Winter Sun Crying Explained

Winter Sun Crying
Type:	Live album
Artist:	William Parker & the ICI Ensemble
Cover:	Winter Sun Crying.jpg
Released:	January 12, 2011
Recorded:	December 20, 2009 at Muffathalle, Munich
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	62:49
Label:	NEOS Jazz NEOS 41008
Chronology:	William Parker
Prev Title:	I Plan to Stay a Believer
Prev Year:	2001-2008
Next Title:	Uncle Joe's Spirit House
Next Year:	2010

Winter Sun Crying is a live album by American jazz bassist William Parker with the German ICI Ensemble which was recorded as part of their Composer in Dialogue series in 2009 and released on the NEOS Jazz label.^{[1] [2]}

Reception

In his review for AllMusic, arwulf arwulf states "Winter Sun Crying may be enjoyed among the freest of William Parker's many imaginatively conceived and fully liberated recordings".

Track listing

All compositions by William Parker & the ICI Ensemble

1. "Bells" - 8:10
2. "Train" - 2:59
3. "Winter Sun Crying" - 4:24
4. "Earth" - 3:12
5. "Moon" - 5:04
6. "Orphans" - 4:37
7. "Explosion" - 2:48
8. "Tears" - 3:03
9. "Hope" - 2:36
10. "Sky" - 3:14
11. "Grandmother" - 2:12
12. "Circle" - 4:00
13. "Hello" - 3:02
14. "Revolution" - 6:56
15. "Let's Change The World" - 6:39

Personnel

• William Parker - bass, piccolo trumpet, shakuhachi, double reeds
• David Jäger - soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
  • Roger Jannotta - alto saxophone, piccolo, flute, clarinet Markus Heinze - baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone
    • • Christofer Varner - trombone, sampler Johanna Varner - cello Martin Wolfrum - piano, keyboard Gunnar Geisse - laptop, laptop guitar
• Georg Janker - double bass, G2
• Sunk Pöschl - drums

Notes and References

1. Lopez, R., William Parker discography, accessed September 18, 2014
2. https://neos-music.com/ NEOS Music catalog