Piano Vortex is an album by American jazz pianist Matthew Shipp recorded in 2007 and released on Thirsty Ear's Blue Series. He leads a traditional acoustic piano trio with Joe Morris on bass and Whit Dickey on drums.

Piano Vortex
Studio album by
Released2007
RecordedFebruary 28, 2007
StudioMPI Studios, New York City
GenreJazz
Length53:13
LabelThirsty Ear
Matthew Shipp chronology
Salute to 100001 Stars
(2006)
Piano Vortex
(2007)
Right Hemisphere
(2008)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic     [1]

In his review for AllMusic, Thom Jurek states "Piano Vortex is the most intimate recording Shipp has made in a long while. He looks back through the music's history and speaks with it, as it informs his own extension of it."[1]

The All About Jazz review by Troy Collins says "The trio blends turbulent swing with brooding ambience. Shipp's writing embodies a dusky, foreboding quality, coloring restless momentum with shades of uncertainty; his pieces veer from still melancholy to tumultuous agitation."[2]

Track listing

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All compositions by Matthew Shipp
  1. "Piano Vortex" – 10:27
  2. "Key Swing" – 3:21
  3. "The New Circumstance" – 9:12
  4. "Nooks and Corners" – 4:10
  5. "Sliding Through Space" – 8:54
  6. "Quivering with Speed" – 6:39
  7. "Slips Through the Fingers" – 3:17
  8. "To Vitalize" – 7:13

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ a b Jurek, Thom. Matthew Shipp – Piano Vortex: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
  2. ^ Collins, Troy. Piano Vortex review at All About Jazz