2-Z (album)

2-Z is an album by American jazz pianist Matthew Shipp with AACM saxophonist Roscoe Mitchell, which was recorded in 1995 and released on the 2.13.61 label. Shipp played previously with Mitchell's Note Factory on the album This Dance Is for Steve McCall, but 2-Z represents their first collaboration with Shipp as a leader.[1]

2-Z
Studio album by Matthew Shipp
Released	1996
Recorded	August 15, 1995
Studio	Seltzer Sound, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	44:00
Label	2.13.61
Matthew Shipp chronology
Prism (1996) 2-Z (1996) The Flow of X (1997)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide	[2]
Allmusic	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[4]

In his review for AllMusic, Chris Kelsey states "The men speak the same language —albeit with slightly different accents— and they communicate quite well. A nice record."[3] The Penguin Guide to Jazz says about the album that "is a meeting of generations, and Shipp sounds respectful and happy to take second place for much of it, constantly searching for some normative path that might hint at a tonal centre".[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Matthew Shipp and Roscoe Mitchell

1. "2-Z" – 3:11
2. "2-Z-2" – 4:03
3. "2-Z-3" – 4:45
4. "2-Z-4" – 3:47
5. "2-Z-5" – 2:53
6. "2-Z-6" – 2:46
7. "2-Z-7" – 2:40
8. "2-Z-8" – 4:13
9. "2-Z-9" – 2:54
10. "2-Z-10" – 6:02
11. "2-Z-11 (The Physics of Angels)" – 6:46

Personnel

• Matthew Shipp - piano
• Roscoe Mitchell – alto sax, soprano sax

References

1. Original Liner Notes by Robert Hicks
2. Brackett, Nathan (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. The Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Fireside. pp. 732. ISBN 0743201698.
3. Kelsey, Chris. Matthew Shipp – 2-Z: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
4. Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 1293. ISBN 0141034017.