A Hero's Welcome: Pieces for Rare Occasions is a live album by multi-instrumentalist Alan Silva and bassist William Parker. It was recorded in March 1998 at Context Studios in New York City, and was released in 1999 by Eremite Records.[1]
| A Hero's Welcome: Pieces for Rare Occasions | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | 1999 | |||
| Recorded | March 6, 1998 | |||
| Venue | Context Studios, New York City | |||
| Genre | Free jazz | |||
| Label | Eremite Records MTE017 | |||
| Producer | Michael Ehlers | |||
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Reception edit
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz |  [3] |
| All About Jazz | [4] |
In a review for AllMusic, Steve Loewy wrote: "You might not expect such lushness from a duo of midi keyboard and acoustic string bass... but... this is music of considerable substance... Silva... has much to say. His artistry on midi is that of a painter using broad sweeps of the brush. Parker solidly complements the sounds, sometimes laying a floor and at others doing what he does best: surprising with leaps, grunts, and stretched strings, and extending the natural limits of his ax."[2]
The authors of the Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings awarded the album 3½ stars, calling it "a project of awesome power," and stating: "Silva... create[s] a body of sound that occupies a mid-territory between Duke Ellington or Charles Mingus and Edgard Varèse... Parker is... beyond reproach and beyond categorization."[3]
Writing for All About Jazz, Michael McCaw described the album as "a beautifully detailed recording," and commented: "it feels as if this music was a pre-composed suite with the musicians allowed some latitude throughout... this is a landmark album... anyone interested in the prowess and abilities of William Parker as a bassist would be wise to seek it out."[4]
Track listing edit
Composed by Alan Silva and William Parker.
- "I" – 8:25
- "II" – 7:26
- "III" – 6:50
- "IV" – 9:24
- "V" – 13:44
Personnel edit
- Alan Silva – keyboards, piano
- William Parker – bass
References edit
- ^ "Alan Silva and William Parker: A Hero's Welcome: Pieces for Rare Occasions". Jazz Music Archives. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
- ^ a b Loewy, Steve. "Alan Silva and William Parker: A Hero's Welcome: Pieces for Rare Occasions". AllMusic. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
- ^ a b Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. Penguin Books. p. 1298.
- ^ a b McCaw, Michael (September 4, 2005). "Alan Silva and William Parker: A Hero's Welcome". All About Jazz. Retrieved April 26, 2022.