Winter Sun Crying

Winter Sun Crying
Live album by William Parker & the ICI Ensemble
Released	January 12, 2011
Recorded	December 20, 2009 at Muffathalle, Munich
Genre	Jazz
Length	62:49
Label	NEOS Jazz NEOS 41008
William Parker chronology
I Plan to Stay a Believer (2001-2008) Winter Sun Crying (2009) Uncle Joe's Spirit House (2010)

Winter Sun Crying is a live album by American jazz bassist William Parker with the German ICI Ensemble which was recorded as part of their Composer in Dialogue series in 2009 and released on the NEOS Jazz label.^[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]

In his review for AllMusic, arwulf arwulf states "Winter Sun Crying may be enjoyed among the freest of William Parker's many imaginatively conceived and fully liberated recordings".^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by William Parker & the ICI Ensemble

1. "Bells" - 8:10
2. "Train" - 2:59
3. "Winter Sun Crying" - 4:24
4. "Earth" - 3:12
5. "Moon" - 5:04
6. "Orphans" - 4:37
7. "Explosion" - 2:48
8. "Tears" - 3:03
9. "Hope" - 2:36
10. "Sky" - 3:14
11. "Grandmother" - 2:12
12. "Circle" - 4:00
13. "Hello" - 3:02
14. "Revolution" - 6:56
15. "Let's Change The World" - 6:39

Personnel

• William Parker - bass, piccolo trumpet, shakuhachi, double reeds
• David Jäger - soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
• Roger Jannotta - alto saxophone, piccolo, flute, clarinet
• Markus Heinze - baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone
• Christofer Varner - trombone, sampler
• Johanna Varner - cello
• Martin Wolfrum - piano, keyboard
• Gunnar Geisse - laptop, laptop guitar
• Georg Janker - double bass, G2
• Sunk Pöschl - drums

References

1. Lopez, R., William Parker discography, accessed September 18, 2014
2. NEOS Music catalog, accessed September 18, 2014
3. arwulf, arwulf. William Parker & the ICI Ensemble - Winter Sun Crying: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved September 18, 2014.