Other Dimensions In Music is a
free jazz
Free jazz is an experimental approach to jazz improvisation that developed in the late 1950s and early 1960s when musicians attempted to change or break down jazz conventions, such as regular tempos, tones, and chord changes. Musicians duri ...
group founded in the 1980s.
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The group is a collective quartet composed of trumpeter Roy Campbell, multi-instrumentalist Daniel Carter, bassist William Parker and drummer Rashid Bakr. Campbell, Parker and Bakr began working together as members of Jemeel Moondoc
Jemeel Moondoc (August 5, 1946 – August 29, 2021) was a jazz saxophonist who played alto saxophone. He was a proponent of a highly improvisational style.
He was born in Chicago, Illinois, United States, and studied clarinet and piano before s ...
‘s group Muntu. Other Dimensions In Music came into existence when Carter joined them in 1981.[Live at the Sunset Original Liner Notes by Roy Campbell] Their third album, ''Time is of the Essence is Beyond Time'' is a live collaboration with pianist Matthew Shipp
Matthew Shipp (born December 7, 1960) is an American pianist, composer, and bandleader.
Early life and education
Shipp was raised in Wilmington, Delaware, and began playing piano at six years old. His mother was a friend of trumpeter Clifford B ...
. On their next recording, ''Live at the Sunset'', drummer Hamid Drake replaces Bakr. ''Kaiso Stories'' finds the quartet backing vocalist Fay Victor.
The group's music is entirely improvised but is generally more melodic
A melody (from Greek μελῳδία, ''melōidía'', "singing, chanting"), also tune, voice or line, is a linear succession of musical tones that the listener perceives as a single entity. In its most literal sense, a melody is a combinat ...
than some listeners expect from free jazz
Free jazz is an experimental approach to jazz improvisation that developed in the late 1950s and early 1960s when musicians attempted to change or break down jazz conventions, such as regular tempos, tones, and chord changes. Musicians duri ...
.
Members
* Rashid Bakr ( drums)
* Roy Campbell Jr. (trumpet
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)
* Daniel Carter (saxophone
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s, flute)
* William Parker (double bass
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)
Guest musicians
* Matthew Shipp
Matthew Shipp (born December 7, 1960) is an American pianist, composer, and bandleader.
Early life and education
Shipp was raised in Wilmington, Delaware, and began playing piano at six years old. His mother was a friend of trumpeter Clifford B ...
(piano)
Discography
* '' Other Dimensions In Music'' (Silkheart, 1990)
* '' Now!'' (Aum Fidelity, 1998)
* '' Time Is of the Essence Is Beyond Time'' (Aum Fidelity, 2000)
* '' Live at the Sunset'' (Marge, 2007)
* '' Kaiso Stories'' (Silkheart, 2011)
References
External links
Official site
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American jazz ensembles
Free jazz ensembles
Avant-garde jazz ensembles
AUM Fidelity artists