# Prophet Moon

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{{Infobox album
| name       = Prophet Moon
| type       = live
| artist     = [Whit Dickey](/source/Whit_Dickey)
| cover      = Prophet_moon_cover.jpeg
| alt        =
| released   = 2002
| recorded   = February 17, 2002
| venue      = Roulette, [New York City](/source/New_York_City)
| studio     =
| genre      = [Jazz](/source/Jazz)
| length     = 54:15
| label      = Riti
| producer   = [Whit Dickey](/source/Whit_Dickey)
| chronology = [Whit Dickey](/source/Whit_Dickey)
| prev_title = [Life Cycle](/source/Life_Cycle_(Whit_Dickey_album))
| prev_year  = 2001
| next_title = [Coalescence](/source/Coalescence_(Whit_Dickey_album))
| next_year  = 2004
}}

'''''Prophet Moon''''' is an album by American jazz drummer [Whit Dickey](/source/Whit_Dickey) recorded live in 2002 at the New York club Roulette and released on the Riti label, operated by [free jazz](/source/free_jazz) musician [Joe Morris](/source/Joe_Morris_(guitarist)). Dickey leads Trio Ahxoloxha, which includes Morris on guitar and [Rob Brown](/source/Rob_Brown_(saxophonist)) on alto sax. The same lineup was originally an ensemble organized by Brown to record the CD ''[Youniverse](/source/Youniverse_(Rob_Brown_album))'' a decade before and has at various times been led by Morris as well.<ref name="Riti">[http://www.aumfidelity.com/riti.htm Riti Records] at [AUM Fidelity](/source/AUM_Fidelity)</ref>

== Reception ==

{{Music ratings
| rev1 = [The Penguin Guide to Jazz](/source/The_Penguin_Guide_to_Jazz)
| rev1Score = {{rating|3|4}}<ref name="Penguin Guide"/> 
}}
''[The Penguin Guide to Jazz](/source/The_Penguin_Guide_to_Jazz)'' states "The timbre of the group can seem a little monochrome at times, gives Morris's penchant for a neutral tone and Brown's even dynamics, but Dickey's own playing has rare clarity, which seems to bind the music together."<ref name="Penguin Guide">{{cite book|last = Cook|first = Richard|author-link = Richard Cook (journalist)|author2 = Brian Morton|author2-link = Brian Morton (Scottish writer)|title = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings|orig-date = |edition = 8th|series = [The Penguin Guide to Jazz](/source/The_Penguin_Guide_to_Jazz)|year = 2006|publisher = Penguin|location = London|isbn = 978-0-141-02327-4|pages = [https://archive.org/details/penguinguidetoja00cook_1/page/349 349]|url-access = registration|url = https://archive.org/details/penguinguidetoja00cook_1/page/349}}</ref>

In a multiple review for ''[JazzTimes](/source/JazzTimes)'' Aaron Steinberg says "Morris shows up here on his familiar ax, the undistorted electric guitar, which Dickey sets against the punchy cries of Rob Brown's alto sax to great effect."<ref name=JazzTimes>Steinberg, Aaron. [http://jazztimes.com/articles/13735-eloping-with-the-sun-william-parker-joe-morris-hamid-drake  ''Prophet Moon'' review] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141025220154/http://jazztimes.com/articles/13735-eloping-with-the-sun-william-parker-joe-morris-hamid-drake |date=2014-10-25 }} at ''[JazzTimes](/source/JazzTimes)''</ref>

== Track listing ==

:''All compositions by Whit Dickey''
# "The Word on the Street" – 8:49
# "Prophet Moon" – 18:39 
# "Trial by Fire" – 7:15
# "Riptide" – 14:44 
# "Telling Moment" – 4:46

== Personnel ==

*[Whit Dickey](/source/Whit_Dickey) – [drums](/source/drums)
*[Joe Morris](/source/Joe_Morris_(guitarist)) – [guitar](/source/guitar)
*[Rob Brown](/source/Rob_Brown_(saxophonist)) – [alto sax](/source/alto_sax)

== References ==

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Category:Whit Dickey albums

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