Daniel Carter/Matthew Shipp/William Parker/Gerald Cleaver -- Jazz — LPs (LPs, CDs, Vinyl Record Albums) -- Dusty Groove is Chicago's Online Record Store
One of those records that just makes us say "wow" right from the very first note – a perfect showcase for all musicians involved, and a really mighty meeting of the creative minds! We've really loved the strong return to form that MatthewShipp has given us on piano in recent years – and of course, the basswork of WilliamParker is always tremendous – but they both somehow rise even more to the top alongside the drums of GeraldCleaver and reeds of DanielCarter – in a session that's wonderfully spiritual, very rhythmic, and often quite straight at times! There's a balance between the avant impulses of the players and the collective action of the group – almost recalling the loft jazz years, but more contemporarily righteous too – and this second volume features titles that include "Wordwide", "Mask Production", "Da Rest Is Story", and "Blinking Down". LP, Vinyl record album