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Painters Winter

by William Parker

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    Gorgeous set printed on heavyweight stock with notes by William Parker on the inner.

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    Beautifully printed & pressed vinyl edition (of 1000) in black anti-stat-lined inner sleeves of this remarkable new work.
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    Side A: Groove 77 / Painters Winter
    Side B: Happiness / Painted Scarf

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Groove 77 12:21
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Happiness 12:36
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"Painters love the winter, they hunker down
and begin masterpieces." –WP


William Parker: bass, trombonium, shakuhachi, compositions
Daniel Carter: trumpet, alto & tenor saxophones, clarinet, flute
Hamid Drake: drums

Following on the monumental Migration of Silence Into and Out of The Tone World box set, composer, multi-instrumentalist, poet, griot, improviser & community leader William Parker released an astonishing Pair of brand new trio albums 6 months later which further expound on his profound and limitless vision: Painters Winter -&- Mayan Space Station : williamparker.bandcamp.com/album/mayan-space-station One of the iconic and enduring music leaders to emerge in the world over the last half century, Parker continues to raise the bar higher. As ever, AUM Fidelity is deeply honored & incredibly stoked (!) to present this work to you.

Painters Winter features the reconvened trio communion of Daniel Carter, William Parker, and Hamid Drake.

Carter & Parker have been perpetual space-ways traveling companions since first meeting & immediately beginning to channel music together in early 1970s NYC. Their work together in Other Dimensions In Music with Roy Campbell & Rashid Bakr for well over two decades manifest in bountiful music for the ages. They more recently featured together in similar majestic open form on the album, Seraphic Light : aumfidelity.bandcamp.com/album/seraphic-light. Here, Carter again brings the full assembly of instruments he has for decades been a master of: trumpet, alto & tenor saxophones, clarinet and flute.

Likewise, Hamid Drake is a musician’s musician; one of the most in-demand drummers in the world. He is in command of a vast lexicon of drum languages, learned and absorbed directly. His frequent flyer miles could get him a ticket to Saturn and back. Drake & Parker launched their devoted “two-man big band” partnership in 2000 and haven’t stopped since. In trio with Daniel Carter, they’ve created one previous album together, Painters Spring, released that same year.

Drake has made mention of his awe that William could pick up any new instrument and make beautiful music with it from jump. The title track features Parker on trombonium, one of those many instruments that he plays beautifully on. The track “Painted Scarf” features Parker on shakuhachi, upon which he has clearly become a master as well.

Regarding this album’s title, Parker elucidates, “It speaks to those who paint with sound, in different landscapes, to celebrate the coming of the seasons: winter spring summer and autumn. Acknowledging the entire universe of world jazz music. Discovering the undiscovered.” And from his liner notes, “The music on this album is a tribute to the flow of rhythm as melody and pulsation. Laced with the joy and the bounce, the dance and the heartbeat. Giving a nod to all the music that has ever passed through us.."

credits

released July 23, 2021

All compositions by William Parker, © Centering Music (BMI)

Recorded, Mixed and Mastered by Jim Clouse
January 2020 at Park West Studios, Brooklyn

Produced by William Parker
AUM Fidelity production by Steven Joerg
Central flower image by Liam H. Joerg
Art & Design by William Mazza Studio

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William Parker New York, New York

is a master bassist–improvisor–composer–bandleader–griot–shaman–poet–community leader.

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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