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William Parker: Bass, Tarota on tracks: 3
Hamid Drake: Drums, Gongs on tracks: 3
Jalalu-Kalvert Nelson: Kalimba (tracks: 3)
Cooper-Moore: Piano (tracks: 1 to 5)
Jalalu-Kalvert Nelson: Trumpet (tracks: 1 to 7)
Rob Brown: Alto Saxophone (4)

Editor's Info:
Meditation / Resurrection is a double-album presenting a bounty of beautiful new William Parker compositions performed by two of his flagship ensembles, the Quartet -&- In Order To Survive.

It was recorded & mixed live during a one-day studio session in late 2016. With the tone of the pieces & performances reflecting our current moment, this is Parker & the groups’ follow-up release to 2013’s monumental Wood Flute Songs box set.

At the core of both groups is Parker’s foundational bass together with rhythm twin, drummer Hamid Drake. Their partnership–two decades deep now–is one of the great rhythm sections in recorded history. Alto saxophonist Rob Brown is likewise featured throughout. Brown is one of the all-time great improvisers on alto, and the springboard of Parker’s bands in which he has been perennially featured always brings out his best.

Pianist Cooper-Moore features on Album Two/CD2. He has been an exceptionally significant catalyst in the world of creative music for over 40 years. As William writes in the notes, “Cooper-Moore is one of the special people who speaks and plays from the heart all the time with power and grace." Cooper-Moore was the Lifetime Achievement Honoree at the 2017 edition of the Vision Festival, NYC. In Order To Survive performed as part of this celebration on Monday, May 29, and will again – extensively – at ShapeShifter Lab in Brooklyn on July 13 & 14!

Trumpeter Jalalu-Kalvert Nelson appears on album/CD1. Hailing from Oklahoma City, and a resident of Switzerland since 1994, he is a major figure in his own right as a composer of modern classical and world music, and is well-versed in the language of blues, jazz and improvisation. From the liner notes, “Jalalu is always able to transform any music situation into a magical experience.”

William Parker’s exceptional gift .......
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