album · March 4, 2020
I Plan to Stay a Believer: The Inside Songs of Curtis Mayfield
AUM FidelitySee this day
souljazzr&b
This 2020 album on AUM Fidelity finds bassist William Parker exploring the songbook of soul great Curtis Mayfield. It features his group The Other Songs.
- The album was recorded in September 2019 at Tedesco Studios in Paramus, New Jersey.
- The lineup includes some of Parker's most frequent collaborators: guitarist Cooper-Moore, alto saxophonist/clarinetsm Jane Granville, and drummer/vocalistudi Maya.
- The album was released on March 4, 2020.
William Parker is a composer and multi-instrumentalist, a bandleader and a prolific presence in avant-garde jazz. He came to prominence in the 1970s, working with artists like Cecil Taylor and Sam Rivers.
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