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Matthew Shipp: Nu Bop
by Mark Corroto
First off, let’s silence the cries of ‘heretic’ and ‘sell-out.’ Sure Matthew Shipp’s latest disc aligns itself with DJ and club culture, but this is no compromise to smooth-fusion. We all know Matthew Shipp walks different streets than most musicians. His music is, and has always been, about the exploration of free principles at the crossroads ...
Matthew Shipp: Nu Bop
by AAJ Staff
Three decades ago, Herbie Hancock revolutionized the role of the piano by melding it with a textured funk groove. The popular result, Headhunters, opened a whole generation's worth of ears to the accessible new sound. And it exemplified a rule that jazz players everywhere have taken to heart: context is everything. Matthew Shipp takes Hancock's lead ...
Matthew Shipp's New Orbit
Label: Thirsty Ear Recordings
Released: 2001
Track listing: New Orbit; Paradox X; Orbit 2; Chi; Orbit 3; U Feature; Syntax; Maze Hint; Paradox Y; Orbit 4.
New Orbit
Label: Thirsty Ear Recordings
Released: 2001
Track listing: New Orbit; Paradox X; Orbit 2; Chi; Orbit 3; U Feature; Syntax; Maze Hint; Paradox Y; Orbit 4.
Matthew Shipp: Matthew Shipp's New Orbit
by AAJ Staff
Step into the temple. Leave your busy frenzy behind. This is a place to respect and honor the higher power. Matthew Shipp's second Thirsty Ear record since his temporary “retirement" at age 38 pays open tribute to the interstellar spirituality of Coltrane and Ra. New Orbit is a somber, gothic affair bearing some similarity in tone ...
Matthew Shipp: Matthew Shipp's New Orbit
by Todd S. Jenkins
Well, Matthew Shipp has finally grabbed my ear and won’t let go. After several years of not quite knowing what to make of pianist Shipp’s avant-jazz creations, this new album has cleaned out the wax and got me to thinkin’. Maybe it’s the gripping presence of Wadada Leo Smith, who replaced the less accessible (but assuredly ...
Matthew Shipp: New Orbit
by Mark Corroto
I was scribbling notes while driving and listening to Matthew Shipp’s latest. Nothing any neurotic American jazz fan hasn’t done. It was my first go round with his new quartet and just before I changed three lanes, so as not to miss my exit, I scribbled “early-Jarrett and late-Corea meet Miles and Gil Evans in a ...
Matthew Shipp's New Orbit
Label: Thirsty Ear Recordings
Released: 2000
Track listing: New Orbit; Paradox X; Orbit 2; Chi; Orbit 3; U Feature; Syntax; Maze Hint; Paradox Y; Orbit 4.
