William Parker - Centering. Unreleased Early Recordings 1976-1987 FLAC download

Tracklist

1-1	–William Parker-Daniel Carter Duo	Thulin	28:33
1-2	–William Parker-Daniel Carter Duo	Time And Period	25:51
1-3	–William Parker Ensemble	Commitment	21:38
2-1	–Centering Dance Music Ensemble 1980	Facing The Sun, One Is Never The Same	24:18
2-2	–Centering Dance Music Ensemble 1980	One Day Understanding (Variation On A Theme By Albert Ayler)	22:28
2-3	–Centering Dance Music Ensemble 1980	Bass Interlude	01:55
2-4	–Centering Dance Music Ensemble 1980	Tapestry	16:28
3-1	–Centering Dance Music Ensemble 1980	Rainbow Light	26:56
3-2	–William Parker-Charles Gayle Duo	Crosses (Long Scarf Over Canal Street )	18:39
3-3	–William Parker-Charles Gayle Duo	Entrusted Spirit (Dedicated To Bilal Abdur Rahman)	19:08
3-4	–Centering Dance Music Ensemble: Voices	Angel Dance	05:50
3-5	–Centering Dance Music Ensemble: Voices	Sincerity	06:39
3-6	–Centering Dance Music Ensemble: Voices	In The Thicket	01:22
4-1	–Big Moon Ensemble	Dedication To Kenneth Patchen	24:59
4-2	–Big Moon Ensemble	Hiroshima, Part One	16:30
4-3	–Big Moon Ensemble	Hiroshima, Part Tow	28:44
5-1	–Centering Big Band (Extending The Clues)	Ankti (Extending The Clues)	12:59
5-2	–Centering Big Band (Extending The Clues)	Munyaovi (Cliff Of The Porcupine)	14:46
5-3	–Centering Big Band (Extending The Clues)	Palatala (Red Light Of Sunrise)	04:35
5-4	–Centering Big Band (Extending The Clues)	Lomahongva (Beautiful Clouds Arising)	29:10
5-5	–Centering Big Band (Extending The Clues)	Tototo (Warrior Spirit Who Sings)	10:58
6-1	–Centering Dance Music Ensemble 1976 (Dawn Voice)	Illuminese/Voice	34:07
6-2	–Centering Dance Music Ensemble 1976 (Dawn Voice)	Falling Shadows	13:06
6-3	–Centering Dance Music Ensemble 1976 (Dawn Voice)	Dawn/Face Still, Hands Folded	30:52

Companies, etc.

• Copyright (c) – NoBusiness Records
• Mastered At – MAMAstudios
• Designed At – Tabula Rasa Graphic Design

Credits

• Alto Saxophone – Daniel Carter (tracks: 1-1, 1-2, 4-1 to 5-5), Jemeel Moondoc (tracks: 4-1 to 5-5), Ricardo Strobert (tracks: 5-1 to 5-5)
• Artwork [Original] – Jeff Schlanger
• Baritone Saxophone – Charles Tyler (tracks: 5-1 to 5-5)
• Bass – Jay Oliver (tracks: 4-1 to 4-3), William Parker
• Choreography – Patricia Nicholson (tracks: 6-1 to 6-3)
• Clarinet – Rozanne Levine (tracks: 6-1 to 6-3)
• Co-producer – Valerij Anosov
• Cornet – Daniel Carter (tracks: 4-1 to 4-3)
• Design [Package, Book Cover] – Oskaras Anosovas
• Drums – Denis Charles (tracks: 2-1 to 3-1, 4-1 to 4-3), Rashid Bakr (tracks: 3-4 to 4-3), Zen Matsuura* (tracks: 5-1 to 5-5)
• Flute – Ricardo Strobert (tracks: 5-1 to 5-5)
• Interviewer, Liner Notes [Essay] – Ed Hazell
• Layout [Book] – Jeff DiPerna
• Mastered By – Arūnas Zujus
• Performer [Dance] – Kenna Lile (tracks: 6-1 to 6-3), Leslie Levinson (tracks: 6-1 to 6-3), Patricia Nicholson (tracks: 2-1 to 3-1, 3-4 to 3-6, 6-1 to 6-3), Susan Kuhn (tracks: 6-1 to 6-3)
• Producer – Danas Mikailionis, William Parker
• Producer [Concert] – Judy Rhodes (tracks: 4-1 to 4-3)
• Recorded By – Donny Fury* (tracks: 1-1, 1-2), John Mingione (tracks: 6-1 to 6-3), Kazunori Sugiyama (tracks: 5-1 to 5-5), Peter Kuhn (tracks: 1-3, 4-1 to 4-3), Sinan Tertemez (tracks: 2-1 to 3-1)
• Tenor Saxophone – Charles Gayle (tracks: 3-2, 3-3), Daniel Carter (tracks: 4-1 to 4-3), David S. Ware (tracks: 2-1 to 3-1, 5-1 to 5-5), John Hagen (tracks: 1-3)
• Trombone – Alex Lodico (tracks: 5-1 to 5-5), Masahiko Kono (tracks: 5-1 to 5-5)
• Trumpet – Arthur Williams (tracks: 1-3, 4-1 to 4-3), Daniel Carter (tracks: 4-1 to 4-3), John Mingione (tracks: 6-1 to 6-3), Malik Baraka (tracks: 6-1 to 6-3), Raphe Malik (tracks: 5-1 to 5-5), Roy Campbell, Jr.* (tracks: 4-1 to 5-5)
• Violin – Billy Bang (tracks: 6-1 to 6-3), Ramsey Ameen (tracks: 6-1 to 6-3)
• Voice – Brenda Bakr (tracks: 3-4, 3-6), Ellen Christi (tracks: 3-5, 3-6, 5-1 to 6-3), Lisa Sokolov (tracks: 3-6, 5-1 to 5-5)
• Voice [Recitation] – William Parker (tracks: 4-1 to 4-3, 6-1 to 6-3)

Notes

Tracks 1-1 and 1-2 recorded at Donny Fury's studio, 1980.
Tracks 1-3 recorded at Someplace Nice, New York, August 1977.
Tracks 2-1 to 3-1 recorded at Kiva, New York, 9 May 1980.
Tracks 3-2 and 3-3 recorded at El Bohio, New York, 3 July 1987.
Tracks 3-4 to 3-6 recorded circa 1980, location unknown.
Tracks 4-1 to 4-3 recorded at Saint Mark's Church, New York, 4 May 1979.
Tracks 5-1 to 5-5 recorded at Kool Jazz Festival / Soundscape, Irving Plaza, New York, 25 June 1984.
Tracks 6-1 to 6-3 recorded at Washington Square Church, New York, 24 October 1976.

Comes packaged in two separate binders of 3 CDs each, together with a 68-page softback book with colour and black-and-white photographs, colour drawings and text, all housed in a slip case.

Produced in a limited edition of 1000 hand-numbered CDs.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 4 771906 003810