4D is a solo album by American jazz pianist Matthew Shipp, which was recorded in 2009 and released on Thirsty Ear's Blue Series.

4D
Studio album by
Released2010
RecordedMay 17, 2009
StudioRoulette, New York City
GenreJazz
Length59:56
LabelThirsty Ear
ProducerPeter Gordon
Matthew Shipp chronology
Harmonic Disorder
(2009)
4D
(2010)
SAMA
(2010)

Reception edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [1]

In his review for AllMusic, Thom Jurek states "On 4D, Shipp nods to history with keen depth perception and articulates his new directions gracefully."[1]

The All About Jazz review by John Sharpe notes that "Shipp features standards and popular songs alongside his own compositions, with some recognizable straight away but others treated so obliquely as to be unrecognizable."[2]

Track listing edit

All compositions by Matthew Shipp except as indicated
  1. "4D" – 4:18
  2. "The Crack in the Piano" – 5:06
  3. "Equilibrium" – 3:08
  4. "Teleportation" – 4:17
  5. "Dark Matter" – 2:35
  6. "Stairs" – 2:57
  7. "Jazz Paradox" – 4:49
  8. "Blue Web in Space" – 5:36
  9. "What Is This Thing Called Love" (Cole Porter) – 3:30
  10. "Autumn Leaves" (Joseph Kosma / Jacques Prévert) – 2:46
  11. "Sequence and Vibration" – 8:00
  12. "Frère Jacques" (traditional) – 2:59
  13. "Prelude to a Kiss" (Duke Ellington) – 3:01
  14. "What a Friend We Have in Jesus" (Charles Converse) – 0:54
  15. "Primal Harmony" – 3:43
  16. "Greensleeves" (traditional) – 2:17

Personnel edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b Jurek, Thom. Matthew Shipp – 4D: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 19, 2015.
  2. ^ Sharpe, John. 4D review at All About Jazz