Alphaville Suite

Alphaville Suite (subtitled Music Inspired by the Jean Luc Godard Film) is an album by bassist and composer William Parker's Double Quartet inspired by the film Alphaville (1965), which was recorded in 2007 and released on the RogueArt label.[1][2]

Alphaville Suite
Studio album by
William Parker Double Quartet
Released2007
RecordedJanuary 4 & 5, 2007
StudioLeon Lee Dorsey Studio, New York City
GenreJazz
Length72:09
LabelRogueArt
ROG 017
ProducerWilliam Parker
William Parker chronology
Corn Meal Dance
(2007)		 Alphaville Suite
(2007)		 Double Sunrise Over Neptune
(2007)

Reception

All About Jazz stated "For this project, he paired his quartet with a modified string quartet (violin, viola and two cellos) for a strong set of compositions. The "double quartet" is thoroughly integrated—this isn't a simple lush-string-backup horn session. As with writing for a singer or arranging well-known pop songs, Parker proves again that he's skilled at gathering the components needed for a project and then making excellent use of them".[3]

Pitchfork's review observed "There are moments of sharp dissonance and unconventional technique-- strings played on the frog or with the back of the bow, saxes overblown and honked, but these are balanced by passages of strong forward momentum and clarity".[4]

Track listing

All compositions by William Parker except as indicated

  1. "Alphaville Main Theme" - 6:02
  2. "Journey to the End of the Night" - 11:00
  3. "Natasha's Theme I" - 2:05
  4. "Interrogation" - 2:50
  5. "Alpha 60" - 9:45
  6. "Doctor Badguy" - 14:08
  7. "Oceanville Evening" - 3:05
  8. "Civilization of Light" - 16:49
  9. "Outlands" - 6:57
  10. "Natasha's Theme II" - 2:08

Personnel
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References
  1. Lopez, R., William Parker sessionography, accessed June 5, 2014
  2. RogueArt catalog, accessed June 5, 2014
  3. Gottschalk, K., All About Jazz review, June 8, 2008
  4. Tangari, J., Pitchfork Review, December 13, 2007
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