William Parker (born January 10, 1952) is an American

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ist. Beginning in the 1980s, Parker played with

Cecil Taylor Cecil Percival Taylor (March 25, 1929April 5, 2018) was an American pianist and poet. Taylor was classically trained and was one of the pioneers of free jazz. His music is characterized by an energetic, physical approach, resulting in complex ...

for over a decade, and he has led the Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra since 1981. ''

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'' named him "the most consistently brilliant free jazz bassist of all time" and ''

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'' has called him "one of the most adventurous and prolific bandleaders in jazz".

Early life and career

Parker was born in the

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, New York City, and grew up in the Melrose housing project. His first instrument was the trumpet, followed by the trombone and cello. Parker was not formally trained as a classical player, but in his youth studied with

Jimmy Garrison James Emory Garrison (March 3, 1934 – April 7, 1976) was an American jazz double bassist. He is best remembered for his association with John Coltrane from 1961 to 1967. Career Garrison was raised in both Miami and Philadelphia where he ...

, Richard Davis, and Wilbur Ware in learning the tradition. While Parker has been active since the early 1970s, he first came to public attention playing with pianist

in the 1980s. He has performed in many of

Peter Brötzmann Peter Brötzmann (born 6 March 1941) is a German saxophonist and clarinetist. Biography Early life Brötzmann was born in Remscheid, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He studied painting in Wuppertal and was involved with the Fluxus move ...

's groups, and played with saxophonist David S. Ware from 1989 until his last concert performance in 2011. He is a member of the

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cooperative. His work as leader came to greater prominence in the 1990s with groups such as the Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra and In Order to Survive. Parker's "breakout" albums were released in the early 2000s, first with the William Parker Quartet (with saxophonist Rob Brown, drummer

Hamid Drake Hamid Drake (born August 3, 1955) is an American jazz drummer and percussionist. By the close of the 1990s, Hamid Drake was widely regarded as one of the best percussionists in jazz and improvised music. Incorporating Afro-Cuban, Indian, and Afr ...

, and trombonist Lewis Barnes): ''

O'Neal's Porch ''O'Neal's Porch'' is an album by American jazz double bassist William Parker, which was recorded in 2000 and originally released in a limited edition on the on Centering label and given a wider release on the AUM Fidelity label. Reception In h ...

'' was included in Best of 2001 lists in ''The New York Times'', ''DownBeat'', and the

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; in 2002, ''

Raining on the Moon ''Raining on the Moon'' is an album by American jazz bassist and composer William Parker's Quartet featuring vocalist Leena Conquest, which was recorded in 2001 and released on the Thirsty Ear label. Since the original album, the name has also co ...

'', featuring guest Leena Conquest, received rave reviews in publications including ''Pitchfork''. The album ''

Sound Unity ''Sound Unity'' is a live album by American jazz double bassist William Parker, which was recorded in 2004 and originally released on the AUM Fidelity label. Reception In his review for AllMusic, Thom Jurek states "''Sound Unity'' is the most ...

'' by the William Parker Quartet was chosen as one of Amazon.com's Top 100 Editor's Picks of 2005. '' Petit Oiseau'' was chosen as one of the best jazz disks of 2008 by ''

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'', the BBC's Radio Three, ''

'', and

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. '' Double Sunrise Over Neptune'', also released in 2008, was listed as one of the top 10 2008 (through end of August) Jazz CDs at Amazon. Increasing prominence throughout the 2000s also led to a revisiting of his back catalogue, with the release of a number of early recordings. Parker is a prominent musician in the New York City experimental jazz scene, where he leads a number of groups and is associated with the

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, organized by his wife, the dancer Patricia Nicholson; he is also frequently noted for his community dedication, mentorship, and status as "free-jazz caretaker" and "unofficial mayor of the New York improvisational scene". He has performed at music festivals around the world, including the Guelph Jazz Festival in southern Ontario. Parker frequently plays

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. Bass has been his primary instrument for the duration of his career, but he also plays trumpet, tuba, bamboo flutes, shakuhachi, flute, double reeds, the West African kora, gembri, and donso ngoni, an instrument first introduced to him by

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. In 2006, Parker was awarded the Resounding Vision Award from

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. In March 2007, his book, ''Who Owns Music?'', was published by buddy's knife jazzedition in

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, Germany. ''Who Owns Music?'' assembles his political thoughts, poems, and musicological essays. In June 2011, Parker's second book, ''Conversations'', a collection of interviews with notable free jazz musicians and forward thinkers, mainly from the African-American community, was published by

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Discography

As leader

As co-leader

As sideman

With Fred Anderson *'' Blue Winter'' (Eremite, 2005) With

Billy Bang Billy Bang (September 20, 1947 – April 11, 2011), born William Vincent Walker, was an American free jazz violinist and composer. Biography Bang's family moved to New York City's Bronx neighborhood while he was still an infant, and as a ...

*'' The Fire from Within'' (Soul Note, 1981) *'' Live at Carlos 1'' (Soul Note, 1984) With

Albert Beger Albert Beger (born 1959) is a saxophonist, flutist and an academy lecturer from Israel. Beger is a composer in genres that include post-bop, hard-bop, free-jazz and avant-garde music. Biography Albert Beger was born in the city of Istanbul, Tur ...

*''Evolving Silence, Vol. 1 (2005)'' *''Evolving Silence, Vol. 2 (2006)'' With

*'' Never Too Late But Always Too Early'' (Eremite, 2003) *''The Bishop's Move'' (Les Disques Victo, 2004) With Peter Brötzmann Chicago Tentet *''Stone/Water'' (Okka Disk, 2002) *''Short Visit To Nowhere'' (Okka Disk, 2002) *''Broken English'' (Okka Disk, 2002) With Brötzmann's Die Like A Dog Quartet * '' Die Like a Dog: Fragments of Music, Life and Death of Albert Ayler'' (FMP, 1994) * '' Little Birds Have Fast Hearts, No. 1'' (FMP, 1998) * '' Little Birds Have Fast Hearts, No. 2'' (FMP, 1999) * '' From Valley to Valley'' (Eremite, 1999) * ''

Aoyama Crows ''Aoyama Crows'' is a live album by the Die Like a Dog Quartet: saxophonist Peter Brötzmann, trumpeter Toshinori Kondo, bassist William Parker, and drummer Hamid Drake. It was recorded in November 1999 at the "Total Music Meeting" held at the P ...

'' (FMP, 2002) * ''Close Up'' (FMP, 2011) With Rob Brown *'' Breath Rhyme'' (

Silkheart Records Silkheart Records is a Swedish record company and label dedicated to improvised music and free jazz. Lars-Olof Gustavsson and Keith Knox founded Silkheart in 1985. In 1991, Jimmy Johnson of Forced Exposure suggested that Silkheart "could easily ...

, 1990) *''

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'' (Soul Note, 1996) *''

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'' (Bleu Regard, 2002) *'' The Big Picture'' (Marge, 2004) *'' Crown Trunk Root Funk'' (AUM Fidelity, 2008) With Roy Campbell,

Joe McPhee Joe McPhee (born November 3, 1939) is an American jazz multi-instrumentalist born in Miami, Florida, a player of tenor, alto, and soprano saxophone, the trumpet, flugelhorn and valve trombone. McPhee grew up in Poughkeepsie, New York, and ...

& Warren Smith *'' Tribute to Albert Ayler Live at the Dynamo'' (

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, 2009) With Daniel Carter and

Federico Ughi Federico Ughi (born 1972) is an Italian drummer and composer. He works primarily in the fields of free improvisation and jazz. Career A native of Rome, Italy, he started playing drums at the age of twelve. In 1994 he moved to England, joined a ...

*''LIVE!'' (577 Records, 2017) *''Navajo Sunrise'' (Rudi Records. 2013) *''The Dream'' (577 Records, 2006) With

Bill Dixon William Robert “Bill” Dixon (October 5, 1925 – June 16, 2010) was an American composer, improviser, visual artist, activist, and educator. Dixon was one of the seminal figures in free jazz and late twentieth-century contemporary music. Hi ...

* ''

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'' (Soul Note, 1985 987 *''

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'' (Soul Note, 1994) *'' Vade Mecum II'' (Soul Note, 1994) With

Marco Eneidi Marco Eneidi (November 1, 1956 – May 24, 2016) was an American jazz alto saxophonist. He was primarily associated with free jazz. Career Eneidi was born in Portland, Oregon. His father worked for the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and ...

*'' Cherry Box'' (Eremite, 2000) With

Charles Gayle Charles Gayle (born February 28, 1939) is an American free jazz musician. Initially known as a saxophonist who came to prominence in the 1990s after decades of obscurity, Gayle also performs as pianist, bass clarinetist, bassist, and percussioni ...

*'' Touchin' on Trane'' (FMP, 1991 993 * ''Translations'' (Silkheart, 1993) * ''Raining Fire'' (Silkheart, 1993) *''Blue Shadows'' (Silkheart, 1993 008 * '' More Live at the Knitting Factory'' (Knitting Factory, 1993) *''

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'' (Black Saint, 1993) *'' Daily Bread'' (Black Saint, 1995) With

Frode Gjerstad Frode Gjerstad (born 24 March 1948) is a Norwegian jazz musician with alto saxophone as principal instrument, but he also plays other saxophones, clarinet, and flute. He has collaborated with Paal Nilssen-Love, Borah Bergman, Peter Brötzmann, Ev ...

*''Remember To Forget'' (Circulasione Totale, 1998) *''Ultima'' (Cadence Jazz Records, 1999) *''The Other Side'' (Ayler Records, 2006) *''On Reade Street'' (FMR Records, 2008) With Alan Glover *'' Kings Of Infinite Space'' (Omolade Music 2006) *'' The Juice Quartet Archives'' (Omolade Music 2010) With

Wayne Horvitz Wayne Horvitz (born 1955) is an American composer, keyboardist and record producer. He came to prominence in the Downtown scene of 1980s and '90s New York City, where he met his future wife, the singer, songwriter and pianist Robin Holcomb. He ...

*'' Some Order, Long Understood'' (Black Saint, 1982) With

Gianni Lenoci Gianni Lenoci (6 June 1963 – 30 September 2019) was an Italian jazz pianist and composer. Life and career Lenoci studied with pianists Paul Bley Paul Bley, CM (November 10, 1932 – January 3, 2016) was a jazz pianist known for his contri ...

*''Secret Garden'' (Silta) With Frank Lowe *''Black Beings'' (ESP-Disk', 1973) *''The Loweski'' (ESP-Disk', 2012) With

Jimmy Lyons Jimmy Lyons (December 1, 1931 – May 19, 1986) was an American alto saxophone player. He is best known for his long tenure in the Cecil Taylor Unit. Lyons was the only constant member of the band from the mid-1960s until his death. Taylor never ...

*'' Wee Sneezawee'' (Black Saint, 1983) *'' The Box Set'' (Ayler Records, 2003) With

Raphe Malik Raphe Malik, born Laurence Mazel (November 1, 1948 in Cambridge, Massachusetts – March 8, 2006 in Guilford, Vermont) was an American jazz trumpeter. Career Malik studied at the University of Massachusetts (1966–70), then moved to Paris, whe ...

*'' Last Set: Live at the 1369 Jazz Club'' (Boxholder, 2004) *''

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'' (Eremite, 1999) *'' Companions'' (Eremite, 2002) With Michael Marcus *''Under The Wire'' (Enja, 1990) With Thollem McDonas &

Nels Cline Nels Courtney Cline (born January 4, 1956) is an American guitarist and composer. He has been the guitarist for the band Wilco since 2004. In the 1980s he played jazz, often in collaboration with his twin brother Alex, a percussionist. He has w ...

* '' The Gowanus Session'' (

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, 2012) With the Melodic Art-Tet (

Charles Brackeen Charles Brackeen (born March 13, 1940 in Eufaula, Oklahoma, United States; died November 5, 2021, Carson, California) was an American jazz saxophonist who primarily played tenor saxophone, but also played soprano saxophone. He was previously marr ...

Ahmed Abdullah Ahmed Abdullah (born Leroy Bland; May 10, 1946) is an American jazz trumpeter who was a prominent member of Sun Ra's band. Biography He began playing the trumpet at age 13 in his native New York City. One of the first groups he performed with wa ...

, Parker, Roger Blank, Tony Waters) * '' Melodic Art–Tet'' (NoBusiness, 2013) With

Roscoe Mitchell Roscoe Mitchell (born August 3, 1940) is an American composer, jazz instrumentalist, and educator, known for being "a technically superb – if idiosyncratic – saxophonist". ''The Penguin Guide to Jazz'' described him as "one of the key figures ...

*'' This Dance Is for Steve McCall'' (Black Saint, 1993) *''

Nine to Get Ready ''Nine to Get Ready'' is an album by the jazz saxophonist and composer Roscoe Mitchell, recorded in 1997 and released on the ECM Records, ECM label.

'' (ECM, 1997) With

Jemeel Moondoc Jemeel Moondoc (August 5, 1946 – August 29, 2021) was a jazz saxophonist who played alto saxophone. He was a proponent of a highly improvisational style. He was born in Chicago, Illinois, United States, and studied clarinet and piano before s ...

*'' First Feeding'' (Muntu, 1977) *'' The Evening of the Blue Men'' (Muntu, 1979) *'' Konstanze's Delight'' (Soul Note, 1983) *'' Nostalgia in Times Square'' (Soul Note, 1986) *'' New World Pygmies'' (Eremite, 1999) *'' New World Pygmies vol. 2'' (Eremite, 2002) *'' Live at Glenn Miller Café Vol 1'' (Ayler, 2002) *''

Live in Paris ''Live in Paris'' may refer to: Albums *Live in Paris (Art Ensemble of Chicago album), ''Live in Paris'' (Art Ensemble of Chicago album) *Live in Paris (John Coltrane album), ''Live in Paris'' (John Coltrane album) *Live in Paris (Jemeel Moondoc al ...

'' (Cadence, 2003) With Joe Morris *''

Illuminate Illuminate may refer to: Music Bands * Illuminate (2009), a 2009 E.P. by English Progressive Metal band Suns of the Tundra * Illuminate (band), a German gothic music band Albums and EPs * ''Illuminate'' (Joe Morris and Rob Brown album), 1995 ...

'' (Leo, 1995) *'' Elsewhere'' (Homestead, 1996) *'' Invisible Weave'' (No More, 1997) *''

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'' (AUM Fidelity, 2012) With

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'' (Silkheart, 1990) * '' Now!'' (Aum Fidelity, 1998) * ''

Time Is of the Essence Is Beyond Time ''Time Is of the Essence Is Beyond Time'' is the third album by free jazz collective quartet Other Dimensions In Music, composed of trumpeter Roy Campbell, multi-instrumentalist Daniel Carter, bassist William Parker and drummer Rashid Bakr. For ...

'' (Aum Fidelity, 2000) * ''

Live at the Sunset ''Live at the Sunset'' is the fourth album by free jazz collective quartet Other Dimensions In Music, composed of trumpeter Roy Campbell, multi-instrumentalist Daniel Carter, bassist William Parker and Hamid Drake replacing regular drummer Ras ...

'' (Marge, 2007) * ''

Kaiso Stories ''Kaiso Stories'' is an album by free jazz collective quartet Other Dimensions In Music featuring vocalist Fay Victor, which was recorded in 2010 and released on the Swedish Silkheart label. The album is a collection of improvised pieces with cla ...

'' (Silkheart, 2011) With

Ivo Perelman Ivo Perelman (born January 12, 1961) is a Brazilian free jazz saxophonist born in São Paulo. Career In his youth, Perelman learned to play guitar, cello, clarinet, trombone, and piano, concentrating on tenor sax since age 19. He attended the Be ...

*'' Cama de Terra'' (Homestead, 1996) * '' En Adir'' (Music & Arts, 1997) * '' Sound Hierarchy'' (Music & Arts, 1997) *''Serendipity'' (Leo, 2013) *''Book of Sound'' (Leo, 2014) With

Matthew Shipp Matthew Shipp (born December 7, 1960) is an American pianist, composer, and bandleader. Early life and education Shipp was raised in Wilmington, Delaware, and began playing piano at six years old. His mother was a friend of trumpeter Clifford B ...

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'' (Silkheart, 1992) *'' Circular Temple'' (Quinton, 1992) *'' Zo'' (Rise, 1994) *''

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'' (2.13.61, 1995) *'' Prism'' (Brinkman, 1996) *'' The Flow of X'' (2.13.61, 1997) *'' By the Law of Music'' (HatART, 1997) *'' The Multiplication Table'' (hatOLOGY, 1998) *''

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'' (hatOLOGY, 1998) *'' DNA'' (Thirsty Ear, 1999) *''

Magnetism Magnetism is the class of physical attributes that are mediated by a magnetic field, which refers to the capacity to induce attractive and repulsive phenomena in other entities. Electric currents and the magnetic moments of elementary particles ...

'' (Bleu Regard, 1999) * '' Pastoral Composure'' (Thirsty Ear, 2000) *'' Expansion, Power, Release'' (hatOLOGY, 2001) *'' New Orbit'' (Thirsty Ear, 2001) *'' Equilibrium'' (Thirsty Ear, 2003) *'' Our Lady of the Flowers'' (RogueArt, 2015) With

Steve Swell Steve Swell (born in Newark, New Jersey, December 6, 1954) is an American free jazz trombonist, composer, and educator. Music career Swell studied at Jersey City State Teachers College before moving to New York City in 1975 where he began his m ...

* '' Swimming in a Galaxy of Goodwill and Sorrow'' (RogueArt, 2007) With

*'' The Eighth'' (HatHut, 1986) *'' Winged Serpent (Sliding Quadrants)'' (Soul Note, 1987) *'' Olu Iwa'' (Soul Note, 1987) *'' Live in Bologna'' (Leo, 1987) *''

Live in Vienna ''Live in Vienna, 1980'' is a live collaborative album by German electronic music outfit Cluster and percussionist Joshi Farnbauer. It is the first of four live albums recorded by Cluster, and their only work with Farnbauer. The album was rel ...

'' (Leo, 1987) *'' Tzotzil/Mummers/Tzotzil'' (Leo, 1988) *''

Alms/Tiergarten (Spree) ''Alms/Tiergarten (Spree)'' is a live album by Cecil Taylor with the Cecil Taylor European Orchestra recorded in Berlin on July 2, 1988, as part of month-long series of concerts by Taylor and released on the FMP label. Critical reception The A ...

'' (FMP, 1988) *'' In Florescence'' (A&M, 1989) *'' Looking (Berlin Version) Corona'' (FMP, 1989) *''

Looking (Berlin Version) The Feel Trio ''Looking (Berlin Version) The Feel Trio'' is a live album featuring performances by Cecil Taylor with William Parker (musician), William Parker and Tony Oxley recorded in Berlin on November 2, 1989, and released on the FMP Records, FMP label. Rec ...

'' (FMP, 1989) *'' Celebrated Blazons'' (FMP, 1990) *''

2 Ts for a Lovely T ''2 Ts for a Lovely T'' is a 10-CD limited-edition live album by American pianist Cecil Taylor. It was recorded during August 27 - September 1, 1990 at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club in London, and was released in 2002 on the Codanza label. The album fea ...

'', (Codanza Records, 1990 002 *'' CT: The Dance Project'' (FMP, 1990 008 With John Blum (pianist) *''Astrogeny'' (Eremite, 2005) With David S Ware *''

Passage to Music ''Passage to Music'' is an album by American jazz saxophonist David S. Ware recorded in 1988 and released on the Swedish Silkheart label. Besides tenor sax Ware plays saxello, a variant of the soprano sax played by English jazz musician Elton De ...

'' (Silkheart 1988) *'' Great Bliss, Vol. 1'' (Silkheart 1991) *'' Great Bliss, Vol. 2'' (Silkheart 1991) *''

Flight of I ''Flight of I'' is an album by American jazz saxophonist David S. Ware recorded in 1991 and released by the Japanese DIW label and through a temporary licensing arrangement in the United States by Columbia Records. This is the last recording of ...

'' (DIW 1992) *''

Third Ear Recitation ''Third Ear Recitation'' is an album by American jazz saxophonist David S. Ware recorded in 1992 and released on the Japanese DIW label. This is the first recording by the David S. Ware Quartet with Whit Dickey replacing former drummer Marc Edw ...

'' (DIW 1992) *''

Earthquation ''Earthquation'' is an album by the American jazz saxophonist David S. Ware, recorded in 1994 and released on the Japanese DIW label. Music As in previous DIW sessions, the quartet plays two standards, Eddie Heywood's "Canadian Sunset", which Wa ...

'' (DIW 1994) *''

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'' (Homestead 1995) *''

Oblations and Blessings ''Oblations and Blessings'' is an album by jazz saxophonist David S. Ware, recorded in 1995 and released on the Silkheart label. It features the David S. Ware Quartet with pianist Matthew Shipp, bassist William Parker and drummer Whit Dickey pl ...

'' (Silkheart, 1996) *'' DAO'' (Homestead 1996) *'' Godspelized'' (DIW, 1996) *'' Wisdom of Uncertainty'' (AUM Fidelity, 1997) *'' Go See the World'' (Columbia, 1998) *''

Surrendered Surrender, in military terms, is the relinquishment of control over territory, combatants, fortifications, ships or armament to another power. A surrender may be accomplished peacefully or it may be the result of defeat in battle. A sove ...

'' (Columbia, 2000) *'' Corridors & Parallels'' (AUM Fidelity, 2001) *'' Freedom Suite'' (AUM Fidelity, 2002) *'' Threads'' (Thirsty Ear, 2003) *''

Live in the World ''Live in the World'' is a live album by the David S. Ware Quartets. Six tracks were recorded in Switzerland in 1998, and feature Ware on saxophone, Matthew Shipp on piano, William Parker on bass, and Susie Ibarra on drums. The remaining tracks ...

'' (Thirsty Ear, 2005) *'' BalladWare'' (Thirsty Ear, 1999

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'' (AUM Fidelity, 2007) *'' Live in Vilnius'' (NoBusiness Records 2007) *''

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'' (AUM Fidelity, 2009) *'' Onecept'' (AUM Fidelity, 2009) *'' Planetary Unknown'' (AUM 2010) *'' Live at Jazzfestival Saalfelden 2011'' (AUM 2011) *''

Live in New York, 2010 ''Live in New York, 2010'' is a live album by the David S. Ware Trio, featuring Ware on Stritch (saxophone), stritch and tenor saxophone, William Parker (musician), William Parker on bass, and Warren Smith (jazz percussionist), Warren Smith on drum ...

'' (AUM Fidelity, 2017)

Books

*Who Owns Music? ( buddy's knife jazzedition, 2007) *''Conversations'' (RogueArt, 2010)

Films

*2001 – '' Inside Out in the Open'' (2001). Directed by Alan Roth. Asymmetric Pictures. Distributed by Third World Newsreel.

References

External links

A SessionographyWilliam Parker's book "who owns music?" at ''www.buddysknife.de''38 minute mp3 interviewReview of "Double Sunrise Over Neptune" (2008)
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