| Parker, William / Raining On The Moon / Corn Meal Dance |
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| Album: | Corn Meal Dance | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Parker, William / Raining On The Moon | Added: | Oct 2007 | |
| Label: | Aum Fidelity | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2007-11-04 | Pull Date: | 2008-01-06 | Charts: | Jazz |
| Week Ending: | Jan 6 | Dec 30 | Dec 23 | Dec 16 | Dec 9 | Dec 2 | Nov 25 | Nov 18 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Aug 17, 2012: | No Cover, No Minimum Doctor Yesterday | 4. | May 16, 2008: | No Cover, No Minimum Tutsi Orphans | |
| 2. | Jun 24, 2011: | No Cover, No Minimum Doctor Yesterday | 5. | Jan 04, 2008: | Memory Select Doctor Yesterday | |
| 3. | Mar 26, 2010: | No Cover, No Minimum Tutsi Orphans | 6. | Dec 28, 2007: | No Cover, No Minimum Tutsi Orphans |
| Album Review |
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| Fo Reviewed 2007-11-04 | ||
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WILLIAM PARKER / RAINING ON THE MOON: Corn Meal Dance AUM Fidelity, 2007 Bassist and free-jazz star Parker puts his mystical poetry front and center for this deep, rather trippy but quite accessible session. The music is lyrical, adventurous and compelling, and singer Leena Conquest beautifully renders the far-out poems. Parker’s bass sounds rich and full, and pianist Eri Yamamoto adds a strong emotional touch. All good. Fo’s Picks: 1, 2, 4, 7, 9 1. 8:45 – deep gospelly groove, solos for sax, piano, trumpet, drawn-out end 2. 7:17 – very dark lyrics, relaxed African vibe; soars in middle, then digs in 3. 3:04 – piano and voice, slow and stirring 4. 9:57 – gospel-tinged stroll goes “out”, nice ensemble work, intriguing lyric 5. 9:02 – uplifting melody, pretty vocal, dreamlike lyrics 6. 11:40 – slow-chugging groove, rich piano, boppin’ sax, conscious lyric 7. 3:58 – gospel: just piano & voice, very strong 8. 8:41 – straight jazz ballad: soulful vocal & sax, muted trumpet, stirring piano 9. 7:16 – bluesy strut, comes from a quirky angle, very odd lyric [ Fo ] 4-Nov-07 | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Doctor Yesterday | 5. | Corn Meal Dance | |||
| 2. | Tutsi Orphans | 6. | Land Song | |||
| 3. | Poem For June Jordan | 7. | Prayer | |||
| 4. | Soledad | 8. | Old Tears | |||
| 9. | Gilmore's Hat | |||||