New World Pygmies vol. 2

New World Pygmies vol. 2
Live album by Jemeel Moondoc & William Parker
Released	2002
Recorded	CD 1: November 5, 2000 Spotlight Room, Madison, Wisconsin CD 2: November 4, 2000 Velvet Lounge, Chicago
Genre	Jazz
Length	140:09
Label	Eremite
Producer	Michael Ehlers
Jemeel Moondoc chronology
Revolt of the Negro Lawn Jockeys (2001) New World Pygmies vol. 2 (2002) Live at Glenn Miller Café Vol 1 (2001)

New World Pygmies vol. 2 is a double album by American jazz saxophonist Jemeel Moondoc and bassist William Parker, which was recorded live in 2000 and released on the Eremite label. The first disc documents a duo performance from Madison, while the second includes guest drummer Hamid Drake from a Chicago set at the Velvet Lounge.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[2]

The Penguin Guide to Jazz states "An intermittently powerful document which, as with so much in a obsessively documented area, sometimes feels like too much has been taken down."^[2]

Track listing

Disc One:

1. "Spirit House" (Moondoc) - 11:43
2. "O'Neal's Porch" (Parker) - 17:10
3. "New World Pygmies" (Moondoc/Parker) - 27:01
4. "You Let Me Into Your Life" (Moondoc) - 17:15

Disc Two:

1. "New World Pygmies" (Moondoc/Parker) - 27:25
2. "Blues for Katie Part I" (Moondoc) - 6:14
3. "Blues for Katie Part II & III" (Moondoc) - 15:08
4. "Three Clay Pots" (Parker) - 17:50

Personnel

• Jemeel Moondoc - alto sax, soprano sax
• William Parker - bass, bombard, gralla
• Hamid Drake - trap drums

References

1. New World Pygmies vol. 2 at Eremite
2. Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2004). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (7th ed.). London: Penguin. pp. 1161–1162. ISBN 0141014164.