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Matthew Shipp: Greatest Hits
by John Sharpe
It takes more than a degree of chutzpah for any modern day jazzer to title a collection Greatest Hits, let alone a doyen of the avant-garde. But pianist Matthew Shipp has never shied away from controversy--indeed, on occasion has actively courted it. Slightly apologetically, sleeve note annotator Tad Hendrickson points out that the selections were those singled out in reviews, played on radio, or which provoked a notable response when performed live. So what's on offer here is a dozen ...
Continue ReadingMatthew Shipp - Joe Morris: Broken Partials
by AAJ Italy Staff
Una suite di sessantadue minuti suddivisa in otto movimenti, è questo il campo di gioco sul quale Matthew Shipp e Joe Morris giocano la loro partita a a scacchi. Perché Broken Partials è tutto un muovere di pedine, di mosse ardite, di spostamenti improvvisi, di ribaltamenti imprevisti, di strategie sofisticate. E di grande musica. Una registrazione adeguata, realizzata al Roulette di New York, porta in superficie tutta la profondità acustica degli strumenti esplorati con grande tecnica e sensibilità dai due ...
Continue ReadingMatthew Shipp: Shipp Shape
by Chris Rich
Pianist Matthew Shipp is very keenly attuned to the details and nuances of what has to be the most forlorn and anemic environment imaginable for anything a sensible person would call business. Think of it as the sort of business ecosystem that resembles the least habitable places on earth, say a fumarole at the bottom of an ocean.While showbiz jazz at least has a small business infrastructure commensurate with a mid-level touring rock band, free jazz has no ...
Continue ReadingMatthew Shipp with Mat Maneri & Joe Morris: Duos
by AAJ Italy Staff
Duos riunisce alcuni brani tratti da Thesis, duetto di Matthew Shipp con il chitarrista Joe Morris datato 1997, e altri tratti da Gravitational Systems, album registrato l'anno successivo da Shipp con il violinista Mat Maneri. La perfetta alternanza dei brani tra un'incisione e l'altra non è un semplice escamotage organizzativo ma un segnale di circolarità espressiva e di comunione d'intenti visto che entrambi gli interlocutori intrecciavano a più riprese e in diverse formazioni il loro percorso con quello del leader. ...
Continue ReadingMatthew Shipp Trio: Elastic Aspects
by John Sharpe
Even with a discography amassing over 40 releases under his own name, pianist Matthew Shipp continues to justify the plaudits. Sometimes it can be hard to find new things to say about artists who have been active over such a lengthy period, but Shipp keeps ringing the changes to provide talking points. Unlike the stellar live double-disc Art of the Improviser (Thirsty Ear, 2011), Elastic Aspects is a studio outing featuring the pianist's trio of bassist Michael Bisio alongside longstanding ...
Continue ReadingMatthew Shipp: Elastic Aspects
by William Carey
There is a moment fairly early on in pianist Matthew Shipp's Elastic Aspects, when the solo piano that has been hypnotizing for several minutes ends and is replaced by a rather angry and anxious sounding bass, bowed fervently by trio mate Michael Bisio. It is startling, and is soon replaced by the feathery light drumming of Whit Dickey, with Shipp pecking intermittently. Bisio then rejoins his partners, sounding nimble and agile, pizzicato now, and the three roll along happily for ...
Continue ReadingMatthew Shipp Trio: Elastic Aspects
by Troy Collins
From the sublime introspection of Bill Evans' legendary trio to the unfettered expressionism of Cecil Taylor's various units, the acoustic piano trio has proven to be one of the jazz tradition's most versatile and enduring configurations. Underscored by percussion, the pairing of two chord-based instruments facilitates a wide range of melodic, harmonic and rhythmic freedom, enabling performers to shift between roles, alternating support and lead positions. Having established his reputation as one of today's leading pianists, Matthew Shipp's numerous efforts ...
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