Whit Dickey / Mat Maneri / Matthew Shipp – Vessel In Orbit

Vessel In Orbit by Whit Dickey / Mat Maneri / Matthew Shipp  [AUM101] - CD in 4-panel digipak Whit Dickey: drums, compositionsMat Maneri: viola, compositionsMatthew Shipp: piano, compositions "The expressive expanse of this music is held to account by the tautness of the emerging forms: not a single note is played in vain .. utterly compelling – a sound world unlike anything else in jazz." –Jazzwise"Vessel in Orbit has the air of an abstract drama, the three storyteller-improvisors utterly in sync" –DownBeat"8/10 Stars" –PopMattersVessel in Orbit presented the first new group music in over a decade from singular drummer-composer Whit Dickey. It is a richly melodic and deeply focused album; structural integrity and emotional resonance are paramount throughout. Created together with the impeccable improvisers Mat Maneri on viola and pianist Matthew Shipp, each of these men has a lifetime commitment to creative music, and they share a musical relationship with one another that dates back