Whit Dickey | |
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 Dickey at the world premiere of the David S. Ware Unit, International House, Philadelphia, January 12, 2007 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | May 28, 1954 New York City, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz, free jazz avant-garde jazz, free improvisation |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Drums |
Whit Dickey (born May 28, 1954) is an American drummer. He has recorded albums with David S. Ware and Matthew Shipp. [1] [2]
His first album as a leader was Transonic , in 1998. [1] Two years later, Wobbly Rail issued his Big Top . [1] In 2001, Dickey recorded six of his compositions with Mat Maneri, Shipp, and Rob Brown under the name Nommonsemble, resulting in the album Life Cycle. [1]
| Release year | Title | Label | Notes |
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| 1998 | Transonic | AUM Fidelity | Trio, with Rob Brown (alto sax, flute), Chris Lightcap (bass) |
| 2000 | Big Top | Wobbly Rail | Quartet, with Joe Morris (guitar), Chris Lightcap (bass), Rob Brown (alto sax, tenor sax, flute) |
| 2001 | Life Cycle | AUM Fidelity | As the band The Nommonsemble; quartet with Rob Brown (alto sax, flute), Mat Maneri (viola), Matthew Shipp (piano) |
| 2002 | Prophet Moon | Riti | As the band Trio Ahxoloxha; with Joe Morris (guitar), Rob Brown (alto sax) |
| 2004 | Coalescence | Clean Feed | Quartet, with Roy Campbell (trumpet), Rob Brown (alto sax, flute), Joe Morris (bass) |
| 2005 | In a Heartbeat | Clean Feed | Quintet, with Roy Campbell (trumpet, flugelhorn), Rob Brown (alto sax), Joe Morris (guitar), Chris Lightcap (bass) |
| 2006 | Sacred Ground | Clean Feed | Quartet, with Roy Campbell (trumpet), Rob Brown (alto sax), Joe Morris (bass) |
| 2009 | Emergence | Not Two | Trio, with Daniel Carter (reeds, trumpet, flute), Eri Yamamoto (piano) |
| 2016 | Fierce Silence | Clean Feed | Duo, with Kirk Knuffke (cornet) |
| 2017 | Vessel in Orbit | AUM Fidelity | Trio, with Mat Maneri (viola), Matthew Shipp (piano) |
| 2019 | Peace Planet / Box of Light | AUM Fidelity | Peace Planet (Quartet): with Rob Brown (alto sax), Matthew Shipp (piano), William Parker (bass) / Box of Light (Quartet): with Rob Brown (alto sax), Steve Swell (trombone), Michael Bisio (bass) |
| 2020 | Morph | ESP-Disk | CD 1: Reckoning: with Matthew Shipp (piano); CD 2: Pacific Noir with Nate Wooley (trumpet), Matthew Shipp (piano) |
| 2020 | Expanding Light | Tao Forms | Trio: Brandon Lopez (bass), Rob Brown (alto sax) |
| Release year | Leader | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | David S. Ware | Third Ear Recitation | DIW |
| 1994 | David S. Ware | Earthquation | DIW |
| 1995 | David S. Ware | Cryptology | Homestead |
| 1996 | David S. Ware | Oblations and Blessings | Silkheart |
| 1996 | David S. Ware | DAO | Homestead |
| 1992 | Matthew Shipp | Points | Silkheart |
| 1992 | Matthew Shipp | Circular Temple | Quinton |
| 1995 | Matthew Shipp | Critical Mass | 2.13.61 |
| 1996 | Matthew Shipp | Prism | Brinkman |
| 1997 | Matthew Shipp | The Flow of X | 2.13.61 |
| 2007 | Matthew Shipp | Piano Vortex | Thirsty Ear |
| 2008 | Matthew Shipp | Right Hemisphere | RogueArt |
| 2008 | Matthew Shipp | Cosmic Suite | Not Two |
| 2009 | Matthew Shipp | Harmonic Disorder | Thirsty Ear |
| 2011 | Matthew Shipp | Art of the Improviser | Thirsty Ear |
| 2012 | Matthew Shipp | Elastic Aspects | Thirsty Ear |
| 2014 | Matthew Shipp | Root of Things | Relative Pitch |
| 2015 | Matthew Shipp | To Duke | RogueArt |
| 2017 | Matthew Shipp | Not Bound | Fortune |
| 2018 | Matthew Shipp | Sonic Fiction | ESP-Disk' |
| 1992 | Rob Brown | Youniverse | Riti |
| 1996 | Joe Morris | Elsewhere | Homestead |
| 2012 | Ivo Perelman | The Clairvoyant | Leo Records |
| 2013 | Ivo Perelman | Enigma | Leo Records |
| 2013 | Ivo Perelman | The Edge | Leo Records |
| 2014 | Ivo Perelman | The Other Edge | Leo Records |
| 2015 | Ivo Perelman | Tenorhood | Leo Records |
| 2015 | Ivo Perelman | Butterfly Whispers | Leo Records |
| 2016 | Ivo Perelman | Soul | Leo Records |
| 2016 | Ivo Perelman | The Art Of The Improv Trio Volume 2 | Leo Records |
| 2017 | Ivo Perelman | The Art Of Perelman-Shipp Volume 3: Pandora | Leo Records |
| 2017 | Ivo Perelman | The Art Of Perelman-Shipp Volume 5: Rhea | Leo Records |
Matthew Shipp is an American avant-garde jazz pianist, composer, and bandleader.
AUM Fidelity is an independent record label in New York City primarily devoted to avant-garde jazz artists such as William Parker, Matthew Shipp, and David S. Ware. It has also released recordings by improvisational rock band Shrimp Boat and exclusively distributes the CaseQuarter and Riti labels. It was founded in 1997 by former Homestead Records label manager Steven Joerg.
Ivo Perelman is a Brazilian free jazz saxophonist born in São Paulo.
Oblations and Blessings is an album by jazz saxophonist David S. Ware, recorded in 1995 and released on the Silkheart label. It features the David S. Ware Quartet with pianist Matthew Shipp, bassist William Parker and drummer Whit Dickey playing all original Ware compositions.
DAO is an album by the American jazz saxophonist David S. Ware, recorded in 1995 and released on Homestead. In contrast with most of the quartet's previous albums, they didn't undergo the usual rigorous rehearsals for the recording, getting into the studio the day after the Oblations and Blessings sessions. DAO was the fifth and last recording by the David S. Ware Quartet with drummer Whit Dickey, who would be replaced by Susie Ibarra.
Points is an album by American jazz pianist Matthew Shipp recorded in 1990 and released on the Swedish Silkheart label.
Circular Temple is an album by American jazz pianist Matthew Shipp featuring his trio with bassist William Parker and drummer Whit Dickey, which was recorded in 1990 and released on the tiny label Quinton Records. The album was reissued in 1994 by Infinite Zero, a label founded by Henry Rollins and Rick Rubin to re-release out-of-print records, which was a division of American Recordings, under the umbrella of Warner Bros. Records. It will be reissued on CD and, for the first time, on vinyl in 2023 on ESP-Disk'.
Elsewhere is an album by the American jazz guitarist Joe Morris, recorded in 1996 and released on Homestead. The Joe Morris Ensemble features pianist Matthew Shipp's regular trio with bassist William Parker and drummer Whit Dickey. Morris and Shipp played together once with violinist Mat Maneri in Boston four or five years before.
Critical Mass is an album by American jazz pianist Matthew Shipp which was recorded in 1994 and released on 2.13, a division of the 2.13.61 label, founded by Henry Rollins. Shipp adds violinist Mat Maneri to his usual trio lineup with bassist William Parker and drummer Whit Dickey. Shipp met Maneri when the violinist was just 17 in Boston, this is their first collaboration on record.
Prism is an album by American jazz pianist Matthew Shipp featuring his trio with bassist William Parker and drummer Whit Dickey, which was recorded live in 1993 and released on the small Dutch Brinkman label. The album was reissued in 2000 by hatOLOGY.
The Flow of X is an album by the American jazz pianist Matthew Shipp, recorded in 1995 and released on the 2.13.61 label. It features a quartet with violinist Mat Maneri, bassist William Parker and drummer Whit Dickey, the same lineup as the previous album Critical Mass. The liner notes include a piece by Shipp comparing boxing and jazz.
Life Cycle is an album by American jazz drummer Whit Dickey recorded in 2000 and released on the Aum Fidelity label. Dickey leads the Nommonsemble, which includes Rob Brown on alto sax and flute, Mat Maneri on viola and Matthew Shipp on piano.
Right Hemisphere is the album by the free jazz collective quartet consisting of Rob Brown on alto sax, Matthew Shipp on piano, Joe Morris on bass and Whit Dickey on drums. It was recorded in 2006 and released on the French RogueArt label. Right Hemisphere has been in existence since 1984 when Shipp and Brown first arrived in New York. The group originally had as its drummer Frank Bambara and shortly after Dickey replaced him. The trio was joined by bassist William Parker and their first recording Points appeared in 1990 under Shipp's leadership.
Cosmic Suite is an album by American jazz pianist Matthew Shipp recorded in 2008 and released on the Polish Not Two label. He leads a quartet with Daniel Carter on reeds, Joe Morris on bass and Whit Dickey on drums. This particular lineup has not recorded before, although all of the members have played together in other combinations.
Piano Vortex is an album by American jazz pianist Matthew Shipp recorded in 2007 and released on Thirsty Ear's Blue Series. He leads a traditional acoustic piano trio with Joe Morris on bass and Whit Dickey on drums.
Harmonic Disorder is an album by American jazz pianist Matthew Shipp recorded in 2008 and released on Thirsty Ear's Blue Series. It was the second recording by the trio with Joe Morris on bass and Whit Dickey on drums, following Piano Vortex. The album includes two jazz standards: "There Will Never Be Another You" and "Someday My Prince Will Come".
Elastic Aspects is an album by American jazz pianist Matthew Shipp recorded in 2011 and released on Thirsty Ear's Blue Series. It was the debut studio recording by the trio with Michael Bisio on bass and Whit Dickey on drums, following a live performance included in Art of the Improviser.
Root of Things is an album by American jazz pianist Matthew Shipp, which was recorded in 2013 and released on Relative Pitch. It was the second studio recording by his trio with Michael Bisio on bass and Whit Dickey on drums.
To Duke is an album by American jazz pianist Matthew Shipp, which was recorded in 2014 and released on the French RogueArt label. The album is a tribute to Duke Ellington, featuring Shipp's trio with bassist Michael Bisio and drummer Whit Dickey playing seven Ellington classics plus some Shipp compositions.
Vessel in Orbit is an album by American jazz drummer Whit Dickey, Mat Maneri, and Matthew Shipp recorded in 2016 and released on the Aum Fidelity label. The recording presents a new trio with violist Mat Maneri and pianist Matthew Shipp, who were both part of the quartet, along with saxophonist Rob Brown, for 2001 Dickey's album Life Cycle.
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