Abstract Rhythm in Time DigitalART With eremite records Through Acceptance of the Mystery Peace by William Parker

william parker's earliest recordings as a leader. first released in 1979 on his own centering music (centering 1001), in an edition of 500 LPs, through acceptance of the mystery peace has been a much sought-after collectors item for many years. eremite is proud to return this vital & historic music to common circulation. five ensembles recorded between 1974 and 1979, ranging in size from trio to octet, musicians include billy bang, charles brackeen, daniel carter, denis charles, tristan honsinger, toshinori kondo, jemeel moondoc, and many others from far corners of the 1970s n.y.c. free music community. an altogether different view of the new york loft era than that provided by the wildflowers series, & the earliest view of parker's powerful influence upon the american free jazz scene. one previously unissued performance (title track), & the complete unedited version of "desert flower." jazz magazine (france) top releases 1998 wire magazine top reissues 1998 An important early record by the bassist, originally on Centering, & now reissued with one new track. In many respects, it looks forward to the larger bands of the 90s, but here Parker develops his ideas with a series of smaller ensembles & with more emphasis than... more credits released October 11, 2018 Parker: bass Ramsey Ameen, Billy Bang, Jason Kao Hwang & Polly Bradfield: violins Roger Baird & Denis Charles: drums Charles Brackeen and John Hagan: tenor saxophones Daniel Carter: alto and tenor saxophone, flute, trumpet Will Connell, Jr: alto saxophone and flute Tristan Honsinger: cello Toshinori Kondo: alto horn Peter Kuhn, Rozanne Levine & Henry Warner: clarinets Jemeel Moondoc: alto saxophone Arthur Williams: trumpet February, 1974; August, 1977; 24 October 1976; 21 January, 1979, NYC producer for Centering: William Parker producer for eremite : Michael Ehlers engineers: Peter Kuhn & John Mingione

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Abstract Rhythm in Time DigitalART With eremite records Blue Winter by Fred Anderson, Hamid Drake, William Parker

Image
Blue Winter by Fred Anderson, Hamid Drake, William Parker blue winter is a milestone achievement in the career of tenor saxophone stalwart fred anderson. an exponent of the illustrious chicago heavyweight tenor tradition that includes his contemporaries gene ammons, johnny griffin, john gilmore & von freeman, anderson spent decades as a family man & bar owner before starting to seriously tour & record in the nineties. born 1929 in monroe, louisiana, anderson migrated to chicago in 1940, devoting many years of study to the music of lester young, coleman hawkins, & charlie parker. in 1964 anderson co-founded the seminal chicago musicians' organization the association for the advancement of creative musicians (AACM). the strength & individuality of his playing in early AACM ensembles with muhal richard abrams, joseph jarman, & henry threadgill earned anderson the nickname "the lone prophet of the prairie." joining anderson on blue winter is one of...
Read more

Abstract Rhythm in Time DigitalART With eremite records artists audio community 1999-06-05 Amherst by Alan Silva Celestrial Communication Ensemble

Image
1999-06-05 Amherst by Alan Silva Celestrial Communication Ensemble t II 31:27 about “This is first & foremost religious music. Every sound serves an extra-musical purpose —creating a sonic analogy to a mystical experience. The sheer roiling volume, density & fullness of tone fills the listener with a powerful sense of the infinite, a sublime combination of awe, dread, & unearthly ravishments.” —Ed Hazell, 1999 Alan Silva (born Bermuda, 1939) made regular appearances on the Western Massachusetts eremite records scene from 1998 > 2004. He performed at the last two Fire in the Valley festivals (1999 & 2002), played in small ensembles with Marshall Allen, Johannes Bauer, Malcolm Goldstein, Sunny Murray, William Parker, & Oluyemi Thomas (among others), led the final concerts by his 35+ year open-form large ensemble juggernaut, the “Celestrial Communications Orchestra” (2003), & guested with numerous visiting musicians, including 2 Days in April with Fred ...
Read more

Abstract Rhythm in Time DigitalART With eremite recordsWe Are Not At The Opera by Sunny Murray & Sabir Mateen

Image
We Are Not At The Opera by Sunny Murray & Sabir Mateen like baby dodds and kenny clarke before him, sunny murray revolutionized the role of the drum kit in jazz. his playing with ayler and taylor opened up entirely new expressive realms for the instrument, and his influence on the last thirty-five years of improvised music cannot be overestimated. long in exile from the american scene, murray made a rare working visit to the states in the summer of 1998. this live recording from a 27 june unitarian meetinghouse performance in amherst unites him with an old comrade, the masterful multi-instrumentalist sabir mateen, who stimulates some of murray's most intense playing on record since the classic jump up side with jimmy lyons. both men are former citizens of the nation state philadelphia, pa, and that pitiless city's deep tradition of great black music courses through the set. if action music -- furiously energized and immediate -- is what you dig, this set delivers heavil...
Read more