The Multiplication Table

The Multiplication Table is an album by American jazz pianist Matthew Shipp which was recorded in 1997 and released on the Swiss hatOLOGY label.

For the mathematical table, see Multiplication table.
The Multiplication Table
Studio album by
Matthew Shipp
Released1998
RecordedJuly 17, 1997
StudioSeltzer Sound, New York City
GenreJazz
Length60:47
LabelhatOLOGY
ProducerArt Lange, Pia & Werner X. Uehlinger
Matthew Shipp chronology
Thesis
(1997)		 The Multiplication Table
(1998)		 Strata
(1998)

The album features a trio with longtime partner William Parker on bass and newcomer Susie Ibarra on drums, who at the time were the rhythm section for the David S. Ware Quartet. Shipp covers three standards, Joseph Kosma's "Autumn Leaves", Duke Ellington's C Jam Blues and Billy Strayhorn's "Take the "A" Train".

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide[1]
AllMusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz[3]

In his review for AllMusic, Thom Jurek states "The Multiplication Table is, along with a previous Hat release, By the Law of Music with strings, Shipp's masterpiece thus far. Mr. Shipp may be the most exciting composer/pianist since Herbie Nichols."[2] By contrast, The Penguin Guide to Jazz says that the album "is sometimes as dry as its title" and notes that "the problem is with the recording, which has the piano too far back, the drums too far forward and the bass often loss."[3]

Track listing
All compositions by Matthew Shipp except as indicated
  1. "Autumn Leaves" (Joseph Kosma) – 8:10
  2. "The New Fact" – 4:43
  3. "The C Jam Blues" (Duke Ellington) – 13:09
  4. "ZT 1" – 5:25
  5. "Take the A Train" (Billy Strayhorn) – 6:56
  6. "ZT 2" – 4:26
  7. "The Multiplication Table" – 13:07
  8. "ZT 3" – 4:51

Personnel

References
  1. Brackett, Nathan (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. The Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Fireside. pp. 732. ISBN 0743201698.
  2. Jurek, Thom. Matthew Shipp – The Multiplication Table: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 3, 2014.
  3. Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 1293. ISBN 0141034017.
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