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William Parker Quartet: Raining on the Moon

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Following on the heels of his spectacular 2001 recording O'Neal's Porch, bassist William Parker has assembled the same quartet for a more roots-oriented session featuring vocalist Leena Conquest. Raining on the Moon draws upon these musicians' keen ability to listen and respond, and it aims successfully for a more organic sound. The sparkling intensity ...

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O'Neal's Porch

Label: Centering Music
Released: 2001
Track listing: Purple; Sun; O'Neal's Porch; Rise; Song for Jesus; Leaf; Song for Jesus 3/4; Moon.

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William Parker Quartet: O'Neal's Porch

Read "O'Neal's Porch" reviewed by AAJ Staff


One of William Parker's best talents is bringing otherworldly jazz down to earth. On this recording, aptly titled after his uncle O'Neal from South Carolina, Parker offers a collection of original tunes that stretch from the abstraction of pure energy to the dirtiness of down-home funk. The anchor--or the root, to use a more ...


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