William Parker / In Order To Survive – Live/Shapeshifter

except one] were recorded, but the title could just as readily apply to Parker's unerring ability to channel an infinity of ever-changing grooves – elemental manifestations intuited as though directly from the munificent consciousness of godhead. If the jazz avant garde can still be viewed, ultimately, as an inherently positive movement, there are few artists doing more than William Parker to keep that hopeful fire burning." –The Wire, Daniel Spicer "4 Stars" –Jazzwise (UK) "4.5 Stars" –The Absolute Sound "4.5 Stars." –The Free Jazz Collective "5 Stars." –All About Jazz "William Parker is a towering figure in 21st-century jazz. The New York-based bassist oversees multiple vibrant projects, but his most rewarding may be the quartet In Order To Survive. The new release spills over with intense communications." –Denver Post, Bret Saunders 1. Eternal Is The Voice Of Love - I - 20:01 2. Eternal Is The Voice Of Love - II - 07:30 3. Eternal Is The Voice Of Love - III - 07:13 4. Eternal Is The Voice Of Love - IV - 11:41 5. Eternal Is The Voice Of Love - V - 05:42 6. Demons Lining the Halls of Justice - 23:16 7. Drum & Bass Interlude - 04:20 8. Newark (for Grachan Moncur III) - 11:22 9. In Order To Survive - 14:45 10. Eternity - 04:21 All compositions by William Parker; "Eternal Is The Voice Of Love" by Parker/IOTS; "Drum & Bass Interlude" by Parker/Drake; © Centering Music (BMI) Recorded live in performance at ShapeShifter Lab, Brooklyn, NY on July 14, 2017 Chief engineers: Marian Villota & Matthew Garrison Mixed & mastered in March 2019 by Adam Vaccarelli at Retromedia Sound Studios, Red Bank, NJ Produced by Steven Joerg with William Parker Design by Ming@AUM Photography by Peter Gannushkin & Eva Kapanadze