3 CD Box – US Import – on Aum Fidelity
It is comprised of four distinct long-form works:
> A commissioned piece for standing new music ensemble, Kitchen House Blend
> A chamber-jazz song series for voice / sax / piano / bass
> Another long-form multi-sectional composition created specifically for a particularly global assemblage in Universal Tonality mode
> William Parker’s first score to be performed by a symphony orchestra (although not the first that he’d written for same)
The four works are linked by a focus on and greater adherence to William Parker’s composition; the depth and breadth of the resultant performances thereof is astonishing.
1. For Fannie Lou Hamer – 27:59
Vermeer
2. Vermeer – 07:09
3. Awash in the Midst of An Angel’s Tears – 04:18
4. Essence – 02:46
5. Flower Song (Take 2) – 06:48
6. Just Feel – 00:57
7. Feet as Roses – 03:36
8. Gongs for Deaf Dreams – 03:19
9. Sweet Breeze – 04:56
10. Flower Song (Take 1) – 06:59
Red Giraffe With Dreadlocks
1. Villages, Greetings and Prayer – 15:36
2. Souls Have Fallen Like Rain – 14:37
3. The Giraffe Dances – 19:45
4. William Parker Ensemble – Tour of The Flying Poem – 05:52
5. Children Drawing Water From The Well – 06:14
6. Where Do You Send The Poem – 12:00
Ceremonies For Those Who Are Still
1. A Magical Figure Dances Barefoot in the Mud – 04:50
2. Light Shimmering Across a Field of Ice – 02:28
3. Trees With Wings – 05:10
4. Rise Up In Sound – 07:56
5. Humble Serious – 07:01
6. Tea Leaves of Triple Sadness – 04:48
7. Ritual – 03:52
8. Winter – 05:48
9. My Cup – 03:42
10. Encore – 04:16
11. Escapade For Sonny (dedicated to Sonny Rollins) – 25:24