Double Sunrise Over Neptune is a live album by American jazz musician and composer William Parker, which was recorded in 2007 and originally released on the AUM Fidelity label.Lopez, R., William Parker discography, accessed May 27, 2014AUM Fidelity catalog , accessed May 27, 2014 Though best known as a bassist, Parker on this album plays various ethnic double reed instruments and the African stringed instrument doussn'gouni.
Reception
In his review for AllMusic, Michael G. Nastos describes the album as perhaps the best of Parker's career, writing: "One who listens closely, and more than once, will reap great rewards from this, another excellent document in the growing and substantive discography of the consistently forward thinking Parker".
The All About Jazz review noted "One of Parker's most fully realized large ensemble recordings, Double Sunrise Over Neptune is cosmic groove music with a global flair—a seamless merger of Eastern and Western traditions conveyed with passionate conviction".Collins, T., All About Jazz Review, August 19, 2008 The JazzTimes review by Brent Burton commented "this groovy large ensemble recording acknowledges that a little freedom goes a long way. The occasional explosion of brass-and-string squall is more or less leavened by a cool-blue pulse"Burton, B., JazzTimes review, JazzTimes, November 2008
Track listing All compositions by William Parker "Morning Mantra" – 15:08 "Lights of Lake George" – 27:24 "O'Neal's Bridge" – 0:37 "Neptune's Mirror" – 22:39 Personnel William Parker – double reeds, doussn'gouni, conductor Sabir Mateen – tenor saxophone, clarinet Rob Brown – alto saxophone Bill Cole – double reeds Dave Sewelson – baritone saxophone Lewis Barnes – trumpet Joe Morris – guitar, banjo Sangeeta Bandyopadhyay – vocals Jason Kao Hwang, Mazz Swift – violin Jessica Pavone – viola Shiau-Shu Yu – cello Brahim Frigbane – oud Shayna Dulberger – bass Hamid Drake, Gerald Cleaver – drums
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