Surveying the Grand Musical Sprawl of Bassist and Composer William Parker, on Jazz United

William Parker, as the saying goes, contains multitudes. A bassist celebrated for the robustness and gravity of his sound, he’s been a stalwart in the realm of improvised music for more than 40 years. And even for those who’ve kept a close eye on his output, he keeps dropping surprises. The latest of these is a 10-CD boxed set of all-new music, Migration of Silence Into and Out of The Tone World , released today on AUM Fidelity. Arriving close on its heels is a book by Cisco Bradley, Universal