Daniel Carter, William Parker & Matthew Shipp - Seraphic Light (Live At Tufts University) (2018)

An exemplary long-form work of collective creative improvisation, performed by three masters of this high art - Daniel Carter (flute, trumpet, soprano/alto/tenor saxophones, clarinet), William Parker (bass) and Matthew Shipp (piano).

Recorded live in the performance hall of Tufts University (Boston) in April 2017. These three experts each possess a complete and total devotion to the music. On this very rare trio meeting they manifest a meditative resonance, replete with lyrical exploration, throughout a sublime set.

While William Parker and Matthew Shipp are each deservedly world-renowned as players-improvisers-composers due to their extensive recording and performance work as leaders, Daniel Carter remains an underground figure on the world stage; even relatively so within New York City where he has been ceaselessly active since the mid-70s. He is a masterful player of deep lyricism and passion; in possession of gorgeous tone across a full range of wind instruments. 'Seraphic Light' showcases Carter on all of these instruments and in a characteristic style in which his melodies prod and ply, concurrently asserting and suggesting. As he has recently entered his 7th decade of non-stop creation, it is hoped that this recording - in the company of well-esteemed peers - will go some measure to increase recognition of the gifts he has long offered.

Press Quotes for their previous work together 'Time Is Of The Essence Is Beyond Time' (AUM013):

"Brilliant all-out improvisation. 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

"Constantly underlying the music is a sense of humility and searching. Master improvisors, each with the accumulated grasp of decades of jazz history, who constantly interconnect, wrapping musical tentacles around each other, playing as one." - Nils Jacobson, All About Jazz

Daniel Carter: flute, trumpet, tenor, alto
& soprano saxophones, clarinet
William Parker: bass
Matthew Shipp: piano