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William Parker Trio: Painter'?s Spring
by Micah Holmquist
Bassist William Parker and drummer Hamid Drake may be the most exciting team in jazz today. In recent years the two have worked together with a number of different leaders, including Fred Anderson and Peter Brotzmann, and in the process this duo has created trance inducing rhythms for concert goers and CD listeners alike. Many fans will thus no doubt be delighted to hear that Parker tapped Drake for his new trio recording Painter's Spring. That Daniel Carter 'the miscellaneous ...
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by AAJ Staff
Call me biased, but I have yet to come across a William Parker recording I didn't like. The bassist has a unique talent, among players in the free jazz scene, of being able to bring together musicians from varying backgrounds and create a coherent sense of unity. Painter's Spring presents no exceptions to the Parker Rule." The pared-down instrumentation on this record catches Chicago drummer Hamid Drake, a monster powerhouse with amazing breadth, along with New York saxophonist Daniel Carter, ...
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