Sound Unity

by William Parker

Sound Unity cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 3 May 2005
  • Label: AUM Fidelity
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 1:10:32
  • Community rating: 3.95/5 from 3 ratings

Artists on this release: William Parker Quartet, Lewis Barnes, Hamid Drake

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Recorded live in Montreal during a highly praised 2004 tour, the legendary bassist's quartet delivers an immensely powerful set. The interplay between Parker, Hamid Drake, Rob Brown, and Lewis Barnes showcases an incredible balance between deep, swinging post-bop grooves and fierce, untethered free improvisation.

Genres

Descriptors: bassy, groove-laden, improvisation, percussive, soulful

Tracklist

  1. Hawaii (12:34)
  2. Wood Flute Song (10:45)
  3. Poem For June Jordan (8:55)
  4. Sound Unity (21:05)
  5. Harlem (8:51)
  6. Groove (8:19)

Credits

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