PARKER ORGAN QUARTET, WILLIAM - Uncle Joe's Spirit House

"A gorgeous soul-jazz organ quartet album that hearkens back to early-mid '60s sessions of similar form; fully revitalized by William Parker's indelible compositions and the generous musical gifts of Darryl Foster, Cooper-Moore, and Gerald Cleaver. A straight-up joy. This very special project was produced by William Parker for his own Centering Records imprint, and dedicated to his Aunt Carrie Lee and Uncle Joe (pictured on album cover). It was created to celebrate the occasion of their 65th wedding anniversary on August 6th, 2010. William wanted to get this album finished in time to gift to them for that auspicious date, and he did! He wrote seven of the songs in Dec 2009 toward the Jan 2010 recording session; 'Ennio's Tag' and 'Oasis' were previously written and they fit in perfectly. The CD was officially released on Centering Records in October 2010. Two pressings were made, and have long sold out. The special one-time only LP pressing was made in time for a family celebration/Organ Quartet performance on May 19, 2024 at An Die Musik in Baltimore. Remastered and re-sequenced for vinyl, the LP includes a full-res download card of the album as originally released on CD, including three additional tracks." - Centering.