(Free Jazz, Post-Bop, Vocal) [WEB] William Parker / Raining On The Moon (Lewis Barnes, Hamid Drake, Eri Yamamoto, Rob Brown, Leena Conquest) - Great Spirit - 2015, FLAC (tracks), lossless

Great Spirit again makes abundantly clear William Parker's multi-faceted talents as bassist, composer, poet, bandleader and, crucially here, as songwriter. Raining On The Moon is the extraordinary group which seamlessly fuses all of these prodigious gifts: his long-standing Quartet with Hamid Drake, Rob Brown, Lewis Barnes is here exquisitely augmented by singer Leena Conquest breathing further compassion & dignity into William's lyrics, and pianist Eri Yamamoto for expert chordal support. Going back a few years, Corn Meal Dance (AUM043) is one of the most beautiful, potent, luminous, and true albums of all-original song ever made. The indelible melodies and rhythms; the words, unyielding and uplifting in equal measure; the performances by all six musicians; the recording quality itself. All are strictly top drawer. The January 2007 studio session which yielded that album was extraordinarily productive, and Great Spirit finally presents the entire balance of material recorded on that wonderful day.