Painter's Spring

Painter's Spring
Painter's Spring
Studio album by William Parker Trio
Released	June 20, 2000
Recorded	April 2, 2000; Strobe-Light Studio, NYC
Genre	Jazz
Length	44:42
Label	Thirsty Ear; THI 57088-2
Producer	Matthew Shipp
William Parker chronology

Painter's Spring is an album by American jazz bassist and composer William Parker's Trio, featuring saxophonist Daniel Carter and drummer Hamid Drake, which was recorded in 2000 and released on the Thirsty Ear label.^[1]^[2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[4]

In her review for AllMusic, Paula Edelstein states " Painter's Spring by the William Parker Trio sustains the living bolt of energy infused in the free and avant-garde jazz genres ... this program pierces the veil of avant-garde and free jazz mystery"^[3] PopMatters' review noted "Painter’s Spring is more creative and interesting than what passes for new jazz on most major record labels, and is the product of a trio of gifted musicians who tackle sounds old and new with not only skill but also a dose of imagination".^[5] The All About Jazz review noted "The beauty of this record is that it bears obvious appeal to free jazz newbies, or listeners coming from more traditional contexts. Hopefully this vehicle will transport many listeners into the depth of musical expression that is William Parker. It's certainly among the greatest pieces of work he's put out".^[6] JazzTimes stated "the set has a decidedly cool aspect that is most inviting".^[7]

Track listing

All compositions by William Parker except as indicated

"Foundation #1" - 7:47
"Come Sunday" (Duke Ellington) - 5:48
"Blues for Percy" - 5:26
"Flash" - 4:54
"There Is a Balm in Gilead" (Traditional) - 3:36
"Foundation #4" - 5:50
"Foundation #2" - 9:26
"Trilog" - 1:55

Personnel

William Parker - bass
Daniel Carter - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute, clarinet
Hamid Drake - drums

References

^ Lopez, R., William Parker sessionography, accessed May 30, 2014
^ Thirsty Ear catalog, accessed May 30, 2014
^ ^a ^b Edelstein, Paula. William Parker - Painter's Spring: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 30, 2014.
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1128. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
^ Heaton, D., PopMatters Review, accessed May 30, 2014
^ AAJ Staff, All About Jazz Review, July 1, 2000
^ Bennett, B., JazzTimes Review, November 2000

[1] Lopez, R., William Parker sessionography, accessed May 30, 2014

[2] Thirsty Ear catalog, accessed May 30, 2014

[Allmusic-3] Edelstein, Paula. William Parker - Painter's Spring: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 30, 2014.

[Penguin-4] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1128. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

[PopMatters-5] Heaton, D., PopMatters Review, accessed May 30, 2014

[6] AAJ Staff, All About Jazz Review, July 1, 2000

[7] Bennett, B., JazzTimes Review, November 2000

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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
Studio albums	Through Acceptance of the Mystery Peace (1974-1979) Compassion Seizes Bed-Stuy (1995) Painter's Spring (2000) O'Neal's Porch (2000) Piercing the Veil (with Hamid Drake, 2000) Raining on the Moon (2001) Bob's Pink Cadillac (2001) Scrapbook (2002) Luc's Lantern (2004) Summer Snow (with Hamid Drake, 2005) Alphaville Suite (2007) Corn Meal Dance (2007) Petit Oiseau (2007) Beyond Quantum (with Anthony Braxton and Milford Graves, 2008) Uncle Joe's Spirit House (2010) Out of This World's Distortions (with Gerald Cleaver and Craig Taborn, 2010) The Gowanus Session (with Thollem McDonas and Nels Cline, 2012) 2 Blues for Cecil (with Andrew Cyrille and Enrico Rava, 2021)
Live albums	Melodic Art–Tet (with Charles Brackeen, Ahmed Abdullah, and Roger Blank, 1974) In Order to Survive (1993) Harras (with Derek Bailey and John Zorn, 1993) Sunrise in the Tone World (1995) The Peach Orchard (1997 & 1998) Posium Pendasem (1998) Mass for the Healing of the World (1998) 2 Days in April (with Fred Anderson, 1999) Mayor of Punkville (1999) Fractured Dimensions (1999) Raincoat in the River (2001) Eloping with the Sun (with Joe Morris and Hamid Drake, 2001) I Plan to Stay a Believer (2001, 2002, 2007, & 2008) Spontaneous (2002) Historic Music Past Tense Future (with Peter Brötzmann and Milford Graves, 2002) Sound Unity (2004) Requiem (2004) For Percy Heath (2005) Wood Flute Songs (2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, & 2012) Double Sunrise Over Neptune (2007) Farmers by Nature (with Gerald Cleaver and Craig Taborn, 2008) Tribute to Albert Ayler Live at the Dynamo (with Roy Campbell Jr., Joe McPhee, and Warren Smith, 2008) Winter Sun Crying (2009) Medicine Buddha (with Billy Bang, 2009) Love and Ghosts (with Gerald Cleaver and Craig Taborn, 2011) Essence of Ellington (2012)
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