McNew (elb), William Parker (b), Brian Chase (dr) /
The 8 Nights of Hanukkah, 7:30pm, Bowery Ballroom, NYC
—Parker sat in on “Don't Have to Be So Sad" and “Outsmartener."

2020 : : :

20.01.09 - Baraka & Place: Hosted by William J. Harris, featuring Ammiel Alcalay, David Henderson, Harmony Holiday, William Parker,
James Smethurst, and Anne Waldman / 8:00pm, The Poetry Project, NYC [indypendent.org]
“An interdisciplinary multimedia evening with poetry, archival audio, music, and visual art, tracing the development of Amiri Baraka's
radical poetics, social praxis, civic presence, and relationships with avant-garde communities through his time in several specific
places. We'll move through Baraka’s years near Cooper Square and the Five Spot, Cuba, Harlem, Gloucester, Naropa University, and Newark."
20.01.10 + 01.11 - Trail of Tears Continuum 1492-2020: Rob Brown (as), Dave Sewelson (bar), Steve Swell (tb), Mara Rosenbloom (p),
William Parker (b, lyrics, Comp), Hamid Drake (dr), + Universal Tonality String quartet: Jason Kao Hwang and Gwen laster (vn),
Melanie Dyer (va), and Dara Bloom (ce), + Tracie Morris (poetry), Anne Marie Sandy (Mezzo Soprano),
Raina Sokolov Gonzalez, Andrea Wolper, and Noa Forte (voc), Patricia Nicholson (Chor),
Miriam Parker and Jason Jordan (dance), Michael Lucio Sternbach (film) / 8:00pm, Roulette, Brooklyn, NY
20.01.19 (1) - Music Interlude IV—Vision Ensemble: Rob Brown (as), Charles Waters (as, cl), Steve Swell (tb), Shelley Hirsch (voc),
Jason Kao Hwang (vn), William Parker (b), William Hooker (dr), w/ Patricia Nicholson and Yoshiko Chumaa (dance) /
Steve Dalachinsky Memorial Tribute, 2:00pm, Artists Space, NYC [DMG 00.01.16]
“Participants will include: Matt Shipp, John Zorn, Ned Rothenberg, Elliott Levin, Loren Connors, Danny Zamir, Anne Waldman,
Bob Holman, Thurston Moore, Suzanne Langille... and many, many more!"
20.01.19 (2) - Musicians Talk II: Nels Cline, Charles Waters, Shelley Hirsch, William Parker, and William Hooker /
Steve Dalachinsky Memorial Tribute, 2:00pm, Artists Space, NYC[DMG 00.01.16]
20.02.07 - The Dopolarians: Kidd Jordan (ts), Chad Fowler (as, sxl), Chris Parker (p), Kelley Hurt (voc),
William Parker (b), Chad Anderson (perc), + special guest Marc Franklin (tp) / 7:30pm, The Green Room at Crosstown Arts, Memphis, TN
20.02.26 - Willaim Parker & Patricia Nicholson Parker / Out to Lunch radio program/interview,
12:00pm, WKCR-FM, Columbia University, NYC [Arts for Art 20.02.26]
20.02.27 - Virelles/Parker/Cleaver Trio: Dave Virelles (p), William Parker (b), Gerald Cleaver (dr) /
7:30pm, Northampton Community Arts Trust, Northampton, MA [springfield.jazznearyou.com]
20.03.04 - William Parker’s Inside Songs of Curtis Mayfield: James Brandon Lewis (ts), Rob Brown (as), Darryl Foster (ss),
Dave Sewelson (bar), Lewis Barnes (tp), Steve Swell (tb), Dave Burrell (p), Cooper-Moore (org), Leena Conquest (voc),
Thomas Sayers Ellis (poetry), Moon Lasso (video art), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) /
7:30pm, The Town Hall, NYC [Arts for Art 20.01.16]

20.05.20 - William & Patricia Parker Conversation / Virtual Just Jazz Cafe,
8:00am, Mr. Musichead Gallery, Los Angeles, CA + The Parker residence [justjazz.tv]
20.05.22 - William & Isaiah Parker Duo: Isaiah (ce), William (b) /
Livestream & Discussion, 8:00pm, The Parker residence [Arts for Art 20.05.19]
20.07.03 - Voices of Compassion: Patricia Nocholson (text, voc, Comp), Ellen Christi and Jean Carla Rodea (voc), William Parker (b, Comp) /
Justice is Compassion On_Line Salon, 8:00pm, Live via Zoom, NYC [Art for Arts 20.07.03]
20.07.08 - Dave Sewelson Quartet: Sewelson (bar), Steve Swell (tb), William Parker (b), Marvin Bugalu Smith (dr) /
Justice is Compassion On_Line Salon, 8:00pm, Live via Zoom, NYC [ibid]
20.07.31 - William Parker’s Mayan Space Station: James Brandon Lewis (ts), Devin Brahja Waldman (as),
Parker (b), Francisco Mela (dr) / Live from Park West Studios, Brooklyn, New York [Arts for Art 20.07.27]
—Performance and discussion.
20.08.20 - Matthew Shipp Trio: Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Bobby Kapp (dr) / FreeJazz Works in a Time of Crisis,
8:00pm, On_Line Salon via Zoom, NYC and environs [Arts for Art 20.08.06]
20.09.07 - William Parker’s Celestial Lighthouse: Isaiah Barr (ts), Rob Brown and Darius Jones (as), Steve Swell (tb),
Parker (b), Francisco Mela (dr) / La Plaza at The Clemente, 4:30pm, 114 Norfolk Street parking lot, NYC
[Arts for Art 20.09.07]
—Performing “Urban Revolution."

Special Edition Vision : : : 5 Days of Healing Soul : : : October 8 through 12, 2020

20.10.08 - Jazz Response to Humanity in Crisis: Panel Discussion featuring William Parker, Amirtha Kidambi, Fay Victor,
Arturo O'Farrill, Gerald Cleaver, and JD Allen—Moderated by Patricia Parker /
8:00pm, Streaming from Firehouse 12 Studios, New Haven, CT [www.artsforart.org/healingsoul.html]

20.10.12 • In Order to Survive Quintet [BVR—70:38]

October 12, 2020, 6:00pm / Streaming from Clemente, NYC

1. compositions/improvisations [70:38]

James Brandon Lewis (ts), Rob Brown (as), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Gerald Cleaver (dr)

{www.artsforart.org/healingsoul.html; vimeo.com/ondemand/healingsoul/473301882}

20.10.18 • William Parker Solo [BVR—]

October 18, 2020, 5:00pm / Bang on a Can Marathon Live Online, Livestream, probably from Willaim’s house, NYC

1. Hum Spirituals (world premiere) [ : ]

William Parker (b)

{marathon2020.bangonacan.org}

20.10.25 • Matthew Shipp & William Parker Duo [BVR—]

October 25, 2020, 8:30pm / Notes 4 Votes: Musicians & Writers for a Sane Future, Livestream from William’s house, NYC

1. improvisation [6:02]

Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b)

{facebook.com/afrolatinjazzalliance/videos/273718613908826}

20.11.03 • William Parker Solo [BVR—13:35]

November 3, 2020 / Deep Tones for Change Marathon, Livestream from William’s house, NYC

1. improvisation [13:35]

William Parker (b)

{facebook.com/groups/DeepTonesForPeace2020; www.facebook.com/100053137314348/videos/167125158402060/}

20.11.09 - Discussion on Music and Justice: Featuring William Parker, Arturo O'Farrill, Lee Mixashawn Rozie,
Gerald Cleaver, Antoinette Montague, Russell Hall, and moderated by Patricia Nicholson / Zoom Livestream, William’s house, NYC [artsforart.org/paneldiscussions.html]
20.11.14 (1) - Patricia Nicholson (text, dance), William Parker (b) / Pop-up for #MoreWaysThanBroadways,
2:00pm, The Clemente, NYC [Arts for Art 20.11.13]
20.11.14 (2) - William Parker’s Southern Satellites: Isaiah Barr (reeds), Aquiles Navarro (tp), Isaiah Parker (keys),
Parker (b), Francisco Mela (perc) / Pop-up for #MoreWaysThanBroadways, 2:00pm, The Clemente, NYC [Arts for Art 20.11.13]

The Stone Residencies—William Parker ::: November 17 through 21, 2020

20.11.22 - Conversation: Kidd Jordan, Marshall Allen, William Parker, Hamid Drake, and Joel Futterman discuss
“Bringing on the Hallelujah," the new Kidd Jordan biopic / Zoom hook-up, 3:30pm, far and wide, USA [Arts for Art 20.11.20]

20.11.00 • Dopolarians: The Bond

Mahakala Music MAHA-012 (CD) 2021

November 2020 / Marigny Studios, New Orleans, LA

1. The Bond [21:15]
2. The Emergence [30:22]
3. The Release [9:42]

Chad Fowler (as),
Marc Franklin (tp),
Christopher Parker (p),
Kelley Hurt (voc),
William Parker (b),
Brian Blade (dr)

{dopolarians.bandcamp.com/album/the-bond}

20.12.01 - Karen Borca Trio: Borca (bsn), Hilliard Greene (b), Newman Taylor Baker (dr), + Special Guest William Parker (tu) /
AFA On_Line Salon, Jimmy Lyons Birthday Tribute, 8:00pm LiveStream, NYC
[Art for Arts 20.12.01; Alan Saul 20.12.02; YouTube ID# fCBaXQ8pGdQ]
—Rob Brown was scheduled as the special guest, but was replaced by Parker night of the performance.
20.12.03 - Steve Swell’s Kende Dreams: Rob Brown (as), Swell (tb), William Parker (b), Micahel TA Thompson (dr) /
AFA On_Line Salon, 8:00pm LiveStream, NYC [Art for Arts 20.12.01]

2021 : : :

21.01.11 - Place of Assembly with Patricia and William Parker / 7:00pm, Livestream, NYC
21.02.11 - Patricia Nicholson (text, movement), William Parker (b), Gerald Cleaver (dr), Bill Mazza (video art) /
AFA On_Line Salon, 8:00pm LiveStream, NYC [Art for Arts 21.02.09]
21.03.16 - William Parker’s The Blinking of the Ear: Rob Brown (as), Eri Yamamoto (p), AnnMarie Sandy (mezzo-soprano),
Miriam Parker (film montage, movement), William Parker (b, tu) / AFA On_Line Salon, 8:00pm LiveStream, NYC [Art for Arts 21.02.26]
21.04.10 - William Parker Trio: Cooper Moore (p), William Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr) / “Walk With the Wind" Series,
1:00pm, Summit Rock in Seneca Village, Central Park, NYC [wbgo.org]

William Parker Biography Celebration with Joe McPhee and Cisco Bradley

21.04.12 - William Parker (b) Solo + Parker & Bradley Conversation + Parker (b) & Joe McPhee (tp, reeds) Duo /
“Elysium Furnace Works Presents," Jazz and More, 91.5 KUNV-FM hybrid in-person/remote webcast,
8:00pm, Howland Cultural Center, Beacon, NY [kunv.org; news.allaboutjazz.com]

21.04.22 - Yoni Kretzmer (ts), William Parker (b), Juan Pablo Carletti (dr) / AFA On_Line Salon, 8:00pm, LiveStream, NYC
[Art for Arts 21.04.01]
21.05.02 - NHCC Guest Artist William Parker with The NHCC Jazz Ensemble / Stages of Equity Festival,
North Hennepion Community College, Brooklyn Park, MN [nhccfinearts.wpcomstaging.com/stages-of-equity-festival/]
“William has composed a piece specifically for Stages of Equity and worked remotely with the NHCC Jazz Ensemble to bring his piece to life.”
21.05.04 (1) - William Parker & Cisco Bradley with Taylor Ho Bynum and Noah Campbell / Coastin' Creative Music Conversations
YouTube Stream, 8:00pm [hop.dartmouth.edu/events/william-parker-cisco-bradley]
21.05.04 (2) - Francisco Mela Trio: Zoh Amba (ts), William Parker (b), Mela (dr) /
AFA On_Line Salon, 8:00pm, LiveStream, NYC [Arts for Art 21.04.27]
21.05.07 - James Brandon Lewis' Red Lily Quintet: Lewis (ts), Kirk Knuffke (cor), Chris Hoffman (ce),
William Parker (b), Chad Taylor (dr) / LiveStream + Onstage(!), 8:00pm, Roulette, NYC [roulette.org]
21.05.08 - Mat Maneri (va) & William Parker (b) Duo / “The Train Sessions presents,"
4:00pm, Hudson, NY [Mat Maneri FB posting 21.05.06]
21.05.13 - Ellen Christi (voc), Patricia Nicholson Parker (text, movement), William Parker (b), Francisco Mela (dr) /
AFA On_Line Salon, 8:00pm, LiveStream, NYC [Arts for Art 21.04.27]
21.05.15 - William Parker Biography Celebration: Parker & Cisco Bradley Conversation + Parker (b) & Joe McPhee (tp, reeds) Duo /
“EFW Presents..." 8:00pm, Howland Cultural Center, Beacon, NY [howlandculturalcenter.org]
21.05.20 - Ars Nova Virtual Fundraiser: William Parker, Yo La Tengo, Charlie Hall, “and more!" / “A performance and remarks,"
7:00pm, the interwebs, various locations via, the ether [Ars Workshop 21.05.04]
21.06.12 - Behroozi, Parker, and Thompson: Daro Behroozi (ts), William Parker (b), Michael TA Thompson (dr) /
3:00pm, First Street Green, 33 East 1st St, NYC [Arts for Art 21.06.03]
21.06.13 (1) - Knuffke, Parker, Wollesen: Kirk Knuffke (cor), William Parker (b), Kenny Wollesen (dr) /
4:20pm, First Street Green, 33 East 1st St, NYC [Arts for Art 21.06.03]
21.06.13 (2) - William Parker Tribute to David Budbill: Jim Ferraiuolo (ob, ehn), Steve Swell (tb), Eri Yamamoto (p),
AnnMarie Sandy (Mezzo-Soprano), Larry Roland (spoken word), Lisa Sokolov (voc), Parker (singing drum, Cond), Lois Eby (artwork) /
“Premiere of Corot’s Pool,” 8:00pm, On_Line Salon, NYC [ibid]
21.06.20 - William Parker Quartet—A Summer Solstice Celebration: Rob Brown (as), Steve Swell (tb), William Parker (b), Chad Taylor (dr) /
Ars Nova Workshop, 3:00pm, The Woodlands, Philadelphia, PA [Ars Workshop 21.06.19]
21.06.26 - William Parker Solo / 9:00pm, Sultan Room, Brooklyn, NY

The Twenty-Fourth Annual Vision Festival ::: June 11 through June 16

21.07.22 (1) - Opening Healing Ceremony: Patricia Nicholson Parker (text, movement), Jean Carla Rodea (voc),
William Parker (b), Michael T.A. Thompson (dr) / 6:00pm, Pioneer Works, Brooklyn, NY
21.07.22 (2) - Music for a Free World Septet: Dave Sewelson (bar), Dave Hofstra (tu), Ava Mendoza (g),
William Parker (b), Marvin “Bugalu” Smith (dr) / 7:00pm, Pioneer Works, Brooklyn, NY [Arts for Art 21.07.22]
21.07.22 (3) - Matthew Shipp String Trio: Shipp (p), Mat Maneri (vn), William Parker (b) / 8:00pm, Pioneer Works, Brooklyn, NY
21.07.28 - America’s Neglect of Black Improvised Creative Music (The Irony of Resolution 57: Jazz is a National Treasure):
Adam Zanolini, Willard Jenkins, William Parker, Isaiah Collier, Kwami Coleman / (Zoom) V25 Conference,
Fighting for the Sustainability of Black Improvised Music, 3:00pm, NYC
21.07.29 - Rock Paper Twister: Julie Ezelle Patton (poetry), Janice Lowe (p), Paul Van Curen (g),
William Parker (b), Vinie Burrows (special guest) / 8:00pm, Pioneer Works, Brooklyn, NY [www.artsforart.org/vf25.html]
21.07.31 - Tribute to Milford Graves: Lee Mixashawn Rozie (woodwinds), D.D. Jackson (p),
William Parker (b), William Hooker and Francisco Mela (dr) / 7:30pm, La Plaza at The Clemente, NYC [Arts for Art 21.07.19]

21.08.13 or 08.14 - Matthew Shipp (p) & William Parker (b) Duo / A livestream event, worldwide, Improv-Fest Canada,
The International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation (IICSI) at the University of Guelph, 7:00pm [improvfest.ca/if-2021-artists/]
21.09.07 - William Parker—Celestial Lighthouse: Isaiah Barr (ts), Rob Brown and Darius Jones (as),
Steve Swell (tb), Parker (b, Comp), Francisco Mela (dr) / 4:30pm, The Clemente, NYC
21.09.12 - David Shaw (installation “Last Steps"), Karen Borca (bsn), William Parker (tu), Newman Taylor Baker (perc) /
4:00pm, 96th Street at the River, Riverside Park, NYC [patch.com]
21.09.18 - William Parker & Jason Kao Hwang Duo: Parker (ngoni, gimbra), Hwang (vn) /
2:30pm, Children’s Magical Garden, 129 Stanton Street, NYC [Arts for Art 21.09.18]
—Originally scheduled as the William Parker & Cooper-Moore Duo
21.09.23 + 09.24 - William Parker—Celestial Lighthouse: James Brandon Lewis and John Dikeman (ts), Rob Brown (as),
Taylor Ho Bynum (cor), Dave Burrell (p), Parker (b, Comp), Hamid Drake (dr) / 7:30pm, Dizzy’s Club, Live at Lincoln Center, NYC
21.09.25 - Melanie Dyer Trio: Dyer (va), Alex Waterman (ce), William Parker (b) /
2:30pm, First Street Green, NYC [Arts for Art 21.09.25]
21.09.27 + 09.28 - Joshua Abrams Natural Information Society with William Parker, Adam Zanolini, Willard Jenkins,
Isaiah Collier, Kwami Coleman / 7:00pm, (Le) Poisson Rouge, NYC
21.10.02 - Steve Swell’s Kende Dreams: Rob Brown (as), Swell (tb), William Parker (gimbre) /
4:00pm, Children’s Magical Garden, 129 Stanton Street, NYC [Arts for Art 21.09.09]
21.10.03 - Sound & Cry: Patricia Nicholson (text, dance), Jean Carla Rodea (voc), William Parker (b), TA Thompson (dr) /
4:00pm, Children’s Magical Garden, 129 Stanton Street, NYC [Arts for Art 21.09.09]
21.10.08 - Sam Newsome Quartet: Newsome (ss), Angelica Sanchez (Fender Rhodes), William Parker (b), Reggie Nicholson (dr) /
7:00pm, Bayfront Park Pavilion, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada [somethingelsefestival.com/festival-events/2021/1008]
21.10.12 - The Sky Is Trembling: William Parker (b, flutes, brass), Hamid Drake (perc, voc), Patricia Nicholson (dance, voc) /
8:30pm, 2020 Arts + Archives, Los Angeles, CA [kuumbwajazz.org]
21.10.14 - The Sky Is Trembling: as above / 7:00pm, Kuumbwa Jazz, Santa Cruz, CA [kuumbwajazz.org]
21.10.15 - The Sky Is Trembling / Other Minds Festival 25: Moment’s Notice, Dianne and Tad Taube Atrium Theater, San Francisco, CA
[otherminds.org/other-minds-festival-25]
21.10.18 - The Sky Is Trembling / Earshot Jazz, 8:00pm, The Chapel Performance Space, Seattle, WA
21.10.24 (1) - Patricia Nicholson (poetry), William Parker (b), Gerald Cleaver (dr) / Jemeel Moondoc Memorial,
2:30pm, St. Mark’s Church, NYC [Arts for Art 21.10.23]
21.10.24 (2) - Darius Jones (as), Dave Sewelson (bar), Masahiko Kono and Steve Swell (tb), Dave Hofstra (tu),
William Parker (b), Gerald Cleaver (dr) / Jemeel Moondoc Memorial, 2:30pm, St. Mark’s Church, NYC [ibid]
21.10.28 to 10.30 - William Parker (b) & Hamid Drake (perc) Duo / Edgefest 2021, Kerrytown Concert House, Ann Arbor, MI
21.11.07 - Rob Brown (as), Joe Morris (g), William Parker (b, zintir, flutes), Jerome Deupree (dr) /
Improvisations NOW, 2:30pm, Real Art Ways, Hartford, CT [Joe Morris FB 21.10.06]
21.11.12 - William Parker’s Southern Satellites: Isaiah Barr (ts), Isaiah Parker (p), Dario Gomez (voc, perc), Oscar Pena (tambura),
William Parker (b), Francisco Mela (dr) / 9:00pm, The Clemente’s Flamboyan Theater, NYC
21.11.20 - Stephen Gauci (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Francisco Mela (dr) /
8:00pm, Scholes Street Studio, Brooklyn
21.11.30 - Zoh Amba (ts), David Mirarchi (as), Micah Thomas (p), William Parker (b), Timothy Angulo (dr) /
7:00pm, IRL, Brooklyn, NY
21.12.15 - No Joke!: James Brandon Lewis (ts), Patricia Nicholson (voc, text), Melanie Dyer (va),
William Parker (b), William Hooker (dr) / 8:30pm, Nublu, NYC [artsforarts.org]
21.12.20 - Eri Yamamoto Trio: Yamamoto (p), William Parker (b), Ikuo Takeuchi (dr) /
Bar Lunatico, Brooklyn, NY [eriyamamoto.com/schedule]

2022 : : :

22.04.05 - Mayan Space Station: Ava Mendoza (g), William Parker (b), Gerald Cleaver (dr) /
New Music Festival, 7:30pm, Bentley Theater, Hopkins Center for the Arts at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH
[hop.dartmouth.edu/events/william-parker]

Spring 2022 - William Parker—Visiting Faculty / Bennington College, Bennington, VT
[bennington.edu/academics/faculty/william-parker]
—Music Lab: Improvisational Music Workshop for All Instruments
—The Architecture of Black Improvised Music
—Imagination, Creativity: Aesthetics and Philosophy of Music

22.04.26 - Eri Yamamoto Quartet: Chad Fowler (reeds), Yamamoto (p), William Parker (b), Steve Hirsh (dr) /
9:30pm, Bar Lunatico, Brooklyn, NY [eriyamamoto.com/schedule]
22.06.24 - Eri Yamamoto Quartet: Chad Fowler (reeds), Yamamoto (p), William Parker (b), Steve Hirsh (dr) /
Vision Festival, 7:30pm, Roulette, NYC [eriyamamoto.com/schedule]
22.09.22 - William Parker Quartet: / Concerts in the Catacombs Series, Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY
[London Jazznews Sep 24 review, londonjazznews.com]
22.09.23 - William Parker’s Heart Trio: Cooper-Moore (), Parker (b), Hamid Drake (dr, perc) / “Ars Nova Workshop presents,”
8:00pm, Painted Bride Arts Center, Philadelphia, PA [Ars Nova email 22.09.23]
—“Join us at 7pm for a pre-concert discussion featuring WRTI’s Nate Chinen.”
22.11.05 (1) - William Parker’s Intergenerational Workshop, Creative Vision Ensemble—Weekly Workshops for Young Musicians:
Parker (Cond, Dir) / 12:00pm, Room 309, The Clemente, NYC [Arts for Art 22.10.18]
22.11.05 (2) - William Parker Southern Satellites: Dave Sewelson (bar), Alexis Marcelo (p), Jason Kao Hwang (vn),
Parker (b, reeds, perc, Comp), Brandon Lopez (b, perc), Juan Pablo Carletti (perc) / Jazz Libre! 2022,
8:00pm, The Flamboyan Theater in The Clemente, NYC [www.artsforart.org/jazz-libre-2022.html]
22.11.12 (1) - William Parker’s Intergenerational Workshop, Creative Vision Ensemble—Weekly Workshops for Young Musicians:
Parker (Cond, Dir) / 12:00pm, Room 309, The Clemente, NYC [Arts for Art 22.10.18]
22.11.12 (2) - Colors of The Night: Eri Yamamoto (p), William Parker (b), Ikuo Takeuchi (dr) / Jazz Libre! 2022,
7:00pm, The Flamboyan Theater in The Clemente, NYC [Rob Brown 22.11.01]
22.11.12 (3) - Bob Holman (poetry), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b) / Jazz Libre! 2022,
8:00pm, The Flamboyan Theater in The Clemente, NYC [ibid]
22.11.19 (1) - William Parker’s Intergenerational Workshop, Creative Vision Ensemble—Weekly Workshops for Young Musicians:
Parker (Cond, Dir) / 12:00pm, Room 309, The Clemente, NYC [Arts for Art 22.10.18]
22.11.19 (2) - Rob Brown (as), Ava Mendoza (g), Jason Kao Hwang (vn), William Parker (b), Tcheser Holmes (dr) /
Family Gathering 2022, Flamboyan Theater at The Clemente, NYC [www.artsforart.org/family-2022.html]
22.11.19 (3) - Andrew Lamb (ts), Sam Newsome (ss), Ahmed Abdullah (tp), Monique Ngozi Nri (voc), William Parker (b),
Francisco Mora Catlett (dr), Davalois Fearon (dance) / Family Gathering 2022, Flamboyan Theater at The Clemente, NYC
[www.artsforart.org/family-2022.html]
22.11.19 (4) - William Parker Finale: James Brandon Lewis (ts), Rob Brown (as), Dave Sewelson (bar),
Andrew Lamb and Aakash Mittal (reeds), Dick Griffin (tb), Jason Hwang and gabby fluke-mogul (vn),
Lisa Sokolov, Andrea Wolper, Ellen Christi, and Kyoko Kitamura (voc), Eri Yamamoto (p),
Brandon Lopez and Ken Filiano (b), Michael Wimberly and Juan Pablo Carletti (dr),
+ Davalois Fearon and Patricia Nicholson (dance), and others... / Family Gathering 2022,
Flamboyan Theater at The Clemente, NYC [www.artsforart.org/family-2022.html]
22.12.03 - William Parker’s Intergenerational Workshop, Creative Vision Ensemble—Weekly Workshops for Young Musicians:
Parker (Cond, Dir) / 12:00pm, Room 309, The Clemente, NYC [Arts for Art 22.10.18]
22.12.10 - William Parker’s Intergenerational Workshop, Creative Vision Ensemble—Weekly Workshops for Young Musicians:
Parker (Cond, Dir) / 12:00pm, Room 309, The Clemente, NYC [Arts for Art 22.10.18]
22.12.17 - William Parker’s Intergenerational Workshop, Creative Vision Ensemble—Weekly Workshops for Young Musicians:
Parker (Cond, Dir) / 12:00pm, Room 309, The Clemente, NYC [Arts for Art 22.10.18]

1979 : : :

23.03.03 (1) - William Parker (b) & Melvin Gibbs (elb) Duo / Connie Crothers Compassion, 8:00pm, SHIFT, Brooklyn, NY
[Arts for Art 23.02.28]
23.03.03 (2) - Patricia Nicholson (dance, text), Ava Mendoza (g), and William Parker (b) /
Connie Crothers Compassion, 8:30pm, SHIFT, Brooklyn, NY [ibid]
23.03.03 (3) - Nick Lyons (ts), Kazzrie Jaxen (p), Andrea Wolper (voc), Patricia Nicholson (dance, text), Ava Mendoza (g),
Melanie Dyer (va), Melvin Gibbs (elb), William Parker (b), Warren Smith and Michael TA Thompson (dr) /
Connie Crothers Compassion, 9:00pm, SHIFT, Brooklyn, NY [ibid]

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Imma scrapbook this 10CD set down here, and sort it out later... (Working the Sam Rivers book 23/7!!)

20.09-10.00 • The Music of William Parker: Migration of Silence Into and Out of the Tone World Volumes 1-10

Centering Records Centering 1020-1029 (10CD Ltd. Edition) 2021

"Autumn," 2020 / The Gallery Recording Studio, Brooklyn, NY

The Majesty of Jah / Album 3:
1. Freedom [8:56]

Ellen Christi (voc, sampling),
Jalalu-Kalveret Nelson (tp),
William Parker (b, doussn'gouni, perc, voc)

{Centering 1020-1029}

19.02.27 • The Music of William Parker: Migration of Silence Into and Out of the Tone World Volumes 1-10

Centering Records Centering 1020-1029 (10CD Ltd. Edition) 2021

February 27, 2019 / Park West Studios, Brooklyn, NY

The Majesty of Jah / Album 4:
1. If We Play Soft Enough [22:17]

Kayla Milmine-Abbott (ss),
Ben Stapp (tu),
Matt Moran (vbs),
William Parker (b, bass duduk, fujara overtone flute)
Rachel Housle (dr)

{Centering 1020-1029}

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The William Parker Sessionography

A Note from Your Mad Discographer, on The Deep Digging; The Incantations; The Inspirations; All These Words...

" ‘...what was played, in what order,’ as William said once,‘it all is like the same concert, it is constantly transforming into itself,an ongoing endless One Gig.’ “

Session List :::

1972 : : :

1973 : : :

73.03.00 • Frank Lowe: Black Beings

• Frank Lowe: The Loweski

73.07.01 • Sunny Murray and the Byard Lancaster Quintet [AR—46:15]

73.08.12 • Black Kraut [BR]

73.10.05 • Frank Lowe Quintet [AR—97:36]

73.11.29 • Harold Smith Trio [BR—106:24]

1974 : : :

74.02.26 (1) • William Parker: Through Acceptance of the Mystery Peace

74.03.12 • Cecil Taylor Unit Core Ensemble [AR—80:19]

74.04.24 • The Music Ensemble: The Music Ensemble

74.05.01 • Frank Lowe Quartet: OUT LOUD

74.06.07 or 06.08 • Frank Lowe Quartet: OUT LOUD

74.06.10 • Raphé Malik Quartet & Guest [Centering Archival Recording—30:29]

74.07.03 • Daniel Carter, William Parker, and Roger Baird [BR—45:00]

74.07.21 • Ensemble Muntu [BR—56:55]

74.07.23 • Charles Brackeen Trio [BR—60:22]

74.08.01 • William Parker Group [Centering Archival Recording—11:05]

74.08.02 • Raphé Malik Trio [BR—58:00]

74.10.06 • Raphé Malik Quartet + 1 [AR—102:28]

74.10.15 • Melodic Art-Tet: Melodic Art-Tet

74.10.26 • Music Ensemble [BR—62:17]

74.10.31 • Music Ensemble [BR—22:10]

1975 : : :

75.02.15 • The Music Ensemble [Centering Archival Recording—92:45]

75.02.18 • Earl Freeman: The Universal Jazz Symphonette Presents Soundcraft '75 / Fantasy for Orchestra

75.04.12 • William Parker Orchestra [Centering Archival Recording—93:12]

75.04.20 • MUNTU Recordings

75.05.28 • Jemeel Moondoc Trio [BR—40:00]

75.06.00 (1) • Don Cherry Quintet [AR—33:17]

75.06.07 • Don Cherry Quintet [AR—92:00]

75.07.06 • Kabballah [AR—114:27]

75.08.11 • Kazutoki “Kappo" Umezu: Seikatsu Kojyo Iinkai

1976 : : :

76.02.05 • Ensemble Muntu [BR—51:26]

76.02.29 • Ensemble Muntu [BR—83:24]

76.05.19 • Billy Bang Poetry Ensemble [AR—32:18]

76.06.13 • Henry Warner Trio [AR—57:34]

76.06.14 • Billy Bang’s Survival Ensemble [AR—22:46]

76.08.20 (1) • Billy Bang Trio + 2 [AR—113:17]

76.08.20 (2) • The Music Ensemble + Guests [AR—24:53]

76.10.07 • Ensemble Muntu [BR—42:32]

76.10.16 • Billy Bang’s Survival Ensemble [AR—14:49]

76.10.24 • Centering Dance Music Ensemble 1976 (Dawn Voice): Centering—Unreleased Early Recordings 1976-1987

76.12.21 • William Parker Ensemble [AR—55:42]

76.12.31 • Ensemble Muntu [AVR]

1977 : : :

77.03.27 • Ensemble Muntu [BR]

77.04.03 • William Parker Quintet [Centering Archival Recording—83:05]

77.04.17 • Ensemble Muntu: First Feeding

77.05.29 • Billy Bang’s Survival Ensemble: Black Man’s Blues

77.05.30 • Billy Bang’s Survival Ensemble [BR]

August, 1977—Someplace Nice—Music Festival

77.08.28 • William Parker Trio [Centering Archival Recording—94:51]

1978 : : :

78.00.00 • William Parker: Corn Meal Suite [BR & Film]

78.02.26 • Raphé Malik Quartet [AR]

78.03.09 • Ensemble Muntu [AR—42:14]

78.03.19 • Ensemble Muntu [Centering Archival Recording—89:16]

78.04.11 (2) • Raphé Malik Quartet [WKCR Archival Broadcast Recording—55:00]

78.04.20 • Ensemble Muntu [AR—92:27]

78.05.09 • Ensemble Muntu [BR—40:00]

78.05.16 • Billy Bang’s Survival Ensemble: New York Collage

78.11.27 • Todd Capp & The Improvising Orchestra: Volume I: Quintessence

78.12.19 (1) • Peter Kuhn: Living Right

78.12.19 (2) • Arthur Williams: Forgiveness Suite

1979 : : :

79.01.21 • The Music of William Parker [Centering Archival Recording—59:18]

79.03.04 • Raphé Malik Quartet [BR—15:00]

79.03.30 • Jemeel Moondoc & Muntu: The Evening of the Blue Men

79.05.04 • William Parker’s Big Moon Ensemble: Centering—Unreleased Early Recordings 1976-1987

79.05.15 • Commitment Ensemble [BR—75:25]

79.09.22 • William Parker Quartet & Guests [Centering Archival Recording—91:30]

The
William Parker
Sessionography

" ‘...what was played, in what order,’ as William said once,
‘it all is like the same concert, it is constantly transforming into itself,
an ongoing endless One Gig.’ “

73.03.00
• Frank Lowe: Black Beings