MATTHEW SHIPP, JOHN BUTCHER, THOMAS LEHN

THE CLAWED STONE

John Butcher
Thomas Lehn
Matthew Shipp

“John Butcher, Thomas Lehn and Matthew Shipp manage to perfectly combine the many elements of the music while always keeping their individual identities intact”

John Butcher: tenor and soprano saxophones
Thomas Lehn: electronic
Matthew Shipp: piano

Stitched Equivalence (6:44 ) Play

Blurred and Sewn (2:06)
Trippy Revelation (8:49)
Off Kilter (6:03)
Re(as)semble (3:58)
Links on Canvas (15:03)
Tastes of Song (3:01)
Tapping Signs (7:59)

All compositions by Thomas Lehn (Gema), Matthew Shipp (Matt Shipp Music – ASCAP) and John Butcher (PRS/MCPS)

Recorded by Maïkôl Seminatore on October 18th 2017 at Studio Sextan – La Fonderie, Malakoff, France
Mixing: Thomas Lehn and Maïkôl Seminatore
Mastering: Maïkôl Seminatore
Liner notes: Steve Dalachinsky
Photography: RogueArt
Cover design: Max Schoendorff
Cover realization: David Bourguignon
Executive producer: Michel Dorbon

To Steve Dalachinsky, whose presence during the recording session was inspiring

Matthew Shipp, John Butcher and Thomas Lehn appropriate the different aspects of music and sound and together manage to transform / combine / corrupt the elements at their disposal while keeping their individual identities and personalities intact. Their languages have the ability to set music in motion, to accelerate or decelerate, showing how these two factors can balance or unbalance each other. Lots of empathy in the service of music

How dare we spend so much valuable energy answering such questions as "What is Jazz?".

JUST LISTEN!

MATTHEW SHIPP, JOHN BUTCHER, THOMAS LEHN

THE CLAWED STONE

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