音楽 ： Whit Dickey－Morph（ESP-Disk')

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Whit Dickey
Morph

Theoretically, the release date is April 17, but in the current situation, delivery services are not functioning as efficiently as they used to, so that's more a hope than a precise date. But the CDs are on their way and will be shipped out to arrive by then or as soon as possible.
Whit Dickey has been a quiet but brilliant presence on the New York avant-jazz scene since his discographical debut in 1991 on the legendary Matthew Shipp Trio album Circular Temple. In concert and on recordings in groups led by Shipp, David S. Ware, Ivo Perelman, Joe Morris, and Rob Brown, he built a reputation for distinctively space-filled, subtle rhythmic support, even as he was perfectly capable of muscling up when the music called for it. For some of the people he plays with, three decades yield dozens of releases as a leader, but the present release — his first on ESP-Disk’— is just Dickey’s 13th at the helm after one in the ’90s, seven in the ’00s (including groups The Nommonsemble and Trio Ahxoloxha), and four in the recently concluded decade. The musician Dickey has most frequently teamed with is Shipp, and here they are again in a pair of contexts, the first disc a duo, the second a trio with the addition of Nate Wooley.
ESP-Disk’ quickly understood why Dickey has released relatively few albums as a leader: he is incredibly demanding of himself. There were multiple sessions by each configuration heard here, not to mention a quartet as well; Dickey kept going back into the studio, pushing himself to greater heights until he was finally satisfied. We got so confused about it that the recording date of the first disc is incorrectly listed in the physical album’s packaging; the correct date is listed below.

Track Listing:
CD 1: Whit Dickey/Matthew Shipp Duo: Reckoning
1. Blue Threads 3:30
2. Reckoning 6:09
3. Dice 4:51
4. Thick 4:53
5. Helix 8:11
6. Steps 6:48
7. Morph 7:37
8. Firmament 4:32
CD2: Whit Dickey/Matthew Shipp/Nate Wooley Trio: Pacific Noir
1. Noir 1 5:09
2. Noir 2 4:45
3. Take the Wild Train 6:52
4. To Planet Earth 7:44
5. Epiphany 6:43
6. Pulse Morph 3:41
7. Space Trance 7:22
8. Noir 3 6:03
9. Noir 4 4:33

Personnel: Whit Dickey, drums; Matthew Shipp, piano; Nate Wooley, trumpet
Recorded by Jim Clouse at Park West Studios, Brooklyn NY on June 29 (CD 1) and March 27, 2019 (CD 2)

Press Quotes: “Whit Dickey gives an open-eared listener plenty to think about with Tao Quartets. He is a veteran creative player in a scene with much to offer if you are up for an adventure. When the great moments arrive, his bands do seize them.” – Will Layman, Pop Matters

Musicians: Whit Dickey / Matthew Shipp / Nate Wooley