Critical_Mass_(Matthew_Shipp_album)

<i>Critical Mass</i> (Matthew Shipp album)

Critical Mass (Matthew Shipp album)

1995 studio album by Matthew Shipp

Critical Mass is an album by American jazz pianist Matthew Shipp which was recorded in 1994 and released on 2.13, a division of the 2.13.61 label, founded by Henry Rollins. Shipp adds violinist Mat Maneri to his usual trio lineup with bassist William Parker and drummer Whit Dickey. Shipp met Maneri when the violinist was just 17 in Boston, this is their first collaboration on record.[1]

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The Penguin Guide to Jazz states "An interesting record but rather dour work for listener."[3] By contrast, in an article for the Boston Phoenix, Norman Weinstein says about the album "This is the most accomplished recording of Shipp's career, a breathtaking summary of his complex sense of musical form and lava-like flow of unstoppable imagination."[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Matthew Shipp
  1. "Critical Mass" – 10:07
  2. "Virgin Complex" – 9:11
  3. "Density and Eucharist" – 21:43

Personnel

References

  1. [1]
    Original Liner Notes by Robert Hicks
  2. [2]
    Brackett, Nathan (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. The Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Fireside. pp. 732. ISBN 0743201698.
  3. [3]
    Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2002). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (6th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 1338. ISBN 0140515216.
  4. [4]
    Weinstein, Norman. "Pianist/composer Matthew Shipp gives jazz a geological swing". Boston Phoenix. Archived from the original on 2015-10-11.
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