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William Parker: Universal Tonality

by John Sharpe
Bassist William Parker has originated a personal philosophy which he calls Universal Tonality. He expresses his idea thus: all sounds, like human beings, come from the same place. They have different bodies and faces, but the soul of each sound comes from the same perfect 'creation.'" The near two-hour double album which bears the same name ...
Universal Tonality

Label: Centering Records
Released: 2022
Track listing: Tails Of A Peacock; Cloud Texture (death has died today); Leaves Gathering (headed back to tree); Silver
Sunshine; All Entrances (it is for you the sun rises); Open System One.
Mark Corroto's Best Jazz Albums Of 2022

by Mark Corroto
Year end Best of" lists are curious beasts. If you asked me last week, I would have listed Wadada Leo Smith's The Emerald Duets (TUM) and John Hébert's Sounds Of Love (Sunnyside) as the best releases of the past year. And most definitely when you inquire next week, I'll certainly tell you to add JD Allen's ...
William Parker: Universal Tonality

by Mark Corroto
Let's Imagine the difficulty William Parker must face filling out his responses to the U.S. census every 10 years. What is his origin? His race? And how many people occupy his residenceor maybe a better question: how many races are contained within this one person? Joking aside, the musician William Parker has become an everyman. His ...
William Parker: Universal Tonality

by Angelo Leonardi
A vent'anni dalla sua incisione ecco un inedito orchestrale di William Parker, in un cast ricco di nomi prestigiosi come il trombonista Grachan Moncur III, il violinista Billy Bang, il pianista Dave Burrell, il percussionista Jerome Cooper e il batterista Gerald Cleaver. Accanto a questi sono presenti partner di lunga data del contrabbassista, come il sassofonista ...