Time Is Of The Essence Is Beyond Time, by Other Dimensions In Music w/ Matthew Shipp

Time Is Of The Essence Is Beyond Time

by Other Dimensions In Music w/ Matthew Shipp

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Roy Campbell Jr: trumpet, flugelhorn, pocket trumpet
Daniel Carter: alto & tenor sax, flute, trumpet
William Parker: bass
Rashid Bakr: drums
Matthew Shipp: piano

Other Dimensions In Music was a collective creative improvisation unit featuring 4 of the most accomplished and profoundly gifted players of their respective instruments. Period. As practitioners of the fine art of lucid improvisation, their work continues to reside at the highest level.

In 1997 this long-standing group decided to occasionally expand their sonic template by incorporating a pianist. Mutual respect and admiration led to a series of breathtaking East Coast performances as a special quintet with Matthew Shipp. The sheer thrills and emotional impact of their voluminous instant music flow were not lost on any of the audiences. In the end, it was their third such communion in its entirety that became this CD. From the first gestures (jumping in as if they had been playing together all afternoon) to the last, this is a truly divine performance. There are many journeys taken, many songs within these 66+ minutes. An epic synaptic-cinema experience: 5 projectors in synchro, all lenses sparkling and in focus. The track IDs included are reel changes, if you will, provided for future listens in which you may not have a full hour, but need a specific dose of the decidedly diverse, and blessed bliss, provided herein.

"A generation's masters at the very height of their powers."
–Tad Hendrickson, CMJ New Music Report

"Rated 5 out of 5. Brilliant all-out improvisation from five masters. A truly oceanic sound, swirling and mixing almost too fast to focus on individual elements. The listener is left with a feeling of being almost over-full of joy, of energy, of life. This music charges the heart and soul." –Phil Freeman, Alternative Press

"The implications of the title convey the two guiding principles of this recording: urgency and spirituality. And constantly underlying the music on Time is a sense of humility and searching. Five master improvisors, each with the accumulated grasp of decades of jazz history. Five musicians who know the rules yet choose to break them. Most strikingly, five individuals who constantly interconnect, wrapping musical tentacles around each other, playing as one."
–Nils Jacobson, All About Jazz

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released March 7, 2000

All compositions by Other Dimensions In Music & Matthew Shipp
© Centering Music (BMI) / Camroy Music (ASCAP)

Produced by Steven Joerg with Roy Campbell and Matthew Shipp
Recorded by Alen Hadzi Stefanov on December 2, 1997
at the Knitting Factory, NYC
Mixed by Alen Hadzi Stefanov
Mastered by Chris Flam at Mindswerve, NYC
Cover photo by Ming@409

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