Matthew Shipp Art of the Improviser (2-CD)

"Shipp has always approached his material from all sides, telescoping lines into thick clumps or notes or unravelling chords into strands of melody..."
4.5 stars out of 5 -- "The pieces are developed with stunning ingenuity in order to seamlessly segue into the next. Consequently, one witnesses the unfolding of a monumental work that befits a musician who deserves a place of choice in the jazz piano pantheon."
"Each tune spills into the next, making the five tracks feel like various sections of a larger suite....Shipp takes a Monkish approach, staying very close to the theme and stacking embellishments on top of it."