Piano Vortex is an album by American jazz pianist Matthew Shipp recorded in 2007 and released on Thirsty Ear's Blue Series. He leads a traditional acoustic piano trio with Joe Morris on bass and Whit Dickey on drums.
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| Released | 2007 | |||
| Recorded | February 28, 2007 | |||
| Studio | MPI Studios, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 53:13 | |||
| Label | Thirsty Ear | |||
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Reception
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
In his review for AllMusic, Thom Jurek states "Piano Vortex is the most intimate recording Shipp has made in a long while. He looks back through the music's history and speaks with it, as it informs his own extension of it."[1]
The All About Jazz review by Troy Collins says "The trio blends turbulent swing with brooding ambience. Shipp's writing embodies a dusky, foreboding quality, coloring restless momentum with shades of uncertainty; his pieces veer from still melancholy to tumultuous agitation."[2]
Track listing
edit- All compositions by Matthew Shipp
- "Piano Vortex" – 10:27
- "Key Swing" – 3:21
- "The New Circumstance" – 9:12
- "Nooks and Corners" – 4:10
- "Sliding Through Space" – 8:54
- "Quivering with Speed" – 6:39
- "Slips Through the Fingers" – 3:17
- "To Vitalize" – 7:13
Personnel
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Jurek, Thom. Matthew Shipp – Piano Vortex: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
- ^ Collins, Troy. Piano Vortex review at All About Jazz