Critical Mass is an album by American jazz pianist
Matthew Shipp which was recorded in 1994 and released on 2.13, a division of the
2.13.61 label, founded by
Henry Rollins. Shipp adds violinist
Mat Maneri to his usual trio lineup with bassist
William Parker and drummer
Whit Dickey. Shipp met Maneri when the violinist was just 17 in Boston, this is their first collaboration on record.[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz states "An interesting record but rather dour work for listener."[3] By contrast, in an article for the Boston Phoenix, Norman Weinstein says about the album "This is the most accomplished recording of Shipp's career, a breathtaking summary of his complex sense of musical form and lava-like flow of unstoppable imagination."[4]
Critical Mass is an album by American jazz pianist
Matthew Shipp which was recorded in 1994 and released on 2.13, a division of the
2.13.61 label, founded by
Henry Rollins. Shipp adds violinist
Mat Maneri to his usual trio lineup with bassist
William Parker and drummer
Whit Dickey. Shipp met Maneri when the violinist was just 17 in Boston, this is their first collaboration on record.[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz states "An interesting record but rather dour work for listener."[3] By contrast, in an article for the Boston Phoenix, Norman Weinstein says about the album "This is the most accomplished recording of Shipp's career, a breathtaking summary of his complex sense of musical form and lava-like flow of unstoppable imagination."[4]