Group
William Parker Quartet
- Since
- present
- Rating
- ★ 5
- Releases
- 10
- jazz
About
William Parker (born January 10, 1952) is an American free jazz double bassist. Beginning in the 1980s, Parker played with Cecil Taylor for over a decade, and he has led the Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra since 1981. The Village Voice named him "the most consistently brilliant free jazz bassist of all time" and DownBeat has called him "one of the most adventurous and prolific bandleaders in jazz".
Members
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Lewis Barnes trumpet
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Rob Brown alto saxophone
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Hamid Drake drums (drum set), percussion
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Jalalu-Kalvert Nelson trumpet
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William Parker double bass, eponymous
Discography
Live
Compilations
Links
Reference
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- 0704d0c8-618a-492a-be22-d757d66e93af
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 13 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.