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01. Matthew Shipp Trio - Primal Poem
02. Matthew Shipp Trio - Sea Song
03. Matthew Shipp Trio - The Function
04. Matthew Shipp Trio - Non Circle
05. Matthew Shipp Trio - Tone IQ
06. Matthew Shipp Trio - Brain System
07. Matthew Shipp Trio - Brain Work
08. Matthew Shipp Trio - Coherent System
ARTIST
TITLE
New Concepts in Piano Trio Jazz
FORMAT
CD

LABEL
CATALOG #
ESP 5085CD ESP 5085CD
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
4/5/2024

This group evolves in leaps and bounds. You've never heard a jazz piano trio sound like this album -- not even this band on its previous album, the much-praised World Construct. That said, there is a through line from the first Matthew Shipp Trio album, 1990's Circular Temple (ESPDISK 4082CD, 2023 reissue) to New Concepts in Piano Trio Jazz. Says Shipp, "Yes, we went there with that type of title this time. To anyone who thought the trio had reached its apotheosis on World Construct, you are in for a surprise -- this is light years ahead of World Construct. Of course each CD is its own world and valuable for that, but I am in complete and utter shock at what I am listening to. New Concepts in Piano Trio Jazz sounds completely thoroughly composed and yet completely spontaneously improvised at the same time. This is a major album in jazz history. Newman Taylor Baker is one of the most profound percussionists ever. Michael Bisio sounds like God's angel on this album. He has dedicated himself to working in my vision for years now and I think this might be the ultimate of how we can read each other and hook up. This is one of the greatest trio albums ever. While creating a whole new cosmos we manage to escape every cliché that exists in jazz and in avant jazz. This really might be the last trio CD because it really cannot get better than this."