Critical Mass (1995) Pianist-composer Matthew Shipp attains a rare equilibrium with William Parker (bass), Whit Dickey (drums), and Mat Maneri (violin) in the Matthew Shipp Quartet. This is… Matthew Shipp Quartet Jazz
EW's GRADE
B+

Details Lead Performance: Matthew Shipp Quartet; Genre: Jazz

Pianist-composer Matthew Shipp attains a rare equilibrium with William Parker (bass), Whit Dickey (drums), and Mat Maneri (violin) in the Matthew Shipp Quartet. This is a unit, not the conventional leader-backed-by-sidemen. Their dense ruminations possess unshakable integrity on Critical Mass. B+

Originally posted May 19, 1995 Published in issue #275 May 19, 1995 Order article reprints