Live album · 2013
Tracklist
Oakland, California, Yoshi's (1st Set) May 24, 2006
1-1 –William Parker Quartet Tears For The Children Of Rwanda 25:12
1-2 –William Parker Quartet Petit Oiseau 15:01
1-3 –William Parker Quartet Groove #7 14:19
1-4 –William Parker Quartet Hopi Spirits 14:44
Oakland, California, Yoshi's (2nd Set) May 24, 2006
2-1 –William Parker Quartet Wood Flute Song 21:14
2-2 –William Parker Quartet Alphaville / Daughter's Joy / The Golden Bell 42:37
2-3 –William Parker Quartet Malachi's Mode 11:47
Houston, Texas, DiverseWorks (1st Set) April 7, 2007
3-1 –William Parker Quartet Groove #7 11:14
3-2 –William Parker Quartet Hawaii 9:32
3-3 –William Parker Quartet Broken Roofs / Green Paper 12:57
3-4 –William Parker Quartet Hamid's Groove / Daughter's Joy 21:17
3-5 –William Parker Quartet Malachi's Mode 7:00
3-6 –William Parker Quartet Corn Meal Dance 2:51
Oakland, California, Yoshi's (1st Set) May 24, 2006
3-7 –William Parker Quartet Corn Meal Dance 8:49
Houston, Texas, DiverseWorks (2nd Set) April 7, 2007
4-1 –William Parker Quartet O'Neil's Porch 9:52
4-2 –William Parker Quartet Red Desert 9:15
4-3 –William Parker Quartet Ojibway Song 14:31
4-4 –William Parker Quartet Sunrise In The Tone World 6:25
4-5 –William Parker Quartet The Square Sun 7:12
4-6 –William Parker Quartet Etchings 9:39
4-7 –William Parker Quartet Ascent Of The Big Spirit 8:38
Oakland, California, Yoshi's (2nd Set) May 24, 2006
4-8 –William Parker Quartet Moon 8:58
Light Cottage Draped In A Curtain Of Blues
5-1 –William Parker Septet O'Neil's Porch 13:42
5-2 –William Parker Septet Daughter's Joy 11:35
5-3 –William Parker Septet Gilmore's Hat 7:14
5-4 –William Parker Septet Deep Flower / Ascent Of The Big Spirit 17:11
5-5 –William Parker Septet Wood Flute Song 6:10
Creation
5-6 –William Parker Creation Ensemble Chicago 9:05
6-1 –William Parker Creation Ensemble Psalm For Billy Bang 6:08
6-2 –William Parker Creation Ensemble All I Want 2:40
6-3 –William Parker Creation Ensemble Earth In Pain 19:03
6-4 –William Parker Creation Ensemble Deep Flower 22:46
6-5 –William Parker Creation Ensemble Wood Flute Song 18:55
Friday Afternoon
7-1 –Raining On The Moon 3+3 = Jackie McLean 13:33
7-2 –Raining On The Moon My Name Is Peace 13:40
7-3 –Raining On The Moon Late Man Of This Planet 9:01
7-4 –Raining On The Moon For Abbey Lincoln 16:05
7-5 –Raining On The Moon Boom Boom Bang Bang 14:38
7-6 –Raining On The Moon Sweet Breeze 5:05
Kalaparusha On The Edge Of The Horizon
8-1 –In Order To Survive Aquixo Waiting At Dark Corridor 9:01
8-2 –In Order To Survive Falling Promise 9:30
8-3 –In Order To Survive Slipping Into The Light 6:40
8-4 –In Order To Survive Shadows Arms Waving 15:06
8-5 –In Order To Survive Theme For Rondo Hattan 16:50
Box Set Bonus Tracks
8-6 –Raining On The Moon Prayer-Improv 5:53
8-7 –Raining On The Moon Great Spirit 6:44
Line-up/Musicians
Alto Saxophone – James Spaulding (tracks: 5-1 to 5-5), Manu Gesseney (tracks: 5-6 to 6-5), Rob Brown
Baritone Saxophone – Aina Rakotobe (tracks: 5-6 to 6-5)
Bass – Massimo Pinca (tracks: 5-6 to 6-5), William Parker (tracks: 1-1 to 5-5, 6-4 to 7-6)
Bass Clarinet – Philippe Ehinger (tracks: 5-6 to 6-5)
Cornet – Bobby Bradford (tracks: 5-1 to 5-5)
Drums – Hamid Drake
Piano – Cooper-Moore (tracks: 8-1 to 8-5), Eri Yamamoto (tracks: 7-1 to 7-6, 8-6, 8-7)
Reeds [Double-Reeds] – William Parker (tracks: 5-6 to 6-5)
Soprano Saxophone – Maurice Magnoni (tracks: 5-6 to 6-5)
Tenor Saxophone – Stéphane Métraux (tracks: 5-6 to 6-5)
Toasting – Lewis Barnes (tracks: 5-6 to 6-5)
Trumpet – Lewis Barnes, Ludovic Lagana (tracks: 5-6 to 6-5)
Violin – Billy Bang (tracks: 5-1 to 5-5)
Vocals – Leena Conquest (tracks: 7-1 to 7-6, 8-6, 8-7)
Voice – Ernie Odoom (tracks: 5-6 to 6-5)
About this release
AUM Fidelity – AUM080-87 (US)
8-CD box set of previously unreleased recordings
Tracks 1-1 to 1-4, 2-1 to 2-3, 3-7, 4-8: Multi-track recording at Yoshi's, Oakland, CA, May 24, 2006 by all good folks of KFJC 89.7FM, www.kfjc.org
Tracks 3-1 to 3-6, 4-1 to 4-7: Multi-track recording at DiverseWorks, Houston, TX, April 7, 2007. Concert presented by Nameless Sound, www.namelesssound.org
Tracks 5-1 to 5-5: Multi-track recording at Angel Orensanz Foundation, NYC, June 15, 2009. This world premiere was the finale of Vision Festival XIV. Concert presented by Arts For Art, www.artsforart.org
Tracks 5-6 to 6-5: Recorded in Geneva, Switzerland at AMR Jazz Festival, AMR/Sud des Alpes, April 6, 2011. Multi-track recording & mix by the engineers of RTS/Radio Télévision Suisse. Concert presented by AMR at AMR Jazz Festival 2011, www.amr-geneve.ch
Tracks 7-1 to 7-6: Multi-track recording at La Sala Rossa, Montreal, Quebec, June 9, 2012. This concert was part of Suoni Per il Popolo 2012, and was co-presented with AUM Fidelity.
Tracks 8-1 to 8-5: Multi-track recording at Roulette, Brooklyn, June 12, 2012. This concert was part of Vision Festival 17, and was co-presented with AUM Fidelity.
Tracks 8-6, 8-7: Box Set Bonus Tracks (!), also previously unreleased, from the sessions for the Corn Meal Dance album, January 3, 2007. Recorded at Systems Two Studio, Brooklyn.
Thanks to snobb for the addition
