Zo (album)
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Released | 1994 | |||
Recorded | May 1993 | |||
Studio | Seltzer Sound, New York | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 49:55 | |||
Label | Rise Records 2.13.61 | |||
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Zo is an album by American jazz pianist Matthew Shipp with bassist William Parker, which was recorded in 1993 and released on the tiny label Rise Records. The album was reissued in 1997 by the 2.13.61 label, founded by Henry Rollins, in partnership with Thirsty Ear Recordings.
Music
Shipp states that this is a tribute to his favorite modern pianist
Reception
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Source | Rating |
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The Penguin Guide to Jazz | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
(The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
In his review for AllMusic, David R. Adler states: "It's a dark, forbidding affair, although the solo piano openings of 'Zo, No. 2' and 'Zo, No. 3,' beautiful in their angularity, provide some breathing room."[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz says that "Zo seems more specifically experimental in that Shipp and Parker seem to want to plunge into the darkest (and sometimes the dreariest) corners they can find, deep left-hand chords set on top of juddering bass vamps."[5]
Track listing
- All compositions by Matthew Shipp except as indicated
- "Zo #1" – 10:24
- "Summertime" (George Gershwin) – 12:01
- "Zo #2" – 13:28
- "Zo #3" – 14:02
Personnel
References
- ^ Original Liner Notes by Steve Dalachinsky
- ISBN 0195132416.
- ISBN 0743201698.
- ^ AllMusic. Retrieved March 6, 2014.
- ^ ISBN 0140515216.