Strata (Matthew Shipp album)

Strata is an album by the American jazz pianist Matthew Shipp, recorded in 1997 and released on the Swiss hatOLOGY label.

Strata
Studio album by Matthew Shipp
Released	1998
Recorded	December 14, 1997
Studio	Sorcerer Sound, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	58:48
Label	hatOLOGY
Producer	Art Lange, Pia & Werner X. Uehlinger
Matthew Shipp chronology
The Multiplication Table (1998) Strata (1998) DNA (1999)

The album features the Horn Quartet, a chamber-jazz group without drums composed of Shipp and three members of the band Other Dimensions In Music: trumpeter Roy Campbell, multi-instrumentalist Daniel Carter and bassist William Parker. Two weeks before, Shipp played as guest on Other Dimensions In Music live album Time Is of the Essence Is Beyond Time.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
The Penguin Guide to Jazz
(The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide

In his review for AllMusic, Thom Jurek states: "It is a stunning work, really, that showcases Shipp at the height of his compositional and improvisational powers, and points the way to the flowering of his vast talent as an arranger as well." The Penguin Guide to Jazz wrote that "Campbell is a diehard free jazz man and he puts some warmth into the surroundings."

Track listing

All compositions by Matthew Shipp

1. "Strata 1" – 0:47
2. "Strata 2" – 1:23
3. "Strata 3" – 7:45
4. "Strata 4" – 3:18
5. "Strata 5" – 7:05
6. "Strata 6" – 3:33
7. "Strata 7" – 5:36
8. "Strata 8" – 5:30
9. "Strata 9" – 5:43
10. "Strata 10" – 5:20
11. "Strata 11" – 4:18
12. "Strata 12" – 6:41
13. "Strata 13" – 0:59
14. "Strata 14" – 0:50

Personnel

• Roy Campbell – trumpet, pocket trumpet
• Daniel Carter – alto sax, tenor sax, flute, trumpet
• William Parker – bass
• Matthew Shipp - piano