Label: Hat Hut Records
Released: 2000
Track listing: 1) Medium, freies tempo 2) Medium, ruhig (bom-zeke-bom) 3) Rasche achtel 4) Schnelle triolen 5) Forsches legato 6) Langsam

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Sven-Ake Johansson: Six Little Pieces For Quintet

by Glenn Astarita
November 1, 2000

Drummer Sven-Ake Johansson proclaims, “The compositions and improvisations in my quintet represent, stylistically speaking, a period of free jazz, which may, at first sight, recall the Sixties. On Six Little Pieces For Quintet, the drummer, armed with his 60’s Slingerland kit, shoots for the stars with these invigorating pieces along with band-mates who counteract the leader’s ...

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Matthew Shipp Trio: Prism

by Glenn Astarita
October 1, 2000

Although Prism was recorded live in 1993 and originally released on the relatively obscure Brinkman Records label, pianist Matthew Shipp's self-induced sabbatical from recording seems to be a thing of the past. Along with some recent endeavors for the AUM Fidelity label and other modern jazz-based outfits, Shipp has been fairly active these days while also ...

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Article: Album Review

Matthew Shipp Trio: Prism

by Glenn Astarita
October 1, 2000

Although Prism was recorded live in 1993 and originally released on the relatively obscure, “Brinkman Records” label, pianist Matthew Shipp’s self-induced sabbatical from recording, seems to be a thing of the past. Along with some recent endeavors for the “AUM Fidelity” label and other Modern jazz-based outfits, Shipp has been fairly active these days while also ...