''Strata'' is an album by the American jazz pianist

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, recorded in 1997 and released on the Swiss

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label. The album features the Horn Quartet, a chamber-jazz group without drums composed of Shipp and three members of the band

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: trumpeter Roy Campbell, multi-instrumentalist Daniel Carter and bassist William Parker. Two weeks before, Shipp played as guest on Other Dimensions In Music live album ''

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''.

Reception

In his review for

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, Thom Jurek states: "It is a stunning work, really, that showcases Shipp at the height of his compositional and improvisational powers, and points the way to the flowering of his vast talent as an arranger as well." ''

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'' wrote that "Campbell is a diehard free jazz man and he puts some warmth into the surroundings."

Track listing

:''All compositions by Matthew Shipp'' # "Strata 1" – 0:47 # "Strata 2" – 1:23 # "Strata 3" – 7:45 # "Strata 4" – 3:18 # "Strata 5" – 7:05 # "Strata 6" – 3:33 # "Strata 7" – 5:36 # "Strata 8" – 5:30 # "Strata 9" – 5:43 # "Strata 10" – 5:20 # "Strata 11" – 4:18 # "Strata 12" – 6:41 # "Strata 13" – 0:59 # "Strata 14" – 0:50

Personnel

* Roy Campbell –

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* Daniel Carter –

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, flute,

* William Parker –

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References

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