William Parker Quartet – Petit Oiseau

Petit Oiseau by William Parker Quartet  [AUM050] - New CD pressing (January 2023) of this glowing work. Final press in 2nd original form. Tight & vital, edition of 500. Packaged in classic jewelcase with 4-panel insert feat. evocative imagery, and extensive / illuminating liner notes by William Parker. William Parker: bass, (cedar flute on 7), compositions Hamid Drake: drums, (balafon & frame drum on 7) Rob Brown: alto saxophone, (B-flat clarinet on 7) Lewis Barnes: trumpet This is the rather magical 4th album from one of the impeccable jazz bands to emerge at the dawn of the 21st century. One of the impeccable jazz bands in the history of the music, actually. Petit Oiseau ("little bird" in French) was recorded in December 2006, during a highly inspired & productive 3-week period of studio sessions that also saw the recording of Corn Meal Dance (by the Quartet-expanded Raining On The Moon ensemble) and Alphaville Suite (Parker's new soundtrack to the Godard film, per