William Parker Petit Oiseau [Digipak]

"[W]ith some tautly structured post-bop settings that give way to improvised modes and extended groove based breakdowns. The energy is solid throughout..."
4 stars out of 5 -- "[N]ever less than absorbing....A coherent and approachable performance....Parker's sense of humor is also on display, whether it's the joyous humor that infuses 'Malachi's Mode' or 'Four For Tommy''s wry wit."
"The 18-minute opener, 'Groove Street,' perfectly demonstrates what these guys can pull off. Parker states the central idea with a repeating bass line, and Drake gets the rhythms going....Before the 18 minutes are up, the band will have touched bebop, postbop and reggae."