Toxic - This Is Beautiful Because We Are Beautiful People (2017)

Toxic
This Is Beautiful Because We Are Beautiful People
2017 - ESP-Disk': ESP5011
http://www.espdisk.com/5011.html
http://www.espdisk.com/catalogue/5000list.html/5011.html



* Mat Walerian : alto saxophone, bass clarinet, soprano clarinet, flute
* Matthew Shipp : piano, organ
* William Parker : double bass, shakuhachi

http://www.allmusic.com/artist/toxic-mn0003521746

http://www.matwalerian.com/
http://www.matthewshipp.com/
http://www.williamparker.net/

Recorded in Brooklyn, New York, USA, on December 15, 2015.

Reviews

By Adam Baruch
http://polish-jazz.blogspot.com/2017/06/toxic-mat-walerian-matthew-shipp.html

[...]

The level of interplay between the trio members is phenomenal and they often
function like one body/one mind in spite of their individual personalities. All
three musicians get plenty of opportunity to solo extensively, but it is the
communal effort, which is truly the focus of this music. Walerian plays
fluently, as always, with great technical skill on all the instruments, but
more importantly he is able to create a constant musical plane, which is then
stretched and supported by his cohorts.

[...]

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By Thom Jurek
http://www.allmusic.com/album/this-is-beautiful-because-we-are-beautiful-people-mw0002951096

By Tom Burris
http://www.freejazzblog.org/2017/09/toxic-mat-walerian-matthew-shipp.html

By Grego Applegate Edwards
http://gapplegatemusicreview.blogspot.com/2017/09/toxic-mat-walerian-matt-shipp-william.html

By Matthew Aquiline
http://www.allaboutjazz.com/this-is-beautiful-because-we-are-beautiful-people-toxic-mat-walerian-matthew-shipp-william-parker-esp-disk-review-by-matthew-aquiline.php

By S. Victor Aaron
http://somethingelsereviews.com/2017/06/21/toxic-mat-walerian-matthew-shipp-william-parker-beautiful-beautiful-people-2017/