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- 1952-01-01
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- A report on the differences that exist between the zoning ordinance and subdivision regulations
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- Fourteen Poems Simon Perchik
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William Parker (b. Bronx, New York City, New York, January 10, 1952) is an American free jazz double bassist, poet and composer. He was not formally trained as a classical player, though he did study with Jimmy Garrison, Richard Davis, and Wilbur Ware and learned the tradition. Parker is one of few jazz bassists who regularly plays arco. He also plays several other instruments from around the world, including the West African kora. While Parker has been active since the early 1970s; he has had
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· 1976 · cited 43,872x
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· 1983 · cited 38,975x
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- Preparation of Graphitic Oxide
· 1958 · cited 28,525x
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Key dates
- Born
- 1 January 1952
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- William
- Family name
- Parker
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Occupation
- musician
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- free jazz
- Instrument
- double bass
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