In a Heartbeat (album)

In a Heartbeat
Studio album by Whit Dickey
Released	2005
Recorded	February 24, 2004
Studio	Avatar Studios, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	61:47
Label	Clean Feed
Whit Dickey chronology
Coalescence (2004) In a Heartbeat (2005) Sacred Ground (2006)

In a Heartbeat is an album by American jazz drummer Whit Dickey recorded in 2004 and released on the Portuguese Clean Feed label. For this record, Dickey expanded to a quintet consisting of the quartet with whom he recorded Big Top, with the addition of trumpeter Roy Campbell. The band plays four Dickey compositions and the Carla Bley original "Calls".[1]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[3]

In his review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow states "The reason that this outing is a success is that the musicians are quite skilled, listen closely to each other, and make memorable music out of very open originals."[2]

The Penguin Guide to Jazz observes that "Brown sounds as if he's looking for extremes which don't really suit him. But some passages offer gripping and wholly absorbing playing."[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Whit Dickey except as indicated

1. "Calls" (Carla Bley) – 11:17
2. "In a Heartbeat" – 15:29
3. "Peace Overture" – 9:48
4. "Dubya's Flying Lesson" – 13:11
5. "Democracy at Home" – 12:02

Personnel

• Roy Campbell – trumpet, pocket trumpet, flugelhorn
• Rob Brown – alto sax
• Joe Morris – guitar
• Chris Lightcap – double bass
• Whit Dickey – drums

References

1. In a Heartbeat at Clean Feed
2. Yanow, Scott. Whit Dickey – In a Heartbeat: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 27, 2014.
3. Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2006). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (8th ed.). London: Penguin. pp. 349. ISBN 978-0-141-02327-4.