Rob Oliver

William Parker Quartets - Meditation / Resurrection (2017) {2CD AUM Fidelity Official Digital Download}
FLAC (tracks) - 16bit/44kHz - Official Digital Download -> 721 Mb | MP3 @320 -> 290 Mb
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© 2017 AUM Fidelity | AUM104/105
Jazz / Avant-Garde Jazz / Bass

It’s hard to pick a favorite William Parker outfit. Everything he touches is magic, from his giant orchestras to his solo outings. But his quartets might be his ideal venues: There’s enough structure that the music can’t be called free jazz, and there’s enough leeway to let democracy command the performance. Last October, Parker took two quartets into the studio on the same day, and the result—recorded all in one day—is the blissful two-disc set Meditation/Resurrection.

Dizzy Gillespie - One Night In Washington (1955) {2013 Japan Jazz Best Collection 1000 Series 24bit Remaster WPCR-27313}
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 279 Mb | MP3 @320 -> 117 Mb
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© 1955, 2013 Elektra / Musician / Rhino / WEA / Warner Japan | WPCR-27313 | Jazz Best Collection 1000 Series
Jazz / Bop / Trumpet

Features 24 bit remastering and comes with a mini-description. A rare 50s performance – featuring a smoking version of "The Afro Suite" – plus some more boppish numbers too! Dizzy Gillespie was recruited as a special guest to perform on March 13, 1955, in concert with the Orchestra (a Washington, D.C., big band), a date that was recorded by Bill Potts and not initially released until 1983 by Elektra Musician. Although there was only a brief rehearsal of Gillespie with the band prior to their performance of the trumpeter's "The Afro Suite" (which includes "Manteca" plus a trio of pieces written in collaboration with Chico O'Farrill), they provide excellent support for this extended work, which features the composer extensively.