''Sound Unity'' is a live album by American jazz double bassist William Parker, which was recorded in 2004 and originally released on the AUM Fidelity label.

Reception

In his review for

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, Thom Jurek states "''Sound Unity'' is the most beautifully wrought of William Parker's ensemble recordings ... This is a stellar offering from one of the music's greatest lights." ''

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'' observed ""Hawaii" and the title track are both exceptional lines dealt with at length and "Poem for June Jordan" , dedicated to the black feminist writer, is an intense statement". The

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review noted "Each tune in this generous (70-minute) set has its own dedication and story, elaborated in the liner notes along with a few other words from the composer. Each is sufficiently different that you'll run into plenty of surprises along the way. But once you've heard the record out, what's most striking is its overall connectedness".AAJ Staff
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'' review by Nate Chinen commented "The new disc, recorded live in Canada during a summer tour last year, advances Parker's claim to a post-bop experimentalism that swings"Chinen, N.
JazzTimes review
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Track listing

''All compositions by William Parker'' # "Hawaii" - 12:32 # "Wood Flute Song" - 10:43 # "Poem for June Jordan" - 8:53 # " Sound Unity" - 21:02 # "Harlem" - 8:48 # " Groove" - 8:19 Tracks 1, 2, 5, 6 recorded at Vancouver East Cultural Centre on Friday, July 2, 2004 . ancouver International Festival Tracks 3, 4 recorded at La Sala Rossa on Sunday, June 27, 2004. uoni Per Il Popolo (Montreal)

Personnel

* William Parker - bass *Lewis Barnes -

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* Rob Brown -

alto saxophone The alto saxophone is a member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments. Saxophones were invented by Belgian instrument designer Adolphe Sax in the 1840s and patented in 1846. The alto saxophone is pitched in E, smaller than the B tenor ...

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References

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