Petit Oiseau

Petit Oiseau
Studio album by
the William Parker Quartet
ReleasedOctober 14, 2008
RecordedDecember 2007
StudioSystems Two Studio
Brooklyn, NYC
GenreJazz
Length70:21
LabelAUM Fidelity
AUM 050
ProducerWilliam Parker
William Parker chronology
Double Sunrise Over Neptune
(2007) 		Petit Oiseau
(2008) 		Beyond Quantum
(2008)

Petit Oiseau is an album by the William Parker Quartet, recorded in December 2007 and released on October 14, 2008 on AUM Fidelity.[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
PopMatters[4]

The review for AllMusic stated, "Petit Oiseau should be regarded as a triumphant achievement by one of the early 21st century's strongest and most rewarding quartets."[3]

PopMatters's review observed, "Petit Oiseau follows in a line of great recordings by the quartet, and is unrelenting in its artistic vision. They know how to let each other go out on tangents while knowing the exact time to swing, and swing hard."[4]

All About Jazz said "A welcome return to the studio from one of today's most esteemed working groups, Petit Oiseau is one of Parker's most accessible and enjoyable releases."[5]

The JazzTimes review noted, "No matter what they do, the William Parker Quartet shows us that avant-garde music doesn’t have to be weird and off-putting. It can even swing."[6]

Track listing

All compositions by William Parker

  1. "Groove Sweet" – 18:00
  2. "Talaps Theme" – 5:33
  3. "Petit Oiseau" – 9:34
  4. "The Golden Bell" – 6:26
  5. "Four for Tommy" – 4:07
  6. "Malachi's Mode" – 8:07
  7. "Dust from a Mountain" – 5:56
  8. "Shorter for Alan" – 12:38

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Lopez, R., William Parker sessionography, accessed June 5, 2014
  2. ^ AUM Fidelity catalog, accessed June 6, 2014
  3. ^ a b arwulf, a., Allmusic review accessed June 6, 2014
  4. ^ a b Bohannon, J., PopMatters Review, March 31, 2009
  5. ^ Collins, T., All About Jazz review, October 8, 2008
  6. ^ Greenlee, S., JazzTimes review, December 2008