Title: Dead Words
Artist: Christopher Dammann
Label: Shifting Paradigm
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
UPC: 199891504268
Genre: Jazz
Release Date: 2026-07-17
Number of Discs: 1

Chicago bassist and composer Christopher Dammann’s ‘Dead Words’ is a collection of spiritual contrafacts tracing a line from bebop through free jazz into the present. Featuring Jim Baker, James Davis, Jon Irabagon, and Mike Reed, the album balances deep swing, open improvisation, and compositional rigor in a bold personal statement rooted in Chicago’s creative music tradition.

Tracks:
1.1 Montrose B
1.2 Untitled
1.3 White Gladis
1.4 Two Themes For Improvisation
1.5 This is an Unraveling