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Artist......: William Parker
Album.......: Mayan Space Station
Label.......: AUM Fidelity
Genre.......: Jazz
Catnr.......: AUM115-2
Source......: CD
Rip.date....: 2021-09-19
Str.date....: 2021-07-23
Quality.....: 995 kbps avg / 44.1kHz / 2 channels
Url.........: http://williamparker.net
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1. Tabasco 5:39
2. Rocas Rojas 6:43
3. Domingo 7:09
4. Mayan Space Station 14:42
5. Canyons of Light 10:05
6. The Wall Tumbles Down 13:50
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\ / ________ Runtime 58:08
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,: Following on the monumental Migration of Silence Into and Out of :,
: The Tone World box set earlier this year, composer, :
:' multi-instrumentalist, poet, griot, improviser and community ':
,: leader William Parker will release an astonishing Pair of brand :,
: new trio albums which further expound on his profound and :
:' limitless vision: Mayan Space Station -&- Painters Winter. One ':
,: of the iconic and enduring music leaders to emerge in the world :,
: over the last half century, Parker continues to raise the bar :
:' higher. As ever, AUM Fidelity is deeply honored & incredibly ':
,: stoked (!) to present this work to you. :,
: :
:' = Noting Here Again that there are strictly limited ':
,: one-time-press LP editions of both new albums that we'll have in :,
: hand in a few weeks. And they'll include Bandcamp-hosted dowload :
:' codes. Please go to the AUM Fidelity site direct to grip those ':
,: = :,
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:' Mayan Space Station is William's first electric guitar trio ':
,: album. The unparalleled rhythmic firmament created by Parker & :,
: Cleaver is matched by Mendoza in full flight. This is cosmic :
:' multi-hued blues, perfect for space and time travel. ':
,: :,
: William Parker first worked with Ms. Mendoza on a project :
:' entitled Thunder and Flowers for his July 2019 residency at The ':
,: Stone in NYC. Her prodigious talents have illuminated many :,
: projects and recordings as both leader and collaborator over the :
:' past decade. As is clear here, she is committed to bringing ':
,: expressivity, energy and a wide sonic range to the music. Gerald :,
: Cleaver is an exceptionally gifted poet of drum sound who can :
:' play in the deepest of pockets and manifest all manner of sound ':
,: to perfectly fit contours within the most open of forms. Cleaver :,
: & Parker have worked closely on numerous projects, notably :
:' within the nonpareil full-improvising trio, Farmers By Nature, ':
,: together with Craig Taborn. William Parker is in vibrant :,
: grandmaster blossom here on double bass û in both pizzicato & :
:' bow-as-prism modes. ':
,: :,
: Regarding the album title, Parker offers: ôMayan Space Station :
:' is a conduit for peace and inspiration. It is an oasis where ':
,: sound and silence navigators stop for sustenance to replenish :,
: their imaginations. It is a fictional reality that is important :
:' to the myth structure of the Tone World chronicle. In a way, ':
,: musicians, and definitely these particular musicians, Ava :,
: Mendoza and Gerald Cleaver, belong to the blood line of sonic :
:' travelers who, as Sun Ra described it, ætravel the space ways.Æ ':
,: Re-inventing the process, allowing music to flow through their :,
: instruments.ö :
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