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A Musical Portrait Of William Parker
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The selection features five tracks taken from the composer's vast discography; the other five are picked by William Parker himself from some of his favorite records.
Playlist
- John Coltrane "Compassion" from Meditations (Impulse!) 00:00
- William Parker "Anast in Crisis Mouth Full of Fresh Cut Flowers" from In Order to Survive (Black Saint) 06:42
- Don Cherry "Complete Communion [Excerpt]" from Complete Communion (Blue Note) 13:28
- William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra "Second Reading (Cathedral in the Mountain) " from Mass for the Healing of the World (Black Saint) 20:31
- Bill Dixon "Nightfall Pieces I" from Intents and Purposes (RCA Victor) 27:21
- William Parker & Hamid Drake "Chatima" from Piercing the Veil (AUM Fidelity) 31:14
- Cecil Taylor "Conquistador [Excerpt]" from Conquistador (Blue Note) 37:30
- William Parker "Raining on the Moon" from Raining on the Moon (Thirsty Ear) 44:52
- Alan Silva "From the Luna Surface part 1" from Luna Surface (BYG Records) 58:52
- William Parker Quartet "Song for Jesus" from O'Neal's Porch (Centering Records) 1:12:59
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