like nothing else
DJ Spooky (AKA Paul D. Miller: turntables, electronics, interview) + Matthew Shipp Trio (MS, piano, interview; William Parker, bass; Guillermo Brown, drums), live, France (Seine-Saint-Denis), 2003
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random sights
yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
sounds of New York
Heart Trio (William Parker [1952-], kora; Cooper-Moore [1946-], homemade instruments; Hamid Drake [1955-, MCOTD Hall of Fame], percussion), live, New York, 6/22/22
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yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
sounds of New York
Kris Davis Trio (KD, 1980-, piano, compositions; William Parker, 1952-, bass; Jeff “Tain” Watts, 1960-, drums), live, New York, 2019
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reading table
the stars I can see and those I will never see / will not ever again be in the same places / as they are at this moment
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we are all here together without knowing it / flying at a speed beyond thinking
—W.S. Merwin (1927-2019), from “One October Night” (Garden Time, 2016)
sounds of New York
Ingrid Laubrock (1970-, tenor saxophone), William Parker (1952-, bass), live, New York, 2014
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random sights
this morning, Oak Park, Ill.
sounds of New York
Kris Davis Trio (KD, piano, composition; William Parker, bass; Jeff “Tain” Watts, drums), live, New York, 2019
#1
*****
#2
(Awaiting the release of Part 3.)
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random sights
yesterday, Columbus Park, Chicago (black-crowned night heron)
sounds of New York
Tony Malaby (saxophones), Chris Hoffman (cello), William Parker (bass), Billy Mintz (drums), live, New York, 7/12/21
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this morning, Oak Park, Ill.
sounds of New York
Yoni Kretzmer Trio (YT, tenor saxophone; William Parker, bass; Randy Peterson, drums), live, New York, last night
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yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
sounds of New York
Kidd Jordan (1935-, tenor saxophone) with Joel Futterman (1946-, piano), William Parker (1952-, bass), Hamid Drake (1955-, drums [MCOTD Hall of Fame]), live (tribute to drummer Alvin Fielder [1935-2019]), New York, 2019
#1
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#2
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#3
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random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
alone
William Parker (1952-, bass), “Black Reflection & Meditation,” published yesterday
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random sights
this morning, Oak Park, Ill.
sounds of New York
Francisco Mela (drums), William Parker (bass), Cooper Moore (piano), live, New York, 2/22/20
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reading table
The world today
is slowcore,
a rhythm section
dragging.—Peter Gizzi, from “Field Recordings” (Archeophonics, 2016)
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