Matthew Shipp Trio "The Multiplication Table"

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Dix ans après sa sortie, The Multiplication Table est réédité. Aucun ajout de morceaux à relever, tout juste l’enveloppe sonore a t-elle gagné en relief, le rendu des instruments se voyant de fait accru et mettant davantage en évidence les interventions incisives et libertaires de Matthew Shipp au piano, le toucher ferme et précis de Susie Ibarra à la batterie, le puissant doigté et les vibratos à l’archet de son fidèle complice William Parker.
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Pinkhusion - Fabrice Fuentes

Matthew Shipp Trio "Harmonic Disorder"

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Another brilliant installment in a growing and varied discography, Harmonic Disorder is a bracing interpretation of the classic piano trio and continuing proof of Shipp's abilities as a composer and improviser of the highest order.
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AAJ

Matthew Shipp: piano
Joe Morris: bass
Whit Dickey: drums

GNG
There Will Never Be Another You
Harmonic Disorder
Someday My Prince Will Come
Mel Chi 2
Mr. JM
Mel Chi
Roe
Orb
Compost
Zo Number 2
Quantum Waves
Light
When the Curtain Falls on the Jazz Theater.

974 - David S Ware Quartet "Freedom suite" (à nouveau)

David S Ware : tenor
Matthew Shipp : piano
William Parker : contrebasse
Guillermo E. Brown : batterie

899 - Matthew Shipp String Trio "By The Law Of Music"

"... du jeu free éclaté voire déchiqueté au lent écoulement du flux, du travail obstiné sur un motif à la puissance presque terrifiante de larges accords, du foisonnement touffu dans l'espace à la précision des intervalles dans le temps, des masses tourbillonnantes à une sécheresse austère, des ombres étouffantes aux lumières glacées, des petites touches pointillistes aux profondes résonnances, des arêtes tranchantes aux gammes recherchées, des hachures fines aux craquements de la matière, de l'extrême tension à l'explosion libératrice, nous circulons en compagnie de guides aventureux qui ne se permettent aucun relâchement..."

This reissue is one of a series of five classic albums which Matthew Shipp recorded for hatOLOGY, and it presents the pianist in a superb setting with what he calls his "String Trio." Shipp's compositions show a romantic flair, imbued with a spirit of sophisticated discovery and complex relationships, but what makes them so compelling is the manner in which the trio interprets them, each piece ringing with a sense of completeness. Shipp's performances, in particular, are orderly constructs that in retrospect take thoroughly improvised logical paths. It is to his credit that the organic nature of the pieces merges the various elements so well, and the performances of William Parker and Mat Maneri are so utterly compatible and compelling. As with almost any artistic invention, the music can be heard on a variety of levels: as chamber jazz, it has a beauty that rewards even the casual listener, while the sophisticated interrelationships give it a great depth and even charm. Ben Ratliffe notes in his detailed liners that "Shipp's debt to Bach and 20th century classical composers is obvious," and he quotes the pianist as saying he does not "know what jazz is." Whatever this music is called, the elements of free improvisation, melodic invention, and syncopated rhythms combine to create something of lasting value, evidenced in part by the relative popularity of such seemingly esoteric fare. The final piece by Ellington connects a line that puts Shipp within a tradition that places improvised music outside any pre-conceived modes.
All Music Review by Steven Loewy

702 - Matthew Shipp Trio "Prism"

Matthew Shipp: piano
William Parker: double bass
Whit Dickey: drums.

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 emerging as one of the premier improvising pianists on the planet. Here, Shipp performs alongside the venerable and highly influential bassist/composer William Parker and drummer Whit Dickey.

Prism comprises two lengthy pieces, "Prism I" and "Prism II." Essentially the trio produces a great wall of sound, marked by the pianist's surging and notably percussive lower register attack as the band remains in perpetual motion throughout most of this affair. And while the musicians do find time to stretch their respective wares, Shipp's compositions are seemingly geared towards a composite group sound. However, on the thirty-minute "Prism I," there is less deviation from a state of immutable flux whereas, the band switches gears more often on "Prism II."

No doubt, these are some of the finest improvisers in the business yet Shipp's reverence for pounding out huge block chords in often-pulsating fashion, becomes a bit hypnotic or in some instances might make you wish he would explore other alternatives. Otherwise, Prism is a relatively strong and noteworthy addition to Matthew Shipp's increasingly significant legacy

All About Jazz

232 - David S Ware Quartet "Freedom Suite".... Salut Max

En 1958, Sonny ROLLINS (ténor) avec le bassiste Oscar PETTIFORD et le batteur Max ROACH, nous bousculent avec une Freedom Suite en quatre mouvements. Désormais un classique de jazz et de musique improvisée, une revendication furieuse et sans concessions pour les Droits civiques.

En 1960, Max ROACH insiste : "We insist, Freedeom Now Suite".

Et puis arrive David S WARE, qui reprend la "Freedom Suite" de Sonny ROLLINS, en quartet.
Enregistrement hommage essentiel, indispensable, autant que les deux précédents.
David S WARE est bien le continuateur de ROLLINS, AYLER, COLTRANE...

David S Ware : tenor
Matthew Shipp : piano
William Parker : contrebasse
Guillermo E. Brown : batterie

Max Roach est mort mercredi 15 août à New York, à l'âge de 83 ans. Salut l'ami.