''Floating Ice'' is an album by American jazz bassist

Michael Bisio Michael Bisio (March 4, 1955 Troy, New York) is an American jazz double bassist, composer, and bandleader. Since 2009 he has been the bassist for the Matthew Shipp Trio. Bisio appears on over 100 CDs, leading on 12 CDs and co-leading on anothe ...

and pianist

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, which was recorded in 2012 and released on

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. It was their first recording together as a duo.

Reception

In a review for ''

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'' Mike Shanley notes that "Although the musicians occasionally digress into personal tangents, they always manage to reconnect before things get too chaotic. ''Floating Ice'' offers an engaging look at their thought process."Shanley, Mike
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review by Troy Collins states "''Floating Ice'' is a revealing portrait of two master improvisers engaged in spontaneous discourse, with every nuance of their attentive interplay captured in minute detail."Collins, Troy
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'' review by Michael Jackson says that "Matthew Shipp has an interest in the sweet science of boxing, and it doesn’t surprise given his knuckle-dusting duck ’n’ dive pianism.. Shipp’s music is speedball attack and shadow boxing."Jackson, Michael. ''Floating Ice'' review. ''Down Beat'' December 12: page 96. Print. In a review for ''

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'' John Fordham says "It's free-jazz, but full of melody, and every sound counts."Fordham, John
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Track listing

:''All compositions by Bisio / Shipp'' # "Floating Ice" – 8:09 # "The Queen's Ballad" – 7:04 # "Swing Laser" – 9:04 # "Disc" – 6:37 # "Supernova" – 6:53 # "Holographic Rag" – 10:28 # "Decay" – 9:37

Personnel

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References

{{Authority control 2012 albums Michael Bisio albums Matthew Shipp albums