Testimony by William Parker

[CENTERING 1007]

William Parker: solo bass, compositions

"The most consistently brilliant free jazz bassist of all time."
–Village Voice

Testimony was master William Parker’s first album of solo bass. It was originally released on CD in 1995 and quickly sold out. It was made available on CD again in 2011, as part of the ltd. edition solo bass box set, Crumbling In the Shadows Is Fraulein Miller's Stale Cake. That edition quickly sold out as well.

We are very excited to once again present this tremendous work in full-resolution up here on bandcamp, posted Christmas Eve, 2017.

Live action paintings by musicWitness®, Jeff Schlanger, were created at the session [though recorded at the Alterknit Theatre, Knitting Factory, this was an afternoon recording session in the space, rather than a live concert.] The series of five paintings witnessed / created that day are all beautifully reproduced in the PDF booklet included here with the digital album.

Tracklist

1.	Sonic Animation	23:05

2.	Testimony (for Beb Guerin)	11:29
3.	Light #3	3:55
4.	Dedication (for Charles Clark & Albert Stinson)	15:45
5.	The Second Set	24:11

Credits

released September 13, 2011

All compositions by William Parker, © Centering Music (BMI)

Produced by William Parker
Recorded December 28, 1994 in the Alterknit Theatre,
The Knitting Factory, New York / Engineer: James McLean
Mixed on January 5, 1995 by James McLean and William Parker
Re-mastered by Isaiah Parker in 2010

Cover painting & design and paintings in digital booklet
by Jeff Schlanger, musicWitness®
made live during the recording of this album,
which was not a concert but a session,
the full color spectrum in attendance

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