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William Parker (10 Jan 1952 - )

Male Person - United States US free jazz double bassist, multi-instrumentalist, poet & composer

 Also known as (1)

Releases (28)

Official

Album

  1. Through Acceptance of the Mystery Peace 1980
  2. Testimony 1996
  3. Lifting the Sanctions 1998
  4. Song Cycle 2001
  5. Luc’s Lantern 2005
  6. Long Hidden: The Olmec Series 2006
  7. Crumbling in the Shadows Is Fraulein Miller’s Stale Cake 13 Nov 2011
  8. For Those Who Are, Still 21 Aug 2015
  9. Stan’s Hat Flapping in the Wind 01 Apr 2016
  10. Lake of Light: Compositions for AquaSonics 13 May 2018
  11. OPTION AUDIO 005 04 Oct 2018
  12. Flower in a Stained-Glass Window & The Blinking of the Ear 09 Nov 2018
  13. Migration of Silence Into and Out of the Tone World, Volumes 1–10 29 Jan 2021
  14. Painters Winter 23 Jul 2021
  15. Mayan Space Station 23 Jul 2021
  16. Red Giraffe With Dreadlocks 10 Jan 2023

Album - Live

  1. In Order to Survive 1995
  2. Double Sunrise Over Neptune 12 Aug 2008
  3. At Somewhere There 20 Nov 2009
  4. The Inside Songs of Curtis Mayfield: Live in Rome 18 May 2010
  5. I Plan to Stay a Believer: The Inside Songs of Curtis Mayfield 26 Jul 2010
  6. Live Ateliers Claus 09 Mar 2021
  7. Universal Tonality 30 Sep 2022

Album - Interview

  1. Conversations 2011
  2. Conversations II: Dialogues & Monologues 2015

Album - Compilation

  1. Centering: Unreleased Early Recordings 1976-1987 2012
  2. Voices Fall From the Sky 15 Jun 2018
  3. Trencadis: A Selection From Migration of Silence Into and Out of the Tone World 29 Jan 2021

Relationships (114)

Member Of

  1. Commitment (1978 - 1984) original, bass
  2. Collective 4tet (1992) original, bass violin
  3. Declared Enemy (2004) original, double bass
  4. Sparks Quartet (2021) original, bass
  5. Intermission original, double bass
  6. William Parker Violin Trio original, eponymous, bass
  7. William Parker Quartet original, eponymous, double bass
  8. Trio Hurricane original, bass
  9. William Parker Organ Quartet original, eponymous, bass
  10. William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra original, eponymous, bass, piano, double bass
  11. By Any Means original, bass
  12. Farmers by Nature original, bass
  13. ‘Kidd’ Jordan Quartet original, bass
  14. New York 3 original, double bass
  15. Freedomland original, tuba, double bass
  16. William Parker Creation Ensemble original, eponymous
  17. The Griots Speak original, pocket trumpet, double reed, gralla, bass, mbira, donso ng?ni
  18. William Parker Trio original, eponymous, bass
  19. The Blue Series Continuum original, double bass
  20. William Parker Orchestra original, eponymous, bass
  21. Assif Tsahar Trio original, bass
  22. Dave Burrell Full-Blown Trio original, kora, bass
  23. Okuden Quartet original, shakuhachi, double bass
  24. William Parker Bass Quartet original, eponymous, bass
  25. The Music Ensemble original, bass
  26. The Band of Guardian Angels original, bass
  27. The Feel Trio original, double bass
  28. Other Dimensions in Music original, bass
  29. Toxic original, shakuhachi, double bass
  30. William Parker Clarinet Trio original, eponymous, other vocals, gralla, double bass
  31. In Order to Survive original, double bass
  32. William Parker Double Quartet original, eponymous, double bass
  33. Melodic Art-Tet original, bass
  34. William Parker’s Jeanne Lee Project original, eponymous, percussion
  35. Eloping With the Sun original, ng?ni, gumbri, shakuhachi, marimba, double bass
  36. Matthew Shipp String Trio original, bass
  37. Dopolarians original, bass
  38. Echoes original, double bass
  39. Sprawl original, bass
  40. Sonoluminescence Trio original, bass
  41. Ye Ren original, double bass
  42. Die Like a Dog Quartet original, double bass
  43. Udu Calls Trio original, double bass
  44. Roy Campbell Pyramid Trio (1983) percussion, shakuhachi, double bass
  45. Peter Brötzmann Chicago Tentet (2000) bass, double bass
  46. Peter Brötzmann Chicago Tentet (2006) bass, double bass
  47. Billy Bang Sextet bass
  48. Frode Gjerstad Trio bass
  49. Ivo Perelman Quartet shakuhachi, double bass
  50. David S. Ware New Quartet bass
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Recordings by (218)

  1. Rattles and Bells and the Light of the Sun 12:14 (1980)
  2. Commitment 18:37 (1980)
  3. Face Still Hands Folded 8:02 (1980)
  4. Desert Flower 19:44 (1980)
  5. Testimony of No Future 38:47 (1995) live, 1993-04-11: Roulette, New York, NY, USA
  6. Anast in Crisis Mouth Full of Fresh Cut Flowers 6:55 (1995) live, 1993-04-11: Roulette, New York, NY, USA
  7. Testimony of the Stir Pot 20:07 (1995) live, 1993-04-11: Roulette, New York, NY, USA
  8. The Square Sun 6:13 (1995) live, 1993-06-28: Knitting Factory, New York, NY, USA
  9. Sonic Animation 22:58 (1996)
  10. Testimony 11:22 (1996)
  11. Light #3 3:52 (1996)
  12. Dedication 15:39 (1996)
  13. The 2nd Set 24:11 (1996)
  14. In Case of Accident 14:08 (Jan 1997)
  15. “Through Acceptance of the Mystery Peace” 9:45 (1998)
  16. Emory 24:41 (1998)
  17. Rainbow Escaping 4:15 (1998)
  18. As a Flower 8:42 (1998)
  19. Mary Waiting 17:05 (1998)
  20. Macchu Picchu 9:54 (1998)
  21. Lifting the Sanctions 6:33 (1998)
  22. W.P. Solo 10:10 (1998) live, 1998-02-09: Theatre A. Vitez, Ivry-sur-Seine, Île-de-France, France
  23. Footnote to a Dream (For Miguel Pinero) 2:34 (2001)
  24. Hunkpapa Song (For Tatanka Iyotanka) 4:02 (2001)
  25. Baldwin’s Interlude (For James Baldwin) 2:51 (2001)
  26. Morning Moon (For Everything That Sings) 5:50 (2001)
  27. For Julius Eastman 3:04 (2001)
  28. Holiday for Flowers (For Akira Kurosawa) 3:40 (2001)
  29. Life Song (For Thomas Merton) 4:16 (2001)
  30. A Thought for Silence (For Sedako) 5:39 (2001)
  31. Baldwin’s Interlude II 1:58 (2001)
  32. Aborigine Song (For Don Byas) 3:11 (2001)
  33. Invisible Pages (For Howard Zinn) 5:34 (2001)
  34. Aborigine Song II 2:01 (2001)
  35. Falling Shadows (For Henry Grimes) 8:24 (2001)
  36. Band in the Sky (For the Horizon) 6:00 (2001)
  37. Watermelon Song 2:27 (2002)
  38. Foundation #1 7:44 (2002)
  39. Second Reading (Cathedral in the Mountains) 6:55 (Jan 2005)
  40. Adena 5:12 (2005)
  41. Song for Tyler 4:17 (2005)
  42. Mourning Sunset 7:08 (2005)
  43. Evening Star Song 3:32 (2005)
  44. Luc’s Lantern 6:32 (2005)
  45. Jaki 4:17 (2005)
  46. Bud in Alphaville 3:34 (2005)
  47. Charcoal Flower 5:13 (2005)
  48. Phoenix 5:27 (2005)
  49. Candlesticks on the Lake 1:20 (2005)
  50. There Is a Balm in Gilead 6:16 (2006)
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On Recordings (50)

Performer

  1. Rattles and Bells and the Light of the Sun 12:14 William Parker (1980) solo
  2. Desert Flower 19:44 William Parker (1980) solo
  3. Commitment 18:37 William Parker (1980) solo

Instruments

  1. Thulani 16:04 Frank Lowe (1973) double bass
  2. Brother Joseph 4:44 Frank Lowe (1973) double bass
  3. In Trane’s Name 24:51 Frank Lowe (1973) double bass
  4. STRAVIZAULS 21:54 生活向上委員会 (1975) double bass
  5. KIM 23:05 生活向上委員会 (1975) double bass
  6. NOT SO LONG DON 1:59 生活向上委員会 (1975) double bass
  7. Flight (From the Yellow Dog) 13:57 Muntu (17 Apr 1977) strings
  8. Theme for Milford (Mr. Body & Soul) 20:23 Muntu (17 Apr 1977) strings
  9. First Feeding 5:09 Muntu (17 Apr 1977) strings
  10. Subhanallah 14:16 Billy Bang’s Survival Ensemble (1978) bass
  11. Illustration 8:15 Billy Bang’s Survival Ensemble (1978) bass
  12. Nobody Hear the Music the Same Way (Dedicated to John Coltrane) 12:11 Billy Bang’s Survival Ensemble (1978) bass
  13. For Josie Part II 10:28 Billy Bang’s Survival Ensemble (1978) bass
  14. Red Tape ?:?? Peter Kuhn Quintet (1979)
  15. Axistential ?:?? Peter Kuhn Quintet (1979)
  16. The Evening of the Blue Men, Part 3 (Double Expo) 20:52 Jemeel Moondoc & Muntu (1979) bass
  17. Long Gone ?:?? Peter Kuhn Quintet (1979)
  18. Theme for Diane 19:39 Jemeel Moondoc & Muntu (1979) bass
  19. Monteca ?:?? Peter Kuhn Quintet (1979)
  20. Chi ?:?? Peter Kuhn Quintet (1979)
  21. Famine 5:10 Commitment (1980)
  22. Rattles and Bells and the Light of the Sun 12:14 William Parker (1980) bass
  23. Mountain Song 3:33 Commitment (1980)
  24. Grassy Hills, the Sun 10:06 Commitment (1980)
  25. The Web of Forces 6:36 Commitment (1980)
  26. No Name 11:03 Commitment (1980)
  27. Desert Flower 19:44 William Parker (1980) bass
  28. Commitment 18:37 William Parker (1980) bass
  29. Blues for Katie 16:58 Jemeel Moondoc & Muntu (1981) bass
  30. First Feeding 14:30 Jemeel Moondoc & Muntu (1981) bass
  31. Summer Night (with Crickets) 12:45 Billy Bang (1981) bass
  32. Winter Rains 14:20 Billy Bang (1981) bass
  33. Where the Magic Is 19:00 Peter Kuhn (1981) tuba
  34. Thanks to the Creator 7:44 Jemeel Moondoc and Muntu (1981) bass
  35. High Rise 25:15 Jemeel Moondoc and Muntu (1981) bass
  36. The Intrepid 7:40 Jemeel Moondoc & Muntu (1981) bass
  37. Aduwa in Autumn 10:15 Billy Bang (1981) bass
  38. Salt Peanuts 19:41 Jemeel Moondoc and Muntu (1981) bass
  39. Skeeter 8:23 Peter Kuhn Quartet (1982) bass
  40. Being Human 5:52 Peter Kuhn Quartet (1982) bass
  41. You 7:19 Peter Kuhn Quartet (1982) bass
  42. The Kill 22:59 Peter Kuhn Quartet (1982) bass
  43. Calling It the 8th / II 8:45 Cecil Taylor (1983) double bass
  44. Chasing the Moon 13:17 Jemeel Moondoc Sextet (1983) bass
  45. Psalm 21:08 Wayne Horvitz - Butch Morris - William Parker (1983) double bass
  46. Some Order, Long Understood 21:20 Wayne Horvitz - Butch Morris - William Parker (1983) double bass

Vocals

  1. Face Still Hands Folded 8:02 William Parker (1980) spoken vocals

Credited as (209)

  1. William Parker
  2. Ninni Morgia & William Parker
  3. Gerald Cleaver, William Parker, Craig Taborn
  4. Anthony Braxton, Milford Graves & William Parker
  5. William Parker & Hamid Drake
  6. Derek Bailey, John Zorn & William Parker
  7. David S. Ware, Cooper-Moore, William Parker, Muhammad Ali
  8. Beans feat. William Parker & Hamid Drake
  9. Peter Brötzmann / Gregg Bendian / William Parker
  10. Kidd Jordan, Hamid Drake, William Parker
  11. Peter Kowald, William Parker
  12. Kowald, Parker, Jacquemyn
  13. Borg, Brötzmann, Parker, Rashid Bakr
  14. Brötzmann, Parker, Drake
  15. Borg, Brötzmann, Parker, Bakr
  16. Gayle / Parker / Ali
  17. William Parker, Conny Bauer, Hamid Drake
  18. Borgmann, Brötzmann, Parker, Bakr
  19. Allen / Drake / Jordan / Parker / Silva
  20. Joe McPhee, Roy Campbell, William Parker & Warren Smith
  21. Tony Malaby / William Parker / Nasheet Waits
  22. William Parker, David Budbill
  23. Nilssen-Love / Parker / Swell / Vandermark /
  24. Matthew Shipp Duo with William Parker
  25. Peter Brötzmann, William Parker, Hamid Drake
  26. Cecil Taylor, William Parker, Masashi Harada
  27. Charles Gayle with Sunny Murray & William Parker
  28. Daniel Carter, William Parker & Matthew Shipp
  29. David S. Ware / Cooper-Moore / William Parker / Muhammad Ali
  30. Alan Silva & William Parker
  31. Marilyn Crispell, Gerry Hemingway, Ivo Perelman & William Parker
  32. Roy Campbell, Joe McPhee, William Parker & Warren Smith
  33. William Parker / Raining on The Moon
  34. Dalton Baldwin, William Parker
  35. David Budbill & William Parker
  36. Whit Dickey, Tao Quartets feat. Matthew Shipp, Rob Brown & William Parker
  37. William Parker & ICI Ensemble
  38. Joëlle Léandre & William Parker
  39. Joelle Leandre / William Parker
  40. Joëlle Léandre / William Parker
  41. Daniel Carter / William Parker / Federico Ughi
  42. William Parker & The Little Huey Big Band
  43. Ken Vandermark & William Parker
  44. William Parker & Stefano Scodanibbio
  45. Gary Joseph Hassay, Dave Liebman, William Parker, Tatsuya Nakatani
  46. Barre Phillips, Joëlle Léandre, William Parker, Tetsu Saitoh
  47. William Parker feat. Omar Payano
  48. William Parker feat. Raina Sokolov-Gonzalez
  49. William Parker feat. Andrea Wolper
  50. William Parker feat. Bernardo Palombo & Jean Carla Rodea
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Works (1,157)

Composed

  1. Machu Picchu (1974)
  2. Whole Grain (1983)
  3. The Pathway (1983)
  4. Continuous (1983)
  5. For Fannie Lou Hamer (2000)
  6. Saturday Stone (Late): Part Two (09 Jan 2016)
  7. Saturday Stone (Late): Part One (09 Jan 2016)
  8. Wednesday Stone (Late): Part Three (09 Jan 2016)
  9. Wednesday Stone (Late): Part One (09 Jan 2016)
  10. Wednesday Stone (Late): Part Two (09 Jan 2016)
  11. “Through Acceptance of the Mystery Peace”
  12. Silent Whispers
  13. It Would Never Be Long Enough
  14. Song to Lift Sadness (Evening)
  15. Gospel
  16. Visconti
  17. This Sweet Land
  18. The Golden Light (Hymn)
  19. Mexico
  20. Fellini
  21. Pasolini
  22. Divination
  23. Crystal Palace
  24. Divination Unfathomable
  25. Ancestry Supramental
  26. I’d Rather Be
  27. A Great Day to Be Dead
  28. Cheops
  29. The Map Is Precise
  30. Jenny’s Interlude
  31. Blue Limelight (Dedicated to Cecil Taylor)
  32. If We Play Soft Enough
  33. Harriott
  34. The New Zo
  35. Further DNA
  36. Bennie’s Tune
  37. Recall
  38. First Cut
  39. The Ballade
  40. The Other Side
  41. Kachina Song
  42. All I Ever Want
  43. Where the Angels Live
  44. Dancing at the Savoy
  45. Don’t Sell My Soul
  46. Harlem Dances
  47. Vermeer
  48. The Duo
  49. Song of Two
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Lyrics

  1. For Fannie Lou Hamer (2000)
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Events (22)

Main Performer At

  1. Vision Festival XII: William Parker World Premiere "Double Sunrise Over Neptune"
  2. William Parker: Organic Orchestra
  3. Vancouver International Jazz Festival 1999: Cavallanti/Tononi/Parker at Studio 16
  4. New York Is Now!, Day 3
  5. Festival International de Musique Actuelle de Victoriaville 2002
  6. Festival International de Musique Actuelle de Victoriaville 2003
  7. William Parker at Pierre Boulez Saal, Berlin flute
  8. William Parker at Pierre Boulez Saal, Berlin pan flute
  9. William Parker at Pierre Boulez Saal, Berlin ophicleide
  10. William Parker at Pierre Boulez Saal, Berlin taepyeongso
  11. William Parker at Pierre Boulez Saal, Berlin double bass
  12. Total Music Meeting 1999: William Parker with… double bass
  13. Portal Solo / Joëlle Léandre, William Parker Duo / Marc Ducret Trio double bass
  14. William Parker at Pierre Boulez Saal, Berlin shakuhachi
  15. New York/United States/Europe: 1/9 Saturday time, double bass
  16. William Parker at Pierre Boulez Saal, Berlin gumbri
  17. Total Music Meeting ’91 bass
  18. The Fourth Annual Vision Festival, Saturday May 29 time
  19. Underground und Improvisation. Bauer/Parker/Drake time, double bass
  20. The 6th Annual Vision Festival, Day 5: Rev. Frank Wright Memorial Day time
  21. Sons d’hiver. Festival de musiques 2009: Joëlle Léandre & William Parker Duo / Pierre Hébert & Bob Ostertag «Special Forces» double bass
  22. Jazzwerkstatt Peitz 51: Charles Gayle / William Parker / Hamid Drake double bass

Links (18)

Official Homepages

  1. http://williamparker.net/

Other Databases

  1. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/william_parker
  2. https://www.muziekweb.nl/Link/M00000015364/
  3. https://www.musik-sammler.de/artist/william-parker/
  4. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no98127532
  5. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-no98127532
  6. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb14000590w
  7. https://d-nb.info/gnd/132945614

Songkick

  1. https://www.songkick.com/artists/172499

Setlist.Fm

  1. https://www.setlist.fm/setlists/william-parker-23d6a49f.html

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/222600

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000959346

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/24798050

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2580222

Stream For Free

  1. https://open.spotify.com/artist/5r65V3tfKsDc3nHfpIl7D0

Bandcamp

  1. https://williamparker.bandcamp.com/

Discography Pages

  1. http://www.bb10k.com/PARKER.disc.html

Social Networking

  1. https://www.facebook.com/william.parker.9469