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Don't Ask Me

This debut album was going to be titled Captiva, after my bossa-esque tune of the same name. When tweaking the track order, I realized this would not in fact be the album’s opener. Amidst the countless ups and downs of the 2020s, Don’t Ask Me seemed a far more fitting title.  

I have long appreciated multigenerational collaborations, and jumped at the opportunity to employ both Adam Arruda (Kurt Rosenwinkel, Christian Scott, Aaron Goldberg) and Order of Canada recipient Terry Clarke (Jim Hall, Nancy Wilson, Ed Bickert) to alternate at the drums. Jim Vivian (Kenny Wheeler, Dave Liebman, John Abercrombie) is a musician I have long admired for his supportive yet interactive approach to the bass. I hope you enjoy this unique offering of contemporary jazz as much as we enjoyed recording it.    

Track Listing

  1. Don’t Ask Me 4’14

  2. TC’s Walk On 0’41

  3. Old Folks 7’19

  4. Captiva 6’02

  5. Reader Beware 1’10

  6. South Florida Task Force 5’03

  7. Memory Lane 4’55

  8. Bless This Nightmare 7’59

  9. Wowee Maui 9’22

Personnel

  • Sam Dickinson, guitars

  • Jim Vivian, bass

  • Adam Arruda, drums (tracks 1, 5-7)

  • Terry Clarke, drums (tracks 2-4, 8, 9)