William Parker
American jazz musician · United States · On the map · Musicians · Born 1952 · age 74
William Parker is an American free jazz double bassist. Beginning in the 1980s, Parker played with Cecil Taylor for over a decade, and he has led the Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra since 1981.
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Matthew Shipp Duets: Zo and Knives from Heaven
Cecil Taylor Bandmate in Cecil Taylor Feel Trio
Peter Brötzmann Bandmate in Die Like a Dog Quartet
Tony Oxley Bandmate in Cecil Taylor Feel Trio
Toshinori Kondo Bandmate in Die Like a Dog Quartet
David S. Ware Bandmate in David S. Ware Trio
Hamid Drake Bandmate in Die Like a Dog Quartet
Roy Campbell, Jr. Bandmate in Other Dimensions In Music
Mat Maneri Bandmate in Matthew Shipp String Trio
Gerald Cleaver Bandmate in The Blue Series Continuum
James Brandon Lewis Bandmate in Red Lily Quintet
Anthony Braxton Duets: Beyond Quantum (2008)
Bill Laswell Produced Beyond Quantum (2008)
Enrico Rava Duets: 2 Blues for Cecil (2022)
Ikue Mori Duets: Momentum 4: Consequent Duos 2015-2019 (2019)
Andrew Cyrille Duets: 2 Blues for Cecil (2022)
Milford Graves Duets: Beyond Quantum (2008)
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The Village Voice named him "the most consistently brilliant free jazz bassist of all time" and DownBeat has called him "one of the most adventurous and prolific bandleaders in jazz".
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United States
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Singer / Musician
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Born 1952 · age 74
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