Whit Dickey
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 | Musician |
| Instrument | Drums |
Whit Dickey (born May 28, 1954) is an American drummer. He has recorded albums with David S. Ware and Matthew Shipp.[1][2]
Biography
[edit]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]
Discography
[edit]As leader
[edit]| Release year | Title | Label | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
As sideman
[edit]| 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 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Seida, Linda. "Whit Dickey > Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 March 2010.
- ^ "Whit Dickey at All About Jazz". Retrieved 20 March 2010.
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