William Parker - For Those Who Are, Still - 3CD

It is comprised of four distinct long-form works:
> A commissioned piece for standing new music ensemble, Kitchen House Blend
> A chamber-jazz song series for voice / sax / piano / bass
> Another long-form multi-sectional composition created specifically for a particularly global assemblage in Universal Tonality mode
> William Parker’s first score to be performed by a symphony orchestra (although not the first that he'd written for same)

The four works are linked by a focus on and greater adherence to William Parker’s composition; the depth and breadth of the resultant performances thereof is astonishing.

1. For Fannie Lou Hamer - 27:59

Vermeer
2. Vermeer - 07:09
3. Awash in the Midst of An Angel's Tears - 04:18
4. Essence - 02:46
5. Flower Song (Take 2) - 06:48
6. Just Feel - 00:57
7. Feet as Roses - 03:36
8. Gongs for Deaf Dreams - 03:19
9. Sweet Breeze - 04:56
10. Flower Song (Take 1) - 06:59

Red Giraffe With Dreadlocks
1. Villages, Greetings and Prayer - 15:36
2. Souls Have Fallen Like Rain - 14:37
3. The Giraffe Dances - 19:45
4. William Parker Ensemble - Tour of The Flying Poem - 05:52
5. Children Drawing Water From The Well - 06:14
6. Where Do You Send The Poem - 12:00

Ceremonies For Those Who Are Still
1. A Magical Figure Dances Barefoot in the Mud - 04:50
2. Light Shimmering Across a Field of Ice - 02:28
3. Trees With Wings - 05:10
4. Rise Up In Sound - 07:56
5. Humble Serious - 07:01
6. Tea Leaves of Triple Sadness - 04:48
7. Ritual - 03:52
8. Winter - 05:48
9. My Cup - 03:42
10. Encore - 04:16

11. Escapade For Sonny (dedicated to Sonny Rollins) - 25:24