Spontaneous (album)

Spontaneous
Live album by William Parker & the Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra
Released	2003
Recorded	May 29, 2002 CBGB's, NYC
Genre	Jazz
Length	61:45
Label	Splasc(H) CDH 855.2
Producer	Giorgio Mortarino
William Parker chronology
Scrapbook (2002) Spontaneous (2002) Luc's Lantern (2004)

Spontaneous is a live album by bassist and composer William Parker's Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra, which was recorded at the Vision Festival in New York in 2002 and released on the Italian Splasc(H) label.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

AllMusic awarded the album 4 stars stating "Those who enjoy big-band abstractions immersed in wild, loud, and abrasive surroundings -- 1960s style -- should appreciate the freestyle energy emanating from the orchestra... the uninitiated will likely find this all overwhelmingly imposing, but the rewards are numerous for the disciplined listener who takes the time to listen closely".^[2] Jazz Review noted "Parker leads his band-mates through torrid swing vamps and variable pulses, yet the music is a study in perpetual motion guided by the soloists’ blaring lines. A high-octane effort for sure, although there’s a noticeable bonding process that occurs, which is a trait that has become a staple of this unit’s line of attack".^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by William Parker

1. "Spontaneous Flowers" - 28:55
2. "Spontaneous Mingus" - 32:50

Personnel

• William Parker - bass
• Roy Campbell, Jr. - trumpet, flugelhorn
• Lewis Barnes, Matt Lavelle - trumpet
• Dick Griffin, Masahiko Kono, Alex Lodico, Steve Swell - trombone
• Dave Hofstra - tuba
• Sabir Mateen - tenor saxophone
• Rob Brown - alto saxophone, flute
• Charles Waters - alto saxophone, clarinet
• Ori Kaplan - alto saxophone
• Darryl Foster - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
• Dave Sewelson - baritone saxophone
• Andrew Barker, Guillermo E. Brown - drums

References