Samiksha Jaiswal (Editor)

Wood Flute Songs

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Released
  
November 12, 2013

Artist
  
William Parker

Producer
  
William Parker

Genre
  
Jazz

Length
  
569:14

Release date
  
12 November 2013

Label
  
AUM Fidelity

Wood Flute Songs wwwaumfidelitycomassetsnewassetsAUM080jpg

Recorded
  
May 24, 2006 at Yoshi's in Oakland, California, January 3, 2007 at Systems Two Studio, Brooklyn, April 7, 2007 at DiverseWorks in Houston, Texas, June 15, 2009 at Angel Orensanz Foundation, NYC, April 6, 2011 at AMR Jazz Festival in Geneva, Switzerland, June 9, 2012 at Roulette in Brooklyn

Similar
  
William Parker albums, Jazz albums

William parker wood flute songs box set promo video 1


Wood Flute Songs (subtitled Anthology/Live 2006-2012) is an eight-CD box set by bassist and composer William Parker which was recorded in California in 2006, Houston in 2007, Geneva and Montreal in 2011and New York in 2009 and 2012, and released on the AUM Fidelity label.

Contents

William parker wood flute songs box set promo video 2


Reception

AllMusic awarded the album 4 stars stating "Wood Flute Songs is of exceptional quality and breadth even in its more difficult moments; it belongs the collection of every serious fan of new jazz". The Guardian observed "Of course it's something of a free-jazz purist's specialist item, but a wider audience might be startled by how much captivating melody dances amid the collective-improv clamour". The All About Jazz review noted "What must have convinced label chief Steven Joerg to release these live dates was the opportunity to witness the energy and uninhibited joy which these four musicians create in a live setting". JazzTimes noted "this eight-CD live box is a magnificent document that captures one of jazz's greatest, most prolific and most versatile bandleaders at the height of his powers, demonstrating a stunning range of creativity with a superb cast of musicians".

Track listing

All compositions by William Parker

Disc One: Live at Yoshi's 2006 (1st Set) - Quartet

  1. "Tears for the Children of Rwanda" - 25:12
  2. "Petit Oiseau" - 15:01
  3. "Groove #7 - 14:19
  4. "Hopi Spirits" - 14:44

Disc Two: Live at Yoshi's 2006 (2nd Set) - Quartet

  1. Wood Flute Song"- 21:14
  2. "Alphaville / Daughter's Joy / The Golden Bell" - 42:37
  3. "Malachi's Mode" - 11:47

Disc Three: Live in Houston 2007 (1st Set) - Quartet

  1. "Groove #7 - 11:14
  2. "Hawaii" - 9:32
  3. "Broken Roofs / Green Paper" - 12:57
  4. "Hamid's Groove / Daughter's Joy" - 21:17
  5. "Malachi's Mode" - 7:00
  6. "Corn Meal Dance" - 2:51
  7. "Corn Meal Dance" [from Yoshi's 2006] - 8:49

Disc Four: Live in Houston 2007 (2nd Set) - Quartet

  1. "O'Neal's Porch" - 9:52
  2. "Red Desert" - 9:15
  3. "Ojibway Song" - 14:31
  4. "Sunrise in the Tone World" - 6:25
  5. "The Square Sun" - 7:12
  6. "Etchings" - 9:39
  7. "Ascent of the Big Spirit" - 8:38
  8. "Moon" [from Yoshi's 2006] - 8:58

Disc Five: Light Cottage Draped in a Curtain of Blues - Septet

  1. "O'Neal's Porch" - 13:42
  2. "Daughter's Joy" - 11:35
  3. "Gilmore's Hat" - 7:14
  4. "Deep Flower / Ascent of the Big Spirit" - 17:11
  5. "Wood Flute Song" - 6:10
  6. "Chicago" [from AMR 2011] - 9:05

Disc Six: Creation - Ensemble

  1. "Psalm for Billy Bang" - 6:08
  2. "All I Want" - 2:40
  3. "Earth in Pain" - 19:03
  4. "Deep Flower" - 22:46
  5. "Wood Flute Song" - 18:55

Disc Seven: Friday Afternoon - Raining on the Moon

  1. "3+3 = Jackie McLean" - 13:33
  2. "My Name is Peace" - 13:40
  3. "Late Man of This Planet" - 9:01
  4. "For Abbey Lincoln" - 16:05
  5. "Boom Boom Bang Bang" - 14:38
  6. "Sweet Breeze" - 5:05

Disc Eight: Kalaparusha on the Edge of the Horizon - In Order to Survive

  1. "Aquixo Waiting at Dark Corridor" - 9:01
  2. "Falling Promise" - 9:30
  3. "Slipping Into the Light" - 6:40
  4. "Shadows Arms Waving" - 15:06
  5. "Theme for Rondo Hattan" - 16:50
  6. "Prayer-Improv" [outtake from Corn Meal Dance session] - 5:53
  7. "Great Spirit" [outtake from Corn Meal Dance session] - 6:44

Personnel

  • William Parker - bass
  • Lewis Barnes - trumpet
  • Rob Brown - alto saxophone
  • Hamid Drake - drums

    • With:

  • Billy Bang - violin (Disc Five, tracks 1-5)
  • Bobby Bradford - cornet (Disc Five, tracks 1-5)
  • James Spaulding - alto saxophone (Disc Five, tracks 1-5)

    • AMR Ensemble (Dísc Six and Disc Five, track 6)

  • Massimo Pinca - bass
  • Aina Rakotobe - baritone sax
  • Ernie Odoom - voice
  • Ludovic Lagana - trumpet
  • Philippe Ehinger - bass clarinet
  • Maurice Magnoni - soprano saxophone
  • Manu Gesseney - alto saxophone
  • Stéphane Métraux - tenor saxophone
  • Eri Yamamoto - piano (Disc Seven and Disc Eight, tracks 6 & 7)
  • Leena Conquest - vocals (Disc Seven and Disc Eight, tracks 6 & 7)
  • Cooper-Moore - piano (Disc Eight, tracks 1-5)

    • References

    Wood Flute Songs Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA