The ever-exploratory composer Henry Threadgill is more restless than ever at 81 and, thank goodness, shows no signs of slowing down. Listen Ship is his latest long-form composition and, like some of his more recent recordings, features him as a conductor and composer, not as a soloist. This 16-part suite was composed for four acoustic guitarists, two bassists, and two pianists. The lineup includes guitarists Bill Frisell, Brandon Ross, Miles Okazaki, and Gregg Belisle-Chi, with bassists Jerome Harris and Stomu Takeishi, and pianists Maya Keren and Rahul Carlberg. Ross has been working with the composer since the early 1990s, and Takeishi and Harris have worked with him sporadically for decades. Listen Ship is linked to 1994’s Song out of My Trees…

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