Abstract Rhythm in Time DigitalART With eremite records The Ancients by Isaiah Collier, William Hooker, William Parker

arriving north america on eremite 2025-01-31, europe via our parter aguirre records, the debut recording by the ancients, the intergenerational coalition of isaiah collier, william hooker, & william parker formed by parker to play concerts in conjunction with the milford graves mind body deal exhibition at the institute of contemporary art los angeles & now a working group. across x2LPs of side-length long-form improvised sets recorded at 2220 arts&archives in LA & the chapel in san francisco, the ancients bring the free jazz trio languages first explored by the cecil taylor unit & ornette coleman’s -golden circle- band (expanded upon in later eras by sam rivers' trio & parker’s collective trios with charles gayle/graves & peter brötzmann/hamid drake) into their own unique & scintillating realms of expression. as we tumble further into the throes of history’s tides, people of hope & creativity rely on the works of our great artists to lift our spirits & focus our resolve. -ascension- was recorded less than a year after the passage of the civil rights act & four months after the assassination of malcolm x. -journey in satchidananda- was recorded the month reagan was re-elected governor of california. m’boom made its debut recording weeks after the watergate scandal broke & a... more credits released January 31, 2025 Isaiah Collier: tenor saxophone, Aztec death whistle, siren, little instruments William Hooker: drums, vocals William Parker: bass, hojǒk, singing recorded Los Angeles, 2220 Arts & Archives, 2023-05-12&13 / San Francisco, The Chapel, 2023-05-15 engineer: Bryce Gonzales producers: Parker, Michael Ehlers, Peter Kolovos polaroid: Charlie Gross oil paints: Zac Brenner license all rights reserved

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