Not Two Records: MW 798-2 
http://www.nottwo.com/PelnaPlyta.php?Id=336&W=0

* Matthew Shipp: piano
* Daniel Carter: reeds
* Joe Morris: bass
* Whit Dickey: drums
 
http://www.matthewshipp.com/ 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Carter_%28musician%29 
http://www.joe-morris.com/ 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whit_Dickey

Recorded on January 31, 2008 at Leon Lee Dorsey Studio, New York City.
Recorded by Leon Lee Dorsey.


Reviews
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By Stef 
http://www.freejazzblog.org/...uartet-cosmic-suite-not.html

Matthew Shipp brings another of his instant classics, like "Pastoral
Composure", "New Orbit", or "Nu Bop", his quartet recordings with respectively
Roy Campbell, Wadada Leo Smith or Daniel Carter on the horn. The rhythm section
here consists of Joe Morris on bass and Whit Dickey on drums, and Daniel Carter
plays trumpet and sax, four musicians who've played numerous times together and
released regular albums over the past twenty years.

The album brings a suite in 9 parts, starting with an interesting and
disturbing piece, that sets the tone for the rest of the record. Carter's
trumpet is meditative, and Shipp seems to joins for slow jazzy accompaniment,
weaving beautiful harmonics, but only briefly, shifting tone and tempo
abruptly, moving into more avant-garde territory, followed by bass and
drums. And as Carter moves to tenor, this does not seem to perturb his
meditative feel, despite the nervousness playing of the three other
musicians. The second part is really calm, without any apparent theme or
melody, yet it is structured, with lots of silence and openness, Carter's on
bass clarinet, still keeping his cool tone, with Morris on arco, and Shipp and
Dickey accentuating the barely audible fragile playing by Carter. This
seamlessly moves into the third piece, still calm, but dark and intense, with
the piano taking a break. The fourth track increases the tempo and back into
bop harmonics and rhythms, with Shipp setting the scene and driving the music
forward, just to retreat again and leave the floor to the three others, only to
join again for the closing chords. Part six is a piano trio, with very abstract
improvisation by Shipp, with lots of variation in mood and rhythm, slowing down
for a solo piano piece on the seventh track. After a more intense and
propulsive, thundering piece, the last track goes back to the open-ended avant
mode of the third part of the suite, but now with the piano joining. It is the
most sensitive and most beautiful piece, and that says a lot, because every
track on this album is stunning. Lots of variation, sensitive and creative
playing, innovative and familiar. Without a doubt one of Matthew Shipp's best
records in years. Highly recommended.

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By John Sharpe 
http://www.allaboutjazz.com/...ds-review-by-john-sharpe.php

By Glenn Astarita 
http://www.jazzreview.com/cd...y-matthew-shipp-quartet.html