https://youtu.be/0dYiiCFR4Ak

muzycy:
William Parker: bass, compositions
Leena Conquest: voice
Rob Brown: alto saxophone
Lewis Barnes: trumpet
Eri Yamamoto: piano
Hamid Drake: drums

Editor's info:
These works/this band make abundantly clear all at once William Parker’s multi-faceted talents as composer, bassist, bandleader -&- songwriter. Raining On The Moon is the extraordinary group vehicle which seamlessly fuses all of these prodigious gifts: his long-standing Quartet with Hamid Drake, Rob Brown, and Lewis Barnes, exquisitely augmented by pianist Eri Yamamoto on expert chordal support ++ , and singer Leena Conquest breathing further compassion & dignity into William’s lyrics.

Going back a few years.. Corn Meal Dance [AUM043] is one of the most beautiful, potent, luminous, and true albums of all-original song ever made. The indelible melodies and rhythms, the words, unyielding and uplifting in equal measure, the performances by all six musicians, the recording quality itself. All are strictly top shelf.

The January 2007 studio session which yielded that album was extraordinarily productive. All of the material was mixed and mastered for release, though only nine pieces made the final track list. Great Spirit presents the entire balance of that work [plus a few choice bonus tracks]. The release of this additional material was ultimately prompted by Raining On The Moon’s invitation to perform at the Joy of Jazz Festival in Johannesburg, South Africa in 2015.

Also To Note
William Parker’s deeply moving poetry put into beautifully voiced song, within a wide range of creative music approaches, is one of the features of the concurrently released 3CD box set: For Those Who Are, Still -&- is likewise spotlighted in piano & voice duo via Stan's Hat Flapping In The Wind. All of these great works were posted on bandcamp in January 2018, in order to help start the year out right, honoring the memory of Martin Luther King Jr., one of the last great American teacher-leaders of the wisdom class.

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