Migration of Silence Into and Out of The Tone World – [Volumes 1–10]

by William Parker

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A truly outstanding release that is both rich in rewards and inspiring to the imagination, and a collection of music that speaks volumes to the talents and artistry of William Parker and the brilliant musicians who contributed to this album.

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1.	Listen [Vol. 1: BLUE LIMELIGHT] 01:26	lyrics
Vol.1: BLUE LIMELIGHT (tracks 1–12) featuring Raina Sokolov-Gonzalez: voice -&- Ensemble [ Mara Rosenbloom: piano / Peter Dennis: bass / Scot Moore: violin / Reina Murooka: violin / Tina Burova: violin / Jim Ferraiuolo: oboe Kevin Murray: drums / Jim Clouse: drums Special guest, Jason Kao Hwang: violin ]
2.	Cosmic Funk 04:24
3.	I'd Rather Be 03:51
4.	A Great Day to be Dead 06:09
5.	Jenny's Interlude 02:28
6.	Blue Limelight 06:17
7.	Bennie's Tune 07:53
8.	Recall 01:20
9.	Kachina Song 03:18
10.	All I Ever Want 02:20
11.	Where the Angels Live 02:27
12.	Old Tears 05:19
13.	Malachi's Mode [Vol. 2: CHILD OF SOUND] 04:59	lyrics
Vol. 2: CHILD OF SOUND (tracks 13–26) featuring Eri Yamamoto: piano
14.	Malcolm's Smile 04:00
15.	This Sweet Land 03:50
16.	The Golden Light (Hymn) 03:52
17.	Mexico 04:43
18.	Broken Promises 04:55
19.	Child of Sound 05:15
20.	Sky Falling 04:53
21.	Adobe House 04:27
22.	Rez Sunset 00:36
23.	Trail of Tears I 01:23
24.	Trail of Tears II 04:46
25.	Rez Sunrise 05:53
26.	Ascending Earth 05:04
27.	Baldwin [Vol. 3: THE MAJESTY OF JAH] 08:16	lyrics
Vol. 3: THE MAJESTY OF JAH (tracks 27–32) featuring Ellen Christie: voice, sampling, sonic collage & production on "Baldwin" and "Freedom" with Jalalu-Kalvert Nelson: trumpet & William Parker: bass, donso ngoni, percussion, voice on "Freedom" All tracks Mixed by Ellen Christi at Christi Sound Studio, NYC
28.	The Majesty of Jah 08:21
29.	Freedom 08:56
30.	Sun Song 06:49
31.	Numbers 06:29
32.	Letter To A Resurrected Slave Owner 04:52
33.	Entire Universe [Vol. 4: CHEOPS] 13:36	lyrics
Vol. 4: CHEOPS (tracks 33–37) featuring Kyoko Kitamura: voice -&- Ensemble [ Matt Moran: vibes / Ben Stapp: tuba / Kayla Milmine-Abbott: soprano sax / Rachel Housle: drums / William Parker: bass, bass duduk & fujara overtone flute on “If We Play Soft Enough” ]
34.	Cheops 13:51
35.	The Map Is Precise 08:03
36.	If We Play Soft Enough 22:17
37.	Harriott 12:51
38.	Dancing at the Savoy [Vol. 5: HARLEM SPEAKS] 04:45	lyrics
Vol. 5: HARLEM SPEAKS (tracks 38–43) featuring Fay Victor: voice / Hamid Drake: drums, frame drum / William Parker: bass, guembri, balafon, gralla
39.	Don't Sell My Soul 11:53
40.	Harlem Dances 11:37
41.	Harlem Speaks 07:17
42.	Paintings in the Sky 10:23
43.	Shutters as Windows 18:17
44.	Tilted Mirror [Vol. 6: MEXICO] 27:12	lyrics
Vol. 6: MEXICO (tracks 44–47) featuring Jean Carla Rodea: voice -&- Universal Tonality Ensemble [ Brahim Fribgane: oud / Jackson Krall: tenor drum / Ariel Bart: harmonica / Ohad Kapuya: bass / Illay Sabag: piano / Kevin Murray: drums & percussion / Rachel Housle: drums & percussion / special guests Jim Clouse: tenor sax / Matt Lavelle: trumpet / Matt Lambiase: trumpet / William Parker: Serbian flute & gralla on “Tilted Mirror”; kamele ngoni on “The Bleeding Tree” ]
45.	Mexico 17:11
46.	The Bleeding Tree 11:54
47.	It Is for You 09:55
48.	Song to Lift Sadness (Morning) [Vol. 7: AFTERNOON POEM] 02:21	lyrics
Vol. 7: AFTERNOON POEM (tracks 48–63) featuring Lisa Sokolov: voice (& Yuko Fujiyama: piano on 63)
49.	The Sky is Always Beautiful 03:23
50.	Morning Bird 03:37
51.	Rocket Man 02:21
52.	Essence Calling Out 05:41
53.	Afternoon Poem 01:42
54.	First Vision 00:25
55.	Green and Brown 02:21
56.	I Believe 00:57
57.	I Will Die for You 03:06
58.	Song for Patricia 01:26
59.	My Cup 02:23
60.	Silent Whispers 03:27
61.	It Would Never Be Long Enough 03:08
62.	Song to Lift Sadness (Evening) 02:24
63.	Cloud And Sea Fading As Rain Falls 07:24
64.	Visconti [Vol. 8: LIGHTS IN THE RAIN] 10:25	lyrics
Vol. 8: LIGHTS IN THE RAIN (tracks 64–73) featuring Andrea Wolper: voice -&- Ensemble [ Illay Sabag: piano / Ariel Bart: harmonica / Jim Ferraiuolo: oboe / Rachel Housle: drums / Peter Dennis: bass / Ohad Kapuya: bass / William Parker: cornet ]
65.	Fellini 10:44
66.	Pasolini 06:07
67.	Leone 04:50
68.	De Sica 08:35
69.	Rossellini 09:05
70.	Gospel 05:12
71.	Milano 02:27
72.	Lights in the Rain 02:41
73.	Antonioni 06:03
74.	The Elders at the Edge of the World part 1 [Vol. 9: THE FASTEST TRAIN] 04:07	lyrics
Vol. 9: THE FASTEST TRAIN (tracks 74–86) featuring William Parker / Coen Aalberts / Klaas Hekman
75.	Cultivation 05:10
76.	Deep Spirit 02:18
77.	Family Voice 05:06
78.	Listen to the Sky 05:13
79.	Sacred Prayers 05:09
80.	Host for the Anointed 02:21
81.	Bamboo Village 04:41
82.	Blessed 04:57
83.	The Flute Reaches Out 04:00
84.	The World's Fastest Train 03:44
85.	Joyous and Delightful 06:47
86.	The Elders at the Edge of the World part 2 07:44
87.	Charcoal Paragraphs [Vol. 10: MANZANAR] 15:18	lyrics
Vol. 10: MANZANAR (tracks 87–90) featuring Universal Tonality String Quartet [ Melanie Dyer: viola / Jason Kao Hwang: violin / Gwen Laster: violin / Dara Bloom: cello / with William Parker: khaen, Navajo flute, fujara overtone flute on “Khaen” ]
88.	Khaen 20:22
89.	Lakota Song 07:00
90.	Manzanar 08:48
91.	On Being Native 21:15	info

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[CENTERING 1020–1029]

10 Albums – 91 total tracks – 594 minutes (10 hours) of all new music created expressly for this collection.

MUSICIANS
William Parker: compositions, bass & addt’l instruments
Featuring: an international, inter-generational array of singers & musicians, drawn from both long-standing colleagues and a new generation of devoted artists.

That William Parker is a bassist, composer and bandleader of extraordinary spirit and imaginative drive is common knowledge among any with an interest in the progressive jazz scene of the past 25 years or more. What’s become increasingly apparent, though, is Parker’s stature as a visionary of sound and song – an artist of melody and poetry who works beyond category, to use the Ellingtonian phrase. The latest multi-disc boxed set from Centering Records/AUM Fidelity devoted to Parker’s expansive creativity underscores his virtually peerless achievement in recent years.

Migration of Silence Into and Out of the Tone World (Volumes 1–10) is a 10-album collection of vocal and instrumental suites all recorded expressly for this set between late 2018 and early 2020, with women’s voices at its core. This is music as empathetic as it is intrepid, as philosophical as it is visceral, as resolutely modernist as it is attuned to tradition. Parker’s art not only draws from the deepest well of African-American culture; it breathes in inspiration from across the globe, with sounds drawn from Africa, Asia and Indonesia as well as Europe and the Americas; there is free improvisation and re-imagined sonic collage; there are album-length explorations of solo piano and solo voice, along with string ensembles and ancient wind instruments. There are dedications to jazz heroes, Native Americans and Mexican migrants, plus tributes to the great African-American culture of Harlem and the mix of passion and compassion Parker found in vintage Italian cinema. Migration of Silence Into and Out of The Tone World conjures a vast world of music and feeling, and its creation is a feat that ranks with that of the most ambitious talents in any genre.

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released January 29, 2021

Composed, Arranged & Produced by William Parker
for Centering Records, © Centering Music (BMI)

Recorded, Mixed & Mastered by Jim Clouse at Park West Studios, Brooklyn, NY : November 2018 – February 2020

Full Credits within the accompanying booklet in The Box
or PDF w/ The Download.
Check the elemental credits right here via the rollover 'lyrics' links on first track of each album above.

All text written by William Parker
(except as noted in booklet)

Artwork throughout this work by Jo Wood-Brown
Box Set Production & design by AUM Fidelity

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He performs beautifully & powerfully on numerous additional instruments as well.

Featured here are the premier works produced for both AUM Fidelity & his own Centering Records imprint.

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