Sacred Ground (Whit Dickey album)

Sacred Ground is an album by American jazz drummer Whit Dickey recorded in 2004 and released on the Portuguese Clean Feed label. Dickey leads a quartet with Roy Campbell on trumpet, Rob Brown on alto sax and Joe Morris on double bass instead of his usual guitar, the same lineup as the previous album Coalescence.[1]

Sacred Ground
Studio album by Whit Dickey
Released	2006
Recorded	November 10, 2004
Studio	Peter Karl Studio, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	46:29
Label	Clean Feed
Producer	Whit Dickey
Whit Dickey chronology
In a Heartbeat (2005) Sacred Ground (2006) Emergence (2009)

Reception

The All About Jazz by Scott Convery observes that "the sound is anything but traditional. The melodies are short and complex and bring to mind the precision of Frank Zappa or Henry Threadgill."[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Whit Dickey

1. "Vortex" – 7:15
2. "Soldier of Uncertainty" – 12:09
3. "Sacred Ground" – 8:38
4. "Vital Transmission" – 11:18
5. "Dream of Caravans" – 7:09

Personnel

• Roy Campbell – trumpet
• Rob Brown – alto sax
• Joe Morris – double bass
• Whit Dickey – drums

References

1. Sacred Ground at Clean Feed
2. Convery, Scott. Sacred Ground review at All About Jazz