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Voices Fall From the Sky

William Parker

15 June 2018

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Tracklist 34 tracks, 3:15:30

Disc 1

  1. 1Espirito1:14
  2. 2Airlift2:05
  3. 3Bouquet for Borah12:26
  4. 4City of Flowers6:02
  5. 5Despues de la Guerra6:14
  6. 6Small Lobby3:26
  7. 7So, Important6:20
  8. 8We Often Danced14:28
  9. 9Voices Fall From the Sky6:43
  10. 10Revolution5:39
  11. 11A Tree Called Poem8:27

Disc 2

  1. 1All I Want2:20
  2. 2Baldwin's Interlude2:51
  3. 3For Julius Eastman3:05
  4. 4Aborigine Song2:05
  5. 5Life Song4:16
  6. 6Band in the Sky6:03
  7. 7Sweet Breeze5:06
  8. 8Morning Moon6:08
  9. 9A Thought for Silence3:12
  10. 10Poem for June Jordan3:02
  11. 11Autumn Song2:01
  12. 12Falling Shadows8:24
  13. 13Tour of the Flying Poem5:52
  14. 14Prayer3:54

Disc 3

  1. 1The Essence of Ellington7:11
  2. 2Lights of Lake George4:41
  3. 3For Fannie Lou Hamer11:56
  4. 4Deep Flower8:23
  5. 5The Blinking of the Ear, a) Meditation on Freedom4:57
  6. 6The Blinking of the Ear, b) Without Love Everything Will Fail3:42
  7. 7The Blinking of the Ear, c) Dark Remembrance7:01
  8. 8The Blinking of the Ear, d) Heavenly Home Meditation on Peace14:12
  9. 9Natasha's Theme2:04

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Rated 10/10

This might be overly long, but it's a damn good album if you've got a big appetite for (weird) vocal jazz. For me, there's nothing closer to Heaven than a female vocalist amid a jazz ensemble. Add in a bit of international spice, and you've got a recipe for a longform, introspective, perhaps even evocative listening session.