Gravitational Systems
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| Label (s) | hatOLOGY | |||
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CD |
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10 |
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58:50 |
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Art Lange, Pia & Werner X. Uehlinger |
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Sorcerer Sound Studio, New York City |
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Gravitational Systems is a jazz album by the duo of Matthew Shipp and Mat Maneri . Recorded on May 10, 1998 at Sorcerer Sound Studio, New York City, was released on hatOLOGY in 2000 .
background
With Gravitational Systems , pianist Matthew Shipp continued his series of duets with like-minded jazz musicians. It was Shipp's fifth recording for the HatHut label hatOLOGY. Most of the pieces on the album are freely improvised, with the exception of a version of "Greensleeves", which initially begins in traditional form, and John Coltrane's composition " Naima ", which is barely recognizable in Shipp's version, noted Steve Loewy. Shipp is always accompanied by his long-time colleague, the violinist Mat Maneri.
The compilation Duos With Mat Maneri & Joe Morris , published by HatHut in 2011, contains (in addition to titles from the 1997 album Thesis with Joe Morris ) the five titles "Landscape Harmony", "Gravitational Systems", "Series of Planes", "Elasticity" and "Knots" from Gravitational Systems .
Track list
- Matthew Shipp Duo with Mat Maneri: Gravitational Systems (hatOLOGY 530)
- Elasticity 4:48
- Greensleeves (Traditional, Arr. Matthew Shipp) 4:43
- Series of Planes 5:31
- Knots 4:41
- Notes 5:11
- Two Elements 5:33
- Landscape Harmony 8:33
- Forcefield 8:19
- Gravitational Systems 8:15
- Naima (John Coltrane) 3:16
- Unless otherwise noted, all compositions are by Matthew Shipp.
reception
Steve Loewy gave the album 4½ (out of five) stars in Allmusic and wrote that Shipp's version of the traditional “Greensleeves” literally implode after the melody-oriented introduction. Mat Maneri's cheeky and virtuoso runs are a perfect platform for the pianist's dense, sometimes sullen contributions.
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According to Glenn Astarita, who reviewed the album in All About Jazz , the two musicians reached for the stars with this release and showed boundless enthusiasm and a keen awareness of their respective musical personalities, be it as an improvising chamber duo in "Elasticity" or in pursuit of motives that seem to extract their innate chemistry from within. The fun begins when the musicians skillfully integrate adventurous and often angry improvisations without losing focus or giving up the main topic. Gravitational Systems brings to light the irresistible tendencies and similar jazz expressions of two pioneers of modern jazz, who together showed a lot of synergy, depth and heart, the author praises. In summary, Astarita thinks Gravitational Systems is a remarkable take on this thriving genre in New Jazz .
Duck Baker wrote in JazzTimes that it was remarkable that Matthew Shipp almost always determined the flow of the music in his duo with Mat Maneri. Even when he sets up a situation in which he is essentially a companion, like on “Two Elements,” where its heavily accented chords drove the violinist into a linear style of solo that Maneri does not use on other pieces. Still, in general, Maneri's more abstract style seemed better suited to following the pianist's instructions. In any case, it is impressive how well these two work together. The author has reservations regarding the interpretation of "Greensleeves"; This initially very clear rendition of the classic seems to be a bit pointless to him, which points to a certain awkwardness in how the difficult transition from the inside to the outside is managed, which occasionally manifests itself here.
Raul Da Gama-Rose wrote about the new release (2011) of a selection of pieces from Gravitational Systems : “The musical terrain is powerful, dramatic and no less shocking for those who could expect tonal calm. This is a recording where the unexpected explodes quite dramatically. "
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Glenn Astarita: Matthew Shipp Duo with Mat Maneri: Gravitational Systems. All About Jazz, April 1, 2000, accessed July 27, 2020 .
- ↑ a b Review of Steve Loewy's album at Allmusic (English). Retrieved August 1, 2020.
- ↑ Matthew Shipp - Duos with Mat Maneri & Joe Morris at Discogs
- ↑ Matthew Shipp Duo with Mat Maneri: Gravitational Systems (Discogs)
- ^ Duck Baker: Matthew Shipp Duo with Mat Maneri: Gravitational Systems. JazzTimes, April 25, 2000, accessed July 27, 2020 .
- ↑ Raul Da Gama-Rose: Matthew Shipp: Duos With Mat Maneri & Joe Morris. All About Jazz, September 22, 2011, accessed July 27, 2020 .