Raincoat in the River

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Raincoat in the River
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Live album by
William Parker & the Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra
Released2002
RecordedFebruary 23, 2001
Venue ICA Theater, Boston, MA
Genre Jazz
Length59:18
Label Eremite
MTE-36
Producer Michael Ehlers
William Parker chronology
Bob's Pink Cadillac
(2001)
Raincoat in the River
(2002)
Raining on the Moon
(2002)

Raincoat in the River is a live album by bassist and composer William Parker's Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra, which was recorded in Boston in 2001 and released on the Eremite label. [1] [2]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]

The AllMusic awarded the album 3½ stars. [3]

Track listing

All compositions by William Parker

  1. "Five Rivers into One Teardrop I: Meditation for Two Voices" – 9:47
  2. "Five Rivers into One Teardrop II: Mountain/Maintain" – 10:00
  3. "Five Rivers into One Teardrop III: Anast Crossing the Lake of Light" – 9:52
  4. "Five Rivers into One Teardrop IV: Raincoat in the River" – 19:41
  5. "Five Rivers into One Teardrop V: Painter's Celebration" – 9:58

Personnel

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References

  1. Lopez, R., William Parker sessionography, accessed June 4, 2014
  2. Eremite catalog, accessed June 4, 2014
  3. 1 2 Allmusic listing, accessed June 4, 2014
  4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1130. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.