Conference of the Mat / ts
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| Studio album by Matthew Shipp and Mat Maneri | ||||
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13 |
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Park West Studios, Brooklyn |
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Conference of the Mat / ts is a jazz album by Matthew Shipp and Mat Maneri . The recordings, taken on November 13, 2017 in Park West Studios, Brooklyn, were released on January 8, 2019 on RogueArt .
background
With the RogueArt publication Conference of the Mat / ts , the musical union between Matthew Shipp and Mat Maneri that has existed for a quarter of a century will be continued, notes S. Victor Aaron. The pianist and violist recorded Shipp's LP Critical Mass together in 1994 and then presented a duo album Gravitational Systems (2000). From then on they appeared together in different configurations, including a. with David S. Ware and Ivo Perelman , in Shipps String Trio and Quartet as well as in the Mat Maneri Trio, Quartet and Ensemble and most recently in 2016 at the session Vessel in Orbit led by Whit Dickey (2017).>
Track list
- Matthew Shipp - Mat Maneri: Conference of the Mat / ts (Rogueart ROG-0085)
- Conference # 1 5:34
- Conference # 2 3:09
- Conference # 3 6:05
- Conference # 4 2:42
- Conference # 5 4:30
- Conference # 6 6:40
- Conference # 7 7:12
- Conference # 8 3:24 am
- Conference # 9 4:35
- Conference # 10 5:46
- Conference # 11 4:57
- Conference # 12 1:53
- Conference # 13 3:39
All compositions are by Matthew Shipp and Mat Maneri.
reception
According to Mark Corroto, who reviewed the album on All About Jazz and awarded it four stars, this recording by the duo feels more patient and relaxed than their previous duo recordings. Maneri and Shipp improvised these 13 pieces with a certain sophistication that elevates the sound to areas beyond categorization such as jazz or “ chamber music ”, according to Corroto. Both musicians are trained to forge pure improvisation and beauty with their musical means, but "here the weapons are thrown away and the music is generated from an unprotected and vulnerable position." Maneri's viola and Shipps piano avoided call and response to secure the structure for each other. The music of this duo is leaderless, but not without an oar.
Also in All About Jazz , Glenn Astarita wrote that two incredibly talented improvisers played a set that emphasized their spontaneous instincts and deep understanding of each other's sense of direction. Here, the duo experimenting on a underlying basis jazz with overtones of the "Chamber Music" <meant is probably New Music >. The artists immersed themselves “in some exuberant and exciting free jazz courses with cadences ”. And occasionally they counter the rigor with playful detours.
According to S. Victor Aaron ( Something Else! ), Despite all the familiarity between the musicians, something new comes out every time they get together; In 13 freely improvised pieces, the two talked and teased each other with the finest hints and whims.
Web links
- Listing of the album on Allmusic (English). Retrieved August 7, 2020.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Matthew Shipp, Mat Maneri - 'Conference of the Mat / ts' (2018). Something Else, December 26, 2018, accessed on August 7, 2020 (english).
- ↑ a b Mark Corroto: Mat Maneri / Matthew Shipp: Conference of the Mat / ts. All About Jazz, December 14, 2018, accessed on August 7, 2020 (english).
- ^ Matthew Shipp - Mat Maneri: Conference of the Mat / ts at Discogs
- ^ Glenn Astarita: Mat Maneri / Matthew Shipp: Conference of The Mat / ts. All About Jazz, December 17, 2018, accessed on August 7, 2020 (english).