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Summer Snow 2
William Parker, Hamid Drake
Summer Snow 2
Genres: Jazz, Special Interest, Pop
 
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"Parker and Drake visit under-explored territory here--the junction between the deepest riches of jazz and the many improvisatory traditions around the world that came before it." -- NPR "These two high priests of free ...  more »

     
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All Artists: William Parker, Hamid Drake
Title: Summer Snow 2
Members Wishing: 2
Total Copies: 0
Label: Aum Fidelity
Original Release Date: 1/1/2007
Re-Release Date: 4/10/2007
Genres: Jazz, Special Interest, Pop
Style: Avant Garde & Free Jazz
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 642623304129

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"Parker and Drake visit under-explored territory here--the junction between the deepest riches of jazz and the many improvisatory traditions around the world that came before it." -- NPR "These two high priests of free improvisation can rock `n' roll with the best of `em. They come together to create sounds, images, and ideas that transcend time and place." --ALL ABOUT JAZZ "Displaying a full spectrum of sound, Piercing the Veil is a magical recording of two of the most soulful and spiritual voices in avant-garde jazz. This album is nothing short of essential." -- OTHER MUSIC "With any luck, Piercing the Veil isn't just a [one-off] day trip for these guys, because this is a crucial free-jazz advance." -- WASHINGTON CITY PAPER "Not since Don Cherry and Ed Blackwell joined forces have two musicians so organically wedded world music influences with free jazz. The resultant music is connected to history and culture yet true to its contemporary American roots. And the rhythms groove so deeply that if dance-club DJs got hold of this CD, all America would be moving to it." -- JAZZIZ Volume 2: Summer Snow represents the second immaculate studio session of two of the greatest musical beings America has to offer the world. The recent expanded issue of their first duo meeting--First Communion + Piercing The Veil: Volume 1 Complete--displayed their eternal prowess via intensity in full, redefining drum & bass in any music. Summer Snow reveals Parker and Drake in a more meditative state, with Parker focusing on the doson'ngoni (Mali hunter's guitar) and shakuhachi (Japanese bamboo flute). Five years have passed since their first meeting, and a whole lot has changed, so catch up!

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Extravaganza!!!
Gregory P. Stiles | 08/20/2009
(5 out of 5 stars)

"Woah! I've been playing for 50 yrs. Recently I've been looking for a change and this is it!! Hamid Drake has become one of my favorite artists. Yes, that's right! A drummer is an artist!!! Combined with the incredible talents of William Parker this composition proceeds to send you to another place. Peaceful, yet arrogant at times the two weave a mood throughout this disc. Summer Snow is a little more coherent than the first of the series so you can easily follow each "act" in the intimate play. Kudos to the engineers as well for making every note available. This stuff would have been really big in the '60's!! You can meditate to it, drive, clean house OR SIT AND BASK IN IT! Try something out of the ordinary and see what's possible when two visionary artists come together! Greg, NJ"