MATTHEW SHIPP - ROB BROWN

THEN NOW

Rob Brown
Matthew Shipp

Matthew Shipp: piano
Rob Brown: alto saxophone

Then Now #1

7:54

Then Now #2

10:42

Then Now #3

7:06

Then Now #4

9:06

Then Now #5

0:59

Then Now #6

6:22

Then Now #7

2:45

Then Now #8

5:27

All compositions by Rob Brown (Self Propelled Music – BMI) and Matthew Shipp (Matt Shipp Music – ASCAP)

Recorded by Jim Clouse on November 27th 2018 at Park West Studios, Brooklyn, NY, USA
Mixing and mastering: Jim Clouse
Liner notes: Steve Dalachinsky
Photography: RogueArt
Cover design: Max Schoendorff
Cover realization: David Bourguignon
Executive producer: Michel Dorbon

What they have lost are the rough edges or, more precisely, they have been able to incorporate them into what they have learned over the past 30 years. The depth of their voices has individually and collectively reached new heights. Although of this album leans toward the “quieter” side, we immediately feel the strength they have gained in each one’s very personal language. They both chose and built their own individual path while widening their spectrums, always lifting themselves and others higher, ever higher. They are always engaged with each other, ultimately always surprising us.