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Matthew Shipp discography

This is a discography of Matthew Shipp albums and albums by other musicians that feature Matthew Shipp.


Matthew Shipp: leader / co-leader: main albums

Sonic Explorations, Matthew Shipp & Rob Brown, 1988, CJR 1037

Tracks : Sonic Exploration Section 1, Sonic Exploration Section 2, Sonic Exploration Section 3, Sonic Exploration Section 4, Sonic Exploration Section 5, Sonic Exploration Section 6, Oleo, Blue In Green

Musicians : Matthew Shipp, Rob Brown



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Circular Temple, Matthew Shipp Trio, 2002, Quinton

Tracks : Circular Temple #1, Circular Temple #2 (Monk's Nightmare), Circular Temple #3, Circular Temple #4

Musicians : Matthew Shipp, William Parker, Whit Dickey

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Points, Matthew Shipp Quartet, 1993, Silkheart 129

Tracks : Points Number Two, Afro Sonic, Piano Pyramid, Points Number One

Musicians : Matthew Shipp, Rob Brown, William Parker, Whit Dickey

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Zo, Matthew Shipp Duo With William Parker, 1993, Rise Records

Tracks : Zo #1, Summertime, Zo #2, Zo #3

Musicians : Matthew Shipp, William Parker

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Critical Mass, Matthew Shipp Quartet, 1994, 2.13.61

Tracks : Critical Mass, Virgin Complex, Density and Eucharist

Musicians : Matthew Shipp, Mat Maneri, William Parker, Whit Dickey

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Symbol Systems, Matthew Shipp, 1995, No More No. 1

Tracks : Clocks, Harmonic Oscillator, Temperate Zone, Symbol Systems, The Highway, Self-Regulated Motion, Frame, Flow Of Meaning, Dance Of The Blue Atoms, Bop Abyss, Nerve Signals, Algebraic Boogie, The Inventor Pt. 1, The Inventor Pt. 2

Musicians : Matthew Shipp

Reissued on hatOLOGY in 2018.

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Prism, Matthew Shipp Trio, 1996, Brinkman

Tracks : Prism I, Prism II

Musicians : Matthew Shipp, William Parker, Whit Dickey

Recorded live in New York in March 1993 and first released on Brinkman Records in 1996. Reissued on hatOLOGY in 2000.

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2-Z, Matthew Shipp Duo With Roscoe Mitchell, 1996, 2.13.61

Tracks : 2-Z, 2-Z-2, 2-Z-3, 2-Z-4, 2-Z-5, 2-Z-6, 2-Z-7, 2-Z-8, 2-Z-9, 2-Z-10, 2-Z-11 (The Physics of Angels)

Musicians : Matthew Shipp, Roscoe Mitchell

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Before The World, Matthew Shipp, 1996, FMP CD 81

Tracks : Before #1, Before #2, Before #3, Before #4, Before #5

Musicians : Matthew Shipp

Recorded live during the Workshop Freie Musik in Berlin on June 14 & 15, 1995.

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Flow Of X, Matthew Shipp Quartet, 1997, 2.13.61

Tracks : Flow of X, Flow of Silence, Flow of Y, Flow of M, Flow of U, Instinctive Codes

Musicians : Matthew Shipp, Mat Maneri, William Parker, Whit Dickey

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By The Law Of Music, Matthew Shipp "String" Trio, 1997, hat ART CD 6200

Tracks : Signal, By The Law Of Music, Implicit, Fair Play, Grid, Whole Movement, Game Of Control, Point To Point, P X, Grid, Coo, X Z U, Solitude

Musicians : Matthew Shipp, Mat Maneri, William Parker

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Thesis, Matthew Shipp Duo With Joe Morris, 1997, hatOLOGY 506

Tracks : Thesis, Fable, Simple Relations, Particle 1, The Wand, Action And Reaction, Center Of, The Turnpike, Form Of "Y", Broader Orders, Particle 2, The Middle Region, Our Journey

Musicians : Matthew Shipp, Joe Morris

Some of these tracks were subsequently included on hatOLOGY 696 - Matthew Shipp Duos With Mat Maneri & Joe Morris.

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The Multiplication Table, Matthew Shipp Trio, 1998, hatOLOGY 516

Tracks : Autumn Leaves, The New Fact, The "C" Jam Blues, ZT 1, Take The "A" Train, ZT 2, The Multiplication Table, ZT 3

Musicians : Matthew Shipp, William Parker, Susie Ibarra

Reissued on hatOLOGY in 2008 with a different front cover (hatOLOGY 656).

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Strata, Matthew Shipp Horn Quartet, 1998, hatOLOGY 522

Tracks : Strata 1, Strata 2, Strata 3, Strata 4, Strata 5, Strata 6, Strata 7, Strata 8, Strata 9, Strata 10, Strata 11, Strata 12, Strata 13, Strata 14

Musicians : Matthew Shipp, Roy Campbell, Daniel Carter, William Parker

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Magnetism, Matthew Shipp, 1999, Bleu Regard CT 1957

Tracks : Magnetism I, Magnetism II, Magnetism III, Magnetism IV, Magnetism V, Magnetism VI, Magnetism VII, Magnetism VIII, Magnetism IX, Magnetism X, Magnetism XI, Magnetism XII, Magnetism XIII, Magnetism XIV, Magnetism XV, Magnetism XVI, Magnetism XVII, Magnetism XVIII, Magnetism XIX, Magnetism XX

Musicians : Matthew Shipp, Rob Brown, William Parker

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DNA, Matthew Shipp Duo With William Parker, 1999, Thirsty Ear

Tracks : When Johnny Comes Marching Home, Cell Sequence, Genetic Alphabet, DNA, Orbit, Mr. Chromosome, Amazing Grace

Musicians : Matthew Shipp, William Parker

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Pastoral Composure, Matthew Shipp Quartet, 2000, Thirsty Ear

Tracks : Gesture, Visions, Prelude to a Kiss, Pastoral Composure, Progression, Frère Jacques, Merge, Inner Order, XTU

Musicians : Matthew Shipp, Roy Campbell, William Parker, Gerald Cleaver

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Gravitational Systems, Matthew Shipp Duo with Mat Maneri, 2000, hatOLOGY 530

Tracks : Elasticity, Greensleeves, Series Of Planes, Knots, Notes, Two Elements, Landscape Harmony, Forcefield, Gravitational Systems, Naima

Musicians : Matthew Shipp, Mat Maneri

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Prism, Matthew Shipp Trio, 2000, hatOLOGY 549

Tracks : Prism I, Prism II

Musicians : Matthew Shipp, William Parker, Whit Dickey

Recorded live in New York in March 1993 and first released on Brinkman Records in 1996.

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Vision Volume One: Vision Festival 1997 Compiled, Various Artists, 2000, Aum Fidelity AUM 007/8

Tracks : Trio Hurricane (Hurricane), Bosnia (Mark Dresser Quartet), Untitled (John Zorn/Susie Ibarra), Excerpt From Hoang (William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra), Fuzz Against Junk (Thurston Moore/Lawrence Cook/Jon Voigt), Vision Statement 2 (Rob Brown/Matthew Shipp), Lockup '97 (David S. Ware Quartet), We Remember You (Borah Bergman+Denis Charles+Roy Campbell), Coleus In Bloom/Paradox (Cooper-Moore Quartet), Song (Patricia Nicholson Ensemble), Excerpt From Meditation (Rashied Ali's Prima Materia), Excerpt From Seasoning The Greens (Bill Cole's Untempered Ensemble), Excerpt From Conduction #72 (Butch Morris), Event Horizon (Assif Tsahar Trio/John Tchicai), Dewey's Banquet (Other Dimensions In Music)

A double CD of music recorded live at the Second Annual Vision Festival in New York on May 28 - June 1, 1997

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Expansion, Power, Release, Matthew Shipp String Trio, 2001, hatOLOGY 558

Tracks : Organs, Expansion, Waltz, Combinational Entity, Speech Of Form, Environment, Weave Now A Web Rooted, Connection, Pulse Form, Power, Functional Form, Reflex, Release, One More

Musicians : Matthew Shipp, Mat Maneri, William Parker

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Matthew Shipp's New Orbit, Matthew Shipp's New Orbit, 2001, Thirsty Ear

Tracks : New Orbit, Paradox X, Orbit 2, Chi, Orbit 3, U Feature, Syntax, Maze Hint, Paradox Y, Orbit 4

Musicians : Matthew Shipp, Wadada Leo Smith, William Parker, Gerald Cleaver

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Songs, Matthew Shipp, 2002, Splasc(H)

Tracks : We Free Kings, There Will Never Be Another You, Almighty Fortress Is Our God, Con Alma, Angel Eyes, On Green Dolphin Street, Bags' Groove, Yesterdays, East Broadway Run Down

Musicians : Matthew Shipp

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By The Law Of Music, Matthew Shipp String Trio, 2002, hatOLOGY 574

Tracks : Signal, By The Law Of Music, Implicit, Fair Play, Grid, Whole Movement, Game Of Control, Point To Point, P X, Grid, Coo, X Z U, Solitude

Musicians : Matthew Shipp, Mat Maneri, William Parker

Recorded in 1996 and first released on hat ART in 1997 (hat ART 6200).

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Nu Bop, Matthew Ship, 2002, Thirsty Ear

Tracks : Space Shipp, Nu-Bop, ZX-1, D's Choice, X-Ray, Rocket Shipp, Select Mode 1, Nu Abstract, Select Mode 2

Musicians : Matthew Shipp, William Parker, Daniel Carter, Guillermo E. Brown, FLAM

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Equilibrium, Matthew Shipp, 2003, Thirsty Ear

Tracks : Equilibrium, Vamp To Vibe, Nebula Theory, Cohesion, World Of Blue Glass, Portal, The Root, The Key, Nu Matrix

Musicians : Matthew Shipp, Flam, Khan Jamal, William Parker, Gerald Cleaver

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Antipop Vs. Matthew Shipp, Antipop Consortium, 2003, Thirsty Ear

Tracks : Places I've Never Been, Staph, Slow Horn, A Knot In Your Bop, Svp, Coda, Stream Light, Monstro City, Real Is Surreal, Free Hop

Musicians : Antipop Consortium, Matthew Shipp, Daniel Carter, Khan Jamal, William Parker, Guillermo E Brown

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GoodandEvil Sessions, Matthew Shipp, 2003, Thirsty Ear

Tracks : Brainwash, Then Again, Stakeout, Close Call, Hideout, On the Run, Roll It Back, Change of Plans, Sweetbitter

Musicians : Matthew Shipp, William Parker, Roy Campbell, Alex Lodico, Josh Roseman, Miso, Danny Blume, Chris Kelly

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The Sorcerer Sessions, Matthew Shipp, 2003, Thirsty Ear

Tracks : Pulsar, Keystroke, Lightforms, Urban Shadows, X6, Fixed Point, Invisible Steps, Particle, Reformation, Modulate, Last Chamber, Mist

Musicians : Matthew Shipp, William Parker, Evan Ziporyn, Flam, Daniel Bernard Roumain, Gerald Cleaver

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Visionfest: Vision Live, 2003, Thirsty Ear

Tracks and performers: Truth is Marching In (Muntu), Existence (Dave Burrell and Tyrone Brown), Bangart 100 (Billy Bang Trio), Crepuscule IV in Powderhorn Park (Douglas Ewart Quintet), Speech of Form (Matthew Shipp String Trio), 45 hours (Karen Borca Quartet), Synchronicity (Ellen Christi Quartet), Spirits Came In (Kidd Jordan/Fred Anderson Quartet), Improvisation (Peter Kowald)

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Harmony And Abyss, Matthew Shipp, 2004, Thirsty Ear

Tracks : Ion, New ID, 3 In 1, Virgin Complex, Galaxy 105, String Theory, Blood 2 The Brain, Invisible Light, Amino Acid, Abyss

Musicians : Matthew Shipp, William Parker, Daniel Carter, Gerald Cleaver, FLAM

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The Trio Play Ware, The Trio, 2004, Splasc(H)

Tracks : Manu's Ideal, Godspelized, Dinosauria, Lexicon, Reign of Peace, Wisdom Through Time, Dao Forms, Mystic March

Musicians : Matthew Shipp, William Parker, Guillermo E Brown

Compositions of David S Ware played by the rhyth section of Ware's quartet.

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In Finland, Joe McPhee / Matthew Shipp / Dominic Duval, 2005, CJR 1186

Tracks : Never Before, Never Again, In Finland

Musicians : Joe McPhee, Matthew Shipp, Dominic Duval

Recorded live in Raahe on July 24, 2004.

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One, Matthew Shipp, 2005, Thirsty Ear

Tracks : Arc, Patmos, Gamma Ray, Milky Way, Blue in Orion, Electro Magnetism, The Encounter, The Rose Is a Rose, IEOU, Abyss Code, Zero, Module

Musicians : Matthew Shipp

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Chamber Trio, Mark O'Leary / Mat Maneri / Matt Shipp, 2005, Leo CD LR 425

Tracks : Jaunt, Simple Simon, Rest, I Am Not The Only One, Voice Crack, St. Ives, Ligeture, Kurts Park

Musicians : Mark O'Leary, Mat Maneri, Matt Shipp

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Vision Volume 3, Various Artists, 2005, Arts For Arts

Notes : A CD + DVD release of music from the 8th Annual Vision Festival in 2003. The CD includes one track by the Matthew Shipp Quartet (Surface And Dream - Excerpt No. 1). The DVD also includes one track by the Matthew Shipp Quartet (Surface And Dream - Excerpt No. 2).

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Phenomena of Interference, Steve Dalachinsky & Matthew Shipp, 2006, Hopscotch

Tracks : Myth, Ok, Retiring The World, Embracement, The Light, Phenomena Of Interference, Blue #3, Trust Fund Babies (Excerpt #1), Door Poms, Naima, Julie, Blackjack, Galileo (For Sonny Rollins) / Soaring Thru Tin, Matter, Shadows (Excerpt From "Rum Of The Bereft"), We All Have To, Subway Systems, Three Orchids For Niblock, Ruakh Hakodesh, All The Things You Are (Encapsuled), Trust Fund Babies (Excerpt #2), Partita #3

Musicians : Steve Dalachinsky, Matthew Shipp

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Salute To 100001 Stars: A Tribute To Jean Genet, Declared Enemy, 2006, RogueArt ROG-0004

Tracks : Chicago 68, Marche Funèbre, Flowers, Alberto's Workshop, Mettray, Black Panthers, Abdallah, Le Rouge et le Noir, Larache

Musicians : Matthew Shipp, Sabir Mateen, William Parker, Gerald Cleaver, Denis Lavant

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Piano Vortex, Matthew Shipp, 2007, Thirsty Ear

Tracks : Piano Vortex, Key Swing, The New Circumstance, Nooks and Corners, Sliding Through Space, Quivering with Speed, Slips Through the Fingers, To Vitalize

Musicians : Matthew Shipp, Joe Morris, Whit Dickey

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Abbey Road Duos, Evan Parker / Matthew Shipp, 2007, Treader trd 009

Tracks : Tenor Suite I, Tenor Suite II, Tenor Suite III, Tenor Suite IV, Tenor Suite V, Tenor Suite VI, Tenor Suite VII, Tenor Suite VIII

Musicians : Evan Parker, Matthew Shipp

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The Multiplication Table, Matthew Shipp Trio, 2008, hatOLOGY 656

Tracks : Autumn Leaves, The New Fact, The "C" Jam Blues, ZT 1, Take The "A" Train, ZT 2, The Multiplication Table, ZT 3

Musicians : Matthew Shipp, William Parker, Susie Ibarra

Originally released on hatOLOGY in 1998 with a different front cover (hatOLOGY 516).

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Telephone Popcorn, Matthew Shipp / Guillermo E. Brown, 2008, Nu Bop 04

Tracks : Between Here And Everywhere, Telephone Popcorn, Escape From Tomorrowland, The Everlasting Sun, Until We Meet Again, Dogstar, Melt To Dream

Musicians : Matthew Shipp, Guillermo E. Brown

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Right Hemisphere, Right Hemisphere, 2008, RogueArt ROG-0013

Tracks : Right Hemisphere, You Rang, Bubbles, Ice, Hyperspace, Dice, Incremental, Falling, The Sweet Science, Lava, Red in Gray

Musicians : Matthew Shipp, Rob Brown, Joe Morris, Whit Dickey

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Un Piano, Matthew Shipp, 2008, RogueArt ROG-0014

Tracks : Enter In, Geometry, Sparks, Spike, Linear Shocks, Two Things Together, Whole Zone, Simple Fact, Riddle, Cloud Chamber 6, Harmony of Apollo, Exit Out

Musicians : Matthew Shipp

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Cosmic Suite, Matthew Shipp Quartet, 2008, Not Two

Tracks : Cosmic Suite Part One, Cosmic Suite Part Two, Cosmic Suite Part Three, Cosmic Suite Part Four, Cosmic Suite Part Five, Cosmic Suite Part Six, Cosmic Suite Part Seven, Cosmic Suite Part Eight, Cosmic Suite Part Nine

Musicians : Matthew Shipp, Daniel Carter, Joe Morris, Whit Dickey

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Harmonic Disorder, Matthew Shipp Trio, 2009, Thirsty Ear

Tracks : GNG, There Will Never Be Another You, Harmonic Disorder, Someday My Prince Will Come, Mel Chi 2, Mr. JM, Mel Chi 1, Roe, Orb, Compost, Zo Number 2, Quantum Wawes, Light, When the Curtain Falls on the Jazz Theatre

Musicians : Matthew Shipp, Joe Morris, Whit Dickey

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Nu Bop Live, Matthew Shipp, 2009, Rai Trade

Tracks : Bu Bop, From The Otherside Of Anywhere, Rocket Shipp, Did I Say That?, Nu Abstract, Virgin Complex

Musicians : Matthew Shipp, William Parker, Guillermo E. Brow, Daniel Carter

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Labyrinth, Mark O'Leary / Matthew Shipp, 2009, FMR

Tracks : Four Gardens, Secret Miracle, Mosaic, Aleph, The Flock, House Of Asterion, Coptic Night

Musicians : Mark O'Leary, Matt Shipp

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4D, Matthew Shipp, 2010, Thirsty Ear

Tracks : 4D, The Crack in the Piano, Equilibrium, Teleportation, Dark Matter, Stairs, Jazz Paradox, Blue Web in Space, What Is This Thing Called Love, Autumn Leaves, Sequence and Vibration, Frère Jacques, Prelude to a Kiss, What a Friend We Have in Jesus, Primal Harmony, Greensleeves

Musicians : Matthew Shipp

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Sama, Matthew Shipp / Sabir Mateen, 2010, Not Two

Tracks : Sama One, Sama Two, Sama Three, Sama Four, Sama Five, Sama Six, Sama Seven, Sama Eight

Musicians : Matthew Shipp, Sabir Mateen

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Creation Out of Nothing: Live in Moscow, Matthew Shipp, 2010, SoLyd

Tracks : CD 1: Angel Eyes, Gamma Ray, Symbol Systems, Blue In Orion, Summertime / CD 2: Patmos, Someday My Prince Will Come, Wholestone, Yesterdays, Fair Play, Module, On Green Dolphin Street

Musicians : Matthew Shipp

A double CD release of a performance in Moscow on February 11, 2009.

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Night Logic, Marshall Allen / Matthew Shipp / Joe Morris, 2010, RogueArt ROG-0028

Tracks : Ark of the Harmonic Covenant, Bow in the Cloud, Night Logic, Heart Aura, Star Dust Splatter, Cosmic Hammer, Particle Physics, Harmonic Quanta, New Age For the Milk Sea Nightmare, Res X

Musicians : Marshall Allen, Matthew Shipp, Joe Morris

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Solos: The Jazz Sessions (DVD), Matthew Shipp, 2010, MVD Visual

Tracks : Untitled, Knots, Untitled, Greensleeves, Symbol Systems, Untitled, Before The World, From By The Law, New Orbit, Untitled, Bonus

Musicians : Matthew Shipp

The untitled tracks are not music but spoken word presentation segments. The final bonus track is a promotion piece for another release in the Solos: The Jazz Sessions DVD series.

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Art of the Improviser, Matthew Shipp, 2011, Thirsty Ear

Tracks : CD 1: The New Fact, 3 in 1, Circular Temple #1, Take the "A" Train, Virgin Complex / CD 2: 4D, Fly Me to the Moon, Wholetone, Module, Gamma Ray, Patmos

Musicians : Matthew Shipp, Michael Bisio (CD 1 only), Whit Dickey (CD 1 only)

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Cosmic Lieder, Darius Jones & Matthew Shipp, 2011, AUM Fidelity AUM 066

Tracks : Bleed, Ultima Thule, Zillo Valla, Multiverse, Mandrakk, Overvoid, Weeja Dell, Motherboxxx, Black Lightning, Nix Uotan, Jonesy, 4-D Vision, Geh-Jedollah

Musicians : Darius Jones, Matthew Shipp

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SaMa Live in Moscow, Matthew Shipp / Sabir Mateen, 2011, SoLyd

Tracks : SaMa Blues, Ma Solo, Moscow Spaces, Yesterdays, Inner Chambers, Kinetic

Musicians : Matthew Shipp, Sabir Mateen

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Broken Partials, Matthew Shipp / Joe Morris, 2011, Not Two

Tracks : One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven, Eight

Musicians : Matthew Shipp, Joe Morris

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Duos With Mat Maneri & Joe Morris, Matthew Shipp, 2011, hatOLOGY 696

Tracks : Thesis, Landscape Harmony, Action And Reaction, Gravitational Systems, Fable, Series Of Planes, Simple Relations, Elasticity, Particle 2, Knots, Our Journey

Musicians : Matthew Shipp, Mat Maneri, Joe Morris

Tracks 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 and 11 originally released in 1997 on Thesis, Matthew Shipp and Joe Morris (hatOLOGY 506). Tracks 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 originally released in 2000 on Gravitational Systems, Matthew Shipp and Mat Maneri (hatOLOGY 530).

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Knives From Heaven, Matthew Shipp / William Parker / Beans / Hprizm, 2011, Thirsty Ear

Tracks : Terra Cotta, Half Amazed A/B, Document 6B, Rainstick Streets Aglow, This Is For My Brother The Wind, Going To Another Place, Might Be, Deadpan Stare, Rockers Hifi, Ornate, Non Sexorexia, In This And All Worlds, And Then A Voice Says, Alloys, The Arabic Cowboy John Clint Ameer, Moorish Waltz, Reeds, 2piece, Hammered Into Shape

Musicians : Matthew Shipp, William Parker, Beans, Hprizm, Nedelka Prescod

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Elastic Aspects, Matthew Shipp Trio, 2012, Thirsty Ear

Tracks : Alternative Aspects, Aspects, Psychic Counterpart, Frame Focus, Flow Chart, Mute Voice, Explosive Aspects, Raw Materials, Rainforest, Stage 10, Dimension, Elastic Aspects, Elastic Eye

Musicians : Matthew Shipp, Michael Bisio, Whit Dickey

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Floating Ice, Michael Bisio / Matthew Shipp Duo, 2012, Relative Pitch RPR1005

Tracks : Floating Ice, The Queen's Ballad, Swing Laser, Disc, Supernova, Holographic Rag, Decay

Musicians : Michael Bisio, Matthew Shipp

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At Oto, John Butcher / Matthew Shipp, 2012, Fataka 2

Tracks : Curling / Charred, Mud / Hiss, Fundamental Field, Generative Grammar

Musicians : John Butcher, Matthew Shipp

Live at Cafe Oto in London on February 14, 2010.

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Piano Sutras, Matthew Shipp, 2013, Thirsty Ear

Tracks : Piano Sutras, Cosmic Shuffle, Surface to Curve, Blue to a Point, Cosmic Dust, Giant Steps, Uncreated Light, Fragment of a Whole, Space Bubble, Nefertiti, Angelic Brain Cell, Silent Cube, The Indivisible

Musicians : Matthew Shipp

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Greatest Hits, Matthew Shipp, 2013, Thirsty Ear

Tracks : Gesture, New Orbit, Cohesion, Module, Gng, New Id, 4D, Stage 10, Nu-Bop, Key Swing, Elastic Aspects, Circular Temple #1

A compilation of tracks taken from Thirsty Ear albums that feature Matthew Shipp.

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Rex, Wrecks & XXX, Evan Parker / Matthew Shipp, 2013, RogueArt ROG-0050

Tracks : CD 1 (studio): Rex 1, Rex 2, Wrecks 1, Rex 3, Wrecks 2, Rex 4, Rex 5, Rex 6 / CD 2 (live): XXX

Musicians : Evan Parker, Matthew Shipp

A 2 CD set with one studio CD and one live CD. The live recording was made at the Vortex in London in September 2011.

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Root Of Things, Matthew Shipp Trio, 2014, Relative Pitch RPR1022

Tracks : Root of Things, Jazz It, Code J, Path, Pulse Code, Solid Circuit

Musicians : Matthew Shipp, Michael Bisio, Whit Dickey

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I've Been To Many Places, Matthew Shipp, 2014, Thirsty Ear

Tracks : I've Been to Many Places, Summertime, Brain Stem Grammer, Pre-Formal, Web Play, Tenderly, Life Cycle, Brain Shatter, Symbolic Access, Waltz, Reflex, Naima, Where Is the Love?, Light Years, Where Is the Love? (reprise), Blue Astral Bodies, Cosmic Wave

Musicians : Matthew Shipp

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The Darkseid Recital, Darius Jones & Matthew Shipp, 2014, AUM Fidelity AUM 088

Tracks : Celestial Fountain, 2,327,694,748, Granny Goodness, Gardens of Yivaroth, Lord of Woe, Life Equation, Sepulchre of Mandrakk, Divine Engine, Novu’s Final Gift

Musicians : Darius Jones, Matthew Shipp

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Our Lady Of The Flowers, Matthew Shipp Quartet, 2015, RogueArt ROG-0057

Tracks : Atomic Note, New Tension, A Different Plane, From the Beyond, Silence Blooms, Irrational, Our Lady of the Flowers, Gasp, Cosmic Joke

Musicians : Matthew Shipp, Sabir Mateen, William Parker, Gerald Cleaver

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To Duke, Matthew Shipp Trio, 2015, RogueArt ROG-0060

Tracks : Prelude to Duke, In a Sentimental Mood, Satin Doll, I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good, Take the A Train, Mood Indigo, Dickey Duke, Tone Poem for Duke, Prelude to a Kiss, Sparks, Solitude

Musicians : Matthew Shipp, Michael Bisio, Whit Dickey

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The Uppercut: Live At Okuden, Matthew Shipp / Mat Walerian Duo, 2015, ESP Disk'

Tracks : Introduction, Blues For Acid Cold, Jungle Meditation, Free Bop Statement One, Free Bop Statement Two, It's Sick Out There, Love And The Other Species, Peace And Respect, Black Rain, Encore

Musicians : Matthew Shipp, Mat Walerian

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The Conduct Of Jazz, Matthew Shipp Trio, 2015, Thirsty Ear

Tracks : Instintive Touch, The Conduct of Jazz, Ball in Space, Primary Form, Blue Abyss, Stream of Light, The Bridge Across

Musicians : Matthew Shipp, Michael Bisio, Newman Taylor Baker

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The Gospel According To Matthew & Michael, Matthew Shipp Chamber Ensemble, 2015, Relative Pitch RPR1035

Tracks : Chapter 1, Chapter 2, Chapter 3, Chapter 4, Chapter 5, Chapter 6, Chapter 7, Chapter 8, Chapter 9, Chapter 10, Chapter 11, Chapter 12, Chapter 13, Chapter 14, Chapter 15

Musicians : Matthew Shipp, Michael Bisio, Mat Maneri

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Live In Seattle, Matthew Shipp / Michael Bisio, 2016, Arena Music Promotion

Tracks : Regeneration, Gamma Ray, My Funny Valentine, New Fact, Where Is The Love?, Psychic Counterpart, Green Dolphin Street, Virgin Complex

Musicians : Matthew Shipp, Michael Bisio

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Cactus, Bobby Kapp / Matthew Shipp, 2016, Northern Spy

Tracks : Overture, Before, During, Money, Cactus, After, Good Wood, Snow Storm Coming, The 3rd Sound

Musicians : Bobby Kapp, Matthew Shipp

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Live At Okuden, Jungle: Mat Walerian / Matthew Shipp / Hamid Drake, 2016, ESP Disk'

Tracks : CD 1: Shrine, Teleport, Gentle Giants, 123 Sylvester 230 CE, Ultimate Insurance, Good Trip Is a Safe Trip, Perfect Joint, Watch Your Path / CD 2: Gate, One for, Coach on da Mic, Tiger, Sit Back, Relax and Watch

Musicians : Mat Walerian, Matthew Shipp, Hamid Drake.

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Tangle, John Butcher / Thomas Lehn / Matthew Shipp, 2016, Fataka 14

Tracks : Cluster I, Cluster II, Cluster III, Tiefenschärfe

Musicians : John Butcher, Thomas Lehn, Matthew Shipp

Recorded at Cafe Oto in London on February 19, 2014.


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Piano Song, Matthew Shipp Trio, 2017, Thirsty Ear

Tracks : Links, Cosmopolitan, Blue Desert, Silence Of, Flying Carpet, Scrambled Brain, Microwave, Mind Space, Void of Sea, The Nature Of, Piano Song

Musicians : Matthew Shipp, Michael Bisio, Newman Taylor Baker

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Invisible Touch At Taktlos Zürich, Matthew Shipp, 2017, hatOLOGY 743

Tracks : Light Beam, Intro Z, Instinctive Touch, Pocket, Gamma Ray, Piece Within Piece, Tenderly, Monk's Nightmare, Blue In Orion, It, Fairplay

Musicians : Matthew Shipp

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This Is Beautiful Because We Are Beautiful People, Toxic: Mat Walerian / Matthew Shipp / William Parker, 2017, ESP Disk'

Tracks : Lesson, The Breakfast Club Day 1, This Is Beautiful Because We Are Beautiful People, The Breakfast Club Day 2, Peace And Respect

Musicians : Mat Walerian, Matthew Shipp, William Parker

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Not Bound, Matthew Shipp Quartet, 2017, For-Tune

Tracks : Soul Secrets, Is, Not Bound, Totality, This Coda

Musicians : Matthew Shipp, Daniel Carter, Michael Bisio, Whit Dickey

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Magnetism(s), Matthew Shipp, 2017, RogueArt ROG-0076

Tracks : Magnetism I, Magnetism II, Magnetism III, Magnetism IV, Magnetism V, Magnetism VI, Magnetism VII, Magnetism VIII, Magnetism IX, Magnetism X, Magnetism XI, Magnetism XII, Magnetism XIII, Magnetism XIV, Magnetism XV, Magnetism XVI, Magnetism XVII, Magnetism XVIII, Magnetism XIX, Magnetism XX

Musicians: Matthew Shipp, Rob Brown, William Parker

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Conference Of The Mat/ts, Matthew Shipp / Mat Maneri, 2018, RogueArt ROG-0085

Tracks : Conference #1, Conference #2, Conference #3, Conference #4, Conference #5, Conference #6, Conference #7, Conference #8, Conference #9, Conference #10, Conference #11, Conference #12, Conference #13

Musicians: Matthew Shipp, Mat Maneri

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Zero, Matthew Shipp, 2018, ESP Disk'

Tracks : Zero, Abyss Before Zero, Pole After Zero, Piano Panels, Cosmic Sea, Zero Skip and a Jump, Zero Substract from Jazz, Blue Equation, Pattern Emerge, Ghost Pattern, After Zero

Musicians : Matthew Shipp

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Sonic Fiction, Matthew Shipp, 2018, ESP Disk'

Tracks : First Step, Blues Addition, The Station, Lines of Energy, Easy Flow, The Problem of Jazz, The Note, 3 by 4, Cell in the Brain, Sonic Fiction

Musicians : Matthew Shipp, Mat Walerian, Michael Bisio, Whit Dickey

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Accelerated Projection, Roscoe Mitchell / Matthew Shipp, 2018, RogueArt ROG-0079

Tracks : Accelerated Projection I, Accelerated Projection II, Accelerated Projection III, Accelerated Projection IV, Accelerated Projection V, Accelerated Projection VI, Accelerated Projection VII,

Musicians: Roscoe Mitchell, Matthew Shipp

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Ao Vivo Jazz Na Fábrica, Matthew Shipp, 2018, Selo SESC

Tracks : Symbol Systems, Angel Eyes, Whole Movement, On Green Dolphin Street, Invisible Light, There Will Never Be Another You, Blue In Orion, Yesterdays, Patmos, Gamma Ray, Summertime

Musicians : Matthew Shipp

Notes : Recorded live at the Factory Festival in Sao Paulo on August 16, 2016. Reissued as Invisible Light: Live Sao Paulo on ezz-thetics in 2019.

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New American Songbooks, Volume 2, Kris Davis / Matt Mitchell / Aruán Ortiz / Matthew Shipp, 2018, Sound American

Tracks : Let Us Break Bread Together (Matthew Shipp), I Need Thee Every Hour (Matthew Shipp), Identity Picks (Matt Mitchell), You Made a Drawing (Matt Mitchell), Sing Me Softy Of The Blues (Kris Davis), Sketches Set Seven (Aruán Ortiz)

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Signature, Matthew Shipp, 2019, ESP Disk'

Tracks : Signature, Deep to Deep, Flying Saucer, Snap, The Way, Stage Ten, Speech of Form, Zo 2, New Z, This Matrix

Musicians : Matthew Shipp, Michael Bisio, Newman Taylor Baker

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All Things Are, Matthew Shipp Trio Invites Nicole Mitchell, 2019, RogueArt ROG-0088

Tracks : Elements, Well Spring, It, Hidden Essence, Void of Ground, Water and Earth, Fire and Air, Blossom, All Things Are

Musicians: Matthew Shipp, Nicole Mitchell, Michael Bisio, Newman Taylor Baker

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Symbolic Reality, Matthew Shipp String Trio, 2019, RogueArt ROG-0096

Tracks : Central Flame, Symbolic Reality, Flesh and Bone, Inner Speech, The Other Universe, Law of Sequence

Musicians: Matthew Shipp, Mat Maneri, William Parker

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What If?, Matthew Shipp / Nate Wooley, 2019, RogueArt ROG-0097

Tracks : What If?, New Light, Plug Vortex, Points of Fractions, Ktu, The Angle, Nova Jazz, Space Junk, The Ball, Cosmic Rumble, Circular Juice from the Matrix, Call in Space

Musicians: Matthew Shipp, Nate Wooley

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Skin and Bones, Matthew Shipp / Mark Helias / Gordon Grdina, 2019, Not Two

Tracks : Bob and Weave, The Distance, Solitary Figure, Stick and Move, The Onslaught, Feather Weight, The Slip

Musicians : Matthew Shipp, Mark Helias, Gordon Grdina

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Invisible Light: Live Sao Paulo, Matthew Shipp, 2019, ezz-thetics 1015

Tracks : Symbol Systems, Angel Eyes, Whole Movement, On Green Dolphin Street, Invisible Light, There Will Never Be Another You, Blue In Orion, Yesterdays, Patmos, Gamma Ray, Summertime

Musicians : Matthew Shipp

Notes : Recorded live at the Factory Festival in Sao Paulo on August 16, 2016. Originally released as Ao Vivo Jazz Na Fábrica by SESC in Brazil in 2018.

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The Unidentifiable, Matthew Shipp Trio, 2019, ESP Disk'

Tracks : Blue Transport System, Trance Frame, Phantom Journey, Dark Sea Negative Charge, The Dimension, Loop, The Unidentifiable, Virgin Psych Space 1, Virgin Psych Space 2, Regeneration, New Heaven and New Earth

Musicians : Matthew Shipp, Michael Bisio, Newman Taylor Baker

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Then Now, Matthew Shipp / Rob Brown, 2020, RogueArt ROG-0101

Tracks : Then Now #1, Then Now #2, Then Now #3, Then Now #4, Then Now #5, Then Now #6, Then Now #7, Then Now #8

Musicians: Matthew Shipp, Rob Brown

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The Reward: Solo Piano Suite In Four Movements, Matthew Shipp, 2020, RogueArt ROG-0106

Tracks : Side A (1st Movement: Rhythm Hymns): Angel Whispering, Rhythm Hymns, Original Beauty, Deeper Energy, Coherence Demanded / Side B (2nd Movement: Inward Force): Instinctive, The Saccharine Principle, Nest, Inward Force, The Reward, Cosmic Clown / Side C (3rd Movement: Energy of Piano's Desire): Core of the Soul, Solitude of the Sun, Not a Sepulcher, Order and Energy, Energy of Piano's Desire / Side D (4th Movement: Jazz Agitator): Piano Genesis, The Generator, Gift, Jazz Agitator

Musicians: Matthew Shipp

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The Piano Equation, Matthew Shipp, 2020, Tao Forms TAO 01

Tracks : Piano Equation, Swing Note from Deep Space, Piano in Hyperspace, Vortex Factor, Land of the Secrets, Void Equation, Tone Pocket, Clown Pulse, Radio Signals Equation, Emission, Cosmic Juice

Musicians : Matthew Shipp

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Dark Matrix, Daniel Carter / Matthew Shipp, 2020, Not Two Records

Tracks : Dark Matrix, Landing Takeoff, The Will to the Form, Element

Musicians: Daniel Carter, Matthew Shipp

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Welcome Adventure! Vol. 1, Daniel Carter / Matthew Shipp / William Parker / Gerald Cleaver, 2021, 577 Records

Tracks : Majestic Travel Agency, Scintillate, Ear-regularities

Musicians: Daniel Carter, Matthew Shipp, William Parker, Gerald Cleaver

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Eyes Shut, Ears Open: A Burning Ambulance Compilation, Various Artists, 2020, Burning Ambulance

Tracks : Soprano Summit for Burning Automobile (Mats Gustafsson), Angels and Demons at Play (Eric Hofbauer/Garrison Fewell), Prayer (Jason Kao Hwang), Seven A (Ivo Perelman/Nate Wooley), Commonplace Travel (William Hooker Trio), Glyphic (Melvin Gibbs), Oakanda Spoonful (Burnt Sugar The Arkestra Chamber), Staircase (Whit Dickey/Matthew Shipp), Eleutheria (Aaron Parks Trio), Volvimos (Matthew Golombisky), Over There (Melissa Aldana), Torched (Dead Neanderthals), Högbacka Baby (Dog Life), Point No Point (Nick Millevoi)

A didgital compilation of previously unreleased music that was released prior to the full launch of the Burning Ambulance label. Part of the proceeds from this compilation went to the Jazz Foundation Of America's Musicians' Emergency Fund.

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Leonine Aspects, Matthew Shipp / Evan Parker, 2021, RogueArt ROG 0108

Tracks : Leonine Aspect #1, Leonine Aspect #2

Musicians: Matthew Shipp, Evan Parker

Recorded live at Théâtre de la Sinne in Mulhouse France on August 22, 2017.

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Codebreaker, Matthew Shipp, 2021, Tao Forms TAO 07

Tracks : Codebreaker, Spiderweb, Disc, Code Swing, Letter From the Galaxy, Green Man, Raygun, Suspended, Mystic Motion, Stomp To the Galaxy, The Tunnel

Musicians : Matthew Shipp

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Cool With That, East Axis, 2021, ESP Disk'

Tracks : A Side, Oh Hell I Forgot About That, Social Distance, I'm Cool With That, One

Musicians : Matthew Shipp, Allen Lowe, Gerald Cleaver, Kevin Ray

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Village Mothership, Whit Dickey, William Parker, Matthew Shipp, 2021, Tao Forms TAO 06

Tracks : A Thing & Nothing, Whirling In The Void, Nothingness, Village Mothership, Down Void Way, Nothing & A Thing

Musicians : Whit Dickey, William Parker, Matthew Shipp

First two tracks not on LP edition.

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Reels, Matthew Shipp, Whit Dickey, 2021, Burning Ambulance BAM76

Tracks : Lattice, Cosmic Train, Hold Tight, Moon Garden, Fire Dance, Vector, Magma, Silent Ice, Reels, Icing

Musicians : Matthew Shipp, Whit Dickey

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Re-Union, William Parker / Matthew Shipp, 2021, RogueArt ROG-0111

Tracks : Re-Union, The New Zo, Further DNA, Song of Two

Musicians: William Parker, Matthew Shipp

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World Construct, Matthew Shipp Trio, 2022, ESP Disk'

Tracks : Tangible, Sustained Construct, Spine, Jazz Posture, Beyond Understanding, Talk Power, Abandoned, A Mysterious State, Stop the World, Sly Glance, World Construct

Musicians : Matthew Shipp, Michael Bisio, Newman Taylor Baker

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The New Syntax, Matthew Shipp / Mark Helias, 2022, RogueArt ROG-0124

Tracks : Mystic Rubber Band, Psychic Ladder, Acoustic Electric, Bridge to Loka, We Sing the Body Jazz, The Mystic Garden, The New Syntax, Sonic Swing Particles, Song for You

Musicians : Matthew Shipp, Mark Helias

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Welcome Adventure! Vol. 2, Daniel Carter / Matthew Shipp / William Parker / Gerald Cleaver, 2022, 577 Records

Tracks : Sunverified, Blinking Dawn, Mask Production, Wordwide, Da Rest Is Story

Musicians: Daniel Carter, Matthew Shipp, William Parker, Gerald Cleaver

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The Intrinsic Nature Of Shipp, Matthew Shipp, 2023, Mahakala Music

Tracks : The Intrinsic Nature Of Shipp, Crystal Structures, That Vibration, The, Jazz Emotions, The Essence, Jazz Frequency, Tune Into It, The Bulldozer Poetics, Essence Of Silence

Musicians : Matthew Shipp

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No Subject, East Axis, 2023, Mack Avenue

Tracks : At the Very Least, I Like It Very Much, Somebody Just Go In, Please, Sometime Tomorrow, Decisions Have Already Been Made, Metal Sounds, Excuse My Absence, I Take That Back, To Be Honest, Word and Respect, See What You Think, No Subject

Musicians : Matthew Shipp, Scott Robinson, Gerald Cleaver, Kevin Ray

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New Concepts in Piano Trio Jazz, Matthew Shipp Trio, 2024, ESP Disk'

Tracks : Primal Poem, Sea Song, The Function, Non Circle, Tone IQ, Brain System, Brain Work, Coherent System

Musicians : Matthew Shipp, Michael Bisio, Newman Taylor Baker

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The Data, Matthew Shipp, 2024, RogueArt ROG-0136

Tracks : CD 1: The Data #1, The Data #2, The Data #3, The Data #4, The Data #5, The Data #6, The Data #7 / CD 2: The Data #8, The Data #9, The Data #10, The Data #11, The Data #12, The Data #13, The Data #14, The Data #15, The Data #16, The Data #17

Musicians : Matthew Shipp

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The Cosmic Piano, Matthew Shipp, 2025, Cantaloupe Music

Tracks : The Cosmic Piano, Cosmic Junk Jazz DNA, Orbit Light, Piano's DNA Upgrade, The Other Dimensional Tone, Blues Orgasm, Radio Signals from Jazz Keys, Suburban Outerspace, Face to Face, Subconscious Piano, The Future Is in the Past, A Cosmic Thank You

Musicians : Matthew Shipp

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Matthew Shipp on albums led by other musicians: albums and selected single artist compilations

Black Queen, Marc Edwards Quartet, 1991, Alpha Phonics

Tracks : Creation, Bumblebees and Marigold Flowers, Lite Free, Black Queen, Quadratic Equation, A New Day-A New Age

Musicians : Marc Edwards, Rob Brown, Matthew Shipp, Fred Hopkins, Laverne Maxwell

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Flight of i, David S. Ware, 1992, DIW Records 856

Tracks : Aquarian Sound, There Will Never Be Another You, Sad Eyes, Flight Of i, Yesterdays, Infi-Rhythms #1

Musicians : David S. Ware, Matthew Shipp, William Parker, Marc Edwards

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Third Ear Recitation, David S. Ware, 1993?, DIW Records 870

Tracks : Autumn Leaves, East Broadway Run Down, Mystic March, Angel Eyes, Third Ear Recitation, Free Flow Dialogue, Sentient Compassion, The Chase, Autumn Leaves

Musicians : David S. Ware, Matthew Shipp, William Parker, Whit Dickey

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This Dance Is for Steve McCall, Roscoe Mitchell and the Note Factory, 1993, Black Saint 0150

Tracks : Ericka, Uptown Strut, The Rodney King Affair, Ah, Song For Gerald Oshita, Paintings For Philip Wilson, The Far East Blues, Variations For String Bass And Piano, This Dance Is For Steve McCall

Musicians : Roscoe Mitchell, Matthew Shipp, Jaribu Shahid, William Parker, Vincent Davis, Tani Tabbal

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Great Bliss, Vol. 1, David S. Ware Quartet, 1993, Silkheart 127

Tracks : Forward Motion, Angular, Bliss Theme, Cadenza, Sound Bound, Mind Time, Saxelloscape One, Thirds

Musicians : David S. Ware, Matthew Shipp, William Parker, Marc Edwards

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Great Bliss, Vol. 2, David S. Ware Quartet, 1993, Silkheart 128

Tracks : One Two Three, Emptiness, Primary Piece III, Saxelloscape Two, The Child Without-The Child Within, Stritchland, Low Strata, Reign Of Peace

Musicians : David S. Ware, Matthew Shipp, William Parker, Marc Edwards

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Cryptology, David S. Ware, 1994, Homestead

Tracks : Solar Passage, Direction: Pleiades, Dinosauria, Cryptology / Theme Stream, Panoramic, The Liberator

Musicians : David S. Ware, Matthew Shipp, William Parker, Whit Dickey

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Earthquation, David S. Ware Quartet, 1995, DIW Records 892

Tracks : Canadian Sunset, Inverse Alchemy, Tenderly, Ideational Blue, Cococana, Tenderly, Earthquation

Musicians : David S. Ware, Matthew Shipp, William Parker, Whit Dickey

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DAO, David S. Ware, 1996, Homestead

Tracks : Interdao, Motif Dao, Rhythm Dao, Tao Above Sky, Dao Forms, Dao Feel, Dao

Musicians : David S. Ware, Matthew Shipp, William Parker, Whit Dickey

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Godspelized, David S. Ware, 1996, DIW Records 916

Tracks : Godspelized, Wisdomsphere, Inner Temple, Wisdom Through Time, The Stargazers, Eternal Faces Of Brahm, Godspelized

Musicians : David S. Ware, Matthew Shipp, William Parker, Susie Ibarra

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Elsewhere, Joe Morris Ensemble, 1996, Homestead

Tracks : Plexus, Elsewhere, Cirrus, Violet, Mind's Eye, Rotunda

Musicians : Joe Morris, Matthew Shipp, William Parker, Whit Dickey

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Cama de Terra, Ivo Perelman + Matthew Shipp / William Parker, 1996, Homestead

Tracks : Soundcheck, One Converse, To Another, Nho Quim, Spiral, Adriana, Groundswell Descent, Dedos, Elephants Have Brains, Cama de Terra, The Dark of Day

Musicians : Ivo Perelman, Matthew Shipp, William Parker

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Wisdom Of Uncertainty, David S. Ware Quartet, 1997, AUM Fidelity AUM 001

Tracks : Acclimation, Antidromic, Utopic, Alignment, Sunbows Rainsets Blue, Continuum

Musicians : David S. Ware, Matthew Shipp, William Parker, Susie Ibarra

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Oblations and Blessings, David S. Ware Quartet, 1997, Silkheart 145

Tracks : Oblations and Blessings, Riff Unknown, Of Shambhala, Fire Within, Manu's Ideal, Serpents and Visions

Musicians : David S. Ware, Matthew Shipp, William Parker, Whit Dickey

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Blink Of An Eye, Rob Brown Duo With Matthew Shipp, 1997, No More No. 3

Tracks : Blink Of An Eye: Part 1 / Part 2 / Part 3

Musicians : Rob Brown, Matthew Shipp

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Bendito Of Santa Cruz, Ivo Perelman With Matthew Shipp, 1997, CJR 1076

Tracks : Bendito Of Santa Cruz - Take 1, Macumba, Anglo, Roses, Ze Do Vale, Cego, Cana Fita, Bandeirantes, The Lion, Bendito Of Santa Cruz - Take 2

Musicians : Ivo Perelman, Matthew Shipp



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Go See The World, David S. Ware, 1998, Columbia

Tracks : Mikuro's Blues, Lexicon, Logistic, The Way We Were, Quadrahex, Estheticmetric, Rapturelodic

Musicians : David S. Ware, Matthew Shipp, William Parker, Susie Ibarra

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Nine to Get Ready, Roscoe Mitchell, 1999, ECM 1651

Tracks : Leola, Dream and Response, For Lester B, Jamaican Farewell, Hop Hop Bip Bir Bip, Nine to Get Ready, Bessie Harris, Fallen Heroes, Move Toward the Light, Big Red Peaches

Musicians : Roscoe Mitchell, Hugh Ragin, George Lewis, Matthew Shipp, Craig Taborn, Jaribu Shahid, William Parker, Gerald Cleaver, Tanni Tabbal

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So What?, Mat Maneri Trio, 1999, hatOLOGY 529

Tracks : Asunta, So What?, Sunned, Circle, Three Smiles, Cathedral, Solar, Solaris, No Blues

Musicians : Mat Maneri, Matthew Shipp, Randy Peterson

Some of these tracks were subsequently included on hatOLOGY 696 - Matthew Shipp Duos With Mat Maneri & Joe Morris.

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Brazilian Watercolour, Ivo Perelman, 1999, Leo CD LR 266

Tracks : Brazilian Watercolour, Ascendent, Desafinado, Traces, Summer Samba, Recitativo, Rimbotim, Explicativo, Pal Piteira, Flauting, The Boat, Pandeiros

Musicians : Ivo Perelman, Matthew Shipp, Rashied Ali, Guilherme Franco, Cyro Baptista

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Incomplete Directions, Steve Dalachinsky, 1999, Knitting Factory Records

Tracks : If Cars Could Fly, James Dean, Night Viewing, Disjunctive, The Saxophone Factory (For Ben Webster), Tapping The Reed, In The Book Of Ice # 4 (Democracy), In The Book Of Ice # 5 (This Is A Jazz Poem Not), Empire (For Kamau Braithwaite), I Dreamed I Was Van Gogh, Duets (An Excerpt), 3 Card Monty (Or Eating The Red), One Thin Line, For Mary, Lament # 1 - Sound Drummer, Incomplete Directions (For Bernhard Streit), Nightglass (For Chris Anderson), Spring Equinox, New Jersey, The Conquest, In The Cold, A Tale Of Krishna, Focus (For Denis Charles & Susie Ibarra), Glissandos (For C.T. & Lydia), Slim Slow Swimmer, The Tv Is Totally Broken, The Mahabharata Bluettes, For The Dance (For Milford Graves), Tribute To Bob Kaufman (The Shadows), Blue # 1, The Music Wokes Us One Nite, The Wind

Notes : A poetry album with free jazz accompaniement on some tracks. Matthew Shipp plays on three tracks: 3 Card Monty (Or Eating The Red), One Thin Line and The Conquest.

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Time Is of the Essence Is Beyond Time, Other Dimensions In Music Special Quintet With Matthew Shipp, 2000, Aum Fidelity AUM 013

Tracks : >, >, >, >, >, >, >

Musicians : Roy Campbell, Daniel Carter, Matthew Shipp, William Parker, Rashid Bakr

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Surrendered, David S. Ware, 2000, Columbia

Tracks : Peace Celestial, Sweet Georgia Bright, Theme of Ages, Surrendered, Glorified Calypso, African Drums

Musicians : David S. Ware, Matthew Shipp, William Parker, Guillermo E Brown

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Corridors & Parallels, David S. Ware Quartet, 2001, AUM Fidelity AUM 019

Tracks : Untitled, Straight Track, Jazz Fi-Sci, Superimposed, Sound-A-Bye, Untitled, Corridors & Parallels, Somewhere, Spaces Embraces, Mother May You Rest In Bliss, Untitled

Musicians : David S. Ware, Matthew Shipp, William Parker, Guillermo E. Brown

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Life Cycle, The Nommonsemble, 2001, AUM Fidelity AUM 020

Tracks : Wonder, War, Games, Love, Acceptance, Transformation

Musicians : Rob Brown, Matthew Shipp, Mat Maneri, Whit Dickey

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Masses, Spring Heel Jack, 2001, Thirsty Ear

Tracks : Chorale, Chiaroscuro, Interlude 1, Masses, Cross, Salt, Medusa's Head, Red Worm, Interlude 2, Coda

Musicians: Ashley Wales, John Coxon, Roy Campbell, Tim Berne, Evan Parker, Daniel Carter, Matthew Shipp, Ed Coxon, Mat Maneri, William Parker, George Trebar, Guillermo E. Brown

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The Seriousness Of The Matter, QPSM Unit, 2001, Quadraphonic Sound Module

Tracks : Brooklyn Inferno, Ode To The Supa Dupa Moms, Long Arithmatic, Alayaza, R.A.S. The Hustler Of The Movement

Musicians : Matthew Shipp probably plays on this album.

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AMaSSED, Spring Heel Jack, 2002, Thirsty Ear

Tracks : Double Cross, Amassed, Wormwood, Lit, Maroc, 100 Years Before, Duel, Obscured

Musicians: Ashley Wales, John Coxon, Kenny Wheeler, Paul Rutherford, Evan Parker, Matthew Shipp, J Spaceman, Ed Coxon, John Edwards, George Trebar, Han Bennink

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The Bad Guys: Live In Fano "Jazz By The Sea" 2000, Roscoe Mitchell And The Note Factory, 2002, Materiali Sonori

Tracks : Choro Pra Merilina, Down In The Basement, Oh, See How They Run To L.A., Do That Dance Called The Tangler, The Bad Guys, That Would Be Fine

Musicians : Roscoe Mitchell, Wadada Leo Smith, Craig Taborn, Matthew Shipp, Spencer Barefield, Gerald Cleaver, Jaribu Shahid, Harrison Bankhead, Tani Tabbal

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Freedom Suite, David S. Ware Quartet, 2002, AUM Fidelity AUM 023

Tracks : Freedom Suite Movement 1, Freedom Suite Movement 2, Freedom Suite Movement 3, Freedom Suite Movement 4

Musicians : David S. Ware, Matthew Shipp, William Parker, Guillermo E. Brown

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Going To Church, Maneri Ensemble, 2002, AUM Fidelity AUM 024

Tracks : Blood And Body, Before The Sermon, Going To Church

Musicians : Joe Maneri, Mat Maneri, Roy Campbell, Matthew Shipp, Barre Phillips, Randy Peterson

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Optometry, DJ Spooky, That Subliminal Kid, 2002, Thirsty Ear

Tracks : Ibid, Désmarches, Ibid, Reactive Switching Strategies for the Control of Uninhabited Air, Variation Cybernétique: Rhythmic Pataphysic (Part I), Asphalt (Tome II), Optometry, Sequentia Absentia (Dialectical Triangulation I), Rosemary, Dementia Absentia (Dialectical Triangulation II), Parachutes, Absentia Absentia (Dialectical Triangulation III), Variation Cybernétique: Rhythmic Pataphysic (Part II), Périphique, It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, World

Musicians include : DJ Spooky, Matthew Shipp, Pauline Oliveros, William Parker, Guillermo E. Brown, Joe McPhee, Carl Hancock Rux

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Live, Spring Heel Jack / Matthew Shipp, 2003, Thirsty Ear

Tracks : Part I, Part II

Musicians: Ashley Wales, John Coxon, Matthew Shipp, Evan Parker, J Spaceman, William Parker, Han Bennink

Recorded live at the Corn Exchange in Brighton on January 25, 2003.

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Threads, David S. Ware, 2003, Thirsty Ear

Tracks : Ananda Rotation, Sufic Passages, Weave Part 1, Threads, Carousel of Lightness, Weave Part 2

Musicians : David S. Ware, Matthew Shipp, Daniel Bernard Roumain, Mat Maneri, William Parker, Guillermo E Brown

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Apostolic Polyphony, Andrew Barker / Matthew Shipp / Charles Waters, 2003, Drimala Records

Tracks : Part-One Invention, Two-Part Invention, Three-One Invention, Part-Two Invention, Three-Part Invention, Three-Two Invention, One-Three Invention, Part-Four Invention

Musicians : Andrew Barker, Matthew Shipp, Charles Waters

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Nothing Stays The Same, DJ Wally, 2003, Thirsty Ear

Tracks : Hello (Intro), Day In The Life, Nothing Stays The Same, Thirsty Thrills, Lessons Learned (Interlude), Night In Savannah, Out Of The Blue, Matthew Shipp Solo (Interlude), Paint By Number, Shaken, I Spy, Maybe Just One (Interlude), A-Plus, Medley

Musicians : DJ Wally (Keef Destefano), William Parker, Guillermo E. Brown, Peter Gordon, Matthew Shipp, Daniel Carter, David S. Ware, Khan Jamal

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High Water, El-P, 2004, Thirst Ear

Tracks : Please Stay (Yesterday), Sunrise Over Bklyn, Get Your Hand Off My Shoulder, Pig, Get Modal, Intrigue in the House of India, Something Is Wrong, When the Moon Was Blue, Please Leave (Yesterday)

Musicians : El-P, Matthew Shipp, Daniel Carter, Steve Swell, Roy Campbell, William Parker, Guillermo E. Brown, Harry Keys

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Rhythm Process = 2x[y]+3, Elements Of The 7th, 2004, Quadraphonic Sound Module

Tracks : 3, The Move, Astro Nugget, Back To Black, Blue 19, The Move - Yard Version

Musicians : Roy Campbell, Sabir Mateen, Clark Gayton, Atiba Wilson, Matthew Shipp, Brian Carrot, Clifford "Moonie" Pusey, Alex Blake, Bill Dotts, Clyde Bullard, Charles Hopkins, Michael Thompson, Neil Clark, Ras Tschaka Tonge, Michael Foley Kolade

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Live In The World, David S. Ware, 2005, Thirsty Ear

Tracks : CD 1: Aquarian Sound, Logistic, The Way We Were, Mikuro's Blues / CD 2: Elder's Path, Unknown Mansion, Sentient Compassion, Co Co Cana, Manu's Ideal, Lexicon / CD 3: Freedom Suite: Part One, Freedom Suite: Part Two, Freedom Suite: Part Three, Freedom Suite: Part Four, Stargazer

Musicians : David S. Ware, Matthew Shipp, William Parker, Susie Ibarra, Guillermo E Brown, Hamid Drake

A 3 CD release of live recordings from 1998 and 2003.

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Live In The World, David S. Ware Quartet, 2006, Thirsty Ear

Tracks : Yesterdays, Dao, Autumn Leaves, Godspelized, Sentient Compassion, Tenderly, Angel Eyes

Musicians : David S. Ware, Matthew Shipp, William Parker, Guillermo E Brown

Studio recordings from 1999.

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Scotty Hard's Radical Reconstructive Surgery, Scotty Hard, 2006, Thirsty Ear

Tracks : Primary Humor, Chance Operation, St. Clare's Hospital, Noonday Demon, The General, Eclipse, Apothecary's Cabinet, The Peeler, Anatomy Of Melancholy, Round Two

Musicians : , Scotty HardNasheet Waits, Mauricio Takara, Matthew Shipp, John Medeski, DJ Olive

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The Vampire's Revenge, Dom Minasi, 2006, CDM Records

Tracks : CD 1: The Seduction, Who's Your Dentist?, Just One More Bite, The Transformation, The Dark Side, The First Day / CD 2: Blood Lust, The Hunt, Where You Gonna' Go? Where You Gonna Hide?, The Vampire's Revenge

Notes : Matthew Shipp plays on the track The Dark Side.

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Jews In Hell: Radical Jewish Acculturation, Allen Lowe, 2006, Spaceout Records

Notes : Matthew Shipp plays on 5 tracks of the double CD release.

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Renunciation, David S. Ware Quartet, 2007, AUM Fidelity AUM 042

Tracks : Introductions, Ganesh Sound, Renunciation Suite I, Renunciation Suite Ii, Renunciation Suite Iii, Mikuro's Blues, Ganesh Sound (reprise), Saturnian

Musicians : David S. Ware, Matthew Shipp, William Parker, Guillermo E. Brown

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The Free Zen Society, The Free Zen Society, 2007, Thirsty Ear

Tracks : Lightly Dropping, Thought Free, Surrender, Dream Escapes, Majestical, Glistening, Streaming Through, Clocking Space

Musicians : Peter Gordon, Matthew Shipp, William Parker, Zeena Parkins

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Logos and Language: A Post-Jazz Metaphorical Dialogue, Steve Dalachinsky, Matthew Shipp, 2008, RogueArt ROG-0015

Notes : A book of poems, interviews and other writings accompanied by photographs by Lorna Lentini.

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SpaceShipp, J. Spaceman and Matthew Shipp, 2008, Treader trd 010

Tracks : Inner, Outer

Musicians : J. Spaceman, Matthew Shipp

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Live In Vilnius, David S. Ware Quartet, 2009, NoBusiness NBLP 4/5

Tracks : Ganesh Sound, Theme Of Ages, Mikuro's Blues, The Stargazers, The Stargazers (Continues), Lithuanian Whirl, Surrendered

Musicians : David S. Ware, Matthew Shipp, William Parker, Guillermo E. Brown

Recorded live in Vilnius on March 24, 2007.

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The Secret Song, DJ Spooky, 2009, Thirsty Ear

Tracks : CD: ntro: The War Of Ideas, 5 Million Ways To Kill A CEO, Multiphonic, Dazed And Confused Dub, Measure By Measure, The Secret Song, Myxomatosis, Where I'm At, L'Autre, Heliocentric, Azadi (The New Complexity), Composite Refraction Drum Solo, Pax Per Fidem, Iago's Lament, Known Unknowns, Salt Satyagraha, Point-Counterpoint, No Quarter Dub, Cognitiva, Duality (Drum And Bass Duo In D Flat Minor) / DVD: Kino-Glaz (Cinema Eye)

Notes : Matthew Shipp plays on the track Pax Per Fidem.

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Blink Of An Eye, Scanner With The Post Modern Jazz Quartet, 2010, Thirsty Ear

Tracks : Shadow Splice, C Jam Blues, A Galaxy Of Winking Dots, Not A Frame Earlier Or Later, Involuntary Re Ex, Most With The Least, Dreaming With You At My Side, The Decisive Moment, Cuts And Shadows, Beyond The Edge Of The Frame

Musicians : Scanner, Matthew Shipp, Robin Rimbaud, Khan Jamal, Michael Bisio, Michael Thompson

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The Hour of the Star, Ivo Perelman Quartet, 2011, Leo CD LR 605

Tracks : A Tearful Tale, Singing the Blues, The Hour of the Star, The Right to Protest, As for the Future, Whistling in the Dark Wind

Musicians : Ivo Perelman, Matthew Shipp), Joe Morris, Gerald Cleaver

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Blues And The Empirical Truth, Allen Lowe, 2011, Music & Arts

Tracks : CD 1: Blue Like Me Part 1, Twilight At Terezin, No 5 No Flats No Sharps Blues, (Bull Connor Sees) Darkies On The Delta, Huh/Sublime And Funky Love Part 1, No More Blues (The Sins Of The Mother), Manhattan Moan, Carnovsky's Blues/The Whores' Dance, The Children Of Ella Mae Wiggins, Blue Interlude 1, Ras Speaks 1, Pete Brown's Blues, Sweet Joe Pye Weed, Mama, Mercy Comes In Spurts Part 1, In A Harlem Ashram, Five Out Of Four Blues, Blues In Shreds / CD 2: Blues And Transfiguration, I Hate Blues, My Clinch Mountain Blues, The Trapeze Artist's Anxiety At The First Note The Jazz Band Blows - Or: Jim Crow Eyes In No Man's Land, I Will Sing Me A Parable Under Water, Temperance March, Entrance No Exit, Electro Convulsive Blues, In Da Sunset Of Your Love, Speckled Shaw Crippled Pete Boogie, Mama, Mercy Comes In Spurts - Part 2, The Lost, Seasons Of The Witch Doctor, Pauli Murray, At The Back Of The Bus, Suddenly Realizes She Has The Blues, I Hate The Blues, Too, Blue Like Me Part 2, Blue Interlude 2, My Confession: Ode To Doris Day (The Last Embrace) / CD 3: Near A Baptist Meeting, Old Man Blues, Elvis Died With His Sins Intact, No 5 No Flats Sharps Blues Part 2, The Moon Is Setting On The Whore Eye Zone, One Trane Running, Ras Speaks Part 2, Williamsburg Blues, Cold Bed Blues, Blue Collage: Don't Put Off Salvation, Schildkraut On 52nd Street, In The Realm Of The Blue, Reconstruction Dreams (The Ballad Of Blind Tom), Blood On The Mirror, I Am A Delta Terrorist, Ras Speaks Part 3, I Hate Blues Again

Musicians : Allen Lowe, Roswell Rudd, Spike Sikes, Lewis Porter, Matthew Shipp, Marc Ribot, Ray Suhy, Chris Day, Derek Reynolds, Jessie Hautala, Jake Millet, Todd Hutchisen

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The Foreign Legion, Ivo Perelman / Matthew Shipp / Gerald Cleaver, 2012, Leo CD LR 643

Tracks : Mute Singing, Mute Dancing, An Angel's Disquiet, Paul Klee, Sketch of an Wardrobe, An Abstract Door

Musicians : Ivo Perelman, Matthew Shipp, Gerald Cleaver

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The Clairvoyant, Ivo Perelman / Matthew Shipp / Whit Dickey, 2012, Leo CD LR 650

Tracks : The Clairvoyant, Ritual, Torture and Glory, A Mere Speck of Dust, State of Grace, Silken Threads, The Expedients of a Primitive Being, Fear of Eternity

Musicians : Ivo Perelman, Matthew Shipp, Whit Dickey

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The Gift, Ivo Perelman / Matthew Shipp / Michael Bisio, 2012, Leo CD LR 657

Tracks : Too Good to Be True, The Gift, The Gratuitous Act, Refuge, What Is Anguish?, Submission to the Process, A Ride on a Camel, A Flower Bewitched and Too Bright by Far, Without Any Warning, Enlistment

Musicians : Ivo Perelman, Matthew Shipp, Michael Bisio

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The Art of the Duet Vol. 1, Ivo Perelman / Matthew Shipp, 2013, Leo CD LR 665

Tracks : Duet #1, Duet #2, Duet #3, Duet #4, Duet #5, Duet #6, Duet #7, Duet #8, Duet #9, Duet #10, Duet #11, Duet #12, Duet #13

Musicians : Ivo Perelman, Matthew Shipp

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The Edge, Ivo Perelman / Matthew Shipp / Michael Bisio / Whit Dickey, 2013, Leo CD LR 667

Tracks : Clarinblasen, Lancaster, Epigraph, The Edge, Zapotecs, Fatal Thorns, Interlude, Volcanic, Websterisms

Musicians : Ivo Perelman, Matthew Shipp, Michael Bisio, Whit Dickey

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Serendipity, Ivo Perelman / Matthew Shipp / William Parker / Gerald Cleaver, 2013, Leo CD LR 668

Tracks : Serendipity

Musicians : Ivo Perelman, Matthew Shipp, William Parker, Gerald Cleaver

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A Violent Dose of Anything, Ivo Perelman / Matthew Shipp / Mat Maneri, 2013, Leo CD LR 681

Tracks : Brasilia, Pedro, Virginia, Lucas, Jesús, El Vasco, Cristalina, Bia, São João Del Rei

Musicians : Ivo Perelman, Matthew Shipp, Mat Maneri

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Enigma, Ivo Perelman / Matthew Shipp / Whit Dickey / Gerald Cleaver, 2013, Leo CD LR 683

Tracks : Enigma, Irresistible Incarnation, Annunciation, Supernatural Life, Return to Nature, Ritual, Gentle as a Fawn, A Bourgois Ideal

Musicians : Ivo Perelman, Matthew Shipp, Whit Dickey, Gerald Cleaver

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The Zookeeper's House, Jemeel Moondoc, 2014, Relative Pitch RPR1026

Tracks : The Zookeeper's House, Little Blue Elvira, Ptah, the El Daoud, One for Monk and Trane, For the Love of Cindy

Musicians : Jemeel Moondoc, Matthew Shipp (tracks 1 & 4), Roy Campbell (tracks 2 & 3), Steve Swell (tracks 2 & 3), Hilliard Greene, Newman Taylor Baker

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Two Men Walking, Ivo Perelman / Mat Maneri, 2014, Leo CD LR 696

Tracks : Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10

Musicians : Ivo Perelman, Matthew Shipp, Mat Maneri

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Book of Sound, Ivo Perelman / Matthew Shipp / William Parker, 2014, Leo CD LR 697

Tracks : Damnant Quod Non Intelligunt, Candor Dat Viribus Alas, De Gustibus Non Est Disputandum, Adsummum, Adde Parvum Parvo Magnus Acervus Erit, Veritas Vos Liberabit

Musicians : Ivo Perelman, Matthew Shipp, William Parker

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The Other Edge, Ivo Perelman / Matthew Shipp / Michael Bisio / Whit Dickey, 2014, Leo CD LR 699

Tracks : Desert Flower, Panem Et Circenses, Pt. 1, Crystal Clear, Panem Et Circenses, Pt. 2, Latin Vibes, Petals or Thorns?, Big Bang Swing, The Other Edge

Musicians : Ivo Perelman, Matthew Shipp, Michael Bisio, Whit Dickey

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The Core Trio With Matthew Shipp, The Core Trio, 2014

Tracks : Untitled

Musicians : Seth Paynter, Joe Hertenstein, Thomas Helton / Guest: Matthew Shipp

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Alternating Current, Jeff Cosgrove / Matthew Shipp / William Parker, 2014, Grizzley Music

Tracks : Bridges of Tomorrow, Alternating Current (For Andrew Cyrille), Victoria

Musicians : Jeff Cosgrove, Matthew Shipp, William Parker

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Callas, Ivo Perelman / Matthew Shipp, 2015, Leo CD LR 728/729

Tracks : CD 1: Lucia, Tosca, Rosina, Mimi, Medea, Violetta, Leonora / CD 2: Amelia, Aida, Maddalena, Turandot, Abigaille, Norma, Alceste, Louise, Giulia

Musicians : Ivo Perelman, Matthew Shipp

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A New Kind of Dance, Mike Reed's People, Places & Things, 2015, 482 Music

Tracks : A New Kind of Dance, Candyland, Markovsko Horo, Kwela for Taylor, Reesie's Waltz, Jackie's Tune, Wonderland, Star Crossed Lovers, Fear Not of Man, AKA Reib Letsma

Musicians : Mike Reed, Greg Ward, Tim Haldeman, Jason Roebke / Guests: Marquis Hill, Matthew Shipp

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Soul, Ivo Perelman with Matthew Shipp, Michael Bisio, Whit Dickey, 2016, Leo CD LR 739

Tracks : Metaphysical, Crossing, Eyound, Fragments, Belvedere, Landscape, Soul, Joy, The Unknown

Musicians : Ivo Perelman, Matthew Shipp, Michael Bisio, Whit Dickey

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Butterfly Whispers, Ivo Perelman / Matthew Shipp / Whit Dickey, 2015, Leo CD LR 740

Tracks : Waiting, Plowed Field, Wet Land, Pollen, Irruption, Secret Garden, Epiphany, Butterfly Whispers, Almost Spring, Her

Musicians : Ivo Perelman, Matthew Shipp, Whit Dickey

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Complementary Colors, Ivo Perelman / Matthew Shipp, 2015, Leo CD LR 744

Tracks : Violet, Yellow, Violet and Yellow, Blue, Red, Blue and Red, Green, Magenta, Green and Magenta, White

Musicians : Ivo Perelman, Matthew Shipp

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Matthew Shipp Plays The Music Of Allen Lowe: I Alone: The Everlasting Beauty Of Monotony, Matthew Shipp / Allen Lowe, 2015, Constant Sorrow

Tracks : I Alone: The Everlasting Beauty Of Monotony (1), I Want To Be A Cavalryman, As My Father Was, Once I Knew, 20 Minutes To Hell (1), The Stranger, Mirror In The Dark, Tell Her I Said Hello (1), The Pianist, The Future, He Thought, Was Never When He Expected It To Be (1) (From The Mary Lou Williams Suite), Six Couples Sway, An Eye For Beauty And Another For Cash, The Future, He Thought, Was Never When He Expected It To Be (2) (From The Mary Lou Williams Suite), Tell Her I Said Hello (2), I Alone: The Everlasting Beauty Of Monotony (2), 20 Minutes To Hell (2), Ballad In Plain F

Musicians : Allen Lowe, Matthew Shipp, Chris Klaxton, Eliot Cardinaux, Michael Gregory Jackson, Ryan Blotnik, Kevin Ray, Peter McLaughlin

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Tracks : Ballad For Albert, Please Wait, Last Call, No More, No Less, No Hope Left, Maui Shuffle, I'll Keep Looking For You, No Hope Left (2), Last Call (2), Ballad For Albert

Musicians : Allen Lowe, Matthew Shipp, Jake Millett, Kevin Ray

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Corpo, Ivo Perelman / Matthew Shipp, 2016, Leo CD LR 755

Tracks : Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10, Part 11, Part 12

Musicians : Ivo Perelman, Matthew Shipp

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The Art of the Improv Trio, Vol. 3, Ivo Perelman / Matthew Shipp / Gerald Cleaver, 2016, Leo CD LR 773

Tracks : Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9

Musicians : Ivo Perelman, Matthew Shipp, Gerald Cleaver

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Live in Sant'Anna Arresi 2004, David S. Ware, 2016, AUM Fidelity

Tracks : Tao Flow Part 1, Tao Flow Part 2, Encore

Musicians : David S. Ware, Matthew Shipp

A live recording from 2004.

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The Core Trio With Matthew Shipp, The Core Trio, 2016

Tracks : Set 1, Set 2

Musicians : Seth Paynter, Joe Hertenstein, Thomas Helton / Guest: Matthew Shipp

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Vessel In Orbit, Dickey / Maneri / Shipp, 2017, AUM Fidelity 101

Tracks : Spaceship 9, Space Walk, Dark Matter, Galaxy 9, Turbulence, To a Lost Comrade, Space Strut, Hyperspatial

Musicians : Whit Dickey, Mat Maneri, Matthew Shipp

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Titan, The Art of Perelman-Shipp Vol. 1, 2017, Leo CD LR 794

Tracks : Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6

Musicians : Ivo Perelman, Matthew Shipp, William Parker

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Tarvos, The Art of Perelman-Shipp Vol. 2, 2017, Leo CD LR 795

Tracks : Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7

Musicians : Ivo Perelman, Matthew Shipp, Bobby Kapp

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Pandora, The Art of Perelman-Shipp Vol. 3, 2017, Leo CD LR 796

Tracks : Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6

Musicians : Ivo Perelman, Matthew Shipp, William Parker, Whit Dickey

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Hyperion, The Art of Perelman-Shipp Vol. 4, 2017, Leo CD LR 797

Tracks : Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10

Musicians : Ivo Perelman, Matthew Shipp, Michael Bisio

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Rhea, The Art of Perelman-Shipp Vol. 5, 2017, Leo CD LR 798

Tracks : Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7

Musicians : Ivo Perelman, Matthew Shipp, Michael Bisio, Whit Dickey

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Saturn, The Art of Perelman-Shipp Vol. 6, 2017, Leo CD LR 786

Tracks : Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10

Musicians : Ivo Perelman, Matthew Shipp

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Dione, The Art of Perelman-Shipp Vol. 7, 2017, Leo CD LR 799

Tracks : Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8

Musicians : Ivo Perelman, Matthew Shipp, Andrew Cyrille

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Live in Brussels, Ivo Perelman / Matthew Shipp, 2017, Leo CD LR 804/805

Tracks : CD 1: Set 1 Part 1, Set 1 Part 2 / CD 2: Set 2, Encore

Musicians : Ivo Perelman, Matthew Shipp

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Live in Baltimore, Ivo Perelman / Matthew Shipp / Jeff Cosgrove, 2017, Leo CD LR 806

Tracks : Second Set

Musicians : Ivo Perelman, Matthew Shipp, Jeff Cosgrove

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Heptagon, Ivo Perelman / Matthew Shipp / William Parker / Bobby Kapp, 2017, Leo CD LR 807

Tracks : Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7

Musicians : Ivo Perelman, Matthew Shipp, William Parker, Bobby Kapp

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Scalene, Ivo Perelman / Matthew Shipp / Joe Hertenstein, 2017, Leo CD LR 808

Tracks : Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10

Musicians : Ivo Perelman, Matthew Shipp, Joe Hertenstein

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Philosopher's Stone, Ivo Perelman / Matthew Shipp / Nate Wooley, 2017, Leo CD LR 809

Tracks : Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10

Musicians : Ivo Perelman, Matthew Shipp, Nate Wooley

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Live In London, Paul Dunmall / Matthew Shipp / John Edwards / Mark Sanders, 2017, FMR

Tracks : Set One, Set Two

Musicians : Paul Dunmall, Matthew Shipp, John Edwards, Mark Sanders

Recorded live at Café Oto in London on 12th February 2010.

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Seraphic Light, Daniel Carter / William Parker / Matthew Shipp, 2018, AUM Fidelity

Tracks : Seraphic Light part I, Seraphic Light part II, Seraphic Light part III

Musicians : Daniel Carter, William Parker, Matthew Shipp

Recorded live at Tufts University in Boston in April 2017.

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The Astral Revelations, Jemeel Moondoc Quartet, 2018, RogueArt ROG-0081

Tracks : Cosmic Nickelodeon, Blues For Katie, Here Now, Gone Now, Ornette Gone Bye

Musicians: Jemeel Moondoc, Matthew Shipp, Hilliard Greene, Newman Taylor Baker

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Oneness, Ivo Perelman / Matthew Shipp, 2018, Leo CD LR 823/825

Tracks : CD 1: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10, Part 11 / CD 2: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10 /CD 3: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10, Part 11, Part 12

Musicians : Ivo Perelman, Matthew Shipp

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Strings 4, Perelman / Maneri / Wooley / Shipp, 2019, Leo CD LR 860

Tracks : (9 untitled tracks)

Musicians : Ivo Perelman, Mat Maneri, Nate Wooley, Matthew Shipp

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Peace Planet / Box of Light, Whit Dickey / Tao Quartets, 2019, AUM Fidelity 108/109

Tracks : CD 1 (Peace Planet): Peace Planet, Seventh Sun, Ancient Monument, Suite For DSW, Blossom Time / CD 2 (Box Of Light): Eye Opener, Ellipse: Passage Through, Ethereality, Box Of Light, Rotation Steps, Jungle Suite

Musicians : Peace Planet Quartet: Whit Dickey, Matthew Shipp, Rob Brown, William Parker / Box of Light Quartet: Whit Dickey, Rob Brown, Steve Swell, Michael Bisio

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Efflorescence, Volume 1, Ivo Perelman / Matthew Shipp, 2019, Leo CD LR 866/869

Tracks : CD 1: Hibiscus, Cosmos, Rose, Lotus, Amaryllis, Zinnia, Iris, Bleeding Heart, Moonflower, Peony, Clematis, Tiger Lilly, Mandevilla, Cape Primrose / CD 2: Quince, Columbine, Hydrangea, Jacob's Ladder, Yellow Bell, Trillium, Nigella, Hellenium, Goldenrod, Forsythia, Sage / CD 3: Clover, Heather, Sweet Pea, Veronica, Strawflower, Aster, Catmint, Honeysuckle, Impatiens, Globeflower, Jasmine, Sweet William, Nightshade, Lilac / CD 4: Snapdragon, Heath, Narcissus, Lupine, Shasta Daisy, Rosilla, Snowdrop, Carnation, Orchid, Tiger Flower

Musicians : Ivo Perelman, Matthew Shipp

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Ineffable Joy, Ivo Perelman / Matthew Shipp / William Parker / Bobby Kapp, 2019, ESP Disk'

Tracks : Ecstasy, Ineffable Joy, Jubilation, Ebullience, Bliss, Elation, Rejoicing, Exuberance

Musicians : Ivo Perelman, Matthew Shipp, William Parker, Bobby Kapp

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Live In Nuremberg, Ivo Perelman / Matthew Shipp, 2019, SMP

Tracks : Part I, Encore

Musicians : Ivo Perelman, Matthew Shipp

Recorded live at the Art of Improvisation Festival in Nuremberg on June 26, 2019.

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Near Disaster, Jeff Cosgrove / Matthew Shipp / William Parker, 2019

Tracks : Last Steps, First, October Nights Sky, Spherical

Musicians : Jeff Cosgrove, Matthew Shipp, William Parker

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Terra Incognita, Rich Halley / Matthew Shipp / Michael Bisio / Newman Taylor Baker, 2019, Pine Eagle

Tracks : Opening, Forager, Centripetal, The Elms, Terra Incognita, The Journey

Musicians : Rich Halley, Matthew Shipp, Michael Bisio, Newman Taylor Baker

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Season Of Sadness, Frode Gjerstad / Fredrick Lonberg-Holm / Matthew Shipp, 2019, Iluso

Tracks : Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8

Musicians : Frode Gjerstad, Fredrick Lonberg-Holm, Matthew Shipp

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The Clawed Stone, J. Butcher / T. Lehn / M. Shipp, 2020, RogueArt ROG-0099

Tracks : Stitched Equivalence, Blurred and Sewn, Trippy Revelation, Off Kilter, Re(as)semble, Links on Canvas, Tastes of Song, Tapping Signs

Musicians: John Butcher, Thomas Lehn, Matthew Shipp

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Amalgam, Ivo Perelman / Matthew Shipp, 2020, Mahakala Music

Tracks : Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10, Part 11, Part 12

Musicians : Ivo Perelman, Matthew Shipp

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Morph, Whit Dickey, 2020, ESP Disk'

Tracks : Blue Threads, Reckoning, Dice, Thick, Helix, Steps, Morph, Firmament / CD 2: Noir 1, Noir 2, Take the Wild Train, To Planet Earth, Epiphany, Pulse Morph, Space Trance, Noir 3, Noir 4

Musicians : Whit Dickey, Matthew Shipp, Nate Wooley (CD 2 only)

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Shape Of Things, Rich Halley / Matthew Shipp / Michael Bisio / Newman Taylor Baker, 2020, Pine Eagle

Tracks : Tetrahedron, Vector, Spaces Between, Oblique Angles, Lower Strata, The Curved Horizon

Musicians : Rich Halley, Matthew Shipp, Michael Bisio, Newman Taylor Baker

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Every Dog Has Its Day But It Doesn't Matter Because Fat Cat Is Getting Fatter, Okuden, 2020, ESP Disk'

Tracks : The Forest Council, Thelonious Forever, Magic World Pt. 1 - Study, Magic World Pt. 2 - Work, Magic World Pt. 3 - Life, Sir Denis, Business With Wiliiam, Lesson II

Musicians : Mat Walerian, Matthew Shipp, William Parker, Hamid Drake

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The Bright Awakening, Paul Dunmall / Matthew Shipp / Joe Morris / Gerald Cleaver, 2021, RogueArt ROG-0103

Tracks : The Bright Awakening

Musicians: Paul Dunmall, Matthew Shipp, Joe Morris, Gerald Cleaver

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Garden Of Jewels, Ivo Perelman Trio, 2021, Tao Forms TAO 04

Tracks : Garden of Jewels, Tourmaline, Amethyst, Onyx, Turquoise, Emerald, Sapphire, Diamond

Musicians : Ivo Perelman, Matthew Shipp, Whit Dickey

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Shamanism, Ivo Perelman / Matthew Shipp / Joe Morris, 2021, Mahakala Music

Tracks : Prophets and Healers, Shamanism, Spirit World, Trance, Altered States of Consciousness, Spiritual Energies, One Who Knows, Divination, Supernatural Faith, Religious Ecstasy

Musicians : Ivo Perelman, Matthew Shipp, Joe Morris

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Special Edition Box, Ivo Perelman / Matthew Shipp, 2021, SMP

Contents : CD (Procedural Language): 12 untiled studio tracks from January 2019 / Blu-ray (Live In Sao Paulo At Sesc): Perelman / Shipp performance recorded live at Sesc Pompeia in Sao Paulo on July 11 2019 / Book (Ivo Perelman and Matthew Shipp - Embrace of the Souls): A 52 page book by Jean-Michel Van Schouwburg

Musicians : Ivo Perelman, Matthew Shipp

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Music Frees Our Souls, Vol. 1, Francisco Mela feat. Matthew Shipp and William Parker, 2021, 577 Records

Tracks : Light of Mind, Dark Light, Infinite Consciousness

Musicians : Francisco Mela, Matthew Shipp, William Parker

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Old Stories, Chad Fowler / Matthew Shipp, 2022, Mahakala Music

Tracks : Chapter I, Chapter II, Chapter III, Chapter IV, Chapter V, Chapter VI, Chapter VII, Chapter VIII, Chapter IX, Chapter X, Chapter XI, Chapter XII, Chapter XIII, Chapter XIV

Musicians : Chad Fowler, Matthew Shipp

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Alien Skin, Chad Fowler, Ivo Perelman, Zoh Amba, Matthew Shipp, William Parker, Steve Hirsh, 2022, Mahakala Music

Tracks : Occupation Day 2, In Pairs, Alien Skin, Sentient Sentiment, Broken Language

Musicians : Chad Fowler, Ivo Perelman, Zoh Amba, Matthew Shipp, William Parker, Steve Hirsh

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Gravity Without Airs, Kirk Knuffke Trio, 2022, Tao Forms TAO 10

Tracks : Gravity Without Airs, Stars Go Up, Between Today and May, The Sun Is Always Shining, Birds of Passage, Time Is Another River, Paint Pale Silver, The Water Will Win, June Stretched, Blinds, Piece of Sky, Shadows to Dance, Heal the Roses, Today for Today

Musicians : Kirk Knuffke, Michael Bisio, Matthew Shipp

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Root Perspectives, Whit Dickey Quartet, 2022, Tao Forms TAO 12

Tracks : Supernova, Doomsday Equation, Swamp Petals, Starship Lotus

Musicians : Tony Malaby, Matthew Shipp, Brandon Lopez, Whit Dickey

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Fruition, Perelman / Shipp, 2022, ESP-Disk'

Tracks : Nine, Thirteen, One, Seven, Fourteen, Two, Six, Three, Four, Ten, Eleven

Musicians : Ivo Perelman, Matthew Shipp

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Flow Of Everything, Michael Bisio / Matthew Shipp, 2022, Fundacja Sluchaj!

Tracks : Flow, Bow Of Everyone, Everything, Of Now, Of Everything, Go-Flow, Flow Of Everything, Pockets, Panel

Musicians : Michael Bisio, Matthew Shipp

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Pathways, Gordon Grdina / Mark Helias / Matthew Shipp, 2022, Attaboygirl Records

Tracks : Palimpsest, Deep Dive, Pathways, Trimeter, Amalgam, Flutter, Ossicles, Synapses, Sanctum

Musicians : Gordon Grdina, Mark Helias, Matthew Shipp

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We Speak, Frode Gjerstad With Matthew Shipp, 2023, Relative Pitch RPR1154

Tracks : About Music, About Hearing, About Freedom Of Expression, About Conspiracies, About Minorities, About Equality, About Silence, About Peace

Musicians : Frode Gjerstad, Matthew Shipp

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Fire Within, Rich Halley / Matthew Shipp / Michael Bisio / Newman Taylor Baker, 2023, Pine Eagle

Tracks : Fire Within, Inferred, Angular Logic, Through Still Air, Following the Stream

Musicians : Rich Halley, Matthew Shipp, Michael Bisio, Newman Taylor Baker

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Live in Carrboro, Perelman / Shipp / Cosgrove, 2023, Soul City Sounds

Tracks : Live In Carrboro, Live in Carrboro (excerpt)

Musicians : Ivo Perelman, Matthew Shipp, Jeff Cosgrove

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Space Cube Jazz, Steve Swell / Matthew Shipp, 2024, RogueArt ROG-0133

Tracks : Flashes, Electric Tip, Ice and Water, Firmament, Space Warp, Space Cube Jazz, The Dumb Abyss, Stairways, By and By, Dark Matter, String Theory, Space Hammer

Musicians : Steve Swell, Matthew Shipp

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Water Music, Ivo Prelman Quartet, 2024, RogueArt ROG-0135

Tracks : Entrainment, Life Force, Sound Essence, Human Intuition, Boundless, Water Music, Fluidity, Flow

Musicians : Ivo Perelman, Matthew Shipp, Mark Helias, Tom Rainey

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Travelogue, Jerome Deupree / Joe Morris / Matthew Shipp, 2024, Fundacja Sluchaj!

Tracks : 42.6362° N, 70.8431° W, 54.7753° N, 1.5849° W, 37.8651° N, 119.5383° W, 36.9741° N, 122.0308° W, 43.4461° N, 70.3507° W, 34.6037° S, 58.3816° W

Musicians : Jerome Deupree, Joe Morris, Matthew Shipp

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Magical Incantation, Ivo Perelman / Matthew Shipp, 2024, Soul City Sounds

Tracks : Prayer, Rituals, Lustihood, Enlightenment, Sacred Values, Incarnation, Vibrational Essence, Magical Incantation

Musicians : Ivo Perelman, Matthew Shipp

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Armageddon Flower, Ivo Perelman & Matthew Shipp String Trio, 2025, Tao Forms TAO 18

Tracks : Pillar of Light, Tree of Life, Armageddon Flower, Restoration

Musicians : Ivo Perelman, Matthew Shipp, Mat Maneri, William Parker

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Horizon, Eri Yamamoto / Matthew Shipp, 2025, Mahakala Music

Tracks : Thirty Years, Conversations, Horizon, Avenue B Social Club, New York Piano Forte

Musicians : Eri Yamamoto, Matthew Shipp

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Last updated April 2026