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As was the Dexter Gordon Live at Chateauvallon. The CD 5 tracks to the vinyl 2 tracks omitting almost an hour of music from the cd version. This is why I was wondering if it is a Resonance Rule.

Yes. It starts around 2:30 if memory serves, The bass solo is sonically all over the place. Anyone can hear it. It’s obvious. I don’t think it’s an industry thing. The recent Christian Scott live album from March-ish gave you the full set as a download and the cd and LP were truncated. But that’s on Ropeadope which is an independent, if big 3 or is it 2 now I don’t know, require something different it would stand to reason why they are out of touch.

I get you were involved in this release and appreciate your opinion but why did they not correct issues with the sound, left/right channel shifting specifically track 2. It was jarring. And easily corrected by taking the audible channel over to the other side. I’m presuming they weren’t cutting tape to make the edits. I would agree a person hearing this for the first time might not hear the edits but I doubt casual listeners are buying this. Maybe they do still buy physical media but I was under the impression based on the “death of the cd” it’s really just the hardcore fan. And no causal fan is paying $80 for a record I hope. Why does the music have to be the same on all formats? It’s it a Resonance Rule?

Youthful ignorance

Younger than everyone else apparently at the tender age of 38.

I'm not really upset with incomplete tracks being left out. It just seems they spent more effort on the book then the music. Its a bit annoying in the book how they say they unearthed these recordings, then say purists will notice the incomplete tracks that were on bootlegs. If a boot exists you didn't "unearth" it. They also don't mention the edits to the music. Resonance does a good job for the most part, love the Grant Green releases from a few years ago but this is a disappointment. I also feel like the "countless hours spent fine tuning the sound" were misused. They do indicate they took these straight from the reels which indicates the boots were taken from these reels or they used the boots as a source (maybe the bootleg sound was better if the tapes were degraded).

This is my complaint with the release as well. I assumed it was a better source also. But more than that, they could have taken the effort to clean up the audio. It just came across as a very lazy release but they put so much hype behind it. This is unacceptable in my opinion. The cd release should have had the complete set. If they wanted to appease the vinyl-crowd give them a download card. My guess is they didn’t want to make two masters. I wonder if anyone has compared the vinyl to cd to see if they have different masterings.

If I recall they sent an email saying preorders for the second pressing were running low. I know I ordered mine a couple days after the cutoff date. I’m not sure if mine came in as an order to the plant or I maybe got one of the extras they pressed. Per the book my copy is 1,888 of 2,500 I just checked my email and I placed my order in 7/18/20. I think the 15th might have been the order by date they said. Ahhhh I knew someone on here posted it.

They did two pressings of it and the second pressing seemed to sell out as pre-sales.

Just got William Parker’s Conversations. Very well put together and I’m enjoying it so far. Decided to start from the beginning instead of jumping to my favorite artists.

The Hemphill Papers sounds like the release of UFO documents. Either way I'm here for it.

Honestly, I was thinking the same before I gave repeated listens to the tracks up on bandcamp, and realized I was mesmerized by them. Part of me also really just likes to support Mr. Parker's varied endeavors. His mastery is unique and I feel important. He also seems to be incorporating vocals in a lot of his recent works, which I'm catching up on via the AUM Fidelity holiday sale for 20% off.

New William Parker due out January 21st it looks like. I think it was originally due in the fall. I pre-ordered it and thought others might be interested. 10-CD set, and read it is a limited edition of 900 or so copies. purchase direct from AUM Fidelity: here samples here:Bandcamp From AUM's site: MUSICIANS William Parker: compositions, bass & additional instruments Featuring an international, inter-generational array of singers & musicians some 30-strong, drawn from both long-standing colleagues and a new generation of devoted artists [ more details below ] 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 (both on voice & other instruments). 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. Album/Disc 1 - Blue Limelight featuring Raina Sokolov-Gonzalez: voice -&- Ensemble 1. Listen - 01:26 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 Album/Disc 2 - Child of Sound featuring Eri Yamamoto: piano 1. Malachi's Mode - 04:59 2. Malcolm's Smile - 04:00 3. This Sweet Land - 03:50 4. The Golden Light (Hymn) - 03:52 5. Mexico - 04:43 6. Broken Promises - 04:55 7. Child of Sound - 05:15 8. Sky Falling - 04:53 9. Adobe House - 04:27 10. Rez Sunset - 00:36 11. Trail of Tears I - 01:23 12. Trail of Tears II - 04:46 13. Rez Sunrise - 05:53 14. Ascending Earth - 05:04 Album/Disc 3 - The Majesty of Jah featuring Ellen Christie / William Parker / Jalalu-Kalvert Nelson 1. Baldwin - 08:16 2. The Majesty of Jah - 08:21 3. Freedom - 08:56 4. Sun Song - 06:49 5. Numbers - 06:29 6. Letter To A Resurrected Slave Owner - 04:52 Album/Disc 4 - Cheops featuring Kyoko Kitamura: voice -&- Ensemble 1. Entire Universe - 13:36 2. Cheops - 13:51 3. The Map Is Precise - 08:03 4. If We Play Soft Enough - 22:17 5. Harriott - 12:51 Album/Disc 5 - Harlem Speaks featuring Fay Victor / Hamid Drake / William Parker 1. Dancing at the Savoy - 04:45 2. Don't Sell My Soul - 11:53 3. Harlem Dances - 11:37 4. Harlem Speaks - 07:17 5. Paintings in the Sky - 0:23 6. Shutters as Windows - 18:17 Album/Disc 6 - Mexico featuring Jean Carla Rodea: voice -&- Universal Tonality Ensemble 1. Tilted Mirror - 27:12 2. Mexico - 17:11 3. The Bleeding Tree - 11:54 4. It Is for You - 09:55 AlbumDisc 7 - Afternoon Poem featuring Lisa Sokolov: voice 1. Song to Lift Sadness (Morning) - 02:19 2. The Sky is Always Beautiful - 03:23 3. Morning Bird - 03:36 4. Rocket Man - 02:20 5. Essence Calling Out - 05:40 6. Afternoon Poem - 01:41 7. First Vision - 00:24 8. Green and Brown - 02:20 9. I Believe - 00:56 10. I Will Die for You - 03:05 11. Song for Patricia - 01:25 12. My Cup - 02:22 13. Silent Whispers - 01:15 14. It Would Never Be Long Enough - 03:07 15. Song to Lift Sadness (Evening) - 02:20 16. Cloud And Sea Fading As Rain Falls - 7:31 Album/Disc 8 - Lights In The Rain (The Italian Directors Suite) featuring Andrea Wolper: voice -&- Ensemble 1. Visconti - 10:25 2. Fellini - 10:44 3. Pasolini - 06:07 4. Leone - 04:50 5. De Sica - 08:35 6. Rossellini - 09:05 7. Gospel - 05:12 8. Milano - 02:27 9. Lights in the Rain - 02:41 10. Antonioni - 06:03 Album/Disc 9 - The Fastest Train featuring William Parker / Coen Aalberts / Klaas Hekman 1. The Elders at the Edge of the World part 1 - 04:07 2. Cultivation - 05:10 3. Deep Spirit - 02:18 4. Family Voice - 05:06 5. Listen to the Sky - 05:13 6. Sacred Prayers - 05:09 7. Host for the Anointed - 02:21 8. Bamboo Village - 04:41 9. Blessed - 04:57 10. The Flute Reaches Out - 04:00 11. The World's Fastest Train - 03:44 12. Joyous and Delightful - 06:47 13. The Elders at the Edge of the World part 2 - 07:44 Album/Disc 10 - Manzanar featuring Universal Tonality String Quartet + 1. Charcoal Paragraphs - 15:18 2. Khaen - 20:22 3. Lakota Song - 07:00 4. Manzanar - 08:48 5. On Being Native - 21:15 Composed, Arranged & Produced by William Parker for Centering Records, © Centering Music (BMI) Recorded, Mixed & Mastered by Jim Clouse at Park West Studios, Brooklyn November 2018 – February 2020 (except as noted in booklet) All text [liner notes & lyrics] written by William Parker (except as noted in booklet) Artwork by Jo Wood-Brown Box Set Production & Design by Ming@AUM A new book is due in Feb on William Parker: Universal Tonality: The Life and Music of William Parker by Cisco Bradley

Nov 3rd 1939

Wholeheartedly agree with this statement. A real big band in person is a transformative experience that isn’t replicated no matter how well recorded.

I’m actually pretty disappointed with the sound quality, after all the hype I was expecting better. I haven’t dug into the book though which appears to be fairly in-depth. Can’t say I’m upset with my purchase, it’s still new to me Sonny, but had I shelled out for the vinyl like I almost did, it would be a different story.

I got it today along with my new CD player. Spinning now. Since I literally have only listened to one other album on the new player I'm not positive but the sound of Sonny's horn on the studio tracks is very wet probably due to the reverb in the room I would guess. I can't imagine they added it when recording in 67. There are some odd phase shifting on the second track as well during the bass solo. Anyone else notice any of this or should I return to my old transport.

My grandfather recovered from COVID in Sept. though it has taken a toll on him. He contracted it at his 98th birthday party.

new purchase followed by an all-time favorite This album is magic. I just found out about the one released in 2016 via AUM and live concerts only and ordered directly from the label. Zen Mountains and Suffering World rejuvenate the soul at least once a year.

I saw Noah when he performed at the Angel City Jazz fest in 2018 I think. He didn’t have any merch for sale. I did inquire about buying it directly via email and after a first response he never followed up. Maybe he just missed it. Only release from him I’m missing is the Dry Bridge Road which I need to order from him soon.

Ah. Thanks. I usually want one of the seasons records and am curious about one other. I’ve managed to snag the two Noah Premingers on the second hand market which I really wanted. Only other one I’m searching for is the Kason Palmer. I almost pulled the trigger on the New Orleans series but decided not to.

What was the sale they had? I'm signed up with them and they and didn't receive anything.

For the fifth time

I know his high notes are usually recorded at Van Gelder Studios. I don’t know if it’s been open during the pandemic. Also not sure how much the older musicians are getting together during these times.