Dopolarians has been played on NTS in shows including Phil's Jazz Dis-Junction, featured first on 7 March 2021. Songs played include The Release.

Alvin Fielder — Percussion / Kidd Jordan — Tenor Saxophone / William Parker — Bass / Chris Parker — Piano / Kelley Hurt — Voice / Chad Fowler — Alto Saxophone, Saxello We recorded this at Marigny Studios in New Orleans, Louisiana in early June 2018. We all traveled in to do the session near Kidd Jordan so he wouldn’t have to travel as he had recently gone through some challenges with his health. This was his first time playing tenor saxophone in months.

The group and the session itself is a collection of reunions. Chris & Kelley and Chad played together regularly but had lost touch for almost 20 years. Alvin and Kidd were old, dear friends and collaborators, going back to when they formed the Improvisational Arts Quintet decades previous to the session. William had, of course, played extensively with Kidd and Alvin over the years. Chris, Kidd, and Alvin had all collaborated many times previously, including Chris’s performance on Alvin’s last session as a leader, “A Measure of Vision”. Despite the many connections, this was the first time this group of people had come together.

Apart from William, who hails from New York, Dopolarians is a decidedly southern affair. Alvin is from Meridian, Mississippi. Kidd is from New Orleans. Kelley is from Memphis, Tennessee (where Chris and Chad both met her), and Chris and Chad are from Arkansas.

Sadly, this session was the last date Alvin would make. He fell sick in late 2018 and passed away on January 5, 2019. Alvin was and is an inspiration to multiple generations of jazz musicians, a dear friend, and a mentor. We miss you, Mr. Fielder.